Blog: I Wake Up Late

"Home is wherever there is you..."

Sep 7, 2009, 2:50pm I Wake Up Late

I just felt like putting up the Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros performance from the other night when they paid a visit to David Letterman's show. Dynamic, cult-like, and energetic - I find that larger piece bands usually have interesting hair and a front man with a Jesus-like persona. Everyone's been posting the video on the interwebs, and so I thought to join in. Also, if anyone has the live mp3 of this performance, shoot me an email, as I'd love to have it. It's much better than the album version. I especially appreciate the minor [...]

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"I'm known for runnin' my mouth, I will not be accountable for what comes out..."

Mar 27, 2009, 2:02am I Wake Up Late

NASA featuring Kanye West, Santigold, and Lykke Li - Gifted N.A.S.A. - New Music - More Music Videos I enjoy the production, and Lykke Li's small but ethereal contribution. However, I must say that I feel Santigold really shines on this track. Also, I miss calling her Santogold.

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"Seven days in hell..."

Mar 20, 2009, 5:05pm I Wake Up Late

Here's how I feel about P.Wolf's new video. Patrick Wolf - Vulture I have not read/researched anything much about Patrick Wolf's "Battle" in an effort to hear it feverishly and without bias when it comes out. I did the same with U2's No Line on the Horizon, Yeah Yeah Yeah's It's Blitz, and Metric's Fantasies. I got the lead single off each, but that was it. Anyway, moving on. Not knowing much, this is what the video throws at me: [...]

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"Makes me feel like a madman on the run..."

Mar 11, 2009, 1:20am I Wake Up Late

Links to what I cannot embed. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero video It came out two days ago, so if you haven't seen it, do so now. I enjoy this new direction that they've taken. Yes, it's softer. Yes, it's more 80's-ish, but hey, I love the 80s. And wow their drummer lost a bunch of weight. I'll have what he's having. Metric - Pre-Order Fantasies New Metric album is dropping soon. They've had it announced [...]

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"Can you really die from a broken heart? Is it true?"

Dec 1, 2008, 1:29am I Wake Up Late

I was just emailed about this band and I like what they stand for, so I figured I'd post about them. Rudely Interrupted is a 6-piece band from Australia. They create your standard and straightforward energetic rock. It's got a great groove to it. What sets them apart from most other touring acts out there right now is the stunning and admirable amount of strength and courage within the band itself. 5 out of the 6 band members have some form of disability, ranging from blindness and deafness to Asperger's, Autism, and Down Syndrome. I must stress to [...]

• Green Lights » Green Lights.mp3

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"Sit tight I know what you are, mad bright but you aint no star..."

Oct 26, 2008, 4:18pm I Wake Up Late

Me, I'm a Creator Thrill is to make it up The rules I break got me a place Up on the radar Sooooo, I've been gone for a long while. I tried to make posts and keep updated and shizzle, but I was too busy being a global adventurer and it just wasn't working out. Now that I'm back from overseas, I'm going to try to post some tracks once in a while in between working, working out, studying, hanging out with friends, spending time with family, and hitting up tons of concerts/doing other fun stuff. [...]

• Santogold - Creator

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Title:	Creator
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Year:	2008

Apologies!

Oct 16, 2008, 1:40am I Wake Up Late

If I have any readers left, I give my deep apologies for my 4 months of absence. I was overseas and returned last month and promise to come back with more musical tracks soon. So check back soon, I Wake Up Late will be returning to the bloggy public again shortly.

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"Don't make me think before I speak..."

Jun 7, 2008, 2:19am I Wake Up Late

Wade Robson, you magnificent twisted bastard. This is the sickest performance I've seen in a while. The song that he chose for the piece is called "Hi" by the band Psapp .I particularly enjoy the closing lines of the song: I know what you're thinking I know how you see me Although it hurts You're probably right . Psapp - Hi from [...]

• Psapp - Hi

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Title:	Hi
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Year:	2006

"Please could you stop the noise I'm trying to get some rest..."

Jun 5, 2008, 3:29pm I Wake Up Late

If someone were to ask me what one summer concert I would want to go to, I would say Glastonbury without a second thought. The line up features an immense number of artists from a wide variety of musical genres. In fact, here's pdf poster of the full lineup. And look at some of the previous live performances! Radiohead - Paranoid Android Coldplay - Fix You [...]

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"In your truth, you buried mine..."

Jun 5, 2008, 2:56pm I Wake Up Late

So You Think You Can Dance post! Milwaukee produced the most number of dancers that I really found myself connecting with thus far. Kourtni Lind, Evan Kasprzak (the kid who did the Gene Kelly number), and Cooper Zamorano - the Travis Wall duplicate. Although in previous episodes, I found myself really enjoying Thayne Jasperson as well (I suppose these names show that my allegiance this year seems to be with jazz and contemporary dancers). I hope at least those four make it to the top 20. Personality and fluidity were paramount to me, as [...]

• Ani DiFranco - Parameters

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Year:	2005

"Et je ne rêve pas je sais quand j'arrêterai, Je vais quitter Paris..."

