Category: Music

  • The Search of the Silver Sea

    Amazon Uk - Meav Ni MhaolchathaWelcome to the brand new adventures of Amy Wong, this time~ entitled, Amy Wong and the Search of the Silver Sea. (insert harry potter pun in here)

    As many know, I have found myself obsessed with Celtic Woman, so I was trying to look for some tracks by Meav Ni Mhaolchatha, whose name I have finally learned to type. I was browsing iTunes when I found the music I wanted, and downloaded some of her tracks, when I realized iTunes Canada didn’t have listed her album Silver Sea… yes, I was browsing iTunes USA when I saw it. So I found myself cursing and cussing against iTunes, because seriously… Canada and the US? Not much of a difference in the market, is there? I know, I know it’s not iTunes’ fault per se, but the record companies… but WHATEVER.

    Anyway, since I couldn’t get the tracks the legal way, I started searching all torrents sites with Bit Che (insert sponsorship here) – but couldn’t find ANYTHING. Then, I decided to open LimeWire (insert more propaganda here), but yeah~ no such luck either.

    Then, I started googling (more propaganda here… seriously, I should get some money for all these advertisement I’m adding in my post) – Tried Calabash Music first (more ads), but nothing there… and then found Artist Direct (more ads) – they had Meav listed, they just didn’t have the Silver Sea album… AND FINALLY! I found eMusic (more ads) – the site seemed normal, read the WHY JOIN? thing they had, and DIDN’T READ anything about REGION RESTRICTION, so I signed up. But SURPRISE! I couldn’t download~ The album is not allowed in Peru, nor Canada~

    eMusic - Meav Ni Mhaolchatha

    Now, I went straight to the source of all this madness… Meav’s official site, which gives a few links where to get her album. Amazon.com or UK don’t have the album anymore (ok, more ads… and I knew I wouldn’t be able to find the album because it’s quite old) – and also… Celtic Collections. In fact, Celtic Collections HAS the album in stock, with another cover, and who knows what other tiny differences. The price? 13.5 Euros. Now, that’s a rip-off for me, I’m sorry… coz I know for sure, I will need to pay probably 7 Euros more for shipping, and I can’t really see if that’s a good deal for me.

    Celtic Collections - Meav Ni MhaolchathaI heart Meav, and all… but come on! Get real, I’m Peruvian – over 15 Euros for an album is a lot of money for me, especially because I only want 5 tracks from the album! However, I’m seriously tempted in buying it just to post it online, so no one has to suffer getting the tracks. My only chance without spending over 10 Euros, is to wait for my cousin to get me the tracks… she may be able to, since she’s living in the US. Hopefully, eMusic will allow her to download the tracks, or else… I’ll have to figure out a way around the iTunes tracks.

    Oh yeah, by the way… Calabash Music is pretty good, since I haven’t gotten any content restriction issue with it, as well as those DRM-Free music thingies on iTunes music, you know, “The Protection” code thing which really bugs people. So I will shout it to the world, CALABASH MUSIC IS PRETTY AWESOME.

  • Loads of Music

    Loads of new music on my music player…

    This post is a follow-up to this post~

    • The Ark
    • Art Brut
    • Be Your Own Pet
    • Get Cape . Wear Cape . Fly
    • Hard-Fi
    • Hope of the States
    • Kaiser Chiefs
    • The Klaxons
    • The Libertines (oldie, I know…)
    • Lily Allen (I heart her)
    • Operator Please
    • The Pink Spiders
    • Razorlight
    • Salem Al Fakir
    • Shitdisco
    • The Zuttons

    I am still catching up on the music I own… recent purchases include Regina Spektor, and KT Tunstall. ^^

  • New Music on the Music Player

    Ok, it’s been like a year since I last updated my music player, so I decided to do it now, since I’m traveling next week and won’t get a chance to do it later. The old player had old hits like “Ready to Make Nice” by the Dixie Chicks, “I Bet that You Look Good on the Dance Floor” by Arctic Monkeys, songs by OK Go, Norwegian hit Marit Larsen… now, this is the list:

    1. E Ha’i Ana Wau by Green Light Go (lyrics)
    2. Falling Slowly by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
    3. Filter Factory by Dee
    4. Funky Dancers by Antigone
    5. Habanera by East Village Opera Company
    6. Johnny Negro by Quad Riot (lyrics)
    7. Little of your Time by Maroon 5
    8. My Alcoholic Friends by The Dresden Dolls
    9. Outta my Way by Damone
    10. Sur la Colline de Delos by Kazumi and Maia
    11. Takarajima by Kobukuro (lyrics)
    12. When I Get Where I’m Going by Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton
    13. WINDING ROAD by Ayaka and Kobukuro

    So head back up to the Music Player link and open it up! Leave a comment, and don’t steal. If you enjoy the music, support the artist.

