We need a new name for the blog.
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Also, Justin Bieber IS the most overrated, awful "singer" ever.
Sorry Caroline.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Best/Worst Discoveries of the Month
Top 3 Best Discoveries:
1.Justin Bieber-
Okay, okay. So I know he’s the most overrated singer in the universe and his lyrics aren’t superb or different and he’s mainly just following the Hollywood hype, but I love Justin Bieber. And I honestly do think he’s talented. I mean, how many 16-17 year olds do you know that have two full length albums, an entire movie dedicated about them (in 3-D to add a spiffy touch), and could get any girl he wanted (all girls from the ages of about 8-grandma status)? You don’t know anyone like that. He’s so successful that even if you hate him, you know how at least one of his songs goes; most likely “Baby” because it’s applicable to so many situations. The point is, regardless of the severity of your “Bieber Fever,” you know who he is, and you know that if he came around, your girlfriend would drop you like a rotten tomato.
2.Emmure- Children of Cybertron
I may be a little late on listening to this album, but I finally did and well, Speaker of the Dead was not an exceptional album, but it was good. I do think that this song was a brilliant choice for the first track as it makes everyone want to mosh and fight or whatever.
\m/
3.Title Fight- 27
Title Fight is one of my all time favorite bands, so I may have been a little biased listening to this song, but this song only supported my opinion that TF is a top quality band. I’m extremely excited for their newest CD Shed, which releases on May 3, 2011.
Top 3 Worst Discoveries:
1.Lady Gaga-
For lack of better words, Lady Gaga sucks. Granted, her music IS catchy, but I literally hate my life when anything of hers is stuck in my head. Teenagers fantasize about being her and consider her their role model. But why? All she does is whine and sing her unoriginal lyrics while jumping around in ridiculous clothing which are only worn to try to be “different.” Either that or she’s 3/4s of the way naked. Now she’s on the tabloids for her remarkable talent of being on heavy drugs and boozed out of her mind 24/7. Super awesome role models, guys.
2.Glee-
I wish I could find words to explain my hatred for Glee. Everyone on that show is annoying and in my honest opinion, untalented. I find every single person extremely unbearable and each time my mother turns on the TV to watch the show, I feel my muscles tense as I imagine myself reaching through the screen to beat each and every character up.
3. Kesha-
As my dear friend Brennan pointed out to me, "$" is not a letter, so we will not be referring to Kesha, as "Ke$ha." Her music is unnecessarily raunchy, monotonous, and her voice sounds like a cheerleader on drugs. Her lyrics disgust me, as she refers to her genitals as "butterscotch" and only talks about things with little to no meaning.
1.Justin Bieber-
Okay, okay. So I know he’s the most overrated singer in the universe and his lyrics aren’t superb or different and he’s mainly just following the Hollywood hype, but I love Justin Bieber. And I honestly do think he’s talented. I mean, how many 16-17 year olds do you know that have two full length albums, an entire movie dedicated about them (in 3-D to add a spiffy touch), and could get any girl he wanted (all girls from the ages of about 8-grandma status)? You don’t know anyone like that. He’s so successful that even if you hate him, you know how at least one of his songs goes; most likely “Baby” because it’s applicable to so many situations. The point is, regardless of the severity of your “Bieber Fever,” you know who he is, and you know that if he came around, your girlfriend would drop you like a rotten tomato.
2.Emmure- Children of Cybertron
I may be a little late on listening to this album, but I finally did and well, Speaker of the Dead was not an exceptional album, but it was good. I do think that this song was a brilliant choice for the first track as it makes everyone want to mosh and fight or whatever.
\m/
3.Title Fight- 27
Title Fight is one of my all time favorite bands, so I may have been a little biased listening to this song, but this song only supported my opinion that TF is a top quality band. I’m extremely excited for their newest CD Shed, which releases on May 3, 2011.
Top 3 Worst Discoveries:
1.Lady Gaga-
For lack of better words, Lady Gaga sucks. Granted, her music IS catchy, but I literally hate my life when anything of hers is stuck in my head. Teenagers fantasize about being her and consider her their role model. But why? All she does is whine and sing her unoriginal lyrics while jumping around in ridiculous clothing which are only worn to try to be “different.” Either that or she’s 3/4s of the way naked. Now she’s on the tabloids for her remarkable talent of being on heavy drugs and boozed out of her mind 24/7. Super awesome role models, guys.
