As Easy As It Is To Just Type "Merry Christmas" I'll Settle With Something A Little More Creative - Happy Easter! Wait...

Ahh. I just had the best breakfast in the world. Eggs+Cinnamon Rolls+Grapefruit+Bacon+Coffee ...who needs Christmas dinner when you've got a breakfast like that? Well, I suppose you aren't that interested in the details of my food consumption, so I'll spare you the rest. Even though I cold go on about how delicious and gooey and spectacular and tasty and wonderful it was...

Anyways. Music, music, music. That's supposed to be my topic isn't it? First off, I finally became acquainted with a wonderful site called last.fm, perhaps you're already familiar with it, well kudos to you. But for the rest of you, any of you, who are interested in music, (well if you're reading my music blog I'd assume you are...) check it out! It's incredible. Amazing. Spectacular. (ALMOST as good as my breakfast ...but not quite) Last.fm is your one-stop source for anything related to music. It works seamlessly with your iTunes and iPod; using a process called scrobbling it listens to what you listen to and gives you charts and recommendations and links to free mp3s based on what you listen to! It took me about a half an hour to set it up with my itunes and ipod and now everytime I listen to a song, either my laptop OR my ipod, it constantly updates my profile and gives me feedback! It's definitely something worth checking into.

In other news...

COLDPLAY has a free Viva La Vida remix on their website that's worth downloading (can't say no to free right?) Here's a link to their website. Just click on the link to the right that says "A Christmas Pressie From Coldplay"

AMAZON is giving away three dollars in free credits to anyone who's purchased anything through them over the past year (who hasn't?). Again, can't say no to free can you?

As for music recommendations, I've recently became quite a fan of David Bowie. I purchased his greatest hits as a Christmas present for my dad, and there are definitely some pretty epic tunes on there. "All The Young Dudes" - "Changes" - "Fame" - and obviously "Space Oddity" are some songs that are more than worth your time and effort to check out.

I suppose I'll leave it at that, I wish you a wonderful and Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

Remember - Last.Fm and Coldplay

Daytrotter - The sweetest name you'll ever hear

Ahh. My friends. (Doesn't that address bring back fond memories?)

I'm about to tell you about one of the best things that the internet has to offer. You better take a seat if you haven't already, because this is big. Alright. Ready?

http://www.Daytrotter.com

There you go. That is your portal to some of the best music on this planet, and unless there's some incredible music being played in some distant galaxy somewhere, it very well could be some of the best music in the universe. I suppose some of you would like to know my reasoning behind this bold statement...

Well, how about a list?

1) It's MUSIC.

2) It's DOWNLOADABLE music.

3) It's FREE downloadable music.

4) It's LEGAL free downloadable music.

5) It's INDIE legal free downloadable music.

6) It's GOOD indie legal free downloadable music.

Have I convinced you yet? I've convinced myself.. But I'll keep going.

This site is earth-shattering in so many different ways. I'm constantly finding gems that'd I'd probably never be exposed to, had it not been for this site. It's a wonderful place to find out about new bands, and check out their stuff, since it's all free! Here's their description of their website:

Daytrotter.com: five featured bands, 20 Daytrotter Session songs each week

There are so many music/entertainment websites that copy one another, scrambling so fast to "discover" or present something new to the world. And just because you get there first, it doesn't really make you an explorer. We did poke a stars and stripes into the moon, but we could always see it. We knew it was there. It wasn't new. We can always come along and say we did, saw, heard something first, but we're never right. What Daytrotter is attempting to do is to not kid around with you and tell you that we found something that you never knew existed. We are going to contribute to the musical landscape, not just toss it around like a used book or a stolen pick-up line. We're going to give you something that you truly have never heard. We are not giving you songs from someone you love's record album, thereby stealing from someone you love. We're giving you exclusive, re-worked, alternate versions of old songs and unreleased tracks by some of your favorite bands and by a lot of your next favorite bands.

Did I happen to mention that this website is amazing? These guys have their own recording studio, and they grab bands/musicians (often times while their on tour) for a couple hours, record a few live songs, chat with them a bit, and then release those amazing songs to you! You can't go wrong with that. So go ahead. Check it out. And tell me what you think.

First. Post. What Exactly Am I Doing?

Hello world! Or at least, the small portion of the world that will actually catch a glimpse of this post. Welcome, whoever you are. Somehow, amongst all your web surfing you managed to find the tiny space that my blog takes up on the world wide web. Now, perhaps you're wondering what this blog is going to be about... Me too!

I've never really done a blog before, but recently I've been hearing more and more about people who have, so I figured I'd create my own. Sounds like fun. I like to write. I like the internet. And I like music.. So I figured this would be a great place on the internet to write about music! Perhaps in the future I'll post about other topics that interest me as well.. 

Well, for this first post, I figured I'd give you a glimpse at the tuneage I listen to. Starting off, I'll list five bands/artists that I've been listening to lately. Keep in mind that these are not necessarily my favorite bands, they're just bands that have captured my attention lately.

1) The Grateful Dead

2) Sonic Youth

3) Hey Rosetta!

4) Death Cab for Cutie

5) InnerPartySystem

Last night, at Borders I picked up a copy of American Beauty by the Grateful Dead. Prior to that purchase, I had only listened to a few of the Dead's most popular tracks (Uncle John's Band, Truckin', Friend of the Devil) but boy does this album have some gems! All of the songs are incredible, and I would highly suggest the CD to anyone with an interest in rock, alternative, folk, or country. Even if this isn't your typical musical fare, certainly anyone who plays guitar can appreciate the talent of Jerry Garcia. So yeah, grab a copy at your music store of choice, or download a couple tracks off iTunes, I'm fairly certain you won't be disappointed.

I'm not going to write out a full review for the rest of the artists on my list, (at least not at this time) but I would urge you to check some of them out if you never have. Sonic Youth is indie rock in it's purest, grittiest form. Hey Rosetta! is a band founded in Northern Canada that recently came under my radar. With a cellist and violist, they've got quite a unique sound. If you've never listed to anything by Death Cab.. go out and do that RIGHT NOW. Stop reading this. Open up iTunes. And type in Death Cab for Cutie. Alright, back? Now wasn't that amazing? If your answer is anything but 'yes', I'm not quite sure what to think of you. InnerPartySystem is for you techno lovers out there. Although, unlike other electronic bands that tend to feature the same beats over and over again, and have quite an addiction to looping, InnerPartySystem breaks that mold and produces some of the most original and creative electronica I've heard in quite some time.

It looks like I've come to the end of my first post. Perhaps you learned a little bit from reading this, and perhaps I introduced you to some music you wouldn't have otherwise been exposed to. Well, whatever the outcome, I hope you check back soon!