I'm not sure how to say this...

So I think I'm psychic. Not the fake kind that tell you the things you want to hear, but like I actually see the future. I'm not exactly aware of it until it happens, but it happens way too often for it to just be de ja vu. Just in the past 2 months, I've seen the future about 10 times. It generally happens when I'm dreaming, and I'll slightly remember it when I wake up, but I'll think nothing of it until I see it again, that time in real life. What just happened that made me want to make this post, was a dream I think I had 3 months ago, and I just now saw that exact 2 second time frame while watching full metal panic (great anime btw, you should watch it). And I'm kind of freaked out about it, but at the same time I think it's amazing that it happens so often. Also, there isn't any sort of pattern of how it appears either. The last time it happened, was while I was at church. There was absolutely no relation to those two times at all. I've talked to other people about it, and they all assume that it's just de ja vu, but they don't understand how powerful it is. I don't just kind of remember something like it that happened, I physically saw it in a dream. I don't think it's God trying to tell me anything either, because it's purely random things. Nothing significant happens when I see the dream in real life, I'm just kind of like "Woah... It happened again." This didn't really have anything to do with anything retaining to the standard posts of this blog at all, but I really needed to get this off my chest.


EDIT: not sure what's up with the title... I only put I'm, so I'm not sure what blogger did with it, and I can't seem to edit the title in the app, so oh well.

Grammy '12 Overview

LL Cool J was a great host

The performances

I missed Adele's opening song.

Bruno Mars - I mean, he was Bruno Mars, not gonna knock the guy, because he is definitely talented - a good song writer, producer, and has a solid singing voice, he's just not my style (Liquor Store Blues w/ Damian Marley is a FANTASTIC song though). But if his album has songs like his live performances (a jazzy/RnB/soul feel) rather than all the poppy songs from him I've heard, he would be an artist I enjoy.

Katy Perry - I like E.T. still for some reason...even though they had already announced Kanye wasn't there so I know he wouldn't jump in for his verse...then whatever song it was she did second (I'm not up to date on my Katy Perry) sounded pretty good for her. She is a bit pitchy live, but did pretty good and looked great (but that hair...um...no).

Foo Fighters - They sounded amazing, they sounded energized and like they were having fun. This performance proved they deserved to win everything they did, great band.

Chris Brown - Sounded bad, and his performance is just like all of his performances, he never really brings anything new to the table, if you've seen one Chris Brown performance, you've seen them all.

Taylor Swift - I don't like Swift's music, and I generally think she tries to hard to look like a dolled up Barbie, but her not only did she sport a very natural look, and looked GREAT (I personally love a girl with a natural country look), but she sounded better than normal too. Didn't think I would be giving Taylor Swift a good review, but it would be bias of me not to.

Adele - Does exactly what you'd expect her to do, and I'm not knocking her because her voice is absolutely phenomenal. I prefer her doing something simple like she did rather than put on an overdone show. She sounded great.

Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson - From what I can judge, rather average. They are talented, but nothing overly impressive was displayed. This could be biased, as country isn't my genre of choice however.

The Beach Boys - Okay...backtracking a bit...The Beach Boys were the first band I listened to. Can't remember which CD it was, but I did know ever word. Watching this performance let me know that I have definitely out grown my enjoyment of The Beach Boys. They were good for who they are though, just not really my thing anymore.

Tony Bennett and Carrie Underwood - Two fantastic voices. Really all I can say here.

Glen Campbell with the Band Perry and Blake Shelton - Alright, nothing special.

Coldplay and Rihanna - And award for the most awkward collaboration of all time goes to...COLDPLAY AND RIHANNA! Ri-Ri sounded VERY pitchy during her parts, and looked unusually ehhhh. Chris Martin (of Coldplay) was alright, given the songs he was performing are pretty awful.

Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt - Personally love Alicia Keys, and Bonnie Raitt also has a great voice. They did a great Etta James tribute, and I'm kinda glad they didn't do "At Last" because I think I've heard that song to many time...Etta has other songs guys.

Paul McCartney - As talented as this guy is...his performance was horribly average. Really was expecting something monumental from him.

Jennifer Hudson - Couldn't have picked a better person to do a Whitney Houston tribute, this girl's voice doesn't get enough credit.

David Guetta, Deadmau5, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, & Foo Fighters - um WTF was my first thought when I saw this. I like David Guetta (club music wise), I can tolerate Deadmau5 (not a big fan of techno/electro), usually can't stand Chris Brown or Lil Wayne, and thoroughly enjoy the Foo Fighters. Guetta did his thing, Brown sounded ehhh, Wayne sounded awful. Just like before the Foo Fighters sounded great, and the switch up with Deadmau5 was pretty good.

Nicki Minaj - Much like Chris Brown, Nicki's songs are one in the same. Here she decided to expand on the Roman Polanski gimmick, and the performance and new song she showcased were AWFUL. She didn't look very good either. An while an interesting show, it was a very bad vocal showcase. I don't think it'll be as memorable as they continually stressed it would be.

Bruce Springsteen - simply amazing. Dude still does good, no complaints.

Main Awards

Record Of The Year
Adele - Rolling In The Deep - WINNER
Bon Iver - Holocene
Bruno Mars - Grenade
Mumford & Sons - The Cave
Katy Perry - Fireworks

Was personally rooting for Bon Iver, but had no doubt that Adele would take this one

Album Of The Year
Adele - 21 - WINNER
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light
Lady Gaga - Born This Way
Bruno Mars - Doo Wops & Hooligans
Rihanna - Loud

rooting for Foo Fighters, but again saw the Adele victory coming a mile away.