2.Glee-
I wish I could find words to explain my hatred for Glee. Everyone on that show is annoying and in my honest opinion, untalented. I find every single person extremely unbearable and each time my mother turns on the TV to watch the show, I feel my muscles tense as I imagine myself reaching through the screen to beat each and every character up.
3. Kesha-
As my dear friend Brennan pointed out to me, "$" is not a letter, so we will not be referring to Kesha, as "Ke$ha." Her music is unnecessarily raunchy, monotonous, and her voice sounds like a cheerleader on drugs. Her lyrics disgust me, as she refers to her genitals as "butterscotch" and only talks about things with little to no meaning.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Discoveries Of The Month
Top 3 Best Discoveries Of The Month:
1. Arcade Fire - Suburbs
-An extremely well-done music video (made by Spike Jonze) about disillusioned teens. The video also has an important message too. The story follows kids in a town controlled by a military force that takes young boys to be soldiers in the middle of the night. It puts the theme of child soldiers to a place any American can relate to.
2. Kanye West - Runaway
-I have to take this one in two parts: the “film” and the song.
-Song: While I’m admittedly not a fan of rap, this song definitely makes my list. Kanye definitely stepped it up with this song. The piano chords in the begin are haunting, yet beautiful. Lyrical it has its ups and downs; some still blow: “I sent this bitch a picture of my dick”, but some are actually good: “Never was much of a romantic/I could never take the intimacy/and I know it did damage/plus the look in your eyes is killing me”.
-Film: I don’t think it quite deserves the title “film”, but since that’s what it’s labeled as I’ll go with it. Kanye should know though, just because it’s Selita Ebanks doesn’t mean it’s not bestiality. I must admit though, if I were an alien come to Earth, I would definitely want Kanye West to show me around. I was also actually pretty impressed with Ebanks’ acting.
3. The Strokes - Angles
-Not as much to say on this one since it’s just an announcement. But, I cannot wait to hear the new album, especially after hearing "Under Cover Of Darkness". I have to say that the song has become one of my favorites and a most played. It's extremely catchy and the lyrics are great. "So long, my friend and adversary." You can get a free download of it on The Strokes' website.
Other Things That Should Be Mentioned:
1. The Black Keys - Tighten Up
-While the song is super good, I still haven’t decided exactly how I feel about this video. Definitely an amusing video, but with the number of child actors out there, they should have gotten some who could actually lip sync. Almost a Cute Is What We Aim For level of bad. My other complaint is the kid who looks disturbingly like Macaulay Culkin. Highlights? Lots and lots of Ray Bans and watching some guys get beaten up by kids.
2. Our Lives In Motion
-I found out about this band through good ol’ Twitter. The lead singer has a good voice and their sound reminds me of Anberlin (think Feel Good Drag). Its clear they’re new though; the songs all sound fairly similar. Branching out will do them good. You may have heard of them because they were also named one of Purevolume Top Unsigned Artists of 2010.
3. Count Me In
-Another band I found out about via Twitter (I’m just gonna give ‘em all a little mention). They’re very pop, but not in a bad way. The lyrics to “She’s Got It Goin’ On” are pretty good for a new band. One of the main things they have going for them is that, unlike most beginning bands, their songs don’t all sound identical.
4. Dangerfield
-When I first went to Dangerfield’s page and heard the opening to “Fighting”, I expected something a little more hardcore. But, the singer’s voice is synthesized. I almost thought it was a joke until I listened to the others. The music and the singing don’t really match up. I think they could be good if they just chose a direction and stuck with it. An example is “Tonight”, which is a decent start for a synth-heavy band.
5. This Love
-They toured with NeverShoutNever! and are, therefore, not my taste. They’re definitely better than NeverShoutNever! though because while the songs are kinda cheesy, they are nowhere near as bad. My main complaint is that the lead singer’s voice is scratchy. While this can work really well sometimes, with This Love it just seems like they shouldn’t be singing their own songs. My verdict? Not awful, but not great.
Top 5 Worst Discoveries Of The Month:
1. Cloud Nothings - Should Have
-If I hadn’t seen the video, the song might have ended up on my “Other Things That Should Be Mentioned” list. But, the video is a whole new level of disturbing. I have no desire to watch people deep-throat each other’s hair. My desire decreases even less when they barf. And when the hair is repulsive looking.
