HAPPY NEW YEAR

The Breeze - Dr. Dog


2009
This year, concerning music, I have made many discoveries of great bands and I am thankful for the people who have guided me to some of them as well.

Bands and artists which I have seen live this year are; Alesana, Sonic Youth, Anti-Flag, Tiger Lou, Timbuktu, Promoe (x2), Gavin Degraw, Unearth, Throwdown, CHIMAIRA, Dååth, Joey Degraw, Lazee, Robin Bengtson, Mandio Diao and Svenska Akademien.

2009 has been extremely lucky for me, when it comes to meeting band members and artists. I have met Sean Zatorsky (Vocals-Dååth), Mark Hunter, Matt DeVries, Rob Arnold, Jim LaMarca, Andols Herrick, Chris Spicuzza (All members of Chimaira), Denis Lee and Shane Crump (vocals+bass-Alesana)and Gavin Degraw. All artists I have set out to meet; I've met! I count myself very lucky.

As for the song of today Dr. Dog's "The Breeze", I actually only found this song today, the last day of the year. And I really like it!

As mentioned, 2009 has been filled with great concerts, musical discoveries and meeting of great artists, and
hopefully 2010 will be just as great in this sense, if not better! :)

Jim LaMarca & Me :)

Chimaira & Me :)

Gavin Degraw, Caroline and I :)

Dennis Lee, Shane Crump and I :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR

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YOSHIMI BATTLES THE PINK ROBOTS

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips are acclaimed for their elaborate live shows, which feature costumes, balloons, puppets, video projections, complex stage light configurations, giant hands, large amounts of confetti, and frontman Wayne Coyne's signature man-sized plastic bubble, in which he traverses the audience. In 2002, Q magazine named The Flaming Lips one of the "50 Bands to See Before You Die".
I most definitely want to see them live:)
This video is very entertaining to watch as well as a great song to listen to.

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SUNSET RUBDOWN

The Mending of the Gown - Sunset Rubdown
Along with Elf Power, Sunset Rubdown are becoming a personal favourite of mine at this moment in time. I could go on to list dozens of their songs that I recommend, but will instead just advice you to listen to any song you can find by them, because they are, without doubt, all amazing songs.
The songs are filled with rich, metaphorical images, surreal or mythological characters and heroes, and fantasical or oblique storylines.

Shut Up, I Am Dreaming of Places Where Lovers Have Wings:



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CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - White Corolla
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone (CFTPA) is the musical solo-project of musician Owen Ashworth from California.
Ashworth started CFTPA after he dropped out of film school in 1997. He has toured with other similarly acclaimed indie artists like The Donkeys, The Papercuts, Cass McCombs, Kill Me Tomorrow, P:ano, The Dead Science, David Bazan, The Rapture, and Xiu Xiu. All of which are very good.
The musical style is characterized by the use of electronically produced beats, cheap keyboards, and slow, frank lyrics. On Etiquette, Ashworth widened his musical horizon and added more analog instruments and an overall more organic sound.

Another good song;

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - Toby, Take a Bow:

ELBOW

Buttons & Zips - Elbow
Good song
Neat video

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ELF POWER

The Naughty Villain - Elf Power
The song(s) that I really wanted to link on here by Elf Power are;
CIRCULAR MALEVOLENCE
&
DRUG STORE
but since youtube did not have any videos including those songs, I could not link them.
Anyway, this song is good too.

The best album, in my opinion, by Elf Power is their debut album: Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs [1995]. They have also self-released two cassettes before that in 1994.

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Does It Offend You, Yeah?

Does It Offend You, Yeah? - The Tales of the Chameleon

WINTER BREAK STARTS NOW.

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Suburban Kids with Biblical Names

Suburban Kids with Biblical Names - Rent a Wreck

Great song.
Adorable band members.
Cute video.
Nationality: Swedish.
Interesting band name; comes from a lyric in the song "People" by the Silver Jews.

