Another one from Yours Truly, here’s a video called “In Rhythm,” which features The Love Language. I absolutely love this band after seeing the lead singer live. His voice is so pure. Among the likes of The Morning Benders, and dare I say…Jeff Buckley?
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The recording of “Excuses” - The Morning Benders and The Echo Chamber Orchestra
The Morning Benders released their EP, Big Echo (produced by Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor), today, and “Excuses” is the opening track. This performance is brilliant. Basically, The Morning Benders teamed up with all different musicians out of San Francisco (including Christopher Owens of Girls, John Vanderslice, and more, stuffed them all into a small studio to create an orchestra-like sound, and recorded this beautiful song. The idea was originally created by Phil Spector…see note below:
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“Tornado” - Jonsi
Another beautiful song from Jonsi. Every song that leaks continues to amaze me. I could listen to his music again and again and again until I slipped away into a meadow of rolling hills, blue skies, and chirping birds. Is that what Iceland is? Is that his inspiration? Anxiously awaiting the album (called Go) release on April 6th.
“I Do My Thing” (ft. Snoop Dogg) - Kid Cudi
Always here to drop Cudder jams! …Snoop in a tux? Seems like an oxymoron.
“Take Over The World” (ft. Just Blaze & Colin Munroe) - Kidz in the Hall
New jam from Kidz in the Hall with Just Blaze and Colin Munroe…nice lineup! I’m liking it.
“Over” - Drake
I know this dropped last night, and in the blogging world, that’s borderline unacceptable reaction time, but I had to let it sink in before blogging in. I’m just not sure how I feel about it. But that’s how I feel about Drake’s music most of the time. It’ll grow on me, but it isn’t right off the bat that I’m able to say I love this. I will say, though, I like how Drake keeps me guessing on what words he’ll use to rhyme…most rappers will say something and I’ll think to myself, okay, the last word of the next line is going to be “[enter simple word],” but Drake keeps it dynamic and chooses words the typical rapper wouldn’t have thought of. That keeps it really appealing to me.
Anyway, here’s the joint, I’d be happy to hear yalls opinions on it. It doesn’t sound like a single to me!
MISCELLANEOUS: For a great cause - Vote for ChangEducate in the Pepsi Refresh Challenge
If you haven’t noticed, it isn’t often that I advertise good causes here on this blog. But when it really means something to me, I’ll do it. A couple of my friends have put countless hours and effort in to design a project as a branch of Discover Worlds, a non-profit started by one of the friends. ChangEducate aims to produce and film an educational DVD on poverty and civic engagement, and distribute these DVDs along with lesson plans and curriculum to high schools nationwide. By doing so, they hope to educate students on poverty’s causes, perpetuators, and solutions. Further, they hope to engage high school students in service learning and social entrepreneurship.
What you may not know about me is that in college I designed my own major in Human Rights, but rather than taking the path of Law, I focused instead on poverty (from a non-legal standpoint). Thus, this project is obviously near and dear to my interests. I also know that it is being run by great people, and will most definitely be implemented. The leader of the group, Anjali, started the non-profit Discover Worlds when she was 15 years old because she was disheartened by the fact that so many people were unmoved by the issue of poverty. So what did she do? She acted. She started a non-profit to educate people about poverty and what they could do to act against it. It is now an international non-profit. She trained a team of educators in Rwanda.
Now, with the power of the DVD they plan to make, this effort could really take off! Help visit the competition site and vote for their idea! You can vote once a day for an effort, and voting ends March 31st. I really encourage you to do so. A good cause is so much more powerful when it’s run by trustworthy people, and I can tell you for a fact that this one is!
It only takes a second…why not, right?
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Video: “Not Love” - B.o.B
This is an unofficial music video to one of B.o.B’s songs off an older mixtape, but it’s pretty interesting. Reveals some of the hidden truths behind the “good life” … grass aint always much greener on the other side. Listen to the lyrics to catch the story.
