Shoerocker's Journals

Shoerocker's Choice - OKAY, THIS IS WHAT I CALL AMAZING MUSIC! (Florence and the Machine)

FLORENCE + THE MACHINE

Okay, so i just discovered this girl a few days ago or so and i'm already in love with her... she is THE next big thing. Florence and the Machine (mainly singer/songwriter Florence Welch but also a collaboration of other artists who provide backing music for her voice [Robert Ackroyd, Christopher Lloyd Hayden, Isabella Summers, Tom Monger]) is/are (whatever) pretty new in the bizzz of recording artists and the debut album LUNGS was just released july 6th in the UK where she is from. (it entered the charts on #2 right behind micheal jackson)

Her music is like a very soulful indie/pop/rock mix. Her debut single "Kiss With A Fist" is more rock then pop, her 2nd single "Dog Days Are Over" is very indie/folk and her 3rd one (my fave) called "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)" is a mixture of soul, pop and psychedelic-indie-rock. So basically her styles vary.

Releases:

Singles: "Kiss With A Fist" "Dog Days Are Over" "Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)"

Albums: "Lungs"

EP'S: "A Lot Of Love, A Lot Of Blood"

Photos

VIDEOS

Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up):

Kiss With A Fist:Kiss With A Fist:

Girl With One Eye (Live):Girl With One Eye (Live):

Florence + the Machine Webside

Florence + the Machine Myspace

Florence + the Machine YouTube

I just seem to have a weekness for talented british redheads....

Shoerocker's Choice... new music for YOU (Julia Nunes)

Julia Nunes!

Welcome to a new edition of 'Shoerocker's Choice' were I bring new music to YOU.

This time I'm introducing an artist who is not signed and doesnt even want to be (!) yeah thats right, Julia Nunes is a normal college kid who makes music for fun and she intents to keep it that way. Julias 'Career' started out on YouTube (Username: Jaaaaaaa) where she started to upload videos of herself covering her favourite songs. (And even that wasnt intended, her first video was a cover of 'Survivor' by destinys child, and she only uploaded it because she wanted to win a Ukulele in a contest but the people responded so well that she decided to keep it up.)

But Julia doesnt just do cover songs, no.... she writes and produces her own songs too and she already has two CD's out called 'Left, Right, Wrong' and 'I Wrote These' wich she put out herself (with a little help from her parents)

Now, this girl is not just the cutest girl i have EVER seen, but she is also very talented and just a fun, energetic 'have-a-good-time kinda gal... oh, and shes a godess on the Ukulele, but see for yourself:

okay now, thats enough looking, start listening:

....and now youre thinking 'wow that dude was right, she is awesome...'

yeah.... told you so... :P but seriously, go check her out, its worth it!

Julia Nunes Website: http://www.junumusic.com

Julia Nunes Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/jaaaaaaa

Julia Nunes Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/jaaaaaaa

New Regina Spektor Album Soon!

Regina Spektor is releasing her new album 'Far' on june 23rd!

As a little preview Regina has posted 3 videos for 3 new songs off her new album....

and i have to say, i love them what do you think?:

Dance Anthem Of The 80's:

Eet:Eet:

Laughing With:Laughing With:

myspace...now....i got an account.... weird

Myspace.com/wasgehtmitmarcie

see you there!

should i get a Myspace account???

im thinking about getting a myspace account, what do you think? do you have one? would you add me?

does it speak?

thinking is one of the most stressful things i've ever come across
and not being able to articulate what i want to say drives me crazy
i think i should try and read more books and learn some new words
my sister used to read the dictionary i'm going to start with that
i'd like to travel i want to see india and the pyramids, a whale and that race with all the bycicles in France
i'm not sure about rivers they scare me
but i love swimming i'm good at it
when i swim i think about numbers, i count the laps
when i was younger i saw a house burn down and i walked past it everyday for the next six years
derelict black chalky and dangerous i wondered if squatters lived there?
still not sure but i know there were not any parties coz they were shit
after a while the council got round to tidying up the town making it less offeciencive here and there
they say it was a eye sore so they tore it down
behind the house there was a wall with a few bits of crappy graffiti and the word cunt written on it in massive letters and now i walk pass that
i like sitting in the park and i like walking through it
i like taking my dog there and friends and i like being alone
i like flowers and simplicity
i like compassion and thoughtful gifts
i like being able to shout but i wish i could be quiet
but when i'm quiet people think i'm sad and usually i am
sometimes when i'm at a busy trainstation somewhere big with noisy trains
i feel like putting down my bags and shouting out because i have something to say
don't you want to share the guilt?
don't think just try and sleep!

