When I was buying music from Wal-mart's equivalent of iTunes, I was looking for songs that were sought out and I came across "After Tonight" by Justin Nozuka. The name wasn't familiar to me. I listened to it and I had never heard of it before. Judging by his name, I was surprised to see an Asian artist gracing the music scene because to be honest, Asians just haven't made it in America (unfortunately?). Actually, I have a pretty good reason why Asians haven't made it big in the U.S. which I'll come to soon enough. Anyways, this is Justin Nozuka, the half-Japanese, half-American/Canadian singer-songwriter:

Who isn't in love with it?! It's bloody brilliant. I've been listening to it all day pretty much. Not really nonstop, but I'm pretty sure I've listened to it about 30 times. There's just something about it. The different moods of the songs, the imagery, the randomness. I just adore it!

No, no. She's not Japanese. According to her Myspace page, she's from Germany, so I'm assuming that's what she is; German. Anyways, I was listening to her Fox album that came out this year and I was you know, just chilling to it. That was when i thought about writing a blog post just for her seeing as I've created a blog solely for my musical interest. So here it is. Unfortunately, she doesn't have many music videos probably because she's new, but here's one:

He is so adorable. I just want to take him and hug him! Ahem...

So...his name is Josh Groban. He sings opera pop and he's really good at it! His voice resonates and I just ahh...speechless. In addition to his great talent, he has a great sense of humor! After watching his guest appearance on BBC's Nevermind the Buzzcocks, I've got to say, I've never been more in love with him. Okay, that's not true. I've loved him since his appearance on Ally McBeal when it was still on the air and when Calista Flockhart was actually famous...(now all she's famous for is being engaged with Han Solo).

Anywho, I found out that our fantastic Josh Groban did a cover for one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite bands, Linkin Park! Ah, I was so excited, I couldn't control myself. I would tell you that I paced around the room like a lunatic, but I didn't. I just kind of sat in my chair and listened in amazement, mouth wide open (but not really...). Here it is:

Rob Thomas is a really amazing guy. From making it big with his band, Matchbox 20, and even making it big going solo for a while. Like, dang, this man is amazing, yes?

So, it's been a while since I've listened to them. It's not because I didn't want to stop. I got tired of their music for some time because it was overplayed on the radio. At one point I said to myself, "I can't listen to this anymore!" I was kind of upset that I led myself to that point where I had to switch stations whenever they came on, but it really couldn't be helped.

Today, while I was eating lunch alone while my parents still lay in bed asleep, I watched PBS' Soundstage. As I was watching the band, the songs sounded so familiar, but I just could not remember the band. It was literally at the tip of my tongue. Frustrated, I Googled some lyrics and voila! Matchbox Twenty. I watched a good hour of the concert, and I believe that my likeness of them has returned. Hooray!

After watching an episode of Never Mind the Buzzcocks with guest, Dappy, I decided to Youtube his rap group, N-Dubz. I didn't think I would find anything I would like because Dappy seemed like a odd person, but what I found was this:

Although I didn't like the video (because the ending was eh), I loved the song. There was a lot of emotion in it. I later decided to Google them, and it turns out Dappy's father died last year which is why he dedicated this song to him. Gosh, such emotion. It's beautiful.

That's not the only good song either. If you liked that one, you should definitely check out their other songs. You might like them too!I don't understand why Dappy must wear his cap like that...maybe it's to make up for his shortness, but it kind of looks weird to me...