Stand there
Dance with
Stand there, dance with a memory
The caption reads "it's all over now"
~Steps and Numbers,
The Appleseed Cast, Low Level Owl 1
This band came back on my radar thanks to shuffle...I love this song.
Also, Interpol will be touring with U2, and while I doubt any chance I'd get to go, there's suspicion they might have a new release this year or be working on something. Would like that, miss them.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
2/27/10
Love my name
Love left dry
Frost or flame
Skeleton me
Fall asleep
Spin the sky
Skeleton me
Love, don’t cry
Love, don’t cry
Love, don’t cry
Skeleton me
Skeleton me
Soon comes rain
Dry your eyes
Frost or flame
Skeleton me
Fall asleep
Spin the sky
Skeleton me
Love, don’t cry
Love, don’t cry
Love, don’t cry
Skeleton me
Skeleton me
Skeleton me
~Skeletons
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, It's Blitz!
Beautiful song.....some great tones in there, simple and pretty words. I don't think there's any Yeah Yeah Yeahs I don't like, but some songs stand out more to me than others. This is one of them. Also, the video is sick-nasty but I can't find an embed code....see The New York Times for a take on that.
In other news, I'm very sad to say I don't think I'll get to make it to any of the Copeland farewell tour dates. Too much homework, and things to do, blah. But that's a band that, I think, might deserve a reunion someday, if I have to organize and pay for it myself. I can't believe I'll never hear You Are My Sunshine songs live! Sad. Goodbye, favorite band, you will still be one of them.
Still other news, new release from Four Year Strong soon......excellent. Get ready feel like throwing things into walls and smashing electronics on the ground, and all kinds of good stuff, with a snide-ass fucking grin. They can take a minute to warm up to (if you're not crazy about melodic hardcore or whatever you'd like to call it) but the dueling vocals and harmonies are pretty freakin intense, they're so straight up about what they do. New songs here.
Love left dry
Frost or flame
Skeleton me
Fall asleep
Spin the sky
Skeleton me
Love, don’t cry
Love, don’t cry
Love, don’t cry
Skeleton me
Skeleton me
Soon comes rain
Dry your eyes
Frost or flame
Skeleton me
Fall asleep
Spin the sky
Skeleton me
Love, don’t cry
Love, don’t cry
Love, don’t cry
Skeleton me
Skeleton me
Skeleton me
~Skeletons
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, It's Blitz!
Beautiful song.....some great tones in there, simple and pretty words. I don't think there's any Yeah Yeah Yeahs I don't like, but some songs stand out more to me than others. This is one of them. Also, the video is sick-nasty but I can't find an embed code....see The New York Times for a take on that.
In other news, I'm very sad to say I don't think I'll get to make it to any of the Copeland farewell tour dates. Too much homework, and things to do, blah. But that's a band that, I think, might deserve a reunion someday, if I have to organize and pay for it myself. I can't believe I'll never hear You Are My Sunshine songs live! Sad. Goodbye, favorite band, you will still be one of them.
Still other news, new release from Four Year Strong soon......excellent. Get ready feel like throwing things into walls and smashing electronics on the ground, and all kinds of good stuff, with a snide-ass fucking grin. They can take a minute to warm up to (if you're not crazy about melodic hardcore or whatever you'd like to call it) but the dueling vocals and harmonies are pretty freakin intense, they're so straight up about what they do. New songs here.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
2/24/10
Sweeeeeeet.
And this video made me laugh. There is whole Beatles community on YouTube that could keep me here till 3 a.m....so many videos....
And this video made me laugh. There is whole Beatles community on YouTube that could keep me here till 3 a.m....so many videos....
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
2/16/10
Even in February, The Decemberists make great walking-in-winter music.I recently rediscovered this album and have been pretty addicted.
Apparently the song is about a WWII battle, not the French Revolution, but we'll forgive that.
and the war came with a curse and a caterwaul
and the war came with all the poise of a cannonball
and they're picking out our eyes by coals and candlelight
when the war came, the war came hard
~When The War Came
The Decemberists, The Crane Wife
Apparently the song is about a WWII battle, not the French Revolution, but we'll forgive that.
and the war came with a curse and a caterwaul
and the war came with all the poise of a cannonball
and they're picking out our eyes by coals and candlelight
when the war came, the war came hard
~When The War Came
The Decemberists, The Crane Wife
Saturday, February 13, 2010
2/15/10
So I finally saw Lovedrug on Friday. The concert at Water Street in Rochester, and I went with my big sister (who, as of about a week ago, is a huge Lovedrug fan).
