Woah!!! Yea I know this is late and whatever haha, but I got tickets to Paramore when they come to NZ in March next year! Choice as bro! lol
Was a bit of drama trying to get the tickets on presale when the tickets website went down (note don't ever use ticket master, they are clueless and SUCK!).
Anywho got my ticket! Wooooh!!!
Cant wait til next year!
Parachute Music Festival then Paramore, and possibly the Cobra Starship / Owl City if I can scrape some funds together for that and if there are still tickets together when I do so lol...
End of blog :)
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Monday, December 28, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
seeking
well i just bought the live cd/dvd "the final riot!" by paramore last week and it just arrived in the post this morning. i've watched it 3 times now and it's great! honestly well worth it! their album "riot!" just went platinum in the united states and by watching this dvd you can certainly see why. they have a great stage show and are real creative with where they take their intros and songs etc. its not like the studio album at all, with all their creativity going into changes in the songs, linking songs together.
the set list goes:
- born for this
- thats what you get
- here we go again
- fences
- crushcrushcrush
- let the flames begin
- when it rains
- my heart
- decoy
- pressure
- for a pessimist, im pretty optimistic
- we are broken
- emergency
- hallelujah
- misery business
it is good! definitely recommended!
at the end of my heart (which was done acoustically to an amazing effect), when hayley was singing "this heart, it beats, beats for only you, my heart is yours" she got the crowd to join her.
now what really interested me was that hayleys hands were raised as if she was worshipping in a church, i know hayley is christian, but what really interested me is that nearly the rest of the crowd were doing the same.
maybe they felt something, felt like they were a part of something bigger than themselves. and since they were feeling that they had no hesitation to join in and become a part of something.
maybe thats one thing the church needs to learn, to make people feel that they are a part of something bigger than themselves that they have a purpose.
well anyway im out. pic below.
the set list goes:
- born for this
- thats what you get
- here we go again
- fences
- crushcrushcrush
- let the flames begin
- when it rains
- my heart
- decoy
- pressure
- for a pessimist, im pretty optimistic
- we are broken
- emergency
- hallelujah
- misery business
it is good! definitely recommended!
at the end of my heart (which was done acoustically to an amazing effect), when hayley was singing "this heart, it beats, beats for only you, my heart is yours" she got the crowd to join her.
now what really interested me was that hayleys hands were raised as if she was worshipping in a church, i know hayley is christian, but what really interested me is that nearly the rest of the crowd were doing the same.
maybe they felt something, felt like they were a part of something bigger than themselves. and since they were feeling that they had no hesitation to join in and become a part of something.
maybe thats one thing the church needs to learn, to make people feel that they are a part of something bigger than themselves that they have a purpose.
well anyway im out. pic below.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
God noise (3 of 3)
By day 5 fish and birds filled the planet and noise was born. Perhaps even before that as God placed the stars in the sky. God spoke, Adam and Eve spoke and verbal noise filled the silence of the garden. Communication and dialogue became the basis for relationship.
Always has been and always will be.
God speaks and we speak. God sings and we sing.
Noise is formed on earth that has a heavenly audience and noise is formed in the heavens that reverberates on earth. Noise always has a response.
The king of the Psalms required the most skilled musos in the temple. Releasing the best possible sound in the House became the offering that was indeed precious and had value. Extravagant worship.
When noise becomes orderly and executed with skill, it becomes music. Notes, chord structures, lyrics and rhythm. Chaos becomes Beautiful. Honourable. Memorable. Worthy. God’s instructions are that we make it joyful and that we make it in truth.
Communicating the state of our heart is perhaps the most precious gift we have ever been given. This is the real art of noise.
Always has been and always will be.
God speaks and we speak. God sings and we sing.
Noise is formed on earth that has a heavenly audience and noise is formed in the heavens that reverberates on earth. Noise always has a response.
The king of the Psalms required the most skilled musos in the temple. Releasing the best possible sound in the House became the offering that was indeed precious and had value. Extravagant worship.
When noise becomes orderly and executed with skill, it becomes music. Notes, chord structures, lyrics and rhythm. Chaos becomes Beautiful. Honourable. Memorable. Worthy. God’s instructions are that we make it joyful and that we make it in truth.
