Well, i am putting down 3 of my favortite songs. only because you are right tasha, it's impossible. so i choose 3 to define memories in my life. all very personal in their own right. ending with my favortie band of all time. which someday i will go to australia and see angie hart, because i heart her and frente! so enjoy!
3.31.2008
If I was on a totally fucked up island and I was captured by 'others' and they said 'Tasha, you must declare your two, and only two, most favorite songs in the world OR jump in the volcano!!' I would have to go with these two. But, you know I might just have to jump in the volcano because to just pick two is CRAZY.
3.29.2008
FREEZE ELECTRIC, AND JOY POP =)
SO i am going to see Freezepop and JOy Electric today....im so excited...im ready to go...but we are not leaving for another 3 hours...haha...im super stoked!! well im not entirel ready..im mean im just pumped. Its almost like i have a sugar rush!! Since td posted some freezepop down below, im puttin some j.e. yo!! His bass player is going with us, apparently he got all pissy and jealous when will told him he was going, thats cool...it will be fun, and I will accidently put glitter on them...oops =0. it's going to be an awesome show....im feeling the energy! Something huge is going down tonight, I know it!! What will it be?? ok....enjoy!!
3.28.2008
hmmmm.....
Grace Potter and The Nocturnals- Apologies (This song is one of those tunes that just brings a tear to the eye...I saw her at Wakarusa 2 years ago and they were amazing!! her voice is so powerful!)
Cary Brothers- If You Were Here (woohoo for the cover) I'd love to see this live!
Must be something about that red curly hair and that teenage angst!!
Cary Brothers- If You Were Here (woohoo for the cover) I'd love to see this live!
Must be something about that red curly hair and that teenage angst!!
3.22.2008
MENOMENA
Menomena (pronounced /mɨˈnɒmɨnə/) is an indie rock band from Portland, Oregon, made up of Brent Knopf, Justin Harris, and Danny Seim. All members of the band share singing duties and frequently swap instruments while recording.Menomena began as a side project of Seim's late '90s solo project Lackthereof, a project which still continues.
The band formed in late 2000, when Knopf graduated from Dartmouth College[1] and returned to Portland to collaborate with Harris and Seim [2].
The name "Menomena" was chosen for "the way it rolls off the tongue, sexually, or something" [3] and has no specific meaning, although it is often assumed to refer to the Piero Umiliani song "Mah Nà Mah Nà", a staple of The Muppet Show. A recent audioclip from SpotDJ had Brent sarcastically stating that the band name was a contraction of the words "Men" and "Phenomena".
Menomena played their first show at The Meow Meow, a now-defunct all ages venue in Portland, in July 2001. The trio opened their debut performance with a cover version of "The Abandoned Hospital Ship" by The Flaming Lips [4].
Shortly after joining the roster of High Road Touring, a San Francisco-based booking agency[5], Menomena drove a 1977 Dodge Sportsman RV on their first U.S. tour in 2004[6]. The aging vehicle suffered many breakdowns along the way. Knopf detailed these issues in an interview with Spin (magazine), "Systems that failed (and had to be replaced) during the tour included the following: tires, muffler, brake master cylinder, exhaust manifold, windshield wipers, horn, side-view mirrors (both fell off). Oh, and did I mention that there were two fires? Not one. Two. This vehicle promptly earned the moniker 'RV Danger.'"[7]. RV Danger (most likely a reference to Seattle band Harvey Danger) was later immortalized in a tour poster illustrated by Tyler Stout, who has collaborated with the band on numerous occasions[8]. Other notable tours in Menomena's early career were with Gang Of Four [9], The National [10], and The Long Winters[11].
After several releases and national tours, Menomena signed with Barsuk Records in August 2006. The band still maintains a relationship with their original label, FILMguerrero. It was stated that FILMguerrero will continue be involved in their back catalog and possibly with future vinyl releases[12].
Menomena signed a contract with Germany-based record label City Slang, to release their album Friend and Foe across Europe on August 31, 2007. The band toured Europe twice that year, and their adventures were extensively chronicled by Seim in a Blog for a Portland-based website called Local Cut.(taken from wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menomena)
They are currently not touring :( These guys are flipping amazing!!! so listen to and watch this video...then wrap them up and love them as I have!
The band formed in late 2000, when Knopf graduated from Dartmouth College[1] and returned to Portland to collaborate with Harris and Seim [2].
The name "Menomena" was chosen for "the way it rolls off the tongue, sexually, or something" [3] and has no specific meaning, although it is often assumed to refer to the Piero Umiliani song "Mah Nà Mah Nà", a staple of The Muppet Show. A recent audioclip from SpotDJ had Brent sarcastically stating that the band name was a contraction of the words "Men" and "Phenomena".
Menomena played their first show at The Meow Meow, a now-defunct all ages venue in Portland, in July 2001. The trio opened their debut performance with a cover version of "The Abandoned Hospital Ship" by The Flaming Lips [4].
