[ g.i. joe-ing ]

I'm sporadically available. sometimes here, sometimes gone, and I'm not just talking about my mental faculties. know that if I don't respond, or if you don't see posts, it's not because I've lost any love for you.. it's just because I'm not exactly working a nine to five anymore.

that being said, I've missed you all--though I must admit I've missed writing even more. (:

welcome back, self.

| musician of my hour: justin nozuka |

this one probably won’t come as a surprise to you.. since I’ve been obsessing over him for the past week or so. at least, I’m pretty sure my roommate’s tired of hearing his songs. oh well.

:: meet justin nozuka ::

meet justin nozuka. he’s young; 21 years old, with an album out at 19. he’s ny [...]

| musician of my hour: xavier rudd |

I’ve got a cup of coffee in hand and an earbud in one ear, and this guy’s helping my day start off a little brighter.

:: xavier rudd ::

meet xavier rudd. how can you not love a musician that plays with a setup like this? short story even shorter, there’s some cut and dry reasons I [...]

| musician of my hour: maria mena |

I don’t usually like female artists enough to listen to over and over again. they get shrill, repetitive, and sometimes pathetic. this female musician, however, usually makes it onto my weekly playlist at least once.

:: maria mena ::

meet maria mena. I think part of the reason I like her is because she isn’t american, and [...]

| musician of my hour: ray laMontagne |

I could listen to this man sing for days on end. His voice is honest, gravelly, and he looks a little like Jesus.

:: ray laMontagne ::

meet Ray LaMontagne. this man is frightfully interesting to me. he grew up with a violent musician for a father and an unsettled mother. he left home around 17 and [...]

| musician of my hour: michael bublé |

I’m feeling particularly bluesy today/this week–hence this week’s pick. quite a change from last week’s, hm?

:: michael bublé ::

meet (rather, reacquaint yourself with) michael bublé. (p.s. I don’t know if you can see it, but his shirt pocket is sideways. do you know how awesome that is?) he’s a canadian (shame we Americans can’t take [...]

| musician of my hour: a day to remember |

the weak at heart need not be interested. this, my friends, is a little hardcore.

:: a day to remember ::

meet a day to remember. they’re screamo. yes, this means they scream sometimes. intriguingly enough though, they’re not all bad, nor all scream. after a friend of mine challenged me to become knowledgeable about screamo, I [...]

| musician of my hour: alexi murdoch |

my weekly listening habits vary wildly depending on what the previous week has been like, so I figure I might make this musician of my hour thing weekly. (: might as well give a little love to the musicians I like.

:: alexi murdoch ::

meet alexi murdoch. born in london, and raised in scotland, greece & [...]

| musician of my hour: eisley |

I debated putting “of the hour,” but I couldn’t guarantee that’d be true. so instead, we’ll go with the musician of my hour. the one that (right now) is making me the happiest.

:: eisley ::

meet eisley. four texan siblings and one cousin.. they’re a cheeky indie band that I’ve fallen into like with. wanna [...]