MORE YOUTUBE MUSIC.

hi guys! long time no post from me. im still trying to come up with some new original material, so hopefully there will be more posts coming soon. my new year's hopes for the blog is to hit at least 1000 views by our 1 year anniversary of this blog, and for more posts (diys possibly?) and hopefully a blogging schedule. but until then, you'll have to put up with my mediocre posts for now. 

so for christmas i got a ukulele! which i really wanted and i was insanely happy when i recieved one. i found it was really easy to learn (i basically learned it in a day.) and so once i got the hang of some basic chords i started to go find songs to play. and so i watched a ton of different covers of ukulele people on youtube and found some new musicians i like. 

so this kid named JD (jdviolinboy) is pretty much the most insanely talented and adorable 9 year old on youtube. i found him when i was learning ho hey by the lumineers (heres his cover.), and then i started to look at his other videos and wow. this kid is awesome. he plays violin, ukulele, piano, and can sing, rap, and beatbox. and harmonize and use loops. not to mention he has great music taste for a 9 year old. (his favorite band is IMAGINE DRAGONS. :) and he has even sang with them! ) i hope he goes really far in music and keeps making videos.

anyways here's some of his videos! go check his stuff out. 

another person that is probably now by favorite british youtube singer is Dodie Clark or doddleoddle.  she is just an amazing beautiful person with a beautiful voice, not to mention a super cute little sister who she sometimes sings with. she also plays ukulele of course. her covers and original songs are all so amazing and her song a permanent hug from you is just cuteness overload in the lyrics (im learning it right now.) so go check her out too because she's so sweet. 

anyways i hope enjoyed these people too and if you have more people you would like me to feature, as always  COMMENT. 

♥, sena

YOUTUBE MUSIC DAY 7

today's youtuberian musician is Allegra or stopitsgingertime! she is a 17 year old, who writes and sings songs about her many obsessions such as doctor who, homestuck, gravity falls, teen wolf, etc, accompanied by her ukulele. her songs are really fun, and her voice is cute as well. 

we definetely relate to her song about obsessions and fandoms! 

sena

YOUTUBE MUSIC DAY 6

today's sharing is pretty self explanatory and quick because it is way too late, and i nearly forgot this post. so we chose THE MIDNIGHT BEAST for today. which is a british group consisting of its three members, Stefan Abingdon, Andrew Wakely and Ashley Horne.they do comedy songs and parodies. you might have heard of them from their youtube famous parody of tik tok by kesha. ANYWAYS, they are really funny lyrical geniuses and i quite enjoy their songs and videos

here is their latest parody of keshas die young which they have named LIVE FAST DIE OLD. 

im very obsessed and ive memorized basically the first half along with rhett and links christmas sweatz song. 

love sena

YOUTUBE MUSIC DAY 4 : The Vamps.

hi guys! happy 12/12/12 (for those of you in america today) i hope you had a lucky day and all your wishes will come true. today at our school it was crazy. at the 12 sec. of the 12 min. of the 12 hour of the 12 day etc basically when it turned 12:12 these 6th graders started a conga line. seriously. anyways on to the musician for today! 

for today i picked a band called THE VAMPS  (thevampsofficial). they are a group of 3 british boys Bradley Will-Simpson, James Mcvey, Tristan Evans, 

who have kind of a indie-pop take on pop songs (for example one direction, taylor swift that sort 

of stuff.) i'm really in love with them and i hope they don't go all one direction on us, because 

they are amazing. i can definetly say im a vampette.....  

here is their take on the one direction song kiss you (which is like the only song i know from their latest album haha) 

here are them with carrie fletcher (another british youtuber...) singing love is easy by mcfly which is probably at least in the top 3 of world's cutest songs.... which speaking of the girl, carrie in the video is a sibling of one of the guys in mcfly... i guess this post is introducing 3 people then... 

THIS is the original song by mcfly. 

well that's your post for WEDNESDAY! i would really love it if you commented what you think! 

