Making Music.

This is one of the coolest things I've seen in awhile. 

Taylor Swift.

Fucking bitch. Everything she does is adorable. This has got to be the sweetest little video ever and I want every single outfit she wears in it, especially that headband. 

Sinatra Baby.

This is just a friendly reminder of the awesomeness that is Frank Sinatra. I love the mix of music on my ipod; it's so random. I've also found that one Frank Sinatra song usually isn't enough, he has the kind of voice you could listen to forever. However, I only own a few Sinatra songs. You may wonder why this is so I'll tell you so it doesn't have to confound you any longer. When I was a wee tyke of about 12 I bet my Uncle Cool that I would never own a Sinatra c.d. because it's "old person music." I don't even remember what we bet but I'll be damned if I'm going to lose. 

Pokemon Rap.

The Birds and the Beedrills - a song integrating the 151 Pokémon as sexual innuendos. This is hilarious. Beware it is NSFW. 

Eastern Sunz.

I don't think I've ever posted about my friend Aaron's band or group or whatever you call it. Aaron (Courage) used to be a tennis pro at the club I worked at for 3 years. He would just come for a few months at a time between the other things he had going on. Anyway, he and his friend TravisT make up Eastern Sunz. They rap about political, social, and environmental issues. Check them out, they're pretty awesome. Some of my favorite songs of theirs are Everybody's Anthem and A Problem. 

Male Choir A Cappella Lady Gaga Awesomness

This is an all male choir called On The Rocks from the University of Oregon singing Bad Romance by Lady Gaga a cappella. It's pretty good and their dancing made me laugh so hard. 

The New Pornographers.

"Myriad Harbour" The New Pornographers from Fluorescent Hill on Vimeo.

So lately I've been obsessed with The New Pornographers and this is one of my favorite songs. They have a bunch of albums which you can find on grooveshark. This video is pretty much amazing as well. They have a new album due out in May. 

Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce.

My friend Sarah and I went to Portland last week for a little shopping trip. I drove up to Eugene where I met up with her and then we took her car to Portland. I grabbed my ipod but her car doesn't have an auxiliary input which I thought was weird because her car is a 2007, the same year as mine. Oh well, we just listened to her c.d.s instead which got me hooked on this Lady Gaga song. It cracks me up and makes me want to dance all at once. 

The Muppets do Bohemian Rhapsody

This video is pretty much awesome. Yes, I watched the entire thing.

She & Him

She & Him are officially my new favorite band. I cannot get enough of Zooey Deschanel's voice and the vibe of their music is amazing. I've been listening to Volume One on repeat for weeks now. Check them out! I'm posting a video of them singing Black Hole below. 

Kanye Showing the World he's a Douche, yet again.

MTV Shows

Brooke, this is what everyone is talking about. MTV makes you sit through an ad before the video starts. 

(500) Days of Summer

I have been impatiently waiting since the release date of July 17th for this movie to come to my town. I saw the previews back in June and couldn't wait to see it. I'm not a big movie theater girl but I'm so glad I went, I'm completely enamored. It is an instant favorite, it helps that it stars Zooey Deschanel who is one of my girl crushes but even without her, it's amazing. It's interesting and unpredictable and random but at the same time somewhat linear. In the beginning the narrator informs you that it is not a love story, he's correct and incorrect at the same time. I would highly highly suggest going to see this. 

Also, the soundtrack rocks! I went home and immediately downloaded it from itunes. Two of my favorites on the soundtrack are Us by Regina Spektor and She's Got You High by Mumm-Ra. So good!

I went to an AMAZING concert last night...

I went to Eugene last night with my friend Spizz to check out a concert that was happening at the McDonald Theatre. It was ridiculously fun. We stopped at Sevies on the way and got a bunch of junk food, rocked out to hits from the 80s and even got Muchas Gracias after the show which just happens to be my favorite burritos of all time. All in all, an awesome night. 

First up was Cage the Elephant. I had heard them maybe once or twice but wasn't a hardcore fan but their show last night changed that. They were so fun and had so much energy. They sing Ain't No Rest For The Wicked and you can see the video here. 
This band is called Manchester Orchestra. They're not an orchestra. I had never heard of them before but they were amazing. Their music was so loud and layered that it felt like it was pushing against you. This is their song Everything to Nothing, which I really liked. 

Then the real reason everyone showed up was to see the Silversun Pickups who are AMAZING. When I uploaded their two albums onto my ipod before my 15 hour drive down to Brooke & Raf's wedding I immediately fell in love with Catch & Release off their new album Swoon. I think I listened to it for 4 hours on repeat. Anyway, they were so amazing live and he definitely has the coolest voice I've heard in awhile. Another song of theirs to check out is Lazy Eye. 

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