Inaugural Post
Right, so this being the inaugural post on GWFAS I will introduce myself accordingly. My name is Derek, I’m 18 years old and from Washington, DC, and I’m currently attending the University of Virginia as a freshman. This blog will serve as a place for me to write about and share with you up and coming bands, as well as the base of operations for M3 Music, my fledgling mixtape service. M3, which stands for Music Mix Monthly (or maybe it doesn’t, it just had a nice ring to it) was a CD mix service I started up this past school year to disseminate new and good music to my peers at school. It is a ten-song mix of what I deem to be the hottest jams of today and tomorrow, or just incredible songs that need to be heard, and a new edition drops once or twice a month. Sometimes more often than that, sometimes less. So far there have been six editions of M3 and I will be posting them here in the next few weeks, and then all future editions will also be available for download here. The site get’s its title from the Sigur Ros song, “Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása“, which, when translated to english, means, “Good Weather For Airstrikes”(credit to MC Everett Case for bringing this awesome translation, as well as the video below, to my attention). As for me, my preferred music blogs (and the inspiration for GWFAS) are You Ain’t No Picasso, Gorilla vs. Bear, and Stereogum, so if you’re visiting this page and you haven’t been to these sites, leave here and go there. Now. My favorite bands are Bloc Party, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, The Decemberists, The Go! Team, The Shins, Death Cab For Cutie, Postal Service, Bright Eyes, A.C. Newman, Iron & Wine, and the incredible Sufjan Stevens. Also, I tend to be a mild perfectionist and I take everything too seriously. Including this blog. I apologize in advance.
MP3s:
“Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása” - Sigur Ros
Also, watch the incredible video for this song here. It’s a truly unbelievable film and even if the atmospheric/experimental/Icelandic thing isn’t really your scene, watch the video anyway. Seriously though, watch it.