Make Up Blog

I can't believe I'm even blogging about this song but I have to, Ylvis The Fox.
I actually think I like this song. I say I think I do because I don't know if it's just catchy ,or the beats nice ,or theres some odd brain washing lyrics; but it's pretty great. I remember driving around with my boyfriend having this song blaring and singing at the top of our lungs.







I was introduced to a live performance that really surprised me! Check it out,

I got really confused because there are three different singers. But I love that the dude in the band is singing the foxes final sound. I love when artists performances represent their recorded and edited performances well.
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Have a great week

This week hasn't had a lot of music for me. Out of curiosity I looked through youtube for more "current" music. My current favorite is Avicii, Wake Me Up

(These are all songs I don't love but I'm okay with hearing) Katy Perry Roar

and One Republic Counting Stars

I really love the upbeat beats in these songs. Katy Perry's song makes me feel like I have power in myself and that I can conquer all. Counting Stars makes me wana get up and dance and sing! Then Avicii just gives me "good vibes" and wana go back out the the country. I kind of get how the girls feel being outcasts (not as much as they were) but a lot of people think I'm like terrifying or a monster or something because of my excema. Although the bullying has gone away with age.
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Have a great week!

This week in class we listened to The Who, the first song was My Generation.What really annoyed me was that everyone was saying "I don't like it because of the stutter" but IT WAS A JOKE!
The song was written (WITH THE STUTTER) to joke with whom I think was the singers brother because he had a stutter!!!!
I do like The Who, I found it crazy that some people hadn't even heard of them! I'm really bad at connecting songs with their artists, I only know the story about the stutter because my dad likes to  research more about the personal side of bands rather than the media pronounced side.
On friday we watched Mind of a Chef or something like that and I really want bacon now. I'm gonna try some of the tricks they used with the ramen noodles. I think I'll do the Italian one with butter, cheese, and I don't remember what else. I have over a million recipes to "spice up" ramen but I never have time to do them. Oh well.
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Have a great week!

After my car got detailed, I had to drive home with my mom who gets a little.... stressed when her children drive (even the 22 year old). So Dylan (the 22 year old big brother) gave me a Black Keys CD to calm our nerves. I got to see the Black Keys last year at ACL and they were pretty great!
I like their voices and harmonies, I think they fall under rock, but that might be a given.
I don't know them well enough to say the exact songs and exact albums that I love, but I've been listening to the CD all weekend. Its the El Camino album, and just because I'm lazy, here's a link to the whole album. El Camino. Some of my favorites are Gold on the Ceiling (10:39), Lonely Boy (0:00), Little Black Submarines (14:50), Money Maker (17:47), Sister (24:30), and Hell of a Season (28:15).
The last few songs on that album I'm not crazy about. I think it's because I haven't listened to them before.
I remember the Black Keys playing Gold on the Ceiling at ACL and even by the port-a-potties it was one of the best ACL shows I've ever seen.
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Have a great night!

I have never tried to label rock as one certain thing. I know it as a genre of music that almost every "old" band in the world is labeled as. I think rock needs guitar, drums, a singer with long hair, and some dude in the back goin' nuts. Rock and roll is my dad because his life revolves around his guitars and his music. Rock and roll is Mr. A's class because I came into his class thinking it was going to suck but now I love it!! Rock and roll is fast cars, leather jackets, rolled up white t-shirts, faded jeans, and some high top Converse.
I haven't taken the time to stop and think "what is rock? Is rock and rock and roll a different thing?"
I think our music genres and creations have created such a wide variety and we just kind of put them all under the "rock" genre because it's what everyone talks about and everyone is suppose to love becuase ROCK AND ROLL ROCKS!
Rock can be almost anything to me. I don't have a straight forward opinion on what it is so most of what people say I might agree with.
I think old rock like 50s-60s doesn't sound like what I would label as rock. I think bands like the Beatles have a little lighter and calmer sound than the rock and roll I think of.
Maybe I think of metal when I think of rock just because I grew up on the more heavier side of rock and the lighter side of metal. I slowly got into heavier metal so I'm not use to soft rock or country rock.
I think rock and roll is in the eye of the beholder.
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Have a great week!

