Archives for the ‘Music’ Category

I got hugs for you if you were born in the 80’s

By Miles Benson • Nov 2nd, 2007 • Category: Music

This is one of my favorite songs of all time.
I have never seen the video before, but I’m glad that I did now.
Danny Elfman and the rest of the crew of Oingo Boingo are goddam messiahs.



Voxtrot

By Miles Benson • Oct 20th, 2007 • Category: Features, Music

There are just some things you shouldn’t do by yourself.
Last night I went to see a show at the Middle East. One of my new favorite bands, Voxtrot, was playing.
Voxtrot – Kid Gloves.mp3
I couldn’t find anyone to go with me so I went by myself. I guess you could say I’ve sort of gotten used [...]



Christians and Lions

By Miles Benson • Apr 20th, 2007 • Category: Music

I would like to compare these guys to lyricists like Bob Dylan and/or Conner Oberst. Their lyrics are more literal than dylan which I think is a nice change. Even though their melody is simple what they say doesn’t have to be open for the simplest of interpretations. It still leaves it so that you [...]



Lyrics = Life

By Miles Benson • Oct 28th, 2006 • Category: Music

Go see Broken Social Scene! I did. And I decided to dedicate this song to all women who have ever been in my life. Because I think this would describe how they felt at this age.

Broken Social Scene – Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl.mp3
First of all. I want you to download or [...]



Old Habits Die Hard

By Miles Benson • Oct 3rd, 2006 • Category: Music, Photos, Portfolio, Site Updates

So this month has been pretty great overall. Here’s a recap of what went down in September 06.
My Birthday
So let me tell you the story of mybirthday.
My family took me out to a Japanese food restaurant close to my hometown. Now i’m not particulary fond of Japanese but, I wanted to give it another shot. [...]



Nikko

By Miles Benson • Jun 14th, 2006 • Category: Features, Music

While you read this you may want to have this song by Coldplay playing in the background.
Coldplay – Til Kingdom Come.mp3

So on Saturday the 10th of June 2006 me and my family had to put my dog Nikko down. He was very sick. We couldnt bare to see him go on in the shape he [...]



It was for freedom.

By Miles Benson • May 3rd, 2006 • Category: Music

Sufjan Stevens is puzzling in what he decides to create sometimes. It’s a good mix between sophistication and rustic tones. I’ll tell you one thing though. Sufjan Stevens is far from the talentless cesspool we call the music industry.
I had heard a few things by him; some I liked, some I didn’t. But when [...]



!!!

By Miles Benson • Feb 12th, 2006 • Category: Music

(It’s funny as I was writing this post I noticed Word Press wont let me type three exclamation points in a row. So weird! I say this because thats the name of the band. The only place they let me write three exclamation points was in the post title. WEIRD!)
Anyway…
At 8:50 this morning on my [...]



Christmas Magic

By Miles Benson • Dec 25th, 2005 • Category: Music

Every Christmas there is a prayer that is spoken around the world for some miracle to happen. The end result is usually the recipient to have a very merry Christmas. So you have the people that are having a bad year that need the holiday as a new start or a way to forget all [...]



Gratitude

By Miles Benson • Nov 10th, 2005 • Category: Music

The show was amazing. They played mainly new stuff but every now and then threw in something old. I didnt remember my camera so my phone is the best I could do. Sorry. :(

Old Stuff:
Onelinedrawing – Better than this.mp3
New Stuff:
Gratitude – (I dont have the song I want by them…I am sorry. I’ll get it [...]