tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61893159951647138952024-02-01T23:15:38.470-08:00If you don't know, now you know...A blog by StephSteph Nardillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306895809649588289noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189315995164713895.post-48050649715885430732011-08-15T18:39:00.000-07:002011-08-17T15:52:39.692-07:00I love FOO<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dave Grohl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> He is o</span>ne of the best front men to ever exist in my opinion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This man never fails! I went to the Foo Fighter’s concert last Tuesday; it was my third time seeing them live.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are one of my favourite bands and their last concert in 2008 was my favourite concert I have EVER been to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1Ramu397UQ"><span style="font-size: large;">From Rush coming out to play “YYZ”</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> to the circle stage falling from the ceiling, it was unreal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you went to it you know what I am talking about.) This past concert at the ACC also did not disappoint. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24cIs4GLAXLIs9XGBxQJct5CZ__iB60NxXUJu6ekZuKJV9_ooY5Pdhrb_7qkOb4gNlTjhNvm9It_7XfQh7e2a6eVxyEFLq5HWMOLtl7Sb2q5XdWgHrz4Yf3TjuzNkEAoOZDFoIllg00lE/s1600/291535_959817556969_120802689_48370511_1004561_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="400px" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24cIs4GLAXLIs9XGBxQJct5CZ__iB60NxXUJu6ekZuKJV9_ooY5Pdhrb_7qkOb4gNlTjhNvm9It_7XfQh7e2a6eVxyEFLq5HWMOLtl7Sb2q5XdWgHrz4Yf3TjuzNkEAoOZDFoIllg00lE/s400/291535_959817556969_120802689_48370511_1004561_o.jpg" width="300px" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have seen a lot of concerts at the ACC.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But this was the first time I saw it FULLY sold out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I mean all seats, beside the stage and behind the stage, were full. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> So much energy in the room</span>. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">There was not one moment during their two and a half hour set where I felt they were losing the crowd.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave captured the energy of every person there. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Their set list was perfect. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here it is listed below:</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bridge Burning </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rope </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><a href="http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/foo-fighters-bd6893a.html?song=The+Pretender" title="Statistics for The Pretender by Foo Fighters"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Pretender</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><a href="http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/foo-fighters-bd6893a.html?song=My+Hero" title="Statistics for My Hero by Foo Fighters"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My Hero</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><a href="http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/foo-fighters-bd6893a.html?song=Learn+to+Fly" title="Statistics for Learn to Fly by Foo Fighters"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Learn to Fly</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><a href="http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/foo-fighters-bd6893a.html?song=White+Limo" title="Statistics for White Limo by Foo Fighters"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">White Limo</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><a href="http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/foo-fighters-bd6893a.html?song=Arlandria" title="Statistics for Arlandria by Foo Fighters"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Arlandria</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><a href="http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/foo-fighters-bd6893a.html?song=Breakout" title="Statistics for Breakout by Foo Fighters"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Breakout</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><a href="http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/foo-fighters-bd6893a.html?song=Cold+Day+in+the+Sun" title="Statistics for Cold Day in the Sun by Foo Fighters"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cold Day in the Sun</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><a href="http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/foo-fighters-bd6893a.html?song=Long+Road+to+Ruin" title="Statistics for Long Road to Ruin by Foo Fighters"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Long Road to Ruin</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><a href="http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/foo-fighters-bd6893a.html?song=Stacked+Actors" title="Statistics for Stacked Actors by Foo Fighters"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Stacked