I am big on listening to music, specifically undiscovered artists. They are a lot easier to find now thanks to youtube and twitter. Here are just a few of the artists that I love to listen to, feel free to let me know of some others!
1. John Macpherson
He is young and from Canada. He happened to follow me on twitter and I went and looked him up on youtube. When I followed him he had less than 3,000 followers on twitter and now has a bit under 8,000. His music is incredible and he has some really great covers, but what I love about him is, is he puts more of his originals up than covers. My favorite song of his is called 'Breath Easy' and my favorite cover is a tie between Ed Sheeran's 'Lego House' and Train's 'Marry Me'. John is one of my top played on iTunes and I can never get enough of his voice! Look for his new song 'The Faster I Fall'
Twitter: @johnmacmusic
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/johnmacmusic?feature=g-user-u
2. Rebel N' Rose
Michelle and Josh are Rebel N' Rose. Josh was in Every Avenue, but as they are calling it quits (http://littlemisslovelytimes.blogspot.com/2012/10/heartbreak-in-music-world.html) he started to collaborate with Michelle. They are based in Nashville where great music is born. They are just getting started and they have put out a cover of Taylor Swift's 'Everything Has Changed'. They did a great job with it and if you watch their vlog on their youtube page you can hear a snippet of something original! Their voices go together so well and I haven't heard of a duo like them in a while. I can't wait to hear more from these two!
Twitter: @RebelNRose
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm3FVXVV3yucbUFnrUbSaOA
3. Jimmie Deeghan
He was a part of Every Avenue as well and now he is working on a solo project. This isn't his first time going at it alone and it probably won't be his last. He already has a large fanbase, but it is just not enough. His song 'Crazy Stupid Love' is a great song. I don't exactly know how to classify the genre of music, but I know it has a bit of country influence. That may have to do with the fact that he is based in Nashville as well. It is good music nonetheless and I can't wait to hear the rest of his EP once it comes out!
Twitter: @ EAJimmie
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/Jimmiedeeghan?feature=watch
4. Like Crazy
I stumbled upon this trio after Dennis Wilson from, take a wild guess Every Avenue, joined and shared them with the rest of the world. I am already obsessed with their music. You can download their EP Forget the World for free, yes FREE! one of my favorite ways to download music, on their bandcamp page that I will link below. I love the sound of the group and the way that Greg Pearse and Sara Ternyila sound together. Their vocals are unbelievable. Also, they will be opening up for Every Avenue on their Last Call tour!
Twitter: @WeAreLikeCrazy
Bandcamp: http://likecrazy.bandcamp.com/album/forget-the-world <-- FREE Download!
5. Search The City
If you have already heard of them then you know that they broke up a few years back. Very happy to say that they are back together! Well, sort of anyway. There are a few new members to replace the ones who are no longer in the band, and that includes a new lead singer. Travis is young and has an amazing voice. The band kept their initial sound as their album A Fire So Big The Heavens Can See It, which remains one of my favorite albums of all time, but it also has some new sound. From the little that I have heard already it is safe to say that one should be very excited about the upcoming album they are working on. I think what attracted me to this band in the first place was that they are from Michigan like me. I was heartbroken to find out they had broken up before I got to see them because I found out about them too late and I was too young to go to any of their shows. Now that they are back, they are ready to take over my playlist again.
Twitter: @SearchTheCity
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/searchthecity?fref=ts <-- You can give a listen to their new demos here!
I can go on and on, but I think I will stop here and maybe have another post with some more. I've been working on getting this list just right so that anyone who gives these a listen will find someone they are interested in.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Obama for 4 more years?!
So as promised via twitter (follow me at @freexpresionXO) here is my post about the 2012 election. Please note that the things said in this blog post are strictly opinion.
I want to start off by saying that I did not vote yesterday. Shocking I know, but I have my reasons. I feel that if you do not know what you are getting yourself into, if you aren't truly aware of who you are voting for, then you shouldn't. I didn't watch the debates so I didn't know what they were "promising" and promoting. I do know, however, that they have creepy smiles, or they were "dissing" on each other and what ever else I picked up off my twitter. The fact that people were more interested in those kind of things made me laugh because from what I understand not much was answered during the debates. So where did people get their information on who was the best choice?
On the little information that I did gather I didn't think either candidate was the right fit to run our nation. Now before people get angry about the fact that I don't think Obama is the right fit to run our country, the way I see it is I haven't seen him do much that has benefited me when in his four years. I know that Bush did a run on this country, but Obama hasn't done much yet to improve the damage. The unemployment rate has never been so high in over a hundred years. If that doesn't trouble people I don't know what will. Imagine another 4 years of that going down?
One other thing about elections and democracies that I just don't understand. There are other candidates that are running as well. Why don't they get to go to the debates and let their voices be heard. You never know, the future of our country, a candidate that could very well lead our country on the right path could very possibly be one of those candidates. I don't even know their names. If you ask all the children who learned about the election and had a mock election in their class they probably will only know about the Republican and Democratic party and won't know about the other candidates. What kind of message is this sending to ones who are supposed to run the country while we are in our old age?
