The Magic Conch

One of my dad’s favorite bands has always been Led Zeppelin. I can still remember waking up on Sunday mornings and hearing him singing “Dazed and Confused” while he was making my favorite breakfast—which is French toast in case you’re wondering. I will always feel like I have a special connection to this band because of how much their songs will remind me of my childhood. My very first album that I got for my record player was “Led Zeppelin” and it will always be my go to album for battling the blues or even for pumping up for parties. “Led Zeppelin” was released in January of 1969 and it featured different original creations from John Bonham (drums, tympani, vocals), Robert Plant (vocals, harmonica), Jimmy Paige (electric guitar, acoustic guitar, steel guitar, vocals), and John Paul Jones (bass, organ, vocals). Besides the music itself, the album artwork is one of the best things about the album. The cover shows a zeppelin with a smoke cloud coming out of it. Modern album cover...

            One of my favorite movies as a child was the popular Disney movie about a boy who is raised by gorillas in the wild, but still finds a way to meet a human woman and fall in love. The movie hits on every emotion that a ten year old girl could want. There’s action, romance, singing monkeys, and of course, a killer soundtrack.             The soundtrack’s official name is “Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack”. All of the songs were composed by Phil Collins and the instrumental score was by Mark Mancina.             One of the most popular songs on the soundtrack, “You’ll be in My Heart”, won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.             The soundtrack was extremely successful and was also a fantastic comeback for Collins that pu...

I got the opportunity to see The Greeting Committee perform live this weekend at KC Live in Kansas City for the Homegrown Buzz Music Showcase. It was the second time that I have been able to see the young band play live, but I was still very impressed by the amount of energy and talent on the stage. All of the band members are still in high school, and this became obvious to me once I saw the band up close-not only because of how young they look, but also how they interacted with Kansas City fans. During the performance, all of the members were very close to the audience and treated the concert as if it was their high school talent show. This is one of my favorite things about small, local, alternative bands. Music lovers are able to see great bands up close before these bands hit it big and gain a big following. In a couple of years, The Greeting Committee will be playing at bigger venues which will make it more difficult for their fans to get close to them and really enjoy the p...

One of the first albums that I got when my parents bought me my record player was Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumors”. Since Rolling Stone claims that this is one of the best albums of all time, I figured it would be a great album to talk about. “Rumors” was released in February of 1977 and it was the 11 th album by Fleetwood Mac. Two of the most popular songs on the album includes “Go Your Own Way” and “Don’t Stop”. The album has a soft rock and pop rock sound that many listeners throughout the years have enjoyed. All of the songs on “Rumors” have a healing sort of feel to them. The lyrics in “Chains” explain the feelings of someone going through heartbreak. “And if you don’t love me now, you will never love me again. I can still hear you saying you would never break the chain.” On the flip side of that, “You Make Loving Fun” has a more positive and loving feel to it. The variety of feelings within the album helps it appeal to more people than it would if it only had a melancholy vibe ...

            According to the band’s Twitter page, The Mowgli’s have been working on a new album that should be released in a couple of months. It seemed necessary to talk about one of their other albums and give my opinion on it.             One of my favorite things about The Mowgli’s is how positive and upbeat their music is. Their latest album, “Kids in Love”, is evidence of this.             “Kids in Love” was released in April of 2015. The album had a very popular song that was heard on many radio stations. “I’m Good” quickly became a happy anthem for many alternative music lovers.             One song on the album, “Bad Dream” says, “With all the love that I know, how can anybody be living in a bad dream.” Lyrics like this have the ability to make the happy happier and make the...