2. Lady Gaga - Telephone
-Okay, so granted I’ve known about this video for awhile, but I thought I’d give it a shout-out; especially on the horrifying discovery it made Pitchfork Media’s Top Music Videos Of 2010 list. I think I can pretty much sum up why I chose to put it on this list with this: Get some originality. You can only kill cheating boyfriends so many times and ripping off Chicago is lame. Also, your product placement is fucking ridiculous.
3. Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend
-No. Just no. Possibly a new all time low lyrically. Why do you want to be the awful boyfriend stealer? Its only redeeming quality is that you can play it at a techno club. Oh wait, that kind of play time is not a redeeming quality.
4. Nicki Minaj - Right Through Me
-This is another one I’ve known about for a bit, but it’s also so bad it deserved to make it. The lyrics are inane and the video makes her the least-likable human being imaginable. Don’t throw things if you want to keep your boyfriend.
5. The Fight Between Kings Of Leon and Glee’s Creator
-Glee’s creator, Ryan Murphy, apparently thinks that putting your song on Glee isn’t selling out. And that he’s educating kids. How is not putting your song on Glee hating on arts education? Glee is not the least bit educational or realistic. It also ruins good music and shouldn’t be watched by the 7 year-olds Murphy thinks it applies to. As much as Kings Of Leon is hit-or-miss for me, I think it’s good that they actually have some standards.
1. Arcade Fire - Suburbs
-An extremely well-done music video (made by Spike Jonze) about disillusioned teens. The video also has an important message too. The story follows kids in a town controlled by a military force that takes young boys to be soldiers in the middle of the night. It puts the theme of child soldiers to a place any American can relate to.
2. Kanye West - Runaway
-I have to take this one in two parts: the “film” and the song.
-Song: While I’m admittedly not a fan of rap, this song definitely makes my list. Kanye definitely stepped it up with this song. The piano chords in the begin are haunting, yet beautiful. Lyrical it has its ups and downs; some still blow: “I sent this bitch a picture of my dick”, but some are actually good: “Never was much of a romantic/I could never take the intimacy/and I know it did damage/plus the look in your eyes is killing me”.
-Film: I don’t think it quite deserves the title “film”, but since that’s what it’s labeled as I’ll go with it. Kanye should know though, just because it’s Selita Ebanks doesn’t mean it’s not bestiality. I must admit though, if I were an alien come to Earth, I would definitely want Kanye West to show me around. I was also actually pretty impressed with Ebanks’ acting.
3. The Strokes - Angles
-Not as much to say on this one since it’s just an announcement. But, I cannot wait to hear the new album, especially after hearing "Under Cover Of Darkness". I have to say that the song has become one of my favorites and a most played. It's extremely catchy and the lyrics are great. "So long, my friend and adversary." You can get a free download of it on The Strokes' website.
Other Things That Should Be Mentioned:
1. The Black Keys - Tighten Up
-While the song is super good, I still haven’t decided exactly how I feel about this video. Definitely an amusing video, but with the number of child actors out there, they should have gotten some who could actually lip sync. Almost a Cute Is What We Aim For level of bad. My other complaint is the kid who looks disturbingly like Macaulay Culkin. Highlights? Lots and lots of Ray Bans and watching some guys get beaten up by kids.
2. Our Lives In Motion
-I found out about this band through good ol’ Twitter. The lead singer has a good voice and their sound reminds me of Anberlin (think Feel Good Drag). Its clear they’re new though; the songs all sound fairly similar. Branching out will do them good. You may have heard of them because they were also named one of Purevolume Top Unsigned Artists of 2010.
3. Count Me In
-Another band I found out about via Twitter (I’m just gonna give ‘em all a little mention). They’re very pop, but not in a bad way. The lyrics to “She’s Got It Goin’ On” are pretty good for a new band. One of the main things they have going for them is that, unlike most beginning bands, their songs don’t all sound identical.
4. Dangerfield
-When I first went to Dangerfield’s page and heard the opening to “Fighting”, I expected something a little more hardcore. But, the singer’s voice is synthesized. I almost thought it was a joke until I listened to the others. The music and the singing don’t really match up. I think they could be good if they just chose a direction and stuck with it. An example is “Tonight”, which is a decent start for a synth-heavy band.
