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Before January officially comes to a close, we better head to Google Analytics and check out the buzz for the tail end of 2008. There’s a much more democratic picture this quarter, as the most popular search has less than 2% of traffic..

1) Freak Night XII: Paul Van Dyk / Moby / The Crystal Method / Morgan Page (1.88% of searches)
2) Weezer
3) Queensryche
4) New Kids On The Block
5) Kings of Leon
6) Indigo Girls
7) Cut Copy
8) 107.7 The End’s The Great Pumpkin: Hawthorn Heights
9) Sigur Ros
10) Panic At The Disco
11) AC/DC
12) Katy Perry
13) Britney Spears

A few random thoughts:

**Paul Van Dyk is not rock ‘n roll? Oh well. This list really is all over the place.

**I got tired of listing Radiohead; it would actually come in at #3 here, even though the concert is now a distant memory.

**Music fans are fascinated by failure. You can’t get enough of poor ticket sales from the likes of NKOTB, Panic At The Disco, and Augustana. And everyone is waiting to see what will happen with Britney Spears at the Tacoma Dome..

The third quarter of 2008 has just come to an end, and you know what that means: fun with Google Analytics. These are the most popular Google search terms that brought you to this site over the last three months, and Radiohead leads the list yet again (though at this point most Radiohead traffic is coming from elsewhere in the world via terms such as “Radiohead setlist.”

1) Radiohead (16.3% of searches)
2) 107.7 “The End” Endfest (8.5% of searches)
3) The Beach Boys (7.8% of searches)
4) Bumbershoot: Death Cab For Cutie / Beck / Stone Temple Pilots
5) Counting Crows / Maroon 5
6) Weezer
7) Black Rebel Motorcycle club
8) Metallica
9) The Raconteurs
10) Vans Warped Tour
11) Neil Young
12) Nick Cave
13) Goldfrapp
14) Journey / Heart / Cheap Trick
15) Puyallup Fair: Black Crowes
16) Sub Pop 20: Flight of The Conchords
17) Matt Hales
18) Fremont Oktoberfest
19) Laibach
20) My Morning Jacket
21) Rancid / Less Than Jake
22) Steely Dan
23) Stereophonics

A few random thoughts:

**Radiohead is the most popular band in Seattle. We said this last time.

**The crashing and the burning and the downsizing of Endfest is a big surprise, considering how well known the brand name is. Let’s hope the promoters get it in gear for a big return next summer.

**There was a lot of initial interest in the Sigur Ros concert, but it faded fast.

**And interest in AC/DC is virtually nonexistent compared to national trends.

As requested, we now have a working map of Seattle-area live music venues.

View Larger Map
Red = Large Venues
Green = Performance Spaces
Blue = Rock Clubs

Click the link on the bottom to go to a full list. Enjoy!
**JUMP TO COMPLETE SEATTLE VENUE MAP**

Since this is a slow week, presale-wise, let’s take a look over at Google Analytics and see what they have to say about how you ended up here in the second quarter of 2008:

1) Radiohead (11% of searches)
2) Weezer (4% of searches)
3) Sasquatch: R.E.M. / The Cure
4) Judas Priest
5) Stevie Wonder
6) Duran Duran
7) Tom Petty / Steve Winwood
8) Summer Camp: Flogging Molly / Nada Surf / MGMT / Armor For Sleep
9) Motley Crue
10) Jack Johnson
11) The Dandy Warhols
12) Willie Nelson
13) New Kids On The Block
14) Mayhem Festival: Slipknot / Disturbed
15) Endfest
16) My Morning Jacket
17) Boston / Styx
18) Sigur Ros
19) Journey / Heart / Cheap Trick
20) The Police / Elvis Costello
21) Neil Diamond

A few random thoughts:

**Radiohead is the most popular band in Seattle.

**When Weezer actually schedules a concert here, it’s gonna be big.

**The surprise hit so far this year was definitely Duran Duran, and a number of classic touring workhorses still perform well in indie Seattle.

**Further down the list than expected, and I wouldn’t want to be the promoters right now for: The Beach Boys, Nine Inch Nails, Oasis, Dave Matthews, and George Michael.

**Virtually all of the traffic looking for Sub Pop 20 is coming this way via “Flight of the Conchords.” If that’s who you’re planning to see on sold-out Saturday (and you are), plan ahead. Good luck!