I haven't written for a while but in my defense I was homeless. Not as a social experiment this time, I couldn't find a house in St. George, but now I live in a sweet apartment and I get back to what's important... finding new tunes.

And find I did. Bon Iver friends. I know nothing about the band/man itself as of yet, but I will.

I went through a period in college where I devoted an entire 150 song MP3 CD to "The Chillest Mix of All Times". It included the most chill relaxing songs I knew of at the time. Had I known about Bon Iver he'd have been included.

When I was driving around LA a couple weeks ago I heard a couple amazing song by a then nameless artist including my favorite SKINNY LOVE. I had to do serious investigation to discover the artist (read: Shazaam on my iPhone.) and I've been periodically downloading and loving songs from them/him ever since. I even did my Sunday drive to Bon Iver and I say it was a raging success. More info on this artist to come. But until then sample Skinny Love right here on The Tunes and enjoy...

Bon Iver

I was supposed to go to a Mates Of State concert in LA, but I left my iPhone home to avoid BMD and proved to myself that I'm useless without it. Got lost for 2 hours. Anyway now I'm in my home town in Bonners Ferry, and it's funny, my not-so-extreme style of dress and footwear puts me way out of place. The cool kids here are wearing some flat billed DC hats or something and a lot of sports jerseys, but this isn't a fashion blog it's a music one and I'm sure my tastes wouldn't be well received in many circles here. Beyond that...my little sister is a Beatles Rock Band champion. 5 stars on like every expert level. It's crazy. But the thought I had is...I've heard that if you listen hard enough you can hear The Beatles in just about every song written since 1970. And I was contemplating a Beatles-Only music diet for a week. I'm sure it wouldn't hurt.

Guitar!

I have pretty much eschewed guitar learning in my life. Probably because I've seen way too many guys who've learned a jack Johnson song or two and then use (read: attempt to use) their newfound skills to impress (read: attempt to impress) girls. It seems so fake to me. BUT! I was driving around on my vacation in California yesterday listening to a mix of acoustic music collaborated by my friend Olivia and I was thinking that I really wanted to learn. There IS one girl that I want to impress with a little guitar prowess. Especially since I think she'll love it even if I suck. I woke up this morning and still wanted to. That's how I know it's not a passing fancy. I think it will be a great compliment to my quest in music discovery and God knows the world needs one more amateur guitar player. More music discoveries to come after my vacation!