New music coming to the Library

Check some of the new music titles coming to the Cape May County Library. Remember, if some of the albums aren’t quite available yet, you can use your library card to reserve them in advance.

50 Cent-Before I Self-Destruct
T.I.-Paper Trail
Kelly Clarkson-All I Ever Wanted
Estelle-Shine
Plain White T’s-Big Bad World
U2-No Line on the Horizon
Lady GaGa-The Fame
Lily Allen-It’s Not Me, It’s You
Notorious Soundtrack

Not so new—but just as good:
Jimmi Hendrix-Voodoo Child
Paramore-All We Know is Falling
Dave Matthews Band-Crash

(thanks to Melissa The Librarian for the new music!)

The Moaning Myrtles at the Library

I’ve uploaded pictures from the show to our Flickr account which you can view here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/capemaycountylibrary/

I hope everyone had a great time at the show. I know I did.

Many thanks to The Moaning Myrtles for putting on a great show.

TONIGHT! LIVE! AT THE LIBRARY!

FREE ROCK CONCERT AT THE LIBRARY!


Come on over to the library tonight @ 6:30 PM for a FREE show by the Wizard Rock Band The Moaning Myrtles! We'll also have free snacks and soda.

Ages 12-18 are invited

LISTEN TO THE MOANING MYRTLES HERE!

Tomorrow at the library...

FREE ROCK CONCERT AT THE LIBRARY!



Come on over to the library tomorrow @ 6:30 PM for a FREE show by the Wizard Rock Band The Moaning Myrtles! We'll also have free snacks and soda.


Ages 12-18 are invited

LISTEN TO THE MOANING MYRTLES HERE!

Cool Website for the Week of November 16-22

To celebrate The Moaning Myrtles live performance THIS FRIDAY at the Cape May County Library, I'm posting their video for their awesome song In Which Moaning Myrtle Moans.

Enjoy!

And remember...

This Friday @ 6:30pm the Moaning Myrtles will perform LIVE at the Cape May County Library

Music Review: Amy Winehouse "Back In Black"

I don’t think I am a trendy person, which is why I believe it has taken me so long to listen to Amy Winehouse’s sophomore album, Back to Black. With her messy personal life always the front page news of sensational magazines, I thought she was just another celebrity with a massive amount of addiction problems that have been heavily covered by the media. The world loves to focus on the problems of others—and of course, the turbulent relationships of celebrities, such as her, “Blake Incarcerated.” With all the sensationalism set aside, I have recently discovered why Amy is such a talented musical powerhouse. Back to Black is a refreshing musical masterpiece and it is easy to see why Winehouse is so popular. Her album is a reminiscent of musical greats from the 60’s, such as The Supremes and Etta James, and combines her influences with 70’s soul music. She casually delivers her problems of cheating, addiction, depression, with a vintage air. Even when she is singing about her famous refusal to go to rehab, Winehouse is able to deliver a performance full of satire and a powerful voice. Don’t let her problems dissuade you from checking out this album. It is full of great music and lyrics that are slick and sarcastic, as well as painfully honest. I am looking forward her next album, so far untitled, due out in the beginning of 2009.

I would also like to share a list of new music that will be in the library very, very soon. So make sure to reserve your copy!

Britney Spears-Blackout
Buckcherry-Black Butterfly
Jesse McCartney-Depature
Jessica Simpson-Do You Know
Jonas Brothers-Little Bit Longer
Katy Perry-One of the Boys
Kid Rock-Rock N Roll Genius
Lil Wayne-Tha Carter III
Metro Station-Metro Station
Miley Cyrus-Breakout
Plain White Tees-Big Bad World
Pussycat Dolls-Dolls Dominion
Robin Thicke-Something Else
Tokio Hotel-Scream

(many thanks to Melissa The Librarian for the review and the list of new music. If you want more music at the library, come by and tell us what you want!)

Music CD's in the Teen Zone!

The Teen Zone is happy to announce that starting this month, we'll have a selection of music CD's in the teen zone room at the library...

We'll be selecting a few cool new CD's each month and displaying them in the Teen Zone room. You can check out up to 3 CD's on your library card and keep them for one month. Here's what we've got for September 2008...


The Clash: London Calling



Conor Oberst: Conor Oberst (of the band Bright Eyes)



Hawthorne Heights: Fragile Future



Alicia Keys: As I Am



Nirvana: Nevermind




Check them out and let me know what you think! Give us some suggestions for other new music!

-Justin The Librarian

Have a good weekend!

