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tomorrow morning when i wake up, i will experience that temporary moment of innocence and bliss... you know what i mean, right? that small, brief moment when your mind is bright and blank, just waking up from the night before. decisions, mistakes, choices, new directions, they will all come rushing back to me after that moment is up. my emotions will start to dance in the front of my mind, and i will already be in the process of facing the day, without even being ready, or wanting to. but in that moment, everything will be perfectly right in the world. and if i can see it and feel it in that one short moment, i know for sure that it does exist, i know that somehow, some way, i can achieve that feeling whenever i want. maybe even permanently. if i try hard enough.

do you ever find yourself caught in a moment that feels almost like you're in a movie? like you're watching yourself and your situation from someone else's eyes, or through a camera lens. and a song comes on, somewhere far off in the distance, or even in your mind... and it absolutely breaks your heart, because there could be no better melody, no more ironic words and movements to complete the moment you're caught up in. does this happen by accident? or are we all so connected in this world that the reason why that artist created that song was to be the soundtrack for your moment, everyone's moment? i'd like to believe so.

Average April

Holy cow, another month gone by... As you can see from the title of this month's playlist, this month has actually been pretty normal. Ups and downs, ins and outs, turns and... yeah, you get the point. However, I'm really impressed with the music I've been finding lately (only because I do an ungodly amount of digging and searching). When am I not, though? I guess that makes this month even more normal...

First up, I'll talk a little on some music that I've been bumpin' all month long, and ironically, it's really not that average. It's very different than what I was expecting, actually. Even though Mac Miller's newest mixtape, Macadelic, was released a little over a month ago, I've now had enough time to form a few opinions about it. First off, I like it. Some of the songs really vibe an old school hip hop sound, which I really dig. Second, like I mentioned before, it's definitely not what I was expecting. Why? The drug use/references in this album are uncountable... I mean, yeah he's a young hip hop artist, they all rap about b!tches and rollin' on pills, right? But comparing this new album to previous works such as Blue Slide Park or Best Day Ever (I'm thinking songs like Wear My Hat, Life Ain't Easy, Love Lost), it seems he's really into the drug scene right now. Furthermore, when he's not talking about drugs, the rest of his lyrics are pretty gritty and nasty... but of course, he won't lose any support from the female percentage of his audience by rapping about all those nasty things. Girls go ape sh!t over this dude, I mean, look at that face! Still makes for good music, though, so I'm not complaining. ...Especially when it's FREE.

Next, I'll just get right down to business. Here's my full April playlist, from which I've extracted my most listened to and liked songs and turned into an 8tracks Mix, which is below this list. Check it.

Loud (Prod. Id Labs)	Mac Miller
Aliens Fighting Robots (feat. Sir Michael Rocks) (Prod. Brandun Deshay)	Mac Miller
Vitamins (Prod. Id Labs)	Mac Miller
Fight The Feeling (feat. Kendrick Lamar & Iman Omari) (Prod. Iman Omari)	Mac Miller
Lucky Ass Bitch (feat. Juicy J) (Prod. Lex Luger)	Mac Miller
The Mourning After (Prod. Two Fresh)	Mac Miller
Sunlight (feat. Iman Omari) (Prod. Teddy Roxpin)	Mac Miller
White Blank Page	Mumford & Sons
I Gave You All	Mumford & Sons
Little Lion Man	Mumford & Sons
Timshel	Mumford & Sons
Awake My Soul	Mumford & Sons
Dust Bowl Dance	Mumford & Sons
After the Storm	Mumford & Sons
She	Tyler The Creator ft Frank Ocean
Cocaine (No Big Deal Remix)	Eric Clapton
We Don't Eat (Adventure Club Dubstep Remix)	James Vincent McMorrow
Sunlight (Adventure Club Dubstep Remix)	Diana Vickers
Youth (Adventure Club Dubstep Remix)	Foxes
Colours (DJ 21azy)	Skizzy Mars ft. Biggie Smalls
Secure (Amtrac Remix)	The Photographic
Futile Devices (Shigeto Remix)	Sufjan Stevens
Innocence lost	Skypivot
Good To You (Original Mix)	Claptone
Sleepyhead (Borgore Remix)	Passion Pit
Frayed	Hermitude
Call Me Greyhound (Kap Slap Bootleg)	Swedish House Mafia ft. Carly Rae Jepsen
I Think I Like U 2 (Breakbot Remix)	Jamaica
Heart Vacancy (DJs From Mars Club Mix)	The Wanted
I Gotcha (Lupe Fiasco x Jack Johnson)	Surface to Air Missile
Electric Feel (Cover)	Connor Zwetsch
Need Your Love (feat. Ray Dalton)	Sol
Tongue Tied
What Am I Doing Here? (Part 1) (Aylen Remix)	Chicane
Hold On Lil Girl	Styles & Complete
So Hard To Breathe	B.o.B
Dazed & Confused (Remix)	Kinetics & One Love
Ray Bans	B.o.B.
Lemonade (Ft. Yelawolf, Dirt Nasty, Johnny Polygon)	Cisco Adler
Fuck Me Baby (Call Me Maybe Remix)	Huey Mack
Flexin’ On ‘Em	Meek Mill
City Lights	Sun City
#$ex	Neako