Dirt

Dirty streets and dirty deals
Doesnt need thinking about
Nor when you're eating your home-cooked meals but...
Actually it fucking does

The time that it takes is long
And the hurt that it makes is strong
And those eyes that you see are so young
They're so young

The backs of trucks covered in dirt
Dirt from the road from the track
Dirt from the devil himself
I cant see a way of you getting back

Oh, dirty human being
Everyday day after day, day after day
Well, there's no way
You'll get away

And the time that it takes is long
And the hurt that it makes is strong
And those eyes that you see are young
They're so young

These are the dirty deals
These are the dirty deals
These are the dirty dirty dirty dirty deals

And
Home is where the heart is
But I dont see any heart left in you and

It's been, been ripped and sliced and torn
Been kicked and beat and smashed and ...
It's just a routine, just something
Just something that you do every day
There's no hope of getting away

Home is where the heart is
But I dont see any heart left in you and
COuldnt be, not really, not after what you've been through
So, what's left? What does the world see?
You're just a piece of dirt where a heart used to be

If You'll Stay In My Past

I understand
Your need to switch the roles around
And despise me for the
Fact that we didn't last
And I'll be your punching bag
If you'll stay in my past.

I understand
To want to have a mature dialogue
Is too much to ask
and I'll be your one regret
If you'll stay in my past.

I understand
You delude yourself, and sleep with
A different guy
Each night in order to recover fast
And I'll let you cheapen sex
If you'll stay in my past.

I understand
That we can never speak again
And your resentment towards me
Will last
And I will let you forget me
If you'll stay in my past.

I understand
That you will one day love again
And that it's selfish of me to
want to ask
If you can only live off the
memory off me.

So please stay in my past

Shoerocker's Choice Nr.5

Shoerockerâ�™s Choice Nr.5

I know in the beginning I said that Shoerockerâ�™s Choice is going to be an monthly journal but I have decided to break with that because it is like everyday I find new artists who I want to feature or I think of artists that I already know who totally have to be featured, so Iâ�™m just going to do a shoerockerâ�™s choice journal whenever the f**k I want! =P

So, the Band Iâ�™m featuring this time is called "ALPHABEAT". I first heard of them a few days ago, so I donâ�™t really know that much about them =P well, the first song i heard of them is called "Fascination" and i totally loved it! Itâ�™s an upbeat, fun, crazy, party pop song. I am totally addicted to it! I instantly bought their self titled debut album on iTunes ( the german iTunes store, donâ�™t know if itâ�™s available in the american store (yet) ). The album is just like the single, fun and fresh and funky and just perfect for spring time. The band is from Denmark btw. And they dropped their first single that was called "Fantastic 6" in â�˜07.

Members:

Vocals - Stine Bramsen

Drums - Troels Hansen

Vocals - Anders SG

Bass - Anders Reinholdt

Guitar - Rasmus Nagel

Guitar - Anders B.

and as always, some vids to impress:

"Fascination"

"Boyfriend"

"Fascination" (LIVE)

"Boyfriend" (LIVE)

Shoerocker's Choice Nr.4

Shoerockerâ�™s Choice Nr.4

Thatâ�™s right Buzznet people it is the beginning of the month which means there is another issue of Shoerockerâ�™s Choice expected, so here it is; this month I am featuring my FAVORITE (german) BAND: BEATSTEAKS!!!

Kay, so the beatsteaks where like the first rock band I listened to when I was younger I started listen to them when I was like nine or ten years old mostly because my big sister was very much into them and she kinda wanted to listen to "the good stuff" so thatâ�™s basically how I got into rock music... my first concert was also a beatsteaks concert and I have seen them live sooo many times, I srsly lost track... because theyâ�™re just the best live band EVER and im not just saying that you know I mean it the just make you feel so great and they just rock! =P

Members:

Vocals, Guitar - Arnim Teutoburg-weiÃŸ

Guitar - Bernd Kurtzke

Guitar - Peter Baumann

Bass - Torsten Scholz

Drums - Thomas GÃ¶tz

Discography:

1997 - 48/49 (Album)

1998 - Knaaack EP

1999 - Launched (Album)

2002 - Wohnzimmer Ep

2002 - Summer (Single)

2002 - Living Targets (Album)

2002 - Let Me In (Single)

2004 - Hand In Hand (Single)

2004 - Smack Smash (Album)

2004 - I Donâ�™t Care As Long As You Sing (Single)

2004 - Hello Joe (Single)

2005 - B-Site (DVD)

2007 - Jane Became Insane (Single)

2007 - Limbo Messiah (Album)

2007 - Cut Off The Top (Single)

2007 - Demons Galore (Single)

2007 - Meantime (Single)

2007 - Demons Galore (DVD)

2008 - Kanonen Auf Spatzen (DVD)

And as always im gonna post some videos, so please check them out, I promise you wont regret it, and if you like them just give me your AIM name and I can send you some songs cause I want everybody to loooove them as much as I do! ENJOY! :

"Hand In Hand" Live@ Rock Am Ring 2007

"Hello Joe" Live in Milan

"Summer" Live@ Rock Am Ring 2007

"Monster" Live@ Rock Am Ring 2007

hope you liked them, if you did, please tell me if you didn't tell me anyways (and please tell me why!!!)