Blog #33 Who Am I Listening To?

I feel the need to post exactly who I am listening to these days. I love music very much and am almost always listening to some album or some artist at any given time. I am the type of person that when I find a new artist I like, I simply have to have ALL of their music. Or all that I can possibly find. I will find a sound or a voice or a song that I like and then it's off to my search engine to find out who they are, and where is ALL of their art? So if I were to turn on my RCA music player right now and read the beautiful artists that I've aquired they are as follows in alphebetical order.

House of Bodies film

Alexz Johnson (ofcourse)
Alexz Johnson has just had a film called "House of Bodies" released directly to Netflix. You can read her thoughts on it on her personal Blog. You can watch the film by clicking HERE. Music wise, Alexz recently released a demo of her song "Weight of the War" to her fans that were able to make a donation on her Pledge Music toward her latest album. Check out the song below. And don't forget to check out Alexz Johnson on Youtube or Itunes because she is a very talented musician and vocalist.     Weight Of The War [Demo] - Alexz Johnson by João R. #2
      Antony & The Johnsons   He is an aquired taste, yet for me, he's perfect. I love the sultry of his dark and brooding vabrado over his lucid piano and Pop World Sound. He has worked with the likes of Björk and Rufus Wainwright whom I listen to and love as well. I don't know about you, but I Torrent. If you don't know what this means, look it up. I support my artists when I can, but for some artists, especially the sort that I love which have been working for many years. Obtaining singles and rare songs, and old albums are difficult if not simply impossible to come by. So we have torrents. I love discographies. I need them when I love an artist and Antony is no exception. If you haven't heard him click play!

Kate Bush

I have to say, alot of the music that I listen to and love; I was introduced to by non other than Alexz Johnson. She has always stated that she loves Kate Bush's music and when I had the opportunity to meet her I actually gave her Kate's latest album '50 Words for Snow'. She was very excited as she hadn't even heard that it had been released. This was amazing to me because I have to admit, I was a bit nervous that she may have already have had it, but neh! Kate's discography dates all the way back to 1978 and I gotta say she is something amazing and in my opinion a complete MUST for anyone who truly has a love of music and is unbiased to one genre. I love all cultures, all era, all trends, and genres. Check out the complete album below.

 

 

 

Judee Sill

 

 

 

Beautiful Judee Sill passed away due to an overdose after only releasing two albums. Read about her on her Wiki. She is so pleasant and her music is so simplistic and beautiful. You will fall right in love with her... I sure did and there is a place for any good artist in my heart. I can lend an ear. Her albums are superb.

 

 

Chara

 

This Japanese princess is one of the most amazing voices I have heard to date. Her whispy whispers are dainty and very childlike but in the most respectable way that a singing voice can be portrayed. I finally found the perfect discography torrent for her, which I have been searching for for about a year or two since I first found her online somewhere. She is so amazing. Listen to her song "Call Me". It's my favorite but not even her best. She is a trip. Give her a listen.I was inspired to own ALL of her music, who knows maybe you will be too.

 

 

 

David Steele

I love his version of "Another World" originally sang by the Amazing Mackenzie Phillips. I love both versions but his so super beautiful too and completely worth posting here.

 

Paramore

 

Need I say more? They effing rock. I just got their latest album and it is so great! I am in love with Hayley Williams, you gotta check out this album, if you haven't heard it you are sorely missing out.

MUSIC VIDEOS!

 

Blog #9 Musical Lillypad...

When Alexz Johnson talks about her musical influences, she gets all glassy eyed and chatty and excited. I'm very similar when it comes to my favorite artists. What I love about liking one artist; is that you get introduced to other (GREAT) artists through them. Alexz Johnson has encouraged her fans to look into great artists such as:

Peter Gabriel from Genesis.




Kate Bush.




Annie Lennox.




David Bowie.




and of course...
Rickie Lee Jones.




I really wanted to listen to these artists and kinda hear what she hears. Ya know, what makes an artist... an artist? Almost anyone who is good at something can tell you about someone who they think is better. Or a master as well at least, Ha! I wanted to simply shed some light on these five people today. Even though Alexz has mentioned many more artists. Today we recognize Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, David Bowie and Rickie Lee Jones as Musical Greats.
Alexz loves 70's and 80's my music but I wonder if she still listens to all of their recent music as well.


Welp. Signing off.

Blog #3 Goodwill's are Golden

Along with my Tiana Hux album I came across a few other CD's I just had to have. Thought I'd tell ya'll about 'em.

The first album I'd like to mention is a compilation of the already amazing Kate Bush called "Kate Bush: The Whole Story". Kate Bush has been noted as being one of the Greats in music. Many artists today such as Alexz Johnson note her as one of their main influences in their music. As a budding artist myself. I have to say, I look up to Kate's story telling in her music. Her shrill soprano, and her chime-y rhymes that stick with you long after her songs are over are what keep you coming back. I own her discography. Her music has changed so much over the decades. I urge any who are interested to not be afraid to venture into music that is not from your era, per-say. Enjoy all forms of music.



The Owen Bradley Sessions that k.d. lang did with him. Love this twangy album. I first came across k.d. lang when I went through my grandmothers music from under the entertainment center. K.d. was really popular in the 90's, and I guess that's when my Grandma was really into music. I love k.d. because I feel like she is very true to herself. She knows what music she likes. She's not afraid to experiment with music and release it. She is also openly gay.

I accidentally bought a single by Erykah Badu thinking it was one of her albums, but it features three neat versions of her hit "Southern Gul" so I guess it wasn't all bad? Right? She's pretty amazing.




Tears for Fears "The Seeds of Love". So far I've only listened to the first two tracks. But over a nice bowl, I couldn't help but exclaim to by boyfriend Brian that I loved the sounds I heard emitting from the disk player. Can't wait to listen to the whole thing.




Rachael Yamagata was shown to me by a random customer who burnt me Rufus Wainwright CD's once. I really love her song, "Be Be Your Love". Her album is a symbol of art.



Last but not least, I simply could not pass up the opportunity to own the Mortal Kombat Soundtrack. Who can forget not only the iconic single track from the album, but the saga itself. I love Mortal Kombat and also recently purchased the Mortal Kombat Armageddon game. It literally features every single character every created. All in all the music on the soundtrack is very 90's energetic techno pop. It's very airy and repetitive. But likable if you're into that sort of thing.



Well thanks for letting me get that out. I hope to be able to discuss my favorite artists and possibly shine a little light into somebody else's music library.