- 15:34 So, kiddies, where's the cool happenings tonight? Definitely want to get out after staying in last night! #
- 16:36 I was jonesing for their nuggets. Nom! (@ Chick-Fil-A) bit.ly/8inXpU #
- 17:31 Think I'll play a little more Rock Band while waiting for tonight's plans to coalesce. #
- 20:31 The valet told me I have a beautiful smile & the waiter is super nice. I <3 @YelapaMexican already! (@ Yelapa Playa Mexicana) #
- 21:33 Listening to @mctello tell stories about orangutan. It makes me think of @jimthompson. myloc.me/1UIIe #
- 22:35 Waiting on @jeffbalke, @cmatusow, @mctello, & @gtello. Love this place. (@ Big Easy Social & Pleasure Club) bit.ly/4AeqPv #
- 00:36 I am getting my ass handed to me in pool tonight at The Big Easy. I have got to start playing more often. myloc.me/1UWAf #
- 01:23 They just started playing Hendrix's "And the Wind Cries Mary." Fucking fantastic. myloc.me/1UZI3 #
- 02:24 I just became the mayor of Whataburger 324 on @foursquare! bit.ly/5RSBB8 #
- 02:24 Getting a late night snack. Also, iPod, what's up with the meaningful country songs? (@ Whataburger 324) bit.ly/5RSBB8 #
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Here's the 2009 recap. I was doing the coin toss. I flipped the coin. It was tails, so I will have no more teen years next year in February. There's a countdown for graduation for myself, which is on the Vox's widget sidebar. So, it's "goodbye, surfing the internet (Web 1.0)", and "hello, Web 2.0". Here's what I have been drawing:
The coryrobertsintokyo.net splash page, including the "ENTER" arrow, which takes you to the new blog (which is not ready yet):
I used colored pencils and softlead pencils to make the drawing. Also, this:
The social network buttons -- Twitter, Flickr, Plurk, Last.fm, Facebook, Email (Gmail). No, I don't have Facebook, because of the IP address issues (read this here). I'm going to get Adobe Photoshop from Amazon.com in the future. This blog won't get imported, I'm doing a clean start of the new blog! I will use MS Paint for this project (I'm making two fonts of my own, but they'll be as for a "personal use").
I bought my first Arashi album (read this here) from CDJapan, my father was thinking, "Why do you buy CDs from Japan?" The two CDs from that site costs about $60, then my father recommended me to buy the CDs during my Tokyo trip. The only thing to work for money before graduation is applying for a job. So, I will have to apply for a job. I will not write any long posts on my new blog, just the short posts. Need Arashi's 10 anniversary Vox banners? Here (part 1, part 2). Just remember to credit me ("Cory" or "coryrobertsintokyo").
I'm getting a new camera, it's a Nikon DSLR (it will be bought at Amazon.com, along the new Casio compass watch), they will bought in the future.
- 03:27 I just unlocked the "Crunked" badge on @foursquare! bit.ly/82rU5X #
- 03:27 I just unlocked the "School Night" badge on @foursquare! bit.ly/5Kq8ra #
- 03:27 Waiting on my chicken to cook, this song comes on, and suddenly I smell like you. (@ Whataburger 324) bit.ly/5RSBB8 #
- 14:31 So, is everything cancelled tonight because of the snow? (Yes, I'm just getting out of bed.) #
- 15:11 New photo on Flickr: Snowy Mazzy bit.ly/5auaZs #
- 15:23 Really starting to come down out here in Spring (uploading video now). Guess I will be staying in tonight. Maybe the endless RB setlist? #
- 15:30 This is freaking genius! Wear it, @JRCohen! RT:@JenXer I...resisted...as long as I could... #draw365 #JRinabikini yfrog.com/4avyzuj #
- 15:47 New photo on Flickr: Snowier Mazzy bit.ly/8itHHB #
- 15:56 Here's my front yard (with Mazzzy!) & backyard showing the snow coming down out in Spring: bit.ly/6dZr8r & bit.ly/7R9Dim and #
- 16:55 Amazon mp3 Deal of the Day is 'Christmas Songs' by Diana Krall for only $2.99. Her voice is so pretty. bit.ly/5FoKIy #
- 18:14 RT @ASTROGaming: Retweet this for a chance to win one of the new @upperplayground A40 Audio Systems! bit.ly/6x6c8H #astroupcontest #
- 18:17 RT @GuitarHero: "I got the Fall of Troy DLC, now I want this prize pack too bit.ly/8EH1Q6!" RT for your chance to win! #
- 19:12 OMG! JR kept his word! Rock on! RT @JRCohen: tweetphoto.com/5840697 #
- 20:17 Only good thing abo ut staying in because of the weather is that I'm finally making some progress on Rock Band again. #
- 22:29 @smurfing74: Hearsay does indeed rock. Please tell Joe that the girl he cut an apple for last night says hi. #
- 02:00 Made serious progress through all the venues in Rock Band. Only have eleven more unique ones before I've played everywhere. Hand hurts now. #
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It's really starting to come down.
