Music I Listen To

Last.fm has made a great image of my favorite tunes from last year. When I opened up the file I laughed and blushed. They are the songs that I listened to more than I should have. The results are slightly skewed since I did not have the computer scrobbler installed until recently so the bands and songs represented in the chart are what I listened to on my phone only. Whenever I walked around campus or drove somewhere or exercised, this is what was playing in my earphones.

I love mash-ups and radio rap. What more can I say? (Link to image)

Link to Deskhop's site. Since you might not know why I listened to him so much.

This is why I want kids.

New Music that needs to be shared.

Just because I have not posted in a while does not mean I do not care. I have been tirelessly listening to good tunes, bad tunes, red tunes and blue tunes to find these absolute gems for you.
First check out Mr. Little Jeans. A sweet sweet voice from Norway. Sure, the EP came out last summer and her cover of "All the Single Ladies" got plenty of attention but, that does not mean we should dismiss the rest of her great music!
Check out the song "Angel" and have a great day!

I will not stop there. Check out my main manz The Knocks! These cats are ripping it up with dream girl Ellie Goulding on tour right now. My personal fav, "Can't Shake Your Love" is in the video below.

As if you are not techno'd out, please take a long hard listen to this young man from the Netherlands. In the track replica, the beat hits with an authoritative smash that begs the question, why can't all music make me feel this way?


Stay posted and check back soon for my, "Rescue rap from pop" post.

The Art of the MixTape

Have you ever heard of a Producer? They are great guys who make mixtapes for a living. I do not mean to brag but my tapes are mostly ill and have a dripolicious flow. I can put together so many genres on a single CD and make them evolve over an hour that Creationists begin to believe that Genesis is about Darwin himself. 

I exaggerate.

But really the point is, instead of listening to a crappy playlist on shuffle that you made for working out, why not think about it. Arrange the songs in such a way that you will not skip over all of them just to realize you listened to none and end up wishing you had more music. Better yet try making a romance playlist. One that begins light and encourages close conversation, shifts to appropriate hand holding music then ends in a crescendo worthy of magnificent kisses. 

What I really want to address here is, it is not the music you are listening to, it is the order in which you listen. That is meant to be a metaphor for life. Think about it. Cam'ron did and this is what his life is all about. If only I could be as cool as he is, and drive a stretch Lamborghini Countach.

Music Too UnderGround

You are welcome in advance. I am sharing some music that I cannot stop listening to. The best part is that you can download this for free if you like and look cool to all of your friends. Here is how the conversation could go as your friend is looking through your I-Pod.

Friend: I like Band of Horses have you heard of Beach House?
You: No.
Friend: You should check them out. Oh Kid Cudi, cool. How do you feel about Chiddy Bang?
You: Never Heard of them.
Friend: Yeah he is pretty indie. I love the indie music. Who is Deskhop?
You: Oh I thought you were underground. Guess not.

You are welcome. Listen to these tracks and love them.

DESKHOP
Both of these tapes are great. They sound like Girl Talk's Secret Diary album if it would have been cleaner. Much easier to listen to and get down with.
Check out easternization


E-603
This guy just picks my favorite songs and smashes them together in order to produce eargasams. Torn-Up is Great. I have listened to the tracks at least ten times according to ITunes.


HathBanger
This guy would probably be fun to hang out with. His site is full of Jamz made by him and many others. Listen and Love

Great mash-up. It is old but if you have not heard it, you need not tell me.

Check these songs out, be underground and enjoy.