This week in class we had a whole torturous day of Bob Dylan. My brother use to get so mad because "Mr. A DOESN'T like  Bob Dylan!" and being a following little sister I would reply HOW COULD HE, but now that I have actually listened to a few Bob Dylan albums, especially his Christmas album; I agree with Mr. A!
His voice is horrid and he makes me hate harmonica, which is pretty horrible.
Next day of class we were going to listen to the Rolling Stones, who I do enjoy a little. But instead we watched an episode of some Beatles thing.
The documentary itself was a little boring to me, I tried to pay attention to it as much as I could. What did embed itself in my brain was pretty interesting about the Beatles going to Germany, and getting deported, and Ringo joining the band, and everything else you need to know about the legendary Beatles.
Of course the gossip Mr. A told us after the documentary stuck with me. About the original bass player in the Beatles getting his mom knocked up and married by his friend that use to drive them around Germany or something? I don't know.
So yeah, I'm really really tired so Good Night :)
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Have a great weekend! Stay dry and snuggly!

I just got back from my fourth day of ACL. Muse made an amazing come back and was one of the best shows so far. I got to be with an old friend and made a plan for the day.
When we got there we went to Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, the show was pretty great, but seemed a little long? After that we went to Jimmy Eat World who I didn't get to see last weekend, and oh my god they were wonderful!! After that I met up with a few friends and we all went to Electric Six, their show was great, I was surprised how little the crowd was. After that we went to the Black Angels, who weren't as good as they were last weekend.
After that we went to ARCTIC MOONKKEEEYYSS!! FAVORITE BAND EVER! I love them so much and their show just got better and better. We left Arctic Monkeys a little early to see Kaskade, which was surprisingly really good. The base dropped and it started pouring rain! It was such a relief from how hot it had been all day.
Last but certainly not least was Muse! The best show of today! They made such a great come back after starting late and the whole oil-less generator.
Today at ACL was a lot different from last weekend because there was such a difference in age of the people I was with. I got to bring my boyfriend so it was nice to always have someone there with me.
I'm really tired now, and I still have another blog to do so...
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Have a great night/ SECOND ACL WEEKEND

So I was going to do this blog on the bands I already know that are going to ACL, but one of the band's I was going to talk about was Arctic Monkeys, and then I thought about how amazing they are so I'm gonna make this blog about only them.
The first song I ever heard from them was Do I Wanna Know, the music video is so cool. The whole sound waves images always interest me. Next I discovered R U Mine, I love this songs beat and sense of freedom and serenity. It makes me feel like I'm sitting in a car with a bunch of good friends and we're all singing our hearts out. After that I fell in love with them.
A few good songs by them are Brainstorm, When the Sun Goes Down,and Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair.
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Have a great night/ ACL weekend :D

In class we went over the ACL line up, which I found very helpful since I am going both weekends. We only went over Friday in full detail, and I discovered a lot of cool bands. I've only heard one song by Okkervil River, Wake and Be Fine, but it has got me curious for the band so when I have time I will definitely do some research on them. My mother was very excited about a band we talked about, Shovels & Rope, here's their song Birmingham. I'm not all to excited about this band, it may just be that one song that I don't like. Although my mom was jumping out of her seat in excitement.
Electric six, I've heard their one song, Gay Bar, and it just doesn't blow my skirt up. I haven't researched them yet though. So FIDLAR has really caught my attention in this one song, No Waves, I mean they aren't all to great live, but I really enjoyed that one music video. I can't give a distinct reason why, I just like the sound and beat, it makes me feel happy. :)
I'm not sure I have a distinct plan on where I'm going and exactly when, but I actually know a few bands I can go to if we have no where else to go.
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Have a great night/ACL weekend :D