OMG! Real snow in Houston!
- 02:40 Dirt Bar on #Yelp: Oh, Dirt Bar. How I love you. You are by far, one of my favorite places on the planet.
After n... bit.ly/8lcwbk #
- 10:07 I'm meeting some friends at Sambuca tonight around 8:00 to hear Norma Zenteno if anyone is looking for something to do. :-) #
- 12:48 @danielwcarlson: I just DMed you, but you aren't following. Best thing he's written in ten years easily. Also, cheap: bit.ly/8G5WEU #
- 12:54 @jimthompson: Actually, I finished it Monday. I read all 1000+ pages in under 24 hours with two work shifts :-) #
- 14:41 @ComcastCares: Are you having
problems in 77373 today? # - 14:48 @ComcastBonnie: Internet has been up and down today and is currently completely out (tethering my cell). Rebooting the modem has not helped. #
- 14:57 @ComcastBonnie: Thanks for looking into it! Luckily I can tether and get online to do my own customer service job. :-) Appreciate the help! #
- 17:13 @craighlavaty & @HoustonPress: Dude, I love 30 Seconds To Mars! Don't be ashamed! The Kill is one of my faves to play on Rock Band. #
- 19:48 Enjoying a martini and the lovely voice of Norm
a Zenteno. Happy. (@ Sambuca Jazz Cafe) bit.ly/8Lc1gN # - 20:57 Yay! I never have to ask and Norma plays "At Last" for me every time. <3 forever myloc.me/1S3Sz #
- 21:47 I was being altruistic god dammit! #
- 22:18 Altruistic, motherfuckers! #
- 23:58 This bar is fantastic. (@ Hearsay) bit.ly/6yIVd4 #
- 01:16 With various and assorted friends. Best jukebox in the city. (@ Warren's Inn) bit.ly/8qFp06 #
- 01:41 @Danny_DeVito: I'm off tomorrow! It's my Saturday! Thank you for loving your fans. I think you're awesome. #
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This is the latest series in my EPs reviews. I like doing
these because I don't think they take that long to listen to these four or
five songs. You get the gist of the band, but unfortunately, it's
probably not as detailed and explored as reviewing albums.
Also, I am back on reviewing music as I have stopped going out to see live bands. I am still not accepting new music as I still have to clear out what I've already been sent/requested. Apologies to any promises that I may have made.
SARAH ELIZABETH FOSTER
sarahelizabethfoster.com ♥ myspace
Sarah Elizabeth Foster's EP, Gardening From the Ground Up Part 1 from Studio Sarah Records, is the first submission I've received for a 2010 release. Generally around this time, I get a ton of Christmas music offers (which, hey, I will be doing a roundup next week!).
Foster actually has a degree in music, singing French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and, of course English. While this EP is only in English, it does showcase her classically singing abilities. My favorite song is actually the title-track, "Gardening From the Ground Up". There's something about this love song, from rain drops to the up-beat jazzy tempo, that I really like. This is in contrast to the opening song, "Wake Up", for a song that's about waking up, it sounds like "take it easy" evening song.
While people will automatically associate Foster to 60s girl singers, I think her vocal styles, would actually lends itself really well to modern indiepop music. I'm certainly interested in hearing what part two sounds like. If you live in New York, Foster will be playing tomorrow, December 4th at Pete's Candy Store in Brooklyn.
FERAL CHILDREN
myspace.com/feralchildrenseattle
Feral Children is a "backwoods" band from Seattle, Washington. Their self-titled EP was a free released on Sarathan Records, while their forth-coming album, Brand New Blood, will be available digitally December 8th, while a physical release on January 19th, 2010.
As their name suggest, their music seems, I don't know, wild. Like "grizzly bear", "panda bear, "deerhunter" and "animal collective" wild, and this isn't surprising, considering Scott Colburn (Animal Collective's Feels producer) is their producer on the Feral Children album. Compared to previous bands I mentioned, Feral Children seems more melodic and less experimental. I'm not sure who produced their EP (I rarely get liner notes for digital submissions), but they certainly have that collective-like influence.
I did give the EP a few listens, and not entirely impressed with the singer (is it Bill Cole?). His vocals is very rough, voice cracking comes to mind on tracks like "Saint". While this may possibly be the greatest song done live, listening to it on headphones made me cringe.
