This week, I've decided to shorten things up... and not because I'm tired of talking, but because I wanted to push out a podcast that has a good quality sound. I had to shorten it because saving the podcast in a higher quality takes up more space. Anyways, I hope you like the music I picked out. See you next week.

1) Saturday Love - Angels & Airwaves
2) We Found Love - Rihanna
3) Never Let Me Go - Florence + The Machines

This week, I talk a little about how Halloween was a little disappointing this year... It's my favorite Holiday and yet the most boring night of my life. Also, I touch up a little about J.K. Rowling and her "almost" character misfortune... and of course I feature brand new music. Hope you enjoy!

Music featured on this episode:
1) Princess of China - Coldplay feat. Rihanna
2) I Forgive You - Kelly Clarkson
3) Kissed You (Good Night) - Gloriana
4) Only If For A Night - Florence + The Machine

Music featured on this episode:

1) Swimming Home - Evanescence
2) Ghost Towns - Radical Face
3) No Strings - Mayer Hawthorne
4) Heartbeat - The Fray

I just received an email from 'Netflix' stating that they were going to do away with the new company, Quikster. Although their pricing is going to remain unchanged, at least there will be no hassle if you want to receive dvd's. So, at least there's some good news to come with Netflix's current changes... Or "un-changes".

It's sad that I'm happy about something the company isn't doing, rather than the alternative.

This episode features new music by Bruno Mars & Daughtry. Also, I give my thoughts on Steve Jobs, the  show 'Dexter', and the newest Paranormal Activity movie.

I haven't been with Netflix since the beginning, but I did join pre- price increase. I fell in love with the service. DVD's and unlimited streaming for only $9.99? It was a great bargain; something we "fat, lazy Americans" could be proud of. However, now I’ve downgraded my service and am now writing on my despise of Netflix.  What happened? 

A couple of podcast episodes ago, I talked about how a guy posted a picture of himself atop one of the World Trade Centers with a plane behind him headed his way (Posted Below). Media caught wind of the photo and paraded the thought that this guy survived the terrorist attacks. That was not the case. Come to find out, the man photoshopped the plane into an old photo of his and used as a joke between his friends.

I don't take it as a joke. I take is as a menace to America and a huge slap in the face for the families affected by 9/11. What do you think? Maybe in another 10 years, people will be able to joke about a few things regarding the attacks, but not this soon.

This week, make clear my excitement for fall shows starting back up... and I complain a little about Netflix and their newly introduced disaster of a plan, Quikster. I hope you enjoy this episode. I'll be back next week! Be on the lookout for a few blog posts over: Zooey Deschanel, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Netflix & being "Politically Correct"...

Music featured on the podcast:

1) Sail - Awolnation
2) Cheers! - Rihanna
3) Cold As Stone - Lady Antebellum

On this week's episode, I speak my mind on a few things... I also touch up on a couple of things in the entertainment world... And I introduce a new part of my podcast "Do You Know"... Let me know what you think! I'll be posting a few articles and pictures in the near future that correspond to this episode. Other than that, I hope you enjoy this one! The music is EXTRA GREAT this time!

1) Called Out In The Dark - Snow Patrol
2) Mr. Know It All - Kelly Clarkson
3) Halocene - Bon Iver

I've gone a little sappy on this podcast; talking about the various disasters we all have found ourselves in... Earthquakes, Tornadoes, Floods, Hurricanes, etc. I've chosen a few songs that I've recently come to love, so I hope you love them also. Next week, I'll talk about some things happening in the entertainment world, so stay tuned. Hope you enjoy.

1) Nothing - The Script
2) Double Trouble - Jack & White
3) Smile - Avril Lavigne
4) Break Even / Fast Car Mashup - Colbie Caillat*



*This song was a Sirius XM Special Acoustic Song. Not available for purchase or anything... so be sure to check out YouTube!

1) Pumped Up Kicks - Foster The People
2) Faster - Matt Nathanson
3) Moves Like Jagger feat. Christina - Maroon 5
4) Dark Horses - Switchfoot

It's been a while... and I promise, in a couple of weeks, I'll be updating my blog and my podcast pretty consistently. This episode features music from soundtracks, new albums and, of course, great artists.