Things for me to do this weekend

WATCH: Persepolis on DVD.

Based on the graphic novel of the same name...which I loved!

LISTEN: Genesis: Live Over Europe 2007

Does liking this band make me old? I don't care because I love them!

READ: Re-Gifters by Mike Carey, artwork by Sonny Liew and Marc Hempel

Part of the new graphic novel series by Minx (check them out here). These books look really good.

Music Reviews: Silversun Pickups, Band of Horses, and Vampire Weekend

Silversun Pickups

My musical taste tends to run into many genres. I have to say that I listen to a little bit of everything. So when I find a band that I just can’t stop listening to, there is something to be said. Silversun Pickups is one of those bands. Carnavas is the latest album from this west coast band. It is a blend highly melodic sounds, distorted backgrounds and fuzzed-out bass. They’re most notable song to date is “Lazy Eye” which frequented MTV several months ago, but the song is only the tip of the iceberg. Other audio-delights include, “Well thought out Twinkles” and “Melatonin,” as well as my personal favorite, “Dream at Tempo 119.” This indie-L.A. band is a throw-back to the alternative rock of the 90’s, and is definitely worth listening too.

Check out Silversun Pickups new albums Carnavas at the library

Band of Horses
Another band that has caught my short-attention span is Band of Horses with their latest album, Cease to Begin. They are most recognized for “A Ghost in my House” which frequents the airwaves of Sirus’ Alt-Nation. They are a rock band that exudes Southern sound. As well as the Silversun Pickups, this band has become part of the beloved, and highly selective, rotation in my iPod. The music is stunning and layered and the vocals are melancholic and haunting. They remind me of the scene in Forrest Gump, when Tom Hanks is running across the country with Jackson Browne's "Running on Empty” blaring in the background. This is the type of music you can get lost in.
Check of Band of Horses new album Cease To Begin at the library

Vampire Weekend
Finally, I have to recommend the impressive self-titled debut album from Vampire Weekend. This is not your everyday punk band. First of all, they style evokes nostalgia about preppy 80’s movies. Think Pretty in Pink. All the songs are upbeat, and include a variety of instruments, including the use of African drums and the forgotten musical art-form of the keyboard. (A huge invention that plagued the entire decade of the 80’s.) This album is album is fun and entirely refreshing to hear against a lot of the manufactured music plaguing airwaves today. It is the perfect summer album.

Check out Vampire Weekend at the library

Many thanks to Melissa The Librarian for all of today's music reviews.

Old School Thursday

When I wrote my review for Weezer's The Red Album on Tuesday I mentioned a song called "Bohemiam Rhapsody" by a band named Queen. Melissa The Librarian (who will be bringing us some music reviews next week) brought it my attention that some people reading this blog may not know who Queen is let alone have ever heard the song "Bohemian Rhapsody".


So here's the deal with Old School Thursday. We'll talk about some really cool older things that somehow relate to today and who knows....maybe you'll dig it. If not, it's like some kind of history lesson.

Queen

(summary borrowed from Wikipedia)

Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, lead vocalist Freddie Mercury, and drummer Roger Taylor, with bass guitarist John Deacon joining the following year. Queen rose to prominence during the 1970s and are arguably Britain's most successful band of the past thirty years.

The band is noted for their musical diversity, multi-layered arrangements, vocal harmonies, and incorporation of audience participation into their live performances. Their 1985 Live Aid performance was voted the best live rock performance of all time in an industry poll.
Queen had moderate success in the early 1970s, with the albums Queen and Queen II, but it was with the release of Sheer Heart Attack in 1974 and A Night at the Opera the following year that the band gained international success. Since 1975, eighteen of the band's albums have reached number one on numerous charts around the world. Since 1973, they have released fifteen studio albums, five live albums, and numerous compilation albums.

Following Mercury's death in 1991 and Deacon's retirement later in the decade, May and Taylor have performed infrequently under the Queen name. Since 2005, they have been collaborating with Paul Rodgers, under the moniker Queen + Paul Rodgers, which has led to Queen recording their first studio album in 13 years.

(end Wikipedia, begin Justin The Librarian)

Trust me...Queen are an awesome. Their music is very thematic, arena rock type stuff. It's a weird combination of opera/musical type music crossed with good solid rock music. It's tough to describe, but trust me...it's good.

Luckily, we've got some stuff on Queen at the library that you should check out...

Queen: An Illustrated Biography by Judith Davis
Queen: Greatest Hits
Tie Your Mother Down: A Tribute To Queen (newer bands covering Queen songs)

-Justin The Librarian