Who knows, maybe their album will be much better than the self-titled EP. It is, after all, their first release, I'm sure they'll improve over time. Information on the free downloads, head over to Sarathan Records.
MOJORISING
mojorisingband.com ♥ myspace
I keep mis-reading this band as Major/ising, so I'm not sure if other people might have the same problem reading the name (it's OK people misread W♥M as "we love music" all the time...)
Mojorising recently moved from Los Angeles from Australia. So prices for their EP at $12 on the merch page might seem high, until you realize it's in AUS dollars.
My impression is that this duo makes some really funky music, but with classic rock attitudes (think Jamiroquai). The funk soul translate well on a few of their songs, "She Woke Up To Me" and "Sooth Me And Use Me". The later is very dancey, I suspect it will play well to a live audience. Incidentally if you are interested in hearing the first song, it's available as a free download.
The band is playing a few dates in California:
SEA OF BEES
seaofbees.com ♥ myspace
Lara dismissed Julie Baenziger, aka Sea of Bees, as being too "CocoRosie/Joanna Newsom", and really - what's wrong with that ? As expected, Baenziger's vocal style is that of a small cute child. And also cute is the title of the EP, called Bee Eee Pee. This is a collection of four songs and one intermission song.
All of the songs are pretty minimalistic, usually with just acoustic and Baenziger singing. The stand-out track for me is "Willis", because it does feature a melodic backing music (vs just acoustic alone). Also, the inclusion of the random intro is nice - it explained that this particular recording happens to be the third take.
Julie is doing some winter dates:
PS, That's all I can manage today. Check out Ryan as he's retweeting on twitter/weheartmusic. You can see some of the tweets on the right-side of this page. The account is kept active by live blogging by myself, Ceji, and Ryan. Not just a robot account!
Also, I am back on reviewing music as I have stopped going out to see live bands. I am still not accepting new music as I still have to clear out what I've already been sent/requested. Apologies to any promises that I may have made.
sarahelizabethfoster.com ♥ myspace
Sarah Elizabeth Foster's EP, Gardening From the Ground Up Part 1 from Studio Sarah Records, is the first submission I've received for a 2010 release. Generally around this time, I get a ton of Christmas music offers (which, hey, I will be doing a roundup next week!).
Foster actually has a degree in music, singing French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and, of course English. While this EP is only in English, it does showcase her classically singing abilities. My favorite song is actually the title-track, "Gardening From the Ground Up". There's something about this love song, from rain drops to the up-beat jazzy tempo, that I really like. This is in contrast to the opening song, "Wake Up", for a song that's about waking up, it sounds like "take it easy" evening song.
While people will automatically associate Foster to 60s girl singers, I think her vocal styles, would actually lends itself really well to modern indiepop music. I'm certainly interested in hearing what part two sounds like. If you live in New York, Foster will be playing tomorrow, December 4th at Pete's Candy Store in Brooklyn.
FERAL CHILDREN
myspace.com/feralchildrenseattle
Feral Children is a "backwoods" band from Seattle, Washington. Their self-titled EP was a free released on Sarathan Records, while their forth-coming album, Brand New Blood, will be available digitally December 8th, while a physical release on January 19th, 2010.
As their name suggest, their music seems, I don't know, wild. Like "grizzly bear", "panda bear, "deerhunter" and "animal collective" wild, and this isn't surprising, considering Scott Colburn (Animal Collective's Feels producer) is their producer on the Feral Children album. Compared to previous bands I mentioned, Feral Children seems more melodic and less experimental. I'm not sure who produced their EP (I rarely get liner notes for digital submissions), but they certainly have that collective-like influence.
I did give the EP a few listens, and not entirely impressed with the singer (is it Bill Cole?). His vocals is very rough, voice cracking comes to mind on tracks like "Saint". While this may possibly be the greatest song done live, listening to it on headphones made me cringe.
Who knows, maybe their album will be much better than the self-titled EP. It is, after all, their first release, I'm sure they'll improve over time. Information on the free downloads, head over to Sarathan Records.
MOJORISING
mojorisingband.com ♥ myspace
I keep mis-reading this band as Major/ising, so I'm not sure if other people might have the same problem reading the name (it's OK people misread W♥M as "we love music" all the time...)
Mojorising recently moved from Los Angeles from Australia. So prices for their EP at $12 on the merch page might seem high, until you realize it's in AUS dollars.
My impression is that this duo makes some really funky music, but with classic rock attitudes (think Jamiroquai). The funk soul translate well on a few of their songs, "She Woke Up To Me" and "Sooth Me And Use Me". The later is very dancey, I suspect it will play well to a live audience. Incidentally if you are interested in hearing the first song, it's available as a free download.