Actors</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><a href="http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/foo-fighters-bd6893a.html?song=Walk" title="Statistics for Walk by Foo Fighters"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Walk</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><a href="http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/foo-fighters-bd6893a.html?song=Generator" title="Statistics for Generator by Foo Fighters"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Generator</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><a href="http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/foo-fighters-bd6893a.html?song=Monkey+Wrench" title="Statistics for Monkey Wrench by Foo Fighters"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Monkey Wrench</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><a href="http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/foo-fighters-bd6893a.html?song=Let+It+Die" title="Statistics for Let It Die by Foo Fighters"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Let It Die</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><a href="http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/foo-fighters-bd6893a.html?song=These+Days" title="Statistics for These Days by Foo Fighters"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">These Days</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><a href="http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/foo-fighters-bd6893a.html?song=Skin+and+Bones" title="Statistics for Skin and Bones by Foo Fighters"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Skin and Bones</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><a href="http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/foo-fighters-bd6893a.html?song=This+is+a+Call" title="Statistics for This is a Call by Foo Fighters"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is a Call</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><a href="http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/foo-fighters-bd6893a.html?song=All+My+Life" title="Statistics for All My Life by Foo Fighters"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">All My Life</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Encore:</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><a href="http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/foo-fighters-bd6893a.html?song=Wheels" title="Statistics for Wheels by Foo Fighters"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wheels</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Dave acoustic solo) </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><a href="http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/foo-fighters-bd6893a.html?song=Best+of+You" title="Statistics for Best of You by Foo Fighters"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Best of You</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Dave acoustic solo) </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><a href="http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/foo-fighters-bd6893a.html?song=Times+Like+These" title="Statistics for Times Like These by Foo Fighters"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Times Like These</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><a href="http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/mose-allison-6bd6d2fe.html?song=Young+Man+Blues" title="Statistics for Young Man Blues by Mose Allison"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Young Man Blues</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(</span><a href="http://www.setlist.fm/setlists/mose-allison-6bd6d2fe.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mose Allison</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> cover) </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;"><a href="http://www.setlist.fm/stats/songs/foo-fighters-bd6893a.html?song=Everlong" title="Statistics for Everlong by Foo Fighters"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Everlong</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">The combination of new songs, old songs and hits worked well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">I would just like to apologize to the guy sitting beside me having to listen to me sing every song. I’m sorry. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next time the Foo’s are in town, I will be there no matter what! Been a fan since I was 11 years old and I’ll be a fan till the end. