Vince Cruz

Music:

Some of the bands I currently have on my MP3-player...

:: Arctic Monkeys
:: Audioslave
:: Backyard Babies
:: Beastie Boys
:: DAMNED DOLLS
:: Death Cab For Cutie
:: The Doors
:: Elin Ruth
:: Foo Fighters
:: The Fratellis
:: Gavin Degraw
:: Greenday
:: Guns n' Roses
:: Jack Johnson
:: Jamie Cullum
:: JET
:: Jimi Hendrix
:: Josh Rouse
:: Joshua Radin
:: The Killers
:: Mando Diao
:: Marilyn Manson
:: My Chemical Romance
:: Muse
:: Oasis
:: Ok Go
:: The Perishers
:: RACHEL SEOW
:: Snow Patrol
:: Turbonegro
:: U2
:: Velvet Revolver

...and the list goes on...

Movies:

:: Anchorman
:: The Notebook
:: The Butterfly Effect
:: Garden State
:: Lost in Translation
etc...

(It really depends on what mood I'm in. But anything with Will Ferrel is ALWAYS good!)

Television:

OTH, Family Guy, Scrubs etc...
The Arctic Monkeys - Live in Gothenburg!
- They gave us one hell of a concert ...
[July.05, 2006]
JET - Put your money where your mouth is
- Fuckin' A-class rockers!
OK GO - Here it goes again
- Perhaps the most ingenious choreography in modern time!!? =) Brilliant!

::::: Music tip of the day! :::::