There is a first for this episode though: I've included a 'classical music' soundtrack piece. It's from the latest Harry Potter movie, and is so good that I decided I couldn't pass it up.

I've also included a song by Matt Nathanson featuring Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles. If you closely listen to the words, it's like watching a porno... only being narrated. Haha nevertheless, it's a great song.

Here's the line-up of the music. (I've done more talking here so there are fewer songs.)

1) Say You Like Me - We The Kings
2) Statues - Alexandre Desplat (HP Pt. 2 Soundtrack)
3) Run - Matt Nathanson ft. Jennifer Nettles
4) Goodbye to the Girl - David Cook

Hope you enjoy!

Okay, so Nancy Botwin is a main character, and I said I'd try to talk about characters that weren't necessarily in the direct spotlight, but this chick surprises me in everything. Mary-Louise Parker really caught my attention in the show Weeds, though. She plays a somewhat clueless lady who seems to be stronger than any mob-ish drug dealer, emotionally that is. She's a soft, kind-hearted lady who somehow finds herself in dangerous situations, but those brown eyes of hers never fail to bail her out of trouble. Who can resist her charm?!

After the timely death of her young husband, Nancy has to come up with a way to raise her two boys with the same privileges as before (wealth-wise). When she turns to the only thing that she can do without any experience and college degree, she finds herself putting everyone she loves in danger. Dealing 'Weed' becomes her and her family's trade. They soon learn to grow and distribute, as well, until everything blows up into shit... during each season finale. How can this normal, passive lady hold her calm and find a way out every time something happens? That's why I love her.


Check out Weeds on Showtime. Season 7 is going to start up pretty soon, so definitely check it out. Also, Netflix has all the current seasons... just a thought.

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Here's a video of Nancy at her best:

On this episode, I talk about the Showtime show "Weeds" and play a bunch of new music! Be sure to check it out! Hope you enjoy!

Songs featured on this episode are:

1) You And I - Parachute
2) Super Bass - Nicki Minaj
3) Give Me Everything - Pitbull
4) Marry The Nights - Lady Gaga
5) I Love You This Much - Scotty McCreery

I've been thinking of new things to write about... It seems like the only things I've been writing about lately is television shows and movies... My new idea doesn't stray far from either of those, but I'm going to be focusing more on specific characters and why I like them so much... Many of my favorite characters aren't even main characters... but without them, the movies and shows they're on, in my opinion, would be absolutely boring.


So for my first character of this new series of posts, I've chosen Mozzie from the USA show White Collar. Mozzie is a somewhat ordinary guy who Neal (the main character from WC) depends on for any endeavor. Whether it be coming up with money for a mission or finding something that's been lost for centuries, Mozzie can do it all. It also helps his character development that everyone loves him and his humor. He's goofy and kind-hearted, so what's not to like? Plus- with all of his conspiracies you would think that he's full of shit... Wrong. I actually find Mozzie to be quite sensible.

So, if you like a good crime show with lots of humor and drama, then go check Moz out on USA this summer with the return of new episodes of White Collar.

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Here's a tribute to Mozzie... it has to be one of the best fan videos out there!

I've been absent from the blog, and for that I'm sorry. I'm finally done with school this semester, so I'll have plenty of time to keep up with the blog and podcast.

This week I talk a little about Fox's "Bones" and tell some spoilers... Then I share 4 new songs. I hope you enjoy.

Songs featured on this episode:
1) (It) Feels So Good - Steven Tyler
2) Aftermath (Billboard Remix) - Adam Lambert
3) Still Got Tonight - Matthew Morrison
4) Just A Kiss - Lady Antebellum

This week, I've decided to be very, VERY lazy. So I just whipped some songs together and made the podcast short and sweet.

Songs that are included are:

1) For The First Time - The Script
2) Animal - The Warbler (from Glee)
3) The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars
4) Country Girl - Luke Bryan
5) #SingforJapan - My Chemical Romance

*Just a note about the last song... It's an acoustic version of the "Sing" song with an opening representing Japanese Culture. Proceeds from the song go towards helping Japan. So log onto iTunes and purchase the song!

