Another Newton!

So, there's been a wonderful-ish turn of events. Y'all have broken the readership records! When I first started back in Nov, page views peaked and have been up and down since but this month's peak on the graph thingy was HIGHER! So, I s'pose a big thank you is in order, so... THANK YOU!! (get it? cuz it's in caps. tee hee)
There is one bit I'm wondering about, though. For some reason, the post about Newton Faulkner has been the VAST majority of views. I have several hypotheses to explain this phenomenon: either all the views come from a die-hard Newton fan who just can't get enough, Newton's getting increasingly popular and more people are googling him in general , or I'm a ridiculously good writer and people keep coming back to partake of my razor sharp wit and rugged good looks (and I think we all know which option is the most feasible... ;)

So, to all you Newton-ians out there, here are my favs from his 2nd album to hold you over until his nextalbum hits later this year. They're a little different from his last album (a bit more focused on his amazing vocals and bit fuller sound than just him and his guitar) but still great stuff!

If This Is It, Lipstick Jungle, Let's Get Together, Won't Let Go, Over & Out, I'm not Giving Up Yet and he's got some fun instrumental bits on this album too: Resin Theramins, Cheltenham

And to whoever you are that keep looking at that one post in particular, maybe we can make a deal: if you read my other posts or get a lot of your friends to follow my blog or just more people to share suggestions, I will BUY you your very own copy of his 1st album. How 'bout it? Until then, pass it on and enjoy! Thanks again to everyone who reads this :)

Norwegian Awesomeness!!

K, so I've already explained the situation with these next few posts in a former post so we'll just get down to business. Today's music is brought to you by Sondre Lerche (Ler- K... I believe that's close to how's it's actually pronounced) and he is AMAZING!! He does it all: acoustic, smooth quartet jazz, more alternative-y rock, even film scores! We went to his concert last month: likewise AWESOME!  His music is real; not formulaic or superficial. Not to mention his guitar work is SPECTACULAR! I simply can not rave enough.  This is what music is all about. It sounds funny but I think he is kind of what I would be had I been born more Norwegian, better looking and with ridiculous amounts of talent... so basically not like me at all... but still...

Proof I was there ;)

He has FAR too many great songs to pick my customary 5 or 6 so here are my favorites from all his albums. There's a lot but you should listen to them all. Seriously! Love them. And love HIM... but like a brother or something...
Faces Down- Modern Nature (this is one of my all time favorites)
Two Way Monologue- Two Way Monologue
Duper Sessions- Everyone's Rooting for You, Human Hands, Lulu-vise (Norwegian in action? Warning: it gets stuck in your head)
Phantom Punch- Say it All, Tragic Mirror, John Let Me Go
Dan in Real Life- Family Theme Waltz, To Be Surprised, My Hands Are Shaking (this was SO cool live), Dan in Real Life, Family Theme, Dan & Marie Melody, Dan & Marie Finale Theme.  A lot, I know but I just couldn't choose. This should tell you how great they are. Plus, most o' them are short.
Heartbeat Radio- Good Luck, Easy to Persuade
Sondre Lerche- Ricochet, Coliseum Town, When the River

There's many more that I didn't put on here but are on the "TheMusicMann" Playlist on my grooveshark page. Some that I really like but don't really know what they're about (ie- if they're entirely appropriate for here) are Face the Blood, The Tape, Private Caller, H__ No (with Regina Spektor). At any rate, LISTEN TO THEM ALL BECAUSE THEY'RE AMAZING!!

Next week: Blues Traveler. Til then, here's a preview. ENJOY! Send suggestions and pass it along!