Song Of The Year
Adele - Rolling In The Deep - WINNER
Kanye West (Feat. Rihanna, KiD CuDi, & Fergie) - All Of The Lights
Mumford & Sons - The Cave
Bruno Mars - Grenade
Bon Iver - Holocene

Here, if based on musical composition and showcased talent, rather than as a personality contest, All of Lights should've won. I believe, while Adele is incredibly talented, her song was another pop ballad, whereas All of the Lights was a modern ode to musical composition. It featured Elton John, John Legend, Alicia Keys, and many many more huge celebrity vocalists all harmonizing and contributing different elements to the stadium blowout track.

Best New Artist
Bon Iver - WINNER
The Band Perry
J. Cole
Nicki Minaj
Skrillex

Expected J. Cole, Nicki, or Skrillex, but was rooting for Bon Iver or J. Cole - its awesome Justin won this one.

Best Rap Performance
Jay-Z & Kanye West - Otis (Feat. Otis Redding) - WINNER
Chris Brown - Look At Me Now (Feat. Busta Rhymes & Lil Wayne)
Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On
Nicki Minaj - Moment For Life (Feat. Drake)
Wiz Khalifa - Black & Yellow

YES, YES, YES. Look At Me Now was a pointless, awful song with an annoying beat, The Show Goes On was great, but it winning would be a slap in the fans' and Lupe's face because he didn't personally like it and was forced by his label to make it, Moment For Life was bad, and Black & Yellow was an overplayed 'anthem', while Otis was Hip-Hop at it's core. Soul sample, two of the best rappers alive just having fun.

All Of The Lights won both Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and Best Rap Song (beating out Otis, Kanye beat Kanye) and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy won Best Rap Album (beating out Watch The Throne, Kanye beating Kanye).

My inner clock is cool

So I just woke up, and I decided that before I was going to see what time it was, I was going to guess the time. I was only 11 minutes off. I think I might be slightly psychic.

More Status Updates!

I added some more, so enjoy.

Paramore - Street Lights and Cherries EP

So DJ Void recently made an EP with a few official singles, and some unreleased songs. Download it here: http://forum.theneonvoid.com/index.php?showtopic=174&st=0&#last Be sure to send this link to your friends!

Thanksgiving and political correctness confusion.

So, happy Thanksgiving! Well, at least to our American readers. But besides that, I thought of something today. If we say 'happy holidays', then how come, if you go into a store around now (excluding a Jewish store) you'll never hear 'Dreidel, dreidel'. Why?

Will.I.Am ft. Jennifer Lopez & Mick Jagger (of the Rolling Stones) - T.H.E. [The Hardest Ever]

Where to start with this musical mess? With the Black Eyed Peas soon to be on an indefinite hiatus (there is a God!), front man and producer of the group, Will.I.Am is working on his next solo album, #Willpower. Now, before I rip this song apart, let's remember the good songs Will.I.Am has been a part of...here I made a playlist for you.

Playlist

That's not even including the pre-Fergie Black Eyed Pease (which were very good) and not including how phenomenal his production used to be (He produced for Michael Jackson, Eazy-E, Britney Spears, U2, Rihanna, Usher, Justin Timberlake, Earth, Wind & Fire, Nicki Minaj, Cheryl Cole, 2NE1, Daddy Yankee, and Juanes).

Back to "T.H.E." - Okay, So the beat is electro/dance. I can get past that. Will's rapping again?! Ya----...um...yay? That was my reaction. I personally can not stand Jennifer Lopez in any way/shape/form, and that carries through on this song. Finally Mick Jagger came in to redeem the song...and I'll straight up say, he should never 'half-rap' himself...the lyrics to his part sound like Lil Wayne rejects...

Well that's my thoughts, here's the song if you want to hear it for yourself.

What I Listen To Other Than Rap

So I got an email today, and it was from someone finding my youtube account, and they asked me how I get inspiration for many of my songs. Here's the hint, I don't listen to rap when I want an idea for a rap song. Sounds crazy right? Nah, your favorite artists probably do the same thing. Rockers may be blasting hip-hop and soul, rappers listening to folk and country, ect.

Surprisingly Rap/Hip-Hop is barely half of my music library. Other stuff I listen to...
-Alt. Rock
-Hard Rock
-Metal
-Metalcore
-Folk
-Pop (not radio pop for the most part)
-R&B
-Soul
-Reggae
-Nu-Metal

My favorite non-rap artists would have to include Michael Jackson, Avenged Sevenfold, Ozzy Osbourne/Black Sabbath, Lily Allen, Ingrid Michaelson, Avril Lavigne, Paramore, Frank Ocean, Blink-182, Bob Marley, Damian Marley, Broadway, Foster The People, Arcade Fire, and Jukebox The Ghost.

That's just a few. For some of the songs I listen to a bunch, I made a youtube playlist for you guys to check out. May try doing this every once in a while to let you guys know what I'm listening to.

Playlist

RT Comics

I just bought the first edition of RT comics on iBooks for $10. I'll edit this post in a minute to say if it was worth it.

EDIT: well... It's been a few hours, and I'm still not done reading all the comics. There's also commentary for each comic. The only complaint I have, is that you have to double tap the screen each time u want to read anything, cuz the text is too small otherwise.

Blogger app

So blogger I guess just released an app, because I remember looking for one a while back and couldn't find one. Well I'm using it now, so it does work, but there a few things I don't like about it. First off it doesn't switch to landscape view, so you can't type with the longer keyboard. Secondly you can't find in without Wi-Fi, which can get really annoying, especially if something cool just happened and I want to make a post about it. Other than that, I don't see any problems with it.

EDIT: One more problem with it that I just found, is that you can't add or change any of the tabs, which sucks, because that means I actually have to turn on my computer to do that.