The Music We Love Part 4

Here we go with some more great music from this year. 


July -


For me this was kind of epic. I have been a long time fan of Disturbed. Check out the video for the single, "Another Way To Die." The album, Asylum, is out now. You can check it out here on iTunes.





Adding to that excitement here is the video for the first single off of the new Pendulum album, Immersion.
The track is called "Witchcraft". You can check out the album here on iTunes.





August -


From the bands' seventh album, Mechanize, here is the video for Powershifter by Fear Factory.





I introduced or reintroduced another great band. Here is Shadows Fall.













We mellowed out a little bit with Drowning Pool and their single, "Turn So Cold".






Tricky returned with this new single. It is called "Murder Weapon" it is a re-working of a track by Echo Minott. Check out the original post here.


September - 


How many of you got that remix by Z-Trip of the Butthole Surfers track "Shame of Life"? Check out the track and post here.


Farrad returned with another great video. This time for the Rock Mix of "Misunderstood." Check out that post here. 





Also introduced was Lola Bleu. She really does have quite the amazing voice. Check her out and the original post here.  


Another video favorite is this one. It is for Amon Tobins' "Esther".



Amon Tobin - Esther's from Sash Almakow on Vimeo.



While this really wouldn't fit into the norm... this video cracked me up... Here is the Funny Or Die/Wayne Brady video for "Every Little Step".

Every Little Step with Mike Tyson & Wayne Brady from Mike Tyson

Stay tuned for Part 5 and don't forget.... SUPPORT THE ARTISTS!!

Useless Facts Of The Year Part Four

Here we are at the fourth and final installment of this years' round-up of "useless" facts. If you missed any of the other facts check out the sidebar. 


October -


**Dragonflies are born without wings. They are born into a larvae state and eventually will undergo a partial metamorphosis in which they grow their wings. Depending on the species of dragonfly, some will remain in the larvae state (nymph stage) for up to three years or more. This is how they will spend most of their lives. Sadly, when we see the adult winged dragonfly they are actually near the last stage of their life.


**Did you know?
26 billion pickles are packed each year in the U.S. That's about nine pounds of pickles per person.



**Did you know that the movie 'A Nightmare On Elm Street', which premiered November 9, 1984, only cost $1.8 million to produce and grossed $25.5 million at the United States box office? 


**With the popularity of the movie, its sequel, 'A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge' (released 1985), grossed $3.3 million in the first three days from its premiere. 


November - 


**Did you know that a wolf's sense of smell is about 100 times better than that of humans? In favorable weather they can smell its prey about 1.75 miles away. 


**Did you know that there are more than 106 million accounts on Twitter? There are more than 200 million on Facebook.


**"The Christmas Song" by Alvin and the Chipmunks is arguably their biggest hit. Did you know that it was a single from their debut album 'Let's All Sing With The Chipmunks,' which was released January 1, 1959?


**Did you know that Taco Bell sells over two billion tacos a year in the United States? They sell over a billion burritos. 

The Music We Love Part 3

I hope you are all enjoying my review of the "Consumed" year. Let us now continue taking a look at some music that was shared.


May -


The Dead Weather came out with a video for their newest single, "Die By The Drop". It is off of their latest album 'Sea of Cowards'. Since that post the video is no longer able to be embedded but you can check it out here. 




It seems that there were quite a few of us that were excited to see the newest project by Trent Reznor unfold. This has to be one of my favorite videos of the year. 


How To Destroy Angels - "The Space in Between"





That month also featured a flashback of Coldcut ft Roots Manuva - "True Skool". (here)  as well as asked a question of who used a sample the best-- Euphoreal vs The Prodigy.




June - 


Sevendust brought us a new video for their single "Unraveling" off of their album Cold Day Memory. 



Sevendust - Unraveling [Music Video] from Frederico Marques on Vimeo.





We checked out the sound of Kelli Renee and her song "Addicted".







I shared my love of the the track "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by High Contrast. (Flashback)




Some of us also were dancing along to the video by Armin van Buuren as well as this track by YUG.










I also introduced some of you to the sound of CeCe Segarra with her track "Like Me".





Stay tuned for Part 4. 

Useless Facts Of The Year Part Three

I hope you are enjoying the recap so far. Parts One and Two can be found to the left on the sidebar.


