Artist of The Week: Karmin

                                       KARMIN

Members:
Amy Heidimann
     -Born April 29, 1986
     -From Seward, Nebraska

Nick Nonan
     -Born April 27, 2986
     -From Old Town, Maine

Band Name:
Karmin comes for the Latin word carmen, which means song. The word karma is also tied in making the band name "Karmin"

Discograpahy:
Inside Out--May 10, 2010
The Winslow Sessions--February 16, 2011
Karmin Covers Vol. 1--May 24, 2011
Hello--May 4, 2012

Singles:
(2011) Crash Your Party (#36 US Pop Chart)
(2012) Brokenhearted (#10 US Pop Chart)
(2012) Hello (#16 US Pop Chart)

Awards:
Nominated
      -Breakout Group (Teen Choice Awards)
      -Web Star (Teen Choice Awards)

Won
      -New Media Honoree (American Music Awards)
      -Web Born Star (MTV O Music Awards)

Fun Facts:
      -Amy and Nick have been engaged since 2010 and are currently planning their wedding
      -They met while attending Berklee College of Music in Boston
      -They are referred to as "The Daringest Duo"
      -Both Nick and Amy are left handed
      -Amy's signature hairstyle is called "the suicide roll"
      -Their birthdays are 2 days apart
      -Nick majored in trombone at Berkely College of Music
      -Found success on YouTube

Videos:
Chris Brown Cover: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khCokQt--l4
Hello Music Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_I0DBUA_GI
Brokenhearted Music Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8cbak34DR0
"Ellen" Performance/Interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JNi1UXCktA

Karmin Websites:
Karmin Website: http://www.karminmusic.com/us/home
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karminbook
Twitter: https://twitter.com/karminmusic
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/karmincovers
Karminology: http://www.karminology.com/
Wikipedia Page:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karmin

Pictures From: www.google/images.com

Information From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karmin and http://www.karminmusic.com/us/home

R&R January 2013 Album Releases

January 8th
Black Veil Brides "Wretched and Divine:The Story of The Wild Ones"
Dropkick Murphys "Signed and Sealed in Blood"
Solange "True"
Skinny Molly "Haywire Riot"

January 15th
Dawn Richard "Goldenheart"
Erin McKeown "Manifestra"
Free Energy "Love Sign"
Half Hearted Hero "Whatever"
Midnight Spin "Don't Let Me Sleep"
Jamie Woolord "A Framed Life In Charming Light"

January 22nd
Bad Religion "True North"
Darius Rucker "True Believers"
Gary Allen "Set You Free"
Say Anything "All My Friends Are Enemies: The Early Raritie"
Widowspeak "Almanac"
Speck Mountain "Badwater"

Friday Favorite: Joan Jett

Joan Jett

FAVORITE VIDEOS:

Bad Reputation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RAQXg0IdfI

I Hate Myself For Loving You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPkTGm4RtVM

Do You Wanna Touch Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XELpxApT8Kc

I Love Rock N Roll

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3T_xeoGES8

Websites

http://www.joanjett.com/

http://www.blackheart.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Jett

2012 Wrap Up: Books!

Favorite Books I Read This Year! : )

10) Don't Breathe a Word by Holly Cupala

9) The Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

8) The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg

7) Wither by Lauren DeStefano

6) Divergent by Veronica Roth

5) Ten Things We Did and Probably Shouldn't Have by Sarah Mlynowski

4) Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout

3) Fifty Shades Trilogy by E.L. James

2) Beautiful Disaster by Jaime McGuire

1) The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

2012 Wrap Up: Television

                                        
                                          10) Missing

                                                          

9) Clean House

8) Good Luck Charlie

7) House

6) Big Bang Theory

5) Dexter

4) The Walking Dead

3) Revenge

2) Once Upon A Time

1) Grey's Anatomy

These are the tv shows that I fell in love with in 2012 : )

End of The Year Music Favorites!!!

I decided that this year i'm going to do the End of The Year Favorites! Yayyy!
Before we get into it however i'd like to say that if (for instance) I put a band that's been around for YEARS as my "Favorite New Band" it means that it's new to me. So please no nasty comments saying "yo stupid that band came out 3 years ago." With that being said, here we go....

Favorite Genres:
Favorite Pop Song: Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepson
Favorite Country Song: Wanted by Hunter Hayes
Favorite Rap Song: Both Of Us by B.O.B. Feat. Taylor Swift
Favorite Rock Song: Bully by Shinedown
Favorite Alternative Song: Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye

Favorite Artists/Bands:
Favorite New Artist: Alex Clare
Favorite New Band: Fun.
Favorite Boy Band: One Direction
Favorite New Female Singer: Bridgit Mendler
Favorite New Male Singer: Ed Sheeran

Favorite Songs:
Favorite Group Song: One More Night by Maroon 5
Favorite Solo Song: Too Close by Alex Clare
Favorite Duet: Safe & Sound by The Civil Wars Feat. Taylor Swift
Favorite Song of The Year: It's Time by Imagine Dragons

Favorite Albums:
Favorite Alt. Album: Some Nights by Fun.
Favorite Rock Album: The Strange Case of... by Halestorm
Favorite Pop Album: Hello My Name Is...by Bridgit Mendler
Favorite Country Album: Red by Taylor Swift
Favorite Rap Album: Pink Fridy-Roman Reloaded by Nicki Minaj
Favorite Album of The Year: Red by Taylor Swift

CONCERT UPDATE: Third Time Seeing Tesla...Keeps Gettin' Better

TESLA!

Me and Dave! : )