Belated Congratulations to Jordan & Christina Aguilera Bratman

I am a huge fan of this video she posted and shared with the announcement of their new son Max. She seems to be living life right and that gets huge kudos from me



-AnOldieButAGoodie

First Song of the Day - Hawaiian Couple

I actually first heard this song in a Tous Les Jours Bakery commercial featuring Goo Hye Sun & Jo In Sung. I loved it ever since. The song is sung by Humming Urban Stereo and I love their music. The songs are just easy to listen to, even with the language barrier (most of their songs are Korean).

Anyway, I was doing something online this morning and this song was playing in the background making it today's first song of the day. Found this clip on Youtube. Evidently the song has also been used on the OST for a Korean Movie




-AnOldieButAGoodie

CDs, Cassettes, Albums we listened to today: Jan 11 - Jan 13, 2008

27. Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song
28. Christmas with the Chipmunks
29. High School Musical
30. All Ages -

CDs, Cassettes, Albums we listened to today: Jan 10, 2008

21. M-FLO loves melody. & yamamoto ryohei - miss you (single w/ Astrosexy)
22. Countdown J-Pop 2006
23. Utada Hikaru - Ultra Blue
24. Mahalia Jackson - sings songs of Christmas
25. The Whispers - Christmas Moments
26. Special Gift (Various Artists)

Upcoming Live Shows that may be near you

CALIFORNIA

January 2008


Merkaba Bandits
January, 11 2008 at Hensleys Flying Elephant
850 Tamarack Avenue, Carlsbad, California
Cost : Free
We’re playing a benefit show for Riki Watkins with the Boothill Gang. Come out and support the family.

Anatomy Of Her
January, 12 2008 at The Joint
8771 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90035
Cost : $8.00
Make it your New Year’s resolution to get out more and rock longer and harder! Start the year right by seeing AOH’s first show of the year!

Earth Wind and Fire
January, 12 2008 at Spotlight 29 Casino
46-200 Harrison Pl, Coachella, California 92236
Cost : $100
Relive the sounds of the past and step into the present as Earth, Wind & Fire brings it to you live! For more tour dates and VIP passes click here: www.EWFfanclub.com. http://premier.ticketsplus.net/TicketsPlus/pipeline/ticketselect.asp?nt=MISETi07&sc=MISETi07


RANDOM NINJAS
January, 26 2008 at DiPiazza’s
5205 E Pacific Coast Hwy, Long Beach, California 90804
Cost : $10
Want to relive the TNMT days with pizza and ninjas? Watch Random Ninjas at DiPiazzas! Bands that night - SUPE – OVERSCENE – 5 YEARS AND COUNTING – THE SEQUENCE – RANDOM NINJAS - BEACH CITY KINGZ



NEW YORK

January

Tied For Last
January, 11 2008 at Otto’s Shrunken Head (w/ two other great bands)
538 East 14th Street (btw Aves A & B), The East Village (Manhattan), New York 10009
Cost : FREE
TIMES TBA right now. But it’s TIED FOR LAST, GENTLE BEN and DRIVE TEXAS. Three great bands for the low price of FREE



TEXAS

January

MACHINA
January, 12 2008 at FYVE’ ***GRAND OPENING PARTY W/ DREMNT THE END
226 W.Bitters St., San Antonio, Texas 78216
Cost : $10

February

RUSIKA
February, 8 2008 at Double Tree Hotel (Ikkicon 2)
6505 IH-35 North, Austin, Texas 78752-4346
Cost : $32
Ikkicon 2 http://www.ikkicon.com/


JAPAN

LEMON DROP KICK
February, 16 2008 at CHIBA KASHIWA ZAX
ishido building 1F 17-25 izumi-cho,kashiwa-shi,chiba, JAPAN, Chiba 277-0022
Cost :


Nothing Beats Live Music

-AnOldieButAGoodie>

Did you go to Lolopop?

If not - you should have. Special shout out to Random Ninjas. So glad someone uploaded a bit.



-AnOldieButAGoodie

CDs, Cassettes, Albums we listened to today: Jan 9, 2008

Don't ask why I'm still listening to Christmas CDs.

16. The Whispers - Christmas Moments (One of my favorite Christmas albums EVER)
17. The Temptations - Give Love at Christmas
18. M-Flo: Beat Space Nine
19. Utada Hikaru - Ultra Blue

Humming Urban Stereo

I just love the vibe and concept of the group. This song never gets old to me




-AnOldieButAGoodie

CDs, Cassettes, Albums we listened to today: Jan 8, 2008

Had a great weekend so didn't get to blog too much. Even with the rain life was good? Anyone get to check out Lolopop on Saturday? Random Ninjas - completely amazing. Thee Out Mods - did not let down. New band to love - All Ages- just great personalities and energy

Other than listening to playlists here's what we listened to today (because life isn't just about downloads - buy & support the artists)

13. Random Ninjas - The Random EP
14. MFlo - Astromantic
15. MFlo - Beat Space Nine

Conjunction, Junction (Schoolhouse Rock)

Music + Education - Can it get better than that?

I'm just saying

I really could go a year without hearing the N word in a song.

-AnOldieButAGoodie

CDs, Cassettes, Albums we listened to today: Jan 5, 2008

11. Luther Vandross - This Is Christmas
12. The Real Meaning of Christmas - Volume 2

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CDs, Cassettes, Albums we listened to today: Jan 4, 2008

8. M-Flo: Astromantic
9. Floetry: Floetic
10. M-Flo: Beat Space Nine

CDs, Cassettes, Albums we listened to today: Jan 3, 2008

5. Boney James - Boney's Funky Christmas
6. Lorie Line and her Pop Chamber Orchestra: Holiday Piano Favorites (got it one year with a box of Chex)
7. A Motown Christmas

CDs, Cassettes, Albums we listened to today: Jan 2, 2008

2. The Nutcracker Suite * Swan Lake * Sleeping Beauty (CD)
3. India Arie: Testimony: vol. 1, Life & Relationship (CD)
4. San Francisco Ballet Orchestra presents the NUTCRACKER (CD)

The Platters - Twilight Time

This song is simply beautiful. I remember listening to it when I was younger and loved it then and love it now. It is songs like this that I hope to pass down to the children in my life.

First Song of the Day: Ron Hogan's Many Beginnings

I received a myspace comment to check out some relatively new music and thought it was a good way to start the day.

