Thursday, April 26, 2012

Jason Aldean Reaches Out to Boy with Cancer


Photo Credit: Tasteofcountry
Seven-year old Tyson Zimmer is dying of brain cancer.
                Country star Jason Aldean, being a father of two girls, knows how much a child means to the world.
                Zimmer, being a huge Aldean fan, told Nebraska news station, KOLN-TV, that he sings Aldean’s song, “Big Green Tractor” because it is his favorite.
                The boy’s family and friends came together joining in a Twitter campaign to get Aldean to send the sick boy a video message.
                Aldean did more than that.
                After sending Zimmer a video message thanking him for being a fan, he told him to get better and invited  him and his family out to meet him at a show, he also sent along autographed posters, albums and four backstage passes for him and his family.
                The family also received a trip to Disney World by the Make-A-Wish-Foundation.
                When they return, the family plans on going out to Illinois to meet and see Aldean in May.
                However, now the family is trying to raise enough money to get there.
                If you would like to help the Zimmer family with their expenses for the trip you can send an email to tysonsfightagainstcancer@gmail.com to purchase a $5 Tyson wristband reading, “Say~Fight~Cure.”
                The idea was produced by the local radio station Froggy 98.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

2Pac Hologram Performance Opens Doors in Music World


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Tupac Shakur, American rapper, was shot and killed in 1996.
                Tupac Shakur performed at Coachella festival in 2012.
                                Last weekend, at the Coachella Music Festival in southern California, fans were astonished as they watched Shakur perform with fellow rappers Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre.
                What seemed like a miracle and perhaps the answer to fans prayers was merely a hologram of Shakur.
                Shakur appeared on the stage with detail so real it was hard for fans to process.
                The hologram showed every piece of Shakur from his abs to his tattoo bearing, “Thug life.”
                Shakur reached to the sky and his fans screaming out to his fellow rappers Dre and Snoop, whom answered back as if he was the real thing.
                Seconds later Shakur addressed the fans themselves and the concert screaming, “What is up Coachella?” A personalized shout out to fans from 2Pac, enough to give fans goosebumps.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

The Ready Set Gets Crowd Going, Breathe Carolina Falls Short


The Ready Set/ Photo Credit: passthepunk.tumblr.com
What do you get when you crunch up garlic Ritz crackers and combine them with Velveeta macaroni and cheese?  Nothing other than a popular piece of tour food for Breathe Carolina, add the chicken burritos being made by The Ready Set and it’s like a restaurant on wheels.
                In a recent interview with both bands, a discussion of tour food became a big one.
                “I get like black beans, rice and some chicken and guacamole and I’ve been making really awesome burritos lately,” said Jordan Witzigreuter, the solo vocalist from the indie-pop band, The Ready Set.
                “You have to be creative with the microwave,” said Kyle Even, a vocalist in the electronic-rock band, Breathe Carolina.
                “You get Ritz crackers and put them all over the plate, cover the Ritz in shredded cheese and then pour the Mac n Cheese all over the crackers,” said Even.
The discussion took a turn when the chain fast food restaurant, Chick-Fill-A was brought up.
From there was a discussion about the spicy chicken sandwich that I should be trying if I ever find one of these places.
                The two bands drove down to St. Bonaventure University on Thursday, April 12, 2012 to perform in the on campus bar, The Rathskellar.
                With it being not a very large venue, it was interesting to see the excitement in the artists when the saw the space they would be working with.

Monday, April 2, 2012

Music Videos You Should Watch and the Ones You Just Shouldn’t

            With the number of music videos and songs that coming out today, deciding which ones to watch or listen to can be hard to decipher. To save time, I’ve listed a few music videos you should take the time to watch and a few others you should just pass up.

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 We Are the In Crowd Ft. Alex Gaskarth: “Kiss Me Again”  :)
The pop-punk band We Are the In Crowd formed in 2009 and has released six music videos including one acoustic video and one montage video. The new music video “Kiss Me Again” comes off their album Best Intentions released in 2011.
The music video features Alex Gaskarth, the lead vocalist for the pop-punk band All Time Low.
The video shows two teenagers (Gaskarth and WATIC lead vocalist Taylor Jardine) getting interrupted when they try to kiss. At the same time the video shows the bands performing at a house party.
The video over all shows the adorable love side with the ability to get you into the song by adding the house party setting. In the video you get to see Gaskarth and Jardine interacting with one another while they perform.