Music- Even Better with Friends

One of the greatest things about my relationships with my friends is that we all share a passion for music.  Depicted in the podcast and slideshow above is one of my greatest musical adversaries, my friend Jess.

Jess and I have been friends for a number of years, and one of the components of our friendship I treasure most is our love for music. We sing together every chance we get.  We sing  in the car or during full blown friend sing-a-longs with harmony and guitar.  We go to shows together, like the Duran Duran show Jess and my friend Maria surprised me with for my birthday.  We also hit up local shows of every genre, including the musical theater variety.

Feeding off of Jess's love for music has allowed me to broaden my scope of musical appreciation.  We tell each other of new music we've discovered.  She began throwing disco-themed parties and increasing my love for that genre. 

Jess is one of the many friends that I know shares my passion to a great extent.  We support one another's musical ventures, and we will continue to do so until we perish.  I love the girl, and I know fellow music lovers would too.

Music To My Eyes

It was a beautiful day here in the land that winter forgot.  Spring is steadily approaching and the temperature has risen into the mid 50's.  I'm so excited, and I just can't hide it.

Imagine my delight when I got out of class early today and found I had time for a walk around campus.  My university's campus is particularly beautiful, as you can see from the above pictures.  I was pleased to be able to enjoy a walk in this weather and view the assorted foliage, sculptures, and koi ponds.  Okay, so there's only one koi pond and only one koi, but that's all I need.

The soundtrack I chose for this walk was Radiohead's latest album The King of Limbs.  It's dark, throbbing, artfully eclectic sound is the perfect accompaniment for an art/nature walk.

As an avid Radiohead fan, I encourage you to listen to the album.  Yes, it is different from Radiohead's earlier work, but that is what makes Radiohead so great.  They keep experimenting with the types of music they put out and they keep excelling at it.  Can you tell I love this band?

I mean, come on.  Imagine taking a walk like this and listening to the most famous track from the album, "Lotus Flower."  The combination of aurally and visually provocative images is a relaxing escape from life's stresses.

If you've yet to, you might want to watch the music video above.  Look at that Thom Yorke dance!  Don't pretend you don't lip-sync and dance like a mad-person when no one's around.   

The King of Limbs also happens to be just under 40 minutes.  That is a good amount of time for a lengthy walk when you can manage one.

So I wait for spring ready to find more time for tiny "adventures" like this.  A beautiful day, a little exercise, good music...could you ask for a more perfect way to relieve stress?