You can check out Ron Hogan's myspace account where he has 6 songs listed. His genre on myspace is listed as Folk Rock / Fusion / Nu-Jazz.

Here is a bit of information from his page:

ALL CDs R Available @ cdbaby.com!!!!! Ron Hogan ***is a very prolific songwriter. He is just beginning his carreer as a song writer/recording artist by producing an incredible 4 single CDs and one Double CD in 11 mos. His first CD, the "Eye of the Storm" was released in December, 2006, followed by the "Eye of the Light" in February 2007, "End of the Open Mind " in May 2007 and the "Vision of the Wolf" in July 2007. The words and music to all the songs on the CDs have been written by him. He also plays acoustic rhythm guitar as well as a Korg Sampler (KARMA) on a few tracks on the "Eye of the Storm" , "Eye of the Light" , "Vision of the Wolf" and "Wings Have Eyes" CDs . He plays acoustic rhythm guitar exclusively on the "End of the Open Mind" CD. He has a backlog of songs that could fill many more CDs and he is writing songs at a feverish pace. He has just produced a DOUBLE CD for his next release entitled "Wings Have Eyes"! He relishes writing music and is fascinated with experimentation in words and sound. His joy is to create music that allows people to be absorbed in something new and original which can take them places they have never been or, haven't visited in a while. He adds a soulful touch to many of the songs with his vocals and his theatrical background is evident in the interpretation of the lyrics.


I encourage you to check his page and music out yourself. If you can leave him a comment or message to let him know what you think, and let us know what you think. I've added one of his songs to our myspace profile for a bit so you can also take a listen there.

Hope everyone is enjoying their NEW YEAR. Let this be the year you make a difference.

-AnOldieButAGoodie

Song of the Day - New Years Day

Could there be a more appropriate song for today?

CDs, Cassettes, Albums we listened to today: Jan 1, 2008

Because it is more ways to enjoy music than downloads. Today was a low listening day because I attended the Oshagatsu (I hope I spelled that right) in Little Tokyo

Jan. 1, 2008
1. 20 Family Christmas Favorites - Volume 2: Celebrating the Savior's Birth (CD)

I'm starting to pack up our Christmas CDs and videos for next year. It helps with space.

-AnOldieButAGoodie

Watch the latest videos on YouTube.com

A New Year

I hope everyone is waking up and realizing that just the fact that you are alive to read this makes it a Happy New Year. Your year will be what you make of it. I know we are planning on having another year filled with music.

I encourage everyone to keep supporting local music and music in general. I know one thing I've always done but I have strengthen my resolve for is buying the CDs of local musicians. I was thinking about the times I hear live music, enjoy the band and they are selling a CD - most of the time for $10 or less and I think about getting it next time. Well I've decided to make sure I support them now. Besides I could get some value meal and spend about 10 bucks and have nothing to show for it after 15 minutes or have a CD that lets the band know I enjoyed them and I can relive the music over and over.

Just think about it.

-AnOldieButAGoodie

What are you dong New Year's Eve - December 31st Happenings

Sake & Soul at Tokyo Table Restaurant & Bar

50 N La Cienega Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA
(310) 657-9500
$55.00

Celebrate New Year's Eve Tokyo Style at Tokyo Table Restaurant & Bar

Enjoy the flavors of contemporary Japanese cuisine at Tokyo Table this New Year's Eve. Tokyo Table is offering an exclusive prix-fixe menu with one seating* at 9 pm at only $55 per person. Hand passed hors d'oeuvres, four-course authentic Tokyo-style menu, and a sake & champagne toast at midnight are included. Guests will enjoy the smooth sounds of a live soul band while dining and dancing into the New Year.


To make reservations please call (310) 657-9500 or visit www.tokyotable.com


*Restaurant will be open earlier and will offer regular menu.

-AnOldieButAGoodie

Music to work off the Holiday Pounds

We say goodbye to Lydia Mendoza

While reading my Sunday Los Angeles Times I've discovered the recent passing of Lydia Mendoza. Thoughts and prayers to her family, friends and fans.

Here is a small part of the write-up from today's Times:

Lydia Mendoza, 91; Singer was in the vanguard of Tejano music

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By Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
December 30, 2007

Lydia Mendoza, an early star of Mexican American music whose passionate, despairing songs about working-class life on both sides of the border made her a trailblazer for the Tejano genre, has died. She was 91.

Mendoza, whose singing career spanned more than 60 years, died Dec. 20 of natural causes in San Antonio, Texas, according to media reports.

Texas Monthly magazine called her the "greatest Mexican American female performer ever to grace a stage" in a 1999 story that named her "the voice of the century" in Texas.

Lupe Saenz, president of the South Texas Conjunto Assn., told The Times that Mendoza was a "pioneer of our musical heritage."

"She was a rebel, in that she did what no other woman artist singer had done before her; that is, she sang about the 'machismo' culture in a way that set the course for many women today," Saenz said in an e-mail.

The words for her first, and most enduring, hit came from her girlhood collection of gum wrappers that contained song lyrics. She put the words from one wrapper to a tune she had heard in concert in Mexico and first performed "Mal Hombre" (Evil Man), a song about false-hearted lovers, when she was 10.

After Mendoza recorded the song -- a tango -- in 1934, it became a major hit throughout the Spanish-speaking community and launched her career.

Accompanied by her signature 12-string guitar, Mendoza often sang about hardship and rejection in a powerfully sincere style that reflected the music developing along the U.S.-Mexican border. Her trilling voice earned her the nickname "La Alondra de la Frontera," or Lark of the Border.

In 1935, she married shoemaker Juan Alvarado and continued to perform in an era when wives usually gave up their careers. By 1940, Mendoza had recorded more than 200 songs in a wide variety of musical styles that included boleros, rancheras and cumbias. She wrote many of them herself.

"People say I'm the mother of Tejano music," Mendoza told the Chicago Tribune in 1996, "but I don't think I even heard the word, knew what it was, until many years after I started. . . . People watched what I was doing -- singing and playing guitar -- and that inspired them."


please check out the complete obituary here.

