I'll Show You Grunge

90s Grunge. The beautiful derivative of Punk Rock that the late counterculture of the 90s lived on. The mainstream music community hated it, but Punk and Grunge hated them right back. Seattle was the birth place for bands like the Melvins, Soundgarden, Nirvana, Mudhoney... Ahhh the legends. I love everything grunge stands for, the careless "I don't give a sh*t" attitudes and the rebellious spirit of the music. It is definitely one of the musical eras I wish I could have been a part of... The time when rock bands defied the mainstream money-making music, attracted a huge following around the world, and proved that good rock bands still existed. 

Musical Love

Photos of the coolest musical couples in history. I love a good black and white, especially when it's filled with some of my favorite artists and their famous muses... Mmmm, precious.

Courney Love and Kurt Cobain

Yoko Ono and John Lennon

 Bob Dylan and Joan Baez

 Paul and Linda McCartney

 David and Angie Bowie

 Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull

George Harrison and Pattie Boyd 

Grieves and Budo LIVE

Last Friday night... In Minneapolis, MN at the Varsity Theater... I was in hip hop heaven. It was one of the first stops of the Together/Apart Tour, an amazing venue, and in front of a sold out crowd. Can it get any better than that? (The answer is no.)

Grieves and Budo, MC Type, and MaLLy put on one of the greatest live shows I've ever been to.  And in usual 'girl fan' fashion, me and my pal took pictures with the boys and had quick chats afterward. *Oh so Special* Such cool dudes though. Grieves and Budo also played a few songs at the Fifth Element in downtown Minneapolis the following day, so it was pretty amazing seeing them perform twice in roughly 12 hours. Not bad, eh?

I wish the boys on the Together/Apart tour safe travels, new fans, and some great damn shows like the one I was a part of. Check out more tour dates here. Oh, and if I haven't persuaded you hard enough to get to a show, Mr. Prof and DJ Fundo have also joined the tour for the rest of the dates. Just so you know, you'd be CRAZY not to go. Still not drinking the Together/Apart kool-aid? Peep some of these videos to take in the night and fall in love... hard. 

New Kid on the Block

Hello, so I’m just gonna’ be honest here, I am not Kara. Nor, will I try to be as hilarious or witty. I am merely her cousin, Jessica. Kara was kind-enough to allow me to offer up a blog, or two, every now and again...

Well, I really don’t want to blow your mind, but I guess I’ll start with a few facts about my “oh-so-interesting” existence. I am currently a Senior in high school, and also currently dying to be out of it. I have a burning passion for anything music related, and I’m a closet singer-songwriter, and….you didn’t hear me say that. I figure I will blog about things I like, or anything that strikes my interest. I’ll even go as far as offering up some cool music recommendations. Cool by my standards, at least. I hope you take a liking to what I gotta’ say. Thanks!

So, to start off, I would like to throw out a couple of my music obsessions at this point in time… although they change pretty darn often.

1. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin ( the jewel of Springfield, MO)

2. The Weepies (the jewel of most indie movie soundtracks)

3. Freelance Whales (random band I found via a free download)

If you like good music, the probability of you enjoying these three is pretty high...

Well, I’m going to keep this intro-blog short and sweet, and leave you with a sad-realization of mine. I would just like to point out how, all of the sudden, the term “mainstream” has become the modern-day plague. Seriously, if any band/artist reaches the radio, they are automatically “not hip” any longer. This is sad…. and also, just proves that whomever buys into the “mainstream” crap is obviously more concerned about being “original,” than the actual quality of the music. Props to the bands that are getting noticed. And to those who are mad they did, it’s your fault they became so popular. ALL HAIL MAINSTREAM MEDIA! Can’t we just be glad that they actually picked a decent genre to make enormously popular? Okay, done with my rant. Thanks for reading! OH, and a BIG thank you to Kara, for allowing me to invade your blog. Till next time, or… not?

Cover Lover: Elton and Ellie

Cover songs are the ultimate tribute to the artist who created the original. It's so amazing to see how two different artists take the same song in such different directions. It just goes to show how personal style can really change the interpretation of music. What a beautiful thing.

First on the list of legitimate covers: Ellie Goulding- Your Song by Sir Elton John. Such a classic song, and Ellie's video is absolutely perfect. It's one of those videos that you just get completely lost in... Enjoy both versions below.

Girl Talk

 

Pittsburgh, PA. Legit mash-ups. Awesome shows.

"Hip hop hits, grunge masterpieces, glossy club-shakers, and rock anthems are all layered and meticulously together into one non-stop celebration of pop and excess." Only Girl Talk's magical touch could please both dance-crazed teenagers and mash-up geeks alike. His ability to seamlessly combine sample after sample  with butter smooth transitions is ridiculous. I don't even want to begin to know difficult it would be to accomplish what he does with every track. And with every genre of music. Check out the sampling lists for each track. No matter what your music taste is, he's bound to rope you in with something. And the amount of sampling he does per song--some of his mash-ups have over 20 different samples! He is giving these songs a second life, combining them with beats and lyrics that compliment and accentuate them perfectly.

Mr. Greg Gillis

Check out a few songs here: http://www.myspace.com/girltalk/music

Get everything for FREE here: http://illegal-art.net/allday/