Hello everybody!
As of today [aug.25, 2006], I've decided to check out at least one new band/artist and album a day, in hope of expanding my already wide taste of music. After all, there's tons of great music out there, waiting to be discovered, and I won't rest until I've heard it all! =)
Below, you'll find a list of new songs and albums I've been listening to, as well as songs that I simply think you should check out... Enjoy!
PS - Know a good artist I should check out? I'm open for suggestions!
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Man, have I been a busy beaver lately. Haven't had a second to spare to update my precious music-list. Shame on me! Oh, well... Here's a pick of which new bands I've listened to...
Monster Magnet
Gary Jules
Mando Diao
My Chemical Romance
The Fratellis
Razorlight
etc... Stay tuned for more!
¤ Imogen Heap - "Goodnight and Go"
(Speak for yourself)
- Electronica is a genre rather unexplored by me, but I like it! This album grows on you. I've listened to it three times today, and it keeps getting better!
// jan.16, 2007 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤....
¤ Stone Temple Pilots - "Plush"
(Thank You)
// jan.15, 2007 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤....
¤ Saybia - "The Second You Sleep"
(The Second You Sleep)
// jan.14, 2007 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤...
¤ The Thrills - "Tell me something I don't know"
(Lets Bottle Bohemia)
// jan.13, 2007 // ¤¤¤¤......
¤ Puddle of Mud - "She fucking hates me"
(Come Clean)
// jan.12, 2007 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤....
¤ Fiona Apple - "Fast as you can"
(When the pawn...)
- Cool stuff!
// jan.11, 2007 // ¤¤¤¤¤.....
¤ Sandi Thom - "Lonely girl"
(Smile, it confuses people)
- "The Web-cam girl"
// jan.10, 2007 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤....
¤ Black Eyed Peas - "Gone going"
(Monkey Business)
- I usually stay away from hiphop/RnB, but I have to admit... I like the Peas!! Plus, one track has some philippino rap in it, which is something unheard before! =)
// jan.09, 2007 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤....
¤ Keane - "Everybody's Changing"
(Hopes and Fears)
// jan.08, 2007 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤....
¤ Jamie Cullum - "Photograph"
(Catching tales)
- Much better live, but still a very talented man!
// jan.07, 2007 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤....
¤ Aqualung - "Take me home"
(Still Life)
// jan.06, 2007 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤....
¤ Phoenix - "Everything is everything"
(Alphabetical)
- Nice beats.
// jan.05, 2007 // ¤¤¤¤......
¤ Dirty Pretty Things - "Deadwood"
(Waterloo to Anywhere)
- I'm a sucker for Indie-Rock...
// jan.04, 2007 // ¤¤¤¤¤.....
¤ Aimee Mann - "Calling it quits"
(Bachelor no 2)
- Sweet stuff.
// jan.03, 2007 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤....
¤ Paul Stanley - "Live to win"
(Live to win)
- Paulie is back, with a more modern and pop-ish sound.
// jan.02, 2007 // ¤¤¤¤¤.....
¤ Shotgun Messiah - "Violent new breed"
(Violent new breed)
// jan.01, 2007 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤....
Hi!
I've taken a short recess from this little project of mine, in able to recap, and take some time to listen more to the artists I've encountered during these two months ...
It's been 62 albums, from 62 artists, in 62 days. What a roller coaster of music!!!
I'm still hungry for new music, so feel free to give me some tips!
Stay tuned for round two! =)
Cheers // Vince
¤ Sparta - "Air"
(Wiretrap Scars)
- Great energy, but a bit to monotonous.
// oct.25, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤......
¤ The Subways - "Holiday"
(Young For Eternity)
- Punkish Brit-pop.
// oct.24, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤...
¤ Maroon 5 - "She will be loved"
(Songs About Jane)
- Rythmic...
// oct.23, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤.....
¤ Johnny Cash - "Hurt"
(The Legend of Johnny Cash)
- Every song makes you feel like you're in an old western movie! =)
// oct.22, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤...
¤ Babyshambles - "Fuck forever"
(Down in Albion)
- Music by the notorious Pete Doherty.
// oct.21, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤.....
¤ Lamb - "God bless"
(Best kept secrets)
- A bit too alternative and ambient for me. Cool production though!
// oct.20, 2006 // ¤¤¤.......
¤ Patty Griffin - "Love throws a line"
(Impossible Dream)
- Really, REALLY good stuff if you're in to this kind of music!
// oct.19, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤...
¤ Christian Kjellvander - "Broken wheels"
(Songs from a two-room chapel)
- Swedish country!
// oct.18, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤.....
¤ Jeff Buckley - "Eternal life"
(Grace)
// oct.17, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤.....
¤ Billy Idol - "Rebel Yell"
(Songs)
// oct.16, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤....
¤ JET - "Put your money
where your mouth is"
(Shine On)
- One of my favourite rock bands today...
// oct.15, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤...
¤ OK GO - "Invincible"
(Oh No)
- The coolest music video I've seen in a very long time! (Here it goes again)
// oct.14, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤....
¤ The Shins - "Caring Is Creepy"
(Oh, Inverted World)
// oct.13, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤.....
¤ Jack Johnson - "Upside Down"
(Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies)
- Will this guy ever stop writing good songs? Hard to imagine... Surf's up!
// oct.12, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤..
¤ James Morrison - "Wonderful World"
(Undiscovered)
// oct.11, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤...
¤ Matt Weddle - "Hey Ya"
- Check this guy out here on MySpace! You won't be dissapointed of his acoustic version of Outcast's song.
// oct.10, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤...
¤ The Kooks - "Naive"
(Inside in Inside Out)
// oct.9, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤....
¤ Frank Zappa - "Goblin Girl"
(The Meek shall inherit nothing)
- A perfect example of having fun with music!
// oct.8, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤......
¤ Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Dani California"
(Stadium Arcadium)
- Oops! They've done it again!
// oct.7, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤...
¤ Pink - "Who Knew"
(I'm not dead)
- "I like..."
// oct.6, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤...
¤ ZZ Top - "Mescelero"
(Mescelero)
- Heavy stuff.
// oct.5, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤....
¤ Lambchop - "The old gold shoe"
(Nixon)
- Comfortably mellow.
// oct.4, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤.....
¤ PJ Harvey - "Victory"