So, there it is. But which of these are really REALLY worth listening to? Here's my opinion of what's worthy of your time, so listen away. I've included the following songs in this 8tracks Mix, however, they are not in this actual order:

Average April from lyssarose11 on 8tracks.

Vitamins (Prod. Id Labs)	Mac Miller
Fight The Feeling (feat. Kendrick Lamar & Iman Omari) (Prod. Iman Omari)	Mac Miller
Lucky Ass Bitch (feat. Juicy J) (Prod. Lex Luger)	Mac Miller
The Mourning After (Prod. Two Fresh)	Mac Miller
Sunlight (feat. Iman Omari) (Prod. Teddy Roxpin)	Mac Miller
Timshel	Mumford & Sons
She	Tyler The Creator ft Frank Ocean
Colours (DJ 21azy)	Skizzy Mars ft. Biggie Smalls
Heart Vacancy (DJs From Mars Club Mix)	The Wanted
I Gotcha (Lupe Fiasco x Jack Johnson)	Surface to Air Missile
Need Your Love (feat. Ray Dalton)	Sol
What Am I Doing Here? (Part 1) (Aylen Remix)	Chicane
Hold On Lil Girl	Styles & Complete
So Hard To Breathe	B.o.B
Dazed & Confused (Remix)	Kinetics & One Love
Ray Bans	B.o.B.
Lemonade (Ft. Yelawolf, Dirt Nasty, Johnny Polygon)	Cisco Adler
Fuck Me Baby (Call Me Maybe Remix)	Huey Mack
City Lights	Sun City
#$ex	Neako

Hopefully you're jammin' out by now, right? Here's a few more sounds I've discovered more recently that I've been grooving to, these are a little more relaxed.

Absence

Alright, I'm impressed. I've been completely negligent of my blog for close to a month, yet I've steadily gained 1,000 more views as the days pressed on. Like I've always said, you readers are awesome, and I appreciate the support, follows, and views. Thank you!!!

This past month has been insane for me, so my apologies for the absence. I know I owe a February playlist, but while I'm preparing that, I'm just going to throw some recent discoveries at you all. But first... It's Spring Freakin' Break! We've made it about halfway through... Let's just get it over with now.

This was released about a month ago, and although I previewed it, I made myself not listen to it until Spring Break actually rolled around. Kap Slap has created some of my favorite mashups, and they put together a solid hour of music made special for this time of year. It includes some music from Foster The People, Jesse J, Afrojack, Avicii, Taio Cruz, David Guetta, Rihanna, and Gotye. 

Download this ASAP!

While we're still on mashups, here's a DJ duo from NYC, these ladies call themselves The Jane Doze. Check out their tracks from their album Girls Talk, and download what you like.



So, I know this has been out since November, but it now has significance to me and I'm able to get into it.
I've tried looking for remixes to this as of late, but nothing has really jumped out at me yet, so I'll keep looking.



Here's one that everyone's been obsessed with lately, including myself. If you haven't listened to Gotye's album yet, do it now. Seriously, it's amazing. I swear, by the end of this year they'll have some sort of award(s) to show for it.
This remix is fantastic, not too long, and has a great beat behind it.



That pretty much sums things up for right now, but keep checking back, I'll have some playlists and more music posted by the end of this week. Also, check out my Spring Break Playlist from last year, it got a lot of views at the time and is still a great set to play during any events this week. Happy Spring Break!