♥ sena 

ps. thank you for 5000 views :) 

YOUTUBE MUSIC DAY 3

so for today's musician i picked drew tabor (her channel isd rewby1xo) who is a girl with just a really pretty voice. it's kind of singersongwriter but still pop. and it has a little soulful vibe to it.  
she also has both covers and original songs that all sound pretty good. i have a feeling you guys will like her. 

her original song DECEMBER NIGHTS. 

and here's her mashup cover of die young by ke$ha and live while we're young by one direction. me and angela learned about both songs from her. it sounds so cool.. the way she sings makes things really catchy. i don't even know why. 

anyways as always tell us what you think of our picks in the comments! we hope we've been showing you some of your new future favorite youtube singers... 


love always, 
sena 

youtube music day2

for monday's youtube musician is actually more than one person. these guys arecimorellitheband, these guys are all sisters and i first came across them when my sister got obsessed with this one song-payphone and started  finding all music covers of payphone in all of youtube land.

PLAY ALL THESE SONGS AT ONCE TO SAVE TIME AND IF IT STILL SOUNDS AWSEOME, COMMENT...WHY AM I TYPIN IN CAPS???
so this is them singing that very song:

here is a video of them singing taylor swift's song i knew you were trouble

off topic- do the videos above and below seem to have color coded clothes much?

some nights:

right now i am watching jeopardy, for some reason every time i always guess and get only 1 right ):

thought of the day:

...the world may never know (just like how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie pop)

~angela

YOUTUBE MUSIC DAY 1

hi guys!  sorry about not posting for basically forever. so to make up for that. i decided i would make this week, a youtube musician week, where angela and i will feature a different singer/musician person each day, every day for you guys starting today! 

so here's our musician for DAY 1: 

RUSTY CLANTON: 

today's musician is rusty clanton who is a singer-songwriter type . i just found him recently because of his song being feautured in a meekakitty video. his voice is pretty much really amazing. and his covers (which includes BON IVER) and originals are the best things ever. 
so here is my favorite original of his called RIBS AND THINGS. 

if you like it be sure to tell him we sent you :) 


here is another video of him dueting with a girl named asiah singing tonight you belong with me from the jerk. it is seriously  vocal perfection. i've watched it like 17 times exactly (maybe more ) just today and im listening to it right now as i type. 

well that's all today! 

* COMMENT BELOW TO SAY IF YOU LIKED IT OR IF YOU HAVE A RECCOMENDATION OF A YOUTUBER MUSICIAN FOR US!!!!!!! 

♥sena 

HOLIDAY PLAYLIST

how was your thanksgiving guys?! hope it was great and that you are happy that it's finally the holiday season! that's right, now that the macys thanksgiving parade is over, and the black friday shopping insanity it's officially time for christmas/the holidays. i wonder why they just call it the "holidays" i mean that could be a lot of things... but it is associated with this time of year. so now all of the festivities begin, and it's time to break out the she and him christmas album

anyways since you guys are all in the christmas cheer (hopefully), i put together a playlist for you to listen to while you drink hot chocolate, and wrap presents in your pajamas.

enjoy

the "clever" holiday playlist

1. winter song- sara barielles and ingrid michealson 

2. the christmas waltz- she&him 

3. it came upon a midnight clear- norah jones

4. a holly jolly christmas- burl ives (original) 

5. rudolph the red nosed reindeer- jack johnson

6. all i want for christmas is you - mariah carey 

7. the christmas song- mindy gledhill

8.it's the most wonderful time of the year- andy williams

9. sleigh ride- fun.

10. christmas (baby please come home) micheal buble

11. carol of the bells- pentatonix

12. blue christmas- elvis presley 

13. last christmas- wham!