Now before I leave you, I must say that in our society subliminal messages are everywhere and I want you to beware. My mom had full intention to vote for Obama, and when she went into the polls she voted Romney. She crossed out the vote and then instead of choosing Obama chose Romney again. The guy at the polling place just voided her vote, but the fact that she wanted to vote Obama and had his name in her mind but still voted Romney...please tell me you see something fishy about that? Subliminal messages are everywhere so I warn you to be careful!!!
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I somehow failed to mention my theory up there and this is a little added bit. I don't want to be attacked for saying what I am about to say, but I think it needs to be said.
I feel that Obama agreed to promote same sex marriage and legalize marijuana strictly for the votes. I commend Romney in speaking his opinion about women (even though I don't agree with it and think he has a foolish opinion), immigrants, whether they are legal or not, and other things, despite the republican delegates telling him not to. There were no smoke screens to say things that please people to get their votes. Honesty is something we need to help our future get better.
I want to start off by saying that I did not vote yesterday. Shocking I know, but I have my reasons. I feel that if you do not know what you are getting yourself into, if you aren't truly aware of who you are voting for, then you shouldn't. I didn't watch the debates so I didn't know what they were "promising" and promoting. I do know, however, that they have creepy smiles, or they were "dissing" on each other and what ever else I picked up off my twitter. The fact that people were more interested in those kind of things made me laugh because from what I understand not much was answered during the debates. So where did people get their information on who was the best choice?
On the little information that I did gather I didn't think either candidate was the right fit to run our nation. Now before people get angry about the fact that I don't think Obama is the right fit to run our country, the way I see it is I haven't seen him do much that has benefited me when in his four years. I know that Bush did a run on this country, but Obama hasn't done much yet to improve the damage. The unemployment rate has never been so high in over a hundred years. If that doesn't trouble people I don't know what will. Imagine another 4 years of that going down?
One other thing about elections and democracies that I just don't understand. There are other candidates that are running as well. Why don't they get to go to the debates and let their voices be heard. You never know, the future of our country, a candidate that could very well lead our country on the right path could very possibly be one of those candidates. I don't even know their names. If you ask all the children who learned about the election and had a mock election in their class they probably will only know about the Republican and Democratic party and won't know about the other candidates. What kind of message is this sending to ones who are supposed to run the country while we are in our old age?
Now before I leave you, I must say that in our society subliminal messages are everywhere and I want you to beware. My mom had full intention to vote for Obama, and when she went into the polls she voted Romney. She crossed out the vote and then instead of choosing Obama chose Romney again. The guy at the polling place just voided her vote, but the fact that she wanted to vote Obama and had his name in her mind but still voted Romney...please tell me you see something fishy about that? Subliminal messages are everywhere so I warn you to be careful!!!
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I somehow failed to mention my theory up there and this is a little added bit. I don't want to be attacked for saying what I am about to say, but I think it needs to be said.
I feel that Obama agreed to promote same sex marriage and legalize marijuana strictly for the votes. I commend Romney in speaking his opinion about women (even though I don't agree with it and think he has a foolish opinion), immigrants, whether they are legal or not, and other things, despite the republican delegates telling him not to. There were no smoke screens to say things that please people to get their votes. Honesty is something we need to help our future get better.
Friday, November 2, 2012
Time
People lately have been saying how time is going so slow and that they want it to go by faster. Wait till we change our clocks this weekend, imagine how they will complain then! I don't understand why people want their lives to just pass by them, especially when they are going to sit and complain that they aren't living their lives to the fullest. I spend my time blogging and watching shows so I'm not necessarily the best example, but its what I enjoy doing with my time. I'm not sitting here and saying that time needs to go super fast so we can have the next day to complain about time again. They also complain if the day goes by fast. There truly is no middle ground for them!
I wish everyone would live their lives and just relax. Everyone is always so stressed about things. Stress can cause a lot of problems, not just for the mental health of a person, but for their physical health as well. I'm not a doctor so I won't get much into that.
Anyway, people need to take things one day at a time and take the days as they come no matter how long or slow they come. Appreciate the fact that you get to have another day. There are people who don't know if they will be waking up the next day and you don't see them complaining about the day going by so slow. Feel as blessed as you are.
~ A
I wish everyone would live their lives and just relax. Everyone is always so stressed about things. Stress can cause a lot of problems, not just for the mental health of a person, but for their physical health as well. I'm not a doctor so I won't get much into that.
Anyway, people need to take things one day at a time and take the days as they come no matter how long or slow they come. Appreciate the fact that you get to have another day. There are people who don't know if they will be waking up the next day and you don't see them complaining about the day going by so slow. Feel as blessed as you are.
~ A
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