Timothy Victor - This is My City

I can't get this song out of my head. I've been bumming and decided to watch all of Series 2 of Skins--I had seen Series 1 a year ago, or so. It's featured at the end of episode 9 which is Cassie's episode. Very strong episode with a great song to end it. It was a huge sensation when it aired in 2008 and NO ONE could find ANY information on the composer/singer/band. I had trouble finding it even now, 2 years later, but found it and here it is. Fantastic mix of Adele-like lyrics and haunting piano/violin synergistic medley. Video after the break...

YUM.



PS Maine, I haven't added to The Wire Box in ages, so feel free to clean up? :D

Coldplay - Strawberry Swing

So I've been in a weird mood, musically that is, and I've just watched this video about a trillion times since my friend showed it to me.

So it's Coldplay's Strawberry Swing, and it captivates me both musically and visually. Knowing how much time it would take to accomplish this is just mind boggling.

Way to go Chris Martin, way to go.

Enjoy.

Cover Theme Post

Haha, not gonna lie--this is probably one of my favorite covers of all time. It mixes parody with a legit cover of a great hit that I'm sure everyone is sick and tired of hearing. Whatever, I have about 13 versions of this song in my iTunes library, sad...but true. Haha, what can I say, I get obsessive when it comes to music...It's Vanilla Sky's cover of Rihanna's Umbrella...so here, enjoy. :P

You just gotta admit it...

That Britney really is more than just a tabloid queen. She was my first celebrity crush when I was younger and I always thought her music was kind of catchy. Now I know that she doesn't write her music, but what she does add is a creative adaptation of the music presented.

In any case, this isn't her singing, this is a great piano cover I found on YouTube a while back. It got me to thinking that the beats and tune of most pop music is really based on something as simple as a bar of beautifully interconnected notes and pauses and that, at the end of the day, is what music is:--no matter the genre, artist, or band presenting a particular song--universal.

Anyway,

Madcon - Beggin'

Man, it's been an age since I last posted. Life's been a bit too tumultuous for my liking. In any case, I offer this song I'm sure most have heard on the airwaves as of late. It's by Madcon...and for those of you who don't know they're an urban duo from...NORWAY. Yeah, whoduthunk that those Norwegians were good? Haha, I joke, but it's funny to think as an American in this little blue marble we call Earth.

It's a fresh summer jam with an interesting introduction remnant of the whole urban-classical clash that has been all the rage for a while now. Technically speaking it's called a progressive intro but it just reminds me of "Once Upon a Time in Mexico" or "Kill Bill" for some reason.

Alright, enough jabbering from me...

ASL: Vitaly

Name, Location (only 'cause not everyone is from Irvine here), Favorite Genre of Music, Favorite Artist, Posting Style, Random/Corny Fact About Yourself.

Name: Luis Rosales
Location: Pomona, CA & Berkeley, CA
Favorite Genre of Music: Hard one because I don't really gravitate around one genre of music too often: in my car my preset stations are KROQ(AltRock), AMP (Top40), KISS (Top40), KLOS (Classic Rock), Power 106 (HipHop) and KUSC (Classical)...but if I had to choose one I'd prolly go with plain ol' Alternative Rock.
Favorite Artist: Prolly equally as hard as trying to choose a favorite genre. I have always really enjoyed Pink Floyd, My Chemical Romance, Green Day, Avenged Sevenfold, Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, 30 Seconds to Mars, Bad Religion, NoFX, Strung Out, Britney Spears, Mozart, Vivaldi, etc...
Posting Style: I usually try to put the Artist's name and video at the top, add my own two cents about the video/song and then I put the video embedded. or wait...I don't know, just go with it...
Random/Corny Fact About Myself: I've seen a man get shot 5 times in the chest, drag himself across a street to die on the door of his own car; I've been the victim teller during a bank robbery; I've lived more in my 20 years of life than most adults do in a lifetime. Thanks, Berkeley.

ANYWAY.

This song has been a huge huge HUGE favorite of mine for the LONGEST time. I think my good friend Krzysz introduced me to Emmanuel Moire Fall semester this year.

Emmanuel Moire - Ça Me Fait Du Bien

This song is a very touching use of piano with enduring lyrics for the hopeless romantic in all of us. If you know a little bit of French or look up the lyrics you'll see what I mean...Audio quality not the greatest but the video is still very nice :].



Increase the Peace!
-Vitaly...

Karma...

Radiohead - Karma Police



I've never been much of a Radiohead fan, but every now and then they come out with something so intoxicating it's hard to hold partisan lines.

I mean, it's a very "you-have-to-be-in-the-mood" kind of song, but hey, I guess I'm in that mood: called in for work, major nausea, so I'm in bed, sifting through files and listening to Pandora--and this is what came up.

So sit back, throw your inhibitions to the wind and just dig the sweet hypnotic sound of Thom Yorke.

Similarly, another English band that has my attention at the moment is an 80's revival attempt at the cool sounds of electronica infused with hard riffs and nice synthesization.

Depeche Mode - Wrong
Depeche Mode has come back swinging with their whole album, "Sounds of the Universe" with the track "Wrong" really catching my attention. The video is really trippy and very movie-esque which is always pretty cool in my book when it comes to music video production.

DIG IT.
It's not possible to embed the song as per DM's request, so just follow the link on over to YouTube really quick. I promise you'll like it.


click me PLEASE

What's in a name?

Bright Eyes - Lover I Don't Have to Love



I've always been interested in the song titles that bands use nowadays. With the likes of Panic at the Disco using ridiculously long sentences for their song titles to the very succinct one-worders, song titles have always been really interesting.


Lover I Don't Have To Love is a cool blend of the progressive use of classical instruments in an alternative rock tune. Lyrically, it's quite straight forward--always susceptible to the critical eye of the hyper-analyst.

Just dig the tune for what it is, a pleasant treat for the ears.