Big Bois Gotta Eat /  by E

       No title is more misleading than this one because I never would have imagined an alt-beach sound coming from this track, but it's gorgeous and it builds slowly with great lyrics and a dreamy composition that is sure to get stuck in your head.
"Big Bois Gotta Eat" Jesse Davidson

- E

Halo /  by E

       Melodime released their album Where the Sinners & the Saints Collide featuring this single and 100% of the proceeds from their album sales have gone to the non-profit foundation the band began which provides musical instruments and education for orphans, victims of disasters, and underprivileged kids called Now I Play Along Too.
       Check out the single and video below then check the site later this week for an interview with the band.
"Halo" Melodime
- E

Happy Xmas (War Is Over) /  by E

       Tomorrow's New Music Monday and I'm working on some things for you guys from the music that's come in over the past week and some more that's been backlogged from as far back as September. Also working on another bulleted list of music news items since you seemed to appreciate the last one from a few weeks ago and, some time this week, I will finally put up the Q&A I got to have with the some of the guys from Melodime (they're an awesome band whose music you should be checking out by now, especially since 100% of the proceeds from the sale of their album go to charity). 
      After last year's apathetic response to featuring a Queen hit on the anniversary of Freddie Mercury's death (granted though, there were literally thousands less readers at that point than there are now but, still) I had decided to just not bother with any more posts holding that same sentiment but, seeing as how Lennon wrote a song that is amazing and manages to ring true decades later (and is incredibly easy on piano so check it out if you play) that is perfect as everyone is putting up their Christmas trees and lights, this song should bring light to the fact that John Lennon was an awe-inspiring songwriter. It's one of the top five best Christmas songs of all time, in my opinion, so check it out, fall in love, and listen to it every year, because Lennon was intelligent and he knew the importance of words and understood that facetious cheer and thoughtful lyrics were more powerful than any negative chant.
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" John Lennon
- E

Wherever You Are /  by E

       At this point I'm really just looking for ways to put off studying for my last final. It's a gorgeous day for cleaning, getting in touch with old friends, and answering all the backlogged emails. Who needs laws and economics when I can see how many pieces of Juicy Fruit I can fit in my mouth at once?
       I liked Ke$ha a lot more before her television show came out (I don't understand how it is physically possible to cry that often; wouldn't you get dehydrated or eventually grow up and learn how to deal with your 'problems' in some sort of grown up fashion) but her music is still addictive.
"Wherever You Are" Ke$ha
- E