Sooo...I found a few gems of websites this evening...and well, this week.

First.
http://lullabyes.net/blog/

This guy sees a few shows in Texas and posts his own live recordings of them. I downloaded KT Tunstall, Matt Wertz and Justin Rosolino. There's lots of other stuff there too, some old old John Mayer stuff, along with Of Montreal, Rilo Kiley too.

Second.
http://www.archive.org

There are TONS of Matt Wertz shows up for downloading. It's ridiculous. I downloaded the most recent Dave Barnes show I could (it's from 2005...but what they hey). Lots and lots and lots of other stuff. There's a whole archive dedicated to Grateful Dead live recordings.

Third.
http://librivox.org/

This is an archive of audio books that are in the public domain. Come here for a bedtime story from the Brothers Grimm or else...Dante? Homer?

I have severely been neglecting this particular blog...I sincerely apologize.

Just like I apologized to Matt Wertz on Myspace for my almost-drunk-but-a-little-too-excited behavior...here's how it went.

Hey Matt,
I don't know if you are the one that actually checks this myspace...but what the hell. I don't know if you remember me or not, but again...what the hell?
I was the girl in green from Texas that talked about how we were supposed to have an interview. Upon waking up the morning after that show, I was thoroughly embarrassed about my somewhat drunken behavior on Tuesday night. So, I wanted to apologize first of all, and second of all thank you for being nice to me regardless of how ridiculous I was.

Well...I'm a DJ and webmaster and keeper of the podcast for VIC Radio, Ithaca College's premiere (well...to us) Internet radio station (www.vicradio.org). We love your stuff and we're currently spinning "The Way I Feel".

We were trying to set up an interview for on-air purposes as well as our podcast. If you're at all interested or have time, let me know and we'll find time to do it over the phone or something.

-Maggie
(Green/Texas/Ithaca/Interview-type person)

I seriously doubt he'll write back...he's a busy guy and he's got lots of tour dates. But it's worth a shot...I'd still like the interview, regardless.

Review of Castaways Show 4/3/07
Jon McLaughlan
I'll be honest...I didn't listen to much of this guy. I don't think I really paid a lot of attention, well at least not while he talked between songs, mainly because I didn't realized until my sister in Connecticut told me that he was the Free Single of the Week on iTunes. Dude...this guy's going places. He's signed to Island Def Jam (Hanson's former label) and they're starting to push the guy marketing wise, he's up for voting on AOL's page as a "New Music Breaker" or something like that, and he's on iTunes.

Dude.

His album doesn't even come out until May 1st. For a whole month! Which artists do you know were getting press and a push a month beforehand? Not many, unless they're decently good, which Jon is. He's great. Nice guy too. Really nice guy. Even if I was a bit buzzed from the 2 beers I had, he treated me nicely and even took a picture with me! YAY!

So keep an eye out for this guy. He's going to be the next James Blunt...but I'm going to hope for a less annoying song and more staying power.

Thennn (the extra Ns are necessary) there was what I had been waiting for...

MATT WERTZ!

I'm going to tell you this was an amazing show. Even from the start it was. And I'm not just saying that because I got a bit tipsy at it either. Matt rocked the house. He had a band (which I wasn't expecting) and Jon McLaughlan took over the keys for his band and sang, which was great!



He seriously rocked our faces off. Or...well...mine anyways.

I loved the renditions of "The Way I Feel" and "5:19" he did. Fantastic...the end. LOOOVED it.

If you haven't heard much of Matt go to his website, now. This is an order. www.mattwertz.com
or
myspace/mattwertz



I went and talked to Matt after his set and he was super nice. He remembered that I had shouted "Texas" at him...

He said that he was glad that someone knew his music in Ithaca. Uh...duh...he rocks...everyone should know about him.

So...dear Matt...thank you for a great show.



thennn....

STEPHEN KELLOGG AND THE SIXERS!

I knew I had seen this band before...I didn't really remember them. I remembered them playing and it being a rockin' fun good time. But I had no idea it was such a rockin' good time listening to this band playing a show!

Drop whatever you're doing now...and go see this tour. IT"S AMAZING. These guys put on a show like no other. There was a song with multiple quotes from such movies as Wedding Crashers, Anchorman, etc.



There was also a section where the guys came down into the audience and played a song semi-acoustically surrounded by a circle of us that kind of resembled a break-dancing circle...you know. You know what I'm talking about. Yes...you've been to that Middle School dance.



