BeastMode Music

New Blog: Neon Hero

Neon Hero — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 21:59:46 +0000

So I created a new blog. It won’t be as music focused as this one was, but I’ll probably still do Random Tuesdays. For the most part it will just be other interesting things I feel like posting. Check it out to see what I mean. Thanks to all of you who visited this blog over these last six months :)

Expansion?

Neon Hero — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:18:48 +0000

So yeah, I’m thinking about expanding this blog to include other things BESIDES music. Like, movies, art, humour, video games, etc. I’ve been thinking about doing this for a while because I don’t think I post on a frequent enough basis with this blog, so having more things to blog about would increase my output.

My average hits per day has been steadily declining as well. I get around 100 views per day now, and only have 26 people who’ve subscribed to the blog updates. I want to thank those amazing guys and gals for taking the time to visit this blog.

I’m not sure if I’ll just ditch this blog and start the new one, or try to transfer all these posts over (which would take forever). If you’ve got any advice, hit me up using the contact buttons over in the sidebar :)

Here’s some cool music videos, so this post won’t be completely useless.

BASEMENT JAXX – “FEELINGS GONE (FEAT. SAM SPARRO)

THE TEMPER TRAP – “SCIENCE OF FEAR”

PATO POOH – “FOLLOW ME”

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE – “MY GIRLS”

Random Tuesdays! Vol. 5

Neon Hero — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:34:04 +0000

Sorry about the lack of new posts lately. I guess I’ve been enjoying my summer a little tooo much!I hope you guys have as well :P

In any case, here are some random favorites for this week.

ROBERT FRANCIS – “JUNEBUG” Genre: Alternative

“I remember everything. That was love I could not keep. You were beautiful then. I’m still in too deep.”

WAITING FOR EVANGELINE – “SYSTEM MALFUNCTION” Genre:Rock

“To make a change, you’ve got to raise your voice sometimes.”

EXAMPLE – “WATCH THE SUN COME UP (DEVIL’S GUN ZEITGEIST REMIX)” Genre: Electronic

“I want another day with you.”

MALUCA - “LOCA” Genre: Dance

ADD N TO (X) – “TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER” Genre: Electronic

LOST – The Music Behind The Mystery

Neon Hero — Sun, 23 May 2010 17:08:33 +0000

So yeah, I’m a huge Lost fan.

HUGE!

OMFG!!! LOST IS LIKE, THE MOST AMAZING THING EVER IN THE HISTORY OF AMAZING THINGSS!!!

(waits for you to leave this page…)

Sorry about that.

Anyway, on to serious business. I won’t bore you to tears going into details about my inner anguish at the fact that the series finale of Lost is tonight. Instead I’ll share with you just one of the many reasons why this show is so dear to me: The soundtrack.

Mmmm…absurdity, it’s delicious to my ears ;)

The mastermind behind the haunting and beautiful music of Lost is composer Michael Giacchino.

I’m not very good at providing flowery descriptions of songs or anything. I like to let music speak for itself. In this case, there’s a whole lot of it. Over the years, the music of Lost has been released as a series of soundtrack albums, with each album corresponding to a season of the show. Now, instead of posting a bunch of videos or music players for each song I like, I went ahead and put my favorite of these soundtrack albums (Season 3) into one playlist, along with my personal Lost favorite, “Life and Death”, at the end.

So go ahead! Listen to as little, or as much, as you want to.

WATCH the series finale of LOST tonight at 9pm EST on ABC!!!

Thank you :]

Random Tuesdays! Vol. 4

Neon Hero — Tue, 18 May 2010 23:08:58 +0000

The madness continues. Here are some random favorites for this week.

MSTRKRFT – HEARTBREAKER (FEAT. JOHN LEGEND) Genre: Electronic / R&B

“All my friends said you’d break my heart.”

AIRSHIP – ALGEBRA Genre: Alternative

“No, we can’t shake this. There’s something else.”

SUPERBIEN – STEP INTO THE SENSORY BOX Genre: Ambient

U-N-I – LAND OF THE KINGS Genre: Hip Hop

“No time for sleep, you know it’s a relative of death.”

SHINICHI OSAWA – ELECTRO 411 Genre: Electronic

P.S. – Watch FULL screen for extra seizures…

Summer: It Is Upon Us!

Neon Hero — Mon, 17 May 2010 20:57:20 +0000

Okay, so maybe I’m a little early, but I’m in full summer mode now that finals are over and school is out. So I’ve been searching far and wide (kinda) to find some cool songs to blast obnoxiously (not really) out of my car stereo on my way to the beach this summer. Here are some early favorites.

PASSION PIT – SLEEPYHEAD

FRENCH HORN REBELLION – BEACHES AND FRIENDS (HEY CHAMP REMIX)

CHILDISH GAMBINO – BITCH, LOOK AT ME NOW

If this track sounds familiar, it’s because he samples the song “Two Weeks” by Grizzly Bear.

PHOENIX – LASSO (TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB REMIX)

FOALS – THIS ORIENT

Hopefully this will be a good summer for music. Leave me suggestions!

Use the spiffy new buttons in the sidebar and hit me up on GMail, Twitter, or Last.fm

Rise & Walk Tall

Neon Hero — Thu, 13 May 2010 23:18:57 +0000

He’s at it again. Two weeks after debuting “Tenderoni“, Kele has made two more songs from his upcoming solo debut, “The Boxer” available for listening.

“The Boxer” comes out on June 21st, 2010.

★ Young Legionnaire – Colossus

Neon Hero — Wed, 12 May 2010 02:44:42 +0000

★ YOUNG LEGIONNAIRE

Young Legionnaire recently released their first song to the masses, via their facebook page. The track is titled “Colossus”, which I think is a pretty accurate description of the track itself. Gentle and melodic at the start, the sense of urgency builds up as the song moves forward until it is finally released in the form of precise chaos during the song’s final minute. Can’t wait to hear more from these guys.

Official Website: http://www.younglegionnaire.com

Random Tuesdays! Vol. 3

Neon Hero — Wed, 05 May 2010 21:04:31 +0000

So uhm, yeah. I was feeling a little under the weather yesterday, which is why I had absolutely no desire to do anything that required physical or mental effort whatsoever. So this comes a day late, but in case you have happened to stumble upon this page today feel free to bask in the fleeting glory that is: Random Tuesday

THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE - “HEY JOE” Genre: Classic Rock

“Hey Joe, where you goin’ with that gun in your hand?”

PHOENIX – “LOVE LIKE A SUNSET” Genre: Alternative

Watch it in FULL SCREEN.

“A visible illusion, oh, where it starts and ends. Love like a sunset.”

MEMORYHOUSE – “LATELY” Genre: Alternative

If this song sounds familiar it might be because it samples “Phone Call” by Jon Brion, which was used in the soundtrack for the film “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”

“Lately, my heart’s been breaking.”

DEADMAU5 – “STROBE (RADIO EDIT)” Genre: Electronic

ENTER SHIKARI – “SORRY, YOU’RE NOT A WINNER” Genre: Rock

“What have you got to lose, but false intentions and a life so pretentious.”

Kele – Tenderoni

Neon Hero — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:01:07 +0000

I’ve had this on repeat for a while now. It’s the latest single from Bloc Party‘s front-man Kele Okereke‘s solo album. The track is called “Tenderoni”. The album itself is titled “The Boxer” and is set to be released on June 21st. Can’t wait!

WWW.IAMKELE.COM