WANTED

I've got a list of "wanted" songs, just haven't had the time to go look for them all quite yet. Most of them are from Pandora or are songs I've tagged while driving in the car.

Twilight Soundtrack (yes I hated the movie, calm down.)
"Fine By Me" by Andy Grammar
"Blackout" by Breathe Carolina (they played them on the radio here in Fairbanks! I was excited.)
"Changing" by The Airborne Toxic Event
 "I Like It Like That" by Hot Chelle Rae
"Hangover" by Taio Cruz ft. Flo Rida
"Tonight Is the Night" by Outasight
"Forever" by Walter Meego
and The Black Keys' new album, "El Camino".

 I also recently downloaded a song called Naked by DEV and Enrique Iglesias... It's pretty good, but I think it could use a kick or two. All you DJ's out there, you'd better grab it quick and play with it, I'm excited to hear some remixes. 

My Place

It’s such a strange feeling, to suddenly be humbled so quickly it makes your stomach drop and your head spin. A strange feeling, to suddenly realize that something you’ve put heart and soul into is really not good enough compared to the time spent by others on something similar. Something you’re proud of is suddenly insignificant, and someone else’s hard work is much better than your hard work, probably because they worked harder.

Why is my passion not as good as someone else’s passion?

Why is my effort not as significant as everyone else’s effort?

Isn’t effort the same for each person?

Isn’t “my best” the same as another’s “best”?

Well, I guess it’s really not. Times like these make me realize that I actually suck, and that my effort isn’t really my best at all, because else’s time and best effort kicked my ass. Sure, I’m proud of the things I’ve accomplished, but I’m an ant in this world. My “work” is shit, compared to the work of the people who shape our existence.

There are people who save lives in this world. There are people who are builders and artists and entertainers, and there are people in this world who make a difference to the majority of the seven billion people on this planet, pretty much every day of their lives. Who am I?

I’ve saved a life before. How many regular old people like myself can say they’ve saved a life in a matter of 20 years? I’ve built things before, things that come in great use in other people’s every day lives. I’m an artist, as well. I can draw. I can paint. I can sing and play instruments. I can entertain people around me, I’m funny. I’m interesting to be around. I make a difference in some way, every day.

For those of you who don’t know, now, you will.

Music is the most prominent aspect of my life; it is my one true love and passion. It is my breakfast, lunch, and dinner. When I hear music it fills my soul and it paints a picture in my mind. With every byte of sound that enters my ears, I want more. I hunger for it. I want to see more, hear more, and feel more. Most of all, I want to learn more. I want to learn about what I'm hearing and know why music makes me feel so much. I want to reach to every corner of music and grasp every aspect of it. I believe it is one of the most powerful things in the world because music is everywhere. In today’s society, technology allows us to bring music anywhere we go. We listen to music in the shower, in the car, at work, while riding the bus, while exercising, and even while trying to fall asleep. We meditate to music and we use music therapeutically. We use music to help us concentrate and relax. It is used to connect people, share memories, and sometimes to promote ideas. Music is believed to have a positive effect on us; emotionally, mentally, and physically.

With my blog, I hope to share my love and passion in ways that will inspire others to feel as strongly as I do about music. The title of my blog, “Spread Thy Wings”, embodies this idea in a way that if people will open up to new possibilities and allow themselves to grow, they will gain new perspectives on the world around them. I feel that the power of blogging is similar to the way I view the powers of music. I recognize the potential I have to bring together very diverse groups of individuals from across the globe and use music as my driving force. As the author of an art-based blog, I can connect art and technology and use this power to unify many cultures throughout the world that may not have any other way or reason to make a connection in the first place. My goal is to aid the connections people make in this world by providing good music to discover and fall in love with. Blogging is the best way I know to achieve my goal because my posts are easy to read and easy to share. If I inspire at least one reader to enjoy a song as much as I do and give them a song to play when they’re happy, or to help them feel better when they’re sad, I will have done my part in this world.
My newest Pandora station- give it a listen

Hinder Gives Fairbanks "Nightmares"

Hinder Gives Fairbanks "Nightmares"

By Alyssa Dunehew

July 11, 2011

Oklahoma City has never looked so good on Fairbanks, Alaska. The alternative metal band Hinder made their first ever appearance here in Fairbanks on Friday, July 8 at the Blue Loon, after their show at El Paso’s Downtown Street Festival. Hinder played at the Palmer State Fair last August to a massive all-ages crowd, and the Loon crowd last Friday sure wasn’t any less. Hinder was probably the most entertaining concert to hit the Loon in a while; it’s not every concert that a lead singer walks out onto the center divider that separates the drinkers and the non-drinkers to be groped by the nearest screaming fans.

