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I wanted to talk about bumbershoot. It was almost two weeks ago....I can't believe it.
It was amazing.
It was more than the music. It was about being in seattle with really good friends and meeting new people and trying new things and loving every second of it.
Beck was great although he had some technical difficulties. I loved gamma ray.
Ingrid Michaelson was either my fav or second fav....yeah I mean she was amazing, her voice is so good live and she was funny.
I have to say the best was death cab. I am pretty biased because I have seen them three times now and they are pretty much my favorite band. After all those times of seeing them they never cease to amaze me.
I also got to see the weakerthans for the first time ever. They were so good. It made me really nostalgic and fuzzy. They have a great energy and everyone around me was really into it. I definitely recommend seeing them live.
wow, seriously one of the best weekends of my life.

Choosing the perfect ring-tone..

Picking a ring-tone is very difficult for me.
There are so many good songs out there.
Then there is the dilemma of finding a ring-tone
that is the section of the song that you like the best.
it sounds stupid but I usually end up buying
more than one.
This time I went with:

A-Punk- Vampire Weekend
Shake It - Metro Station
Past In Present - Feist

Should ever we meet on your side of your stereo....

...I will pretend I know not of your thoughts
And even the way that they mirror my own


Just been having a day full of music.
Going back to some stuff I haven't listened to in awhile (Anna Nalick, Menomena, John Mayer)
Also listening to some new stuff.
I am not really sure of exactly why but I will fall in love with a song that I
think has the most amazing lyrics. I have probably said this
many times but it keeps proving itself over and over again.

"Fall away to the sound of my heart to your beat
Melancholy and cool, kind of bitter sweet
Love on repeat
I'm echoing all your philosophies
And as I fall away to the sound of my heart to your beat
Melancholy and cool, kind of bitter sweet
Love on repeat
I'm echoing all your philosophies"

Not Your Average Bear

And it rips through the silence of our camp at night
And it rips through the silence, all that is left is all that i hide


Yepp, those are some fantastic Beirut lyrics. I have to say, I like a lot of songs, but I LOVE songs with good lyrics. It just makes them that much better. Beirut is really great. I pretty much love every song I have heard so far. I love blasting it, i wonder if my neighbors think I'm crazy.
Although I don't really care.


I also admire Björk but I haven't heard as many of her songs. So far her newest cd is really powerful. It makes me wonder why women take of their clothes and make shitty "music" when they could be taking off their clothes creating something wonderful like her.
...or they don't even have to take off their clothes haha.

blueberry yogurt

So I was off the map for awhile but I have gotten back in to discovering new music and listening to a wide variety of things. I have had recommendations from friends and Last.fm (that were actually good). Also I have been paying attention to the music in tv shows. It really fascinates me and I want to know how the process works of picking out songs and who gets that job....because I WANT IT!!!

so here is a little playlist of some of the things I have been listening to lately.
Megan Ouchida (local artist I found on Myspace).
-she has many good songs but my favorite right now is probably "Boys Like You"
Tristan Prettyman - Madly ( I have been listening to her for awhile but I really like this new single).
Panic! At The Disco - Mad As Rabbits (I know I know....Panic? But I really think this album is a huge improvement and a step in the right direction for them)
Okkervil River - I can't believe I JUST started listening to them. They are great, I don't have a favorite song right now, but that is just how good they are.
Phantom Planet - Do The Panic (back when jason schwartzmann was in the band!!!!!! I had no idea....a great ff to share with people).
Newton Faulkner - Dream Catch Me (this one was a recommendation from Last.fm and I love it!)
Kate Voegele - Only Fooling Myself (very pop and catchy but in a good way)
Frightened Rabbit - Grey ( they really impress me, i need to find out how I can get ahold of more of their stuff)

Those are just a few but I could go on forever.....

You belong to me

Ok time for a musical update.
So Love Song was my favorite over the summer. I went to see Rocco DeLuca and Sara Bareilles opened. After that I bought her cd and have been a fan ever since.
it's really weird that it is only getting famous now. All my friends are like, "have you heard Love Song". I feel like I tried to tell people but they only listen if it is on the radio or mtv.
I'm not one of those people who is like "oh I listened to that first, or I liked them sooooooo long ago" it just makes me mad when people don't care if you recommend something but don't listen and then 6 months later they love the song for goodness sakes.

um anyway.....

SIA is AMAZING!!!!!!
I love all of the below:
*Girl You Lost to Cocaine
*Academia
*Playground
*Soon We'll Be Found
*Buttons

I love the whole cd but those are my faves. That says a lot about the cd. It is highly unusual to have sooo many favorites.

Belle & Sebastian

is it my imagination or does Belle & Sebastian sound like (nick drake/ jens lekman?)

I always think when they are played on shuffle that it's nick drake. Maybe i'm crazy.