Doomtree – Beacon (March 5th)

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I’m always looking for new music to add to my collection. Recently I discovered a collective known as Doomtree. They are made up of like 6 different artists. I already knew of P.O.S who is a part of the collective, I even made a couple of posts about him. I didn’t know of any of the other artists included however.

Now, just by discovering one collective, I have access to several artists solo work as well. So my collection has gained tons of new music.

Today I have a lot I need to do so I’m keeping this post very short. Tomorrow is Friday, it is also “First Friday” in downtown St. Pete, which means I will more than likely be doing something with some people from the radio station. Hopefully I am able to keep my confidence to a maximum.

Anyways, today’s song is “Beacon” by Doomtree.

This song is awesome, from the beat to the lyrics. I really enjoy the way they make their music together. However I’ll be honest a lot of the songs sound similar. Since they have so many rappers the song formats are usually just bars on bars on bars.

My favorite lyrics from this song are –

“I am my brother, I am my father
I am the sun, I am the water
I am an ion, I am everything
I am the vapor, a cloud of smoke
I am a cheap laugh, but I get the joke
I am a brief flash, the abstract”

This part is performed by “Sims” and he is really good at adding awesome lyrics and going hard as hell.

As a bonus here is an awesome live version of this song so you can see every artist and their parts.

Enjoy and keep checking back for more new music.

 

The Hanks – PHX (March 4th)

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I’m not sure what to write about today. My mind seems to be in a blank. Nothing bad has happened, I’m just at a loss of thought right now.

I’m currently awaiting a phone call from a good friend of mine because we are supposed to go out and grab a bite to eat.

Oh I guess that’s something I can write about.

I’m trying to eat better right now. I’m also trying to get into working out so I can have a rocking body by the time my company cruise comes in a little under 7 months. I think 7 months is ample time to get into shape. Of course I have to actually commit for seven months.

So that’s pretty much what I’ve been up to today. I worked 8 hours. Now I’m sitting around thinking about working out. Have I worked out yet? Nope. But trust me I’m thinking all about it…

In fact, somehow this post has given me a little bit of motivation. I think I’m going to go out and buy a yoga mat tonight. Not for yoga. But because I can use the mat to do workouts on. Trying to do sit ups on hardwood floor is not very comfortable.

Hopefully I update tomorrow with a little bit of workout progress.

Today’s song is “PHX” by The Hanks.

I’m super stoked about today’s band The Hanks. Almost no one in the fucking world has heard of them. I had to dive around the internet to even get a lick of their music which I used to listen to a lot.

I was able to purchase their first album off of Amazon for 1penny. Sweet deal! I was also able to purchase their last album off of iTunes for like 5 bucks. Acceptable. But to actually stream their songs from like youtube? Impossible. Besides this one song of course.

Luckily this is an awesome song so I’m okay with that.

Favorite lyrics from the song –

“Dry whatever tears you have to cry, my lonely friend
Shimmering and brilliant, life spins by,
And some things stay and some things end”

Seriously give this band a listen. They should’ve been huge.

Four Fists – MMMMMHMMMMM (March 3rd)

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I hate it when I get back logged on blog posts. Every day I don’t post just adds to posts I need to make the next day. Then I don’t want to post because I have to post so much. It’s a vicious cycle. Yet I managed today.

Today I am in a very good mood, which is why it has become easier to do four posts.

You see last night I went all the way with the girl I’ve been talking to. It was actually a pretty interesting day just in general, but the night culminated with sex. I don’t mean to be so brash about it, but that’s what happened.

It’s kind of funny actually, we were watching a movie at her place and I fell asleep. I woke up about twenty minutes later and I don’t really know what came over me. My primal instincts kicked in and I gave her a little nibble on the ear, that settled it.

I won’t lie though there was some awkwardness involved, we tried to keep quiet because all of her roommates were home. And I think it just always is awkward the first time you have sex with someone. Unless you’re super drunk so you just don’t care. We were not drunk at all.

I have to say this has given me quite the confidence boost. I think I’m going to be a different person this weekend when I go out. I mean, I might not even go out this weekend, but if I do…I’m going to be more outgoing for sure.

Anyways, moving on to the music, today I have somewhat of a treat for myself, and for you as well. Today I present “Mmmmmhmmmmm” by Four Fists.

I did not even know this existed. If you look back at my post history you will see that my first ever post was Astronautalis. I’ve also posted about P.O.S before. Fours Fists however is a collaboration between the two! And it is a damn good collaboration.

What I discovered however was that they released two songs in 2013. Then we’ve gotten nothing but radio silence since.

As a special treat here is the second song they released, and it is a fucking awesome song I might mention.

The back and fourth between Astronautalis and P.O.S is so sick, I wish they would release some more stuff.

Enjoy these two songs and I’ll be back tomorrow to bring another one.

 

Low Level Flight – Change For Me (March 1st)

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“Would you change for me
As I close my eyes
All alone I see
Why did you change sides”

 

 

 

TV/TV – Get It Get It (February 28th)

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“Waiting for more to come because the night had just begun
She says “oh boy you think your ready for it?”
Damn girl hold steady for it
“Oh boy you think your ready for it?”
Damn girl hold steady for it cause here I come”

 

 

 

 

The Academy Is… – Skeptics and True Believers (February 27th)

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Wake up in the morning and make a blog post. Today’s going to be a good day! Well except that I start work at 12:30 and will probably be working until all hours of the night. But, on the bright side I’ve got a cute date tomorrow.

