Hmmmm....

My first thought? I think his voice sounds kinda creepy in the beginning. But, damn, he's so attractive. He doesn't look like a 12 year old female anymore, he's all grown up c;

Listen to the whole song here ------> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYoxBQ03wUQ&ob=av2n

i guarantee you will LOVE this band. i swear. or your money back.

JUKEBOX THE GHOST.

Remember that name, cause one day, their gonna be 

HUGE.

Originally formed in Washington D.C. during college, the band consists of pianist and vocalist Ben Thornewill, guitarist and vocalist Tommy Siegel, and drummer Jesse Kristin.  They originally named the band "Sunday Mail" and after a couple of years, took a break.  When they returned from their hiatus, they renamed the band Jukebox the Ghost after combining lyrics from a Captain Beefheart song and a line from the book Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov.


They released their first album, Live and Let Ghosts, in 2008.  Shortly afterwards, they toured with Ben Folds, then started their own tour of the UK, Nightmare of You, and then toured with Jenny Owen Youngs back in the U.S.  

• Good Day
• Hold It In
• Beady Eyes on the Horizon
• Under My Skin
• Miss Templeton's 7000th Dream ( I find this song really creepy though )
• Static to the Heart ( this is my favorite on this album )
• Victoria
• My Heart's the Same
• Lighting Myself on Fire
• Fire in the Sky/Where Are All the Scientists Now?/A Matter of Time

Then, in 2010, the band released their sophomore album, Everything Under the Sun.  Personally, I favor this album to their first.  They definitely show a growth in their songs, songwriting, and musicianship.

• Schizophrenia
• Half Crazy (I think this is my favorite song on this album )
• Empire
• Summer Sun
• Mistletoe
• The Sun
• So Let Us Create
• Carrying
• The Sun (Interlude)
• The Stars
• The Popular Thing ( this song was feature in the movie "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" )
• Nobody ( they sound SOO much like The Beatles in this song! )

If those songs didn't win you over ( I don't know how you couldn't love them, but anyways... ) the real thing that sets Jukebox the Ghost apart from other bands in how phenomenal they are live.  This band is really gonna be big one day.

Playing Schizophrenia on The Late Show with David Letterman

Playing Empire on the street for Radio Free Chicago

Half Crazy, with a banjo

IF YOU WATCH ANY VIDEO WATCH THIS ONE. it's pretty amazing c:

Modern Music....

SO, I will be the first to stand up and say that I'm not very....let's say educated about modern music.  I really don't listen to the radio that often, I usually listen to CD's that I make myself.  But, that doesn't mean I don't think it's not quality. It's just not my thing.

But what really bugs me is when people are all like "blah blah blah music today sucks"...
Because really, it doesn't suck, each generation comes equipped with a different type of music.  And I hate to yet again use The Beatles as an example, but the exact words of Dick Rowe, the head of the Decca Record Company, were "Guitar groups are on their way out, Mr. Epstein. (The Beatles manager)." They turned away The Beatles early records because they believed rock and roll was just a rebellious fad in society that would soon pass.

Older adults in that time loathed rock and roll in it's earlier days.  And the same with jazz several decades earlier.  That's why I think it's pointless to say that modern music sucks.  Because, odds are, it's probably going to catch on.

In the words of Paul McCartney, "He (Dick Rowe) must be kicking himself now."

Sorry, while I'm ranting, another thing that really bothers me is when people have this raging HATE for celebrities or songwriters that they don't like.  These people can say these awful, awful things about them and they don't really know a thing about them.  It's illogical really.

Especially with Justin Beiber.  Now I'm really not his biggest fan, I will admit.  But I don't think it's necessary to throw explicit words around and tell him to go kill himself because he covered a Beatles song.  It's just stupid.

Nothing will EVER EVER EVER be as great as the original, but I really don't think he butchered Let It Be like everyone said he did. And he performed with Carlos Santana, who's awesome.  I dunno, see for yourself.

