Paroling on buzzfeed during my 1ish break and came across this cool video of Michael Buble performing his ‘To Be Loved’ cut — Who’s Lovin You — live in the NYC subway with Naturally 7. Certain promotion for the fresh, yet decent, record.
To Be Loved is out now!
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“Young Volancos”. Weird video. Full of hidden meanings. You can translate it any which way you want. Exceptional song. ’Save Rock and Roll‘ is in stores now. If you haven’t picked it up, you’re missing out.
As a Bonus here is Patrick Stump covering David Bowie’s simply breathtaking “Life on Mars” for BBC Radio. It kind of made my hectic day.
“Sleep pretty darling…” Oh, I wish I could. Full day yesterday ended with a showcase at the Bootleg Theater. One of the openers bumped their indie R&B take on R. Kelly’s “I Wish“. Sky was quite impressive. Surpassed my preconceived judgmental thoughts. Loved the lasers. More on that with our official showcase. Gotta wait a bit. The very raw, disappointing, pictures coming Friday evening. [Focused mainly on crowd shots.] Wing Night is the priority on Thursday. All other things are meaningless.
I want to talk you about this track. A small portion & taste of the Beatles historic / legendary Abbey Road Medley that punctuates their legacy so beautifully. Yes, Beatles lovers. ’Abbey Road’ is my record of choice in the life long debate of which record is best. Why? Just is. The first time I ever heard the medley was on the Beatles Abbey Road special as performed the Counting Crows. That special made me a fan of the legendary band forcing me to catch up quick. Still blame Sugarland for that. Their country cover of ‘Come Together‘ still give me chills. Recall replaying the performance on my TiVo on countless sleepless college nights.
No, I wasn’t hipster enough back in high school to be one of those music savvy boys that are more pretentious than you imagine. That ignorant kid, me, judged most music before my time as ‘My Father’s Music’. Kind of hard not to, you should see his Vinyl collection. Puts my current catalog to shame. The same collection that is inherited to me in the future. *wink* Happy I became a fan when I did. The Beatles (…Stones, Clapton, BB King, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Bee Gees, etc.) would’ve been wasted on that know-nothing boy of 16. Secretly, because of my parents, the code was written within me at a early age…and the Abbey Road tribute was the secret song to open the mysterious vault hiding away in my musical soul.
Because you made it this far, gonna give you the second half of Abbey Road’s Side B Medley starting off with “Golden Slumbers” and ending with “Your Majesty”. You should know it. Otherwise, he’s a musical teaching lesson. For it’s impossible for me to only share one. It’s a weight I carry everyday. Musical perfection to treat yourself with.
“This Video Should Played LOUD” is how the video starts…probably because the live version sound is off a tad in this music video. Bad joke. Regardless, ’Caught In The Act: Live’ is Eric Church’s first live album that is being released next Tuesday and “Over When It’s Over” is the official video promoting it’s upcoming awesomeness. Regulars should know this track from 2011′s ‘Chief’. Find it exceptional live.
Shout out to Eric’s backup singer – Joanna Cotten — who freaking kills it.
If there’s one artist who is ranks #1 on my concert must see list it’s Mr. Rice. Haven’t had the pleasure yet because to put it bluntly…he no longer tours. Here’s the official statement from his website:
“Damien is currently not touring and has no immediate plans to return to the road.”
“Ah fuck”, is what I say. Guess this will have to do. Prefer his performance with Lisa Hannigan from Abbey Road to the studio track. Still as haunting as when I first saw it back in 2007. Probably ended up on my Myspace profile at some point. Pretty sure it did. My Myspace had the best playlists ever! No joke. My best profile picture too. That was the dancing Megaman. Yes, very random stuff this morning. Makes me feel old and kind of sad I’m no longer that bright eye youth. Moving on…
Three day weekend ahead. Starts with WING Night…yes, it’s still a thing…and the Vans Warped Tour Kick Off Party at Club Nokia. Ending March the same way we started…with Music. Tiesto, Swedish House Mafia, and the 30 plus artists at SXSW. Very happy with it all. Musical March is how I’ll always remember this time in my life. Last year’s Vans Warped Tour had Yellowcard, The Used, Forever Came Calling, and Dead Sara. Fell for Emily that day. Siren of grunge. Wonder who will surprise tonight? I’ll let you know soon. Unless I feel awful after Wing Night.
What I haven’t made public is the very personal illness I’ve been dealing with for the past few weeks. Happened before SXSW. Went to the doctor yesterday and finally got put onto the right track. Found out too that I’ve been overly stressed by all the stuff behind the scenes. My head kept pushing me into the worst possible scenario which wasn’t good for my levels. Happy to report I’m fine. On medication. Ready for a break. Was extremely scared. Still kind of am. Let’s see if all works out.
I’m gonna follow up that very personal bump with TV news. Not sure it’s the best transition, but great TV returns this weekend! Worth cheering about. Whovians get out your BINGO card. I got mine.
Two days of The Bells of St. John. This fan boy is super ready. Oh yes! My TiVo is going to full of old episodes when I get home. Will watched my favs and delete the rest. Otherwise, this is me waiting…
Music to follow…hopefully. Yesterday was quite lame. Otherwise, have an amazing Easter weekend. I’ll be rolling around in my musical Tardis with more stories to share soon.
[In retrospect, this was a very british post. hmmm]
Happy Valentine’s Day from The xx. This performance is just magical. Makes me forget about Beyonce’s version. Cheers to CoS for providing such amazing music everyday. Chilling.
