Wednesday Deserves a Song of the Day

Just need to get through the hump of the week...

Download it: Miike Snow - "Song for No One"

If you weren't at The Temper Trap show last night...

...then seriously, where were you?

After sitting through one horrible band (Beep Beep) and one pretty decent band (Mittens on Strings), we finally got a chance to enjoy The Temper Trap at their finest. I still can't get over the energy that each and every band member had during the entire set. The lead singer's vocals were amazing and surprisingly just as great as they are on the new album. They played all of the crowd favorites ("Fader" / "Sweet Disposition"), but the real treat came when they played MY favorite song ("Love Lost" - see below for fantastic live video). I've mentioned it before, but they have just recently released their first album in the U.S. so my best advice would be to go out and support their cause....buy the album! All in all, another successful night at the Empty Bottle (complete with photo booth photos and $1.50 PBR cans!).

The Blueprint 3

Jay-Z has always held a special place in my heart. It sounds strange (I realize), but he is always managing to reinvent himself and his collaborations continue to blow my mind. Although MGMT got booted from the final album version (boooo!!!), I can still highly recommend Jay-Z's latest release and look forward to what will come next. Right now I'm hooked on...

Download it: "Already Home (featuring Kid Cudi)"

Officially Inked

After much thought (3 months actually), I finally bit the bullet and got my very first tattoo. Who knew that at the age of 26 I would wake up one morning with the desire to permanently mark up my bod, but that's just what I did...with no regrets. Let's back this train up for a bit of back story though. For quite some time I've felt the need to get back into writing on a more consistent basis because it is such a big part of who I am. Busy schedule, lack of inspiration, and just an overall act of laziness on my part had led me to a monotonous life of work, eat, and sleep. Everyday. Not exciting.

When I came up with the idea for my tattoo (a phrase in typewriter font) I wanted to have it be a constant reminder of what has kept me sane over the years. As much as I love music (obviously), writing has been my outlet and something that I can always come back to no matter how long I had neglected it. At the beginning of this year I decided to start this blog, not only to share my love of all things music related, but to also get myself back into the daily grind of creating, imagining, and putting my thoughts down on paper (or typing them on my laptop...same difference). Sometimes I'm busy and I'm not too proud of the work that I rushed through to post on this lovely page, but then there are days that I sit back and think that down the road I could really try to do something with this.

Now I ask myself....do I really believe that a tattoo is going to make a difference in my life?

No, but bottomline... I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!

New Music + Free Show = One happy girl

I was thinking about posting a friendly reminder about The Temper Trap's free show next Monday, October 19 at the Empty Bottle, but to my pleasant surprise I was greeted by their brand new album this morning. My first listen of The Temper Trap was during the movie, 500 Days of Summer, and ever since then I've been hooked on "Sweet Disposition". A little bit of snooping around and....poof!....I stumbled across their new album that was released yesterday (I was patting myself on the back for the great timing!). The music is futuristic and sexy which is a nice change from all of the indie rock I've been drowning myself in lately. The guys are from Melbourne, Australia and only recently made their U.S. debut, but am I ever glad that they finally did. My advice: Come wait in line on Monday night for the free show and make up your own mind about them. Seriously, who can pass up a free show?

Download it: "Rest" / "Fader" / "Love Lost"

Friday - Song of the Day

New to me. Hopefully new to you as well. Enjoy!

Download it: Cymbals Eat Guitars - "Some Trees (Merrit Moon)

Doesn't get much better than free

Beep Beep
Mittens on Strings
The Temper Trap (can't wait!)

Empty Bottle
Monday, October 19
9:30pm
FREE SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!

What a great find, Nick! :)