The Social Music Revolution II

The previous Social Music Revolution post was based on my entire history with the website and the charts that were provided were for my overall play count. To achieve a better understanding of my music taste, I thought it would be helpful to include my charts from over the last 6 months, it is a much more accurate compilation of my current musical taste.

1.     The Black Dahlia Murder                    1427
2.     The White Stripes                                 870
3.     Queens Of The Stone Age                   728
4.     The Kills                                               675
5.     Them Crooked Vultures                       510
6.     Mos Def                                                464
7.     Trivium                                                 446
8.     Lykke Li                                               432
9.     T. Rex                                                   375
10.   Arch Enemy                                          371
11.   The Drab Doo-Riffs                              312
12.   Leeches                                                 292
13.   Marina & The Diamonds                      291
14.   The Distillers                                        289
15.   Street Chant                                          283
16.   The Dead Weather                                272
17.   Nightrage                                              253
18.   August Burns Red                                250
19.   Lamb Of God                                       246
20.   Kanye West                                          242
21.   BEASTWARS                                     232
22.   Bikini Kill                                            230
23.   Crystal Castles                                     210
24.   Karen Elson                                         196
25.   Sex Bob-Omb                                      161
26.   Liam Finn                                            144
27.   The Mint Chicks                                  142
28.   The Velvet Underground                     140
29.   Foo Fighters                                         137
30.   Hole                                                      125


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This is the story of the birds and the bees

The month of May has not been kind to my creative inspiration. The weight of university has been pulling on my coattails for some time now and it is becoming quite a struggle to find the motivation for my own personal artwork. Hopefully in June when all of my assignments are handed in and I have a few weeks of personal time then I can really get back into updating this blog with my own drawings, paintings and other work. But until then, I think I will just use this baron period of artistic block to work through my backlog of concert photos and memorabilia. Live music has always been a passion and when there is a good concert to look forward to, it becomes the focus of all my obsessive quirks. I have seen a great number of amazing concerts over the last few years (all of which can be found on my Last.FM account), unfortunately there are not too many shows in the future that I can get excited about. I mean, I will be seeing Gary Numan in 4 days, but after that there is just a lot of empty space. I will just have to pray that some fucking amazing bands will announce in the near future, such as Alter Bridge, The Kills, The Black Dahlia Murder or Foo Fighters.

For now, I will just tell you about Katy Perry's California Dreams Tour. She played 2 shows in Auckland, New Zealand about a week and half ago and I was lucky enough to get pre-sale tickets (which was made especially easy due to the password being 'Firework') to the first show on Saturday night. The smell of candy floss was in the air and the stage had an extremely over-the-top candyland theme with a very well-dressed live band. The lights went dark and on the video screens began a tale of girl living in a world that repressed her happiness and freedom until something magical happened and just like in the Wizard of Oz, she was swept away to a whimsical world of candy with her cat, Kitty Purry. The band started to play and out came Katy in a dazzling costume, she opened with Teenage Dream and didn't look back from that point on. She played all of her hits and had a really solid set list, although I have never been a fan of California Gurls. Her numerous costume changes were always impressive, especially during Hot 'n' Cold, where she must have changed her out fit approximately 15 times. I think Katy's voice was really strong live, I loved hearing it free from any electronic altering or mixing. There was a part in the show where she slowed things down and it dragged on for quite a while, but the pyrotechnic display during Firework really made up for that. The only real problem I had with the show was that her audience (consisting mainly of tweenage girls) seemed to be more interested in staring at their phones, updating facebook and texting their friends than actually paying attention to the stage and Katy Perry's brilliant performance.

Katy Perry. 7 May 2011. Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

Katy Perry California Dreams Tour 2011

Katy Perry aka Kitty Purry

Not Like The Movies

Peacock

Teenage Dream

Katy Perry vs. The Bunny

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

All the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service

My musical world has been dominated lately by the release of The Kills 4th studio album, 'Blood Pressures'. It is a much darker and more emotional album than its predecessor 'Midnight Boom'. This new expression of dread and frustration is reminiscent of her time with The Dead Weather, it really shows an impressive level of maturity. Right from the outset, the record is filled with a unique and dark, bluesy/grunge feel. I'm counting down the days until Hotel and VV announce a New Zealand date of their tour, it will easily be the highlight of my 2011. I last saw Alison Mosshart in 2010 with The Dead Weather, it was a lethal performance from the seductive front woman with her unkempt black hair flailing everywhere and her striking yet ghoulish poses. She was beautifully dangerous and now i'm hooked.

The Dead Weather. 17/03/2010. The Powerstation, Auckland, New Zealand

Alison Mosshart & Jack White

Dean Fertita & Jack White

Jack White

Alison Mosshart & Jack White

Alison Mosshart

The Dead Weather - Cut Like A Buffalo

I think my lack of photography skills really adds to the mood and atmosphere of the pictures.