I listen to KROQ’s Kevin and Bean show almost every morning. The show goes on from 5am – 10am and although i would love to listen to the entire show every morning, i don’t spend 5 hours in my car. I usually catch the 6:45 – 7:15 segment, or the 8 – 8:30 segment, it all depends on the day. This morning as i was driving to des’s place to watch worthy for the morning, i heard kevin making fun of bean like he always does. He said that bean will purposely go out of his way to spend ‘less’ money when purchasing a cd. They gave an example and i thought to myself…that’s what i do!!! Kevin then went to point out that you really don’t save time or money because of what you spend on gas and it’s soooo true =(. EXAMPLE. I’m a HUGE Emery fan and when their last cd came out last year, Target was selling it for $9.99 while best buy was selling it for $7.99. What should i do? what would anyone do right? they would go to best buy to save the $2. Well i decided to drive past the Target in Eagle Rock, go to the best buy in glendale only to see that they didn’t carry it. But since i love emery…i needed it! and i needed it that day. SO i went to the burbank best buy and found it!!! WOOO $7.99 baby!!! Then i drove back home and enjoyed myself some emery. Well…for $9.99 i could have driven 2 miles, and had it in 5 minutes. Instead i drove 7 miles to the atwater village best buy, then another 9 miles to the burbank best buy, only to drive back home. A trip that cost me 22 miles round trip and 40 minutes of my day. THANKS KEVIN FOR POINTING THAT OUT!!!!!
P.S. i still love Emery….and i’ll probably still listen to kevin and bean in the morning
The Grammys is this Sunday and im excited to see performances and see who wins the best new artist of the year. This years nominees are: Drake, Justin Bieber, Esperanza Spalding, Florence and the Machines, and Mumford and Sons. If you’ve been reading my previous post, i think you would guess who i would want to win…well you’re WRONG!!!! As much as i have been listening to mumford and sons these last 2 weeks, I don’t know if i’d really consider them the best new artist of 2010 just because i really got into them in 2011. So before we get into who i think was the best new artist of 2010, lets take a look at the nominees
DRAKE – This guy put out 1…ONE mix tape online and within days was an internet sensation! I mean think about it, what artist out there HASN’T featured drake on one of their tracks?
JUSTIN BIEBER – If i was 16 years old i would be madly in love with JB and his music. UM….ok i’ll admit it, i’m 25 and i AM MADLY IN LOVE with JB and his music! I hate the kid so much…that i LOVE HIM! Why?!?!? WHY!?!?!? why is his music so catchy, why is his voice so soothing….and why can’t i get enough of him!??!? OK but seriously, who doesn’t like JUSTIN BIEBER??
ESPERANZA SPALDING – Lets get real…i don’t listen to jazz. But if i did listen to jazz i can see why everyone is talking about her. She picked up her first violin at the age of 5, her first stand up bass at the age of 15, attended CAL berkley school of arts at the age of 16, and by the age of 20 was a music professor at the school. DAAAANG!!! it took her 4 years from going from student to professor. Child prodigy no doubt.
FLORENCE AND THE MACHINES – I’ve only heard one song from florence and the machine, but i gotta say it is one of the MOST FUN songs you can ever listen to. Not to mention it got #5 on DJdylons top 100 of 2010. She was featured in an interview with kevin and bean one morning and she sounds like the most humble, caring, loving person out there. All i know is i would love to sit down and have a cup of tea with her =D Coming from the UK, Florence and the Machines!
MUMFORD AND SONS – Read my last 2 posts and i’ll explain why i LOVE these guys! I think glenna is a little tired of hearing them when she’s sitting in my car, but she might have to deal with more and more of them. The other day Melanie was with me and i tried letting her listen to them as well, she gave me this glare of death…kinda like why would you ever let me hear this. Nonetheless, i still love them
And my pick for BEST NEW ARTIST of 2010……DRUM ROLL……
DRAKE
The countdown continues…
TOP 15 LAKERS OF MY TIME
15: Rick Fox
14: Sedale Threatt
NUMBER 13: SHANNON BROWN
1 full season with lakers, 18 games in 08-09 and currently 52 games (as of 2/10) in 10-11
(as of 2/10/10) 152 games played
1211 points
8.0 ppg
2 NBA championship rings
At 6’4 all you have to do is give shannon the ball, tell him to fly and you’ll see man fly. ‘Hide the women and children’
currently listening to: Emery
currently watching: 24 season 7
currently digging: des’s chili
I love brown!!!!!!!