BLOG ROLLS

10.http://obscuresound.com/ is about very different screamo type music.
9.http://www.musicblogscatalog.com/ has very wide variation of music and they let u buy concert tickets on it.
8.http://www.npr.org/music/ has classical jazz and blues and hip hop, they have genres of music from around the world.
7.http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/ it an LA Music Blog and covers everything you need to know about the indie music scene.
6.http://pitchfork.com/ has a HUGE variety of music from rap to rock to electro to all different types of music.
5.http://www.kingsofar.com/index.php ,Kings of A&R has helped hundreds of artists land major record deals with companies including Disney, Lava, Atlantic Records, Universal, Warner Brothers, EMI, Epic, Virgin, Republic, J Records, Island Def Jam, Wind-Up, Roadrunner, Mercury, Interscope, A&M Octone, Glassnote, Columbia, RCA, and various indie labels.
4.http://music.aol.com/, is about all kinds of music artists and why they do the things they do.
3.http://www.mtviggy.com/- Its a blog about music form around the world.

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space rock (Muse)

Indie rock is a sub-genre of alternative rock that  came from the U.K. and the U.S.  in the 1980s. The music is extremely diverse and very free. A space rock band that I actually didn't know was that type is Muse, who has a song that's on Rock Band they are kind of hard rock band but they are very free and concentrated on they're music. They are very based on over driven guitars, electric organs, synthesizers, experimental guitar work and science fiction lyrical themes. Alternative rock bands that drew from earlier influences to create a more ambient but still melodic at the same time. Muse are an English alternative rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, United Kingdom, formed in 1994. The band consists of school friends Matthew Bellamy (lead vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, keytar), Christopher Wolstenholme (bass, backing vocals, keyboards, guitars, harmonica) and Dominic Howard (drums, percussion, synthesisers, sampling, harmtar). After the release of their 2006 album Black Holes and Revelations, keyboardist and percussionist Morgan Nicholls has performed live with the band. Muse are known for their energetic and extravagant live performances (often being claimed as 'the best live band in the world')and their fusion of many music genres, including space rock, progressive rock, alternative rock, heavy metal, classical, in many Muse songs the bass line is used as the main line, often with the guitar providing an extra layer to the song rather than carrying the melody. The bass usually has distortion and other effects applied to it to achieve a greater weight, allowing the guitar to digress from the main chord progression and play higher notes. As a guitarist, Bellamy often utilises arpeggio and Pitch-shift effects to create a more "electric" sound, citing Jimi Hendrix and Tom Morello as influences for this method music and electronica. However, with the band's progress, their song concepts have become more ambitious, addressing issues such as the fear of the evolution of technology, in their Origin of Symmetry album. They deal with the apocalypse and catastrophic conflicts, in Absolution and Black Holes and Revelations respectively, and with a worldwide revolution in The Resistance album. So, to sum it all up the reason I chose this genre is because I it would be different. Not to mention I've heard about Muse before but i can now relate and listen to more of them.

"Don't you wanna stay"

The song I like is Jason Aldean, ‘Don’t You Wanna Stay’ Feat. Kelly Clarkson. I like this song because of the violin. It’s not the main instrument in this song but it’s played in the back ground. I think that the violin makes the song sound better altogether.

1 good song and 1 bad.

The song I love is “Those Nights” by Skillet.  I love the lyrics and what they stand for. The song is a break up song and it has a medium type tempo and incredible guitar riffs and the piano in the first verse. Theres a two person harmony that has a higher part than the melody. Its kind of a sad song but it has a grey or gloomy type of timbre. Its form is verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus, verse. The interpretation is different because it makes you think of a summer romance that became a sad upsetting relationship and it made life stressful and complicated.

The song I dislike is “Whip My Hair” by Willow Smith. I don't understand the song at all. I think the song has no purpose and it has no harmony nor texture in my opinion. The interpretation is that theres a girl whipping her hair back and forth. The form of the song is verse-chorus-verse-verse-bridge-chorus.

Both of these songs are very different to me because on is a slower tempo than the other and they're the total opposite and they have two totally different stories.

Comatose by Skillet

“Comatose” by skillet has a whole string section in the beginning. It makes the song very intense and heavy. Its very different because the strings play behind the over-driven guitar. It also helps the drums and the voice become more raspy and hard.

All of the Lights

The instruments at the beginning of the song act as a soothing build up to the first verse of the song. Then you can hear brass instruments as Rihanna sings at the beginning that syncs her voice almost perfectly and makes a catchy tune. When Kanye starts his thing it almost does the same. The orchestra in this song makes the song seem a lot better because it makes you think its gonna be a slow song then it just kicks up then breaks into the explosion of all the orchestra at once. Which creates a really nice beat. Then when Kid Cudi comes on he syncs his voice to the piano and brass instruments to make it sound almost like the instruments are talking. It sounds just extraordinary.

15 SUMMER SONGS

1.”Geek In The Pink’-Jason Mraz- I love this song because your getting ready for school at the end of the summer.

2. “Lucky Me”- Chris Brown- This song reminds me of summer because you might get a lucky summer sweet heart.
3.”Love Like Whoa”- The Ready Set -It represents summer  because of all the summer love!
4. Party in the USA”- Miley Cyrus- Because she is at the beach in the music video.
5. ”I’m on a Boat”- The Lonely Island - When I go on my boat i am on a boat.
6. ”Make it Rain”- Lil-Wayne - Its a summer song because it needs to rain in the summer.
7. “Look at Me Now”- Chris Brown - Look at me now when I'm at the beach!
8. “I’m Not Afraid”- Eminem-No one is afraid to get a little sun burnt.
9. “Booty Work”- T-Pain - Its a summer song because of all the booties at the beach.
10. ”Stronger”- Kanye West - this song relates to summer because you lift weights in the summer.
11. “Best Love Song”- T-Pain and Chris Brown- It has a very catchy summery beat to it.
12”Toes”- Zac Brown Band- Its a summer song Because of your toes in the water and butt in the sand.
13. “I’m on One- Drake - I’m on one while I’m on my boat!!!
14.”All Of The Lights”- Kanye West - Because in the summer the lights look like stars in the night sky.
15.”Back Seat”- New Boys- Because you chill in the back seat with your friends in the summer.