You may have noticed that I have recently replaced the Scream theme with a new one: Twister. Twister has to be number 1 on my lists of favorite movies. This, however, is not the main reason of my plastering it all over my blog. Last Friday, April 14 marked the "unofficial" official day of Tornado season. This may not be as exciting if you don't live in Tornado Alley... However, I do. When I was six years old, this movie was released. And every play day after seeing the film my brother, sister, and I filled with our imaginations with nothing but tornado chasing. So in lieu of the season and Twister being my all-time favorite movie, I'm going to keep this theme up until Wednesday...

We're expecting storms here tomorrow, so you can imagine how excited I am right about now!

Anyways, here's the embedded movie below. I hope you enjoy. I'm pretty sure most of you have already seen the movie; if not, then shame on you.

Till next time.

I was bored the other night, so I decided to browse some photos on DeviantArt... and I came across these. The movie posters are all fan-made, at least I'm pretty sure they are all fan-made! I hope you like them- I thought they were really, really, really good! Some of these definitely should be hanging up in the theaters for Scream 4!

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Embedded below is the final movie of the trilogy (until this Friday when the Saga continues). Hopefully by then, you'll have watched all three Scream movies! Hope you enjoy this movie- it's still not as good as the first, but it brings light a whole buch of stuff from Sidney's past.

Till next time.

This week, I've included 4 songs from each of the 4 Scream films. Yes, even Scream 4. It comes to theaters next Friday, April 15, so be sure to go see it. There is one thing I noticed on this episode especially, which is a "text-book" no-no: I've said "Um" way too many times. Hopefully you can listen past that- the music is really good.

Here are the songs featured on this week's episode:

1) Don't Fear The Reaper - Gus
2) She Said - Collective Soul
3) What If - Creed
4) Something To Die For - The Sounds

Hello Scream Fans!

Below, I have embedded Scream 2. Just a few words about this film: Don't expect it to be as good as the first. It's a great sequel no doubt, but whenever you mix college kids with horror, the atmosphere or "aesthetic" of the movie turns more to stupidity. Nevertheless, I love the movie, and I'm sure you'll like it as well (if you can get past the girls running UP the stairs instead of out the door for help).

Till next time.

On this episode, I've posted new music from the past week... and I even feature music by Grey's Anatomy star, Sara Ramirez (also known as Callie Torez).

The weather's been great here in Kansas, so I decided to pick some great "Summer-Feeling" songs from the new music that came out. I hope you enjoy the episode. Next week will be nothing but music from the "Scream" movies.

Here's the music that was featured on Episode 13:

1) Alligator Sky - Owl City
2) Crumbling - Emery
3) Lotus Flower - Radiohead
4) The Story - Sara Ramirez

As promised, here is Scream (the full movie). I hope you enjoy!

Till next time.



p.s. I've embedded a "Megavideo" video, and usually only allows 75 minutes of watch time before it makes you wait a couple of hours to resume. There are add-ons for your browsers that allow you to bypass the limit. I use Google Chrome, and use an add-on called "MegaSkipper".

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• I'll embed all 3 "Scream" movies- The first starting this week, the second next week, etc.
• On one of my next podcast episodes, I'll play some music from the first three movies.
• And as soon as I see the 4th movie (which comes out on 4/15) I'll write a review!

Spring break just ended for me, and it pisses me off. No, nothing physically happened to "piss" me off. It's just the fact that my break is over. But... I was able to see 2 new movies. Lame right? Well going to the theaters just happens to be one of my favorite things to do. So what did I go see? "The Lincoln Lawyer" and "Red Riding Hood".