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span>Steph Nardillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306895809649588289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189315995164713895.post-84990588969763370742011-08-08T10:06:00.000-07:002011-08-08T14:43:23.580-07:00October's Very Own<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="263px" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYebL6zZZSRirWmkd-x3H1sLJy0Jms6cGE24S7UmCic342k2D2qAOSU6esxO4rCGSnrehRzWEumTl75QHUnG-YoRHsO6C1ksXgLNLbCfjg2U-ckdTHiVszHnNH9wNnMgfTKKhVryVVBz8w/s400/drake-2011-ovo-festival.jpg" width="400px" /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I went to OVO Fest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was my first time seeing </span><a href="http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCgQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FDrake_(entertainer)&ei=ZRZATrerKcHy0gHg_o3JAw&usg=AFQjCNEE28HPdO8FUD-e96QJnstM5JSj4Q"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Drake</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> live and I think he killed it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I arrived late and missed </span><a href="http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CB4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthe-weeknd.com%2F&ei=gBZATv7sL8Lf0QGQ7-HDBw&usg=AFQjCNGu8p7_cihYZsHYRb-Od7oDpr3blQ"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Weeknd</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> and </span><a href="http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CDkQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rickrossdeeperthanrap.com%2Fdefault.aspx&ei=uBZATquTFa-40AH-1-3MAw&usg=AFQjCNGbfIzdvI-jLeN56uCPflBpZ2VytA"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rick Ross</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would LOVE to see the Weeknd but I thought the Molson Amphitheatre just wasn’t the right venue for them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tickets for their </span><a href="http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.themodclub.com%2F&ei=2hZAToe5Csr20gHul93fCA&usg=AFQjCNFMpG-lG2mEPVo1mG2m3L5igCi70A"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mod Club</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> show sold before I could grab a pair. Not the biggest Rick Ross fan so I wasn’t too upset about making a late appearance to the show. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was completely shocked when Stevie Wonder came out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love him. But not everyone was feeling it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People in front of me where sitting down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ok. I can understand that Stevie changed the vibe of the concert when he came out. But COME ON! It’s STEVIE WONDER! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hM88lhr0ee8MJ60-N9NqlHGZsyW8GX63hfX5UlgBJ0ndK4fqGvaS1vJqSz4fWEkfgqY4b2A_hXsgcppZh-zABn8lmUcxVMBTSq6teETAElfufVEi9KjZXVZmPMTpPF_i8KiMlFQmZsks/s1600/Stevie-Wonder-Drake-OVO-Festival-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="256px" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hM88lhr0ee8MJ60-N9NqlHGZsyW8GX63hfX5UlgBJ0ndK4fqGvaS1vJqSz4fWEkfgqY4b2A_hXsgcppZh-zABn8lmUcxVMBTSq6teETAElfufVEi9KjZXVZmPMTpPF_i8KiMlFQmZsks/s320/Stevie-Wonder-Drake-OVO-Festival-2.jpg" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=8&sqi=2&ved=0CFcQFjAH&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lilwayne-online.com%2F&ei=ARdATvHxI-bV0QHd8-jsCQ&usg=AFQjCNHE9SF6jAsqGG2YUvX1KK9MKC2H-A">Lil Wayne</a> wasn’t a huge surprise considering Drake and him are part of the <a href="http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ymcmb.com%2F&ei=GxdAToL5C6H00gGe0PX6Aw&usg=AFQjCNHLQzfHafYNpMbAillvaBkBe-WoHQ">YMCMB</a> family. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And <a href="http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CG0QFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myspace.com%2Fnas&ei=MhdATujxKKP40gH7uvnYAQ&usg=AFQjCNEABpzWjoV7aVfHwloFVN1cJYmCbQ">Nas</a> didn’t really blow me away. But I am excited to see him perform at <a href="http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CC0QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Frockthebells.net%2F&ei=TBdATpu9EIjq0gG4zNXTDg&usg=AFQjCNF4w8f9z3SJmgcKVCEbf8HbBeKiIQ">Rock the Bells</a> in September though. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Drake performed all his hits and some new stuff. Here is a song he performed at the concert that I love. He lays down a verse on <a href="http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CB8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sbtrkt.com%2F&ei=ZhdATumIBMfe0QGy27HyAw&usg=AFQjCNHBlsljEMSGtC29aiBhlA2p4qfjyg">SBTRKT</a>'s "Wildfire".</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/YIluOj-yoeI?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Overall, it was a great concert and I will be attending next year’s OVO, no doubt. </span></span></div>Steph Nardillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306895809649588289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189315995164713895.post-64556717834658139762011-06-21T19:19:00.000-07:002011-06-21T19:35:14.529-07:00A warm welcome to Echo Beach<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">So I attended the </span><a href="http://www.robyn.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">Robyn</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> concert a few weeks back and I just want to say FINALLY Toronto has another outdoor venue. This was a long time coming. </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echo_Beach"><span style="font-size: large;">Echo Beach</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> is located in </span><a href="http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CEcQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ontarioplace.com%2F&ei=QVABTs3DEYq6tgfkkKGfDg&usg=AFQjCNGaMO11mLo9TwR4g1xhZtezyCCQBg"><span style="font-size: large;">Ontario Place</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> and it’s exactly where the name suggests, it’s on a beach.