Friday, April 6, 2012

Carry My Cross - by Third Day (Good Friday/Happy Easter)

Hey, so I thought I should at least quickly throw something up here, in honour of who & what I believe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkpLB_wwIHg

All I can really say is: thank You, Jesus.

Monday, April 2, 2012

Hey; +smidgen of an update

Hey; so... long time no... ummm... talk?
I know I've been pretty quiet (& by that, I mean absolutely quiet) on here as I've been super busy with projects (& I'm actually pushing one back a few minutes to address you guys! Yay! [all three of my 'subscribers' & the random people who still drift around on Blogspot; haha]).

Anyways....

I still want to use this.  That said, I'm thinking I may start up a couple of things.
1) What I'll likely call "7 Questions".  A quick, 7 question interview (over the internet) with a band that I can contact.  Perhaps monthly if I have time.
2) Potentially some reviews. (or at least address music that I find that is of interest, unless/until bands/artists/acts/etc. start sending me pieces to review).
3) Hopefully bi-weekly to monthly recommendations on what you can find available to download for free (or FREE, or available-for-a-price-that-is-not-monetary [the latter perhaps a better way of viewing the topic; lol]).  I was hoping to be doing this as is, but as mentioned, I've been super busy.

We'll see what happens.  That's kind of the tentative plan as of the end of exams which are fast approaching.  I'll admit, I'm not sure how long I'll be able to keep it going beyond September, as I'll be back for another year of school.  But, I definitely want to keep this going, so I'll still pick it up after the busy spell again.

Hopefully people are interested in what I do.  If you are, feel free to interact.  I don't bite. or type with CAPS LOCK on.

But for now: to work.

I'll leave you with this:
http://coldhardwant.com/ - House of Heroes is getting their new album ready, & every now & again, a small sample pops up (or at least, for my computer it's every now & again - it may have not loaded correctly before??).  Check it out, & get excited.

& one last thing: you can subscribe to me on Facebook as well - I'm still posting my 'song of the day' there. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=887435021

Take care.

Monday, March 5, 2012

some news...

Two things that I want to quickly post - the first about something that's been released; the second about something to be released... & the third is just a reminder.

1) Joel Larmer released his first single [ever] just today.  Locally & very much homegrown talent has brought him to this point; & after recording his songs in the studio just a couple months ago, he's starting to get his name out more & more.  Most recently, he's been doing some touring with another local (but well-known) band by the name of ...to tell.
Check out the new single here, & watch for more awesome stuff to come!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsZ9Y3_0J0k

2) & as mentioned, something to be released: some news concerning Starflyer 59... not a clue what, but something tomorrow... possibly on their Twitter...  Stay tuned...

3) Just a reminder you can still subscribe to the somewhat daily 'songs of the day' on my Facebook page.

That is all.
& have a good night.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Chasing Color - by The Canvas Waiting (& change up...)

So, as the end of the school year draws near for me, I'm getting busier & busier... plus, there's other non-school related stuff building up too.  That said, I'm going to just post the songs & song links on Facebook (I'll still post the free download links here... perhaps once a week or something).

You can, however, subscribe to me on Facebook, as the 'songs of the days' are public... here:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=887435021

Don't fret, however - the 'surprise' I mentioned the other week will still happen... just not quite yet.

So: as a final post (in THIS place) -
The Canvas Waiting is based out of Austin, TX.  They've released a couple of EP's since their inception in 2005, their 3rd & latest being "Chasing Color" - released independently on November 9th, 2010; there is also supposed to be new music coming sometime this year.  This song is from "Chasing Color".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ4mRltJx8o

You can download the EP for FREE from here...
http://noisetrade.com/thecanvaswaiting
& a collection of other songs (including their "A Season's Change" EP from 2009) here:
http://www.purevolume.com/new/thecanvaswaiting

Friday, March 2, 2012

Days Like Today - by Coincidence Maybe

Mmmmmm....
Coincidence Maybe is based out of Nashville, TN.  The vocalist/lyricist/guitarist & drummer/bg vocalist duo (who have hired other musicians from time to time) have thus far independently released a handful of collections, starting with their 2002 "The Fall of October".  Most recently, they've released a CD/DVD combo called "The Evidence Vol. 1" in the past year.  This song, however, is from their 2010 EP "The Essence Project".
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Coincidence-Maybe/82568354940?sk=app_155326481208883 (it's currently the last one on the list)

Also: you can download "The Essence Project" for FREE here, on Noisetrade:
http://noisetrade.com/CoincidenceMaybe

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Daydream Believer - by The Monkees (RIP Davy Jones)

I meant to post this yesterday, but ran out of time, so here it is tonight.
Davy Jones (b.1945, in England) was the lead vocalist for The Monkees, who recorded such hits as "I'm a Believer"; "Valleri"; &, of course, "Daydream Believer".   Sadly, he passed away yesterday after a heart attack at age 66.  In honour...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8urgvC0TR8

& here's Davy Jones singing "Girl" on The Brady Bunch in 1971:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRNFus7Pbp4