Dad's Car Radio

 

Third Eye Blind in Hershey, PA.

http://www.myspace.com/thirdeyeblind 

 

First of all, it's a great classic Squeeze song, "Pulling Mussels from the Shell"  and the whole band sounds great. The kicker is about 2 minutes in the keyboard player Stephen Large switches over to an iPad for the piano solo.

 

VIta Chambers and her band on the bamboozle roadshow.

www.myspace.com/vitachambers
 

 http://www.myspace.com/rryanlionn

http://twitter.com/ryanwalkerlee

From Cedar Hill, Texas comes a one man band who is already getting some buzz on the web. Ryan Walker, formerly presented as "Ryan Lion" writes, performs, and promotes his own songs that take on an acoustic pop vibe. Ryan takes inspiration from artists like NeverShoutNever and Bob Dylan. All other important info can be seen in the video above or read on his myspace. Or just leave him a comment, he will be sure to respond!

 

The Ready Set in Hershey, PA.

www.myspace.com/thereadyset 

 

 

Cinema is something that has entertained billions of people since it's first invention over a hundred years ago. Along with my obsession with music I happen to be a complete movie nerd and took a whole course on The History of Cinema last year. One thing I brought up to the class during one of our discussions was how much films advanced once they stopped being silent and music was added. Of course, the invention of talking films was also a huge advancement but until that happened the only mood setter for film was the music set to the picture. 

Now a days the film industry has become very sophisticated but one genre that still desperately needs music is the horror genre. I'm not the first person to say that the horror genre has gotten less scary over the years due to the lack of twists in story lines, and the fact that some casting directors think that you don't need quality actors in those films anymore. Anyone see Audrina Patridge from The Hills in the movie Sorority Row? Just don't. 

For this post I wanted to use a movie that has made its mark on the horror genre, and also uses music as a key factor in scaring people. The 1980's film The Shining is an adaptation of a novel by Stephen King that redefines cabin fever as the patriarch of a family of three goes crazy while watching over a hotel for the winter. I learned this past week that King wasn't satisfied with the film but if there is any part that the writer should have liked it without a doubt should be the use of sound to send chills down viewers spines. 

After searching through the always handy YouTube I have found three clips and trailers of the film, all which set a different mood and to someone who has never heard of The Shining, they might be confused as to which trailer is the real thing.

The first is a fan made trailer that uses the music from the also classic horror film Halloween. The video is more on the low quality side and watching the whole video isn't necessary. 

The second is my personal favorite. It turns The Shining into a feel good family movie. I have probably watched the video 20 times and show it to anyone I know. The song used is Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel.

The third is what is said to be the original trailer and uses the most menacing music to go along with the image it shows in the minute and a half long trailer. With this trailer it would be best to watch it one time through, then mute and watch again to see if it's more menacing or if it was only the music that was scaring you.

With horror films it can sometimes depend on the viewer will be scared or not by what they see. This is why the music is added, to make the viewer feel as though they are right there. As the music gets faster they are anticipating the shock of the next murder or person popping up on screen. By provoking these nerves the viewer will always be more frightened than they would have been if the music used was something like Solsbury Hill.

 

 Forever The Sickest Kids in Columbia, MD.

www.myspace.com/foreverthesickestkids

 

 

 It hasn't even been half a year and Christofer Drew has already recorded, mixed, and is gearing up to release his second full length album titled "Harmony". The record, set to release on August 24th, is said to have a more of a country feel to it and Chris' normal 50's pop tunes may be taking a back seat. This can also be seen on the album art, where Christofer is dawning a farmers hat, overalls, and a banjo. The pre-order starts now where you can get an instant download of two live songs, and a flower pot, complete with planting instructions. The whole package costs around $30 but fans will still be able to get the 11 track album on iTunes and Amazon when it releases in a little over a month. As for me, I can't pass up a good flower pot. 

Track Listing:

1. harmony
2. this shit getz old
3. cheatercheaterbestfriendeater
4. lovesick
5. piggybank
6. i love you more than you will ever know
7. first dance
8. lousy truth
9. trampoline
10. sweet perfection
11. sellout

www.myspace.com/nevershoutnever

www.nevershoutnever.com

 

 

 All Time Low in Hershey, Pa on June 25th, 2010.

www.myspace.com/alltimelow

 

 

 It's been a full week and I've seen so much of the interesting state of West Virginia. I was out of my element in the beginning but by the end of the week I had made friendships stronger and made many new friends as well as giving back to the community. The picture above is from a mountain top removal site, where we did a little bit of trespassing but the image we saw was something more devastating than any of the people on the trip could have expected. That grey and brown area of rock should be 400 feet taller and still should contain the tons of coal it used to hold. The mountain was blown up with dynamite, literally taking off the entire point of the mountain. The image was startling and really opened up a lot of people's eyes to something some people didn't even know about. Something I did gain though that I could have passed on is that I did get burned…a lot. I got second degree burns on my arms and legs, which are making me even more exhausted than I thought I would be. So I'm currently wrapped and bandaged and on my way to a recovery where I'll be able to get back out into the music world and get out there next week for Warped Tour 2010. I'm making preparations to deliver the best pictures and videos of all your favorite artists. If you have a recommendation make sure to let me know, only 8 days left til the big day. And make sure to always come back here for daily content on all things music.