I can’t think of a better way to start the day than to learn that the band that a little under a year ago broke my heart and disbanded has now regrouped and is back at it for another round. Not all is the same though, the lead singer Andrew Stockdale has passed up his past band-mates and formed a new foursome. The sophomore album drops in stores October 13.
Here is the single that was released in June:
Outside of the Amy Biehl Foundation Trust Marimba Band at my site I have not done too much exploration into music while in Cape Town. However, I have stumbled upon K’naan without even leaving our house on Kimberly Road. My friend, Pat Duffey, recently spent a month or so in Voi, Kenya and heard about K’naan from a friend in Voi. He is from Somalia and the song, “Waving Flag“, has quickly taken off as a house hit. Sam Drew and I are doing more research into procuring his other albums. One of our other favorites is “Take a Minute“. South Africa is amazing, come visit me.
Not only do you quench my thirst and keep a little change in my pocket but you also host a rocking show. The PBR concert series has hit St. Louis and you can color me impressed. For the same price as a case of this delicious elixir I saw an evening full of hip swinging, head banging hits. While the opening act, Jon Hardy and the Public, failed to live up to my standards I was blown away by White Rabbits (http://tiny.cc/WhiteRabbits51 ). They totally rocked my face off. Percussion Gun is their “stand out” song according to the public and most critics but I think it pales in comparison to the rest of their set list. If you get the chance to see them I highly recommend going.
While this reminds a lot of Tim Burton’s Willy Wonka, I didn’t hate the movie. So I am excited about this leaked trailer:
http://mashable.com/2009/07/22/alice-in-wonderland-trailer/
Recently I thought the only good marriage this month would be the Dairy Queen “Blizzard of the Month.” But upon finding this video of old Russian ladies singing along to a accordion accompanied rendition of Brittany Spears’ “Hit Me Baby One More Time” I knew that July would be an even better month than I anticipated.
