21: Biffy Clyro – Only Revolutions
This album was probably one of my biggest surprises in 2009; considering that I had never even heard of Biffy Clyro before the midpoint of the year. I love it when I stumble onto new bands, and when I first heard The Captain, I knew I had stumbled onto [...]
Archive for December, 2009
the 31 best of 2009: 21-25
Published by December 18th, 2009 in listen up!, music musings, music suggestion and you tube. 3 Commentsthe 31 best of 2009: 26-31
Published by December 14th, 2009 in listen up!, music musings and music suggestion. 1 CommentUPDATE: Please notice that I added a link to at least one song by each artist, so you can listen to that song on youtube. Enjoy!
26: Matthew Barber – Ghost Notes
Matthew’s stripped down, beautiful acoustic folk-rock really took me be surprise; when I stumbled on his song, Easily Bruised, I really wasn’t expecting to [...]
songs that sample and desecrate the original in the process
Published by December 13th, 2009 in music musings, music suggestion, venting and wtf?!. 4 CommentsThere are a ton of songs out there that use samples from other, amazing songs that came before them. No song is safe from being sampled, and often times, the song that it ends up in completely desecrates the original song. There are some samples that I will admittedly enjoy, but there are those that [...]
what’s going on with me
Published by December 11th, 2009 in all about me, blog on blog, music musings and school. 0 CommentsI am finishing up the semester, and thank goodness; doing 3 classes in a mini-mester is ridiculous. Nope, it’s beyond ridiculous. All in all, I don’t ever want to do that again, but I am glad to have it (almost all of the way) behind me.
That being said, I appreciate your patience (if you [...]
the best songs/singles of 2009
Published by December 7th, 2009 in music musings and music suggestion. 4 CommentsSince I rarely like to follow convention, I am NOT sticking to the prescribed definition of a single for this list; after all, some artists resist releasing their best songs as singles, while others know what’s good for them.
Here are my top 75 songs/singles of 2009:
1) Will Young – Hopes and Fears
2) The Saturdays – [...]
where’s the countdown!?
Published by December 3rd, 2009 in blog on blog and music musings. 0 CommentsHold yer horses!!
The year end countdown of my favorite albums of 2009 is on its way; I just have to get in gear to take on this blogging extravaganza. I am finishing up my classes this week (thank goodness), and I hope to get going shortly.
This year, I am going to do something a [...]
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