(Dry)
// oct.3, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤......
¤ John Fogerty - "I put a spell on you"
(Premonition)
// oct.2, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤.....
¤ The Pipettes - "Pull shapes"
(We are the Pipettes)
- Fun to listen to!
// oct.1, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤.....
¤ Corinne Bailey Rae - "Like a star"
(Corinne Bailey Rae)
- Sweet...
// sep.30, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤....
¤ Gun - "Welcome to the real world"
(The Collection)
- I dig...
// sep.29, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤....
¤ Amanda Marshall - "Let it rain"
(Intermission. The singles collection)
- Great songs and melodies!
// sep.28, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤...
¤ Status Quo - "The party ain't over yet"
(The party ain't over yet)
// sep.27, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤.....
¤ Joss Stone - "You had me"
(Mind Body and Soul)
- An extremely talented singer
// sep.26, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤.....
¤ Buddy Guy - "Hard, but it's fair"
(The Blues Collection no.4)
- God bless the Blues!
// sep.25, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤....
¤ The Cranberies - "Wake up and smell the coffee"
(Wake up and smell the coffee)
// sep.24, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤.....
¤ Wilson Pickett - "Mustang Sally"
(The very best of)
- Smokin'!!! =)
// sep.23, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤...
¤ George Thorogood - "Bad to the bone"
(The George Thorogood Collection)
- If this don't get the party startin', I don't know what will!
// sep.22, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤...
¤ Primal Scream - "Rocks"
(Dirty Hits)
- Cool songs!
// sep.21, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤...
¤ Living Things - "Bombs below"
(Ahead of the lions)
- "Attitude", is the name of the game. Punk on!
// sep.20, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤.....
¤ Joni Mitchell - "Morning Morgantown"
(Ladies of the Canyon)
- Had it been an other day, I would probably have given a better grade, but I simply wasn't on the mood for acoustic music today!
// sep.19, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤.....
¤ The 69 Eyes - "Discipline"
(Motor City Resurrection)
- A bit plain at first, but the album grows on you!
// sep.18, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤.....
¤ Alice In Chains - "Man in the box"
(Greatest hits)
// sep.17, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤.....
¤ Sister Hazel - "Your Mistake"
(Chasing Daylight)
// sep.16, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤.....
¤ Counting Crows - "Mr Jones"
(August and Everything After)
- Mellow rock
// sep.15, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤.....
¤ Temple of the Dog - "Say hello to heaven"
(Temple of the dog)
- Rock songs packed with emotion!
// sep.14, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤....
¤ Kings of Convenience - "Gold for the price of silver"
(Versus)
- A modern, more alternative version of Simon & Garfunkel?
// sep.13, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤......
¤ Soundgarden - "Outshined"
(A-sides)
- Bitchin' guitar riffs!
// sep.12, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤.....
¤ Tenacious D - "Wonderboy"
(Tenacious D)
- Ironi, comedy, sarcasm, charisma and last but not least: SEX. Tenacious D's got it all!
// sep.11, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤...
¤ Metallica - "Enter sandman"
(Metallica, "The black album")
// sep.10, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤...
¤ Panic! At the Disco - "I write sins, not tragedies"
(A fever you can't sweat out)
- I can see why they've reached such success, they're obviously talented and their songs are original. However, their album was a bit hard for me to digest. Sorry!
// sep.09, 2006 // ¤¤¤.......
¤ I'm from Barcelona - "The Painter"
(Don't give up on your dreams, Buddy!)
- Probably the happiest bunch of people I've ever seen on stage!
// sep.08, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤...
¤ Tyler Hilton - "Glad"
(The tracks of)
// sep.07, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤...
¤ Sophie Zelmani - "Always you"
(Sophie Zelmani)
// sep.06, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤....
¤ Kate Bush - "A coral room"
(Aerial)
- A singer/songwriter with an edge...
// sep.05, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤.....
¤ Audioslave - "Show me how to live"
(Audioslave)
- You'll have to look hard to find a band with a more powerful lead singer, combined with just as powerful guitars... Great stuff!
// sep.04, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤..
¤ The Verve - "Bittersweet Symphony"
(Urban Hymns)
// sep.04, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤.....
¤ Courtney Love - "Mono"
(America's Sweetheart)
- This girl can rock!
// sep.03, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤....
¤ Blur - "Coffee and TV"
(The Best Of)
- Easy listening. Brit-pop/rock at its best!
// sep.02, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤....
¤ D.A.D - "Overmuch"
(No Fuel Left For The Pilgrims)
- Pure Rock n' Roll from Denmark
// sep.01, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤......
¤ Queens Of The Stone Age - "You've Got A Killer Scene Here, Man"
(Lullabies to paralyze)
- Kudos to the original sound!
// aug.31, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤......
¤ The Perishers - "My heart"
(Let there be morning)
// aug.31, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤....
¤ Ryan Adams - "Night birds"
(29)
// aug.30, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤....
¤ Tracy Chapman - "I'm ready"
(Collection)
- The perfect cure for hangovers!
// aug.30, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤...
¤ Foo Fighters - "No way back"
(In your honour)
// aug.29, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤...
¤ Snow Patrol - "Chasing Cars"
(Eyes open)
// aug.28, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤...
¤ Stereophonics - "Maybe tomorrow"
(You gotta go there to come back)
- I liked their album "Just Enough Education To Perform" better.
// aug.27, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤....
¤ Gavin Degraw - "Chemical Party"
(Chariot)
- Great singer, great songwriter
// aug.26, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤.
¤ Arctic Monkeys - "Fake tales of San Francisco"
(What ever people say I am, that's what I'm not)
- "Get on your dancing shoes, you sexy little swine!.."
// aug.25, 2006 // ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤.
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Grade scale:
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(Fuckin' A-class!)
¤¤¤¤¤.....
(Good stuff, but nothing out of the ordinary)
¤.........
(Not my cup of tea...)