Regina Spektor.
I first heard of Regina Spektor when she appeared on the Bridge School Benefit line up a few years ago. I did attend, and was in love with her after the first song. Her voice is just beautiful, and her song writing is just astounding. She did all her songs with just her and her piano, and it was one of my favorite performances of the whole night. She gets a lot of love from college students, and young adults from what I've heard. So here are my two favorite songs from her, one of which (fidelity) I had the immense pleasure of seeing in concert. I say you buy everything she ever has done, and ever will done. She has great vocal range, and is morbidly peppy (oxymoron much?). You can feel everything she is singing about through the strain in her voice, and she has a very mature view on life, its not all daisy's in the world, but it sometimes is, so she writes about it all.
Fidelity - Regina Spektor
Laughing With- Regina Spektor
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Decidedly Dope
Saul Williams.
He is a blend of rock music, spoken word poetry, and hip hop. He has written 4 books, co written a movie script, and released 4 albums. He has heavy social and politically driven lyrics, and is a wonderful author. His movie 'Slam' is one of the best independent movies I've ever seen, even winning an award. His poetry is super dope, he has been featured on Def Poetry Jam, and many other well known poetry shows. He is rock enough to tour with Nine Inch Nails, and Hip Hop enough to be commented on by Nas. His poetry is dope enough to be featured in schools and made into books. He is as Nas said, "every kind of great artist combined into one".
CD's:
Amethyst Rock Star (2001)
Not In My Name (2002)
Saul Williams (2004)
The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust (2008)
You can listen to the majority of all of his work on this youtube playlist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfXiLYcP4SU&feature=PlayList&p=20DED818CB625109&index=0&playnext=1
Books:
The Seventh Octave (1998)
She (1999)
,Said The Shotgun To The Head (2003)
The Dead Emcee Scrolls (2006)
These can be purchased off amazon, or at your local bookstore.
He is a blend of rock music, spoken word poetry, and hip hop. He has written 4 books, co written a movie script, and released 4 albums. He has heavy social and politically driven lyrics, and is a wonderful author. His movie 'Slam' is one of the best independent movies I've ever seen, even winning an award. His poetry is super dope, he has been featured on Def Poetry Jam, and many other well known poetry shows. He is rock enough to tour with Nine Inch Nails, and Hip Hop enough to be commented on by Nas. His poetry is dope enough to be featured in schools and made into books. He is as Nas said, "every kind of great artist combined into one".
CD's:
Amethyst Rock Star (2001)
Not In My Name (2002)
Saul Williams (2004)
The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust (2008)
You can listen to the majority of all of his work on this youtube playlist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfXiLYcP4SU&feature=PlayList&p=20DED818CB625109&index=0&playnext=1
Books:
The Seventh Octave (1998)
She (1999)
,Said The Shotgun To The Head (2003)
The Dead Emcee Scrolls (2006)
These can be purchased off amazon, or at your local bookstore.
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