Hahaha okay that was my spiel.  But just another random thing, I pretty much had the BEST CHRISTMAS BREAK EVER. I got to go to Orlando with the band and spend time in Florida with some of my best friends and play at the Champs Bowl, which was freaking sweet.  And it was my first time at Disney World, I was super pumped.




And, it was the first time I had ever gone anywhere for break so that was a good time c; And I got to meet all these kids from Kansas and it was just awesome in general, despite getting about 40 minutes of sleep on a 24 hour bust ride
and almost getting my eye jabbed out by a bungee cord.  Haha it made it all the more memorable I guess c:
But yeah, long story short, it was an awesome time and I don't regret a single second of it.

Oh, and at the halftime show, we played Fire by Jimi Hendrix and Firework by Katy Perry and it was just freaking sweet.

Anyways, lets end on a good note. Listen to these songs.

Bowling for Soup - Turbulence

The Goo Goo Dolls - Iris

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - December, 1963 (Oh What A Night)

Once again, I will be talking about The Beatles c':

hey guys! so, if you're not sick of me talking about The Beatles yet, you should listen to this one thing when I say:

IF YOU LISTEN TO ONE BEATLES ALBUM IT SHOULD MOST DEFINITELY BE WITH THE BEATLES.


and oddly, enough, it took me literally half an hour to come to the conclusion to which Beatles album people should listen to if they only listen to one.  BUT THEY ARE ALL GREAT AND PERFECT IN THEIR OWN WAY~

The album was released November 22, 1963.  After it's release, the album stayed at the top of the charts in the UK for 21 straight weeks.  The album was also rated #420 on Rolling Stone Magazine's top 500 albums of all time.

The album listing is as follows:

• It Won't Be Long 
• All I've Got to Do
• All My Loving ** and if you listen to one song on this album, listen to this one <3
• Don't Bother Me * just in case you wanted to know, this was the first Beatles song released that George sang that he wrote himself
• Little Child
• Till There Was You  *p.s. all you spanish fanatics, watch this one c; it has subtitles
• Please Mister Postman
•  Roll Over Beethoven
• Hold Me Tight
• You've Really Got A Hold On Me
• I Wanna Be Your Man * This video is really cool because it shows the difference between the Rolling Stones' version and The Beatles version.
• Devil in Her Heart
• Not A Second Time
• Money (That's What I Want)

I think the reason this album is a great one is because I think it is where the Beatles really started refining their songwriting skills (although Till There Was You, Please Mister Postman, You've Really Got A Hold on Me, Roll Over Beethoven, and Money (That's What I Want) were covers) that propeled them into the mass amount of popularity they gained.  These songs were right before The Beatles popularity skyrocketed during "Beatlemania" and the songs are just really quality. They are really catchy and still have a little bit of that '50's swing leftover in them.


But, the two albums that came in a close second place were Help! and Rubber Soul.  But, really, there is not a Beatles album released that doesn't have a musical masterpiece on it. just listen to all their stuff c;

"you're lucky enough to be different, don't ever change." -tay swift :]

HULLO. so first off, based on my title, you proably coulda guessed i'm gonna be talking about Taylor Swift for a little while. pretty much, i don't know, everything's seemed pretty stressful lately.  a lot of people i've thought would always be there for me haven't, and a lot of things have really put my life into perspective and made me realize just how lucky i am.

and a lot of times, when i get super stressed or upset i honestly feel like taylor swift is my therapist or something, because her songs say EXACTLY how i happen to be feeling at the moment, A LOT of the time.

hahah that may sounds weird, but that's what happens. haha & in addition to having really good songs, she seems like one of the most down-to-earth celebrities EVER, and i like her because of that too. c:

She's pretty relatable too, she came from a humble start just living with her family on a christmas tree farm when she was little, and started singing at festivals and such when she was 10, then moved up to singing the Star-Spangled banner at the '76ers game when she was eleven.  She then learned a few guitar chords from a family friend and began writing songs. She later moved to Nashville and got her current record deal with Big Machine Records. And viola! There's Taylor Swift.