-AnOldieButAGoodie

A few shows to help bring in the New Year

January,3 Detroit Bar
843 W. 19th st., Costa Mesa, California 92627 featuring:THE BINGES

January,4

SYNERGY CAFE
4437 SEPULVEDA BLVD., CULVER CITY, California 90230
Cost:$2 starting from 8pm-10:30 featuring:Rusika,John Clineball,Daphne Darling,Bendt

The House of Blues - Anaheim
1530 S Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, California 92802
Cost:$10(Presale), $12.50(at the door),All Ages opens at 7pm featuring:Thomas' Apartment

January,5

Lolopop@Knitting Factory Cost:$8 doors open at 7:30
featuring:Far Out,Random Ninjas,Thee Out Mods

Burbank Airport Marriott Hoteland Convention Center (Anime LA )
2500 Hollywood Way, Burbank, California 91505
Cost:$45-

January,11 Emergenza Festival @ The Joint
8771 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90035
Cost:$10 (presale), $15 (at the door), Ages 18+

January, 12 2008 SacAnime @Scottish Rite Center (CSSac)
Sacramento, California
Cost: See website with:VAEIDOS

January,25 at Viento Y Agua Cafe
4007 E. 4th Street, Long Beach, California
Cost:Free featuring John-a-Dreams

-NewWave

The Biggest Selling Single in the United Kingdom

Leona Lewis' Bleeding Love. Congratulations to Leona, winner of season 3 - X FACTOR talent show.

Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis
Uploaded by mejhed

A Quick Congratulations

Just wanted to post a congratulations to the band Thomas' Apartment who took first place in SBTN's (a Vietnamese station) talent search,"Tai Viet Ta" competing not only against other singers but a wide variety of talent like martial artist. For More information you can check out Thomas' Apartment's myspace page or website.

-NewWave

Artists with Myspace pages to check out - Part V

Rusika has a January 4th show in Culver City, CA



NATEKid has 5 tracks available for purchase


ArtBeat has a show on Jan 12 in Roppongi, Tokyo




Curious is on iTunes


Goodnight LA is definitely worth a listen

Colbie Caillat has some shows in February




-AnOldieButAGoodie

Music to Open Presents to

Have a Hilariously Happy Christmas

Artists with Myspace pages to check out - Part IV

Alina has a January show in Pomona, California



Wild Sweet Orange has a debut album to look forward to in 2008





Jon B.

Maybe the best Christmas Song Ever?

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Jazz Great Oscar Peterson Died Sunday at age of 82

Here is on Piano - Thanks Youtuber doogit for the upload



Here is a bit from his Wikipedia page:

Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, O.Ont. (15 August 1925 – 23 December 2007)[1] was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer.

Oscar Peterson was considered by some critics to be one of the greatest piano players of all time.[2] His virtuosity and command of the piano routinely stunned audiences worldwide for more than fifty years.

and here is another clip



More information about his death can be found here at abcnews.com

-AnOldieButAGoodie

Artists with Myspace pages to check out - Part III

Dir en Grey has a North American Release

North American Release

The Brian Setzer Orchestra will be at Chumash Casino on December 27



Visual Sweden is supporting J-Pop

Our Christmas Playlist

Christmas Song of the Day: A Double Dose

One of my favorite albums to listen to is The Temptations Christmas Album? What? You don't know about the Temptations? Well, you are missing out. Luckily I am here to share a small taste, believe me you'll want a 2nd helping:



Aren't the vocals smooth?

also because it brings back great memories. This was during the time I thought Michael was amazing even though he has never been my favorite Jackson. Here's Give Love On Christmas Day with the Jackson 5



Didn't the entire family start adorable?

-AnOldieButAGoodie

We Got A Blidget

Christmas Song of the Day: All I Want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth

Currently listening to a favorite Christmas CD of mine (Nat King Cole's Cole, Christmas & Kids) and this song is one of the tracks. Always have liked it.

Thanks to worldofchristmas.net for the lyrics and history

Don Gardner has penned the carol 'All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth' and it was first published in 1946. It has almost become a trend with every generation to introduce a new humorous Christmas song that is a parody of this song. In UK, a British comedienne named Dora Bryan recorded a parody on this song in sixties that said, "All I want for Christmas is a Beatle" and it was so funny that in became an instant hit.

Every body stops
And stares at me
These two teeth are
Gone as you can see
I don't know just who
To blame for this catastrophe!
But my one wish on Christmas Eve
Is as plain as it can be!

All I want for Christmas
Is my two front teeth,
My two front teeth,
See my two front teeth!

Gee, if I could only
Have my two front teeth,
Then I could wish you
"Merry Christmas."
It seems so long since I could say,
"Sister Susie sitting on a thistle!"
Gosh oh gee, how happy I'd be,
If I could only whistle (thhhh, thhhh)

All I want for Christmas
Is my two front teeth,
My two front teeth,
See my two front teeth.

Gee, if I could only
Have my two front teeth,
Then I could wish you
"Merry Christmas!"

-AnOldieButAGoodie

Recent Oreskaband Article

Lost in Translation meets High School Musical
Canadian director Chris Grismer has teamed up with High School Musical producers to gamble that an all-teenage-girl ska band from Japan will be the next big thing
GUY DIXON

From Wednesday's Globe and Mail

December 19, 2007 at 3:20 AM EST

Most culture seekers have a recurring thing with Japan. Kitsch iconography, street fashion, even teen-tinged pop can turn fascinating, sometimes compulsory after being reimagined by the Japanese.

So leave it to Hollywood producers, with the help of a Canadian director, to tap into that perennial Japanophilia. No less than the producers of the wildly popular High School Musical are behind a plan to turn Oreskaband, an all-girl teenage ska band (of all things) from the southern industrial city of Sakai, Japan. (of all places) into the next big crossover hit on this side of the Pacific.

Already getting noticed on various Japan-culture blogs and websites, Oreskaband couldn't seem further removed from the faux Romeo and Juliet sugar high of Disney's successful High School Musical and its seemingly endless sequels and offshoots. Producers Barry Rosenbush and Bill Borden aren't entirely moving away from the winning formula. After all, there's still the upcoming High School Musical 3 and another film along similar lines, American Mall, due out next year.

But they are trying something different with the feature-film vehicle for Oreskaband titled Lock and Roll Forever, currently in production and scheduled for next summer.


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The movie Lock and Roll Forever is being built around Oreskaband, a real ska band from Sakei, Japan, made up of six girls who met in junior high. (Sony Music Associated Records Inc.)

The six-piece band is a real, working group of energetic musicians still in their teens, including a guitarist, bassist and drummer, and a horn section. The girls met in junior high and already have a sizable following in Japan. They play feel-good ska and, decked out in shiny ties and touches of black and white checkerboard, they're cute (like real girls, though, rather than High School Musical Barbies).

