Music to the People

What a bad ass picture. When I picture myself as a cowboy, this is how I picture myself. Except I'd roll my own cigarettes, just like the cowboy in "All the Pretty Horses." I like Ryan Bingham a lot. Great voice. Nice & raspy. His band goes by the name of "The Dead Horses." Awesome. He is from Texas & kinda sounds like "The Drive By Truckers." All his tracks sound great. I haven't found a track that's a best track. He's just a solid artist all around. Now, release your inner cowboy. Yeehaw!

I have been busy and uninspired by music until recently, and these guys have gotten me excited again. Hockey. Not a great name for a band because if you google them, you will mostly find ice hockey articles, but whatever. They come from Portland officially. Again, great things still happening in Portland. They are vegans, and kind of look like it. Best band since Passion Pit.

This is just some good ol, down home fun music. Kinda puts you in a good mood, and since it's raining today & I hate the rain, they're perfect. Matt & Kim formed in 2004 when they met at Pratt in the NYC. They look like a couple but they aren't. They just released their 2nd album which is great. There's just 2 of them in the band. She's the drummer and he's the keyboardist. Not sure who does all the clapping. Big Gulps huh? Welp, see ya later.

I haven't been inspired in a while, but VV Brown promped me to post today. VV has had a long road to where she is now, and it is those struggles that makes her music so fun and fresh. She freakin uses a 1 string guitar. Anyway, the music speaks for itself. I'm kind of tired of my slow depressing stuff right now, and this has been a perfect pick me up this week. If you love the oldies like I do, this is a fresh take on it. Looking forward to her album in May.

Models? No. That embrace is genuine. This husband and wife duo got together about 10 years ago in Lawrence, Kansas. Great place. I suggest you visit when you're 19 again. He plays drums and she plays the organ...mainly. Nothing flashy but I've been listening to them a lot, and I thought I'd post it up for you.

Once again, I try not to post mainstream music on this site, but I just love this song and this band so much that I had to. I love Richard Ashcroft, the lead singer, in his solo albums and with the Verve. Glad these guys are back together for the time being. Hope they can make it last. Maybe ask Metallica for some advice on that one. If you like this song, watch the video...it takes it to another level.

With the upcoming release of Kings of Leon's new album, I have become very excited about their music again. They have grown up a lot over the past many years, and their music continues to get better. Three brothers and a cousin make up this band. Growing up in Tennessee, traveling the state with their preacher father, Leon, the boys were home schooled most of their lives. Hard to believe that such a sheltered life could yield such great music, but I guess that's where the authentic rawness in their music comes from. I ran into these guys in a bar like 4 or 5 years ago and they seemed quite uncomfortable and out of place. Hard to believe, cause if I were to picture them, I'd put them on top of the tables kicking over glasses and breaking beer bottles, yeah! I actually struggled with which picture to post of these guys because they are sporting a new flashier look now, but I love their old weird hair days much more, so I decided to go with that. I mean, if I were a rock star, which I am, I would look like the lead singer with the glasses for sure. Every album is great. This is one of their new songs off the upcoming album.