guilty pleasures #2

andrew wk.
this guy is nuts. actually not. his purpose, according to interviews with him, is to make music that makes people feel alive and good. i like that. you can say what you want about his music or weirdness, but i think this is just pure fun. so yeah. guilty pleasure #2:

guilty pleasures #1

pastors have sermon series.
discovery channel has shark week.
and i am not going to take a short while to showcase some guilty pleasures.

#1
the merge of techno and emo. it sounds like an awful mix. it actually kind of us. yeah. but its great for the treadmill or dancing or something.

enjoy.

a little bit of music biznazz

i've been lyric'ing a whole lot the last couple days, mainly from my secret coffee spot in studio city. it's a quaint little get up, attracting patrons from every which way of life. i found myself last night saddled between two tables, which formed a very polarized dichotomy: one table had two girls at it, who were doing some sort of bible study, laughing a lot, and just enjoying their time there in a really respectful, kind way. the other table was inhabited by four girls who said some of the worst stuff i've ever heard people say. to give you an idea, at one point during the night, they were talking about a girl's "ugly, cracked, dry skin" and her heavy weight... and how she just made them want to punch her because of those characteristics. my heart was on the ground listening to this. yuck.

however, it was fertile ground for lyrics writing, and lyrics writing i did. and i continue to do. the last couple days, music hasn't been coming quite as it had been, but that's ok. lyrics still need to be perfected.

the cd tracklist has been revised:
1. heavy
2. my new life
3. act 1: holding on, act 2: moving on
4. what i wish i could say
5. blue + green
6. brightness
7. you will glow again!
8. tomorrow
9. open your eyelids and see for the first time!
10. goodnight
11. why can't i be like them?

this isn't the order, per se, but those are the songs making the cut right now. however, i have a need from all 2 of you out in blogland! i need a name for this disc. gimme your suggestions!

one more thing of note: i've begun a youtube channel. in the coming months i will be posting videos for your viewing pleasure! so check it out HERE!

glee

i, like every other musician alive, am a huge fan of glee. if you don't watch it, you're missing out on one of the fun things of life. glee is awesome and the finale last night was just ridiculously great.

there's an actress on there who gets about 4 lines per show but they're always the funniest lines of the show. she has a youtube channel, where she posts movies that she and her friends make at home. they're way funny and ridic. check out heather morris's youtube channel, as linked below. oh and ps. i'm going to start a youtube channel for music stuff. so stay tuned!

new addition to the family...

i would like to welcome the newest addition to my family of assorted guitar effects: Full-Drive 2:



I have been using a Turbo Rat for awhile - and still will continue to - but I really needed an in-between pedal sound between "sweet, glassy clean" and "Kill! Kill! Kill!" I hope and pray that this pedal by Fulltone will work out. I think it will.

Onto other news, I'm done with my Fall Quarter at school, which means it's time for music, music, music. And I injured my knee, which means I won't be able to do the same amount of athletic and outdoor stuff I like... so more time for music, music, music! Music is going to become my life for the next unspecified amount of time. I'm ok with that.

Peace.

yay

hardest test ever = complete.
did i pass it? you ask. well... that's a great question, and i can't honestly be sure of that. let's hope. it was tough.

i have one more paper to write, which shouldn't be too bad, and then i'm home free until january! so...that...being...said... music writing time!!! haha. and my wonderful friends have been throwing tons and tons of music rec's at me. hint hint. i like music rec's.

here's one of em. thanks daniel long!

oh...by the way... i have shows scheduled for the next couple months :-) i guess that's major.... info on the space.

jonsi

holy crap. um. im trying to think of how else to describe the feeling i get hearing jonsi from sigur ros' new venture. but...my mind is blank. so enjoy the holy crap! i like this song so much, im even going to give the youtube video a green border! wow!