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivSLh39fEigfi84E9-F3HYx_NdepkLhMusiqJdkirGKU1N2gFMqlRaV7aIxauug141MQuw_zHZtLGNHMm5yjr7nySnM19ZTHf9gDCfheMzgIavtAyTgVBUymlcSJiZ38bK_wUTUJ4RYx14/s1600/Robyn_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="213px" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivSLh39fEigfi84E9-F3HYx_NdepkLhMusiqJdkirGKU1N2gFMqlRaV7aIxauug141MQuw_zHZtLGNHMm5yjr7nySnM19ZTHf9gDCfheMzgIavtAyTgVBUymlcSJiZ38bK_wUTUJ4RYx14/s320/Robyn_7.jpg" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Prior to Echo Beach, the only out-door venues that hosted concerts were large ones like the </span><a href="http://www.livenation.com/Molson-Canadian-Amphitheatre-tickets-Toronto/venue/131073"><span style="font-size: large;">Molson Amphitheatre</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, Molson Park (RIP) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downsview_Park"><span style="font-size: large;">Downsview Park</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">. But you have to get big name artists to get these places filled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Echo beach has a capacity of about 4000 people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> That means <a href="http://www.livenation.com/">Live Nation</a> can book artists with less pull. Which I think is great, considering a lot of my favourite bands can't fill 16 000 seats. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYVpYNQU5uj1JXyt2yIkYw0EZ8upIIHAD2CQJ4a0wnyTB9ZX1PnyKadIX_ClQd90err-y00HZqjkpwPhGvNcfdYo_bvG00CRk-LvqEdnTsDI7NL2JYoNiUgo568P8vdTn5k_fP_5ZmBdV/s1600/echo+beach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="200px" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYVpYNQU5uj1JXyt2yIkYw0EZ8upIIHAD2CQJ4a0wnyTB9ZX1PnyKadIX_ClQd90err-y00HZqjkpwPhGvNcfdYo_bvG00CRk-LvqEdnTsDI7NL2JYoNiUgo568P8vdTn5k_fP_5ZmBdV/s320/echo+beach.jpg" width="320px" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Hurry up and start putting on more concerts here! There is nothing better than listening to music outside in the summer. </span></span></div>Steph Nardillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306895809649588289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189315995164713895.post-61550533394754995572011-04-10T13:16:00.000-07:002011-04-14T05:05:09.878-07:005 online tools to help promote your b(r)and<div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-8TkgsHJ0QNxry7icC-K7HT5DeejvG8tGfkruArFtPCAA4kLQ-ctsWdHNPLWhn7MHrIAzDpmbJ-sFGibZTZMGK8H8JuSaOmnu_Ba7t14d4epys3rXxleIyfB2dZ-iizBX0zCtzbbsh9P/s1600/bieberyoutube.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="200" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-8TkgsHJ0QNxry7icC-K7HT5DeejvG8tGfkruArFtPCAA4kLQ-ctsWdHNPLWhn7MHrIAzDpmbJ-sFGibZTZMGK8H8JuSaOmnu_Ba7t14d4epys3rXxleIyfB2dZ-iizBX0zCtzbbsh9P/s200/bieberyoutube.jpg" width="189" /></span></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Using various social media applications are essential nowadays to promote your band. </span></span><a href="http://www.justinbiebermusic.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Justin Bieber</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"> wouldn’t be the mega superstar that he is if it wasn’t for YouTube. He would still be on the streets of Stratford </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwDWyzJoWls"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">busking for coins</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">. His situation shows how influential social media can be for an artist. I have compiled a list of must-have social media tools for bands or artists looking to promote their music. Check it out:</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/create.php?campaign_id=368885149649&placement=pgall&extra_1=0"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Facebook Fan Page</span></b></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVHXcNw-PXCOf8hr5ijhRKjhS1jErGT5i9lbh8JdAKWElMW9_BwKim-mT4Xy7xMUsGjDovBCelalqvBi7dN71tJjLo5n6QYDKJTGMy66YqpdPKn8sfYeMmR-4wYk-l3i-zbJ0PO4S5Pdj/s1600/Facebook-icon.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVHXcNw-PXCOf8hr5ijhRKjhS1jErGT5i9lbh8JdAKWElMW9_BwKim-mT4Xy7xMUsGjDovBCelalqvBi7dN71tJjLo5n6QYDKJTGMy66YqpdPKn8sfYeMmR-4wYk-l3i-zbJ0PO4S5Pdj/s1600/Facebook-icon.png" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you’re a band and don’t have one, get it NOW! Well, not right this instant; please do so when you’re done reading my blog. With over </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">500 million people actively using Facebook</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">, a Fan Page is almost becoming essential for artists. </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">These are just a few applications that can help artists and bands promote their music online. But remember it’s about quality not quantity. Focus on certain applications and make sure you stay active on them. With that being said, I would love to know what other online tools you think are great for promoting artists or bands? </span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span>Steph Nardillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306895809649588289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189315995164713895.post-60701085552371912832011-03-28T15:02:00.000-07:002011-03-29T19:18:24.505-07:00Did you watch the Junos?