But the band's name, literally “I am ska band,” uses the informal ore, an idiom that a schoolboy would use, not a group of girls. It hints at subtle irreverence, the antithesis of the wide-eyed, sexed-up girlishness of Japanese anime characters or the hyper-exaggerated Little Bo Peep look in Japanese street fashion. But unlike Avril Lavigne and her neckties and skater pose, there's little sexual coyness with Oreskaband.

Rosenbush calls the film A Hard Day's Night meets Lost in Translation. The screenwriter for the High School Musical films, Peter Barsocchini, is also connected with Lock and Roll. But to give it a different feel and ratchet up the hip quotient with anime-style animation scenes and long music segments, the producers have chosen Chris Grismer to direct. The Toronto-based director is known in part for his music videos for Broken Social Scene, Arcade Fire and others.

“I didn't have a template,” Grismer says. “They kind of let me go nuts. I got to create all sorts of weird animated sequences and big rock 'n' roll musical numbers [with] real punk rockers. It was a lot of fun.”

As Rosenbush describes it, the story revolves around “six Japanese high-school girls with a big rock 'n' roll dream, whose paths cross with an unscrupulous promoter played by Lucas Grabeel, one of the stars of High School Musical. He says, in an offhand remark when he sees them, ‘Girls, if you ever come to California, I'll make you rock 'n' roll stars.'”

The girls take him at his word; they raise the money, fly to Los Angeles and show up on his Beverly Hills doorstep. “He had no intention of ever seeing them again. And now this rat bastard, unscrupulous rock 'n' roll promoter is stuck with six adorable, hard-playing, rock 'n' roll girls,” Rosenbush says.

“We're going to reach to the same audience that we reached out to [with] High School Musical,” he adds.

And do we already detect spinoffs and sequels? “From your lips to God's ears,” he says hopefully.

But the film also commits a number of Hollywood no-nos: The first portion will be in Japanese with subtitles. And in addition to the anime-style sections, it will include a number of musical scenes that don't propel the plot but simply feature music for its own sake.

And there is one troubling aspect, the title Lock and Roll. It seems to make fun of Japanese English pronunciation right from the start. But that's a quality of the movie Lost in Translation that Grismer says he has been very conscious of avoiding. “That was definitely a consideration. That was how a lot of people felt about Lost in Translation in Japan, that they were being made fun of,” he says. “With this movie, I didn't want to take these girls and do that with them, because you can easily slip into that Jerry Lewis, ‘Me so sah-wy' comedy.”

Not only would that not go over with audiences in Japan, where the film is planned for wide release, it wouldn't be accepted by the pop-culture Japanophiles elsewhere whom the producers seem to want to entice in order to make the film more than High School Musical Goes to Japan.

source:

Still Working on the Message Board but here it is

always willing to take advice and/or tips. I know I'm lacking

Our message board: For the Love of .....MUSIC!

Hosted by Runboard.com

-AnOldieButAGoodie

Christmas Song of the Day: Alvin & the Chipmunks

I cringe thinking how the recent movie will turn out (remakes have been a bit pathetic when it comes to my childhood favorites) Anyway, this song was just one of the best Christmas songs EVER



-AnOldieButAGoodie

Artists with Myspace pages to check out - Part II

SoulBasement has a new album out:

Want this badge?

NewTimeSoul has some very nice banners:


Tied For Last has a Xmas show tomorrow:



The Gravity Guild has a February show in Fullerton, CA




-AnOldieButAGoodie

Check out TIED FOR LAST - 12/21 Friday @ Desmond's Tavern

A while ago I mentioned TIED FOR LAST. They are having a show this Friday. So if you're in New York, check them out. Received this bulletin today via myspace that has the details:


This Friday, it's TIED FOR LAST'S FINAL SHOW OF THE YEAR! We're playing with our good friends GENTLE BEN and it's gonna be a doozy!

Make your plans and name your designated drivers NOW!

TIED FOR LAST
(with our good friends)
GENTLE BEN
Live-
Friday, December 21st
8:30pm at
DESMOND'S TAVERN
433 Park Avenue South
(btw. E 29th & E 30th Sts.)
Manhattan, NYC

Here's what you have to look forward to:
1 - a KILLER set from Gentle Ben (rockin') at about 8:45 or so
2 - a KILLER set fron Tied For Last (also rockin') at about 9:45 or so
3 - Cristmas songs (yep - that's PLURAL)
4 - Christmas gifts (including one for YOU!)
5 - Christmas candy (tasty)
6 - (cheap) alcohol

Cover: five bucks
Age: 21+
rocking your bells off before seeing the family for the holdays: pricecless!

-Steve, Tommy, Jen, and Slim
TIED FOR LAST

info@tiedforlast.com
www.myspace.com/tiedforlast
www.myspace.com/gentlebenny

Christmas Song of the Day: White Christmas

Definitely adored Bing Crosby. Loved his look, his voice and this song

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten,
and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white


-AnOldieButAGoodie

Mannheim Steamroller

I first heard of the group "Mannheim Steamrollers" as leaders in producing Christmas music. And who can't after their latest,fifth Christmas album,Christmas Song hit platinum in less than a week from it's release. So especially during this Christmas period I felt I had to learn more about the band.
One of my biggest questions where what does the name mean. The name "Mannheim Steamroller" actually comes from an 18th century German musical technique,from the Mannheim School. The group's albums are released by the American Gramaphone,which was founded by the group's leader Chip Davis because no major label would produce his first work. One thing I'm still not sure on is how many musicians are members or if there are any real members but it seems there will be great things to hear from the group either way.

The band's website: mannheimsteamroller.com

-NewWave

Free Show - January 11th - Carlsbad, California

Here is a chance to support a local band. The price is right. So grab a friend or two and check them out.

Merkaba Bandits

January, 11 2008 at

Hensleys Flying Elephant
850 Tamarack Avenue, Carlsbad, California
Cost : Free

We’re playing a benefit show for Riki Watkins with the Boothill Gang. Come out and support the family

-AnOldieButAGoodie

Christmas Song of the Day: Do They Know It's Christmas

Having graduated from high school in the 80's, this song was definitely much talked about during it's time.



I wonder how many people forgot the purpose behind it.

-AnOldieButAGoodie

New Yorkers - I am Jealous

I wouldn't say that often, being from the sunny state of California. But I just received the following bulleting via my myspace account and you all have Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings.

Daptone's own The Honeydripper will be hosting (and dj'ing!), for the second year in a row, the Lost & Found Christmas Party / Charity event tonight.

