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Fun: Some Nights

My new favorite pop song of the moment.

Little Black Submarines - The Black Keys

The Father of the SportsCenter Theme

Video Day

Extremely busy and frustrated today so I don't really feel like writing much so I'll just fill the day with a bunch of videos. 

Phish - 9/1/12 "Light" from Phish on Vimeo.

Here is another one:

Dave Matthews - Snow Outside

Last night I got an early listen on the new Dave Matthews album and while I've never been too big of a fan of his recent work (I'm a 90s dave fan) this next song is a throwback to the classic lyrics of old. I can't fully post it on this blog but just follow the link below to listen to the new song "Snow Outside". And if you like that, click "More Videos" from this youtube user and you will see the rest of the album. 

The best song is easily "Mercy" which I posted the video for a few weeks ago....

Click Here.

Rebelicious?

I love actress Rebel Wilson for a number of reasons. Yet the one that just shot to number 1 is the video above of her alter ego. British Street Rapper.... Rebelicious. 

Also sorry for my absence over the last few days... work has been nothing short of insane!

No Big Deal

No big deal. Just the bomb squad hanging out outside my office today...

Totally normal.

Weirdest Headline Ever?

So remember last week I told you about a pair of Elvis underwear going up for auction? Well this is the headline I just read and I'm not joking...

"Elvis's Bible sells for $94,000; Used underpants fail to meet reserve"

Yes. That means the man selling the underwear had a minimum that he wanted and it wasn't met....

I wonder why.

Ha!

Mumford & Sons At Red Rocks

Mumford & Sons took the stage at the historic Red Rocks venue over the weekend and played some cuts off their new album. No song went over better with the audience then the one I posted a few weeks ago on this blog called "I Will Wait". It matches the energy off of their debut album and is just a great song.

Take a look at the video above and go pick up the album when it hits shelves next month.

Also side note: you really get to experience how amazing the Red Rocks venue is during this video. It still remains as number 1 on my bucket list of concert venues.... one day you will be mine!

JETS Off To A Great Start!

After what can only be described as a disappointing pre-season. The Jets shut the critics and myself up yesterday routing the Buffalo Bills at home. It was nice to see Sanchez step up make some big throws and big plays. It was great to see our offense make the catches needed to keep the possession on our side. And its always nice to see our amazing defense cause turnovers that lead to points. 

All and all it was a good week to be a Jets fan. 

Now lets keep this in perspective. It was against Buffalo and we do have Pittsburgh this week. A great confidence builder but lets not get ahead of ourselves just yet...

Also its so great to have football back.... agreed?

Clooney + Obama

Here is one thing that happened last night that I will talk about. :)

President Obama did his best to state his case for re-election at the DNC last night. His speech was nothing short of amazing (like it always is). Yet it was his video that introduced him that made me fall in love with the man all over again.

It didn't hurt that Mr. Clooney did the voice over...

Not Going To Happen

Hello. Its Friday and the start of what is going to be a great birthday weekend. There will be a lot going on today and tomorrow but I'll tell you one thing that won't happen. 

I will not be talking about one thing that happened at the MTV Video Music Awards last night.

Why? Why you ask? 

Because they were nothing short of embarrassing for every single person that was involved with it....

Terrible all around.

So moving forward hope everyone has a great day and a lovely weekend.

This Is SportsCenter

This could be the greatest commercial ever made.

Tonight!

Not sure anybody cares about this anymore but the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards are on tonight. I remember when this show used to be amazing. Now..um... not so much. 

I also find it funny that MTV is giving awards out for music videos, especially since they don't play them on their channel anymore.

Lets remember the better days... Here is one of my favorite moments Guns N' Roses gets the award for November Rain then plays it live with Elton John.

Who Knew?!?

It was released this week that the highest paid rapper of 2011 really has not rapped about anything in over 10 years. Thats right. Dr. Dre has topped the list as the highest rapper of the last year because of.... wait for it.... his headphone sales. Yup. Guess that "Beats by Dr. Dre" is doing pretty well after all. It brought the man close to 100 million last year.

That is insane.

It also proves that there is virtually no money to be made by actually making music anymore.Its all about side projects, promotions, commercials, headphones, vodka, basketball teams, energy drinks, etc.

Parks and Recreation Bloopers Season 4

I know I talk about it a lot on this blog but if you are not watching Parks and Recreation with Amy Poeler on NBC you are missing out. Take a moment (or the next 17 minutes) and watch the bloopers from this last season.

Hilarious.

Blaire On My TV.... Again.

It was a pleasant surprise last night to hear my friend Blaire's voice come through my tv last night. Big congrats to her and her brother band Curtis & Reinhard for their song placement on FOX's "So You Think You Can Dance". This is huge!

And yes I know Blaire's voice is amazing!!

Truth.

Anyone who is thinking about voting for this Romney/Ryan ticket.... this is seriously what I'm afraid that I'm going to look like in 40 years if their politics hit Washington. 

Please think before you vote.

Thank you.

Pick From The Brother

I got this email from my little brother last night.... "My new jam - can't. stop. watching"

Not a bad pick little bro... not bad at all!