Shortly after joining the roster of High Road Touring, a San Francisco-based booking agency[5], Menomena drove a 1977 Dodge Sportsman RV on their first U.S. tour in 2004[6]. The aging vehicle suffered many breakdowns along the way. Knopf detailed these issues in an interview with Spin (magazine), "Systems that failed (and had to be replaced) during the tour included the following: tires, muffler, brake master cylinder, exhaust manifold, windshield wipers, horn, side-view mirrors (both fell off). Oh, and did I mention that there were two fires? Not one. Two. This vehicle promptly earned the moniker 'RV Danger.'"[7]. RV Danger (most likely a reference to Seattle band Harvey Danger) was later immortalized in a tour poster illustrated by Tyler Stout, who has collaborated with the band on numerous occasions[8]. Other notable tours in Menomena's early career were with Gang Of Four [9], The National [10], and The Long Winters[11].
After several releases and national tours, Menomena signed with Barsuk Records in August 2006. The band still maintains a relationship with their original label, FILMguerrero. It was stated that FILMguerrero will continue be involved in their back catalog and possibly with future vinyl releases[12].
Menomena signed a contract with Germany-based record label City Slang, to release their album Friend and Foe across Europe on August 31, 2007. The band toured Europe twice that year, and their adventures were extensively chronicled by Seim in a Blog for a Portland-based website called Local Cut.(taken from wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menomena)
They are currently not touring :( These guys are flipping amazing!!! so listen to and watch this video...then wrap them up and love them as I have!
3.20.2008
oh...I see the Indie on the Horizon!
Feist- I Feel It All
I have rocked out in my room many a time to this great little tune!!!
Broken Social Scene- Anthems For A Seventeen Year Old Girl
AS well as this one! Plus this band has Leslie Feist (see above) in it!
I have rocked out in my room many a time to this great little tune!!!
Broken Social Scene- Anthems For A Seventeen Year Old Girl
AS well as this one! Plus this band has Leslie Feist (see above) in it!
yo yo
so i rock to last fm A LOT....
i put up a widget thing that displays all the past tracks that I've rocked to, so you can see how lame or totally kick ass me musical tastes are!
If you have a last fm account go here: http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/last-fm-music-charts
you can move the page element to wherever you want, i'm just leaving it here for now cause Im sick of messing with it....
anyway....ROCK OUT!!!!
i put up a widget thing that displays all the past tracks that I've rocked to, so you can see how lame or totally kick ass me musical tastes are!
If you have a last fm account go here: http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/last-fm-music-charts
you can move the page element to wherever you want, i'm just leaving it here for now cause Im sick of messing with it....
anyway....ROCK OUT!!!!
3.19.2008
Death Cab for Cutie
This song I listened to alot when I was going through my whole "phase of breaking up".....the lyrics dont exactly fit my situation or anything, but ya know. I have been a little obsessed with this band lately as well, its that voice, and the way the beats change slightly, but you can just tell....it gets me!=)
Also....Chris Walla from DCFC will be on NPR Friday doing some shit from his solo album, so if you are near a radio flip on your affiliate and check it out! He has a wonderful voice, and he also helped with Tegan and Sara's THE CON as well, just some info, i guess....ok...enjoy!!
3.16.2008
3.15.2008
greenday is monday kelly's bday!!!=)
As far as I know I granted everyone administration privleges. Tell me if I did not. You can all mess with the blog and stuff, and make it totally rockin yo!! Cuz that's what we do and we do it so well.....ok.......blah....oh Im just going to re-live something here..
This morning I rocked it to Greenday's warning and nimrod...shooting for insomniac tonight maybe. Anyways, it rox...I know greenday hasn't always recorded very awesome music all of the time. BUT, I do recall when warning, and shanagins was recorded, the band was on the brink of a break up, and they were not getting along, I have to say I was not terribly dissapointed, but wondered what the fuck was up, it's all still totally catchy. Then they over came it, and out spilled American Idiot.....best one for me. But I'll never forget 1039 smoothed out slappy hours, kerplunk, and dookie, the one that made them, and the band sweet children, oh, and billie joe's little side dread with his curly bleached or blue hair....so awesome...*sigh*
I would see them again, and pay extra...theres something about when you see your favortie band, and they are like RIGHT THERE...it's a moment, and I remember exactly how I felt....ok. I'll stop now...
This morning I rocked it to Greenday's warning and nimrod...shooting for insomniac tonight maybe. Anyways, it rox...I know greenday hasn't always recorded very awesome music all of the time. BUT, I do recall when warning, and shanagins was recorded, the band was on the brink of a break up, and they were not getting along, I have to say I was not terribly dissapointed, but wondered what the fuck was up, it's all still totally catchy. Then they over came it, and out spilled American Idiot.....best one for me. But I'll never forget 1039 smoothed out slappy hours, kerplunk, and dookie, the one that made them, and the band sweet children, oh, and billie joe's little side dread with his curly bleached or blue hair....so awesome...*sigh*
I would see them again, and pay extra...theres something about when you see your favortie band, and they are like RIGHT THERE...it's a moment, and I remember exactly how I felt....ok. I'll stop now...
