Song of the Week

HELLO ALL! Sorry I have been on a little hiatus for awhile but I am BACK and writing because there has been a song that I have not been able to get off my mind since well, it was released. What is that song you ask? It is none other than Lucy (Hurt People Hurt People) by Olivver (a.k.a Bryan Sammis). Bryan was formerly the drummer of the band The Neighbourhood, but more recently he has been making a name for himself in the music world. After leaving the group he decided to try his hand at singing and making music solo. (Personally this excited me because I always loved reading his writing on tumblr I found it so intellectually stimulating and interesting) It all started with the powerful "Purge" which if you're overly emotional like me, makes ya shed a few tears when watching the video. It was a stripped back song that had a different sound than originally expected, but told/showed a powerful message. Next came the song Revvival which I believe was sort of a companion/follow up song to Purge. After that was Attica '71 which I really love a lot and as you know the latest song of his is Lucy. When you first hear the song, or after you hear it the first time, you need to watch the video because it will all make more sense once you do so. Not only is the beat to this song somehow infectious (it makes me want to listen to the song on repeat 100 times), but the lyrics give insight into what seems to be Bryan's past and the struggles he's had; once again telling a powerful message. All of his work seems to be very honest and real, that is why i'm anxious to hear the many more songs to be released in the future. Bryan seems to be such an intriguing guy with interesting thoughts and outtakes on life that hopefully one day I could have the pleasure of sitting down and talking to him about; just a glimpse into his mind would be incredible. But anyway this guy is doing some great stuff that you should watch out for. Down below I'll post a link to the song and video.


Lucy (Hurt People Hurt People) Audio

Lucy Video


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Bastille in Indianapolis Indiana June 4th, 2014

So me and two other friends decided to go see Bastille perform just downtown in Indianapolis on June 4th, 2014 in the Egyptian Room. Originally, it was set for May 31st (which would have been perfect because that was the day after school let out) but due to other conflicts, it was changed. No worries though because it was summer! However, of course that day it was set to storm the ENTIRE day which would make it difficult when trying to stand outside and wait for doors to open. After we made our way down to the venue we saw hardly anyone was out there, we were like the third or fourth group in line (um, yay!) except, it was storming really badly. That time frame from when it was storming until after it cleared up was very interesting to say the least. But i'll spare you those boring details that you most likely do not want to hear about. Then as time passed, the line kept growing longer and longer until eventually some girl and her friends decided to make their own line starting on the other side of the stairs into the venue. She said she had a fast past and that would be the line for concert-goers with those, however I'm not really sure what made her think that would be a good idea given that others in line before her had them and no one, including security, had told her to form that line there. That whole situation was a mess (fast passes in my opinion are very dumb when there are an unlimited amount because usually the artists aren't the ones selling them it's the venue just looking to make more money and the people that stood outside (possibly through severe storms!) are screwed because they thought they would be first row but end up in fifth or sixth just because they didn't know about the passes or simply did not want to shell out even more money). But again, I won't go on too long about that because even after that all passes and you're standing inside and maybe you get irritated again by the people standing around you or thinking about the fact that you could've been front row, the show EVENTUALLY begins and you forget all of that. Getting back on topic though, the opener for the night was a band named 'Haerts' who I believe, however not completely sure about, were just filling in for that one night since a couple nights before the original tour openers, Wolf Gang, were done opening for them on tour. Maybe this was due to the rescheduling, again not sure but I was a little sad because Wolf Gang seemed like a pretty cool band. (Comment below if you know if Haerts was with them on the whole tour or what). After listening to Haerts which seemed really good, I just was not really paying too much attention because so much was going through my mind at the time, Bastille entered the stage. They opened with their song 'Bad Blood' which is a personal favorite of mine and you could tell instantly that Dan, the lead singer, had an electric stage presence. Throughout the concert he had the audience jumping up and down and singing their hearts out. It's the type of crazy yet fun crowd that everyone must experience at least once or twice in their life. Then toward the end when they played 'Flaws' Dan threw on his hoodie and went walking throughout the crowd singing to them in different spots in the room which I always think it is cool when an artist does that and isn't afraid of getting close to the fans (this is also when I had the chance to get closer to the stage for the end of the show). After that, during the encore (I think during the song Daniel in the Den but I don't quite remember) Dan had the crowd get low at different parts in the song then jump up all of the sudden. It's things like that that made being in the crowd for that concert all the better. Then of course during their hit song 'Pompeii' everyone was screaming at the top of their lungs along with the lyrics and dancing crazily. They then thanked us for being an awesome last show to the tour (the night previous they were on Late Night with Seth Meyers so they flew into Indy and then flew right out immediately after the show back to New York to play Governors Ball on Friday) and just like that the show was sadly over. I made my way over to the merch table and bought a shirt even though it was $30 and I told myself not to because that was the last of my money but hey why not! Leaving I saw so many people I knew, luckily a lot of people I liked, and my friends and I went to the car and sat there to cool down and chill out to let all the traffic pass before we left. Funnily enough, we were sitting there listening to 'Head.Cars.Bending' by The 1975, like full on blasting it and singing to it and being weird, and noticed outside of the front of my car just a little ways up an old TEACHER of mine was standing there!!! He appeared to be waiting for Eddie Izzard to come out since he was there that same night but in the Murat, at least I can only assume that was why he was waiting there unless he was waiting for his daughter because she went to the concert or something but how freaking weird and awkward is that? All I can say is thank God he didn't see me (hopefully that never happens again in my life, ever). [Side note: saw another old teacher at 'The Fault in Our Stars' premiere the next night!] Even driving home was really fun because we were just blasting music on the highway and singing along and we were still on that post-concert rush you have and it was just one of those moments. Wrapping up this very long story, overall, it was such a great night that I'm glad I went to because it turned out better than I could have ever expected and I even made a couple new friends kinda sorta, that were cool. Moral of this story, go see Bastille perform live if ever given the chance.