Whatevs...good show.

Go see this if you're in an area they're traveling to. It's totally worth it. Trust me.


And Jared Campbell came and hung out. I'll blame him for one of the 2 drinks that got me semi-plastered that night.

Maggie + some alcohol + little dinner + awesome concert = a little too loud for her own good

I'll make Bar-B-Que, if you want me to.


And "My Body is like Disneyland"....amazing. The end.

Just watch. Just watch. This is Dave Barnes...yes, Dave Barnes.

You with the sad eyes
Dont be discouraged
Oh I realize
Its hard to take courage
In a world full of people
You can lose sight of it all
And the darkness, inside you
Can make you feel so small

But I see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And thats why I love you
So dont be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors are beautiful,
Like a rainbow

Show me a smile then,
Dont be unhappy, cant remember
When I last saw you laughing
If this world makes you crazy
And youve taken all you can bear
You call me up
Because you know Ill be there

And Ill see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And thats why I love you
So dont be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors are beautiful,
Like a rainbow

[intru part]

So sad eyes
Discouraged now
Realize

When this world makes you crazy
And youve taken all you can bear
You call me up
Because you know Ill be there

And Ill see your true colors
Shining through
I see your true colors
And thats why I love you
So dont be afraid to let them show
Your true colors
True colors, true colors

Cos theres a shining through
I see your true colors
And thats why I love you
So dont be afraid to let them show
Your true colors, true colors
True colors are beautiful,
Beautiful, like a rainbow

Coming later this weekend...

-New Music I've discovered...thanks to a little radio station called ViC Radio
Including: Morris 8, Mat Kearney, Matt Wertz (yet again), Locksley, and so much more! YAY!


-Updates about the Jared Campbell Documentary I'm working on

-Craig Bierko news...Boston Legal/The Office news...oh man...this could change everything.

OMG...I've got stuff to talk about that one.

-Survivor-ness...maybe I'll just post some of the chatter from "The Fix: Monday" from PJohn and I's radio show...onnnnnn www.vicradio.org

But...you know.

What I watched tonight

The Office Season 1 DVD, all of the commentaries...and I mean all of the commentaries

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My computer broke. Well...I broke my computer. I managed to spill Hot Tea all over it, so it's making sounds and doesn't do anything past making a low whirring sound. So I have to send it into Apple to have them fix it. This might take a little while, so I won't be updating as much as I have been.

The spontaneity of my posts will be lost. I usually write whenever I get bored or I need to vent or come across something hilarious, so unless I'm sitting in a computer lab and that happens...this will be a lot less spontaneous.

I also have some weird music on my iPod that I wouldn't normally have on there, but for some reason I'm crazy. So now, I'm stuck with what's on there until I get my computer back. Which means I can't really listen to my podcasts. I'm going to miss them...ahhhh babies come back.

In other news...
Steels and I (plus Pat) went to Jared Campbell's last show at his old church in Endicott. It was awesome. We taped it for our Video Workshop project, and I think it went pretty well. I was the backstage camera, and Steeley did the stationary performance camera. It was really dark in some of the backstage areas. I had to get creative about finding my angles. There were a few spots where he was standing that I could get him against one of the screens on the stage, so he was backlit in blue. I hope it translates well on the tape, because it looked pretty cool from where I was standing.

We're meeting up with Jared, and I think Meridee too sometime later this week. No word yet when, but shouldn't be a problem.

I should see if we can edit any of the footage yet.

Classes started today...YAY for school. Advanced Web and Acting should be the only really difficult classes I'm taking. Well...besides Workshop.

But off to Park!

Now I know I'm growing up.

Hanson has a Greatest Hits/20th Century Masters Album.

Click on the title of this post for the link to Amazon.

oh man...special

So this is what I'll be buying with my iTunes giftcard this Christmas...you can help and just buy the CDs for me too. That would be fantastic. ;) *hint hint nudge nudge*

• Matt Wertz -- any/all albums
  
• Dave Barnes -- that middle album I'm missing...damn
  
• Stefy -- the Orange Album...damn I want this one bad -- the album is only $5.99 on iTunes right now...I am sooo tempted to buy it. Must. Resist. Urge. To. Buy. Amazing. Power. Pop.
  
• Dreamgirls Soundtrack -- you know it'll be amazing...and I must say, I can't wait for the movie.
  

and I should get some more work done before my group meeting...I'll put more up once I remember what else it is that I'd like.