Here is "Primadonna" from Marina and the Diamonds

Bad Books - How This Ends

Here is another recommendation from my fantastic boyfriend. One of his favorite bands is Manchester Orchestra and one of the side projects of the group is another band called Bad Books (which includes the guys from M.O. plus Kevin Devine). I wrote about them a few weeks back when they announced that their new album will be dropping in October. 

In recent days he has given me a list of songs to catch me up this band, and I am here today to say that this band is fantastic. There are numerous songs that are worth the listen and I will be requesting a copy of the first cd from him for immediate download. 

For starters here is the song that really jumped out at me off the list. Its called "How This Ends" and I believe its a simple song where the lyrics seem to point out that our beliefs have no effect or bearing on what actually happens in the end. And no matter how you interpret whatever "book" you live by, once your life is over, your beliefs were only yours anyways and that is all. 

Again simple but great! You will hear a lot more about these guys soon...

The White House Brewery

Who knew the White House had its own brewery? I sure didn't. Take a look at this quick video below to see how they make their own signature home-brew.

Pretty fascinating if I do say so myself...

Oh PS

Happy Labor Day! 

That is all for me today, I'm out!

New Look For Freddie Mercury

In honor of his birthday this week the creators of Angry Birds have done a special tribute to Freddie. They made him one of their own.... ha. 

New Matchbox Twenty

Just like I said about No Doubt a few weeks ago this is a sentence I didn't think I was ever going to type again.... Here is a new video from Matchbox Twenty. And before you go counting them out take a look at their track record, albums sold and number 1 songs. Their numbers will literally blow your mind.

I have zero feelings about this new song. We will see if it grows on me...

Phish Tour Closer

Phish's summer tour leg two came to a close last night out at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, CO. They spent the weekend there playing three fantastic shows and literally blowing the minds of their fans away. The sets lists were amazing, from what I watched last night the boys were having tons of fun, the crowd was amazing and a good time was had by all.

Any Phish fan out there that has yet to listen to the second set Sand>Ghost from last night stop what you are doing and fix that immediately. Also go to the bands website and take a look at some of the fantastic photos coming out of Colorado today.

Have a fun break boys I will for sure see you somewhere this winter!

Inspiring Paralympic Photos

So last month during the Olympics I was feature inspiring photos of athletes competing in London. Well that batch has nothing on these next photos. The Paralympics kicked off last week and the courage and dedication of these athletes make you think twice about.... everything!

Bravo!

Best Oasis Song Sung By Noel

This debate was sparked and settled within a weekend. Lets see where your opinion lies.

First a little background on Noel and Oasis.  

Noel Gallagher was born in May 1967, he is an English musician formally the lead guitarist and main songwriter of the rock band Oasis. He began learning guitar at the mere age of 13. After holding a ton of random jobs in construction he started working for a local band called Inspiral Carpets as a roadie in 1988. It  was there where he learned that his older brother Liam had formed a little band of his own. This band eventually took the name Oasis and after Noel returned to England his brother invited him to join as a guitarist and songwriter. 

Oasis debut album, Definitely Maybe (released in 1994) was the start of the huge rise to fame the band had. Their second album (Whats The Story) Morning Glory? solidified them as stars staying at the top of the album charts in many countries and their third album Be Here Now, became the fastest selling album in UK chart history. The next two albums failed to bring them back to the top of the charts and in August of 2009 following an altercation with his brother Liam, Noel announced his departure from Oasis announcing he would make a go at it as a solo artist. 

Noels run with Oasis was marked by much trouble especially during the peak of their success. He was involved in several disputes with Liam and the brothers fights and wild lifestyle was tabloid gold. Even with all this many have compared Gallagher's songwriting abilities with the likes of George Martin claiming Noel to be the 'finest songwriter of his generation'. 

In Oasis Noel let his brother Liam take most of the lead vocal parts. Noel was happy to be the guitarist/songwriting genius in the background (everyone knew he was the real leader of the band anyways...). Yet every now and again he would march front and center and take his turn in the spotlight. His voice sweet and pure. Which brings us to the debate we had at the start of this overly worded blog post. 

What were those songs that stood out among the rest...(And warning these songs will be in your head for at least two days... promise you.)

3. Don't Look Back In Anger

-This song was the first to feature Noel on lead vocals, it also contains one of the best opening lyrics on any song... "Slip inside the eye of your mind...don't you know you might find... a better place to play"

2. Half The World Away

-This was very close to being number one yet after numerous listens it ended up strong at number 2. I think the easygoingness (is that a word) and lyrics make it one of the best Oasis songs on the books.

1. Master Plan 

-This song was originally released as the B side to their huge hit "Wonderwall". Noel has declared that this song was one of the best he has ever written and I can't disagree. He claims that at the time Creation Records boss upon hearing the song told Noel that it was "too good" to be on a B-Side to where Noel quickly snapped "Well, I don't write shit songs!". No sir you don't.... 

The Dawg Is Done

Its official. The last remaining America Idol judge is out for the new season. Randy Jackson is officially off the judging panel. His role in the show is still being decided (from what I'm hearing its a mentor role), but this makes it official... the dawg is out.

I give this show two more years max.