Communicating the state of our heart is perhaps the most precious gift we have ever been given. This is the real art of noise.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
the art of noise (2 of 3)
There once was a man who stumbled across the notion that “noise was the sound of music for the new century”. That man was Luigi Russolo and the year was 1885.
Associating the new urban sprawl and industrialisation with a new sound, the futurists of the day saw with clarity and vision that the aural landscape of the future would sound vastly different than the Victoriana they were used to. Noise and industry were shaping the soundtrack of the future.
Noise that could be broken into categories like: Skilled and Unskilled, Pitched and Unpitched, Considered and Spontaneous, Appropriate and Inappropriate
Once these parameters were established, dexterity and discipline was required to execute the noise with precision and passion.
Man has always understood the need for noise. Understanding a little history helps.
The evolution of music runs in tandem with the development of man and his surroundings. Primitive man created with a reed and a piece of stretched string. Middle ages man understood melody but used no chords in their Gregorian chants. 19th century man saw polyphony fully developed, orchestras tackling complex rhythmic works from composers who understood the layering of multi-rhythmic and melodic structures.
21st century man has been spoiled for choice. From the early days of rock and roll, to motown to the present conglomerate of beats, technology means that music is more accessible than ever before. This man understands how to listen but also how to create, perhaps more than in any other time in the history of music.
The key is what we do with what we have.
Russolo issued the challenge back in the day to “young musicians of talent” to develop new sounds, tones and noise.
To combine the sounds of life with imagination and creativity. To be innovators not imitators. To be first, best or different.
Nothing has changed. The challenge is as fresh today as it was then. Noise is still the soundtrack for modern life. The rest is up to us.
Associating the new urban sprawl and industrialisation with a new sound, the futurists of the day saw with clarity and vision that the aural landscape of the future would sound vastly different than the Victoriana they were used to. Noise and industry were shaping the soundtrack of the future.
Noise that could be broken into categories like: Skilled and Unskilled, Pitched and Unpitched, Considered and Spontaneous, Appropriate and Inappropriate
Once these parameters were established, dexterity and discipline was required to execute the noise with precision and passion.
Man has always understood the need for noise. Understanding a little history helps.
The evolution of music runs in tandem with the development of man and his surroundings. Primitive man created with a reed and a piece of stretched string. Middle ages man understood melody but used no chords in their Gregorian chants. 19th century man saw polyphony fully developed, orchestras tackling complex rhythmic works from composers who understood the layering of multi-rhythmic and melodic structures.
21st century man has been spoiled for choice. From the early days of rock and roll, to motown to the present conglomerate of beats, technology means that music is more accessible than ever before. This man understands how to listen but also how to create, perhaps more than in any other time in the history of music.
The key is what we do with what we have.
Russolo issued the challenge back in the day to “young musicians of talent” to develop new sounds, tones and noise.
To combine the sounds of life with imagination and creativity. To be innovators not imitators. To be first, best or different.
Nothing has changed. The challenge is as fresh today as it was then. Noise is still the soundtrack for modern life. The rest is up to us.
Friday, November 14, 2008
the essence of noise (1 of 3)
Noise is the soundtrack of our life. Over the past few decades that soundtrack has been radically transformed. Goodbye to blue suede shoes, black and white TV and Vietnam…hello to justice, digitalism and denim that’s tight.
Noise is your fingerprint…your effort to scream out from the masses and establish your uniqueness. That sound is yours and yours alone. Make it loud and make it joyful because there’s no one else like you that can make someone sit up and take notice.
Noise is the sound of triumph in adversity, the sound of laughter and crying, the sound of industry and individualism. Noise can exist in our heads when the rest of the world is silent. Noise can bring peace in our heads when the sounds around us are trying their best to drown it all out.
Noise is the antithesis of peace yet noise is peace.
The dichotomy of the two is the very thing that causes us to use our voice. To use it for good. To use it for change. To use it for beauty.
To use it to give praise.
Noise is life.
Noise is your fingerprint…your effort to scream out from the masses and establish your uniqueness. That sound is yours and yours alone. Make it loud and make it joyful because there’s no one else like you that can make someone sit up and take notice.
