Monday, 18 March 2013

Benjamin Francis Leftwich - 'Atlas Hands' 18/03/2013

Admittedly i watch a LOT of bad TV, currently i'm making my way through Gossip Girl for the second time, do not judge me.

One show that's blown me away this year is 'Catfish', shown on MTV it is based on the film of the same name and it's absolutely amazing! I'm not going to go through the ins and outs of the show or movie, all i can say is watch it, but i will warn you if you do you will start to believe everyone on the internet is not who they say they are... scary thought, but sadly this is internet-reality.

 Now i don't know about you guys, but when i watch a show and a song comes on that sounds quite good i'll Google it straight away. This is how i came across this song 'Atlas Hands' by Benjamin Francis Leftwich (what a tongue twister), it's a folk like song with some beautiful guitar notes in. Usually i play this song when i'm walking somewhere as cheesy as that sounds, but you know you have your going out songs and winding down songs and heck i even make a workout playlist, well this song is in a playlist i like to name 'Just good music' on my Spotify.

Have a listen, what playlist would you add this song to?




Sunday, 17 March 2013

St. Patricks Day Pick! Steve Earle - 'Galway Girl' 17/13/2013

Happy St Patrick's Day to you all! Hope you're not too drunk to see this, i'm sober but i'm so excited to start the festivities today...mainly getting many a traditional Jamesons and Ginger Ales!



I am an Irish girl, i know, i know everybody says that on St Patrick's Day. Born in Dundalk, my name is Rosaleen Mary Majella Marmion, i am super pale, hair is black and my eyes are blue (which explains the song pick) the proof is right there! My accent is Mancunian and my home is Manchester, now to be Irish in Manchester is great, this town has one of the best St Patrick's day parades around every year, Cheetham Hill and Levenshulme are the places to be if you want to discover Irish culture.

Today i am off to The Irish World Heritage Centre in Cheetham Hill to see the parade, this is a great event, it's always super busy and everyone is in high spirits, not to mention everyone dresses up in green and there are many silly hats! Every year i go to this parade and every year i come home with the best stories to tell!

So the song for today HAS to be Galway Girl, 'hair is black and her eyes are blue' i like to think this is me in the song, cheesy maybe, but i don't care :)

To get even more girly on you today, i picked the you tube video which has the 'PS.i love you' video playing, mainly because of Gerard Butler, swoon, but also because shock horror... i like the film too!

Enjoy...






Saturday, 16 March 2013

Jessie Ware - 'What You Won't Do For Love' 16/03/2013

Jessie Ware, what a lady! Not only is she my style icon (see picture below) but her album 'Devotion' has quickly become one of my favourite albums, all year it's been at the top of my Spotify list. Can you blame me? her voice is like butter!


The Mercury Prize... how did Wares album not win?!? I mean yes Alt-J are pretty epic too but JESSIE WARE. I realise this isn't a good argument here, but seriously listen to her album if you haven't already and see if you have the same opinion.

Now the reason i've chosen 'What you won't do for love' is simply because i have a connection to this song. Back in my teenage days i had Tupac's greatest hits and his cover of this song was so good, so so much better than the pop bands around at that time, think 911 :/ Wares version however blows it out of the park!

In other news i NEED to see her live!

Have a listen, see what you think

Jessie Ware - 'What You Won't Do For Love'...










Friday, 15 March 2013

Flashback Friday - Electric Light Orchestra - 'Livin' Thing' 15/03/2012

Oh yes, it's Friday everyone and this means one thing... let's have a Flashback!

 North Manchester FM is a community station in my local area, my best mate P used to present a radio show on it before she jetted off for a year to sunny Australia ( i didn't follow her, i am deathly afraid of spiders), yesterday i clicked onto it and what do i hear? Only my favourite ELO song 'Livin' Thing.' It made me think of my summers spent with one of my exes D, his lovely mother was a big fan of this band and after listening to the album a few times D and i stole her copy and spent our nights with it on repeat! Thankfully me and D are good mates still so i can appreciate these memories  rather than try to forget them.

 Well that's enough about my life for one day, oh the perils of flashbacks :)

Here it is for you, think of summer, it's coming soon... i hope!


Thursday, 14 March 2013

Social Media Choice - Ed Sheeran and Passenger - 'No Diggity Vs Thrift Shop' 14/03/13

Well i am pleasantly surprised with this choice! My friend who shall be nicknamed DJ shared a video at 11.45am via Viral Videos on Facebook.

The video is Ed Sheeran & Passenger singing a mash up of the hits 'No Diggity' by Blackstreet (ft. Dr Dre with Queen Pen) and 'Thrift Shop' by Macklemore ft. Ryan Lewis, playing live for an Australian drive time radio show Fifi & Jules.

 Now i must admit i saw the name Ed Sheeran and did a little flinch, don't get me wrong he is an amazing artist and very talented, i'm just not a fan. I clicked the link hesitantly and my goodness... it's brilliant!
 'No Diggity' is one song that brings back teenage memories (my first ever album was Dr Dre, random fact there for you) and Malcklemores hit 'Thrift Shop' was THE hit of this year. It is clear this video is being received well with 8,663 shares already.

Click the link and see what you think...


Social Media Choice! 14/03/13

So today i thought i'd try something new, i'm going to choose a social media site and chose the first song posted by a friend/band/agent/reviewer i see. I want to find out what you guys are listening to and sharing! I'll listen to the song a few times and give my verdict... ooo i'm quite excited!

Today i pick.... Facebook!

Watch this space guys :)

Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Lewis Watson - 'Into The Wild' 13/03/2013

Today i thought i'd pick a brand spanking new song, it's so new it's not out yet and is available on pre-order on iTunes
 
 Annie Mac played this song on her BBC Radio 1 show last night and it's been on repeat since. Lewis Watson is only 20 years old and this makes my respect for him grow... at the age of 20 i was working behind a Ben & Jerry's counter in a cinema, rock and roll! 
 
'Into The Wild' is beautiful, it's a perfect summer song and i imagine it's going to be a big hit! Think Ben Howard style, so if you missed out on seeing Howard play live (his shows sell out in record time and are mega expensive) try Watson!

Here's the song for you, enjoy! Lewis Watson 'Into The Wild'...