Last YouTube Video Of The Week! Of 2013

Happy New Years Eve to everybody. The track I have chosen is The Shins - Turn A Square. I went shopping for the boxing day sales and picked up this Shins album among others not knowing very much about them apart from the link with Broken Bells but I am glad I made this album choice. The track below is one of my favourites from the album. I have already ordered more of their albums to hear more great music. Check it outtt!:

YouTube Video Of The Week! 24/12/13

So it is Christmas eve and I have decided to include a Christmassy track in this weeks post. 

My first video is The Julie Ruin with Oh Come On. I heard about this band randomly pretty recently and it has opened me up to a bunch of bands from the riot grrrl scene that I want to listen to more music of. This track I really think has a powerfulness that hopefully I find in more of the tracks from this genre.

My Christmas pick is Run-DMC. I heard this track on BBC 6 Music and it was the first time I heard a good hip hop Christmas tune. It sounds really of that era but I love the rhythms and cheesy video storyline, everything you would want for a Christmas song.

This is the last post from me before Christmas, and I will still be posting on my tumblr here: www.ruvensivyer.tumblr.com so Happy Holidays everybody!

D.O.T.F.

This Design Of The Fortnight coincides with the starting of my associated Tumblr blog. If you click on the link below you will be sent to the Musicopedia Picture page. It will have photos of the D.O.T.F. plus general images that I think are cool and or inspiring.

So I have chosen the guitar Teye La India E Series. I love pretty much everything about this design. The colours used and the details around the edge of the guitar etc. The biggest thing I like is the tattooesque detail on the front face and the head of the guitar. It gives the guitar a classic and old school vibe which I am really diggin'. When I earn enough to spend 4 grand on a guitar, this will be one of the first on my list.

Musicopedia Picture Dept

YouTube Video Of The Week! 17/12/13

This week I have gone with a vaguely winter sounding video. It is a track called It Gets Cold by the band Eliza And The Bear. I saw them live when they supported Paramore on their recent tour but I haven't heard anything from them until this video came up on my YouTube feed. It is quite a happy song with a nice drum beat and smooth little piano melody. A catchy tune for the cold season.

YouTube Video Of The Week! 10/12/13

This week I have chosen another Yuck track. It is another release from their latest album. I think it has a 90's feel to it but maybe that's just me. Anyway, enjoy!

D.O.T.F.

This week has been incredibly stressful with university deadlines and what seems like a lot of work to do. I have managed to squeeze time to write this in the midst of job tasks. So this fortnights designs I have chosen two album covers of two artists that are really hot right now. One being Courtney Barnett and the other is Swearin'. I really like the cartoon style that links these two together.

 

I like the look that it could be a bad tattoo just with the random little symbols dotted around and dots and crosses to fill in the gaps.

This is obviously a sketch of a famous pice of art by Katsushika Hokusai. It has what I assume to be added peas rolling in the waves. Again it has a very sketchy look to it with just a touch of tone to give the wave depth.

YouTube Video Of The Week! 03/12/13

So December is upon us and Christmas seems to be getting closer and closer. I so far only have 1 set of presents sorted but time is on my side so no worries. So this week my choice, as much as its a leap from my normal style, the male soul hook throughout the song has been hooked into my brain and I seem to keep coming back to this song. Yes that's right it is Kanye West - Bound 2. And yes I know it's raunchy to all hell and badly green screened but that aside I really enjoy this track and I think Kanye is best in his more light hearted songs. I don't know exactly but I just think his voice better fits this kind of track. I know you have probably seen this already or if you haven't, give it a listen and love the vocals from R&B singer Charlie Wilson.