Here's my thoughts on "The Lincoln Lawyer":

It was EXCELLENT. I'm not a Matthew Mcconaughey fan... actually, one of my favorite movies which he plays in is "A Time To Kill" where he also portrays a lawyer. Anyways, in the movie, Matthew plays a pretty unliked lawyer who defends sketchy people from the rough side of L.A. He finds himself defending a guy (Ryan Phillippe) who is accused of assaulting a woman and attempting to kill her. The movie's not exactly a fast-paced movie, but it's very suspenseful. The whole movie will just keep you on your toes as it did for me. It was pretty unpredictable the whole way through. So, if you have a free night, definitely go see it! You wont be disappointed, I promise.

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My thoughts on "Red Riding Hood":



It was okay, but don't go waste your money. It's a pretty neat portrayal of the tale, however it was just plain weird at some parts. The acting was good (I love Amanda Seyfried), but the plot was actually really boring. Apparently the director is the same director from one of the Twilight movies... so that may explain why the movie was kind of sucky. Other than that, the story is predictable. If you've read any of the Red Riding Hood stories, then the movie isn't too far from them. Overall, just wait until it comes out on Redbox. It'll be a good $1 rental. The only going for the movie is probably its soundtrack. Check it out on iTunes.



Till next time.

So, I may have a gambling problem... and my 21st Birthday "Vegas" trip is creeping up on me. That can never be a good sign...

For those of you who may not know: in certain states, people are allowed to gamble on Indian Reservations if you are 18 or older. There aren't any Indian Reservations with Casinos in Kansas, so I travel "Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain". That's right, Oklahoma.  Picture this: Vacant, run-down buildings everywhere, trailer homes in every direction, rusted vehicles parked in lots on every corner... and BAM! A 5-star hotel and casino right yonder. Not kidding. As a guest in the hotel, you could easily imagine being right on the Vegas strip, but look out a window and no, there's never-ending forests with ghost towns scattered in every direction.

Now that you can see where I'm spending my money, you can understand how it's even possible a 20-year old can have a gambling addiction.

Anyways, I have this idea stuck in my head that I will win a million dollars when I go to the casinos... This has been my goal the past 10 times I've been gambling... and no, I've never come home with a cent more than I took. Hell, I've NEVER brought money back with me. I spend it all- a whole whopping $50. In fact, the casino often sends promotions through the mail based off of my spendings... which my family and friends get "free stays at the hotel" and "free money for spending"... My coupons, however, say "Remember to spend more money to get the casino rewards"...

Nevertheless, I'm still addicted. The only reason I only bring $50 to the casinos is because if I brought more, I would definitely spend it. And now, my family has planned a trip to Vegas for my 21st birthday... and I'm freaking out! How much do I take? Especially for 5 days? Plus money for food and drinks? Oh shoot, my nerves are shot just thinking about it. Damn it! If it wasn't for the kids doing so well on "Vegas Vacation", I probably wouldn't have ever dreamt about winning! It just looks so easy on T.V. Either way, playing the slot machines is definitely a fun pass-time. The music, the free drinks, and the many new slots with the touch screen which I have no idea how to play, is just exhilarating.

I guess the lesson in all this is: 1) Watch Suzie Orman once a week. 2) Don't believe everything you see on the television. and 3) play the penny slots to save money :)

So from now on, I'll be saving my money... or my change, I guess. I don't have lots of money sitting around. Till then.

On this episode of Infinite Favorites, I've put together a wide variation of new music. I'm sorry for only saying about 60 seconds worth of words, but I promise that my next podcast will be "more talk, less play."Also, most of the music is Alternative. However, the last song is probably one of the more "Hard" rock songs that I've ever featured. I hope you enjoy.

The new music featured on this episode is:

1) Young Blood by The Naked and Famous
2) Under Cover of Darkness by The Strokes
3) Longing to Belonging by Eddie Vedder
4) Die Trying by Art of Dying


Till next time...

When will the sun shine? I'm sitting here in Kansas and have been severely deprived up the sunshine for almost three days! Okay, so three days isn't that bad. The good thing is that I have a playlist just for rainy days. So on this podcast, I've compiled 5 songs that I listen to when it's rainy... and guess what? They all have to do with rain.

