Why Hearing Is My Most Important Sense
As a music lover, hearing is the most important sense to me. I can’t imagine a life without music. I live and breathe music. If I had to choose between any of my five senses to keep forever and forgo all others, hearing would be my immediate response. I could live without sight, for I was lucky to be born with it and I already know what so many things look like. The sense of touch, while pleasurable in so many ways, still doesn’t top a life without hearing. The sense of taste is another sense that I wouldn’t want to lose, but at the end of the day, tasting food isn’t a priority on my list. Perhaps it would be if I was a chef. Losing my sense of smell would have some disadvantages, but I just can’t say that it’s more special than my hearing.
Every day we listen to so many things and we take a lot of them for granted. Imagine never being able to hear the voice of your children. Imagine never hearing someone telling you that they love you. Imagine never hearing the sound of rain, or the other beautiful sounds of nature. Now imagine never being able to listen to music. I shudder at the thought.
I couldn’t even begin to think of all the songs that I’ve heard through my 30 years on this earth. A lot of music has gotten me through a lot of hard times; Songs that made me jump up and dance, heal my broken heart, and songs that inspired me. If it wasn’t for my sense of hearing, I don’t know if I would even be the same person I am today.
Indie Pop Delectables
Indie pop is one of my favorite genres. Indie pop can describe a lot of groups, because it isn’t your standard pop music and there is a lot of rock in it, and these days even some electronica, too. I’ve narrowed down some songs that I love and think fit well together in a “delectable” mixtape.
As always, this mix was made via 8tracks.com and if you love making mixes, be sure to check them out. Now hit play and bask in some sexy indie pop tunage.
Track Listing:
Kiss That Grrrl – Kate Nash
Fallen Over – Rose Elinor Dougall
Sex – The Pipettes
Julia, We Don’t Live In The 60′s – The Indelicates
You Told A Lie – Camera Obscura
If You Were Alien – The Brunettes
Mowgli’s Road – Marina & The Diamonds
The Great Unwanted – Lucky Soul
Wish I Stayed – Ellie Goulding feat. Frankmusik
Here Comes The Serious Bit – The Long Blondes
If you like any of the songs listed above, support the artist by purchasing them.
Rappin’ To The Rhythm
My latest mixtape is a mix of rap and hip-hop. From older artists like NWA and Slick Rick to newer rappers like Swizz Beatz and Black Eyed Peas, this mix is sure to give you an eargasm.
I’ve been wanting to do a good mixtape via 8tracks of rap and hip-hop for a while now. I like a lot of older rappers but I wanted to make sure I covered everything so I’ve included newer artists as well. This is a long mix, and it’s just the way I like it – dirty dirty. If you are easily offended, this won’t be the mix for you, but if you love some groovy goodness, roll a fattie, hit play, and chillax.
Track listing:
New York Shit (Remix) – Busta Rhymes feat. Swizz Beatz & KRS-One
It’s Me Bitches – Swizz Beatz
Ugly – Bubba Sparxxx
Get It Together – Beastie Boys feat. Q-Tip
Q-Tip and Peter Gunz Skit – Q-Tip, Peter Gunz, & Slick Rick
I Run This – Slick Rick
Ain’t No Fun (If The Homies Can’t Have None) – Snoop Dogg feat. Kurupt, Nate Dogg, & Warren G
How Do U Want It – Tupac Shakur feat. Kci & JoJo
Hootie Hoo – Outkast
In da Wind – Trick Daddy feat. Cee-Lo & Big Boi
Church – T-Pain feat. Teddy Verseti
That Shit – A Tribe Called Quest feat. JD of Slum Village
Back In The Day (Jeep Mix) – Ahmad
Damien – DMX
Can’t Stop Won’t Stop (Dirty) – Young Guns
Flava in Ya Ear – Craig Mack
I Got Five On It (Eminem & Luniz Mix) – Eminem
Nuthin’ but a “G” Thang – Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg
Shimmy Shimmy Ya - Ol’ Dirty Bastard
Lick Shots – Missy Elliott
Prime Time – Tha Alkaholiks feat. Xzibit
Ten Crack Commandments – The Notorious B.I.G.
Fuck The Police (DJ Shadow Remix) – NWA
Imma Be - Black Eyed Peas
If you like any of the songs listed above, support the artist by purchasing them.
Music And The Movies: Top 50 Epic Songs
How many times have you heard a song and thought of an epic movie scene? Have you ever fallen in love with a song that was written for a movie even if you hadn’t seen it? Do you find yourself discovering new music watching movies? If you answered yes to any of the above, then you know that music and movies go together like peanut butter and jelly, like peas and carrots, and like Batman and Robin, pun intended.
CC Love: Innocent Bandits
The band Innocent Bandits is comprised of brother and sister duo Jeremy and Ashley Macachor. I would place them under experimental pop/lo-fi, but on their first studio album Ceremonies & Spells, released under the net label Headphonica, there are elements of electronica, and at times even folk. I found myself listening to the album from beginning to end upon discovering them, and after listening to other tracks out of order, I found that listening to the album from start to finish is best to really get Jeremy and Ashley’s style.
Don’t get me wrong: each track can be listened on it’s own, but I just loved listening to the album in the background. It was interesting, relaxing, and just a comfortable listen. While this is their first album attempt, I would say it has it’s moments of greatness. Some tracks could have been longer and one I found some of the added elements were a little too much, but overall it’s a nice find among a lot of attempts in the same genre.