Silver Jews - People:



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who's da boz

BRING THE PAIN - MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE

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Cause I Came and I Saw, I Conquered All

VENI VIDI VICI - BLACK LIPS
Interesting, good song.

Story about the early days of the band:

The band formed in 2000; and consisted of:
Guitarist - Cole Alexander
Bassist - Jared Swilley
Guitarist - Ben Eberbaugh
Drummer - Joe Bradley

Unfortunately, days before a tour was to begin in December 2002, Ben Eberbaugh was driving a car that was struck by a drunk driver going the wrong way while he was parked at a toll booth. He was killed but the band carried on, believing that Eberbaugh would want them to continue.

Ederbaugh was replaced by Jack Hines, who was eventually replaced by Ian Saint Pé.

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TUB RING

I COULD NEVER FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU - TUB RING
I like it.

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STUMBLED ACROSS....

AGAINST ME! - STOP!
I came across this song when I was watching OTHs7. It caught my attention because the whole song is basically consisted of the band members singing "Stop! Take some time to think, figure out what's important to you" a hundred times.
It's good though :)
Another song by them I recommend is: A Brief Yet Triumphant Introduction, Cliché Guevarra!

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QUASAR WUT WUT

PULLING YARNS - QUASAR WUT WUT (LIVE)
Good song. Not too good live on this video.

Also check out: Geggy Tah (Greg Kurstin) - Century Plant 2000, but this video is not on youtube.

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ELI, THE BARROW BOY

ELI, THE BARROW BOY - THE DECEMBERISTS
Good song if you're in that mood. Video created by some kid as a school project. I think it works really well with the song.
I just realized that I really must write another concert review soon considering that was my original purpose of this blog, along with obtaining some CAS hours.
Soon I will write one for Alesana and definitely Chimaira.

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IT'5

IT'5 - ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI
Long time, no blog.
All I wanted to mention in this one is that I miss my best friend.
A lot.
I really do, and it sucks we never speak, but tbh I know we won't drift apart or ever completely stop talking.
I just know.
She will always remain my best friend.
When we do meet and speak; I am always assured that she is. ♥

And now to the song; I love it. It's interesting and cute in its way.

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i love cake

you turn screws - cake
love love love this song
and this band

Handbags & Gladrags

Handbags & Gladrags - Stereophonics
Orginially a Rod Stewart song, but I do like this Stereophonics version better tbh. Song I've listened to forever and recently dug up from an old iPod playlist. Tis great :)

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Red Sky

Song of today

Red Sky - Thrice
Here is the official video, wouldn't allow me to upload it here, but check it outttat:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6hnjoegI-E
It's a really great song. Good lyrics. Love it!
Enjoy!

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Likeable Shapes

Today, I am going to recommend this band called Likeable Shapes.
The band members are from my old school in Switzerland.
& two of them are, in fact, swedish.
& they are really great.



Hope you like it as much I do :)

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Learn to Flyyy

Foo Fighters - Learn To Fly

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Learn to Fly - Foo Fighters
Today, I realized that I had basically no homework, so I played guitar for a few hours instead; with the dopest pick evahh - given to me by CHIMAIRA. Anyway, I was looking through the book I had with all the song tabs that I had learned in the 8th grade and the song I first fully ever accomplished to play was in fact Learn to Fly by The Foo Fighters. Not only is this a nice and easy song on the guitar, but it also has quite the silly video. Enjoy!

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1980's Punk

Product of my Environment - Circle Jerks
I believe that it was time for some punk tbh. Circle Jerks are a good way of representing the genre. Enjoy!

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GERMANIA

In the spirit of me going to an international school, I have decided, for funsies, to put up some german and swiss songs that were popular when I lived in Switzerland.
Enjoy!
Fettes Brot - Emmanuela

Seeed - Ding


Rammstein - Benzin


and Oomph! - Augen Auf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YClJQBq4qpU
It wouldn't let me put the video here.