I hope you enjoy the episode. Here is a list of the five songs that are featured on the podcast:

1) When It Rains - Paramore
2) Rain - Creed
3) Why Does It Always Rain On Me - Travis
4) Day of Rain - Thriving Ivory
5) The Lightning Strike (i) - Snow Patrol

Is it just me, or did this week seem like a dead week for music? I wanted to find new, great music... but I was left disappointed. However I did find a couple of albums / songs that I really, really like. They're featured on my newest podcast episode.

"All The Same" by Sick Puppies
"The Ballad of Mona Lisa" by Panic! at the Disco
"Rolling In The Deep" by Adele

Yes, I know. There's only three songs. Hopefully I'll have more luck next week. Till then.

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I've been going through some of my Grandmother's old photos. I'm slowly starting to scan them all, but I'm having trouble staying focused on that task... Every once in a while I'll come across very neat photograph and I have the urge to photoshop them into ever "neater" pieces of art. Here is a photo I doctored up. The original is the b&w one, of course! Hope you find them as cool as I did. They were taken at "Old Faithful" at Yellowstone Park in 1947. Great representation of the time period.

This has been a long week for my iPod. Adele came out with her sophomore album, 21, and I have listened to each on of her songs 20+ times. So thank you Adele for completing my week! As far as the other three singers titled, their play counts are pretty high also. Amos Lee had a "free" song released on iTunes not too long ago and I fell in love with the music. Katy Perry re-released her song "E.T." adding in a few lines of Kanye to the chorus. The song was great to begin with, but it's probably even better now. That leaves Randy Montana: His song was another "free" discovery download from iTunes. I wasn't sure if it would ever be a hit or not- usually the free country songs from iTunes aren't big hits, but he proved me wrong. His song's all over the country stations, almost annoying... but I still love the song.

Here are the four tracks I chose to include on this weeks episode:

1) Set Fire To The Rain - Adele
2) 1000 Faces - Randy Montana
3) Windows Are Rolled Down - Amos Lee
4) E.T. (Futuristic Lover) - Katy Perry feat. Kanye West

Hope you enjoy!

Podcast later.

I'm a huge Tumblr fan. If you have a Tumblr account, then definitely follow me and I'll return the favor.

Anyways, earlier today I was queuing pictures and videos to post later, when the servers went down. This is the message I received:

Last night, I entered in an Entertainment Weekly Facebook contest. It was quite simple- all I had to do was answer what I believed was the best road-trip movie. The prize? A free copy of "Due Date" on Blu Ray. It wasn't a big prize, but hey! it was free and easy to enter. I didn't win, but it made me think long and hard about which movie I thought was the best.

There were people entering "The Hangover" and "Star Wars" and "Toy Story 2"... all of which were quite ridiculous, except for Star Wars perhaps. There may not have been any 'roads' but I could consider that type of movie. Nevertheless, some people went on very thin stretches to try to come up with a unique answer. Those who went with the "of course" choices voted "Plains, Trains, & Automobiles", "Vacation", & probably the most answered was "Thelma & Louise"... all good choices, but none of which I thought was the BEST road-trip movie.

Here's what I consider when I'm thinking of the greatest "Road Trip" movie: 1) There has to be humor. If there's no humor, then why even go on a road trip. It's supposed to be about fun, and if the people in the movie aren't having fun, then neither is the audience. 2) It has to be dramatic. There has to be a confliction of some sorts. Some people like an easy-going movie with not-so-much suspense. I think there has to be a lot of suspense. 3) There has to be a goal. Going out and having fun is not a good movie to me. They have to be going somewhere- to a destination. I don't care if they make it or not, just as long as they try. 4) The characters have to grow. It doesn't necessarily have to be a "coming-of-age" movie, but they have to learn something or take something from the road trip.

So, out of these four things I pretty much always consider when I watch any movie (not just road trip movies) I come up with a huge list. Now, a lot of moves easily fit into all of those stipulations, however, I chose 2 of what I believe to be the greatest road trip movies. I won't write about them, but I'll post links to the movies.

#2: Thelma & Louise



#1: Wild America



"Wild America" has to be one of the greatest road trip movies of all time. If you haven't seen it, go check it out. It's not too old, but it'll make you laugh, perhaps cry at some point. But ultimately, you'll enjoy watching it.