14. christmas lights- coldplay

15. wonderful christmastime- the shins

16. baby its's cold outside- she and him

so that's all for this playlist, comment below what your favorite thing to do during the holidays is, or your favorite song for this time of the year OR BOTH

xx sena

november: currently listening to

first off, i'm completely and totally in love with a band called GIVERS. their music just makes you smile. and i like smiling. 

coming from louisiana, this band is Kirby Campbell (drums/samples/vocals), Taylor Guarisco (guitar/vocals), Tif Lamson (vocals/percussion/ukulele), Josh Leblanc (bass), and William Henderson (synths/samples/vocals). they clearly have a really big variety of musical influences, because their sound is really unique and like nothing you've ever heard before. 

In Light, which is their first full length album is filled with just plain happy music. It's the kind of music you would add to your "dance around your living room/bedroom/area in your living space, like a total idiot" playlist. (i recommend up,up,up, words, or ceiling of plankton) 

also if you get the chance watch some of the youtube videos of them playing live. they are so energetic and passionate with their music. i mean, taylor is so into the music that his face looks like he's having a seizure, and you have to realize that he's singing, not dying. or this video, where they are playing a show in someones kitchen. and tif, makes me want a ukulele even more..even though i have no idea how to play. 

another band that i've been obsessed with this year for the past like 4 months is daughter. words cannot describe how beautiful every single one of their songs. guess you can only listen to it yourself.. kind of like where the wild things are........

well that's basically my main two favorite things this month. i've also gotten back into arcade fire...and fleet foxes. you should listen to THIS and THIS. 

oh and this. is it bad that i am addicted to this?

if you have music you think i should listen to, or videos i should watch and share, comment below. or just tell me what your listening to. unless you are listening to justin bieber. then leave. 

stay safe and don't get run over by a train,
sena

musical history.

so today here's just a quick post for a youtube thing i found called collectivecadenza. if you like music you will definitely love this. basically they have created many funny musical experiments, such as the history of misheard lyrics, a ringtone medley, western music genres, whistling, classical music, etc. you should check them out even if you aren't a music geek. they even have a mark zuckerburg "musical" where they sing about facebook to the tune of songs from musicals. speaking of musicals, last weekend i went to go see wicked! if you have the chance, go see it. its amazing (i got a signed poster!), 

so here is my favorite current one of their where they get kids into classical music by having them sing pop song lyrics to orchestral music. gangnam style sung to the Jurassic park theme? yep. can can mashed with bad romance? it happens. watch the whole thing! 

CLICK HERE for their channel, they have so many good videos.

if you do check them out, comment below your favorite video, or your favorite pop song to classical music thing!

bye 
sena

october: currently listening to.....

so i've decided to start a new music segment for each month. each month i will do a post with some of the music i've been listening to or recently discovered. so here's my favorites for october. 

ellie goulding:
i was so excited for halycon to come out, and the album did not disappoint. it's really different from lights but it is a step towards a new sound. the entire album is more of a dark, freakishly magical(ish) sound, but still has the same ellie goulding vocals. the songs i think are the best right now are "figure 8", "only you", and "my blood" because what's better than a song about bodily fluids? also "anything can happen" the lead single is dangerously catchy. 

songs that i have been listening to that also have cool music videos:

BOY- LITTLE NUMBERS

FOXES- ECHO

SUCRE- WHEN WE WERE YOUNG

i've also been listening to a lot of beach house, mainly the teen dream album. and more voxtrot. 
oh and THRILLER. because 1. halloween. 2. we're doing the dance in dance class

opus orange:
i recently found this band opus orange. i was listening to all their songs on soundcloud especially the Reinventions EP, and was really obsessed. their songs are kind of indie with  a lot of ukulele and twinkling sounds. you can just imagine their songs in the background of a commercial or something. my favorite song is probably "crystal clear", but all of the songs are really good.

so what have you guys been listening to? comment, with "the best song right now is_______"

xxxxxx sena

(sorry this music thing is disconnected.) 