Money will be collected and donated to www.cityharvest.org and you can enter to win a free copy of our "100 Days, 100 Nights" LP framed and signed by the entire band.


Where: Savalas 285 Bedford ave. Bk.
When: Tues Dec. 18 From 10-3am
What: The usual good time & a mix of Christmas jams (soul, latin, funk, hip hop)


The Lost and Found is The Honeydripper (Daptone Records), Jared Boxx (Big City Records/Bumpshop) , Young Chris (Big City Records). Special guests: Mixgreens & Friends...bringing a big Santa sized sack of Holiday Fun.


I do hope some of you will take advantage of this opportunity. If so let me know how it turns out. Sounds so fun.

-AnOldieButAGoodie

First Song of the Day: India.Arie Wings of Forgiveness

Here are the Lyrics. Powerful song:

I just want you to know after everything that we've been through I just want you to know that I still love you
That I still love you

Had to go across the water
Just to find what was here in my heart all along
Spent so much time trying to be right
That I was dead wrong
If Nelson Mandela can forgive his oppressors surely I can forgive you for your passion

You're only human
Let's shake free this gravity of resentment and fly high (and fly high)
You're only human
Let's shake free this gravity of judgment and fly high on the wings of forgiveness

Had to run to the arms of curiosity
Just to find what was here in my life all along
I have found that the art of simplicity simply means making peace with your complexity
If Gandhi can forgive persecution surely you can forgive me for being so petty

I'm only human
Let's shake free this gravity of resentment and fly high (and fly high)
You're only human
Let's shake free this gravity of judgment and fly high on the wings of forgiveness

I searched for romance, flowers, and affection
What I found is a lesson on what love really is
And how the game of love isn't
Bout how much you can take
But that authentic love is about how much you can give

After everything that we've been through I just want you to know that I still love you
Want you to know that I forgive you
(thank you for teaching me how to give)
Want to let you know how much you changed my life
Want to let you know you taught me how to fly
And I wrote this song to tell you this
I'm better 'cause you taught me how to give

I took a swim in the sea of guilt and misery

To find myself on an island in the middle of nowhere
In my solitude I asked in all the highest truth
And what I was told was to thine own self be true
If Jesus can forgive crucifixion then surely we can survive and find a resolution


Let's keep it moving
Let's shake free this gravity of resentment and fly high (and fly high)
You're only human
Let's shake free this gravity of judgment and fly high (and fly high)
Let's keep it moving
Let's shake free this gravity of commitment and fly high on the wings of forgiveness

After everything that we've been through I just want you to know that I still love you
Want you to know that I still love you
(let's fly high)
Want to let you know how much you changed my life
Want to let you know you taught me how to fly
And I wrote this song to tell you this
I'm better 'cause you taught me how to give

I still love you
Want you to know I still love you
Want you to know I still love you
And I always will love you
And I want to let you know I forgive you
I want to let you know I still love you
Want you to know I still love you

I just want you to know I still love you
Want you to know I still love you
Want you to know I still love you
And I want to let you know I forgive you
I want to let you know I still love you
I want to let you know I still love you
Just want you to know I still love you
Just want you to know I still love you
Want you to know I still love you
And I want to let you know I forgive you


-AnOldieButAGoodie

This Weekend

Try to catch some of the local bands in your area. They would appreciate the support and you never know, you may find a new band to love

Christmas Song of the Day: O Holy Night

This song is one of my mother's favorites. Seeing her face when she hears the song and hearing her sing along has made it one of mine. Often when we went to church you could see a visible change in her when this song was sung. I liked that look. It just seem to radiate PEACE.

O Holy night, the stars are brightly shining.
It is the night of our dear Saviour's birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
Till he appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees! Oh hear the angel voices!
Oh night divine! Oh night when Christ was born!
Oh night divine! Oh night! Oh night divine!

Chains shall he break for the slave is our brother,
and in his name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we;
Let all within us praise his holy name.
Christ is the lord, that ever, ever praise we.
Noel! Noel! Oh night;oh night divine!
Noel! Noel! Oh night; oh night divine!
Noel! Noel! Oh night; oh night divine!

-AnOldieButAGoodie

Just felt like dancing: Diddy - Tell Me Featuring Christina Aguilera

I've always been a fan of Christina Aguilera's vocals. I'm not a huge fan of Diddy, sometimes I am more than others. At times his arrogance is a turnoff but I respect his drive and ambition. I always felt he has an eye for talent but he is better at self-promotion than looking out for the other artists on his label. Too much of the talents on his label seem to just flap in the wind. That is just my opinion.



-AnOldieButAGoodie

First Song of the Day: India.Arie Intro: Loving

Listen to my India.Arie album while taking a bath. What a positive way to start the day.

I really enjoy her Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship album. I said it before and I'll say it again , I wish so many young ladies that I come across would get this album and just listen to the word and let it soak in...I'm just saying

Here are the tracks on this 5+ star album

1. Intro: Loving
2. These Eyes
3. The Heart of the Matter
4. Good Morning
5. Private Party
6. There's Hope
7. Interlude: Living
8. India's Song
9. Wings of Forgiveness
10. Summer
11. I am not my Hair
12. Great Grandmother
13. Better People
14. Outro: Learning
15. I Choose

-AnOldieButAGoodie

Lolopop is coming - January 2008

Christmas Song of the Day: All I Want for Christmas Is You

A Total Classic. This song will always be one of my favorites.




-AnOldieButAGoodie

I found it! Queen Song I've been looking for

Queen's Don't Try Suicide

Okay I've had this Queen album way back when (and yes I said album - not tape, cd, or mp3) Anyway, I haven't been able to find it (I think my brother claimed it as his but I'm not sure - who knows it could have been his) Anyway, I'm so happy because I was finally able to find it online in Audio form so I can hear it.

Now I'm sharing with you. I'm so loving WLQonlineMusic right now for uploading this to youtube



-AnOldieButAGoodie

India Arie releases There's Hope Video

I am such a huge fan of this woman. And There's Hope is a song I can listen to all day long no matter what my mood is. Anyway she has released a video to There's Hope via her Official Website. Look in the media section for this video as well as some of others

-AnOldieButAGoodie

Liza Minelli - Life is A Cabaret

I heard that Liza Minelli collapsed on stage recently. My prayers go out to her and I do hope she is okay and healing.

