Wow! It’s been quite a long time since I did a new music post. Finding new music is something I love to do, but it takes time and that is something I don’t have a lot of these days. But fear not my lovelies! I shall do my best from this day forward to post more frequently on all topics, but especially MUSIC!

Girls: A couple of easy-going, rockin’ dudes making good tunes for a decent day! (Okay, that’s just my impression.) Wiki: Girls is an indie rock band from San Francisco, California. The band’s lead singer, Christopher Owens, is a former member of the Children of God cult. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girls_(band)

Album – Girls

Hotrats: (Wiki:) is a cover band formed by Gaz Coombes and Danny Goffey as a side-project from their main band Supergrass. The band is named after Frank Zappa‘s album Hot Rats. The duo have recorded a set of covers with producer Nigel Godrich for a forthcoming album entitled Turn Ons in the vein of David Bowie‘s Pin Ups released in 2010. They have performed a short UK tour which included the Reading and Leeds Festivals. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hot_Rats

Turn Ons – Hotrats

Citadels – Galt Aureus

The Avett Brothers: Low-key but solid! (from Lala.com:) The Avett Brothers () are a folk-rock band from Concord, North Carolina. The band is made up of two brothers, Scott Avett and Seth Avett, who play the banjo and guitar respectively, and Bob Crawford who plays the stand-up bass. They are often joined on tour by cellist Joe Kwon. Risen from the ashes of Seth and Scott’s former rock band Nemo, the Avett Brothers combine bluegrass, country, punk, pop melodies, folk, rock and roll, honky tonk, and ragtime to produce a sound described by the San Francisco Chronicle as having the “heavy sadness of Townes Van Zandt, the light pop concision of Buddy Holly, the tuneful jangle of the Beatles, the raw energy of the Ramones.

I And Love And You – The Avett…

Retribution Gospel Choir: Y’all know how much I love a driving rythm! (from Lala.com & Wiki:) is a band based out of Duluth, MN that plays short, driving songs that often start out poppy melodic and then turn into psychedelic improvisations and drum and bass-heavy dub. Current members of the band include, Alan Sparhawk (guitar, vocals, sampler), Steve Garrington (bass), whom are both also in the band Low, and Eric Pollard (drums, vocals). Until 2008, Matt Livingston played bass for the band.

2 – Retribution Gospel Choir

So, tell me what you think! Have you heard these before? Do you like them? Give me a theme, Darlings and I will run with it next week!

In case you missed Lady Gaga’s appearance on Oprah recently (like I did) I have posted it here for your viewing pleasure! Now if you just want the performance (medly from “Fame Monster”) it’s the last video clip, but I must warn you, as much as I love me some Gaga, this was not her best performance. It seemed something was off from the start of it, but she’s fabulous, so no worries!

I am so sorry that I have left you all alone for so long. You must know that it isn’t by choice. I love writing this blog! No, it’s simply a matter of priorities and boy have we all been busy lately! Whew! But now that it’s a new year I would love to share with you what I bought myself for a musical treat! (with the help of a gift card from a friend).

Please, don’t forget that you can listen to anything on Lala.com for free, all the way through, once! And purchased music downloads directly to your iTunes and if often much cheaper, too! =0)                                                                         (It takes only the creation of a password really, to join! FREE!)

The Fame Monster – Lady GaGa

La Roux – La Roux

 

xx – The xx

Unfortunately some of my recent purchases aren’t on Lala.com, but I am loving Pearl Jam’s “Backspacer” album and have fallen back in love with them overall! BellX1 hs a unique and lovely sound (and Irish boys, to boot!).

I hope you all had a lovely NYE! I did and have been inspired by happenstance…again! Cheers to you all! Stay healthy and safe, y’all!  =0)

Even though it’s Friday, I’m a bit down. But I do love a good-sad song! So that’s what this list is about, my fave sad songs! Woot!

“Perfect Day” Lou Reed: This song was featured quite prominantly in the film, “Trainspotting.” And it just so happens to be my fave movie of all time. Yeah, seriously!

Perfect Day – Lou Reed

“In The Arms of Sleep” Smashing Pumpkins: I don’t know if this was intended to be the saddest song in the f-ing universe (to me anyhow), but I have spent much time with this song on repeat with a broken heart.  Wow! TMI? My bad. Great song though.

In The Arms Of Sleep – Smashin…

“I’ll Stand By You” The Pretenders: This song always chokes me up. For good reasons and bad, it’s just touching and tender but hints at the dark sides in all of us, too.

I’ll Stand By You – The Preten…

“The Rose” Bette Midler: OMZ! My friend J sings this so well! I always ball my face off when he does it at karaoke! Oh, mah, gawd! Sad song, so beautiful and sweet…and super sad. *sigh*

The Rose – Bette Midler

“Maybe This Time” from Cabaret: Again, dude, seriously? When J does this song, he gets a little catch in his throat at the right moment (what an actor!) and honestly, it kills me every time! It’s a great song. It’s something I think we’ve all felt at some point.

Maybe This Time – Liza Minnell…

What are your fave sad songs?

It’s no surprise to me that Micheal Moore is more famous for being himself than for the content of his movies it seems. Even he knows it as I found out this morning in an email from him to his fans:

“And it’s true. I’ve been surprised (and slightly annoyed) that, with all that’s been written and talked about “Capitalism: A Love Story,” very little attention has been paid the mind-blowing stuff in the film: pilots on food stamps, companies secretly taking out life insurance policies on employees and hoping they die young so the company can collect, judges getting kickbacks from the private prison industry for sending innocent people (kids) to be locked up. The profit motive — it’s a killer.”

I had been dying to see his new movie as I have seen all of his, but with life being so full of busy I just wasn’t able to make it on opening weekend. So yesterday the husband and I hit the matinee showing. Because $10.75 for a regular viewing just wasn’t going to cut it on our budget! Yeah, I know, ridiculous! And as much as I would love to support what I think is an important film, I just couldn’t do it at full price.

Regardless of the price and the critics remarks about Moore, the man, not the film maker, I was hardly surprised but certainly fired up by the film’s end. Yep! Just like all of his movies you walk out of the theatre with a fire in your belly, a scowl on your face and a clear and determined path to take down “the bad guys.” Only this time (ha!) the bad guys are our government? Wait, that can’t be right…can it? Well, not exactly. It’s Wall Street & our government. And as I have been learning more and more everyday about the current health care “debate” (yeah, whatta lie!) I have come to the conclusion that our current system of elected officials doing the bidding of welathy and influential lobbyists is a bunch of convuluted bullshit. Oops, did I say that? Yeah, I guess I did. So be it!

Like all of Michael Moore’s films, “Capitalism: A Love Story” is no exception. It is just as well researched and informed and compassionate as his previous films. Somehow though this one leads you right into the belly of dispair, but also shows you the “businesses” that benefit from others misery. You will be aghast at the practices of corporations (surprise) and well known elected officials. You will laugh and cry and yell and burn with anger…but what else is new? It’s a Michael Moore film and I loved it!

Did you see “Capitalism: A Love Story”? What did you think?

For more info on the film: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1232207/ or: www.MichaelMoore.com and check out his new blog, too!