dance like no one's watching

okay, today i'm going to share with you some videos that i've been wanting to post for a while! so i really love flashmobs and insane dancing. so i definitely love videos of people who can just break out their amazing dance skills in the middle of nowhere. and i especially love that they don't care what people think of them!

the first two are of actress/comedian Angela Trimbur who is awesome and hilarious and is on thesegirls (i will blog about that soon! very soon).  

this is of her dancing at a laundromat:

and this one is at a mall. in this one i feel like everyone was anticipating a flashmob. 

these next few are of a guy named Nathan. J. Barnatt who has pretty cool videos and mad spastic dance skills. 

well, after watching all of those dance videos i will guarantee that you might start unconsciously dancing at a random time. did i mention that all these people had the best choice in music ever? i mean lykke li, chromeo, madeon, and yelle? i like the way they think. 

have a good day (or night..) 

ps. we are almost at 2000 views. help us get there!!! thanks for your support! 

-sena  

the voice.

 so i will let you know i don't exactly like reality tv shows or competitions.  but i do make an exception for the voice, the sing off (when it was still alive.) and maybe some cooking show or something. anyways i haven't watched any episodes of the season 3 blind auditions yet at all, because i'm busy, and i have no idea what's going on except i did watch one clip of melanie martinez (who did the best "toxic" rendition ever. she's the next dia framps or lindsey pavao for sure.) . but i read a recap on the voice, and was super surprised to read off some names i recognized. 

1. Jordan Pruitt
oh my. disney fans you out there?! anyone remember the read it and weep days? or jump in with keke palmer and corbin bleu? so if you remember that, do you remember the singer jordan pruitt? she used to be my all-time favorite singer like ever in 3rd and 4th grade. i remember memorizing all the lyrics to my shoes or jump to the rhythm, and listening to the permission to fly album a billion times. im not really sure why i liked her so much, but i really liked her until i forgot about her. so back to the voice. i find out now that not only is she alive and still singing but is on The Voice on team xtina. what?

REMEMBER THIS? 

2.Cassadee Pope. 

In like 5th grade, I learned about Hey Monday and was listening to their album nonstop. i tried to tell people about it but they just thought it was weird. Well LOOK AT HER NOW! apparently she's on the voice too. and 4 judges turned. and in 7th grade she was even in a video we watched in health! but still even then no one knew about her. i don't like her as much anymore. but still. you get my point.

REMEMBER THIS?

3. Leila Broussard

i've been a big fan of leila broussard, for a couple years now. i think that she is the most amazing singer and songwriter and the entire masquerade album is so good. and i used to be seriously obsessed with the song satellite. anyways as you can tell from this whole post, she's on the voice too. which im sad because i can't say i'm the only person who knows (not that i am or anything), but im happy that she can gain new fans in the voice process.

anyways looks like im going to have to watch the voice because it looks extremely interesting all of a sudden. i still can't get over the whole jordan pruitt thing. man, i was such a big fan... back in the day like 200 years ago. 

well that's all for now. 

love, sena
ps. remember when angela posted the call me maybe in chinese video? guess what? in chinese class we have to make a music video to it. seriously. no joke. 

converse shoes are pumped up kicks

so i was reading something and it had a link to the converse  music blog. so i checked it out mostly because i love converse shoes a lot, but when i went there i was seriously impressed by the music on their blog! if you like the same music as i do then you will be obsessed with a lot of the stuff they have on there. they have this thing called "3 artists, 1 song" where they feature 3 different artists collaborating on 1 original song. so anyways i was flipping around the stuff they had on here, and i discovered something seriously awesome sauce. there was one of these "3 artists 1 song" collabs with Kid Cudi (omg), Best Coast (OMG), and Rostam from Vampire Weekend (OMG). The song is called "All Summer" and you can download it for free (i downloaded the moment i heard it).  it's pretty sad that i found this song when summer is OVER! but there is some abnormally warm weather still where we live, so i'm going to keep listening to the song until it gets cold. but it's definitely going to be one of my summer songs next summer! 

-sena