In her honor I thought I would post this:

Monica singing A Capella

I've always thought that Monica was one of the best singers that came out. Here she is singing a capella. I'm really hoping she comes out with another album and better promotion. I've heard she is expecting her second child, I'm sure she is even a better mom than she a singer and she is a great singer

Monica My Grown Up Christmas List
Uploaded by YaBoiRaW

-AnOldieButAGoodie

AnOldieButAGoodie's Feeling Mellow Playlist

First Song of the Day: Christopher Cross' Sailing

Created a playlist for those times when I just want to mellow out and I needed to test it out to see if everything worked okay because of course I didn't do the right thing and test the songs first - that would have been too easy. Anyway on my playlist this is the first song. This song brings back great mystery. Christopher has/had a great voice and it was just a song I could always relax to.




-AnOldieButAGoodie

Music and Movies

With great things like movies and music they are sure to crossover. Here are some movie plans that I heard about recently.

a possible movie about Cage, the rapper possibly played by Shia LaBeouf known from Transformers and Disney's Even Stevens


Oreskaband has had their official U.S. press release for "Lock and Roll Forever" www.independentfilmquarterly.com

A few of the girls inAKB48's Teams will be in a movie, Densen Uta

Hope to bring you more soon,

-NewWave

If you're in New York

Machina has their LABEL SHOWCASE TONIGHT at 8PM

Here's the Information

December, 12 2007 at Lit Lounge
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE XMAS TOUR WITH FIXER AND MORE!!
93 2nd avenue, New York, New York 10003
Cost : $10

*****************Doors at 8PM (Machina on by 9PM!!!!!)**********************

Leona Lewis' Bleeding Love Lyrics

Heard this song recently. I'm really enjoying it. I decided to look up the lyrics. Here are some I found via sweet lyrics

Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love

closed off from love i didn't need the pain
once or twice was enough
and it was all in vain
time starts to pass before you know it your frozen

ooh

but something happened for the very first time with you
my heart melted to the ground, found something true
and everyones looking round thinkin i'm going crazy

ooh

but i dont care what they say, i'm in love with you,
they tried to pull me away,
but they dont know the truth,
my hearts crippled by the vein that i keep on closing

you cut me up and i
keep bleeding, i keep keep bleeding love, i keep bleeding, i keep keep bleeding love,
keep bleeding, keep keep bleeding love,
you cut me up

ooh

trying hard not to hear but they talk so loud
they pissing sounds fill my ears try to fill me with doubt
let them know that the goal is to keep me from falling
ooh

nothings greater than the rest that comes with your embrace

in this world alone the loneliness i see your face
your everywhere around me everyone thinks i'm going crazy

but i dont care what they say im in love with you
they tried to pull me away
but they dont know the truth
my hearts crippled by the vein that i keep on closing

you cut me up and i
keep bleeding, i keep keep bleeding love, i keep bleeding, i keep keep bleeding love,
keep bleeding, keep keep bleeding love,
you cut me up

and its draining out of me
oh they find it hard to believe
i'll be wearing these scars for everyone to see

i dont care what they say
i'm in love with you
they try to pull me away
but they don't know the truth
my hearts crippled by the vein that i keep on closing

ooh you cut me up and i
keep bleeing and i keep keep bleeding love, keep bleeding, keep keep bleeding love, keep bleeding, keep keep bleeding love

oh you cut me open and i
keep bleeding, keep keep bleeding love, keep bleeding, keep keep bleeding love

Ipod Nano Commerical - Take 2

Well it seems that the video is having trouble loading so I'm trying another one as part of my troubleshooting. It could just be my computer. Let me know if it comes through

this one was uploaded to youtube by Radioboy.



-AnOldieButAGoodie

Songs Featured in Commericals

One reason why I love the internet and the people on the internet is because if you ignore the negative people you will find that the majority of users are generous, willing to share and are helpful.

The song from this commercial has been in my head for weeks - possibly months and I kept trying to figure out what is that song.

Well thanks to the helpful Youtube uploader jackal978, I now know have the following information:

Artist - Feist
Song - 1234
Album - The Reminder

and here is the commercial:



-AnOldieButAGoodie

Yesterday I mentioned Utada Hikaru's Hikari

Well here it is. I absolutely love this song.



-AnOldieButAGoodie

First Song of the Day: Daniel Powter

I actually was at a friends blog this morning and she had one of those players on with her favorite songs and this is the song was playing. It's strange when this song was out I wasn't really into it. I didn't dislike it but I wasn't into. Maybe it is the fact that I've had a Yuck morning, but somehow this song just fits and I'm actually glad it was the first Song I heard today (and I'm listening to it again) and I'm determined to have a wonderful today. If you had a Yuck morning too, I wish you a great day.

Enjoy

Daniel Powter - Bad Day
Uploaded by leakcim56

-AnOldieButAGoodie

Hikari - Se7en

I was in the mood to listen to Hikari by Utada Hikaru and thought I would do a quick online search and listen to it. This version popped up first so I thought I would give it a try and now I'm sharing it.

Se7en - Hikari
Uploaded by Nishikiyowa

-AnOldieButAGoodie

Tied for Last

I was introduced to this band today via a myspace friend request. Listened to a few of their songs. Have to admit they made me smile. And smiling is a good thing




Try to get out to give them a live listen

Another day, another widget

I admit it - I'm addicted to Widgets

-ANOldieButAGoodie

Layout Change

Since I've been surfing the web I thought I would do a bit of a change. Change is good. So what do you think? I do hope as my computer skills increase I will be able to create my own layouts. Meanwhile, I'm thankful for the many free layouts found on the internet.

-AnOldieButAGoodie

Watch the latest videos on YouTube.com

Utada Hikaru - Time Will Tell

For those who would like to listen to the song



-AnOldieButAGoodie

First Song of the Day: Utada Hikaru's Time Will Tell

Since I decided to check my AOL mail I opened up their radio and Utada Hikaru's song was playing. Actually even though I have some of her albums I don't remember this one which means I need to relisten to her today. Anyway courtesy of sing365 here are the lyrics for Time Will Tell by Utada Hikaru


Naita-tte
Nani mo kawaranai-tte iwareru kedo
Dare datte
Son'na tsumori de naku n ja nai yo ne
Nayanda-tte shikatta nai yo
I just can't control the time
Kono nagai Runway kara aozora e Take off!
* Time will tell jikan ga tateba wakaru
Cry dakara son'na aseranakuta-tte ii
Time will tell jikan ga tateba wakaru
Cry ashita e no zurui chikamichi wa nai yo
Kitto kitto kitto
Ame datte
Kumo no ue e tobidaseba
Always blue sky
Taiyou datte
Te de tsukameru gurai chikaku ni kanjirareru
Hitori de ochikomanaide
We just can't control the time
Kono nagai Runway kara aozora e Take off!
Time will tell jikan ga tateba wakaru
Cry ima no iiwake ja jibun-sae gomakasenai
Time will tell jikan ga tateba wakaru
Cry dakara ima wa nakitai dake naite ii
Motto motto motto
* repeat
Time will tell
So don't you worry
(Time will tell, take your time, take it easy)
I just hope you understand
Make it nice & easy
Time will tell
(Time will tell, take your time, make it easy)
Ame ni makenai
Blue skies above us, above us
Only time will tell
Time will tell...