What a fucking amazing concert. They played a great variety of songs, about five of which are new. So, not only did the show make me extremely happy because I got to hear some of my favorite songs live, but I know there's more good stuff comin'. Yay. Really good stuff -- "Premunition" has been stuck in my head since I heard it.
Their chemistry was extremely evident, everyone just really seemed to be on the same page and I could hear every part crystal clear. Noticed harmonies more than I did on the recordings, as well as guitar stuff -- "Happy Apple Poison" in particular sounded fucking kick ass live, and the "We Were Owls" chorus was dead fucking on; in that they gave me chills.
Which is I guess what I really like about Lovedrug in particular -- they're a band with a lot of moments, I think, where things build up to the right place. They do this musically and lyrically which is, I think, important to note.
All my opera studying this semester has taught me that, for Richard Wagner, music cannot reach its full potential without it's partner, poetry. It was SO important to him. He could not write symphonies, apparently.
To Wagner, there are motifs in which the 'profoundest secrets of the poetic intent' are revealed. They're composed of music and poetry, both of which are essentially saying the same thing that sums up an entire story or message or feeling from beginning to end. I don't know. Wagner was a complicated man.
But sitting here, singing Lovedrug songs, I kind of understand that theory. There is something very purging about it, to have music and words so well-aligned. Something that captures a feeling that often cannot be put into any other form, as any art aims to do.
Additionally, I have great respect for any professional musician whose name not everyone knows. To be really good at what you do, and do it as your career, is a lucky match -- especially in a creative field like music or art or writing. You need endless dedication, patience and ambition, as well as the ability to adapt when things don't work out the way you planned. They're currently unsigned, after label problems and they once even had their van stolen on tour -- but they're still writing and recording with good results. Their new material has been so popular and well-received by their fans......sticking to the art, sticking to the craft and continually evolving yourself in it is just the way to go, I think. Nothing more commendable than turning your dreams into reality, which is what I think Wagner was trying to get at most of the time too. Mostly because he was insane and needed to justify it, but it worked.
Bottom line is the concertwas really, really, really good, and so satisfying. Even though they're one of my favorite bands, they still exceeded my expectations in their performance, abilities and attitude. I do wonder, though, if Michael Shepard will make his way back to the piano for any new songs -- I really, really liked his playing at the show but it was mostly for older material. I can't wait to see them again, though, and follow their work as it progresses.
What a fucking amazing concert. They played a great variety of songs, about five of which are new. So, not only did the show make me extremely happy because I got to hear some of my favorite songs live, but I know there's more good stuff comin'. Yay. Really good stuff -- "Premunition" has been stuck in my head since I heard it.
Their chemistry was extremely evident, everyone just really seemed to be on the same page and I could hear every part crystal clear. Noticed harmonies more than I did on the recordings, as well as guitar stuff -- "Happy Apple Poison" in particular sounded fucking kick ass live, and the "We Were Owls" chorus was dead fucking on; in that they gave me chills.
Which is I guess what I really like about Lovedrug in particular -- they're a band with a lot of moments, I think, where things build up to the right place. They do this musically and lyrically which is, I think, important to note.
All my opera studying this semester has taught me that, for Richard Wagner, music cannot reach its full potential without it's partner, poetry. It was SO important to him. He could not write symphonies, apparently.
To Wagner, there are motifs in which the 'profoundest secrets of the poetic intent' are revealed. They're composed of music and poetry, both of which are essentially saying the same thing that sums up an entire story or message or feeling from beginning to end. I don't know. Wagner was a complicated man.
But sitting here, singing Lovedrug songs, I kind of understand that theory. There is something very purging about it, to have music and words so well-aligned. Something that captures a feeling that often cannot be put into any other form, as any art aims to do.
Additionally, I have great respect for any professional musician whose name not everyone knows. To be really good at what you do, and do it as your career, is a lucky match -- especially in a creative field like music or art or writing. You need endless dedication, patience and ambition, as well as the ability to adapt when things don't work out the way you planned. They're currently unsigned, after label problems and they once even had their van stolen on tour -- but they're still writing and recording with good results. Their new material has been so popular and well-received by their fans......sticking to the art, sticking to the craft and continually evolving yourself in it is just the way to go, I think. Nothing more commendable than turning your dreams into reality, which is what I think Wagner was trying to get at most of the time too. Mostly because he was insane and needed to justify it, but it worked.
Bottom line is the concertwas really, really, really good, and so satisfying. Even though they're one of my favorite bands, they still exceeded my expectations in their performance, abilities and attitude. I do wonder, though, if Michael Shepard will make his way back to the piano for any new songs -- I really, really liked his playing at the show but it was mostly for older material. I can't wait to see them again, though, and follow their work as it progresses.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
2/11/10
I stumbled on this Wikipedia page and kinda died a little. I didn't know song entries could lay out structure, but I guess it depends if you're looking up Zep or "Poker Face" (no offense, luv you so much LG). But I so don't hear music that way, at least not without conscious effort to do so. I wish I could turn it on more, I guess it's just a matter of paying attention.
Anyway, it just got me thinking about how amazing Wikipedia is....they tell you in school not to use it, anyone can edit it, whatever.....but honestly, only because of Google + Wikipedia (and I guess, Mom's Dell credit card) can I know everything about any song, whenever...also, I can know it in FIVE freakin' seconds. Granted, I don't know
So, okay Newhouse, Wikipedia is a bad thing to do, it's bad for journalism and really everything that reporting should involve. But my trivia-geek wins out.
Great fucking song, too. Great playlist of songs, as I quickly discovered, courtesy of iTunes radio station The ANIMAL Rocks:
Stevie Nicks, "Edge of Seventeen"
Pink Floyd, "Time"
John Lennon, "Instant Karma!"
followed by a commercial for psychic reading.
Yessssss, points.
Anyway, it just got me thinking about how amazing Wikipedia is....they tell you in school not to use it, anyone can edit it, whatever.....but honestly, only because of Google + Wikipedia (and I guess, Mom's Dell credit card) can I know everything about any song, whenever...also, I can know it in FIVE freakin' seconds. Granted, I don't know
So, okay Newhouse, Wikipedia is a bad thing to do, it's bad for journalism and really everything that reporting should involve. But my trivia-geek wins out.
Great fucking song, too. Great playlist of songs, as I quickly discovered, courtesy of iTunes radio station The ANIMAL Rocks:
Stevie Nicks, "Edge of Seventeen"
Pink Floyd, "Time"
John Lennon, "Instant Karma!"
followed by a commercial for psychic reading.
Yessssss, points.
Monday, February 8, 2010
2/8/10
Never an overrated song, was only familiar with The Beatles and Smokey Robinson versions but I like this one, too. So sweet, and it sneaks up on you with patience and delicacy.
Obviously I love both M.Ward and Zooey Deschanel, how can anyone not? A fittingly talented pair of songwriters and performers, She & Him is just a good example of a certain kind of music that just ran rampant the past few years, I think they just hit that soothing, quiet, sad folk nail on the head. They got great style, too, pop appeal like crazy but it didn't detract from the product. New album alert: March 23!!!
Also, the labeling tool won't let me put the ampersand in the "She & Him" label. I've half a mind to complain to Blogger.
I don't understand this video, something about love, loving and food? I'm missing something, but the guy at 2:35 made me laugh. So, do I sing this to my food? I don't understand.
Obviously I love both M.Ward and Zooey Deschanel, how can anyone not? A fittingly talented pair of songwriters and performers, She & Him is just a good example of a certain kind of music that just ran rampant the past few years, I think they just hit that soothing, quiet, sad folk nail on the head. They got great style, too, pop appeal like crazy but it didn't detract from the product. New album alert: March 23!!!
Also, the labeling tool won't let me put the ampersand in the "She & Him" label. I've half a mind to complain to Blogger.
I don't understand this video, something about love, loving and food? I'm missing something, but the guy at 2:35 made me laugh. So, do I sing this to my food? I don't understand.
Monday, February 1, 2010
2-1-10
It's brittle and it trembles as the wind is coming toward,
And if you string it up it dries right out with time.
So raise your glass to that new dollar,
In the bank we're reaching for.
But the drink was sweeter before we had a dime.
But you're far away now,
And you've got troubles, all your own,
Just to spend your whole life shooting down.
Oh, oh what do I know?
What do I know?
Oh, oh what do I know?
What do I know?
If you feel restless where you are, it may be easier to stay.
There are a million other fools to make your bed.
And they'll be closing all the shades
To keep you right there in that grave.
And I'll be knocking cause you never left my head.
But you're far away now,
And you've got troubles, all your own,
Just to spend your whole life shooting down.
Oh, oh what do I know?
What do I know?
Oh, oh what do I know?
What do I know?
Oh, oh what do I know?
What do I know?
Oh, oh what do I know?
What do I know?
~What Do I Know?
Copeland, You Are My Sunshine
I love this song, and this album. They're so soothing, but not without tension and build and dynamics. A lot of patience. As much as I love music that amps you up, sometimes you need something that is going to slow you down.
And if you string it up it dries right out with time.
So raise your glass to that new dollar,
In the bank we're reaching for.