5. This Love
-They toured with NeverShoutNever! and are, therefore, not my taste. They’re definitely better than NeverShoutNever! though because while the songs are kinda cheesy, they are nowhere near as bad. My main complaint is that the lead singer’s voice is scratchy. While this can work really well sometimes, with This Love it just seems like they shouldn’t be singing their own songs. My verdict? Not awful, but not great.
Top 5 Worst Discoveries Of The Month:
1. Cloud Nothings - Should Have
-If I hadn’t seen the video, the song might have ended up on my “Other Things That Should Be Mentioned” list. But, the video is a whole new level of disturbing. I have no desire to watch people deep-throat each other’s hair. My desire decreases even less when they barf. And when the hair is repulsive looking.
2. Lady Gaga - Telephone
-Okay, so granted I’ve known about this video for awhile, but I thought I’d give it a shout-out; especially on the horrifying discovery it made Pitchfork Media’s Top Music Videos Of 2010 list. I think I can pretty much sum up why I chose to put it on this list with this: Get some originality. You can only kill cheating boyfriends so many times and ripping off Chicago is lame. Also, your product placement is fucking ridiculous.
3. Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend
-No. Just no. Possibly a new all time low lyrically. Why do you want to be the awful boyfriend stealer? Its only redeeming quality is that you can play it at a techno club. Oh wait, that kind of play time is not a redeeming quality.
4. Nicki Minaj - Right Through Me
-This is another one I’ve known about for a bit, but it’s also so bad it deserved to make it. The lyrics are inane and the video makes her the least-likable human being imaginable. Don’t throw things if you want to keep your boyfriend.
5. The Fight Between Kings Of Leon and Glee’s Creator
-Glee’s creator, Ryan Murphy, apparently thinks that putting your song on Glee isn’t selling out. And that he’s educating kids. How is not putting your song on Glee hating on arts education? Glee is not the least bit educational or realistic. It also ruins good music and shouldn’t be watched by the 7 year-olds Murphy thinks it applies to. As much as Kings Of Leon is hit-or-miss for me, I think it’s good that they actually have some standards.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Defeater- Empty Days and Sleepless Nights
The Massachusetts based band is known not only for their exquisite musical talent, but for their activism and awareness in social as well as environmental issues, and incorporating them into their music. In fact, the band wanted to form in order to raise conscious awareness in as many areas as possible .
Empty Days and Sleepless Nights will be released on March 8, 2011 and includes the following tracks:
1) Warm Blood Rush
2) Dear Father
3) Waves Crash, Clouds Roll
4) Empty Glass
5) No Kind Of Home
6) White Knuckles
7) Cemetery Walls
8) Quiet the Longing
9) At Peace
10) White Oak Doors
11) But Breathing
12) Brothers
13) I Don't Mind
14) Headstone
In my opinion, Defeater never disappoints. My personal favorites include, Dear Father, No Kind Of Home, Quiet The Longing, however it's hard to place favoritism on any certain song.
Man Overboard- Absolute Worst
Man Overboard released their new single, The Absolute Worst on 2.22.11.
The track listing includes:
1. The Absolute Worst
2. I Saw Behemoth And It Ruled (Electric Ver.)
Man Overboard has been receiving multitudes of attention and creating a new fan base, making them a more recognizable band throughout the world, as they are now touring across Europe.
2010 proved to be an exciting and eventful year as they signed a contract with Rise Records, which at first, was not well received with fans, as they sport bands such as "Attack Attack!" But as fans warmed up to the idea, they found that having Man Overboard on the label would bring about a breath of fresh air. Guitarist Wayne Wildrick left the band, and as a result, drummer Justin Collier moved to guitar while Mike Hrycenko(of Front Page)joined the band on drums.
The boys have proven themselves as not another "sell out," by keeping their pop punk sound and writing lyrics that all listeners can relate to and that have heart.
Here's an insert from the main chorus:
"Because girls like you are the absolute worst,
I really tried to like you but you messed it up first,
Because girls like you are as bad as they come,
Go crawl back to wherever you came from"
As a huge fan of Real Talk,I am extremely satisfied with this new EP and am excited for any full lengths expected to be released in the near future.
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