Ratatat

Ratatat is just a single guy that plays electric guitar, drums, bass, xylophone, and a variety of other instruments. He does all the parts himself and then mixes them up into an electronic type of feel. He has about half of it as electronic sounds and the other half of him playing single instruments and looping the parts. I like him because he pieces together a lot of complex instruments that he plays, so he is basically a one man band. His songs are really catchy but they have little to no vocals. Here is some songs

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

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH_a2OcCmnI

20 feet from Stardom

I thought that this documentary was interesting, considering how I realized that I've never really acknowledged that background singers existed even though I knew they were there. They make a huge difference (improvement) in the sound, and I don't really know why they never stuck out to me until this documentary. I guess I'm just kind of like everyone else in that regard when it comes to background singers... they never get any recognition even though they may have some of the best vocals I've ever heard. It just goes to show you how much hidden talent there is out there... how many musicians and artists that are world class, yet they won't even get close to being on the radar. It's really disappointing and somewhat depressing

80's hip hop

Compared to rap/hip-hop now a-days I think hip hop in the 80's is a lot better.  It just sounds smoother to me, and usually people never repeat any lines, compared to now when you hear nothing but repetition. The lyrics are also not nearly as vulgar and offensive, which I take as a plus.  Not that being vulgar in a rap is bad, but the rap I hear now a-days is just over the top nasty.

FINALLY

       
                    THE GLITCH MOB

Live at Emo's.... So I recently saw Glitch Mob live and needless to say it was pretty badass. The first two opening performers, however, almost made it not worth it. They kept repeating the same beat over and over to where all of their songs combined all sounded like one big song. But when Glitch Mob appeared from behind the black cape they were hiding in, and exploded the crowd with a myriad of sounds and colors, the concert instantly was totally worth it. The bass shaked your entire heart  and internal organs because of how powerful it was. And what I liked about them was that they actually drummed their beats and had electronic sounds to go with it. Most dubstep bands have computers do the entire drum rhythm and it's disappointing how little musical talent is needed to make such beats. But then again I play drums so maybe I just like it when people play drums. The videos I have are absolutely terrible quality because of how much the sound overwhelmed the phone, so I don't even think it's worth to post, the computer might explode or something.