Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Good music/music for Sammy

Today I'm going to make a big list of songs for my friend Sammy Dubocq to listen too.  She's super cool and like's hispter music just like me.  Here you go Sambocq:

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

You Me At Six

You Me At Six's Josh Franceshi has been a HUGE inspiration to me.  I saw YMAS in concert for the first time in 7th grade and that was my first concert.  Not only did I get to meet Josh and the rest of the band, but once he was on stage he threw me a shout out.  It was still probably the best concert I've been to just because of that.  YMAS has changed their sound quite a bit over the years, but if there was one singer I could sound like, it'd be Josh Franceshi.  1.  I want a Brittish accent  2.  Josh has a really wide range in his singing voice  3.  His voice could sing to any instrument and sound great.  I saw YMAS again in 2011 and it was great.  Not as good as the first time, but I'll be seeing them on the Vans Warped Tour 2012 this summer and I can hardly wait. 

MGMT

One of my all time favorite bands is MGMT.  These two guys Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser started messin' around when they were in college together.  Once they realized how much potential they had, they actually started writing serious songs.  They are known for being potheads, but a lot of good songs can come from potheads too.  Their first successful release was their Time To Pretend-EP, released in 2005.  After that they released Oracular Spectacular which is the album they've been most successful with.  It's more of an electronic album, but it still has plenty of guitar and acoustic instruments too.  There most recent album release, Congratulations, is kind of a disappointment compared to Oracular Spectacular, but it still gets the job done.  No matter which way they push their music, I've always loved it and hopefully always will. 

Monday, April 23, 2012

Childish Gambino

My favorite rapper is DEFINITELY Childish Gambino(Also known as Donald Glover).  His raps are meaningful(most of the times), however; Like any rapper, not all are too serious.  But what I really like about him so much is that he doesn't rap for his fans, he raps for himself.  I mean yeah he loves his fans, but he actually enjoys rapping.  Even though some of his raps aren't that serious, the rest are very deeply written and there is more depth put into each line than I have ever heard in the rap game.  Aside from being a rapper, Donald Glover is also a comedian, an actor, and a writer.  I think he is one of the most talented musicians out there right now and I hope he keeps pushing himself. 

Never Shout Never

Never Shout Never(Also known as Christofer Drew Ingle) has basically been my biggest musical inspiration.  I started listening to NSN in 7th grade and then I started to want to play guitar and write songs.  I started guitar shortly after and have loved it ever since.  I saw him in concert in the beginning of 8th grade and that was awesome.  I guess I liked him a lot because of his catchy tunes and how unique his music is/was from any other artists I've heard.  He does a lot of drugs now, and I think that definitely changed the way his music sounds, but; I will never stop loving the man who introduced me to song writing and guitar playing.  He helped me find my passion, so I think I'm going to support him no matter what he does. 

Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash is one of my favorite singers.  He's a country singer from a while back(I think around the 60's...) What I like about his singing so much is that he uses his deep voice to his advantage.  His music is all very catchy.  My favorite songs are, Walk The Line, Cry Cry Cry, and his cover of Bob Dylan's song, It Ain't Me Babe.  I also think the movie that was made about him, Walk The Line,  is a really good movie. 

Kellin Quinn

So I've decided to write in purple.  Anyways, Kellin Quinn is one of my favorite musicians.  He is a singer in a band, known for his high pitched voice.  His band is called Sleeping With Sirens.  I saw them last summer in concert and got Kellin to sign my shoe.  Ever since, I've been obsessed with his band.  He is an inspiration to my song writing and singing.  Although I know I'll never be able to sing as high as him, he still inspires me to be comfortable with my own singing voice.  I will be seeing him again this summer at The Vans Warped Tour 2012 in Cincinnati and I can't wait.  
Here is my favorite song of his: 

I Live For Dubstep

Dubstep is fresh.  The reason it is so good is because there is no other music like it.  It makes you want to move around and dance.  Also the bass makes you vibrate and that's pretty cool o.O Also some of the Dubstep light shows at the concerts are insane.  They get fog going everywhere and have lights shining through it, while you're in electronic music heaven.  It's kind of funny how most of the Dubstep artists are computer geeks, when in non-electronic music, you have to be able to play instruments and/or sing. 
Here's some good dubstep: