Name: Chromeo
Location: Montreal/New York
Sound: Electric Disco Funk
All I can say is be ready to bust out some serious dance moves.
I think everyone can agree with me when I say American Apparel is the shit. My hoody from AA is the softest, most comfortable, long lasting sweatshirt I've ever had the pleasure of owning. It's not even just the hoody, all of their products are amazing. Unfortunately, they're also hella expensive. One basic v-neck t-shirt costs 20 dollars. I don't know about anyone else, but 20 bucks is an awful lot to spend on a t-shirt without so much as a freakin logo on it. I used to convince myself it was worth it, "This is a quality basic t-shirt!". Well, pardon my french, but fuck that. No longer will I pay such ridiculous prices. Enter ebay user tuffy_mcpuggles. Whoever this ebayer is, they are a genius. Courtesy of tuffy, you can buy all your American Apparel needs for half the price. On top of the slashed prices, tuffy offers package deals! A 3 pack of fleece AA hoodies will only cost you $60 dollars. My jaw literally dropped when I saw this. It just can't get better than that (can it?) It sounds too good to be true, I know. But this is the real deal, I wouldn't be telling you if it wasn't.
Alright, if you haven't figured it out by now, I'm all about getting music for free, legally. Fuse.tv is another great means for achieving this. The site features songs from various artists and allows you to download them, free of charge. You might find, like UO's listen mixes, some of the music is a bit obscure (depending on how big of a music knowledge you have) but like I said before, it's way better to download music that you've never listened to for free then pay for it and end up not liking it. They change which artists are featured on a regular basis, so seize the opportunity and start downloading!
Name: Semi Precious Weapons
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Sound: Rock n' Roll
Ok, take Jeffree Star, then add some talent into the mix, and you've got Semi Precious Weapons. To give you another visual reference of what you're in store for, it's like Jack Black's character from School of Rock went to a rave. Or better yet, just imagine Dr. Frank-N-Furter from Rocky Horror in a rock band. Plain and simple, Semi Precious Wepaons is a straight up rock n roll band but in the most mesmerizing, awesome way possible. Lyrics like "I can't pay my rent, but I'm fucking gorgeous" turn them from just another AC/DC wannabe into a band to look out for in the coming years. They're just that good. After listening to all the tracks on their myspace, all I could say was "Fuck Yeah!"-nuff said.
Name: You, Me and Everyone We Know
Location: Washington D.C
Sound: pop punk indie rock
You, Me and Everyone We Know is exactly what I look for in a quality pop punk band. Well written lyrics, catchy hooks, and soulful vocals- just can't get any better than that. Songs like Livin Th' Dream and Colorful Language are powerful, up-beat, and unbelievably infectious. As vague as that is, there's not much more to say than that. You, Me and Everyone We Know is just pure awesomeness; bottom line.
Since Paramore is playing House of Blues tonight, it's only appropriate that I do a blog dedicated to them. So here's the video for their first single, Ignorance, off their new album, Brand New Eyes.
Songs I listen to the most:
(in order)
- One of Those Nights--The Cab
- 20 Dollar Nose Bleed--Fall Out Boy
- Dakota--A Rocket to the Moon
- That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)--Panic! At the Disco
- Don't Forget--Demi Lovato
- I Must Be Dreaming--The Maine
- Kiss My Sass--Cobra Starship
- If They Only Knew--A Rocket to the Moon
- The Way We Talk--The Maine
- Naive--The Kooks
Name: Maps and Atlases
Location: Chicago, IL
Sound: indie french pop....music appropriate for UO, basically
Wow, what's with me and Chicago bands lately? What can I say, we've got a great music scene. I'm not going to bother writing a description about Maps and Atlases though. I'd rather just let you watch them live and decide from that if you like them (plus I'm in a video kind of mood). Enjoy.
Company of Thieves is playing Logan Square tonight. Wish I could have gone but being the penniless college student that I am, I couldn't afford to spare the money. ::sigh:: Maybe next time. Here's the official video for Company of Thieves' first single off their new album, Ordinary Riches.
Original:
Remake:
Personally, I like the original, even if everyone else seems to hate it. I love how simplistic it is, but still captures the feel of the song. People often forget that sometimes less is better...
Remake:
Personally, I like the original, even if everyone else seems to hate it. I love how simplistic it is, but still captures the feel of the song. People often forget that sometimes less is better...
My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can.
-Carey Grant
Name: I Fight Dragons
Location: Chicago, IL
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/ifightdragons
Sound: Pac Man meets alternative
When I read I Fight Dragons was influenced by Nintendo, I was expecting to hear something appropriate for a babycakes party. But they're so much more than that. They've somehow managed to fuse background music from something you'd hear out of Super Mario Bros. and pure rock instrumentation together, in the most non-cheesy way possible. Songs like Money, are jammed packed with hard guitar riffs, intricate drum beats, and intense bass chords with hints of classic video game melodies. It's pretty impressive actually. I strongly suggest buying they're debut EP "Cool is Just a Number", I know I will be.
Every month, Urban Outfitters puts out a compilation of music for listeners to stream and download, free of charge. Each mix is 25 tracks in length and showcases well-known and up and coming indie musicians. LSTN #7, which just came out this week, includes music from The XX, White Denim, Rain Machine and the Dodos. I love these-they don't always feature music I'd listen to on a regular basis but it's great opportunity to build your iTunes library and your musical knowledge without having to spend money. So check it out!
Hot in Here-Nelly
Heard this on the radio today. This used to be the jam in 8th grade! Whatever happened to Nelly?
I never hear about him anymore.
I've had a deep appreciation for tattoos for some time now. People can criticize all they want on how people just get them because they look cool. Well yeah, they do, but they're also a form of expression and art. Yes, a lot of tattoos suck ass and are generally stupid, but there's a huge population of people with amazing works of art etched into their skin. Sure, it's permanent and you just might regret that full back piece you got when you're seventy but WHO CARES. Who the hell thinks that far ahead into the future? Seriously, there's no way of knowing what views you'll have, the things you'll like, the things you'll regret when you're seventy. It's important to look to the future and plan but it's also important to live in the moment-NOW. And besides, when you're seventy, wrinkly, and maybe a little crazy-you're going to have one bad-ass story to tell to your grand-kids.
Check out this insanely amazing tattoo artist. I'm no expert on what makes a great tattoo-I don't even have tattoos. But I know enough to see that this is one sick tattooer.
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