July - 


**Lugduname is a compound that is known to be the sweetest by 200,000 times as sweet as table sugar (sucrose).


**Did you know that frogs do not drink water? They absorb it through their skin.



 **Did you know that the Reno Ice Pavilion is a 16,000-square-foot rink once dismantled and moved to Reno, Nevada from Atlantic City, New Jersey?


**A lightning bolt can generate temperatures five times hotter than what is found on the Sun's surface. The temperature on the Sunis 5505 °C; 9941 °F.


August -


**Did you know that the Fender Factory makes about 90,000 strings a day? That would amount to over 20,000 miles per year. This is enough to circle the world. 


**Did you know that one ear of corn averages 800 kernels in 16 rows?


**When we sneeze air rushes out of our noses at 100 mph. The act of sneezing is called sternutation. 


**It is said that spider monkeys can swing through trees faster than a human can run on land.




September - 


**A lynx , mainly those that live in more northern regions of the world, that weigh 30 pounds have bigger feet than a 200 pound mountain lion. They need the bigger paws in order to handle the snow and colder temperatures.


**Despite having lungs, mudpuppies live their entire lives underwater. The never lose their gills as they mature. 

**The longest running comic strip is "The Katzenjammer Kids," which made its debut December 12, 1897. It still is in syndication today. 

**The entire length of all the eyelashes a human sheds in their lifetime is over 98 feet (30m). 

My Top Ten Listens For 2010

I have had a last.fm profile for a long time. I was quite interested in my listening habits lately. I was also wondering about the listening habits of some of the people I know who listen to a broad range of musical styles. Well, I thought I would share what I came up with for myself. What have all of you been listening to heavily?


Here is the list of artists that made my Top 10 for scrobbles on last.fm.


10- Korn
 9- Pitchshifter
 8- Alice In Chains
 7- Bullet For My Valentine
 6- Kittie
 5- Celldweller
 4- Disturbed
 3- The Prodigy
 2- Cyanotic
 1- Nine Inch Nails





If you are on last.fm and you are interested in "befriending" me to talk music and stuff.... join me  here @  last.fm

From Around The Web -- Consumed Links

Here is another run-down of a few things I have come across around the web.


XLR8R - Check out this excellent remix of Magick Mountain "One For My Ego" by Holy Other.


Reuters - Yahoo! is set to lay off more than 600 staffers. 


Wired - The US Supreme Court has ruled against Costco and the 'First Sale' Copryright Doctrine.


Oddee --- Check out some of the best misspelled billboards. 


ars - A review of Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary. Did they really miss out on a bigger opportunity?


Asylum - Ever see a Bison in a car?


Techdirt - A Cypress Hill back-up singer is suing Rockstar Games and Take Two Interactive for allegedly modeling a character in a game after him and never paying. 


And finally, for now....


Fact - DJ Premier is said to be putting together a new Gang Starr album as well as a dvd. 

The Music We Love Part 2

Let us continue with this series with taking a look at March. We got a new album from Bonobo this year and many of us were really excited when we saw this video. 



Bonobo - The Keeper featuring Andreya Triana from Ninja Tune on Vimeo.



In a post titled "Guilty Pleasures" there were three artists featured. Farrad, Katia, and Cancer Bats. 






Girl Like Me from Monalis 360 on Vimeo.








In an on-going series called "Something For Your Ears" the month saw two features. Daddy Bawsten (click here to check out and download) and Latent Anxiety (click here for video and more info).


In April, the before mentioned series featured Adriana Evans. Here is the video for the single "7 Days".





Then, I shared some treats that I was getting kind of addicted to featuring Pinch ft.Yolanda, Noisia, Congorock,  and SubFocus --- It's Electric!


We also checked into a couple of singles. 
 



Andreya Triana - Lost Where I Belong from Ninja Tune on Vimeo.



Hope you have enjoyed this so far. Don't forget to SUPPORT THE ARTISTS!!

Useless Facts Of The Year Part Two

If you missed Part One of this four part series check out the links on the sidebar. 




April - 


**It is said that the world's oldest trees are the 4,600 year old Bristlecone pines in the USA.


**Owls eyes are fixed in their sockets. They are unable to move their eyes within their sockets and therefore must turn their heads to see around them. Owls have well-developed binocular vision as a result. 


May - 




**Did you know a Caracal can jump up to 10 feet in the air to catch a flying bird?


**Orca whales are capable of swimming at 30 mph. Males can grow up to almost 25 feet. Females grow to a bit less than 20 feet.  