  • Quad Riot lyrics!

    Thanks to Johnny Saunders, member of Quad Riot, I’ve got the lyrics to their song Johnny Negro… in case anyone needs them. You can buy the song through iTunes, or their Fandango link.

    I will hopefully try to get the lyrics to Ctrl Alt Del soon. :P

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  • Celtic Woman Lyrics

    So… I might be planning to compile the lyrics to Celtic Woman: A New Journey – Live @ Slane Castle, Ireland – in the meantime, I’ve only got my favorite chapters/songs/performances of the show.

    1. The Sky and the Dawn and the Sun
    2. The Prayer
    3. Caledonia
    4. Newrange
    5. Orinoco Flow
    6. Dúlaman
    7. The Blessing
    8. Scarborough Fair
    9. Granuaile’s Dance (instrumental) – Fiddling Solo.
    10. Over the Rainbow
    11. Beyond the Sea
    12. At the Céili
    13. Lascia Ch’io Pianga
    14. Carrickfergus
    15. Sing Out!
    16. Panis Angelicus
    17. The Last Rose of Summer
    18. Spanish Lady
    19. Shenandoah – The Pacific Slope (instrumental) – Fiddling Solo.
    20. The Voice
    21. Danny Boy
    22. Somewhere
    23. Mo Ghile Mear
    24. You Raise Me Up
    25. At the Céili Reprise (instrumental)

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  • My Favorite TV Characters

    Okay, so I was watching an episode of Desperate Housewives on Sony (Entertainment Television), which had no Bree – AT ALL. The episode sucked so badly, I felt sorry for it. Seriously, the best character of the show is Bree hands down, without Marcia Cross, DH will drop down on ratings. So, in the light of this crappy episode, I wanted to make a list of my favorite TV characters, in no particular order~

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  • Green Light Go – E Ha’i Ana Wau Lyrics

    For your viewing pleasure… I present to you “E Ha’i Ana Wau” by Hawaiian group Green Light Go! Thanks to Kamuela Kahoano who sent me the lyrics! You can find a full review of their debut album HERE.

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  • Debe ser sexy

    Traducción de un artículo “Sexiness a must for today’s lady singers” por Nekesa Mumbi Moody. (link aquí)

    Ella fue un “gran talento,” una joven cantante con maravillosa voz que escribió bellas canciones. Pero no era una belleza, además era plana y tenía sobrepeso para empeorar las cosas.

    Recordando a la estrella aspirante, la ejecutiva musical, Jody Gerson sigue sintiéndose terrible de pensar: “Nunca encontrará disquera, a pesar de ser fabulosa.”

    Gerson podrá sentirse aún peor después de la salida de la noche del miércoles de Melinda Doolittle de “American Idol.” En la industria musical de hoy, las chicas del montón no necesitan presentarse. Sex appeal fue una vez considerado un bonus en una mujer, ahora es prácticamente un requerimiento.

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  • The Music Vid-Turned Short Film Invasion!

    Well, my music video knowledge is very limited, but these are a couple of the trivia that I know by heart:

    • The first EVER music video aired on MTV was “Video Killed the Radio Star” by, if I recall correctly, The Bugles.
    • “Thriller” by Michael Jackson was the first ever Music Video-Turned Short Film.
    • The first ever Music Video I remember watching is “Remember the Time” by Michael Jackson – another short film/music vid!

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  • Marit in Stylus!

    Marit in Stylus picture=D

    Link here: Stylus Magazine

    Here’s an excerpt:

    What’s your impression of American pop music?[…]

    […]But often when I’ve turned on the radio here, I find it very beat-driven and repetitive, somewhat hypnotic, and that’s not up my alley.

    She’s a good musician and performer. She’s got what to brag about, haha. Can’t wait for new material. :D