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The mashup of the day combines two songs that you just can’t get out of your head. This could be your worst nightmare, or this could turn you into Forrest Gump on the treadmill. Take your pick!
Iyaz vs The Veronicas - Untouched Replay by Flashard
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“Stay At Home Dad” (prod. by Ryan Lewis) - Macklemore
So after that cheesy post, I figured I needed to post something a little bit harder. A little bit of hip hop. For all yall out there who keep telling me to post more hip hop (you know who you are), hopefully this one will make you laugh. Macklemore mixes it up a bit on this one, and I like it. Once again I turn to one of my favorite producers in the game, Ryan Lewis, for some good music.
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“Pea” - Rabbit!
One time I forwarded an email to an entire listserv and my family. I clearly wasn’t thinking very straight. My mom replies to almost every email she receives…of course she would reply to this one. And my mom was born before computers…of course she doesn’t really know to check what the difference is between “Reply to sender” and “Reply all.” Next thing I know, my entire sorority listserv got a loving email from my mom beginning with “HI, PEA!!!!!!!” So there you have it. My mom calls me Pea. A little teasing never hurt anybody.
This song, “Pea,” by a group I hadn’t yet heard of, Rabbit!, is doing it for me today. I’ve been in a chipper mood all day, and to say this song doesn’t fall right in line with “chipper,” “alert,” “animated,” “lively,” “spirited,” and all of its other synonyms that thesaurus.com is giving me would be foolish. If you can handle the pop-driven major chords and picture-perfect lyrics, you might dig this song too. Be forewarned: if you cringe at the thought of cheesiness in music, you may shrivel up and die when you hear this. But hey, if that’s the case, you probably couldn’t survive the last few minutes of Juno either…and I say that’s your loss.
MUSIC VIDEO: “Memories” (ft. David Guetta) - Kid Cudi
Just realized I never posted this music video. As I’m counting down the days until I have floor seating at the Cudder/N.E.R.D. concert, I felt guilty for not having posted this yet. If you for some rather bizarre reason don’t have the song in your iTunes, go away. No, I’m only slightly kidding…I’ll provide it, I suppose. The things I do for you people. (I’m being sarcastic, I don’t want anybody jumping on me all whiney and ish with their “bloggers are volunteers” nonsense. Sarcastic.) Cheers, mateys!
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Here comes another unreleased Cudder jam from 2008 that was produced by Dot Da Genius. Not as much of a jam as some of his stuff, but still light listening and a keeper.
First things first, look how diverse this group is. I love it.
So I hadn’t heard of this group yet. (Am I way behind?) But my friend sent me a link to one of their videos and a song to download, and there was an automatic thought going through my head: I must blog this.
Next. This may seem off-topic, but hear me out. Yall remember the days of lemonade stands? Four square? Sidewalk chalk? Digging to China (sorry…for any readers in China, this might not apply)? Picnics at the park? Basketball in the driveway? What do all of these things have in common? They’re part of childhood. Yeah yeah, we may not have all done each of these things, but I imagine you can understand what I’m saying. Power to the youth, though. How many other people can still enjoy being outside as much as children can? Be as carefree as children can! No inhibitions!
Where am I going with all of this blabbering? Check out this video by The Go! Team. Something about the outdoors, the sunshine, the graffiti, the painting on the cement…it all reminds me of childhood. I want to go back outside and do all of these things. I’m not sure anybody would buy lemonade from my stand anymore, but I’d have a damn good time doing it. Hell, I look like a child anyway, so maybe people would buy from me.
Anyway, let me know your thoughts if you want. Maybe I’ve lost my mind because I’ve been cooped inside sick, and it’s a beautiful day out today. I’m going to take this as a cue to go for a walk outside. It’s the weekend-that’s what days like this are for. I recommend doing the same. Enjoy the music. Maybe even put it on your headphones, if you deem it worthy enough, and listen to it while walking. Talk about a picker-upper!
Shouts to Abby for this one, thanks a lot girl!
