safe and sound.

i can't get this song out of my head. it is so hauntingly beautiful. i'd like to pick up a guitar and just hum this out. i'm so inspired. i love taylor swift and the civil wars. ah!

i think it'll be a tunes week?

i am just so in love with taylor swift, JOHN MAYERRR!!! and the civil wars right now. can all my favorite artists collaborate please? i would be in music ecstasy with all their beautiful melodies and harmonies. AHHHH!

so i think i'm gonna be posting tunes this week, just coz all these songs are making me melt ... (while I study! I need my background music while doing assessments!)

without further ado: The Civil Wars - Forget Me Not

journey series: ONE album.

SO... I got an amazing opportunity to take part in an album recording for a charitable cause. Local artists and musicians in Sydney are taking their talents and using it to raise funds to help Sendong (Typhoon Washi) victims in Mindanao, Philippines. I actually just met the masterminds of the album/event and they were kind enough to invite me to join and sing for the album. I had never ever done anything of the sort, recording at least... and it was such a blast to have been part of this amazing cause. I didn't get to take photos while recording, I completely forgot-- but I'll try to take photos of future events like the album launch! (I have to say, having a bit of the design flair in me, I wish I could've done this poster... it's bugging me quite a bit. HEHEHE!)

For now, check out the album page on Facebook: ONE Charity Album to see if you can grab a copy of the CD somehow through the internet or whatnot, if not, I'll try my best to get it out for anyone interested.

MOB radio

 So last night, I was a guest DJ for a local radio station here in Sydney. It was uber fun, and I'd love to get another shot at co-hosting again. --Have to be honest, it took a little getting used to. Occasionally, I'd nod my head to agree with whatever topic we're discussing and find that we really don't have an audience in the studio. Well, I might join in again another time and hopefully I'd have honed my hosting skills by then... for now, from anywhere in the world, you can tune in to MOB Radio online!
Check them out at www.musicoverboard.com! Or if you'd like, check their Facebook page!

I'll keep you guys posted if I get to go on the program again... but do take the time to check them out when you're online and Pandora isn't just working for you. They've got a good selection of unheard artists, or "mojonized" a.k.a. cool covers of songs from all genres!

Walk on the Water

my current anthem. a true song to shout to the Lord.

tell me, actions speak louder.

a hopeless romance.

a haunting melody.

beautifully haunting. love it.

i think they're aussies.

regardless whether they are or aren't.
angus and julia stone are awesome.
love will take you.

turning page

hopeless romantic.
it's been on repeat.

Turning Page by Sleeping At Last.

I've waited a hundred years
But I'd wait a million more for you
Nothing prepared me for the privilege of being yours
If I had only felt the warmth within your touch
If I had only seen how you smile when you blush
Or how you curl your lip when you concentrate enough
I would have known what I was living for
What I've been living for

Your love is my turning page
Only the sweetest words remain
Every kiss is a cursive line
Every touch is a redefined phrase
I surrender who I've been for who you are
Nothing makes me stronger than your fragile heart
If I had only felt how it feels to be yours
I would have known what I've been living for all along
What I've been living for

We're tethered to the story we must tell
When I saw you well I knew we'd tell it well
With the whisper we will tame the vicious scenes
Like a feather bringing kingdoms to their knees

'cause i no longer know where home is.

an epic catharsis needed.
melancholic beauty.

*warning: will probably be a "tunes" week because the breaking dawn movie has a pretty good soundtrack. (hmm!)

new music for the new week.

I saw his debut album on sale in Hollister the other night, and please don't ask me why I went into Hollister the other night, ... far from my alley. I know.

Anyway, I love Ry Cuming, a friend introduced me to a song of his because she saw him open for Justin Nozuka at a show last year I believe. And she mentioned him because he's an Aussie. So you know ;) Anyway after listening to his single, found he was worth listening to. He's got a nice tone to his voice, he sounds a little like Chris Martin; and his style of song is very much like the music I'd say I listen to.

I've always loved his single "Always Remember Me" feat. Sara Bareilles (who I happen to also love <3!) - posted for tunes ages ago: (always remember me.)

From the 11 songs on the album, I personally like his slower tempo songs better, my other fave in addition to "ARM," would have to be Harder to Say, and among the catchier tempo songs, I like How Could You Say.

Here's a little taste of the album: Harder To Say

Brooke & The Sea Lion.

i posted it on my mental calendar: FOR OCT 20TH, YOUR POST WILL BE ABOUT BROOKE FRASER.

Just wanted to make a little post about how I met her exactly a year ago. (See the Fraser Fever Post Here!) It was one of the highlights of my 2010... in addition to another show of hers at the El Rey about 2 months after.
Didn't want to forget and hoped I wouldn't forget, but, ah! I did. (Last Thursday was so crazy, and I had so much important matters to attend to... which I hope will soon be over! I'm tired!)
It's amazing how she's still on tour and I think will be for another number of months! Tour after tour, go Brookie! You energizer bunny!

Anyway, here's her uber fun rendition of Sea Lion:


... my post title sounds like a book title, or a band name. HAHA. or i guess it sounds better as (Brooke & The Sea Lions.)

ask and i'll tell you.

tune town this week, eh?
good stuff. my feet still feel like shuffling. (Hahahahaha!)

i'm feeding this afterglow.

i'm betting it'll only last 'til half-past.
so don't stop me.

hazy

kings of convenience.

popped into my head this morning.
beautiful. homesick=kings of convenience.
(i want to make music videos! and possibly little films and so forth. AH! ideas!)

current anthem.

God is Able, Hillsong Live

on the verge.

overwhelmed with emotion. this kinda feels like what i feel.

conserve your words.

this is how i'm feeling this friday evening.
thanks for saying it for me, ms. melissa polinar. great song.

guess i'll fill it up with sound.

just catching up on some tunes. one day, ... not too sure how soon, but one day, i'm gonna learn how to pick at my own like this.