Celebrity Playlists

So iTunes does this thing where every week or every other week they have a celebrity or two share a playlist with people that you can download as a cd or check out individual songs. Sometimes the person will go in great detail and sometimes I think they have someone do it for them. Well this week Kate Hudson made a playlist that I was pleasantly surprised by. It's actually pretty good and thought out. She isn't picking songs that promote herself or one of her movies. (with the exception of her ex-husbands band , which doesn't seem as bad to me).
She does have a new movie coming out so that's why they picked her but the songs themselves seem like songs she genuinly likes.
I could be wrong....
The first song is Arcade Fire which is a solid choice and made me actually read her comments, which were more than one word sentences. I really appreciate people who take the time to think about songs they really love and be honest about and it and want to share great music with people.
The one thing that sucked about her playlist was it didn't really provide any NEW music I haven't heard of but that's ok.
... and it doesn't hurt if they enjoy the same kind of music I do. :)

So here is Kate's list...

1. Arcade Fire - Keep The Car Running
2. Coldplay - The Scientist
3. Bob Dylan Simple Twist of Fate (Live)
4. Bon Iver - Skinny Love
5. Neil Young - Pardon My Heart
6. All I Need - Radiohead
7. U2 - All I Want Is You
8. Faces - Glad and Sorry
9. MGMT - Time to Pretend
10. Bend Folds - You Don't Know Me (feat. Regina Spektor)
11. The Black Crowes - Title Song (Live)
12. Jack Johnson - Supposed to Be

it's christmas eve!!!!!

Ok so in spirit of christmas and christmas eve I am giving you a list of my favorite christmas songs. (in no particular order)

1. auld lang syne - by pretty much anyone
2. White Christmas - By the drifters
3. All I Want For Christmas (is you) - Mariah Carey
4. ANY AMY GRANT CHRISTMAS SONG, but I love .. Grown Up Christmas List, and there is a lullaby on one of her newer albums that I really like.
5. Fairytale of New York - KT Tunstall
6. What Christmas Means to Me - Hanson
7. Winter Song - Ingrid Michaelson & Sara Bareilles
8. Blue Christmas - Elvis
9. Christmas (baby please come home) - Death Cab for Cutie
10. Step Into Christmas - Elton John
11. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Zooey Deschanel & Leon Redbone
12. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays - *NSYNC
13. The Christmas Song - Stevie Wonder
14. Carol Of The Meows - Guster (this one is pretty nerdy but I LOVE IT haha)

My Opinion of Grammy Nominations

MY PICKS AND OPINIONS FOR THE 2008 GRAMMYS

Category 1
Record Of The Year
(Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s), if other than the artist.)

Chasing Pavements - Adele: Deserves it, she has a great voice and this song reminds me of Amy Winehouse without the drugs.

Viva La Vida - Coldplay: I love Coldplay but with all the controversy over this song I don't think it will win. Also it isn't the best song on the album.


Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis: I think people hyped her up too much. She was practically spoon fed too us. I think people are already sick of her unoriginal song... then again it's pop fans we are talking about.


Paper Planes - M.I.A: My pick, I had this cd forever before discovering I loved this song. It's original without being pretentious. It's fun AND well-constructed.


Please Read The Letter - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss: blah, this is on the list to make the Grammy's look like they care about more than just pop (when they really don't)

Category 2

Album Of The Year

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends - Coldplay: Wouldn't mind if they won


Tha Carter III - Lil Wayne: I Really don't get it

Year Of The Gentleman Ne-Yo: Great songwriter....not sure about album of the year

Raising Sand - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
whatever

In Rainbows- Radiohead: overrated


Category 3

Song Of The Year

American Boy
- this song grew on me

Chasing Pavements
love it

I'm Yours
Jason is my fav.. even though this song came out forever ago

Love Song
My Pick, I could not get enough of this song.

Viva La Vida
sorry coldplay....you stole this song


Category 4

Best New Artist
(For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.)

Adele
sure

Duffy
hell no...I cannot stand her voice

Jonas Brothers
Yes Please

Lady Antebellum
never heard them

Jazmine Sullivan
who?

Field 1 — Pop



Category 5

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Chasing Pavements - Adele (good)

Love Song- Sara Bareilles (better)

Mercy - Duffy (no)

Bleeding Love- Leona Lewis (no)

I Kissed A Girl- Katy Perry (sure)

So What- Pink (no)

where is ingrid michaelson... her voice is rediculous


Category 6

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

All Summer Long
Kid Rock
hahahahahahaha

Say- John Mayer:
love john but this song is boring.

That Was Me - Paul McCartney:
Not getting better with age


I'm Yours- Jason Mraz:
best male voice

Closer - Ne-Yo:
voice? not the best

Wichita Lineman - James Taylor:
good voice but I think jason deserves it


Category 7

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For established duos or groups, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

Viva La Vida
Coldplay
ho hum chris martins voice is not so great live

Waiting In The Weeds
Eagles
haven't heard it

Going On
Gnarls Barkley
GREAT LOVE IT

Won't Go Home Without You
Maroon 5
pretty good

Apologize
OneRepublic
NONONONONONONONONONONO
hate this song


Category 8

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
(For a collaborative performance, with vocals, by artists who do not normally perform together. Singles or Tracks only.)

Lesson Learned- Alicia Keys & John Mayer
good... I changed my mind and picked this one.

