Python / Lola's Track Recommender (uses Last-fm API)

import os as os
import urllib
import json                        # we are after all importing json
from time import sleep

def user_getLovedTracks(username):
    global songdic, api_key
    urlstart = "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=user.getlovedtracks&user="
    urllimit = "&limit="
    urlpage = "&page="
    urlend = "&api_key="+api_key+"&format=json"
    url = urlstart

    def download_it(url):
        dic = {}
        conn = urllib.urlopen(url)
        for line in conn:              # comes as a unicode string
            dic = json.loads(line)     # load json into dic
        try:
            for a in range(len(dic['lovedtracks']['track'])):
                try:
                    song = dic['lovedtracks']['track'][a]['name']
                    band = dic['lovedtracks']['track'][a]['artist']['name']
                    if band not in songdic:
                        songdic[band] = {}
                        songdic[band]['song'] = [song]
                        songdic[band]['count'] = 1
                    else:
                        songdic[band]['song'].append(song)
                        songdic[band]['count'] = songdic[band]['count'] + 1
                except: pass
        except: pass

    url += username
    url += urlend
    download_it(url)


def artist_gettopfans():
    ch = """
###############################################################
#      artist.getTopFans                                      #
#                                                             #
###############################################################
Enter name of Artist : """

    global api_key
    urlstart = "http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=artist.gettopfans&artist="
    urlend = "&autocorrect=1&api_key="+api_key+"&format=json"
    url = urlstart

    def download_it(url):
        dic = {}
        conn = urllib.urlopen(url)
        print "\nProcessing recommendations from..."
        for line in conn:              # comes as a unicode string
            dic = json.loads(line)     # load json into dic
            count = 0
            try:
                for f in range(len(dic['topfans']['user'])):
                    if count == 10: break
                    print dic['topfans']['user'][f]['name']
                    username = dic['topfans']['user'][f]['name']
                    user_getLovedTracks(username)
                    sleep(0.7)
                    count += 1
                return int(1)
            except: return int(0)
    os.system('clear')
    artist = raw_input(ch)
    url += artist
    url += urlend
    frog = download_it(url)
    return int(frog)

def main(many):
    global songdic
    bruce = int(artist_gettopfans())
    while bruce < int(many):
        sheila = int(artist_gettopfans())
        bruce += sheila
    hist = {}
    for a in songdic:
            if songdic[a]['count'] not in hist:
                hist[songdic[a]['count']] = [a]
            else:
                hist[songdic[a]['count']].append(a)
    histkeys = hist.keys()
    histkeys.sort()
    histkeys.reverse()
    os.system('clear')
    print "----------------------------------------"
    print "Try listening to..."
    sleep(1)
    ax = 0   # artist
    tr = 0   # track
    print hist[histkeys[ax]][tr],"---",'"',songdic[hist[histkeys[ax]][tr]]['song'][0],'"'
    print "----------------------------------------"
    choosea = 0
    while choosea != "q":
        print "Enter 1 for another track by this artist"
        print "Enter 2 for a track from another artist"
        print "Enter q to quit"
        choosea = str(raw_input('> '))
        os.system('clear')
        if choosea == "1":
            try:
                tr += 1
                print "----------------------------------------"
                print hist[histkeys[ax]][0],"---",'"',songdic[hist[histkeys[ax]][0]]['song'][tr],'"'
                print "----------------------------------------"
            except:
                print "----------------------------------------"
                print "No more recommendations for this artist"
                print "----------------------------------------"
        elif choosea == "2":
            try:
                ax += 1
                tr = 0
                print "----------------------------------------"
                print hist[histkeys[ax]][0],"---",'"',songdic[hist[histkeys[ax]][0]]['song'][tr],'"'
                print "----------------------------------------"
            except:
                os.system('clear')
                print "----------------------------------------"
                print "No more recommendations"
                print "----------------------------------------"
                choosea = "q"
                d = raw_input('Press <enter> to continue')

lola = """
########################################################################
#    _          _        __   ___  _      _____               _        #
#   | |    ___ | | __ _ / /_ / _ \( )___ |_   _| __ __ _  ___| | __    #
#   | |   / _ \| |/ _  |  _ \ (_) |/ __|   | || '__/ _  |/ __| |/ /    #
#   | |__| (_) | | (_| | (_) \__, |\__ \   | || | | (_| | (__|   <     #
#  _|_____\___/|_|\__,_|\___/  /_/ |___/   |_||_|  \__,_|\___|_|\_\    #
# |  _ \ ___  ___ ___  _ __ ___  _ __ ___   ___ _ __   __| | ___ _ __  #
# | |_) / _ \/ __/ _ \| '_   _ \| '_   _ \ / _ \ '_ \ / _  |/ _ \ '__| #
# |  _ <  __/ (_| (_) | | | | | | | | | | |  __/ | | | (_| |  __/ |    #
# |_| \_\___|\___\___/|_| |_| |_|_| |_| |_|\___|_| |_|\__,_|\___|_|    #
#                                                                      #
# This application recommends a track for you to listen to based upon  #
# the listening habits of Last-fm users. The users chosen will be fans #
# of bands that you enter. Firstly you will input the number of bands  #
# you are going to enter, then the names of the bands. The rest is     #
# pretty easy to follow.                                               #
########################################################################
"""
api_key = str(raw_input('please enter your Last-fm api_key >'))

many = "100000000"
while (many != "q") or (many != "Q"):
    os.system('clear')
    songdic = {}
    print lola
    many = str(raw_input('Enter number of bands or enter q to quit > '))
    if many != "q":
        main(many)
    else: break