Twiggy Frostbite is looking for some heroes

Swedish pop group Twiggy Frostbite has been flooding my ears with their catchy, melodic hooks. Their music makes me feel like a small child lost in a huge world and scared, but at the same time like everything will be fine.

The debut album “Through Fire” will arrive in the winter of 2009 and if "Heroes" is any indication of what the album will be like, I will eagerly looking forward to it..

Heroes

The video is also very well done. An animated treat with robots, little kids and a nice twist ending.

Be thankful for what you got

It's Thanksgiving time yet again and this year it's been extra hard for me to find something to be thankful for. I feel like lately I've been so focused on the negative parts of my life, I've overlooked the good things. I've taken too much for granted and need to look at the brighter side of things.

I am thankful for:
-Good friends. Although the number is small and most are spread out across the country and world, I do know that they are there for me when I need them the most.
-What my job has become. I've learned so much from what I've been doing. I've met a lot of people and there is definitely potential for growth. Now the environment and the people I work with are bad and have gotten worse. But if I focus on what I'm doing, I can keep my head up.
-I have dreams and options in front of me to carry out those dreams. Not sure what they are yet, but I do have the ability to find out and explore.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Yo La Tengo - Be Thankful For What You've Got

Freeep from matt pond PA

Just what I need to get me through sitting alone in this office until the Thanksgiving festivities ensue. matt pond PA has released a new EP for free download - go here< to download the entire EP.

matt pond PA - Hearts and Minds

I wish I had known Nathan Joyce

Saturday night everyone in the Richmond music community gathered at Gallery 5 to remember their friend Nathan Joyce.

For those unfamiliar, Nathan was a very talented musician who was very involved in the Richmond music scene. You couldn't go far without hearing about him. Sadly, Nathan recently passed away from cancer and the music community, who were all friends with him, were left reeling.

As a way to remember him, the music community gathered together for a memorial concert/CD release/fundraiser. Nathan's songs were performed a variety of Richmond musicians and friends of Nathan including Brandon Peck, David Shultz, Lindsey Driscoll, Jonathan Vassar, Josh Small, Pedals On Our Pirate Ships, The Riot Before, Shannon Cleary, Silent Music Revival and many others.

Everyone had a story to share before performing. They were all funny stories about how Nathan impacted their lives. You could that he was loved by many. It almost brought a tear to my eye.

I never knew Nathan Joyce. Honestly, I didn't even know who he was. I really wish I did. Not only was his music amazing to listen to, but hearing all the stories made me see what a funny, kind, talented individual he was. Richmond was lucky to have someone like that.

Battle Hymn of the Commonwealth

A little help please?

I received a great mix CD from a friend and haven't been able to identify all the tracks on it. I've Google searched lyrics as much as I can, but for the life of me, I cannot find anything on the following songs:

Unknown Track #1
Cinderpop - Bumblebee
Unknown Track #2
Brendan Canning - Possible Grenade
Unknown Track #3
Facing New York - All A This
Unknown Track #4
The Broken West - Auctioneer
Unknown Track #5

Do you think all you music bloggers/lovers could help a guy out? I would greatly appreciate it.

Is my head on right?

After a self-imposed exile from the world of blogging. I bring myself back to inform my readers (all ten of you) that I am somewhat in my right mind again (well, as right as I can be anyway). I made myself get away from my life and take a while to get myself in order. My life is nowhere near in order, but I did spend a good few days in New York City to forget my problems and responsibilities back home. That seemed to help. But ultimately, I must come back down to reality.

So what's going on you might ask? Call it a quarter life crisis. Call it an identity crisis. Call it whatever. The point is I don't even know who I am. I'm not sure who I will be. I don't even know where I fit in this world. I've been searching for years and still have not been able to find my place. Do I belong here with this group or do I belong over there? What is my calling? Do I even have one?

No matter how hard I try to figure it out, it still eludes me. The harder I try to fit myself in somewhere, the more I seem to fall apart. I've gone through everything I could think of: Religious groups, drinking to ignore the problem, dating, work myself to death, try things way outside my comfort zone, etc. Maybe it's the fact that I'm lonely and searching for that place I belong, I'll do anything. While some things have helped, a lot hasn't and I'm back to square one - in a freshly sour mood.

Anyway, I guess the point of all this is that I have to keep searching. I'd like to keep my head up and be strong about the whole thing, but the truth of the matter is that I'm tired of trying. It's hard to stay strong in a situation that may not work itself out. I'll keep going though. It's all I can do.

Greenwheel - Identity from Soma Holiday (buy here)

Sounding like a broken record

Dealing with a lot of personal issues right now. I need to take some time off from blogging until I can get my life back in order and my head where it needs to be.

I'll be back. Until then, listen to Panda Riot.

Like Flowers At Night
She Dares All Things
from She Dares All Things (buy here)