**A baby pig, or piglet, weighs about 1.5 kilograms at birth and will double its weight in just 7 days.


**Cats cannot taste sugary foods due to a faulty sweet receptor gene. Chickens also cannot taste sweets. 




June-


**Most dolphins can stay underwater for up to 15 minutes at a time. Seals can stay underwater much longer as some are said to be able to stay underwater for almost 2 hours.

**A liger (male lion mated with a female tiger) can reach speeds of 50 mph (80 km/h).


**Goldfish can see infrared radiation that is invisible to the human eye. 


Stay tuned for Part Three next week!

The Music We Love Part 1

 
As we continue on with looking back at the year I thought I we should take a look and listen at all the great music that was shared. 


In January I told you about an absolutely fantastic compilation featuring 83 tracks of smashing industrial. What made this even sweeter? It is for a great cause. Check out the teaser trailer for Electronic Saviors and if you haven't had the chance to pick it up and want to know more click here for the original post. 





Some of you were also introduced to the sounds of Film Noir World. From the original post: 
'Film Noir World is a one man production from Nottingham, England. His music is reminicent of old school beautiful soundtracks. First up is a track from his newest release (out now!) titled, "Dark Earth." The second is from his first release, "It's Here."  One could never know what you are going to get when you see referenced influences such as Tim Burton, Massive Attack, Portishead, Moloko, and Danny Elfman.  This is definitely an artist to be on the watch for.'  


Click here to check out the music and get some free downloads. 


In February, we checked out some sounds from Sybreed. Below is the video for the song "Isolate". Click here to view the original post and check out the video for "Bioactive". 





Let's not forget Slipknot with not one, but two videos (click here) as well as two from Kittie (here)!


Another great artist, Ya Za, was introduced to all of you. From the original post:
'Ilyasin Zarifa, aka "Ya Za", is an artist who grew up in Nashville, TN. She describes her sound as "well-rounded," with influences such as; Prince, Pat Benatar, Stevie Wonder, and Annie Lennox, as well as many others.'   


Check out the original post here and get your download!


Well, this is only the beginning. There were some other great features from those months but I couldn't possibly fit all of that here. Feel free to check them all out!  Don't forget... SUPPORT THE ARTISTS!!!

Raekwon - Butter Knives

Check out Raekwon's latest track 'Butter Knives' off of the forthcoming album Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang.  At this time there has been no set date for release.

Useless Facts Of The Year Part One

Here we are nearing the end of 2010. Once again, it is time to recap some of the best things shared here on CBMAM. Let's start with some things we learned. 


January - 


**Eclipse shadows travel at 1,100 miles per hour at the equator and up to 5,000 miles per hour near the poles.

**A praying mantis has one single ear. It is located in the middle of its thorax on the underside. It is a deep slit inside the thorax.

The mantis is deaf to most non-ultrasonic sounds.

**Did you know that the mask Michael Myers wore in the original “Halloween” movie is actually a Captain Kirk (William Shatner/Star Trek) mask painted white?

**"Scooby Doo, Where Are You!" was originally thought up as  "Mysteries Five," a show featuring five teens and their dog named Too Much who were in a band. When "The Mysteries Five" (which included the dog) were not performing they would solve mysteries of the paranormal kind. Needless to say after a few name changes and tweeks, "Scooby Doo, Where Are You!" finally got its debut on Saturday, September 13, 1969. 

February - 

**Did you know???

AOL Time Warner owns the copyright of “Happy Birthday To You” and will continue to do so until 2030 when the copyright expires. This is the  reason movies most often use different songs for birthday scenes. AOL Time Warner earns over $2 million per year from royalties for the song.

**Hallmark produced its first valentine in 1913.

**1950's -- 
Ella Fitzgerald was the first African American artist to perform at Hollywood's legendary nightclub, Mocambo, after Marilyn Monroe lobbied on her behalf. In 1958, she was the first woman to win a Grammy. 

**The Doors were the first American rock band to have eight consecutive gold records. 

March - 

**Did you know that "EMI" (EMI Music Group) stands for Electric & Musical Industries Ltd. ? The company was formed in March 1931  from a merger between UK Columbia Graphophone Company and Gramophone Company. 

**Did you know? Pygmy Marmosets can live to be 15 years old. Their small size makes it easier for them to hide from predators.

Stay tuned for Part Two.