The girl that I am investing most of my time into and I are going to a theme park tomorrow. Like the way I classified her? We aren’t boyfriend and girlfriend. And while I don’t know if we are “exclusively” dating each other, I would assume we are. However, if something were to come up I might be inclined to stray since we haven’t made anything official yet.

Let me tell you one of the coolest things about this girl though.

We like the same music!

This is actually a pretty big deal. All of the girls I’ve ever dated have not listened to the same music as me. One of them eventually warmed up to my music and we went to a bunch of concerts. That was cool. But to have someone just enjoy the same music that you do right off the bat? That’s hard to come by these days. Especially since I listen to a lot of music that no one has ever heard of.

The good thing is she doesn’t necessarily have to know of the bands that I do, I just know that if I play some music shes never heard of she will enjoy it. That’s the coolest thing.

Today’s song is “Skeptics and True Believers” by The Academy Is…

This is another one of those older songs that just sits with me well. This was the song that turned me on to The Academy Is… and rightfully so, as it’s a grade A jam.

my favorite lyrics from this song are probably just the chorus-

“Would you believe me if I said I didn’t need you,
’cause I wouldn’t believe you if you said the same to me.
And near death, last breath, and barely hanging on.
Would you believe me if I said I didn’t need you?”

Keep jamming and have a great day!

October Fall – Tongue Tied (February 26th)

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Every now and again I stumble upon a song that I used to listen to and upon hearing the melody a rush of memories pours into my mind. Sometimes happy, sometimes sad. I had that experience today.

When I was 17 years old my first girlfriend and I broke up. It was really hard for me because we had known each other since we were 12 years old. We dated for about 3 years and when it was good it was great. We had our share of problems however, she had started getting into smoking, both weed and cigarettes. Something that I was not about. (I’m still not about it even now)

After we broke up I discovered this song. It made my heart sink. It just felt like the song had to be about my failing relationship and how much I missed her. For a time I really believed we would eventually cross paths again later in life and have a happy family together.

Of course I met someone new and had an even longer 4 year relationship with her. I didn’t talk to my first girlfriend for years. Then randomly one day, after my other 4 year relationship we ran into each other randomly. Just as I thought would happen. She recognized me, yet I did not even recognize her. Not that she looked bad or anything, I just honestly did not know who she was.

We ended up trying to be friends for about a week but that did not work out. She started dating some guy and he didn’t want us being friends any more. I didn’t even really care because I had gone plenty of years without her so far.

To this day we haven’t seen, or spoken to each other.

So this post is dedicated to her. We had a good run while it lasted, and even though it ended on a bad note, I’m glad we shared the time we did. I’ve grown so much because of it, I know she’s made mistakes, but one day I hope she has it all.

I’m not bitter. I’ve moved on. Sorry for the long post, today’s song is “Tongue Tied” by October Fall.

The lyrics that hit me the hardest are –

“Your head lays down upon this car
But I hate you for what you are
And what I have become
Fire burns within your lungs
So light yourself another smoke
And recreate what you call home”

These hit the hardest because we had issues with her smoking which eventually ruined our relationship. Anyway, it’s a great song and I hope you enjoy it.

Faber Drive – You’ll Make It (February 25th)

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“Say what you wanna say
And be what you wanna be
Don’t let yourself get all confused
‘Cause all ya gotta be is you”

 

Daphne Loves Derby – Cue The Sun! (February 24th)

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Sometimes you just have to slow it down and listen to some calm relaxing music. Today is one of those days. I just woke up from a nap, and I’m jamming out to some slow tunes.

I want to start this post on a high note, I was told by my boss today that I’m going to be going on the cruise for our morning show again this year. It is to the Bahamas, which I’ve never been to. I mean, how many people can say they got paid to go on a cruise?

Not many is the correct answer.

I can only imagine the wildness that may happen on the cruise this year. I went last year, and if you remember, I didn’t know anybody personally. This year everything changes because I now know everyone on the show. I’ve even gone out and had drinks with a few of them on occasion.

What I can’t plan for at this moment is whether or not I will be single come October. It’s 8 months away.

To be honest, I hope that I am single when I go. Because I was in a relationship last year and it kind of held me back. I had fun don’t get me wrong, but I’m could have gotten into a lot more fun had I not had a relationship on the back of my mind. A relationship which ended literally the day I got back mind you.

Anyway, this post has kind of turned into a downer. Let’s get on with the music.

Today’s song is “Cue The Sun!” by Daphne Loves Derby.

This song just makes me feel good. So damn good.

It’s soft, yet catchy. Daphne Loves Derby was a band I discovered when I was eleven years old because my friends hot older sister listened to them. So in my head I figured if I also listened to them we would have something in common and she would eventually fall in love with me.

It didn’t work out, however I did see her come out of the shower naked once so that’s cool I guess?

My favorite lyrics from this song are –

“In the desert sun I watched my nerves come undone.
One by one my strings they tangled into knots.
And ever since that day, deep in Santa Fe.
I’ve learned to hate myself for giving everything away.”

Hope you enjoyed this slower song today, I know I did.