Year 4, Day 296

Hey Guys. So today's song is All The Small Things by Blink-182.

So I decided to watch Fantastic Beasts today despite the fact that I never actually finished watching the Harry Potter series. And before you ask no I have not read the books. It's either one or the other for me and I remember being in school when the first book came out and it wasn't my cup of tea. I mean my class even used to go behind the fat lady portrait one teacher created to read together as a class and that didn't do it for me. So feel free to tell me I'm not a puritan in the comments. Anyway back to Fantastic Beasts. How do I put this.... it was interesting more than entertaining? I mean I liked it sure, but I found myself viewing it less for its movie merits and more for what kinds of creature they would feature. I mean the story line was good, characters were lovable and Eddie was cast perfectly, but all I wanted was to see the beasts. I was not disappointed on that front either. I don't want to give anything away so I'm keeping it vague. And now that I've seen it I'm totally on board for creating more wizarding stories that exist in the same fictional realm that stand alone from the other stories. Give me movies about Ilvermorny, give me a study on Obscurials, give me a time jump to wizards picking up the pieces in this time period. The Harry Potter story wasn't something I related to, but one of the other ones might be so J.K Rowling I hope you get creating.

Peace.

Year 4, Day 295

Morning. Today's song is Pork and Beans by Weezer.

So I'm heading back home now finally. My uncle had a little duel with mother nature and they ended up stuck on their vacation for another day. It sounds like it would be nice to have an extra day in Hawaii, but not when you aren't prepared for it... especially when you have a three year old in tow. Their plane landed two hours ago thankfully (I've been refreshing the airport page all night) and they just waked in the door looking haggard. I guess there was a rain storm which led to a rock slide which meant the flight crew couldn't get to the plane. And the airport kicked the passengers out because it's technically illegal to camp out in the terminal so they had to got to the only hotel open. Let's just say my aunt was pissed when she got home. My uncle though was pretty pleased because the day delay meant he was off the hook about going to site for work. Instead he gets an extra three days off on top of the two weeks he's already going to get. One more hour until rush hour dies down and I can finally get a little sleep in my own bed. Celebrate with me, today is a great day.

Peace.

Year 4, Day 294

Hello. Today I give you Turn The Lights On by Big Sugar.

I'm switching it up today with a little Canadian reggae from the past... well I guess that's an inaccurate description nor that the band is active again, but semantics. They technically formed in 1988 as a support band for a singer named Molly Johnson. When she made it big with her own band, she helped these guys get into the music business as well. Eventually the lineup changed in the band, and things got awesome when they finally clicked with a popular reggae bassist named Gary Lowe who had moved to Toronto from Jamaica. They got really big at first mostly through word of mouth and eventually got so popular that they were asked to play at Woodstock in 1999. They all ended up going their separate way in 2004 to work on solo projects, but reunited in 2010. So the fun thing is you get to compare their new and old stuff. You can start with this one, which is an oldie of theirs, but a goodie.

Peace.

Year 4, Day 293

Hiya. So today's song is Lay It All On Me by Rudimental featuring Ed Sheeran.

I mentioned Rudimental earlier, said I'd feature them and today I'm delivering on that promise. Ed Sheeran is just a bonus. Rudimental is a drum and bass band from England made up of four members. I always assumed it was one person so bit of a shock for me when I started to look them up. The band name came about thanks to a music teacher and a forgotten book. One of the members has called himself Rudiments as a DJ, and when they decided to become a band, they adjusted the name for the group. Throughout their career they've won multiple awards and worked with a lot of influential artists, creating some amazing tracks for you to check out. This one is only the icing on the cake, so keep looking them up if you like it.

Peace.

Year 4, Day 292

Hey everyone. So today's song is A Day To Feel Alive by Jake Reese.

Alright I can't 100% confirm that this is the correct guy I'm looking for, but the voice sounds right so I'm going to go with yes. This guy is Dutch and I think he's the first one that I've featured so give it up for the Netherlands! All of us only English speakers know him as Jake Reese, but you're more likely to find him if you go by his legit name which is Jaap Reesema. He won the Dutch X Factor which guaranteed him a record deal, and he's released a few songs, but other than that his professional jacket is a little thin. You can check out his other songs on his YouTube channel. Hope you like it.

Peace.

Year 4, Day 291

Hello. So today's song is Behind Blue Eyes by Limp Bizkit.

This is an older group that formed in 1994. I could spout a lot of facts about these guys at you, but I think you get all the information about them that you need from the quote about their band name. "The name is there to turn people's heads away. A lot of people pick up the disc and go, 'Limp Bizkit. Oh, they must suck.' Those are the people that we don't even want listening to our music." It was the 90's so I guess I should be admiring them sticking it to the man, but seriously? If you want to turn people off that badly then why even make music. Don't be snobbish about your own fans because it kind of makes me hate you.

Peace.

Year 4, Day 290

Hi guys. So today's song is Runnin' by Naughty Boy featuring Beyonce and Arrow Benjamin.

I've obviously already showed off Beyonce's music, and I believe I also featured Naughty Boy before, but Arrow Benjamin is new, so I'm going to focus on him. He's an English singer songwriter who seems to still be pretty new to big name music, with this song being his most notable piece. He has also written his own single recently and worked with Beyonce on a song from her Lemonade album. I'm guessing that's probably how the two of them ended up on this single together. He's worked with some other famous DJ's as well including Major Lazer and Rudimental (who will be featured in a few days.) I expect that he's going to do some pretty great things so keep your eye out.

Peace.