Over the summer I got to go hang out with an old friend from middle school! Of course the first thing we did was show each other all the great music we had found. One rather odd band that she showed me is Die Antwoord. It's three South Africans, Yolandi, Ninja, and DJ Hi-Tek.
The second I heard Yolandi's high, childish, pitchy voice, I had to take a few minutes to catch my breath after laughing so hard. After I could breathe again, I started to listen and actually came to like them (even though they don't fit into my normal favored music genre)! They seemed to come at a great time, because a few days after that, my mom and brother (Wyatt) were off to Africa! They went to South Africa (met a lot of music producers that had met and worked with Die Antwoord), Zimbabwe. and Botswana! In Zimbabwe they were attacked by a cape buffalo, but they're okay, and that doesn't have anything to do with music. Oops.
My favorite song by them is Never Le Nkemise 1 and here's one Yolandi sings in I Fink U Freeky. I haven't actually listened to a lot of them though, just the Ten$ion album (both songs above are from it). I think they have a... unique sound. I did a lot of research on them because they were South African and I wanted Wyatt and my mom to meet them (they could of, but I don't know), I found out that their voices sound so funny because it's a South African accent. It's not a normal one, someone told me it was a equivalent to a "trailer trash" accent. But I'm really not sure if that's true and I don't mean to insult anyone!
I still like listening to Die Antwoord, but they've turned into one of those bands where I only listen to them when I'm in the mood to. Here's two other songs I like by them, Baby's On Fire and Enter The Ninja.
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During this week, our topic changed a lot in class, but one really stood out to me.
The 50's Rock artists. My mother and I love plays and one of our most recent views was The Million Dollar Quartet. It contained Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash. The second I heard Carl Perkins I could NOT get that play off my mind because it was one of my favorites so far! The actors were really good!
But, I enjoyed being able to start really knowing things about one of my family's greatest passions. It was interesting to learn about how rock advanced in such a short time. I like how free we are to our opinions, I think that's a pretty rare quality in a high school class. The multiple videos made class fun and easier to pay attention too.
Today in class we went over the Fun Fun Fun Fest and ACL lineups (check "Blog #1" for link). I haven't heard of to many music festivals, I knew of Fun Fun Fun Fest but someone told me it was for children and I lost interest (as I discovered today they were very wrong). I know of Lollapalooza, ACL, South by South West, and Bonnaroo.
I've never felt as free to speak as I do in History of Rock and Roll, it's strange...but fun.
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Music is a huge part of my life. I grew up listening to guitars, drums, pianos, and even this one little wooden frog. Music is what brought my father and I closer, one day in the car, Dixie Chicks came on and of course I sang at the top of my lungs. I remember my dad turning around in the front seat and smiling at me and exclaiming "SING AGAIN! OH MY GOD BETH LISTEN TO HER BEAUTIFUL VOICE!" I went on to start singing a lot of Dixie Chicks and only Dixie Chicks, my first favorite was Long Time Gone. ( Link here.)

After Elementary school my singing career ended. Music stayed in my life though. From that awkward Hip Hop stage to the current Indie and 80's Rock stage. Music always seemed to be there when I most needed it. Although everyone in my family plays instruments (except me, but I am learning guitar!) so sometimes it was there when I least needed it. But I always thought they were pretty good.

I listen to music almost all the time, while I'm working, on the computer, talking with people, or even just sitting outside. I stick to more calm, slow, and up beat music. I've recently gotten into a little older Indie, but I can't name an exact decade. Favorite band right now is probably Metric, but after our discussions in class today about Fun Fun Fun Fest lineup and the ACL lineup I've been checking out XXYYXX (this ones kind of weird.) and Portugal, The Man. Still researching them a little, I kind of like them so far.

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