Green Songwriters
by Kelly on March 26th, 2008
Jack Johnson and Arcade fire are the new artists that are using their music to talk about environmental issues, but it’s not a new thing. Back in the 60s, Pete Seeger talked about how polluted the Hudson River was becoming when he released, “My Dirty Stream.” Pete Seeger wanted to educate people about what they were doing to the planet because he was an activist for change. Seeger is 88 today and still actively involved in groups to help let people know about environmental issues. Do you think people that listen to Arcade Fire and Jack Johnson like them because they are activist for the environment?
NYC Popfest
by Kelly on March 19th, 2008
Popfest originated in 2007 and was created to expose international indiepop.
Here’s the lineup so far from their website:
Oh! Custer (Sweden)The Orchids (Scotland)
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (NYC)
The Bachelor #12
by Kelly on March 17th, 2008
There are so many reality shows on tv now helping people get a jumpstart to their acting, singing, dancing, weightloss, style, and even love life. My own guilty pleasure…the Bachelor. Can you believe that tonight kicks off Season #12? I rarely admit to watching it because it is such mindless tv and I feel embarrassed for liking it. It’s not that I secretly want to be on the show or secretly wish that my boyfriend could be that overwhelmingly romantic. I think I would laugh at him if he tried a lot of the stuff they do on the show, I’d think he was cheesy and obviously not my type. The girls on the show eat it up though, the gossip, romance, dream guy, everything. That’s why when the show ends and he picks the girl of his dreams, it typically fizzles after 2 weeks when they are back in the real world. It is hard to be the perfect man when you don’t have a crew of 50 making sure your hair is laying perfectly, dress you to accentuate all the right parts of you, create dream evenings complete with music and rose petals. I think that the portion of the show that most women, like myself, enjoy is that you watch it hanging out with your girl friends and comment about every little thing that happens. What Reality show do you admit to watching?
Narrowed Down to 16 Contestants
by Kelly on March 6th, 2008
American Idol Season 7 has already narrowed down the contestants to 16 individuals, tonight 2 more will go home. I feel like I watch it at the beginning of the season when it’s the really bad contestants trying out and I watch it(hear about it) when it’s narrowed down to 3 or 4 singers. Since I lived in Birmingham, AL for the past 6 years, I had to at least hear about it since we had so many idols from there. My favorite from Birmingham (Hueytown) was Bo Bice, even though he was a runner up. I’m glad Carrie Underwood ended up winning because she has done a lot since she won, unlike some other contestants. I thought it was so funny when Fantasia, the Season 3 winner, came out with her single, Baby Mama. That song would just get in my head for some reason and it was a really annoying song.
Season 4: Making the Band
by Kelly on March 5th, 2008
Seriously…there is another season. I have to admit I did watch the first season, I think the fun part is watching them narrow down the contestants, like American Idol, it’s everyone’s favorite part. It makes the contestants try harder when they know that they are up against other singers and that they need to do their best every time they sing. It was also more interesting and not so whiny. Now I feel like the singers complain through the whole show and aren’t as appreciative of the opportunity of creating songs for Diddy. I can’t believe it’s on for another season, it wasn’t that great the first time I don’t understand how they still have a show. This season will put the girls group that Diddy created against the Boys group to see who is more deserving of a contract. All the girls look so different this time, I’m not sure if it is the hair extensions, clothes, or makeup but they just seem a lot more self-centered and not quite as sweet this time around.
Dance Fever
by Kelly on March 4th, 2008
M.C. Hammer’s new dance video website launched today. The website is called Dance Jam. The site allows you to link to your friends and upload your dancing videos. I love watching people dance so I could definitely spend a lot of time watching the videos on this site. I’m not sure why I’m so fascinated by other people dancing, I just love it. This site is just in the beginning phase so there are not a lot of users yet, but it still has a lot of videos. My favorite part of the website was the tutorial videos that will teach you how to do different dances. The website has all different kinds of dances in the instructional videos dances that I have heard of like the Hammerdance, Harlem Shake, Soulja Boy, Two Step, etc. to dances that I haven’t heard of like the Willie Bounce, Lil Mama G-Slide, Cupid Shuffle, Aunt Jackie, etc.
Bonnaroo is coming!
by Kelly on March 3rd, 2008
Tickets are now on sale for the June 12-15 Bonnaroo festival. It will be in Manchester, TN. The Complete Lineup of artists:
- Pearl Jam
- Metallica
- Jack Johnson
- Kanye West
- Chris Rock
- Robert Plant and Alison Krauss featuring T Bone Burnett
- Phil Lesh & Friends
- My Morning Jacket
- The Allman Brothers Band
- The Raconteurs
- Willie Nelson
- Death Cab for Cutie
- B.B. King
- Sigur Ros
- Levon Helm and the Ramble on the Road
- Ben Folds
- O.A.R.
- Cat Power
- The Bluegrass Allstars
- M.I.A.
- Umphrey’s McGee
- Iron & Wine
- Yonder Mountain String Band
- The Swell Season
- Zappa Plays Zappa
- Talib Kweli
- Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Soul Stew Revival
- Gogol Bordello
- Broken Social Scene
- Bonnaroo Late Night Chat About with David Cross
- Robert Randolph’s Revival
- Rilo Kiley
- The Disco Biscuits
- Mastodon
- Lupe Fiasco
- Against Me!
- Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
- Pat Green
- Ozomatli
- Tegan & Sara
- Solomon Burke
- Drive-By Truckers
- MSTRKRFT
- !!!
- The Avett Brothers
- Israel Vibration
- Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela Fleck
- Larry Campbell, Jackie Greene, Phil Lesh & Teresa Williams
- Aimee Mann
- Ladytron
- Janeane Garofalo
- The Fiery Furnaces
- Orchestra Baobab
- Ghostland Observatory
- Jose Gonzalez
- Dark Star Orchestra
- Zach Galifianakis
- Minus the Bear
- Donavon Frankenreiter
- Lez Zeppelin
- State Radio
- Battles
- Jakob Dylan and the Gold Mountain Rebels
- Jim Norton
- Two Gallants
- The Sword
- Vampire Weekend
- Little Feat
- Nicole Atkins
- Chromeo
- Brian Posehn
- The Felice Brothers
- Mason Jennings
- Mike Birbiglia
- MGMT
- The Lee Boys
- Serena Ryder
- Steel Train
- Grupo Fantasma
- John Mulaney
- Back Door Slam
- Michelle Buteau
Lightning 100
by Kelly on March 3rd, 2008
Lightning 100 is a Nashville based radio station that streams their daily broadcast on the internet. It’s an independent radio station and plays a variety of music from new popular music to independent artists. I haven’t heard of a lot of the artists that they play, but they upload the song titles to the site so that you can figure out the song and artist names of the songs you like.