Music Monday: Best Coast

Wow. This past weekend was a blast. I met so many new people {hopefully friends}. They even like karaoke... score! Maybe my time here won't be so lonely after all.

I had picked the song for this week before I met any of these awesome people, but it totally fits. My friend  found it on the web and sent it to me. It was love at first listen.

The band is Best Coast {Los Angeles, CA} and their debut album, Crazy For You, was just released in July of this year. I haven't heard their album yet, but I like what I've heard so far.

Band: Best Coast

Album: Crazy For You

Song: When I'm With You

This video definitely makes me miss the beach... AND In'n'Out.

Music Monday: Arcade Fire

The time has come. The time when I forget all the things you do that I don't like. I forget all the things you did that hurt me. The time when, after months of not talking, I want to break down and call you . But you know what is different this time? I didn't break down. I didn't call. Not even an e-mail.

Artist: Arcade Fire
Album: The Suburbs
Song: Ready to Start



Check out the Music Monday Playlist {on the side of your screen} for two more songs from Arcade Fire.

**A special thank you to my own "kids"... you know who you are... Thanks for the extra nudge to keep me on my  new "grown-up Marianne" path and always seeing that the Emperor(s) had no clothes. Let's find one that does, shall we?  Love you guys and miss you.**

Music Monday: New Young Pony Club

I first heard New Young Pony Club  {London, England} when The Bomb aired on Soundcheck back in 2006. Since then they have been one of my favorite bands. I was drawn to songs like Get Lucky and Ice Cream. They were like nothing I'd ever heard before. And I couldn't get enough.

Finally, five years later in March 2010, they released a new album. Yay! Here's their second single {We Want To} from the 2010 album, The Optimist: 

Artist: New Young Pony Club
Album: The Optimist
Song: We Want To

And for your listening/veiwing pleasure... My favorite songs from their debut album, Fantstic Playroom {2005}.

Artist: New Young Pony Club
Album: Fantastic Playroom
Song: Ice Cream


Artist: New Young Pony Club
Album: Fantastic Playroom
Song: Get Lucky

Artist: New Young Pony Club

Album: Fantastic Playroom

Song: The Bomb

Before & After: Haircut for Dad

My Dad lets his hair grow pretty long. Then I cut it for him.

Music Monday: Company of Thieves and The National

I've totally slacked off on Music Monday's for the past couple weeks. I didn't even make it close to posting this on Monday either. It's Friday. Bad me.

This week I have chosen two bands to feature. Simply because I couldn't choose which one I heart more. I heard both of these bands last week on the XM Radio Station Alt Nation. 

The first band is Company of Thieves. I heard the first song, Oscar Wilde, {on XM} and thought Genevieve Schatz's {vocals} voice was like purple velvet...

Artist: Company of Thieves
Album: Ordinary Riches 
Song: Oscar Wilde

...While I was looking up that video on YouTube I came across their video for the acoustic version of the song Even in the Dark, {from the same album} and I was hooked. She just sounds so amazing and fills the song with such emotion. I went straight to Amazon to buy the entire album. It may be a little premature, but I think this might be my new favorite band. 

Artist: Company of Thieves
Album: Ordinary Riches
Song: Even in the Dark

The next band I picked is The National. Like Company of Thieves I totally fell in love with singer, Matt Berninger's voice. If Johnny Cash and Jeff Daniels had a love child, Berninger would be him.  I  really like the melancholy feeling evoked by this song. Plus it's kind of cool that the first time I heard it I  was actually in Ohio, {on the Hwy 127 Corridor Sale}.

Artist: The National
Album: High Violet
Song: Bloodbuzz Ohio


{Click on album and/or song links to purchase on amazon. I like amazon better than iTunes. Mostly because the songs are always .99 whereas on iTunes, a lot of the popular songs are $1.29.}

So much to blog, so little time.

This past month I have been busy. My blog has been neglected. I've been doing loads of stuff. Like working on my bathroom re-model, thrifting, photographing, dealing with this crazy Indiana weather and cooking. A lot. On top of that I've had my good friend Brian staying with me for about a month now. It might be a little rude if I spent hours on the computer all day instead of hanging out with him. 

Things are winding down... The bathroom is almost done, yay! {sharing with two guys is a little less than fun} And Brian is heading back to California in about a week or so. Then it's gonna be blog posting madness! I have so much to post... Before and afters, crazy weather stories, cooking and baking, critters I've found, and lots more. I have taken SO many pictures this past month I hardly know what to do with them all. But I should hopefully have some blogging juiciness coming soon, so stay tuned.

Here's a peek at my bathroom, before. After pics to be taken and posted soon {fingers crossed}.

I've also stared remodeling the kitchen. Yeesh. What have I gotten myself into?