When you’re home tonight with that loved one– turn off the lights, open that aging bottle of wine over on the counter, spark the fireplace, hit play then grab him or her and proceed to the dance floor. Which is hopefully is represented by a rug. All you have to do after that is just sway. Back and forth. You feel it. In your bones. Mine’s stuck in my hips. Controlling everything above the waist. Let the smooth Jazz do all the work.
We’ll transition out of this bluesy phase tomorrow with something poppy. Thursday’s the one you have to keep an ear out for. With 15,000 songs at my disposal what will be the song to celebrate a yearly day of love? Wait & See. Also a playlist of my favorites that won’t be making 1st song appearances will appear tonight or tomorrow.
Rearranged our site a bit yesterday. Been awhile since we updated. Now, it’s sleeker than ever. Like a luxury car. Have a feeling I’m gonna move away from overly posting new music and videos and try sticking with 1st songs & concert reviews. Like LA Music Blog. It’s not that I don’t like the music videos or new audio. Probably the best part about this website, but finding that the focus needs to be concerts. Don’t you agree? Still blaming myself for Sunday night. Like a girl you had the opportunity to kiss but didn’t. All the regret that follows is my current state. I’d be lying that I’m not use to it. Quite numb. But still feeling bad. I’ll catch JT again. Make it a night worth remembering. Strangely, not feeling anything from 20/20 so far.
Who’s next? Slated is Tiesto first Saturday in March at Staples. My first BIG…SUPER BIG…EDM showcase. Last EDM one was Girl Talk back in 2011. Have low expectations. Then the big Austin Adventure. Not thinking that far ahead. Here’s our Tuesday song. More words tomorrow…
I ended my age of 28 at my favorite bar last night with one of my favorite coworkers / new friends. We drank, chatted, and ate wings. Good decision seeing how I have plans tonight. Currently trying to decipher the clues in the form of random movie quotes about Los Angeles. A riddle. Or brain teaser. After a brief run through think I solved it. I’ll know soon if I’m right. Kind of obvious, but I’m not going to assume anything. But yeah. It’s Friday and super excited to get the fuck out of here. Should be a short one. Our weekend show is pretty much wrapped.
This is one of my favorite songs and the first to appear on my classic Ipod when I awoke this morning. Lyrics kind of work. Still love it. The smooth strumming of the guitar strings gives off such a beautiful tone. Dream like. In every sense.
That’s it. Archer was sort of funny. In a disappointing way. Wish I had more, but I’m just trying to take in the silence. I’ll tell you more when I get back from my weekend because…
A song made for sex. All because of the cowbell. Joking. The methodical pacing is the major reason. Slithering at a animalistic stalking like pace until the hook. Such a beautiful thing for boring Wednesdays.
Bit tired. Stayed up late to finish the ‘nerdtastic’ documentary — ‘Indie Game: The Movie“. A near two hour long venture chronicling the trials and tribulations of a handful of indie designers in this modern age. Cool video game intercuts along with heaps of complaining. Nothing was on last night. So it was more like a treat for myself. Again, Netflix continues to surprise me with seemingly awesome film for thought gems. The production value & cinematography was my favorite part. Made the raw real world just a bit fantastical.
Exactly.
Had a really cool musical moment yesterday during the dead space when we’re shooting our show. Came across a video of Ed Sheeran performing a medley of his + album cuts. It was quite catchy. What surprised me was I started singing each line out loud in front of my coworkers. They usually don’t pay attention to me. Which is cool, but just very strange. Ended up popping in the record in my car and finishing all the rest of the lyrics alone in my car. Then it hit me. The music video / song I showcased last year on my Birthday. Drunk. Featuring partying cats. Took me close to three weeks to put the pieces of that lost memory back together. Now some of the words from that post are crawling back into my head. No one ever mentions that when you recover a authorial memory. The residual residue clinging to it. Now I’m trying to close the box to no avail. Ugh. Call a locksmith! Unsure what that song will be. Shooting for something old with meaning. Or you’ll get flo rida. Either way, you gotta deal with it.
+ is a great record. Can’t remember what my first 1st song was. That’s the current puzzle swooshing around in my head. Damn you Google and your power to erase my written life. Maybe my Facebook has kept the record. If I figure it out, that will be the song bumping Friday morning. Guess you have to comeback then and find out. 80% committed to celebrate the start of the year of 29 at my favorite bar. So if you’re in the area, come by and share a drink. It will probably just be me. A sad solo party. Promise I won’t shed tears into my beer. That would ruin it. Can’t wait to see what the post peeps do, seeing how 95% don’t really care about my personal life. I know of two (old friends) who will come by and give me a hug. The rest is up in the air. Stories to come monday…maybe. Unless it’s too traumatic. lol
Hump day has begun. Cheers.
Made it to Friday. The finish line. Feeling a bit better. My nose is still leaking. Does anyone have a wretch? The possibility of going home and laying on my couch until Sunday night will be the one driving force that will keep me alive until 4 o’clock. Really want to rewatch Archer’s premiere episode that happened last night. The Bob Burger’s crossover almost made me die. Brilliant stuff.
Also watched Legit. It was funny. In an Australian kind of way. It was the first time I had heard of Jim Jefferies’ stand-up and quite enjoyed his dark sense of humor. If you have a good heart, stay away. Think I’ll check out the rest of the episodes as they debut. Chose comedy over giving the douche bag Lance Armstrong any bit of my attention.
Praying you have an amazing Friday & weekend. I’ll be recovering. More stories on Monday as music will follow.
