.and then there were none.
March 12th, 2009 § Leave a Comment
So, I recently Myspace messaged And Then There Were None [myspace page] a Techno/Rock band from New Hampshire. Usually, this is seen as a desperate and kind of sad attempt at talking to someone famous, but it actually worked; they responded!
They apparently have a show coming to the NorVa [hopefully] on the 28th of April and I’m definitely going. They also said that they wanted to meet me/hang out after the show.
Who Speaks For Planet Earth
So here is the problem…are they serious? Is it really that easy to meet musicians because if I knew that, I’d have been writing letters to Ben Gibbard by now and I would be the Best Man at his wedding to Zooey Deschanel.
Well…I hope they’re serious because I’m going to that show regardless of if I get to meet them or not [although meeting them would be fantastic].
Buy their new CD Who Speaks For Planet Earth wherever fine music is sold.
Cody
.iRadio.
March 11th, 2009 § 2 Comments
So, iTunes has a radio…really? This finding made me ecstatic today. I listened to about an hour or two of a sweet British Alternative station. It brightened a very dull day [except for the extremely nice weather].
I learned today, that Apple now has everything you could ever need to exist. Congratulations Apple, you have developed a Utopian society. Thank you Mr. Wozniak and Mr. Jobs.
Cody.
.journalism.
March 10th, 2009 § 1 Comment
So, the more I think about it, the more I think I want to be a music columnist [if such a thing exists]. I think it would be cool to write concert reviews and CD reviews and stuff.
Just kind of throwing it out there as an option for my life.
Cody.
.what am i listening to? [march 09, 2009]
March 9th, 2009 § Leave a Comment
I’m going to start doing a daily/weekly top 5-10 artists/songs that I’m listening to heavily on repeat. [If you couldn't tell from all of the "/", I'm not quite sure how I want to format this]
1. Owl City – I bought Owl City’s most recent album Maybe I’m Dreaming and I fell in love with it. Look up “Dear Vienna”, “Rainbow Veins”, “The Saltwater Room”, or “Super Honeymoon” if you want a delightful musical experience. Owl City reminds me of the Postal Service [if you're in to that kind of thing, because I am]. 
2. Mae – I am all about some Mae as of late. Mae are natives of Norfolk, Virginia and are just a really great band. Their new CD is an entirely charitable venture [and they are coming to the NorVa to release it in April!]. Mae is an Indie/Alternative band.
3. The Decemberists – I’m listening to a lot of their old stuff and the only new song they’ve released until their new album is released later this month. The Decemberists tell story driven songs that are awesome. Look up “Mariner’s Revenge” or go to their website and download “The Rake’s Song” if you still can.
4. Dick Annegarn – I do not speak French. Dick Annegarn, however, does. I heard one of his songs, “Coutances”,on The Science of Sleep soundtrack, and I downloaded it, and now I listen to it a lot. I looked up a translation…and it made me like the song a little less. It sounds beautiful in French.
5. Hit the Lights – iTunes would not get off my back about Hit the Lights so I finally got some of their music so it would shut up about it. Well, Genius was right again. Hit the Lights is actually pretty good. Look up “Drop the Girl” and enjoy.
Well…that’s what I’m listening to.
Cody.
When Good Music, Goes Bad
March 5th, 2009 § 13 Comments
So you’ve all undoubtedly heard of the crime against humanity known as the Twilight series. Well, I’ve never read the books nor have I seen the movie, but I have heard the music. That’s only because most of the music was by artists I kind of liked/kind of respected. This is what happens, When GOOD music, goes BAD.
Here is the track listing from the Twilight movie soundtrack:
FAIL. FAIL. FAIL.
1. “Supermassive Blackhole” by Muse
2. “Decode” by Paramore
3. “Full Moon” by The Black Ghosts
4. “Leave Out All the Rest” by Linkin Park
5. “Spotlight” [Twilight Mix] by Mutemath
6. “Go All the Way” [Into the Twilight] by Perry Farrel
7. “Tremble for My Beloved” by Collective Soul
8. “I Caught Myself” by Paramore
9. “Eyes on Fire” by Blue Foundation
10. “Never Think” by Rob Patterson
11. “Flightless Bird, American Youth” by Iron & Wine
12. “Bella’s Lullaby” by Carter Burwell
First off, *tisk tisk* Paramore. You’ve committed a sin TWICE. I can’t believe I ever enjoyed playing your music on RockBand. Actually…the fact that your music was on RockBand saves you from eternal damnation.
But Linkin Park, the fact that your music was on RockBand and this soundtrack is unforgivable. Linkin Park used to be one of my favorite bands [during the "In the End" years], but since then…they’ve committed too many atrocities to the music community to be forgiven.
I really like[d] Mutemath until I saw this. See, they already had a song called “Spotlight”, so rather than letting the ogres and trolls who put this movie and soundtrack together just use the song, they had it remixed specifically for the movie. No Mutemath..no.
IRON & WINE? I saw this, and my jaw dropped slightly.
Now, half of these other artists, I haven’t ever heard of, which means that the average adolescent teenage zombie [excuse me, "vampire"] that enjoyed this film, probably hasn’t either.
Here is the main point: You can’t make a soundtrack that is better than the film. Granted, you make 2-3 times more money from it, you lose your soul 5-10 times faster.
Cody
Still Pink? Not Anymore.
March 4th, 2009 § 1 Comment
I was listening to 96x a few weeks ago, and they were playing a song by a local Norfolk band called Still Pink. The song was pretty good [it's called "She's in Control", look it up on iTunes].
Anyway, I went online to Myspace [don't judge] and decided to send them a message because, “Hey, what could it hurt, right?”. Well here is the awesome thing, they messaged me back. Like, a legit message from them. We were supposed to meet and I was going to interview them for an article I was writing for my school paper, after they worked on “some things internally”. 
Fast Forward to about a week after that initial message. I see a bulletin by them that looks upsetting, so I read it. They are breaking up. So…after that, I’m pretty discouraged.
Fast Forward to a few days ago. They are starting a new project and will be in touch with me when they know more and they want an interview from me.
This is exciting. So sadly, Still Pink is no more, and they were actually good. But the good news is, two of the three guys are remaining and hopefully, they’re still in control.
Cody.
