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By ANNIE ZALESKI

In a post today, Idolator spotlighted the Creepy Crawl's long-standing list of "Top 39 Annoying Things That Bands Do." Now, that list has been up for as long as I can remember -- and I've lived here for three years now. And in light of the club's declining number of shows (if not the quality of shows it hosts), some of these items are quite funny. To wit:

8. Bands that spell their names with a strange spelling twist e.g., junkeez, katz etc. After meeting the band, however, we are left with the impression that they didn't intentionally try and spell their name with a twist but rather they probably just don't know how to spell.

Bands currently booked at the venue:
Dedwayte
Auburne Trayce

Gas Money:
INCORRECT UNDERSTANDING: $200 is not gas money. $200 is we're partying all night on the East Side and getting privates at Roxy's for everyone in the band.

Reality:
Um, today? $200 might barely cover a band heading to Kansas City.

What's not acknowledged in the list is the following MySpace bulletin, which is reposted frequently -- and, judging from grumblings on mailing lists I'm on -- has pissed off a lot of bands in town...

10. "Conviction of the Heart," Kenny Loggins and 9. "This Island Earth," Kenny Loggins

: "I want my hair back."

8. "Hole in the Sky," Julian Lennon

: "More like, 'Hole in this Guy."

7. "Skies of L.A.," Celine Dion

: "Skies of 'Your Husband Is Gay.'"

It's Earth Day, music junkies. So after you've taken the trash you forgot to set on the curb Sunday night to a nearby apartment complex dumpster and gone to work, where you will never again flush after No. 1, peruse the following list of ways you can become a certifiably green music consumer.

Part I: The Concert Season

1. Plan to see shows at the greened-up Sandstone this summer.

2. Donate all of your seeds and stems to Willie Nelson so he can turn them into biodeisel for his bus.

3. Should you ever find yourself on Dave Matthews' tour bus (and who doesn't, at one time or another?), don't use the loo.

4. Shit in the woods (rather than in portapotties) at all outdoor music festivals. Wipe with a leaf.

More conservationalisticexpialadociousness after the jump.