The band is playing a few dates in California:
- Dec 20 2009 THE MINT Los Angeles
Jan 10 2010 EL CID Los Angeles
SEA OF BEES
seaofbees.com ♥ myspace
Lara dismissed Julie Baenziger, aka Sea of Bees, as being too "CocoRosie/Joanna Newsom", and really - what's wrong with that ? As expected, Baenziger's vocal style is that of a small cute child. And also cute is the title of the EP, called Bee Eee Pee. This is a collection of four songs and one intermission song.
All of the songs are pretty minimalistic, usually with just acoustic and Baenziger singing. The stand-out track for me is "Willis", because it does feature a melodic backing music (vs just acoustic alone). Also, the inclusion of the random intro is nice - it explained that this particular recording happens to be the third take.
Julie is doing some winter dates:
- Dec 4 2009 Fox & Goose Sacramento, California
Dec 15 2009 Sacramento, California
Jan 26 2010 Matadero Huesca, Huesca
Jan 30 2010 Tanned Tin Festival Castelo, Castellón
Feb 10 2010 TBA w/ Mountain Man, Chelsea Wolfe and Dead Western Sacramento, California
PS, That's all I can manage today. Check out Ryan as he's retweeting on twitter/weheartmusic. You can see some of the tweets on the right-side of this page. The account is kept active by live blogging by myself, Ceji, and Ryan. Not just a robot account!
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Kumisolo My Love For You Is A Cheap Pop Song ( Clapping Music / Abeille Musique) Sortie Octobre 2009
Kumisolo n’est autre que le projet solo de la ravissante Kumi Okamoto, membre du trio electro pop The Konki Duet. Pour son premier album solo, Kumi nous déclare sa flamme à travers 14 vignettes colorées. Sorte de bubble-gum electro pop acidulé, My Love For You Is A Cheap Pop Song, virevolte à travers les styles, allant de la pop 60’s à la j-pop et la new-wave via l’electro. Elle va même jusqu’à reprendre le titre majeur I Know What Boys Like du groupe new wave américain The Waitresses. Comme un bon champagne, les morceaux de Kumisolo sont pétillants de fraîcheur. Les beats bullent dans vos oreilles et entrainent l’ivresse incontrôlée d’une dernière gorgée. Elle chante en français, anglais et dans sa langue natale, le japonais; ce qui donne un côté exotique à sa musique. Pour réussir ce tourbillon multicolore, notre Lio des années 2000 s’est entourée de Jona Bechtolt (Yacht) et de ses producteurs Domotic et O.Lamm… My Love For You Is A Cheap Pop Song est tout à fait le genre d’album qui vous met de bonne humeur pour toute la journée. Ce disque devrait être remboursé par la Sécurité Sociale.
- 10:08 @ChinaGlaze: I worked two hours earlier last Wednesday than today. Alarm went off two hours earlier today and I was so confused why it did! #
- 13:31 Happiness is remembering you have microwavable french fries in your icebox. Nom. #
- 16:33 Talking books with @zalary & mentioned Joe Hill's story "Bobby Conroy Comes Back from the Dead" (bit.ly/8PC6Ft). Anyone else read it? #
- 16:46 @gdruckman: Definitely Sambuca. Also Fedora Lounge (both locations), and definitely Warren's. A+ also really good. #
- 19:10 @geekgathering: Is it going to be a Tiara Happy Hour so they can glitter like snow? My new pretty tiara came in and I want to wear it! #
- 19:13 @bshirley: Except Scott Baio is a right-wing religious asshole, so pick a different show. :-P #
- 19:15 @dsilverman, @jimthompson, & @geekgathering: Honestly, I'm bringing it anyway. ;-) It's super pretty and blingy! bit.ly/53mASh #
- 19:35 @gdruckman: Oh, duh. I only have a list of bars that I reviewed on #Yelp that would be good for you to look at: bit.ly/5pjHwT #
- 19:50 @BandHero #1 Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas. #2 You Belong With Me by Taylor Swift. #3 Sugar We're Going Down by Fall Out Boy. #
- 19:55 Just changed my twitter background, check it out! Found it at www.TwitterBackgrounds.com #
- 21:25 My brother is riding in the MS 150 and could really use your donation! You can find the link to donate here: bit.ly/6qaa78 THANKS! #
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Hot Chip annonce le tracklisting du successeur de Made In The Dark .One Life Stand sort sur Astralwerks le 8 février 2010. Vous pouvez dès maintenant écouter One Life Stand via leur myspace.
Tracklisting:
01 Thieves in the Night
02 Hand Me Down Your Love
03 I Feel Better
04 One Life Stand
05 Brothers
06 Slush
07 Alley Cats
08 We Have Love
09 Keep Quiet
10 Take It In