4 Minutes- Madonna, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
good

Rich Woman- Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
not a fan

If I Never See Your Face Again- Rihanna & Maroon 5
no

No Air- Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown
Track from: Jordin Sparks
ok song but not the BEST


Category 15
Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
(For a solo vocal performance. Singles or Tracks only.)

Gravity- John Mayer
YEEESSS I LOVE this song, it is so good. Everything about it.

I Saw Her Standing There- Paul McCartney
mmm?

Girls In Their Summer Clothes- Bruce Springsteen
no

Rise- Eddie Vedder
haven't heard it

No Hidden Path- Neil Young
no


Category 16
Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
(For duo, group or collaborative performances, with vocals. Singles or Tracks only.)

Rock N Roll Train- AC/DC
no

Violet Hill- Coldplay
yes

Long Road Out Of Eden- Eagles
no

Sex On Fire- Kings Of Leon
yes

House Of Cards- Radiohead
yes


Category 20

Best Rock Song
(A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock & Metal songs. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Girls In Their Summer Clothes
Bruce Springsteen, songwriter (Bruce Springsteen)
eeeww

House Of Cards
radiohead is overrated but I really like this song

I Will Possess Your Heart
Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas Harmer, Jason McGerr & Christopher Walla, songwriters (Death Cab For Cutie)
YEEEEEEEEES
death cab needs more grammys or some

Sex On Fire
Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
they are such a great band

Violet Hill
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay)
ok so any of these songs I will be happy if they win (even though it should be death cab)

Category 22 (BEST CATEGORY)

Best Alternative Music Album
(Vocal or Instrumental.)

Modern Guilt - Beck
so good

Narrow Stairs - Death Cab For Cutie
the best

The Odd Couple - Gnarls Barkley
very good

Evil Urges - My Morning Jacket
haven't heard it but I heard it amazing

In Rainbows - Radiohead
overrated

SO those are my opinion on the main groups of the grammys
...it's better than last year I guess

If I made an iTunes celeb playlist right this second....

1. Will You Return - The Avett Brothers
2. Look Up - Stars
3. Blue Mind - Alexi Murdoch
4. Lonelily - Damien Rice
5. Moondance - Van Morrison
6. All That I Want - The Weepies
7. Mama Said There'd Be Days Like This - The Shirelles
8. Dancing In The Moonlight - King Harvest
9. Click Click Click Click - Bishop Allen
10. Paranoia in B-Flat Major - The Avett Brothers
11. Super Massive Black Hole - Muse
12. Sandcastle Disco - Solange
13. Little Toy Gun - HoneyHoney
14. After Hours - We Are Scientists
15. Does This Mean You're Moving On - The Airborne Toxic Event
16. Lovers In Japan - Coldplay

Influenced By Something More Than This

“If music be the food of love, play on; give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, the appetite may sicken and so die.”
-Shakespeare

I have been listening to a lot of classical music lately
some classics, some random orchestras, some christmas music...
I have been reading a lot so I can put this on when I read
and not be distracted.

15 days

So my latest obsession....(in music) Is the Twilight soundtrack.
I was pretty skeptical at first. I mean really skeptical but it has definitely grown on me.
I was kind of mad though because I bought it at borders and it turn out
the iTunes version has more songs and it's cheaper.

So my favorite songs from the album so far.... MuteMath- Spotlight (Twilight Mix)
and also the Rob Pattinson song Never Think. I was pleasantly surprised by his
musical abilities. He sounds like an authentic singer/songwriter type.

Some reasons I was hesitant about listening to this was because I don't really listen to people
like linkin park but there song wasn't AS predictable as I thought it would be.

Bella's Lullaby was kind of a dissapointment for me and I think a lot of other people.
It doesn't fit the mood that is captured in the book.
This version seems dark and gloomy.... but not in a sweet "good vampire" type of way
(if that makes any sense).
I heard they asked Rob to write it but he refused. I don't blame him.
A lot of people are mad about of lot of things already. Personally I like their choices
of actors for the movie (for the most part). But I saw the preview before I read the books.

Anyway I think the Soundtrack is worth listening to (maybe more than once)

We’re finally soaking up

my first blog being 21! How exciting. I love October, I really do and not just because of my birthday. I love the leaves I love the coldER weather, I love drinking hot drinks like pumpkin spice latte's and hot apple cider. It sounds cheesy but I think small things DO matter.
Ok so moving on to music.
wait let me change the song on my itunes so I can get in the mood :)

So my rave for the day.....or week. Pitchfork...you make me sad. First of all I am very confused because everyone loves radiohead SO much. I decide to download... couldn't really get into them. A few months later I read a review of OK computer on pitchfork who gave it a 10.0 (perfect score). I get the cd thinking it will be the most amazing thing my ears have ever listened to. WRONG. Only one song caught my attention really, and that was Electioneering.
Is there something wrong with me or is this band HIGHLY overrated?

ok so onto a much lighter & happier note!

So someone gave me the Nick & Norah soundtrack for my birthday. The movie was cute but the soundtrack made it so worth it. I guess the music was basically a main character. I really like a lot of the tracks but my favorite by far is After Hours by We Are Scientists. I have listened to these guys in the past but this has to be their best song.
"Say That You'll Stay!" So uplifting, heartwarming, makes me tear up. I just want to jump out of my seat and declare my love! The rest of the song just build up to this and is equally makes my heart ache. The lyrics are simple but don't need to be anything more. There is so much emotion behind this song and the lyrics are just there to hint at the bigger picture.
I just love it.