Comments.

First, I'd like to comment on Melissa's blog on The Dresden Dolls. About four years ago I went through a phase of being obsessed with their music and and listened to it non stop for about three months. (I do this with a lot of bands when I first hear about them and love what it is that's entering my ears) What I loved about this music was, as Melissa also mentioned, the untraditional use of vocals. If there is one thing that I love the most when I hear it in music, it's the voice being used in ways totally unexpected, or "abnormal"--whatever that entails. I find it innovative and...ballsy. I also enjoyed reading Melissa's blog because of the background information provided about the musicans and where they came from as well as their ideas. Typically, I don't do much research on artists and I hardly ever know anything about the personal lives of music makers. I'm not sure why, I've just always focused on the music, solely, because to me that is what matters. On the other hand though, I think that sometimes it can be beneficial to know the 411 about the musicians being listened to. It opens up a different perspective and can allow for the ears to hear something it wouldn't without this provided information.

Second, I'd like to comment on Joanna's blong on Lucky Dragons. I went to their myspace and found the sounds intriguing. It's not what I would typically include on a personal playlist, but, nonetheless, I appreciated the music for the genre it's within. After hearing Joanna's ea work in class today, I found that her vision and the vision of Lucky Dragons is similar. It gets me thinking a lot about influences and also about the reading from Sound Unbound about copyright and how we "reuse" sounds previously produced. I personally think that's the beauty in art...the way we can be influenced by others works and create something of our own from what we've entrapped in our minds. In Joanna's blog, I also enjoyed the segment about audience. I think its a gorgeous thing, when artists can be personable with their audiences and create a sort of relationship where there is no hierarchy and rather, just an equal level of humas enjoying sound.

Also, I'd like to add here that I haven't been doing the whole playlist thing....I suppose it's slipped my mind....so, here's a lengthy one. I hope that people take a listen at some of the songs/artists I'm listing in this blog. I'm kind of one of those people who when she finds a song/artist she likes, she craves to share the music and have people around her enjoy it as much as she does. Yupp, so, here it is:

"Silver Lining"- Rilo Kiley
"Sunburn"-Muse
"Free to Say"-Smoosh
"Wake the Sun"- The Matches
"Falling For You"-Ronnie Day
"Speeding Cars"-Imogen Heap
"Pumpkin Soup"-Kate Nash
"For Me This Is Heaven"-Jimmy Eat World
"Happy Ending"-Mika
"I Know, I Know, I Know"-Tegan and Sara
"Lullaby"-Cary Judd
"Take It From Me"-The Weepies
"Zwei Sreifen Im Blau"-Couch
"My Only Swerving"-El Ten Eleven