Study Playlist

One of my biggest struggles when it comes to doing work and getting things done is that I can't really handle what people call "peace and quiet". So to get a current research paper I'm working on right done and turned in by tomorrow, I needed a good study playlist. Since I vowed for this to be a music blog it seems like a good idea.
For a research paper on Mass Consumerism and Outsourcing in American Culture the need for calm music was defiantly there, while I spend my time research how we're fucking up our economy.

So here it goes, and like I might have said before if you don't like this music I respect that but this is my blog!

Growing Up- Bruce Springsteen
We Used to Vacation- Cold War Kids
The Scientist- Coldplay
Sunshine of Your Love- Cream
Changes- David Bowie
Up On The Roof- The Drifters
Wind Red- The Hush Sound
Freedom- Jimi Hendrix
Waterloo Sunset- The Kinks
Ramble On- Led Zeppelin
Drive- Incubus
Louie Louie- The Kingsmen
Kids- M.G.M.T
I'm Not Your Stepping Stone- The Monkees
Harder Than You Think- Public Enemy ( old school hip-hop shout-out)
Karma Police- Radiohead
40oz To Freedom- Sublime
New Slang- The Shines
The Way We Get By- Spoon
Under My Thumb- The Rolling Stones
Same As It Ever Was- Talking Heads

I hope you enjoy doing your work as much as I'm enjoying mine and good luck!

Atmosphere Concert

On Friday May 6, 2011 in San Diego, California I got to see the greatest performance of my life. Atmosphere, a group from Minneapolis, Minnesota and helped build up Rhymesayers Entertainment (http://www.rhymesayers.com/)

Not only is Sean Daley, known as "Slug", one of the most influential rappers in the game but also probably the hardest working. With songs such as "Godlovesugly" and "One of a Kind", the passion is clearly there. The performance was better then anything you could imagine. It's rare for the musician to sound as good live as they do in the recording booth, and I don't know how the fuck he manages, but Slug did it. As a Rhymesayers sponsored concert, Atmosphere was preceded by Sab the Artist, Grieves ft Budo, and Blueprint, all displaying similar passion as Atmosphere, with lyrics that are based off true feelings.
My sister and I were decided to attend the San Diego performance rather then the Berkeley one because we wanted to visit our friend Kimmy at San Diego State. So Hannah, Kimmy, our friend Darrah and I went into the concert expecting to be amazed, and, well at least for me personally, came out completely changed. It's really hard to explain, especially just typing it, but it was a feeling that inspired me.

I have yet to find someone whose words influence me like his do. Its as if he says what you wish you could say, or have always wanted to say. He sums up your thoughts using hyperboles and symbols, but never the less defiantly getting his point across.

"To me religion is based on practice, everybody has beliefs. Religion is a controlled or at least organized way of thinking.
I don’t really cater to that. I believe in myself and I have faith in my surroundings, I believe in balance and in karma, I don't believe in an unseen hand controlling things, I believe in fate but only in the sense that you manifest your own destiny."-Slug from an interview

See what I'm saying? Fuck, I didn't think I could love music this much.