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Lady Antebellum

Gaga in her "Egg"

Best New Artist - Spalding

Suburbs - Arcade Fire

For the first time in my life, I sat on my couch and watched EVERY minute of the Grammy's this year. So, as a member of Tumblr, a blog I follow posted the winners of the Grammy's. So I'm "reblogging" their post here.

Album of the Year: The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
Record of the Year: “Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum
Rap Album: Recovery, Eminem
New Artist: Esperanza Spalding
Song of the Year: “Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum


POP:
Pop Vocal Album: Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster
Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Train, “Hey, Soul Sister (Live)”
Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Michael Bublé, Crazy Love
Female Pop Vocal Performance: Lady Gaga, “Bad Romance,” The Fame Monster
Male Pop Vocal Performance: Bruno Mars, “Just The Way You Are,” Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Pop Collaboration With Vocals: “Imagine,” Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare, The Imagine Project
Pop Instrumental Performance: “Nessun Dorma,” Jeff Beck, Emotion & Commotion
Pop Instrumental Album: Take Your Pick, Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto

R&B:
Female R&B Vocal Performance: Fantasia, “Bittersweet,” Back to Me
Male R&B Vocal Performance: Usher, “There Goes My Baby,” Raymond V Raymond
R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Sade, “Soldier of Love,” Soldier of Love
Traditional R&B Vocal Performance: John Legend & The Roots, “Hang On In There,” Wake Up!
R&B Song: John Legend & The Roots, “Shine,” Wake Up!
R&B Album: Wake Up!, John Legend & The Roots
Contemporary R&B Album: Raymond V Raymond, Usher

RAP:
Rap Song: Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind,” The Blueprint 3
Rap/Sung Collaboration: Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, “Empire State of Mind,” The Blueprint 3
Rap Performance by a Duo or Group: Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz, “On to the Next One,” The Blueprint 3
Rap Solo Performance: Eminem, “Not Afraid,” Recovery
Urban/Alternative Performance: “F*** You,” Cee Lo Green

ROCK:
Rock Album: Muse, The Resistance
Solo Rock Vocal Performance: Paul McCartney, “Helter Skelter,” Good Evening New York City
Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: The Black Keys, “Tighten Up,” Brothers
Rock Song: “Angry World,” Neil Young, Le Noise
Hard Rock Performance: New Fang, “Them Crooked Vultures,” Them Crooked Vultures
Metal Performance: “El Dorado,” Iron Maiden, The Final Frontier
Rock Instrumental Performance: Jeff Beck, “Hammerhead,” Emotion & Commotion

COUNTRY:
Country Album: Lady Antebellum, Need You Now
Female Country Vocal Performance: Miranda Lambert, ” The House That Built Me,” Revolution
Male Country Vocal Performance: Keith Urban, “‘Til Summer Comes Around”
Country Song: “Need You Now,” Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott, songwriters (Lady Antebellum) (Need You Now)
Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Lady Antebellum, “Need You Now”
Country Instrumental Performance: Marty Stuart, “Hummingbyrd” (Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions)
New Age Album:Miho: Journey to the Mountain, Paul Winter Consort
Contemporary Jazz Album:The Stanley Clarke Band, The Stanley Clarke Band
Jazz Vocal Album:Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee, Dee Dee Bridgewater

LATIN:
Latin Pop Album: Paraiso Express, Alejandro Sanz
Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album: El Existential, Grupo Fantasma
Tropical Latin Album: Viva La Tradición, Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Tejano Album: Recuerdos, Little Joe & La Familia
Norteño Album: Classic, Intocable
Banda Album: Enamórate De Mí, El Güero Y Su Banda Centenario

JAZZ:
Contemporary Jazz Album: The Stanley Clarke Band, The Stanley Clarke Band
Jazz Vocal Album: Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee, Dee Dee Bridgewater
Improvised Jazz Solo: “A Change Is Gonna Come,” Herbie Hancock (The Imagine Project)
Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group: Moody 4B, James Moody
Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Live at Jazz Standard, Mingus Big Band
Latin Jazz Album: Chucho’s Steps, Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers

GOSPEL:
Gospel Performance: “Grace,” BeBe & CeCe Winans, Still
Gospel Song: “It’s What I Do,” Jerry Peters & Kirk Whalum, songwriters (Kirk Whalum & Lalah Hathaway), The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter III
Rock or Rap Gospel Album: Hello Hurricane, Switchfoot
Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album: Love God. Love People, Israel Houghton
Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album: The Reason, Diamond Rio
Traditional Gospel Album: Downtown Church, Patty Griffin
Contemporary R&B Gospel Album: Still, BeBe & CeCe Winans

DANCE:
Dance Recording: “Only Girl (in the World),” Rihanna
Electronic/Dance Album: La Roux, La Roux

TRADITIONAL/ALTERNATIVE/WORLD:
Alternative Music Album: Brothers, The Black Keys
Americana Album: You Are Not Alone, Mavis Staples
Bluegrass Album: Mountain Soul II, Patty Loveless
Traditional Blues Album: Joined At The Hip, Pinetop Perkins & Willie ‘Big Eyes’ Smith
Contemporary Blues Album: Living Proof, Buddy Guy
Traditional Folk Album: Genuine Negro Jig, Carolina Chocolate Drops
Contemporary Folk Album: God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise, Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs
Hawaiian Music Album: Huana Ke Aloha, Tia Carrere
Native American Music Album: 2010 Gathering Of Nations Pow Wow: A Spirit’s Dance, Various Artists
Zydeco or Cajun Music Album: Zydeco Junkie, Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band
Reggae Album: Before The Dawn, Buju Banton
Traditional World Music Album: Ali And Toumani, Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
Contemporary World Music Album: Throw Down Your Heart, Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks, Béla Fleck
New Age Album: Miho: Journey to the Mountain, Paul Winter Consort

VISUAL MEDIA:
Short Form Music Video: “Bad Romance,” Lady Gaga
Long Form Music Video: “When You’re Strange,” The Doors
Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling): The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Audiobook)
Musical Show Album: American Idiot (Featuring Green Day)
Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Crazy Heart (Various Artists)
Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: Toy Story 3, Randy Newman, composer
Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media: “The Weary Kind” (From Crazy Heart), Ryan Bingham & T Bone Burnett, songwriters
Instrumental Composition: “The Path Among the Trees,” Billy Childs, composer (Billy Childs Ensemble), Autumn: In Moving Pictures Jazz—Chamber Music Vol. 2
Instrumental Arrangement: “Carlos,” Vince Mendoza, arranger (John Scofield, Vince Mendoza & Metropole Orkest), 54

CLASSICAL:
Engineered Album, Classical:Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina, Giancarlo Guerrero &Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Producer of the Year, Classical: David Frost
Classical Album:Verdi: Requiem, Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus
Orchestral Performance:Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony; Deus Ex Machina, Nashville Symphony
Opera Recording:Saariaho: L’Amour De Loin, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Choral Performance:Verdi: Requiem, Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Chorus
Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra):Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 & 24, Mitsuko Uchida (The Cleveland Orchestra)
Instrumental Soloist Performance (Without Orchestra): Paul Jacobs, Messiaen: Livre Du Saint-Sacrement
Chamber Music Performance:Ligeti: String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2, Parker Quartet
Small Ensemble Performance:Dinastia Borja, Jordi Savall, conductor; Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial De Catalunya
Classical Vocal Performance:Sacrificium, Cecilia Bartoli (Giovanni Antonini; Il Giardino Armonico)
Classical Contemporary Composition: Michael Daugherty: Deus Ex Machina, Michael Daugherty (Giancarlo Guerrero), Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony
Classical Crossover Album:Christopher Tin: Calling All Dawns
Surround Sound Album:Britten’s Orchestra, Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony

CHILDREN:
Musical Album for Children: Tomorrow’s Children, Pete Seeger with the Rivertown Kids and Friends
Spoken Word Album for Children: Julie Andrews’ Collection of Poems, Songs, and Lullabies, Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton