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Handlebars

The song "Handlebars" by Flobots is not a genre of music that i would usually consider listening to. But this song, despite what I may say about the genre is really unique. The lyrics is what can make a song great, and this song has exceptionally deep and philosofical lyrics that I don't even focus on the fact that it's rap-esque. Plus, the video is pretty cool as well. Unfortunately Youtube would not allow me to put it up here, so I will just have to link it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuK2A1ZqoWs

I'm going to put the lyrics up as well to add to the effect of their greatness.

I can ride my bike with no handlebars
No handlebars
No handlebars

I can ride my bike with no handlebars
No handlebars
No handlebars

Look at me, look at me
hands in the air like it's good to be
ALIVE
and I'm a famous rapper
even when the paths're all crookedy
I can show you how to do-si-do
I can show you how to scratch a record
I can take apart the remote control
And I can almost put it back together
I can tie a knot in a cherry stem
I can tell you about Leif Ericson
I know all the words to "De Colores"
And "I'm Proud to be an American"
Me and my friend saw a platypus
Me and my friend made a comic book
And guess how long it took
I can do anything that I want cuz, look:

I can keep rhythm with no metronome
No metronome
No metronome

I can see your face on the telephone
On the telephone
On the telephone

Look at me
Look at me
Just called to say that it's good to be
ALIVE
In such a small world
All curled up with a book to read
I can make money open up a thrift store
I can make a living off a magazine
I can design an engine sixty four
Miles to a gallon of gasoline
I can make new antibiotics
I can make computers survive aquatic conditions
I know how to run a business
And I can make you wanna buy a product
Movers shakers and producers
Me and my friends understand the future
I see the strings that control the systems
I can do anything with no assistance
I can lead a nation with a microphone
With a microphone
With a microphone
I can split the atoms of a molecule
Of a molecule
Of a molecule

Look at me
Look at me
Driving and I won't stop
And it feels so good to be
Alive and on top
My reach is global
My tower secure
My cause is noble
My power is pure
I can hand out a million vaccinations
Or let'em all die in exasperation
Have'em all healed of their lacerations
Have'em all killed by assassination
I can make anybody go to prison
Just because I don't like'em and
I can do anything with no permission
I have it all under my command
I can guide a missile by satellite
By satellite
By satellite
and I can hit a target through a telescope
Through a telescope
Through a telescope
and I can end the planet in a holocaust
In a holocaust
In a holocaust
In a holocaust
In a holocaust
In a holocaust

I can ride my bike with no handlebars
No handle bars
No handlebars

I can ride my bike with no handlebars
No handlebars
No handlebars

I know I have heard this song before, but I cannot think of where. Today, I just stumbled upon it on youtube, but I really recognize the lyrics especially. Hmm.

Anyway, enjoy! [Since it is not likely that any other rap-type song will make its way onto this blog]

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DUTCH COURAGE

Dutch Courage - The Spill Canvas
I thought that it was time that I put up a Spill Canvas song seeing as they have been one of my favourite bands for five or so years. This one has some pretty great lyrics, plus the lead singer, Nick Thomas, can really sing.

Self Conclusion
The best song by TSC is "Self Conclusion" though and therefore I shall add a second video to prove you of its greatness.


Enjoy!
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All The Same

All the Same - Sick Puppies
I decided to recommend this older song today because I was looking through old playlists on my iPod and this one came up. It is also one of the first songs I fully learned to play on the guitar. Nostalgia, you see.
Anyway, it's a great song. Another song to recommend by the Sick Puppies would be "Asshole Father".

The song I originally wanted to put up today was "Tired of the Way You Smile" by Andrew Landon because it is also just such a great song. [Also found on an old playlist]. But youtube.com did not have it anywhere. Sniff.

