...Or if we're being literal: 25. R.M. darling Patrick Wolf is today's birthday boy. To celebrate Mr. Wolf turning one quarter of a century; a few videos.
'Spose to be asleep, especially with work in less than 8 hours. Oops.
En Vogue. Loves of mine since elementary school. Immuzikation? Psuedo-love of mine since, hmm, last summer? The latter mashing the former? A musicgasm for sure. Yeah, I was looking for an En Vogue track for a mix I was to throw up here, and stumbled upon this gem. Totes fun, making one want to grab a red solo cup full o' beer and throw a rager of a roof party. Jam it til there's no tomorrow, hombre.
On a note completely unrelated: When the fuck did The Offspring release a new album? Also, who said anyone even wanted them too? I mean, it's been all downhill since Americana, fellas. C'mon, do you remember the joke of an album that was Conspiracy of One, I wish I didn't.
Okay, I've been meeting to write about this hot Scot for nearly a month now. My roomie mailed Amy MacDonald's album to me when she mailed me the keys. Not having the time to write proper about her before I left, I decided to make it one of my first orders of business upon moving. Leaving her CD in my desktop, I was not amused ot find out that I had left my desktop wires upstate. To make a longer story short, upon checking my one e-mail for the first time in weeks, my roomie sent me an e-mail complete with streams and picture!
In the vein of Kate Nash, Brandi Carlisle, and KT Tunstall, Amy is a singer songwriter. I know with the music emerging today, it is easy for an artist to just get lumped with other similar ones. I only do this to poor Amy MacDonald because she is still a relative unknown--and hopefully not for long. The demo that was sent to me was a breath of fresh air, seriously. Fun, heartfelt, and summery, this blogger was entranced.
Being absent from the internet this past week, I missed several messages from friends about the new Girl Talk album. Today, armed with a blank CD and sharpie, I am quickly catching up. Girl Talk is currently offering the album for however much you are willing to pay for it. I, being poor, punched 00.00, and after answering a quick question, was able to download the album. As my one friend said, "it's way fun." SO DO IT! It's brilliance in a 53 minute package. I'd normally post a sample for y'all to peruse, but seeing as the album is free, and as I am encouraging more heads to listen to Girl Talk, I shall only leave you with a link to the album. So, there.
Article A--a powerpop/rock quartet from New Jersey, have been infecting this blogger with their infectious tunes as of late. My roomie gave me their album, Stay Now, to listen to--much to the pleasure of my ears.
In the vein of All-American Rejects--pop melodies with rock sensibilities--Article A deliver a truly infectious album. Their current (as well as first) single, "What's the Point" opens the disc. Thrashy guitar coupled with a head-bangin' beat and lovelorn lyrics screams Summer. Leaving this girl with a hankering for a popsicle and a drive with friends.
Article A is currently on tour promoting themselves (as well as their album) with free in-store concerts at FYE's around the nation. For a complete list of dates and cities, check out their MySpace. Check out their single, "What's the Point," below.
Central Park Summer Stage (am only listing concerts I am interested in, for complete schedule check out their website)
Central Park SummerStage is located at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park. Enter the park at 69th Street and 5th Avenue on the east side or at 72nd Street and Central Park West on the west side.
What to bring: Water. Blanket. Friends!
Friday, June 13, 2008 | 7-10 p.m. Mavis Staples Stephanie McKay Opening Night 2008!
Over the next two days yours truly shall be posting about all the free concerts going on in the New York City area. Since most of these concerts are apart of a larger series, each series will be getting its own post chock full of information--location, helpful tips, times, etc.. Homegirl got you covered.
Oh, New Kids on the Block, the boy band that started it all. Though extremely young when the NKOTB craze was at an all-time high, I was still apart of it compliments of my older sister. At five years old, I could Hang Tough like nobody's business. I had the nightgown, the dolls, the posters, just about the whole fucking gamut. Sixteen years later, my boys are back. And not only are they together, but they've managed to release a new single (and video) as well--HUZZAH! "Summertime," released at the beginning of last month, has basically been on repeat since it first met my ears 13 or so hours ago. Nearly two decades have passed since the boys reigned supreme, and they're as addicting as ever. Jordan was my favourite, and he still has a piece of my heart. (I totally bought his solo album when he dropped it nearly a decade ago and played it until it broke).
"Summertime" is a fun, mellow ditty. Definitely a song for chilling in the sunshine. They updated their sound and vernacular without being awkward. I mean Joey croons "beach on lock" so smoothly, that one can almost forget they were a big deal in the late 80's, and take them as a new act.
The video is absolutely my favourite, demonstrating how grown my boys are. I like how they have a little introduction for each for each of the guys with their name (like one could forget). But the absolute best part of this video? Group dancing at the end. Ugh, how my pop-whore heart is a sucker for boy bands.
Watching Van Wilder the other day, this blogger took note of the soundtrack. A soundtrack befitting for any scene middle-schooler with braces circa 2004; Sugarcult, Jimmy Eat World, Swirl 360. Ok, so the last one, Swirl 360, wasn't hip, but whatever, I needed a segway dammit. One song that really struck me was "Okay" by Swirl 360. A song succinctly 90's in its sound and general vibe (nice, subtle Fuck You Break Up song). Basically, I've been digging this song and thought I would share. Using imeem to post the song as I couldn't find it for free, and I did not have this song in my collection.
The only good thing that has ever come out of MySpace: Free Concerts. For those of you in the New York area, tonight (June 8th) at Irving Plaza, GNARLS BARKLEY will be playing for free with special guests BATTLES and JANELLE MONÁE. The concert starts at 7pm, get there early folks, as yours truly was a little late on the uptake and many a facebook status has already declared that they're going. Also, a free concert in NYC with such well-knowns as Gnarls? Yeah, bring the sunscreen, some beers, and a couple of friends, as the lines will be ridonk. But I promise, the hot tunes will more than make up for the wait.
Twenty-One. Ovary Carrier. Philosopher. Overworked. Underplayed. Writer. Lover. Music Appreciator. Batman Freak. Red-Haired. Freckled.
Just an old sweet song, keeps Georgia on my mind...
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