OTHER:
Comedy Album: Lewis Black, Stark Raving Black
Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): “Baba Yetu,” Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Calling All Dawns
Recording Package: Brothers, The Black Keys
Boxed or Special Limited-Edition Package: Under Great White Northern Lights (Limited Edition Box Set), The White Stripes
Album Notes: Keep An Eye On The Sky, Big Star
Historical Album: The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings), The Beatles
Engineered Album, Nonclassical: Battle Studies, John Mayer
Producer of the Year, Nonclassical: Danger Mouse
Remixed Recording, Nonclassical: “Revolver” (David Guetta’s One Love Club Remix), Madonna

I was a 90's kid. So the music I grew up listening to was the music of the 90's... duh. So my newest podcast is a composition of several different songs of the 90's. They aren't all complete songs, but there are a few.

Some of my favorite 90's songs aren't going to be on the podcast because of time issues. But below, I've included a list of all of the songs I love along with links to the music (youtube).

Top 3 Artists of the Decade? (And yes I was young so I am partial to these)

1) Hanson
2) Savage Garden
3) N*SYNC

As for the list of favorite songs:

Tearin' Up My Heart - N*SYNC

Wonderwall - Oasis

You Learn - Alanis Morissette

Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve

I Believe I Can Fly - R. Kelly

Crash Into Me - Dave Matthews Band

Good Riddance - Green Day

Jumper - Third Eye Blind

Cryin' - Aerosmith

Better Man - Pearl Jam

One Headlight - The Wallflowers

Higher - Creed

I Try - Macy Gray

Waiting For Tonight - Jennifer Lopez

Drive - Incubus

Baby One More Time - Britney Spears

Sweet Dreams - Nas

3 AM - Matchbox 20

Fly - Sugar Ray

She's So High - Tal Bachman

Weird - Hanson


So there you have it. My list of favorite 90's songs! Hope you enjoy!

We've all lost someone special in our lives. Today, I lost my best friend- Woody. Woody was my family's first pet and this morning he peacefully left our lives. I don't have much to say about losing our pet, but I just wanted to post something about him. I know some people may think it weird to mourn the loss of a pet, but I find it rightfully just when you've had an animal in your lives for 14 years. I grew up with him and he's been with me during every step of my life.

Here's a picture of Woodrow. He's a Bassett Hound, 14 years of age and this picture was taken approximately 10 years ago. We were bored one day and decided to dress him up in some of my brother and I's baby clothes.

If you live in the states, there's a good possibility that it's -5 degrees outside with more than an inch of snow on the ground. As a Kansas resident, I've been cooped-up in my house for two days with a foot of snow on the ground. My parents received 17" of snow, which the local news reporters are saying is the most snow Kansas has gotten in the past 60 years. Facebook groups are now sprouting up everywhere named "Snowpocolypse" and "Real-Life Day After Tomorrow", and I'm proud to say that I've joined both of them. Now I'm not one to find a foot of snow really interesting, but it's not just the midwest that has recently received so much white stuff. The east coast has also got a couple of feet within the last two months. It's freakish, but who doesn't love a little / lot of snow?

In light of it all, my father sent a picture of our cows back on the farm. I thought it was hilarious.

Hits theaters on March 11th. Can't wait!

Kovak, played by Colin O'Donoghue

O'Donoghue with co-star Alice Braga

Okay, so I've created two different blogs. One for my personal life and one for reviews and entertainment. I've done away with my personal blog because I could never find anything to write about. I would sit there for an hour with no exciting things to write. However, every now and then I'll think about something I'd like to write, and I have no personal blog. So, I'm going to combine some of my personal thoughts and stories with the entertainment articles that I already include in this blog.

Hardly anything will change, but there will just be more than personal stuff mixed in here or there. Hope you enjoy it all.

Blog later.

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Season 2, Episode 6. "Halloween"

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Season 3, Episode 5. "Homecoming"

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Season 4, Episode 10. "Hush"

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Season 5, Episode 22. "The Gift"

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Season 6, Episode 7. "Once More With Feeling"

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Season 7, Episode 22. "Chosen"