Comment below if you were there that night or if you've seen them before and what you're favorite part of the night was!


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The 1975 in Columbus Ohio May 5th, 2014

So the latest concert I recently attended was that of The 1975 in Columbus, Ohio on Monday May 5th. I've loved their music for around a year now and I was really excited that it ended up working out that I got to travel to go see them. I wasn't really sure what to expect at first, I mean obviously their music in my opinion in amazing and something unlike really anyone in the music industry currently, but it turned out as probably one of my top three favorite shows of all time, alongside Ed Sheeran and The Neighbourhood.
For me it was all about the experience; from the stage presence the lead singer, Matty, exuberated on stage, to the light show they put on that added to seeing their music live. Although simple can be nice, sometimes it's cool to see a whole performance that you can really get into and rock out to. I started out being in the first couple rows but the crowd was a little too rowdy and it wasn't really enjoyable to watch while being constantly shoved and torn from the friend you came with, so we decided to be pulled out of the pit. If I was like front row I would not have done this or if it were indoors, but since it was outside we went to the side stage and honestly this show is one that you could be as far back as possible and still enjoy it as much as being up close and center. Their music live is indescribable really and is the kind that, after seeing live, makes you appreciate the music and love it so much more than you ever thought you would. The band is incredible live and doesn't sound worse than their recordings (better actually). Pleasantly, they also had two good openers on this tour! I was a little upset after seeing there were two when I thought there would only be one but I enjoyed hearing both so much! Sir Sly was first; they had a really cool sound, and then came on the Bad Suns as it was starting to get dark. I had two of their songs that I already knew but after seeing them live I went home and pre ordered their cd which is coming out soon (and that I recommend you all do). Also what concerned me was when I found out it was outside instead of inside like I had thought it would be originally; and this was for two reasons. 1) is that it was supposed to be cold and raining that whole day, but luckily by the time I got there until the time I left it didn't rain once. Also, it was only a little chilly before but when in the pit it was actually hot so being outside was nice to get some fresh air and not die. 2) A lot of time concerts outside just aren't as intimate and the same as indoors I feel, especially if they start while it's still light outside. It was only light out during Sir Sly though, and it ended up not really bothering me that much. By the time The 1975 it was dark and everything turned out perfectly. Afterward my friend and I stayed to meet and talk to the Bad Suns and Sir Sly (although we only met one band member of Sir Sly because we spent too much time at the Bad Suns table, oops). But the Bad Suns were really down to earth and so cool (shoutout to Ray for drawing this weird looking human-type thing on my converse)!! Then my phone died so after being the last ones out of the venue I found an outlet close by and was charging my phone 'til we found out Matty was meeting fans!! We were so close but then Matty had to leave before meeting everyone else (which was very sad) but I guess understandable considering they were heading up to Toronto that night which is a long drive. All in all, if you have the chance to see The 1975 live (or the other bands really) go do it!! Nothing is stopping you and I promise you will have a wonderful time and possibly PCD (post concert depression) for days after. And if you don't know their music I beg you to right now (like, all of it, not just their regular album, their deluxe and every song you can find). You will thank me someday I'm sure. Down below I'll link videos and pictures from the night! As always, thanks for reading.

Matty being nice, grabbing my hand/waving bye as I leave the pit

Part of M.O.N.E.Y.
 FULL VIDEO HERE

Amazing photo (credit to @genconquet on twitter):

Bad Suns:

Matty flying some helicopter toy before the concert:

Girls freaking out over Matty before the concert while he was flying toy:

Me and my dads (jk) Bad Suns:

 Cool picture of the crowd:

[Self explanatory I think]:

Picture of Matty (least blurry one I had):

Matty after the show:

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