<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last night I was at the <a href="http://junoawards.ca/">Juno Awards</a> attending as a seat-filler and I was fortunate enough to get the same seat for the whole night (I guess someone decided to not show up, lucky me!).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was sitting beside Jim Creegan from the <a href="http://barenakedladies.com/">Barenaked Ladies</a> and ironically enough his wife was wearing a green dress (yes I almost asked if it was a “real green dress”).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really enjoyed the show and here are some highlights:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><strong><u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Drake “Old Money”</span></u></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/BkQV7C7cUN4?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">First I would like to say that my boy <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thisisdrake">Drizzy</a> looked <em>fabulous</em> last night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Classic black suit accompanied with facial scruff was a very attractive combination I must say.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But if you didn’t get a chance to see his “Old Money” skit then you have to watch it above. Comedy works with Drake and it is a good laugh. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><strong><u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Neil Young: A heart of gold</span></u></strong></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><strong><u><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><img height="233" id="il_fi" src="http://www.dlcache.indiatimes.com/imageserve/04pbeow6sfd01/350x.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="350" /></span></span></u></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sitting in the same building let alone only a few feet away from <a href="http://www.neilyoung.com/">Neil Young</a> was my main highlight of the night. His music, words and spirit are the representation of a true legend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One quote from his acceptance speech for the <a href="http://junoawards.ca/2010/01/13/bryan-adams-to-receive-the-allan-waters-humanitarian-award/">Allan Waters Humanitarian Award</a> stuck out to me:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>"And the musicians, they should not worry about helping others, they should focus on their music first, because the music is the language of love and the language that we all feel together.</em></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>"So music makes it happen, and then if you're lucky and you have an opportunity, it's a good thing to do, to go ahead and try to do something yourself."</em></span></span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Other memorable moments of the night:</span></strong></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Shania Twain acknowledging the fine “bush” we have here in Canada</span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Arcade Fire putting on another fantastic performance</span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-CA;">The super-group of stars (Sarah Harmer, Jim Cuddy, Sarah Slean, City and Colour, The Sadies, Greg Keeler, Derek Miller, Justin Rutledge, Serena Ryder and Kevin Hearn) paying homage to Toronto's rich musical heritage covering songs by Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot, Neil Young and The Band. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The show was very entertaining and overall I thought Drake was a fantastic host. What do you guys think? Let me know!</span></span></span></div>Steph Nardillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306895809649588289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189315995164713895.post-43238470593852852842011-03-13T14:10:00.000-07:002011-03-15T19:21:03.361-07:00Oh my god! This is totally my song<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTLXa909VAphI99VZkNyf6HH3UwtRkZCR3ruI51rBnWmedyXwtRjbVeZSSNiwV3k-FmjoBOvrTDWtQ3T_yay7DRgC8NkWNLYqZUp9h84hoQy_-rTrRyc68-z0ZnKzlpjrP9U35-p5Y2pn/s1600/soundtrack.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTLXa909VAphI99VZkNyf6HH3UwtRkZCR3ruI51rBnWmedyXwtRjbVeZSSNiwV3k-FmjoBOvrTDWtQ3T_yay7DRgC8NkWNLYqZUp9h84hoQy_-rTrRyc68-z0ZnKzlpjrP9U35-p5Y2pn/s320/soundtrack.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Do you ever go to a bar and a song comes on that instantly triggers you to scream out in excitement: "This is totally my song"? Usually this is immediately followed by you singing every word or migrating towards the dance floor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have had this happen to me quite a few times and it has gotten me thinking, what is the soundtrack to my life? