At the beginning of pretty much every semester, students begin speculating on who will be the esteemed performers at W.I.L.D. Cadenza, too, is apt to enter the discussion, so we created a list of artists we would love and not-so-love to see.

LOVE

1. Ellie Goulding: I’d be starry-eyed if the British folktronica artist were our W.I.L.D. artist. She can do both acoustic and pop music, so she’d be the best. Believe me.

2. Best Coast: Yes, they were just here, but what better way to signal that summer is near than with the summer-iest band ever? Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno’s surf pop would be perfect for the last day of classes.

3. Fleetwood Mac: Though slightly old-school, this would be hilarious and awesome. Everyone would enjoy shouting along to “Go Your Own Way” and “Landslide.”

4. Lykke Li: Li is a Swedish songstress with an amazing voice and not too big of a national profile. Her song “Rich Kids Blues” might as well be Wash. U.’s national anthem.

5. Azealia Banks: This is more of a prediction than a wish, but Banks is an up-and-coming rapper who fits the profile of the ideal W.I.L.D. opener better than anyone else I can imagine. It helps that “212” is one of the catchiest rap songs in recent memory.

6. Lana Del Rey: The “best lips in indie” according to the blog Hipster Runoff, Del Rey is one of the most polarizing figures in music today. She definitely couldn’t suck as bad as Mike Posner did. She’d probably be legendary.

7. Sleigh Bells: These pioneers of noise pop stopped by the Firebird last year, and they are releasing a new record this year. But Team 31 should still go after them, because you can’t find a better mix of slamming guitars and catchy pop vocals.

NOT-SO-LOVE

1. Linkin Park: Do I even have to explain this? I don’t know a single person who admits to liking Linkin Park any way other than ironically.

2. Foster the People: Disclaimer: I don’t like Foster the People, but I think their live show is great. But if I ever heard “Pumped Up Kicks” again, my brain would melt. Also, no one has ever heard their other stuff.

3. Fleetwood Mac: This would be hilarious but not in an awesome way. (OK, I can’t make up my mind about this one.) Nobody would actually enjoy “Go Your Own Way,” because nobody wants to admit to liking our parents’ music. Also, “Landslide” is too close to home for us.

4. Flo Rida: He is responsible for every overplayed, awful song on the radio, and he sucks at rapping. This might not be true, but he’s a good scapegoat. If I’m forced to hear “Right Round” again, my head will spin right off.

5. 3OH!3: Once upon a time, 3OH!3 was good. And then people discovered them, and then they kept on doing the same thing, and slowly it went from catchy to annoying to awful. Please keep the Denver natives in the 303, not the 314.