Dirty Paws – Of Monsters and Men
I love this song because of how uplifting it is. I am counting down to Christmas and this song has slipped onto my Christmas radar due to its inclusion in the trailer for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. I really enjoyed this song when it was on the radio and it helped me to unwind from crazy work days. The song has a melody that is wonderful on its own, but the lyrics are a light, cute story which just chronicles forest battles. Point of this is… this is a sweet uplifting song and yeah…check it out.
This song is a huge part of why I am so excited for the new Ben Stiller movie, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. It is not often that a soundtrack can sell me on a movie, but I feel like this movie will have a soundtrack on par with Zach Braff’s Garden State soundtrack. Enjoy the lyric video for this uplifting song.
After the jump check out the track list and trailer for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Read More…
Sweater Weather – The Neighbourhood
I am sure if you’ve been listening to the radio lately you have heard Sweater Weather. It has a mellow beat that manages to be upbeat… think The Postal Service’s version of Such Great Heights. The video for this song is basically the visual for the lyrics, which i really enjoy once in a while. It is a date shot in black and white which compliments and highlights the fun lyrics of this breakout song from The Neighbourhood. I am really enjoying the album and thought you all would too.
Lyrics after the jump. Enjoy! Read More…
Rap God (Explicit) – Eminem
“I make elevating music, you make elevator music.”
Eminem is still at the top of my list for favorite lyricist. This track really accentuates his skill, I have the lyrics for you after the jump and I must admit when I read them it felt like I was reading a mini-epic poem. Well, length wise. Give it a shot. Read More…
Walter White Obituary
Local Albuequerque high school teacher raised funds to post this in the obituary section of the local Albuequerque Journal. Wow, and I thought I was a fan. I wonder how many donations will be received? hmmm…
R.I.P. Walter “Heisenberg” White
We miss you already
New Music: Kings of Leon – Mechanical Bull
Kings of Leon – Mechanical Bull
Kings of Leon and I have a past, it started around their third album Because of the Times with their song True Love Way. It started out simple, We’d be so free, – Happy alone, Sharing a smile, so far from home. And we would laugh, laugh ‘til we cried.
The next year it was even better, Only by the Night came out and the infatuation was in full bloom. They sent out a message that resonated on every radio wave, they could Use Somebody. Someone like {me}. This album was on repeat in my car, not that I needed the album… you couldn’t turn on the radio without hearing a song from this amazing album. Sex on Fire, Use Somebody, Revelry, Notion, Crawl, and Frontier City. So many singles that the next couple years passed by without the need for a new album.
You always expect the relationship to have a low, but Come Around Sundown was such a low that it felt like an end. Each of the singles felt like they were missing an integral part to the Kings of Leon sound. It felt like they dug down to their hillbilly roots at the bottom of their creative barrel. I said my goodbyes and revisited good times from their previous two albums.
Then in July serendipity struck and a song caught my attention while scanning random stations on the radio. A familiar feeling crept over me and I scrambled for my Shazam app to confirm what I thought I was hearing. My phone flashed, Supersoaker – Kings of Leon. That moment brought back that lovin’ feeling. Apparently the Kings of Leon … don’t mind sentimental girls at times “Miss, don’t walk away, walk away.” Ok, I won’t.
I am currently on my second listen of this album and I am enjoying the smooth mix of lyrics and melody. The group has grown in their songwriting and it shows. The album has a good mix of contemplative mellow jams and upbeat rock hits. I like their distinct sound and the fact that it is consistent from album to album without becoming monotonous. Mechanical bull has some guitar solos that really set it apart from the band’s previous albums, check out Don’t Matter for an example. Beautiful War is a good example of their mellow-er tracks and of course you have your instant radio singles in Supersoaker and Wait for Me.
Pick up the new album and trust me you’ll be reunited and it’ll feel so good.
Breaking Bad Season 5 Episode 16 Recap: Felina
The show that has kept all of us on the edge of our seats has come to an end. I am really pleased with how this series ended. I felt like this episode really brought the story full circle and though the characters are left broken, that is not a permanent state. I really recommend that you watch the episode first, but if you missed it I am happy to let you know what you have missed.
Hit the jump for a complete recap including songs:
**Spoilers Walt did not become a damn lumberjack! (Still super mad about Dexter). ** Read More…
Breaking Bad Season 5 Episode 15 Recap: Granite State
Second to last episode and I am so excited because we get a sense of where the story will end up. We left Walt in transit to his new life and most of our characters up in the air. As always, we get answers, but oh so many more questions. Without further ado here is a full re cap of Granite State! Read More…
Ahem… This is Awesome.
Just a heads up for all you DVR-watchin’ Breaking Bad fans. Straight from one of the producers it looks like we are in for 15 minutes more of our favorite show. Check back with me on Sunday night for a 25% longer re-cap.
Breaking Bad Season 5 Episode 14 Recap: Ozymandias
Remember the moment when Hank had that a-ha! moment and saw Walt as the face of the Meth Empire? This episode is the culmination of that very moment. We get a tally of who survived last episode’s explosive finale and a lot 
more questions are presented.
I wiki’d the title of tonight’s episode and came across a poem that while interesting did not yield much understanding in relation to Breaking Bad. So I asked the comic book nerds and they explained that in Watchmen there was a character who in a scheme to make the heroes seem more heroic set a plan in motion that destroyed a big chunk of new york. A man whose good intentions led to a major disaster… does that sound familiar to anyone?
Let’s see how Mr. White fared after the shootout last episode. Hit the jump for a full re-cap: Read More…
Breaking Bad Season 5 Episode 13 Recap: To’hajiilee
Last episode a lot of people were unhappy about the lack of action, but fear not, this episode ends in fireworks. Rabid Dog was a bit of a filler to build up to this point in the Breaking Bad story. This is a point where the two original partners have taken opposing sides and Walt’s dark double life is finally coming into the light. So when Jesse threatened Walt in the last episode he said he would get him where he really lives… hit the jump to find out if that threat was empty or if Jesse is the man with a plan.
Call Yourself A Nerd 