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here are some songs I have come up with:</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">I first heard this song when I lived in Australia, and I was immediately hooked on it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">The beat would always get me dancing no matter where I was</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> If you haven't heard of </span></span><a href="http://www.dizzeerascal.co.uk/"><span style="font-size: large;">Dizzee Rascal</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> you need to check him out. He is a hip hop artist from the UK and has won statues at:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">- </span><a href="http://www.brits.co.uk/"><span style="font-size: large;">Brit Awards </span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">- </span><a href="http://betawards.bet.com/nominees/category/best-international-act"><span style="font-size: large;">BET Awards</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">- </span><a href="http://www.urbanmusicawards.net/"><span style="font-size: large;">Urban Music Awards</span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">His album <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Tongue-N-Cheek-Dizzee-Rascal/dp/B002HWRMS2/ref=sr_1_21?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1300048556&sr=1-21">Tongue N’ Cheek</a></i>, was a huge success overseas and is a favourite of mine.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large;"><strong><u>MY PARTY SONG</u></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/6auk1TkGtVQ?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">No matter where I am at a bar I will rush to the dance floor when I hear this song, and yes, I’m that girl rapping every word.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is an old school jam that always takes me back to the days of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195945/">Next Friday</a></i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206275/">Save the Last Dance</a></i> and when </span><a href="http://www.icecube.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">Ice Cube</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> wasn't making family movies. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><strong><em>Fun Fact</em></strong></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Did you know that Ice Cube created his own social media site back in 2008 called <a href="http://www.uvntv.com/">UVNTV</a>? It's the same sort of idea as YouTube, but the site unfortunately didn't survive. It is nice to know that even gangsta rappers are contributing to Web 2.0. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br />
<strong><u><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large;">MY LOVE SONG</span></u></strong><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">I’m not a hopeless romantic but this song always makes me feel warm and mushy inside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.neilyoung.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">Neil Young</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> is one of my favourite Canadian artists and at this year’s </span><a href="http://junoawards.ca/"><span style="font-size: large;">Juno Awards</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> he is being acknowledged for not only his music but also his humanitarian efforts. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I absolutely love this song; make sure you take a listen. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">Hopefully I introduced you guys to some new music or reintroduced to some solid tunes you might have forgotten. I would love to know: what is your theme song? or what songs would be on your soundtrack?</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span>Steph Nardillihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09306895809649588289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189315995164713895.post-25626434000917292022011-02-15T18:38:00.000-08:002011-02-15T20:33:21.539-08:00And the Grammy goes to....<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">The </span><a href="http://www.grammy.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">53<sup>rd</sup> Grammy Awards</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> were on last weekend. Did you watch them? Here are my thoughts on the show:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil63VBK86UzILkQspwfqN87sZpnDqZgLoA6dRK_BltnGhvypivWXOpxQWeimLAOO2YDqz7sO7cs02A-O3nI5hPl3ADumBvDOLaqnrF6v51KjhoriDw54DPCdaXD7jfVqiWP07D3BJtw9X5/s1600/gaga.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f"><stroke joinstyle="miter"></stroke><formulas><f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"></f><f eqn="sum @0 1 0"></f><f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"></f><f eqn="prod @2 1 2"></f><f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"></f><f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"></f><f eqn="sum @0 0 1"></f><f eqn="prod @6 1 2"></f><f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"></f><f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"></f><f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"></f><f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"></f></formulas><path gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" o:extrusionok="f"></path><lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"></lock></shapetype><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large;"><u>Eggtastic! </u></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil63VBK86UzILkQspwfqN87sZpnDqZgLoA6dRK_BltnGhvypivWXOpxQWeimLAOO2YDqz7sO7cs02A-O3nI5hPl3ADumBvDOLaqnrF6v51KjhoriDw54DPCdaXD7jfVqiWP07D3BJtw9X5/s1600/gaga.