Saw her live when I was in eighth grade ;D take a gander at my amazing photography skills c;

She recently released a music video to go along with her single "Ours", and despite many criticisms that's it's boring or just more of the same thing she's always done, I LOVE IT~

here it is, you can decide for yourself~

Some other great songs of Taylor Swift's you should listen to are:

• Tim McGraw
• Our Song
• I'm Only Me When I'm With You
• Fifteen
• Mary's Song (Oh My My My)
• White Horse
• The Way I Loved You
• The Best Day
• Mine
• Sparks Fly **this could possibly be my favorite song ever by her.** 

• The Story of Us
• Never Grow Up
• Enchanted
• Better than Revenge
• Long Live

So, I just have to say, I'm super super indecisive about whether she's good live or not.  Because there is clips out there or when I've seen her on TV and she's sounded sorta....eh. But when I saw her in concert she was absolutely fantastic! But I figured that maybe it was just cause I was so excited about the concert that she just sounded awesome. But, these next two videos are about the two coolest videos ever, I'm super happy I found them and can't stop listening. I guess there sorta proof that she can be really good live c:

Drops of Jupiter Cover

Fearless/I'm Yours/Hey Soul Sister Mashup

dat be alll for now.
emily c:

some things are just timeless...

And one of these things is the band

The Cars.

The Cars were a "New Wave" rock group based in Boston that began in the late 1970's.  "New Wave" rock was at first considered synonymous with punk rock, but then became it's own genre when it was consistently characterized by synthesizers and electronic sounds. 

The band originally had five members:
Ric Ocasek, the lead singer and rythym guitarist,
Benjamin Orr (he was also born in Lakewood, which is pretty cool), the other lead singer and bassist,
Elliot Easton, the lead guitarist,
Greg Hawkes, the keyboardist, and
David Robinson, the drummer.

The foundations for the band was laid when Ocasek and Orr met in Columbus, Ohio in 1973 and decided to cover rock n roll songs as a duo.  They soon relocated to Boston, thinking it was a better place to break into the music buisness.  In Boston they met their future keyboardist Greg Hawkes, and the three performed in several bands together over the next several years.  They later met their future guitarist Elliot Easton in Boston and formed the band Cap'n Swing along with several other musicians.  They later booted out the other musicians and brought in drummer David Robinson, and The Cars were born.

So, why were they called The Cars?
Robinson came up with the name, and Ocasek said in a later interview that they all loved the name because,

"It's so easy to spell; it doesn't have a 'z' on the end; it's real authentic. It's pop art, in a sense."

The band's prime years were from 1976 to 1974, where they had many great hits.  The one that is probably the most well-known and loved is "Just What I Needed"

And, yes I as well wish I had as much dancing talent as that audience.

Other great hits from the band include

• My Best Friend's Girl
• Good Times Roll
• Let's Go
• Bye Bye Love
• Since You're Gone
• Touch and Go
• Magic
• Drive (The lady in this video, Paulina Porizkova, ended up marrying Ric Ocasek.  I think it's kind of funny, because although he's awesome and stuff, he's not what I would call attractive and she's pretty much one of the most gorgeous people I've ever seen)

See what I mean? (;

The Cars broke up in 1988, and they vowed they would never, ever, ever get back together.  Ocasek even said in an interview,  "I'm saying never and you can count on that."  But, I'm sure many people are happy he was wrong, because then in 2010, the four remaining members of the band reuinted and released an album, Move Like This.  Benjamin Orr had unfortunatly passed away in 2000 due to pancreatic cancer :'c

Their new album was actually really good, despite the band taking a 24 year break c;  The best songs on the album are Blue Tip, Too Late, Free, and Hits Me.  But here's the whole album lineup:

• Blue Tip
• Too Late
• Keep On Knocking
• Soon
• Sad Song
• Free
• Drag On Forever
• Take Another Look
• It's Only
• Hits Me

That's all for now. kthxbaiiiii. c:

Randomnesssssss

Alright. I'm SO ready for this week to be over.
I pretty much feel like poop today, I even went home sick. I think it's the first time I've actually gone home sick since the third grade or something like that. So, get yoself prepared for quite the random blog cx

So, to start off, here's some songs you should definitely listen too :]

• Train - Drops of Jupiter.  Haha I know it's kinda super old, but I've recently becomed obbsessed with it. It makes me happy :]
• The Beatles - Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey! Of course, I have to include a Beatles song ;]
• Hurricane Bells - Monsters Love this song. And I hate to admit it, but yes I found out about it by watching New Moon.
• Relient K - Candlelight This is just one of those songs that puts you in a good mood.
• Bob Marley - Three Little Birds Whenever I get stressed out, this song is my go to.
• Never Shout Never - Love is our Weapon He was at the House of Blues last night. I wish I could've gone!
• Dave Matthews Band - You & Me

 "Can you imagine no first dance, freeze dried romance, five hour phone conversation, the best soy latte you've ever had, and me?"

Anyways, moving on.  So second thing is, I'm pretty excited cause this Saturday, after I sell some mattresses for band (I really don't understand how that's gonna work. I mean how many people could possibly need mattresses at the same time? A lot of organizations do mattress sales I guess though...) I'm going to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the first time EVER. SUPER PUMPED. :D

I'll probably blog about that next time :D

And third, I might as well blog about this because it's fresh in my mind. But anyways, so for my movie review assignment I watched Across the Universe.  It might be surprising that I haven't seen it all the way through, seeing as though I'm a pretty big Beatles fan.  But anyways, here's pretty much what I thought of it.

So, first off, I thought they did a FANTASTIC job with all the songs. Their wasn't any cover I was dissapointed with.  I especially loved Hold Me Tight, With A Little Help From My Friends, Hey Jude, I've Just Seen A Face, All My Loving, and All You Need is Love. 

The story plot is centered around the star crossed love affair between Jude Finney (Jim Sturgess), a poor artist from Liverpool, and Lucy Carrigan (Evan Rachel Wood), an upper class American girl from New York.  They fall in love, but their face many problems that are focused around the Vietnam War.  Lucy is actively involved in the anti-war movement because her first boyfriend, Daniel, was killed in the line of duty and her brother, Max, was recently drafted.  The film is pretty historically accurate, portaying riots and protests in New York and at universitites, and showing the Detroit race riots.

Of course, the movie is filled with all the best Beatles songs. And there's some pretty cool Beatles references in the movie too.  The main characters have names that all reference Beatles songs, such as Jude (Hey Jude), Lucy (Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds), Max (Maxwell's Silver Hammer), Sadie (Jude and Max's landlady, named for the song Sexy Sadie. She is also supposed to be a reference to Janis Joplin), JoJo (The guitarist in Sadie's band, named after "JoJo" in Get Back. He is supposed to be a reference to Jimi Hendrix), Martha (Jude's mother, a reference to the song Martha My Dear), Doctor Robert (played by Bono, a reference to the song Doctor Robert), Molly (Jude's girlfriend back in Liverpool, is a reference to "Molly" in the song Ob-La-Di, Ob-La,Da), Prudence (Jude & Max's friend, a reference to the song Dear Prudence), and Rita (Prudence's friend, in reference to the song Lovely Rita).

Other than that, there's some dialouge spots in the movie that reference Beatles songs even if they weren't sung in the movie, such as when Prudence first enters Sadie's apartment through a window. When Sadie asks where she came from, Jude responds, "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window."

But, I would warn you that although the movie is very well done, it's sort of, "artistic" I guess you could call it.
In other words, it sort of made me feel like I was on an acid trip.
Not that I know what that feels like, but I imagine this movie gets pretty close in some scenes when it gets crazy with all the psychedelic colors and random dancing trolls and circus people.

But, other than that, I thought it was pretty good. Wooo :]



Anyways. That's all for now. Deuces.