Hinder formed back in 2001, created by drummer Cody Hanson, guitarist Joe Garvey, and lead singer Austin Winkler, who met at a college party in Oklahoma City. The band grew after their 2003 release of Far From Close, an EP on the independent label Brickden Records. By 2005 they acquired Bassist Mike Rodden and rhythm guitarist Mark King for their release of Extreme Behavior. The album included the two songs that got Hinder noticed around the world, “Get Stoned” and “Lips of an Angel”, and from there, the rest is a successful history.

Hinder’s new album, All American Nightmare, has been a success as well, since its December 2011 release. The album sold 35,000 copies during its first week on sale in the United States, and debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at number 37. “All American Nightmare” currently sits at #22 on the Billboard Rock Songs chart, the week's most popular alternative, mainstream rock and triple A songs.

The Fairbanks crowd went crazy for the newer songs such as “Hey Ho”, “Striptease”, and “Put That Record On”. By the end of the night, approximately 10 bras of various colors, shapes, and sizes had accumulated across the stage.

So, that’s #22 on the charts, 152,881 Facebook fans, and a 10 on the “bras on stage” scale. That’s what rock n’ roll calls a good night.

For some reason, these last three photos didn't make it to my Flickr set.

Well, they asked for a “Striptease”… Here is one of many articles of lingerie thrown onstage during the Hinder concert at the Blue Loon. July 8, 2011. Alyssa Dunehew

Hinder members Austin Winkler and Joe Garvey put on a show for the screaming crowd at the Blue Loon on Friday evening, July 8, 2011. Alyssa Dunehew

Steven Tyler of Aerosmith was known for his scarf-clad microphone stand... Suppose Austin Winkler of Hinder might have a similar, yet sexier idea?  Hinder performed at the Blue Loon for an all-ages concert on July 8, 2011. Alyssa Dunehew

I don't care.

I've decided to do something good for myself emotionally, because I haven't in a while.
I'm tired of people with awful attitudes and people who won't take the time to know me and understand me. I am who I am, and even though I've changed a lot throughout my life, a person should know that if they want to get close to me, they need to recognize my values, my mannerisms, and for God's sake, take MY feelings into consideration for once. Oh, and another thing. If you have major issues in your life that affect your ability to start a relationship with someone, get your own shit figured out first before you try and figure me out. I can't help you if you won't let me.
So here's the deal. Everyone will be put to my new test from now on. If you can't communicate with me, and say what you feel, I don't care. You're out. If you can't step out of your own shoes and into mine for two seconds, I don't care, you're out. If you can't leave your previous issues in the past where they're supposed to be, I don't care. You're out. If you aren't looking for what I'm looking for, I don't care, you're out. Because I can do all of those things, and I do them well. I know what I'm looking for and what I want. That's why I know you better than you know me. I know you lie, and I know you choose to do other things instead of seizing the long-awaited opportunities to spend even five minutes with me.
I don't care if you're "trying". If you can't show me, forget it.
Why is it so hard to understand eachother these days, we put our entire lives on the damn internet, right there for everyone to see.
What are my favorite things? Gee, try reading my Facebook Bio.
What are my values? Pretty sure that one's on there, too.
Do I have TIME to deal with your BS? Look at my Wall. Obviously, I'm always busy. Look, there's a status about how tired I am. Or that I'm sick. Or that I have no free time. And when I do, you'd better take advantage of it quick, instead of ignoring it and purposely creating a problem. The fact that I'm standing there next to you after a full day of work and whatever else is PROOF that I sacrificed something JUST to spend my time with you.
It's all right there in front of you, yet you say and do things that will clearly upset me...
I don't care. Forget it. The answer is no.
No more second chances. Chances are now an item that can only be bought. I don't give them for free anymore.
So, I'm done.
...All this rock music lately has got me feelin' dang good. Here's my Pandora station for all of it.


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