-AnOldieButAGoodie

Artists with Myspace pages to check out

Machina has a new EP out



Rusika has a new song and some upcoming shows




The Press Fire participated in the last Judo Chop



Chaka Khan is an amazing talent


-AnOldieButAGoodie

A new Holiday Classic

Just heard this song on AOL radio and the kid sounds so cute. Oh yeah, we'll be listening to this every Christmas. Not so sure about the video but this was the only thing I could find that had the song.



-AnOldieButAGoodie

Christina Aguilera's Understand lyrics

I bought and still listen to Back to Basics and this song is one of the reasons why. I love the way it reminds me of an album playing. I actually love the concept of the album. It is one album that I believe you should buy in its entirety to get what she is trying to do (rather than a single here and a single there)

CHRISTINA AGUILERA LYRICS

"Understand"

I made you think, you don't understand.

I used to think that happiness could only be something
That happened to somebody else
Everybody believed, everybody but me, yeah yeah
And I've been hurt so many times before,
That my hope was dying, so sick of trying
Everybody could see, everybody but me, yeah yeah
But then you came into my life, you opened up my softer side
And now I can see into your eyes
And suddenly, I realize.

I made you think, you don't understand
All the times you didn't understand,
Why you couldn't just be my man.
I made you think, you don't understand
There were many walls you had to climb,
If you really wanted to be mine.
I made you think, you don't understand
After all the hoops I put you through,
Now I see that I'm in love with you

Now, I hope you finally understand.

So many tears I've had to cry,
But you had many more of your own you had to try
But you stuck it out and you're here with me now, yeah yeah
And rememberin' the days I pushed away your love,
You called my bluff and you still stayed around,
Yeah you figured me out
Said, you got me down
And there's no way to lie to you, you know me better than I do

Baby, ooh, you see me through,
I'd be no good without you.

I made you think, you don't understand
All the times you didn't understand,
Why you just couldn't be my man
I made you think, you don't understand
There were many walls you had to climb (yeah)
If you really wanted to be mine (ooh)
I made you think, you don't understand
After all the hoops I put you through (through)
Now I see that I'm in love with you

Now, I hope you finally understand

Oh.

Baby, won't you listen now
Can't you see just what I'm talking about?
Said baby won't you listen now
Can't you see just what I'm talking about?

Time went on, and I was wrong
To keep my distance for so long.
So afraid, you wouldn't stay
But you never turned away

Always right by my side
You're forever in my life
Don't you go
'Cause now I know
That in you I found a home.

Now I can see into your eyes
Suddenly, I realize.

I made you think, you don't understand
All the times you didn't understand
Why you just couldn't be my man
I made you think, you don't understand
There were many walls you had to climb,
If you really wanted to be mine
I made you think, you don't understand
After all the hoops I put you through
Now I see I'm in love with you.

Now, I hope you finally understand.

I made you think, you don't understand.

Lyrics courtesy of AZLyrics.com

-AnOldieButAGoodie

First Song of the Day: Boney James

The holiday season is definitely here. Was able to get up super early (actually too early - 3 am!) and decided to take a long bath while listening to the Boney James Christmas CD. Great CD.



-AnOldieButAGoodie

Madness - Our House Lyrics

Back when I first started posting on this blog I remember posting that I liked Madness. Well here are the lyrics to my favorite Madness song courtesy of elyrics:

Our House lyrics

(Smyth/Foreman)

Father wears his Sunday best

Mother's tired she needs a rest

The kids are playing up downstairs

Sister's sighing in her sleep

Brother's got a date to keep

He can't hang around

Our house, in the middle of our street

Our house, in the middle of our ...

Our house it has a crowd

There's always something happening

And it's usually quite loud

Our mum she's so house-proud

Nothing ever slows her down

And a mess is not allowed

Our house, in the middle of our street

Our house, in the middle of our ...

Our house, in the middle of our street

Our house, in the middle of our ...

Something tells you that you've got to get away from it

Father gets up late for work

Mother has to iron his shirt

Then she sends the kids to school

Sees them off with a small kiss

She's the one they're going to miss

In lots of ways

Our house, in the middle of our street

Our house, in the middle of our ...

I remember way back then when everything was true and when

We would have such a very good time such a fine time

Such a happy time

And I remember how we'd play simply waste the day away

Then we'd say nothing would come between us two dreamers

Father wears his Sunday best

Mother's tired she needs a rest

The kids are playing up downstairs

Sister's sighing in her sleep

Brother's got a date to keep

He can't hang around

Our house, in the middle of our street

Our house, in the middle of our street

Our house, in the middle of our street

Our house, in the middle of our ...

Our house, was our castle and our keep

Our house, in the middle of our street

Our house, that was where we used to sleep

Our house, in the middle of our street

Our house, in the middle of our street

Oreskaband

Okay I'm slipping because I can't believe I haven't shared a group that is heavy rotation in my home. I really can't get enough of them. These are some talented young lady and to see them live is an unforgettable experience



-AnOldieButAGoodie

First Song of the Day: Utada Hikaru's Automatic

I finally got my AOL radio to work and this was the song that was on. Fortunately it is a song I like by an artist I love



-AnOldieButAGoodie

A Youtube Singer

For a while I have listened to a few singers on Youtube. One,yuki8mitch
,I first found while trying to find the video for an Erika Sawajiri song. She usually sings to Japanese songs but has done English too. She has posted a few times she is not concerned about being professional but certainly does sings well. Well if you would like to check out a few of her songs go to, www.youtube.com/yuki8mitch

-NewWave

First Song of the Day: M-Flo w/ Sowelu

Well since we now have the M-Flo album it has been in our bathroom CD so this morning I woke up to M-flo songs which is not a bad thing.