Jun 4, 2008, 1:35am I Wake Up Late

Sometimes, Perez gets it right. That being said, I'd only heard of Julien Dore in passing. I don't live in France, so the knowledge I have gained about him is strictly through idly killing time and reading gossip sites and catching up here and there with world music. Anyway, Julien Dore won the fifth season of France's Nouvelle Star, part of the global phenomenon (ick) that is the Idol franchise. My interest in him was sparked by the videos for his single, Les Limites. In them, he comes off as quirky and funny. I feel if [...]

• Julien Dore - Les Limites

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Title:	Les Limites
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"That girl wanna give it up, watch her..."

May 30, 2008, 5:39pm I Wake Up Late

This past week was chock full of So You Think You Can Dance as both days the program aired 2 hour double episodes. The standout performance for me this past week was that of identical twin brothers, Anthony and Antwain Hart. When Anthony didn't make it due to a performance that underestimated the judge's needs, Antwain went on to deliver an excellent routine and then highlighted his twin's skills during the question period. He even said that he thought his brother was the stronger, cleaner dancer and should be there instead of him. When Nigel asked them to dance [...]

• Give it Up » Twista Feat. Pharrell - Give It Up.mp3

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"You're a breath of fresh air to me..."

May 23, 2008, 3:25pm I Wake Up Late

Because I love So You Think You Can Dance so much, every week I'm going to try and put up a song I enjoy that was featured in that week's episode. So You Think You Can Dance makes some great (and some not so great) musical choices, but best of all, reminds me of songs that I've liked in the past and had forgotten about or highlights new songs. Though she didn't really stand out to me this opening week, someone did audition to The Time is Now by Moloko (aka Roisin Murphy), and I personally think that [...]

• The Time is Now » The Time Is Now.mp3

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"I'll miss you more than anyone in my life..."

May 21, 2008, 2:46am I Wake Up Late

Congrats to Bruce and Nick! These two friends of mine have just moved into their first Manhattan apartment. It should be a fantastic time for them - of settling in, and exploration, and living in and loving a city so grand. And they're only 5 blocks away from another friend. Fun! You know, sometimes... okay, more often than I would like to admit, when I am in the city, I cannot wait to leave. Though so much time has passed, (and in alternate meaning than the original intent), I must cite that familiarity breeds contempt. [...]

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"I asked you nicely once but I won't do that again..."

May 14, 2008, 4:08am I Wake Up Late

I never thought Keith Murray of the We Are Scientists could get any cuter. (images courtesy of wearescientists.com) Then, he became a puppy herder and proved me wrong. Damn you, Keith Murray! Damn your gorgeous self and your angled flip of hair. And Chris Cain isn't too shabby either, I confess. In all [...]

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"Everything will change, but love remains the same..."

May 4, 2008, 2:35pm I Wake Up Late

Yeah, it's another one of those guilty pleasures (confirmed by the amazon page for the album, its tags include "Worst of 2008"). What can I say? I think the song has an honest message, or, if not that, at least a message I believe in. Half the time the world is ending Truth is I am done pretending. I, never thought that I Had anymore to give You're pushing me so far Here I am without you. Drink, to all that we have lost, Mistakes we have made. Everything will change, But love remains [...]

• Gavin Rossdale - Love Remains the Same

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Title:	Love Remains the Same
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Year:	2008

"You're the beat that can't stop..."

May 4, 2008, 3:26am I Wake Up Late

Before I post a review of the other night's concert, I have to talk about this video I noticed online. I think the concept is genius. This band signed with a record label and received $10,000 to do a video. What they chose to do was just go out every Wednesday and Thursday and be in the background of paparazzi celebrity shots, dubbing themselves bandarazzis. They played their music on an old school jambox and just walked around. That is brilliant, low key, and completely hilariously relatable. My favorite moment occurs when Jenna Fischer from The Office [...]

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"I don't want to be your friend, I just want to be your lover. No matter how it ends..."

Apr 27, 2008, 11:25pm I Wake Up Late

Radiohead - House of Cards on Late Night With Conan O'Brien There's no guarantee how long this one video will be up. NBC has a knack for finding and pulling everything related to their shows pretty quickly. I have to give them props for quickly and efficiently protecting what's theirs, even if it's at the cost of other people being unable to enjoy it too.

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"In every city there are dozens of these clubs where men can go..."

Apr 25, 2008, 3:20pm I Wake Up Late

I was out testing and then having dinner in the Upper West Side last night, so this afternoon, thanks to the trusty DVR, I caught up on my primetime NBC Thursday line-up. And The Faint was on The Office!! Well, their music was anyway. I totally squealed when I heard Worked Up (So Sexual) in the background of a scene where Michael (Steve Carrell) is hitting on a woman. And I loved coked out Ryan (BJ Novak). Refocusing to what I wanted to say, it's constantly fascinating to me when things permeate the mainstream without having [...]

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"It's your godforsaken right to be loved loved loved..."

Apr 25, 2008, 1:32am I Wake Up Late

Odd/fun musical story: I was driving with my family to the closest Best Buy to pick up the In the Name of Love: Africa Celebrates U2 album, when Hungry Like the Wolf came on the radio. That particular Duran Duran song holds some importance to me. At one point in time in college, it was the song I noticed when I thought I had recognized a kindred spirit in someone else. This memory being at the forefront of my mind, thanks to the song, I decided [...]

• Jason Mraz - I'm Yours

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Artist:	Jason Mraz
Title:	I'm Yours
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