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; height: 224px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; width: 331px;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil63VBK86UzILkQspwfqN87sZpnDqZgLoA6dRK_BltnGhvypivWXOpxQWeimLAOO2YDqz7sO7cs02A-O3nI5hPl3ADumBvDOLaqnrF6v51KjhoriDw54DPCdaXD7jfVqiWP07D3BJtw9X5/s320/gaga.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some people thought </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.ladygaga.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">Lady Gaga’s</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> “outfit” choice to the Grammys was gimmicky or just plain weird.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, it’s a tad odd to be carried down the red carpet in an egg, by people who look like aliens, in nude lycra outfits – but, what do you expect? That’s her thing! She started out in the industry shocking people, and she’ll continue doing it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s her art.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She had to step up the shock value for this event. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I mean, how can you beat a </span><a href="http://fabulousbuzz.com/2010/09/23/lady-gagas-dress-now-beef-jerky/"><span style="font-size: large;">meat dress</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">? </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large;"><strong><u>My favourite performances of the night were:</u></strong></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Grammys2011#p/u/5/MAPqp0o1j5A">Mick Jagger and his spastic dance moves</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Grammys2011#p/u/4/CfOY5_G6ipw">Dr. Dre 45 and he’s still got it!</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6djpCo5Ib0s">Mumford and Sons / The Avett Brothers / Bob Dylan – Fabulous folk combination</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">-</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Grammys2011#p/search/0/JLdAKEacU_k">“Jimmy Brooks” and Rihanna</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Who were your favourite performances? </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large;"><u>Hey America this is what good music sounds like.</u></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">The award for </span><a href="http://www.grammy.com/nominees"><span style="font-size: large;">Album of the Year</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, went to Montreal‘s </span><a href="http://www.arcadefire.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">Arcade Fire</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> for their record <em><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Suburbs-Arcade-Fire/dp/B003O85W3A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1297822924&sr=8-1-spell">The Suburbs</a></em>. I haven’t heard every song off the album, but what I have listened to I really enjoyed. They beat out Eminem, Katy Perry, Lady Antebellum and Lady Gaga, for the coveted statue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, some Americans were not pleased by this decision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Someone started a </span><a href="http://whoisarcadefire.tumblr.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">website</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> posting angry tweets from numerous Twitter users and there is even a Twitter account called </span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/whoisarcadefire"><span style="font-size: large;">“Who is Arcade Fire?”</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> with this display picture: </span></span><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-CA; mso-no-proof: yes;"></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfnhp1KxwPPftMDyg1xeynVTduk3WaSbz3Wy3cRPCKqfZrY7k9RE8RtUeE-C110QgRhUakH4cb-s7nxI-HKcEPJmdjcWUfDoURFiHknddsMzzL1nmXoH0GMCx7N3qWeDpWWwT7qzFKFxH/s1600/canada.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfnhp1KxwPPftMDyg1xeynVTduk3WaSbz3Wy3cRPCKqfZrY7k9RE8RtUeE-C110QgRhUakH4cb-s7nxI-HKcEPJmdjcWUfDoURFiHknddsMzzL1nmXoH0GMCx7N3qWeDpWWwT7qzFKFxH/s320/canada.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">I feel I need to clarify some things. Firstly, the Grammys are not given out to artists based on sales they are selected by</span><span style="font-size: large;"> the </span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/grammy-awards-voting-process">Recording Academy</a> based</span><span style="font-size: large;"> on <strong>talent</strong>. Secondly, Arcade Fire has been nominated five other times for a Grammy. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I think Arcade Fire deserved their Grammy win and Americans should take this opportunity to get to know some new music</span>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do you think Arcade Fire should have won Album of the Year?</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><br />
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