function return_artist_id(name)
{
	var artist_id=name;
	var jsonf= http.get("http://api.songkick.com/api/3.0/search/artists.json?query="+artist_id+"&apikey=lEvytpwl4q8UYTJf");
    console.log('test', jsonf);

	var id = jsonf["resultsPage"]["results"]["artist"][0]["id"];
// 	window.alert(id);
	return id;
}

var http = require('http')
var x;
x=return_artist_id("ekali");
process.stdout.write(x);