This is a very tough time for not just me but all Juniors, as recruitment season is in full swing and applications, resumes, and cover letters are flying all over the place like Continental flights across the nation. I can't spend that much more time on talking, but besides that New York is great, back to playing soccer again, back to not spending a lot of money during the weekdays, and back to normality in a sense. Just wish it was a little warmer...so the soccer fields would melt over and not have layers of ice on top.
Anyway, until the overflowing tide of anxieties mulls over.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Soundcheck
Inspired by Aaron Axelson, here are a list of musicians, bands, and music that I have been listening to lately that goes beyond the House music that I fell in love with while in London. Armin Van Buuren is a given, Kaskade is great also, but here are others.
Ippazzi: always loved these guys, have been listening to them for a while.
This is a snippet of a song "Judging Me" from their new album that is coming out soon, check them out. If you are in the New York City area, they're playing at the Bitter End on Jan 24 and in mid-Feb. I would recommend you to check them out, I might be out too.
www.ippazzi.com
Dizzy Balloon: these guys are straight out of Piedmont in the Bay Area. College aged kids that just play some fun music to rock the box. Heard their concerts are nuts, too bad they haven't explored out of the bay just yet. Did a cover of My Parachute Won't Open, pretty funny but good stuff. Here is their hit "Raise a Glass", performed at Not So Silent Night this past December
their myspace is www.myspace.com/dizzyballoon
Pez: Like the previous post, heard this guy while in Australia. The song "Festival Song" is an absolute trip, really good stuff and the kind of music that you want to roll down the windows of your car look out at the sun and just stroll down the straightaway at 10 miles an hour.
The rest of his album is quite good, different beats and a variety of rhythms.
www.myspace.com/emceepez
Green Street: of course have to support my brah in the music scene. Will be doing some video collaboration with the group hopefully so I gotta give them some kind of exposure to the rest of the world. These guys remind me a lot like Pez's festival song. They just recently performed at a show with good success, so hopefully A-Live will listen to my constant bagging on him to release some finalized stuff.
Check them out:
www.myspace.com/greenstreetrecords (Odyssey and Essence are my favorites)
www.greenstreetrecords.blogspot.com for their latest releases.
Erin Bode: I first listened to her when I was in St Louis in a Jazz Club. Her voice was so pure, so crisp that I could not stop get enough of her. It was such a soothing, relaxing, and great tone and so simple, really liked her music. They really jammed out with the jazz and I loved it. This is the type of music that if you had some really nice speakers pop in the cd and really let the sounds resonate and its purity take you over. Her stuff is really good, still mostly known in the midwest though. Hopefully she can make it big and get to New York and perform at the Blue Note, that would be great.
www.erinbode.com
she's got some free music on there that is really good stuff, one of my favorites is "Chasing After You". Here's one of her songs, Holiday. Don't mind the pictures.
Well I should probably get back into packing for New York. I have no idea how I am going to keep everything under the weight limit. Hopefully I won't be charged. Honestly its quite tough, given the fact that it was 70 (23C) outside today and I'm going to New York where it hasn't peaked over 20F (-6C) in the last week. 'Till then, keep listening and support local music.
Ippazzi: always loved these guys, have been listening to them for a while.
This is a snippet of a song "Judging Me" from their new album that is coming out soon, check them out. If you are in the New York City area, they're playing at the Bitter End on Jan 24 and in mid-Feb. I would recommend you to check them out, I might be out too.
www.ippazzi.com
Dizzy Balloon: these guys are straight out of Piedmont in the Bay Area. College aged kids that just play some fun music to rock the box. Heard their concerts are nuts, too bad they haven't explored out of the bay just yet. Did a cover of My Parachute Won't Open, pretty funny but good stuff. Here is their hit "Raise a Glass", performed at Not So Silent Night this past December
their myspace is www.myspace.com/dizzyballoon
Pez: Like the previous post, heard this guy while in Australia. The song "Festival Song" is an absolute trip, really good stuff and the kind of music that you want to roll down the windows of your car look out at the sun and just stroll down the straightaway at 10 miles an hour.
The rest of his album is quite good, different beats and a variety of rhythms.
www.myspace.com/emceepez
Green Street: of course have to support my brah in the music scene. Will be doing some video collaboration with the group hopefully so I gotta give them some kind of exposure to the rest of the world. These guys remind me a lot like Pez's festival song. They just recently performed at a show with good success, so hopefully A-Live will listen to my constant bagging on him to release some finalized stuff.
Check them out:
www.myspace.com/greenstreetrecords (Odyssey and Essence are my favorites)
www.greenstreetrecords.blogspot.com for their latest releases.
Erin Bode: I first listened to her when I was in St Louis in a Jazz Club. Her voice was so pure, so crisp that I could not stop get enough of her. It was such a soothing, relaxing, and great tone and so simple, really liked her music. They really jammed out with the jazz and I loved it. This is the type of music that if you had some really nice speakers pop in the cd and really let the sounds resonate and its purity take you over. Her stuff is really good, still mostly known in the midwest though. Hopefully she can make it big and get to New York and perform at the Blue Note, that would be great.
www.erinbode.com
she's got some free music on there that is really good stuff, one of my favorites is "Chasing After You". Here's one of her songs, Holiday. Don't mind the pictures.
Well I should probably get back into packing for New York. I have no idea how I am going to keep everything under the weight limit. Hopefully I won't be charged. Honestly its quite tough, given the fact that it was 70 (23C) outside today and I'm going to New York where it hasn't peaked over 20F (-6C) in the last week. 'Till then, keep listening and support local music.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Aussie Summer Recollection
Well, just spent a short stint in Oz seeing some family and some old friends. Got to enjoy the sun even if it was only for 3 days, got in a game of golf, and stumbled across this really cool beat while down there. Good 'ol Aussie Rap.
The song is "Festival Song" by Pez
The song is "Festival Song" by Pez
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