Group 1 Crew- Forgive Me

August 21, 2009 by ambergold

Love this Christian hip-hop song with an incredibly strong beat and gospel undertones. I really like what I’m seeing of Group 1 Crew – they’re filling a much-needed gap for musically powerful, faith-centered hip-hop.

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Lasse Lindh-”C’mon Through”

May 19, 2009 by ambergold

Watching Korean drama Soulmate recently, I discovered Lasse Lindh, a Swedish artist.

It ain’t so easy to love you true, account of all the rattlesnakes and all that makes you blue…

C’mon through, c’mon you, come dig right into my heart

What is the body if not a place where you store all anger and happiness and pain

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Everything Sounds Like Coldplay Now

April 7, 2009 by ambergold

Hilarious. Particularly appropriate again now in the wake of their new album

Lionel Richie ft. Akon – Just Go

April 6, 2009 by ambergold

The video rather sexualizes the song unnecessarily, but then most music videos do.

Enjoy! It’s a very smooth R&B song with a lot of hints of jazz in it :)

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The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus – Face Down

March 27, 2009 by ambergold

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is an alt-rock/punk band that formed in 2003 and has released three albums, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Don’t You Fake It, and Lonely Road.  They’re one of my favorite emo-rock bands.

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Great Songs Series:For Blue Skies

March 25, 2009 by ambergold

This is one of my favorite songs possibly of all time, by Nashville alt-country band Strays Don’t Sleep, made up of Matthew Ryan and Neilson Hubbard, which formed in 2006, had great success, and disbanded the same year, for reasons I’m unclear about.  I first heard this song featured on One Tree Hill, but it wasn’t until after listening to and loving it for a while that I found out that it was written about Matthew Ryan’s brother, who was sentenced to prison for 30 years. I could see how an event like that could lead to some pretty poignant lyrics..

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It’s been a long year
Since we last spoke
How’s your halo?..
I never believed you
I only wanted to
Before all of this
What did I miss?
Do you ever get homesick?
I can’t get used to it
I can’t get used to it
I’ll never get used to it
I’ll never get used to it

..You alone with those pills
What you couldn’t do I will
I forgive you
I’ll forgive you

For blue, blue skies

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The Asian Underworld

March 13, 2009 by ambergold

with martial arts…since it’s Asia.

I am amused.

Song of the Day: Nada Surf- “If You Leave”

March 9, 2009 by ambergold

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Song from The O.C. soundtrack – Nada Surf’s “If You Leave”.  Nada Surf is an American alt-rock band formed in 1992. They released their fifth album “Lucky” in 2008.

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