Anyway, I have to sleep soon and I shall fall asleep listening to the song of the week: "Warm And Sunny Days" by The Dears [which can be found on my previous post] due to its insane chill perfection when it comes to sleepy-time. So listen to it! (a)

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Super Snuggly Song

This song is just the greatest to chill to.
I'm in that mood at the moment, hence this song.
Listen to it when trying to fall asleep or just daydreaming.
It's lovely.

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Margy's Song

I'm super tired right now.
But I thought that I should upload a pretty great song from a show called: King of Queens.
Cause it's funny.

Tip of the day:
Smile Empty Soul - This Is War
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZbSwPSGTYg)

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A Must-Listen-To Song

LAMB OF GOD - LAID TO REST
I just wanted to add this to today's blog because I mentioned that this would be mostly dedicated to metal music, and so far I have mentioned nothing about it.
So Lamb of God is always a good way to start :)

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Mission-time

Today, I have had one song in my head the whole day.
I have made it my mission to learn it on the piano by next week.
I shall let you all know how it goes.
Maybe even upload a video or something.
Tihi, anyway it's Ross Copperman's "They'll Never Know".
So ofc my tip of today will be that song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sk2f6kvYzI&feature=related#

Enjoy!

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Gavin Degraw 4/06-09 Review

Gavin Degraw is a very well known singer/songwriter with a great voice and high musical abilities; which are the primary reasons as to why Caroline, Marie and I spent the day in Copenhagen on the fourth of June.

You would think lining up five hours before the doors open is a little exaggerated, but it turned out to, in fact, be quite necessary if you are aiming for a front-row show. Caroline, Marie and I spent the hours wisely; taking pictures, listening to music, snuggling and being harassed by other Gavin-fans, so passing the time was not a challenge. We were sitting, taking it easy, when we hear small shrieks of excitement and enthusiasm. We hear something along the lines of “oh my God, she’s going to be so jealous!” and it turns out that they had just met Gavin. Seeing as he is Caroline’s favourite artist, we made it a mission to find him as well. We walk around the building and there was no one there. We walk back slowly, when I turn around to say something to Caroline, she does the same thing and we all see him. Gavin was extremely nice; shook our hands, gave us hugs and took pictures with us. When he left (to go to lunch) Caroline’s exhilaration hit the roof with tears of joy. We were ready for a great show!

Doors open; quick bag check; running to the front row; wait for about another hour. The stage lights up and a person appears from the side. Members of the audience are applauding and some are cheering “Joey”. He starts playing and the thoughts on his music are mutual; he’s great, but sounds a lot like Gavin. We were even contemplating the fact that it may be his brother. Joey finishes a great act and the lights go off for a break. The audience is eager and patiently waiting for Gavin. Music slowly starts and the audience cheer like crazy and Gavin finally takes the stage. After six-seven hours of waiting with anticipation; we witness a great first song. He announces that we should applaud once more for his brother; Joey Degraw, so our suspicions were correct. He goes on to play his older, classic songs, followed by songs from the new Free album for two-three hours with an audience that can’t get enough. He sings one final song and leaves the stage. The audience demand more with their loud, incessant screams and applause; and of course he can’t resist such a lovely audience? So he takes the stage once more and concludes his performance with the very well-known “I don’t wanna be”.

In conclusion, I think that the way of spending 2009’s 4th of June in Copenhagen with great live music was a very good idea. Gavin is very talented both live and in any other way. It was an impressive performance; he has a lot of presence and is very engaged with the audience. I would recommend to seeing him live!

Song recommendation: Follow Through - Gavin Degraw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jb5UeC17N1g

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band.of.blog is a blog about the beauty of music.
It will include reviews of concerts with pictures and videos in as much detail as possible.
& band and artist suggestions.
band.of.blog will focus mostly on the metal-genre of music, but will occasionally include others as well.

Enjoy!

Tip of the day:
Save Yourself - Stabbing Westward
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr_LmB8uVoM