Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Friday, May 15, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Non guilty pleasures
One thing not mentioned in my list below is my obsession with Pink. Ok maybe it isn't an obsession, more like a very healthy appreciation for he work. She is one of the artists who makes me cry. I'm not talking about her slow sad songs (well they do too) but also her rockin' songs. I am super sensitive when it comes to music. A certain song if written with the right intensity can make me cry. Pink is one of those artists. For me it is the extreme passion she pours into her music. I had been listening to one of her older albums in my car every day and was psyched to get her latest one Funhouse yesterday. With the kids at school and a mound of housework to do I blasted it as loud as possible and started cleaning. Getting distracted by the computer which (often happens) brought me to check out her website where I watched a video showing her answering a rapid fire of trivia questions. Watching her answers gave me many more reasons to like her. Here two more reasons why I love her so.
1. In the interview when asked the color of her eyes she said "they change with my mood." I haven't met anyone else yet who has changing eye color like mine. On my drivers license my eye color says dic which is short for dichromatic. For many years my license listed my eye color as hazel. Many years ago when I was about 21 I was going out to a bar with a big group of friends to celebrate the 21st birthday of one of our friends. The dude at the door would not let me in the bar because he said my licence said my eyes are hazel and he thinks they are blue. He is the one who should have had DIC stamped on his forward. Anyway it happened a few more times and so I finally went to the DMV and had it changed to a non specific color.
2. When asked what is her favorite guilty pleasure she said "I don't feel guilty about any of my pleasures." All I can say is right on!
I don't know what it is about her but I knew if we met we would become fast friends.
1. In the interview when asked the color of her eyes she said "they change with my mood." I haven't met anyone else yet who has changing eye color like mine. On my drivers license my eye color says dic which is short for dichromatic. For many years my license listed my eye color as hazel. Many years ago when I was about 21 I was going out to a bar with a big group of friends to celebrate the 21st birthday of one of our friends. The dude at the door would not let me in the bar because he said my licence said my eyes are hazel and he thinks they are blue. He is the one who should have had DIC stamped on his forward. Anyway it happened a few more times and so I finally went to the DMV and had it changed to a non specific color.
2. When asked what is her favorite guilty pleasure she said "I don't feel guilty about any of my pleasures." All I can say is right on!
I don't know what it is about her but I knew if we met we would become fast friends.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Dare to dream
The little movie that could Once was represented at the Oscars last night. The two musicians who played as actors in the movie as well were up for an oscar last night for Best Original Song in a movie last night. Here they are Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová accepting the award.
Here is the performance from last night
Markéta was not able to give her speech so they actually brought her out later so she could have the chance to give it. I can't get my hands on that video yet but I will post it once I do. It was just amazing to see these people win. You could tell how humbled they were by the experience. I was a bit afraid that crappy disney music would win over indie music since the three songs from the movie Enchantment were also up for oscars. I am so thankful the academy was able to see these well deserving and true talents for what they are. Watching Gen and Markéta win and then Diablo Cody for Juno was so inspiring. Three truly independent artists who really prove that anyone's dreams can come true.
Here is the performance from last night
Markéta was not able to give her speech so they actually brought her out later so she could have the chance to give it. I can't get my hands on that video yet but I will post it once I do. It was just amazing to see these people win. You could tell how humbled they were by the experience. I was a bit afraid that crappy disney music would win over indie music since the three songs from the movie Enchantment were also up for oscars. I am so thankful the academy was able to see these well deserving and true talents for what they are. Watching Gen and Markéta win and then Diablo Cody for Juno was so inspiring. Three truly independent artists who really prove that anyone's dreams can come true.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Once
Once I finish school I will do this
Once I get a job I will do that
Once I have babies I will do this
Once my kids are grown I will do that
WAKE up - now is the time. Stop what you are doing and Start doing that one thing you have been putting off your entire life.
If you need some inspiration or are interested in hearing some of the best music ever made on this planet then you must watch the movie Once. Music has always been a big part of my life. It can move and motivate me. The music in Once has done this. I have always been one to judge music by my emotional reaction to it. The best music in the world to me can make me cry. It is very strange but certain music will strike an emotional chord in my body and make me cry. From rock to pop, folk to heavy metal - the best of the best will bring tears to my eyes. Let's just say it has been a while since any music I have heard lately has done this. The strike is over. I can't get enough of the music in Once. It plays over and over again in my head day in and day out.
Watch the preview for yourself below. If this song does not make you tingle you might not want to watch the movie. This movie is about the music. The actors are the real musicians. There is an incredible back story to this film that which I don't feel like going into here. My better half did a good job writing about the film here if interested. This movie was exactly what I needed to watch this week. I got out my guitar yesterday and played three times throughout the day. An act I have not done in some time.
Once I get a job I will do that
Once I have babies I will do this
Once my kids are grown I will do that
WAKE up - now is the time. Stop what you are doing and Start doing that one thing you have been putting off your entire life.
If you need some inspiration or are interested in hearing some of the best music ever made on this planet then you must watch the movie Once. Music has always been a big part of my life. It can move and motivate me. The music in Once has done this. I have always been one to judge music by my emotional reaction to it. The best music in the world to me can make me cry. It is very strange but certain music will strike an emotional chord in my body and make me cry. From rock to pop, folk to heavy metal - the best of the best will bring tears to my eyes. Let's just say it has been a while since any music I have heard lately has done this. The strike is over. I can't get enough of the music in Once. It plays over and over again in my head day in and day out.
Watch the preview for yourself below. If this song does not make you tingle you might not want to watch the movie. This movie is about the music. The actors are the real musicians. There is an incredible back story to this film that which I don't feel like going into here. My better half did a good job writing about the film here if interested. This movie was exactly what I needed to watch this week. I got out my guitar yesterday and played three times throughout the day. An act I have not done in some time.
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