Sunday, May 20, 2012

The Lonely Island

The Lonely Island is a group of comedians from the show Saturday Night Live.  My favorite of the three is Andy Samburg.  He's hilarious.  All of their music videos and songs are just pure comedy.  My favorite song of theirs is Like A Boss.  If anyone is a boss, it's Andy Samburg.  Not only is he a great actor but he's also a great rapper.  You can't really explain The Lonely Island's music, you just have to listen to it to understand. 

A Day To Remember

A Day To Remember is one of my favorite bands.  I like their vocalist a lot because he is a good screamer and singer.  His voice goes well with hardcore music and acoustic music.  They're all really good musicians in the band.  I've listened to them change over the years and they've always changed for the better most of the time. 

Dinner with musicians

If I could chose five musicians to eat dinner with, it would be Bob Marley, Tyler Carter, Jim Morrison, John Mayer, and Christofer Drew Ingle.  Bob Marley because I would like to discuss his outlook on life, Tyler Carter because I'd like to ask how long it took to become so good at singing, Jim Morrison because I'd like to know how he became a sex god, John Mayer so that he could help me get better at guitar, and last but not least, Christofer Drew Ingle because I'd like to know why he changed his music so drastically and I'd like to thank him for inspiring me to write music. 

Wiz Khalifa

Wiz Khalifa is awesome.  He's the biggest pot head I've ever known about, but that's not what I like about him.  I like his creativity.  He's got amazing beats.  DJ Ill Will and DJ Rock star are his DJ's most of the time.  They are definitely what you'd call beat masters.  He recently released "Taylor Allderdice" on Datpiff.com for free.  It's amazing.  I love the different variety of songs.  Slow pace, fast pace, loud, quiet, exciting, and relaxing.  My favorite member of his gang is Juicy J.  Juicy J used to rap in Three-Six-Mafia, but now rolls with Taylor Gang. 

Watch The Throne

Jay-Z and Kanye West's album Watch The Throne is genius.  Every single song on the album is amazing.  Watch The Throne was extremely successful.  I like Jay-Z a lot more than I like Kanye.  Kanye West is kind of a douche bag.  He thinks he is a lyrical genius.  He is pretty clever, but far from a "lyrical genius".  Anyways, "Why I love You" is my favorite song on the album.  The beat is insane and I love Jay-Z's verse.  Good job to them on such a great album!

Tyler Carter

Tyler Carter is my favorite singer.  He is the ex-singer of the band Woe, Is Me.  When I listen to him sing, I get chills down my spine.  He has a huge range and sings beautifully in every octave.  I don't know why I like his voice so much, but if there was one singer I could choose to sound like, it'd be Tyler Carter.  He quit Woe, Is Me because they didn't think he was very good.  Once he left, his solo career took off and he's doing great now.  I've heard rumors going around that he might start singing with Woe, Is Me again.  I personally want him to go back to the band because I thought they mixed really well together. 

Best Coast

Best Coast is a really cool indie/surfer band.  Also the lead singer is a girl and I usually don't like bands with girl singers.  The lead singers of Best Coast and of Wavves are dating.  The lead singer of Best Coast writes a lot of her songs about Nathan Williams(singer in Wavves).  They're a good match for one another because they're both huge potheads, they're both in indie bands, and they both love the beach.  Anyways I love Best Coast because their music is super easy going and easy to jam too.