Tom Waits

Really starting to get into and appreciate Tom Waits. His music is so off the wall and creative. This morning I woke up with "Union Square" stuck in my head--he's a musical genius! I don't really know much about him cuz I'm just starting to really get into his stuff, but when I looked him up online I found a cool description of his voice. Critic Daniel Durchholz described Waits' voice as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car". How cool is that????? You must check out his album "Rain Dogs", that's the one I'm loving right now. Can't wait to explore more!

Love & Hats & Cheshire Cats, Madysin Hatter

Lyric of the Day

"the road we choose is always right" - led zeppelin ("bron-y-aur stomp")

Sorry, One More Thing...

This douche bag known as Chris Brown does NOT deserve this award and does NOT deserve another chance.

I get that people can change. I get it. But it seems so wrong. Especially the timing of it.

How is everyone so accepting of him after what he did to Rihanna??? It's not that I'm a particularly huge fan of Rihanna, but domestic violence should absolutely not be tolerated.

And neither should he. Because of what he did. Bad enough they allowed him to perform. But an award too??!

Dislike big time.

Gotta Run...

This has been fun, but I gotta run.

It may seem sacrilegious, but I have a HUGE day tomorrow (can't divulge details hehe), and I gotta do some prep for it.

But I'm recording it! And will check out the rest soon. And obviously blog about it ;)

Enjoy, everybody!!

Love & Hats & Cheshire Cats,

Madysin

Beach Boys

Good choice getting Maroon 5 in there. They've always reminded me of a cross between a really hard rock version of the Beach Boys crossed with the Bee Gees.

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Foster The People- i appreciate the effort, but i'm not digging your version. very authentic vibe though... Sorry, nothing personal :(

Beach Boys- You're still INCREDIBLE!!!! I am SO happy that you performed tonight at the Grammy's. Hopefully young kids that just listen to nonsense "music" will also have enjoyed your performance so that they can start to get a sense of where true "pop" (short for "popular") music got it's roots from. These guys are the real deal!!! I wish a Pop Music History class was required in grade schools. We gotta keep the true music alive!

Also really happy they did "Good Vibrations", as that's my favourite Beach Boys song, and one of my favourite songs ever.

Yay!!

Rihanna

LOVE the blonde hair. Although (I hate to say it but..) the style is very Whitney circa 80's.. So is her outfit...

And is she singing live?!?! I usually don't like her voice live, but this sounds great! (For Rihanna singing live..)

Kudos to Rihanna!!

Foo Fighters

One of my favourite bands ever. Very influential on my love of rock music. Outstanding performance. Just wish they had done more than one song. Solid though. Love them.

So Excited for...

JACK BLACK AND THE FOO FIGHTERS.

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!

I Want...

...a big cowboy hat like Jason Aldean's.

Oh, and also to perform at the Grammys.

All in good time ;)

Pretty good performance. Needs more sequins though. You can never have too many sequins ;)

OTIS!!!

2 for 2.

I love this song and so happy that J and K got the award. Well deserved.

Great song to work out to btw..

1st Award

1 for 1, guess wise.

Oh, Chris Brown is on now.

Oh wait, that's right, I don't care ;)

"So Get Up Off Your Rich Asses"

I love Bruno Mars.

Explosive talent.

Love the gold jackets.

Cute choreography.

He is so talented and can do no wrong.

For reals.

Also, I'm hoping he succeeds in bringing around a true doo wop revival.

That would be amazing. And he can do it.

Bruce The Beast

Surprised and excited to watch Bruce the Beast open the Grammy's. Yayy!! Seeing this man perform live is absolutely electric. So much energy! Amazing and inspiring. Hoping to catch him on tour this go 'round.

LOVE This...

"The Universe wants to give you so much, if you could just let it in. To let it in, slow down. To let it in, relax. To let it in, unwind. To let it in, be calm. To let it in, let go. You are now letting it in."

-The Secret

Thought A Change Would Do Me Good...

And I was right. GO BLUE!!!!!

Inspiration

Just lovely.

Groove of the Week

"All Over The Road" - Rival Sons

Check it out. Such a great groove! And very clever. Led Zep 2.0 a bit as well.. Can't stop listening to it!!!

Love & Hats & Cheshire Cats,
Madysin

Yah Learn Sumthin' New Every Month!

This month I learned that:

1) I absolutely LOVE the "surf guitar" sound of the early 1960's. LOVE!!

2) On that note, I really like The Shadows. Check them out. They are awesome. How did it take me this long to check them out?!?!?

3) I want to see Rival Sons live. They are this incredible new band from LA that channel rockin' vibes from decades past. They must throw a crazy concert. (I think the guitar playing in "Young Love" is a bit influenced by that 1960's surf thing as well! Check out the entirety of their new album, especially "Pressure and Time".)

4) The Black Angel's song "Bad Vibrations" needs to be on a Tarantino soundtrack asap.

5) My new 80's hair band song of the moment is "Hot Cherie" by Hardline. Are these guys still playing?

6) If I'm running late I walk a lot faster if I'm listening to The Phenomenal Handclap Band's "15 to 20".

7) When I want to relax all I need to do is play some Erroll Garner.

Love & Hats & Cheshire Cats, Madysin

Artists to Check Out!!!!

1) Vintage Trouble

2) The Daylights

3) Hugo

4) Rival Sons

5) The Black Angels

6) The Phenomenal Handclap Band

7) Kreayshawn

8) Gary Clark Jr.

9) Madysin Hatter (hehe)

10) Snarky Puppy

11) Philthy

Check them out!! They're all rising up ;)

Today's Wise Words

Brought to you by....

"You can't be a pimp and a prostitute too."

-The White Stripes (Icky Thump)