Addictive song: Animal by Neon Trees
Neon Trees. They are kind of like a hyped up techno Keane. They are one of The Killers favorite bands. “Animal” (of which you will have no idea why it is called Animal when you listen to it) is a great first release for an unknown band.
Neon Trees are a combination of slick pop hooks and a sturdy melodic hard hitting rock energy with songs that would sound good in an arena as well as a dance floor. Songs are shameless anthems of adolescent angst delivered with the kind of heart-on-the-sleeve passion.
The first single, “Animal,” takes off from a round of weaving, angular guitars moving into a hook happy new wave with an odd techno charisma. Whatever words I may use it is fun to listen to and interesting. As they are so young they do have a rawer feel and you hope it only get better with each cd. Their first cd, Habits, was released late this month.
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travels of reading part 1
September 7, 2010 - 9:43 pm
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So. This is part a rant about people who don’t take advantage of reading and part simply a plea for people to read as often as they can. Let me begin with the traveling ‘thing’ I mention upfront. I have been extremely fortunate in my life to have had the opportunity to travel the globe. [...]
travels of reading part 2
September 7, 2010 - 9:42 pm
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“You get a little moody sometimes but I think that’s because you like to read. People that like to read are always a little fucked up.” Pat Conroy This is a follow up to my reading part 1 (which was serious about the importance of reading). This is more a rant (and a warning) on [...]
about conflict (and enlightened) & global generation
September 6, 2010 - 9:00 pm
Tags: a generation of concerned citizens, a global education kids initiative, a net education platform, affecting people's conflict behavior, aligning generational attitude and technology and consumer trends, building character, business, Business Thoughts, communication, community individualism, conflict and people, content dissemination trends, creating innovation attitude in children, creating the next generation of thinkers, creating the next generation of thinkers using the web, curiosity is the enemy of ignorance, developing cross cultural skills, developing minds of next generation of thinkers, developing social and emotional competencies, educating using the net, education to enlighten, effective teaching globally, encouraging curiosity, encouraging understanding of choices, enlightened conflict, generation after millennials, global collaboration, Global generation, ignorance is the enemy, leadership, learning, lessons, life lessons, mass mingling impact on Global Generation, measuring generational attitudes, measuring generational behavior, measuring global education, mobile technology impacting education, peace on facebook, pop up schools, respect, strategy, Stuff I Like, teaching kids globally, the economist e-communication and society, truth, twitter triumph of humanity, using cell technology for education, web based global education
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So. Every once in awhile I don’t need to think about what to write because someone writes something that makes my point (and I get to use that and write). The Economist. 9/4/2010. E-communication and society. An entire article about how internet is proving (sociologically) to be a divisive tool rather than an ‘expansive community [...]
the vodka workout
September 6, 2010 - 9:09 am
Tags: abdominal obesity, alcohol and abdominal fat, alcohol or water, fitness program and alcohol, getting in shape and drinking, getting in shape and making choices, ignorance, learning, lessons, obesity, recommendation, Stuff I Like, truth, vodka and fitness
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So. The august 22nd NY Times. Under a fascinating article called “the sofa wars” (not kidding … and, yes, NY Times is still a great newspaper) there was a small news piece on a gym that offers cocktail hours after their boot camp fitness training classes. Oh. And the cocktail hours (not the boot camps) [...]
friendly advice
September 5, 2010 - 1:53 pm
Tags: admiration, balancing dependence and independence, boundlessness of friendship, character, communication, connection to the silent life of things, decision making, finding both comfort and newness, focus on what is important, friends, friends just show up, friends leading following and side by side, friendship, hills seem less steep with friends, in maturity we tend to communicate better, learning, lessons, life, life lessons, matched intellectual friends, mutual respect in relationships, quotations, quotes, relationships, respect, responsibility, Stuff I Like, the power of friends, truth, until we meet again
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So. Getting advice from friends. I just saw a great friend the other day at lunch that I hadn’t seen in quite some time and he did what he does best as my friend … gave great advice. You know. We all have one of those friends. Not all. One. If you are really lucky [...]
never fear the event
September 2, 2010 - 10:59 pm
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“Never Fear the Event.” Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson So. I am using a quote from a guy who probably was one of the best at seeking out ‘events’ rather than fear or avoid them. Therefore it becomes difficult to use this occasion to discuss worrying about things that will never happen and fear of what [...]
respect the burden
September 2, 2010 - 10:58 pm
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“respect the burden” – Napoleon Bonaparte Ah. So, yes, I wrote this in combination with Nelson’s ‘don’t fear the event.’ Two charismatic leaders who didn’t fear the event and respected the burden that came along with being a leader (and managing the event to the extent they could). Before I get to the ‘burden’ it [...]
enlightened college football conflict analysis
September 2, 2010 - 12:36 pm
Tags: BCS, bowl games, championship, college football, college sports, enlightened conflict sports, mormons and football, ncaa, predictions, reflections, Stuff I Like, truth
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Opening weekend in college football. My look at the top 25 and some other stuff and my enlightened expert analysis. First. Because I have been very very consistent on this issue I need to comment on BYU going independent (I have always believed the Mormons should just have an all-star team and beat the crap [...]
elephants and leaders
August 31, 2010 - 10:33 pm
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“All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.” – John Kenneth Galbraith, U.S. economist, “The Age of Uncertainty” So. I am not sure if this is [...]
that one person
August 31, 2010 - 10:32 pm
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“you can only tell who you are, if you have that one person to tell you.” I would imagine the picture and saying is directed toward something romantic. But. Think of this as a mentor. Or in the business world. And maybe even life in general … but I will talk business. We all, no [...]
April 10, 2010 - 4:29 pm
good to know some things don’t change…so far i haven’t heard of ANY of your addictive songs, and very few of the one hit wonders…clearly i’m living under a rock somewhere…