Well hey there, it's been a while. I figured it's about time I finally get around to updating this thing.
Today's band is The Slip. I've spent many weekends searching for them at CD Tradeposts all accross Omaha, but I've yet to find them. Looking online would be too easy, though, so I just keep searching in store. Anyhow, this song is 'Airplane/Primitive'. This is the only video of it that isn't live, so you guys'll just have to deal, lol.
I absolutely love Best Coast. Bethany has an awesome voice, and I always love when this song, Boyfriend, shows up on the radio. It was the first song I heard of hers, and I love it. I hope you do too!
I first discovered Japanese music through a podcast my freshman year. (2007) The podcast was called 'All Rock, No Talk: Music From Japan' and it was an awesome introduction to j-rock. I found so many amazing bands through there. Perfume, Aural Vampire, Gollbetty, Chirinuruwowaka, Chatmonchy, Last Alliance, Bleach, Mika Nakashima, die!!die!!color!!!!, Mihimaru GT, SNoW, Start Of The Day, etc. I seriously wish I could find the person who did this podcast and give them a massive hug, because they majorly influenced my music tastes for the better.
Anyway, nostalgia aside, today's band is one that I discovered through that podcast: Start Of The Day. I love them dearly! I really dig unique voices, and Atsuko Watanabe definitely has one. The band has gone through a lot of changes since this song came out, (i.e: new drummer and bassist) but they're still awesome, and they'll have a new album out in Japan this September! The song is 'Hero of the Starry Night' the first song I ever heard of theirs, and my absolute favorite.
(p.s They were Start of the Day, then StartOfTheDay, and now they're Start of the Day again, right? This is confusing, lol)
Today's feature is a song by Twin Sister. I had this song on repeat soooo much while I was on vacation. It's called 'Nectarine', from their EP 'Vampires with Dreaming Kids', and it's really pretty! I hope you like it too! [:
Today's song feature is the current free song from Zune, because I'm lazy/lame/etc. It's "Feast of the Heart" by Jesca Hoop. I really like her voice! You can get it free from Zune right now, if you like it!
I'll hopefully be posting more regularly from here on out? I'm still not quite sure. OTL Sorry guys!
Sorry I haven't been featuring anything regularly for the last few weeks. I've actually had a life recently, so I've been busy. And lazy. And I was sick for a while. OTL Things just kept getting in the way. I'm pretty busy this summer, so that won't change. Sorry! I'll update as much as possible.
Also, whoa! New views from new countries! Thanks guys! [:
Anyway, today's band is Miami Scissors, from Tver, Russia. 'Tuna's Angst' is probably my favorite song by them, but I couldn't find it on YouTube. This song is a close second, though. It's 'Fear Hides in Snare Drums' off their album 'First April Morning at the Empty Stadium' from 2007.
First off, sorry I haven't posted recently. I've been really sick. Like, really sick. But hopefully that's over and I'll be able to post regularly again.
Today's band is Fleeting Joys from Sacremento, California. The song is 'Lovely Crawl', and I've had it on repeat all morning. I hope you like it!
I absolutley adore Cao Fang, (曹方) also known as Icy. I first heard her on the GE commercials they played during the Beijing Olympics. They used her song 'In Summer' on it. I eventually figured out who she was, and now I've been listening to her ever since. She's from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China, and besides singing, she's also a songwriter and a melodica player.
I really, really, love 'In Summer' but all her music is great, so I wanted to show a less known song. This song is '黑色香水' which is 'Black Perfume' in English, I think. I like this song just as much as 'In Summer', and I hope you like it too!
Today's song is by Sigur Rós, an awesome band from Reykjavík, Iceland. The song is Hoppipolla, which means 'Jumping into Puddles', I think. The band I featured a few days ago, We Are Scientists, did an awesome cover of this song. If you like them and today's song, go check it out!
Whoaaa, sorry I didn't update yesterday! I spent the whole day in Omaha with friends, and I didn't get home until late. Sorry! D:
Well, since I spent the entire day there yesterday, and because of the College World Series going on, I'm featuring a song called 'Omaha'. Omaha is really an awesome place, imo. There's lots of good music, cool people, and hipsters, lol. I love it! But anyway, Omaha is by Tapes 'n Tapes, a band from Minneapolis. Hope you like it!
Today has been a pretty disappointing day, World Cup-wise. At least for me. But I saw Toy Story 3, and it was awesome!
Anyway, today's band is The Dears from Montreal, Quebec. I really love the vocalist's voice! [: The song is 'Lost In The Plot', and I heard in the car on Sirius XMU today.
Good morning, internet! Maybe you've realized it already, but Nylon's music issue has been inspiring the blog quite a bit lately. I first found both today's band and LCMDF through there, so thanks Nylon!
Today's band it from Bologna, Italy! They're A Classic Education. I don't really know very much about them, but I dig their music!
Hey! Just a warning: I will not be featuring any more songs until the 11th or 12th, as I will be somewhere far away with no internet access. I might be able to post a song tomorrow, but it's unlikely. Sorry! ]: If I don't start posting again by the 13th or 14th...I must have died or something, lol. I'll do my very best to get back to posting asap!
Anyway, today's song is by another German band, Kettcar. The song is 'Nacht' off their album, 'Von Spatzen und Tauben, Dächern und Händen'. They're from Hamburg. Hope you like them! [:
Since it's Memorial Day here, I have to feature an American band! They're a local band from right accross the river, in Omaha, Nebraska: Tilly and the Wall. They're unique because instead of a drummer, they have a tap dancer, Jamie Pressnall. I wasn't sure what song to go with, so I just went with 'I Always Knew'. I hope you like it! [:
Today I'm featuring a band from a country I haven't featured yet: Spain! Today's band, Los Planetas is from Granada, Spain. The song of theirs that I'm featuring is 'Mil millones de veces'. I should probably know what that is in English, since I took Spanish for three years, but I don't. Sorry! I think it's something like 'A Thousand Million Times'? If you speak Spanish, let me know what it is! [: But I do know that Los Planetas means The Planets!
Lykke Li is my absolutle favorite! The only reason I haven't featured her yet is because I can't decide what song of hers to feature! I decided to go with 'Little Bit', because it's the first song of hers that I ever heard. It's from her 'Youth Novels' album. I hope you love it as much as I do! [:
More views from Russia! Awesome! :D Thanks a bunch to all of you out there who stop by and check out my blog! I'm featuring another Russian band to celebrate this! It's Moremoney, formed in Moscow in 2007. The song is 'Hate', one of their only songs I could find on YouTube that wasn't live. Thanks again for stopping by! [:
Today I'm featuring the first Canadian band to be on the blog! It's The Russian Futurists, and they're awesome. They're based in Toronto. I just discovered them, and I love them already! The song is 'Let's Get Ready to Crumble'. The picture in the video is irrelevant, lol. It's the best quality video I could find, though, so it's the one I used!
Today was the last day of my junior year of high school! Pretty crazy! this year went way too fast!
Anyway, today's song is by a British singer, Natasha Khan, better know by her stage name, Bat For Lashes. She's not obscure or anything, and this song has won awards and whatnot, so it probably isn't new to anyone. But even if you have heard it already, it's still awesome, so it won't hurt to hear it again!
