Graceland, the new tv show with Aaron Tveit (I hope I'm spelling that correctly) and some other people, used a Radical Face song (I'm 98.932% sure it was Radical Face. (Of course that's a real figure, why would you ask?) )
I'm happy now...
Oh, here's a vid of his for people who don't know him:
He's cool, one of my new favorites, and yeah, I think that's pretty much all I wanted to say. Have a nice knight yawl (in joke, don't ask. It involves ships, and that's all I'm going to say.).
So, keeping to schedule, here's a post about music.
Last night I was watching music video's, and one of them I watched just happens to be a favourite from a few years ago (and one of my theme songs), so I thought I'd share it.
Billy Currignton's people are crazy:
This song has three truths. First, God is great; second, beer is good; and third, people are crazy.
Some people are against alcohol, and I understand that, but it isn't alcohol that's evil—Christ himself turned water into wine. It's the drinking to excess that's sinful. All good things can be misused.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy this song as much as I do. In the words of Mark Crilley, "I'll be back with another one… real soon."
Better Than Ezra. I may not count myself as an Ezralite, but I still love this band. Introduced to them through two sources (the fabulous film Empire Records, and my wonderful big brother) to which I am very grateful. They are rock, or alternative rock, or something.
It was hard to choose just one song, but here's Lifetime. Enjoy. (it was either this or Just One Day, which you should totally look up on your own if you like this song)
I absolutely adore this song; in fact, I absolutely adore most of their songs. I think they are not as popular as they deserve to be, but popularity never goes to those that deserve it—except when it does, never is too strong a word to use (i'll try not to use it again).
And now, as it is getting late and I must rise early for church followed by work, it is time I was to bed. Goodnight and "Go mbeannaí Dia duit,"
M. S.
PS Wow, the lightning, rain, and wind are absolutely brilliant—I don't know if I'll able to get to sleep very easily. But rain is a good thing: it is beautiful, soothing, and exciting all at once. And we've been having a drought here in St. Louis. So again, thank you, God, for all your wonderful gifts.
. So instead of putting a music post up late, I didn't get it up at all. Bad me. I could provide a never ending list of excuses, but excuses are just that—they never do any good. Besides, the truth is that I was too busy knocking a story idea into an outline (which I still haven't finished), and watching Game of Thrones Researching… What? I'm a writer, aren't I? Not all research is non-fiction…
Anyway, seeing as I still don't know who to do a music spotlight on, I'm going to list some of my current favourite musics. Because you don't know me, and don't have a clue as to what I listen to on a regular basis, this might tell you a little about me. Which is dangerous, I know, but I'm not quite as paranoid as some people I know.
Without further ado:
Gaelic storm
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
Better Than Ezra
Switchfoot
The Letter Black
Orianthi
Led Zeppelin
Stray Cats
Is there anyone of these you do not recognize? Just in case, I will proceed with telling you a little about them.
Gaelic Storm (listed first) just so happens to be my favourite band. They are a fun party band, especially live, with music ranging from boisterous drinking songs and sea shanties to heartfelt songs about lost love and being far from home. Their general style is sort of folksy celtic band with heavy irish influence (Pat Murphy) but they aren't traditionalists, and their variety is much beyond what many similar bands are capable of. (They've been known to cover their songs in another artist's style during live performances.) Here's my favourite tune, Scalliwag: (sorry, not the simlish version)
Okay, this post is getting a little long, I think I'll cut it short. I'll tell you about the other bands later. In the meantime I have chores to get done (No rest for the injured)
Go mbeannaí Dia duit,
M. S.
PS the sky is very pretty right now, reminding me of the supreme artist. Thanks, God :)
PPS: I just realized I forgot to provide links.If you like Gaelic storm, you can find out more about them at their website, where you can purchase their cds. You can also find their music on itunes and amazon. Have fun!
The Protomen is a band that plays music inspired by Mega Man. What's not to like about that? Their music has been featured in the awesome webseries "VGHS," which is actually where I found out about them. Youtube, bring me Protomen!
Thank you, youtube.
I hope you liked this music spotlight, and I'll be back with a new one next week.
Now then, on to buisiness—I mean music. Malukah music.
If you're a Mass Effect or Skyrim fan—or follow the video gaming world in general—then you probably already know about Malukah. If you don't, then one wonders what do you use the internet for? On second thought, I don't want to know…
Anyway, I could tell you about how awesome she is, but I think it would take less time to just show you a video.
This tribute to Mass Effect is hauntingly beautiful, one of my all time favourite songs even though I'm not a huge Mass Effecter. It also happens to be one of the few songs I can run on loop for an hour without getting bored.
I hope you enjoyed this music spotlight. I'll (try to) post another one next week. In the meantime, what music have you been listening to? My ears are always eager for new sounds.
Recently, through the wonders of youtube, I've discovered the tunes of Ginjineko. It seems no matter how wound-up, angry, depressed, or tired I am, his playing makes me smile. Because of this effect, I've taken to calling his music "Happy Guitars.
Anyway, this is my favourite song so far, and it is (in my humble opinion) five minutes of undiluted awesome. Enjoy.
Ginjineko's music can be purchased from Itunes, amazon, or (if you want cd) cd baby.
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