The Jicks
So i get this really cool music mag, Blender. it always has awesome info and new cool bands for me to check out, because i am lazy and don't really like having to search for things, i have better things to do, besides that's what it's for then i can choose whether i like it or not, so there. anyways, i read this article about the lead singer form pavemnt(stephen malkmus) with Sleater-kinney's drummer, Janet weiss, which is cool because they are both here in the northwest( portland), but close enuff. Anyways, i checked out some of the songs, and totally awesome, forgot how much i really liked pavement. well, anyways, if someone can figure out how to get their music on here, The jicks, that's the name. yea new music for your listening ears!
3.14.2008
The Action Design
The Action Design "Connect / Disconnect"
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This totally rox...AND....it's agent m from tsunami bomb....I hope you listen to it and love it!
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This totally rox...AND....it's agent m from tsunami bomb....I hope you listen to it and love it!
3.13.2008
Hey Hey
Hey we should figure out how to get a little music player or something that we can put on the side of the page, like where links would go so we can add new songs to it....you know, the songs we cant get outta our heads! or something similar to that...i dont know how to do it, but thought that maybe one of you might know how to add a widget....
latas!
latas!
Public radio, your new and old music source
I listen to NPR, national public radio quite often, and i have found that it is just about the best station, at least around here, to find and listen to new music and as well as old music you never even knew about. They have an awesome nightly music program where they play a lot of independent artists, and there is the "world cafe" where they usually have a guest artist play and put on a lot of music from america and abroad that you just will never hear on your corporate stations. There is also a program I love, Blues before sunrise (http://www.bluesbeforesunrise.com), which is on Saturday nights here from midnight until about 4 or 5 a.m., and they play some just awesome very old 20's 30's blues music. Usually they will have a theme of some kind to every show. here its 101.7fm, but i am sure you can go to www.npr.org to find your local station. In addition to the awesome music they play, its in my opinion one of the best places to get your news as well. Check it out!
3.12.2008
otis redding
here is some old skool for ya...
i have been on a real otis redding kick. this man was amazing. did you know that he wrote the song "RESPECT" that aretha made so famous. You may also recall "These arms of mine" and "love man" from dirty dancing..LOVE those songs. His most famous song is "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" He died three days after he recorded it.
gotta love that soulful sound...
i have been on a real otis redding kick. this man was amazing. did you know that he wrote the song "RESPECT" that aretha made so famous. You may also recall "These arms of mine" and "love man" from dirty dancing..LOVE those songs. His most famous song is "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" He died three days after he recorded it.
gotta love that soulful sound...
amy winehouse
If you haven't just gave in and bought Back to Black yet you are outta yo mind! My favorite song on the album is me and mr. jones. But the whole album is one you can listen to all the way through over and over again. such a beautiful voice!!!
M.I.A.
I know, I know...I can't stop talkn about M.I.A.!! I highly encourage checkn out all of her albums. She has such a unique style and crazy happy energy.
3.11.2008
Across The Universe
"Words are flowing out like endless rain into a paper cup,
They slither while they pass, they slip away across the universe.
Pools of sorrow waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind,
Possessing and caressing me"
It's been quite sometime since I have listened to the melodic tunes of The Beatles. Tonight, I realized just how long as I watched the movie 'Across the Universe'.
This movie was beautiful, amazing, and completely mind blowing. It made me melt comfortably into my furniture as I sat back and followed it through its journey. The movie is completely compiled of all Beatles songs....sung by many of the cast and directed beautifully by Julie Taymor and written by Dick Clement and Ian la Frenais.
I absolutely recommend that you go out, rent it or BUY IT, sit in for the night...tune in, turn on, and drop out to the sounds of The Beatles and visuals of this amazing movie!
They slither while they pass, they slip away across the universe.
Pools of sorrow waves of joy are drifting through my opened mind,
Possessing and caressing me"
It's been quite sometime since I have listened to the melodic tunes of The Beatles. Tonight, I realized just how long as I watched the movie 'Across the Universe'.
This movie was beautiful, amazing, and completely mind blowing. It made me melt comfortably into my furniture as I sat back and followed it through its journey. The movie is completely compiled of all Beatles songs....sung by many of the cast and directed beautifully by Julie Taymor and written by Dick Clement and Ian la Frenais.
I absolutely recommend that you go out, rent it or BUY IT, sit in for the night...tune in, turn on, and drop out to the sounds of The Beatles and visuals of this amazing movie!
The Residents are insane, and i love them.
I will give a cookie to anyone that actually watches this whole video.
3.06.2008
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