Noise is the sound of triumph in adversity, the sound of laughter and crying, the sound of industry and individualism. Noise can exist in our heads when the rest of the world is silent. Noise can bring peace in our heads when the sounds around us are trying their best to drown it all out.
Noise is the antithesis of peace yet noise is peace.
The dichotomy of the two is the very thing that causes us to use our voice. To use it for good. To use it for change. To use it for beauty.
To use it to give praise.
Noise is life.
why do we make noise?
Psalm 149 in the message says this:
Sing to god a brand new song; praise him in the company of all who love Him. Let us strike up the band and make great music. And why? because God delights in His people...He festoons plain folk with salvation garlands.
The word festoon means to decorate, adorn, or wear and the word garland means a beautiful plaited wreath of flowers worn as a mark of honour.
The Psalm is saying that God will decorate us in a wreath of salvation...in other words, He will clothe us beautifully in salvation. As we praise Him, he will decorate us with the beautiful fragrance of eternity. He will turn the plain and ordinary into something extraordinary. He will take us plain fold and make us beautiful. Forever.
Sing to god a brand new song; praise him in the company of all who love Him. Let us strike up the band and make great music. And why? because God delights in His people...He festoons plain folk with salvation garlands.
The word festoon means to decorate, adorn, or wear and the word garland means a beautiful plaited wreath of flowers worn as a mark of honour.
The Psalm is saying that God will decorate us in a wreath of salvation...in other words, He will clothe us beautifully in salvation. As we praise Him, he will decorate us with the beautiful fragrance of eternity. He will turn the plain and ordinary into something extraordinary. He will take us plain fold and make us beautiful. Forever.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
esther melody
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
summer
so summer is approaching, which means some awesome things are coming up...
first is the daylight saving, which has already happened and its been great!
second is the weather gets warmer, which has kinda happened but being in a coastal city with a mountain we get vicious weather changes hahaha...
um other things to look forward to:
The headliners this year are:
Oh and vote for Arms Reach to play on Mainstage here.
first is the daylight saving, which has already happened and its been great!
second is the weather gets warmer, which has kinda happened but being in a coastal city with a mountain we get vicious weather changes hahaha...
um other things to look forward to:
- the weather actually getting warm all day and all night
- Christmas (my fav time of the year)
- PARACHUTE!!!! AHHHHHHHH!!!!
- Shaz's birthday
- Traveling to Auckland to see my shazzy
- My excel audition
- Christmas production at church (tis guna be hilarious this year!!!)
- New Years!!!
The headliners this year are:
- Casting Crowns
- David Crowder Band
- Dave Dobbyn
- Kutless
- Family Force 5
- Parachute Band
- Rapture Ruckus
- Mumsdollar
- Nathing King
- Kingston
- Brian Houston (Speaker)
- Jurgen Matthesius (Speaker)
Oh and vote for Arms Reach to play on Mainstage here.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
the haircut??
so yeah i got bored today, and went into the bathroom with a pair of scissors (why is it a pair? theres only one?!?!) and started to hack away at my hair into something that looks somewhat trendier than the mop i had before. maybe ill just start posing again so i can get some pics up eh?
anyway i think i need to go get some more skinny jeans, im kinda getting sick of just the black ones i have... im thinking about yellow, red, or orange? but whatever colour i get ill get a matching guitar strap for my bass. oh thats right, i havent told you yet that i play (well attempt to play, im getting lessons k!) bass guitar.
im pretty keen on a few bands, would like to one day play a similar style. paramore being my fave atm. but also pretty keen on cats like jonezetta, switchfoot, family force 5, underoath, red jumpsuit, etc.
anyway catch ya'll laters. im off to do some posing haha
anyway i think i need to go get some more skinny jeans, im kinda getting sick of just the black ones i have... im thinking about yellow, red, or orange? but whatever colour i get ill get a matching guitar strap for my bass. oh thats right, i havent told you yet that i play (well attempt to play, im getting lessons k!) bass guitar.
im pretty keen on a few bands, would like to one day play a similar style. paramore being my fave atm. but also pretty keen on cats like jonezetta, switchfoot, family force 5, underoath, red jumpsuit, etc.
anyway catch ya'll laters. im off to do some posing haha
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