Some more mainstream (and decent other) music to listen to

[johnnybeef]

ok, so i just got a new computer with a new speaker system and am sick of listening to digital cable music choice.....i need suggestions. my favorite music is hair band/ 80s for the most part (what can i say...i was really young at the right time of the world) buuuut, the last three albums that i have purchased are the coldplay live (prolly my fav band) the new beck and david grey's white ladder.....the next three i will buy will prolly be the new 50 cent, the new coldplay, and the new system of a down.

[shant]

Since you included 50, here's some other good new hip hop albums:

Common - Be
Kanye West - College Dropout
The Game - The Documentary
Talib Kweli - The Beautiful Struggle

And some rock I'm really liking right now:

Bloc Party - Silent Alarm

[manpower]

I'd assume you've already got a pretty good handle on everything out of the eighties. You'd probably like The Darkness - Permission to Land. Also, if you like cold play and beck, you might like Postal Service - Give Up. And I'd imagine Franz Ferdinand would go over well with you.