But the drink was sweeter before we had a dime.
But you're far away now,
And you've got troubles, all your own,
Just to spend your whole life shooting down.
Oh, oh what do I know?
What do I know?
Oh, oh what do I know?
What do I know?
If you feel restless where you are, it may be easier to stay.
There are a million other fools to make your bed.
And they'll be closing all the shades
To keep you right there in that grave.
And I'll be knocking cause you never left my head.
But you're far away now,
And you've got troubles, all your own,
Just to spend your whole life shooting down.
Oh, oh what do I know?
What do I know?
Oh, oh what do I know?
What do I know?
Oh, oh what do I know?
What do I know?
Oh, oh what do I know?
What do I know?
~What Do I Know?
Copeland, You Are My Sunshine
I love this song, and this album. They're so soothing, but not without tension and build and dynamics. A lot of patience. As much as I love music that amps you up, sometimes you need something that is going to slow you down.
2/1/10 - 2/2/10
My iPod on shuffle takes me so many places, keeps lines and riffs and moments stuck in my head. Their only purpose for being connected, somehow noted of their influence, is that they connected to me.
back to where we started, losing who we were
everybody knows that you'd break your neck to keep your chin up
~Chin Up
Copeland, You Are My Sunshine
wake up, you're alive, we're on your side
~Everything Starts Where It Ends
Lovedrug, Everything Starts Where It Ends
now, in the deep and down
your heart moves
now, in the deep and down
i don't know how but i know i want out
wait for something better,
will I know when it can be us?
~Clarity
Jimmy Eat World, Clarity
freeze your blood and then stab into me
stab your blood into me, and then
~Night On The Sun
Modest Mouse, Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks
i can't believe how you looked at me
with your James Dean glossy eyes
~Speechless,
Lady Gaga, The Fame
since i've been loving you
i'm about to lose my worried mind
~Since I've Been Loving You
Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin III
Wake up! Say good morning to that sleepy person lying next to you
If there's no one there, then there's no one there, but at least the war is over
It's us - yes, we're back again, here to see you through, 'til the days end
And if the night comes, and the night will come, well at least the war is over
~In Our Bedroom After The War
Stars, In Our Bedroom After The War
This plane is definitely crashing
This boat is obviously sinking
This building's totally burning down
And my, and my
And my heart has slowly dried up
~Shit Luck
Modest Mouse, The Lonesome Crowded West
Love shuffle. It's really great. For some reason, I can't figure out how to get "Genius" to work on my iTunes. If anyone can tell me how, that'd be great, because I hear good things. I'm just an idiot when it comes to upgrades. Anyway, shuffle is fun; sometimes I play a game where I leave it on and make myself listen to whatever I put on there, no skipping.
My only regret is my inability to remember what order I heard what songs/what was good about it -- for some reason, I find that significant in my undenying love for shuffle.
back to where we started, losing who we were
everybody knows that you'd break your neck to keep your chin up
~Chin Up
Copeland, You Are My Sunshine
wake up, you're alive, we're on your side
~Everything Starts Where It Ends
Lovedrug, Everything Starts Where It Ends
now, in the deep and down
your heart moves
now, in the deep and down
i don't know how but i know i want out
wait for something better,
will I know when it can be us?
~Clarity
Jimmy Eat World, Clarity
freeze your blood and then stab into me
stab your blood into me, and then
~Night On The Sun
Modest Mouse, Everywhere and His Nasty Parlour Tricks
i can't believe how you looked at me
with your James Dean glossy eyes
~Speechless,
Lady Gaga, The Fame
since i've been loving you
i'm about to lose my worried mind
~Since I've Been Loving You
Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin III
Wake up! Say good morning to that sleepy person lying next to you
If there's no one there, then there's no one there, but at least the war is over
It's us - yes, we're back again, here to see you through, 'til the days end
And if the night comes, and the night will come, well at least the war is over
~In Our Bedroom After The War
Stars, In Our Bedroom After The War
This plane is definitely crashing
This boat is obviously sinking
This building's totally burning down
And my, and my
And my heart has slowly dried up
~Shit Luck
Modest Mouse, The Lonesome Crowded West
Love shuffle. It's really great. For some reason, I can't figure out how to get "Genius" to work on my iTunes. If anyone can tell me how, that'd be great, because I hear good things. I'm just an idiot when it comes to upgrades. Anyway, shuffle is fun; sometimes I play a game where I leave it on and make myself listen to whatever I put on there, no skipping.
My only regret is my inability to remember what order I heard what songs/what was good about it -- for some reason, I find that significant in my undenying love for shuffle.
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