-AnOldieButAGoodie

Judo Chop Schedule for Tonight

Time schedule of JUDO CHOP vol 9 --- Check it out !!
Saw this in the latest 7 Samurai Records blog. For those who go let me know how you like it.


Hey , it's last JUDO CHOP in 2007 !!

07:30 Door open

08:00 TADAHISA YOSHIDA www.myspace.com/tadahisayoshida

08:30 MISSING GLOREE www.myspace.com/missinggloree

09:15 Cloud Highland www.myspace.com/cloudhighland

10:00 Thee Out Mods www.myspace.com/theeoutmods2006

10:45 Eyeshine www.myspace.com/eyeshine

11:30 Nirf www.nirf-us.com

Dig Jelly's Myspace Page

Here is a link to check out their myspace page (I'm still learning this whole blogging/webpage/internet thing. Support them if you can.

-AnOldieButAGoodie

Dig Jelly's Album Release - House of Blues 12/7/2007 TOMORROW

Another great opportunity and this one is free. You'll need to message them to RSVP for the free tickets. Dig Jelly is releasing their album - bummed I can't make it because I want the album

If you miss their Album release here are a few more upcoming gigs that I got from their myspace page

Dec 7 2007 11:15P
House of Blues Sunset Hollywood, California
Dec 21 2007 8:00P
Lot Party Phoenix, Arizona
Dec 21 2007 11:00P
Chaser’s Scottsdale, Arizona
Dec 22 2007 9:30P
Fenderskirts Tucson, Arizona
Dec 23 2007 6:30P
Live on 98 KUPD Phoenix, Arizona
Jan 4 2008 8:00P
Plush Lounge @ The Key Club New Years VIP Party! Hollywood, California

Their album is called ParaNoize - love that title

-AnOldieButAGoodie

Listening to M-Flo Beat Space Nine CD

So far I like, I like. There are two more of their CD's that I have my eye on but I'll be patient besides there are a few local musicians that I am anxious to buy first.





-AnOldieButAGoodie

First Song of the Day: Paul McCartney's Wonderful Christmas Time

I've always liked this song. Always. I believe I always will. So glad I came across it online. Had to stop and listen to it which makes it my First Song of the Day. Not sure if it is just Paul McCartney or if it was him and Wings. The video looks like it was with Wings.



-AnOldieButAGoodie

For Your Listening Pleasure

-AnOldieButAGoodie

I was sent a youtube video - Alina

I have a youtube account and in checking my email today I saw a video was sent. It was a young lady named Alina and she has a really nice voice. She is singing live so I can say that. If you have a moment check out her myspace page and her videos on youtube.



-AnOldieButAGoodie

A little bit more of M-Flo

m-flo loves Emi Hinouchi & Ryohei - Summer Time Love [LIVE]




-AnOldieButAGoodie

Live Music - Judo Chop - Vol. 9 (Little Tokyo - CA) - Dec. 7th

JUDO CHOP vol 9 on December 7th

Door Open @ 7:30 pm
08:00 Tadahisa Yoshida
08:30 MISSING GLOREE
09:15 Cloud Highland
10:00 Thee Out Mods
10:45 Eyeshine
11:30 Nirf (Check them out @ www.nirf-us.com)

Mark your calender on Dec 7th !!

JUDO CHOP is held at
2nd Street Jazz
366 E 2nd street
LA , CA 90012

I won't be able to make it this time but I've been to one before and really enjoyed it. The cost is low - $7 and it is all ages. Check it out if you can and keep supporting local talent and local clubs

-AnOldieButAGoodie

First Song of the Day: Nina Simone

What a great song and great voice to hear early this morning. Nina Simone's My Baby Just Cares for Me



Yesterday's First Song was Rag Fair but I can't translate the title and haven't been able to find it on line. It has the #7 and the #8 and I really like it. Bought the CD on a whim at a Japanese Bookstore - it was on clearance. I will find out how to upload the song so I can share

-AnOldieButAGoodie

Yoshida Brothers & Monkey Majik: Change

I still haven't posted my First Songs for the last two days. I won't lie. I'm on a Yoshida Brothers high. I would definitely pay to see them again. It was just something about how their music made me feel. And it is great watching young men dedicated to an artform. They have my respect and admiration because you can tell they put the time in.

Anyway thanks to youtube user akirakurosawa111 for sharing this



-AnOldieButAGoodie

Good Morning

Just realized that I never posted the First Song for yesterday. I did it, I just never published it. It's cold!!!





-AnOldieButAGoodie

12/3/07: First Song of the Day: A Whole New World

I'm a subscriber to FalseVoice youtube videos which led me to today's first song of the day.

It features a young lady from the Philippines that I've been following for a bit. I believe she is 14 years old now and her name is Charice Pempengco. I do hope she gets a chance to be known more worldwide without people pushing her to be too "adult". In this clip she is singing with Korean singer KyuHyun



-AnOldieButAGoodie

First Song of the Day: Ayumi Hamasaki

Been in a bit of a Jpop mood for the past few days so it is no surprise that a Japanese Artist brought the first song of the day. Besides it was a good start for this morning. Keeps a body moving

So here is Ayumi Hamasaki's Step You (This is a fan video I found on youtube):




-AnOldieButAGoodie

Today is the JLPT Test Day

The JLPT Test is given once a year. There are 4 levels. While I'm not taking the JLPT test today (It would be a waste of money for me but I've decided I am going to try for next year) I do know a few people who are heading out to USC and other venues (I think there about 7-8 sites across the USA).

Here is a dedication for them - to encourage them and to be completely honest because I just love Utada Hikaru. Really I do but I guess if you saw our myspace page you probably figured that out

Do your best testers and Keep Tryin!



Here is a site for those who want to know more about this annual test: http://www.jflalc.org/?act=tpt&id=8

Again Good Luck today everyone! Keep Testin! Keep Trying

Special shout out to NewWave who has contributed to this blog. You inspire me with your dedication towards learning the Japanese language and other endeavors you set out to accomplish.

-AnOldieButAGoodie

First Song of the Day

Wow it has been a long day, but I still remember the first song I listened to today which is a song from a previous blog - Lionel Richie's Love Will Find a Way.

I also remember the second song which is one that got me moving this morning - Koda Kumi's Shake It Up

Enjoy!



Well it will be a long day tomorrow. I'm heading off

-AnOldieButAGoodie