News and Whimsy

NEWS

Marcy Playground will be in concert next Wed, October 14th in SLC. 

WHIMSY

Awhile ago I posted the link to Jimmy Fallon's effort to reunite the cast from Saved By the Bell.  Over the summer they did reunite for People magazine but they left out Screech and Mr. Belding.  I can't believe they didn't invite Belding, he brought so much to the table.

Speaking of Jimmy Fallon, this week he had 'Yacht Rock Night' and seeing Christopher Cross perform Sailing with the Roots might be one of the greatest things of my lifetime.  Cross sounds fantastic.

Wheels saw this clip of the Cactus Cuties, a singing group consisting of 5 girls that can't be older than 8, on Facebook this week and wouldn't stop talking about it.  Pretty impressive I will admit.

My nephew Calvin loves making Star Wars movie with his action figures and now I read that Star Wars Geeks are recreating the film 15 seconds at a time.  Your move, Calvin.

I have seen this Dating Montage video all over the net this week and everyone swears it is real.  It's either the world's greatest hoax or another reason why you have to love the 80's.

Last, what would New Music Week be without some new tunes.  Here is a new song from the forthcoming Vampire Weekend album.  The only thing that sucks about this track is that it teases us and we have to wait until January for the rest of the album.  It's going to be a long, cold winter.  Enjoy your Horchata, both the tasty rice based milky beverage and this catchy little tune.

The Twelve Days of Christmas - # 2

Song of the Year - # 2

Viva La Vida - Coldplay

When I heard this song I was so excited for the new Coldplay album to be released. This song is a pop masterpiece and I have been a Coldplay fan since their debut. Alas, the album that bears the same name as this song was a bit of a letdown and quickly fell out of my musical rotation. However, this song stuck and received 'do not delete' status on my mp3 player.



Album of the Year # 2

Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

Choosing between the Top 2 albums of the year was like picking a favorite between my 2 girls. Depends on the day, depends on the mood. I kid of course but that's how close it was on the final call. Vampire Weekend is awesome. Everyone of their songs is enjoyable. Whenever one of their songs came on while listening on shuffle I would end up listening to the entire album. I had the pleasure of seeing them live and I couldn't help but think to myself that someday I will look back and say, "I got to see Vampire Weekend in a tiny club before they became the biggest band in the world..." I would describe them as what The Police would sound like if they had met at an Ivy League school and had grown up listening to Paul Simon's Graceland or Peter Gabriel. If you like pop, reggae, rock, punk or you are just a wannabe hipster like myself pick this album up. This album never gets old and I can't say enough good about it. Just buy it. Don't ask questions. You won't regret it.