Hi there everyone! Here’s to another Tuesday full of awesome tunes! I have another randomized selection of songs for you today so I hope you all enjoy!!
Sheets by In Like Lions
Mr. Jones by Counting Crows
Waiting For You by Royal Teeth
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Hola!!! I hope you are all doing great this week and have had the chance to listen to some good tunes. The one thing I make time for each week is The Voice. There is just something about that show that I just freaking love. Last week there were some AMAZING performances. Even though the competition was fierce my top three all made it on to the next round. I have their performances from last week down below. Take a listen and enjoy!!
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Stay With Me by Josh Kaufman
This performance by Josh turned him from a contestant I enjoyed to one I will be rooting for until the end. It simply blew me away.
Magic Man by Kat Perkins
Kat is such a kick ass performer. She gives it her all every time she’s on stage and that is definitely proven with this song.
Anymore by Jake Worthington
Since I love Jake to absolute pieces I can almost forget how much I hate this song.
Hey there and happy Tuesday!! I hope everyone had a great Easter and that your week is off to a good start! I’m still without a working computer which sucks for the blog but in a way I benefit from it because it has been so nice out. Michigan is finally catching on to the fact that it’s springtime!
Since it’s still hard to access all of my music, this week is going to be three songs Spotify decides to play for me! I hope you enjoy the randomness and if you could please leave a link in the comments to your Tune In Tuesday post that would be great! We had a few new joiners last week so if you haven’t already, give them a warm welcome by visiting their blogs. I hope you all have a great week!!
Push by Matchbox Twenty
For The First Time by The Script
Tonight You’re Perfect by New Politics
Tune In Tuesday is a weekly feature in which bloggers get to showcase another one of their loves, music! This feature was originally created by Ginger over at GReads! but you can now find it here at Kate’s Tales of Books and Bands. If you would like to participate in this weekly feature, make a blog post showcasing a song (or a few!) and link up at the bottom of this post by clicking the cute blue guy! While you’re here make sure to check out all the other awesome blogs that have decided to participate!
Hello there Tune In Tuesday-ers! I am sorry this post is going up a little late. For those of you wondering how the laptop saga is going…well it’s still very broken and I am still very lost without it. I am hoping to get it fixed soon so I can not only get back to blogging regularly but also so I can catch up on all of your guys’ great music posts!
Since I have no access to my music on my laptop, the only music I have been listening to is the CD’s in my car. One CD in particular is a band I don’t think I have ever shared here on the blog. I saw them at Warped Tour a few years ago and loved their sound. I am sharing a few of their songs today and I hope you all enjoy! Like the last few weeks, if you could just leave a link to your Tune In Tuesday post in the comments section, I would appreciate it. Hopefully by this time next week I will have a working laptop again and you guys can link up the normal way!
Before I Die by We Are The Ocean
Runaway by We Are The Ocean
What It Feels Like by We Are The Ocean
Hey guys! I’m officially home from Hawaii and let me just say, it feels great! My days may be filled with getting caught up on work and catching up with family and friends but it definitely feels good to be back! Unfortunately my computer is still on the fritz so that means a semi-normal Tune In Tuesday this week. I’m hoping to get it fixed soon! If you could all leave your link to your post in the comments section, that would be great! Hope you all have a fantastic week!
I’m going to be sharing a few of the songs I have been listening to lately. Some are newer favorites and some are older but I love them all the same!
When She Says Baby by Jason Aldean
Dark Storm by The Jezabels
If You Run by The Boxer Rebellion
All Over You by The Spill Canvas
Title: The Noise Beneath the Apple
Author: Heather Jacks
Foreword’s 2013 Book of the Year Award Finalist
Written by Heather Jacks and accompanied by an eleven-track vinyl record featuring the original music of a select number of participants, this 200-page art-style coffee table book measures 12” x 12” and weighs in at a whopping 8lbs. Putting the spotlight on the age-old profession of busking, Jacks also seeks to stem the tide of regulation intended to suffocate creative expression and take performers off the streets.
A limited-edition coffee table book, ‘The Noise Beneath the Apple®’, is a unique and vibrant study of the culture of street performance, its legitimacy in modern times and above all, an intimate look at thirty-five buskers throughout New York City. Released with an eleven-track vinyl record that was mastered by Grammy and Academy Award winning mastering engineer Reuben Cohen, this book is a singular achievement and a one-of-a-kind tribute to the chaotic, beautiful and spirited world of busking.
I am so excited to be featuring this book on the blog today! It is not my normal type of read but it includes one of my favorite things (aside from books!), music! I love visiting big cities for their sites, the food, but most importantly, the people. In the few times that I’ve visited New York City, I’ve come to love just sitting in a single spot and people watching. It takes no more than a few minutes in one spot to find a person (or persons) singing, playing instruments, and giving it their all in these street side performances called busking. It is an amazing thing to see and hear people. The cool thing that Heather has done is created a book with an accompanying record that includes music from these super talented performers!
The rest of this post includes all sorts of fun things about The Noise Beneath the Apple including a giveaway so be sure to check it all out!
In the video below, Heather talks all about the book! It is so cool to hear how passionate she is about music, and busking in particular!
Just in case you aren’t aware of what this profession is, you can watch this really cool video to find out more about it!
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Heather Jacks was raised on an Indian reservation in southeastern Oregon, until age fifteen. Jacks was the first ‘experimental exchange student’ to Australia with an organization called YFU, Youth for Understanding, where she spent 10.5 months in 1982. Once she returned, she received her B.A. from USF and followed that with two years of study at UC Davis. She has worked in the music industry in various capacities, since the eighties; radio, production, A&R, booking and most recently as a music journalist. She was recently named a finalist in the Book of the Year Award in the Performing Arts & Music category, for her multi-media project, The Noise Beneath the Apple®, which was inspired by her love for street music, busking and the people who make it. Heather can be contacted at: heather@heatherjacks.com
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Title: All Lined Up (Rusk University #1)
Author: Cora Carmack
Publisher: William Morrow an imprint of HarperCollins
Expected Publication: May 13, 2014
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cora Carmack follows up her trio of hits—Losing It, Faking It, and Finding It—with this thrilling first novel in an explosive series bursting with the Texas flavor, edge, and steamy romance of Friday Night Lights.
In Texas, two things are cherished above all else—football and gossip. My life has always been ruled by both.
Dallas Cole loathes football. That’s what happens when you spend your whole childhood coming in second to a sport. College is her time to step out of the bleachers, and put the playing field (and the players) in her past.
But life doesn’t always go as planned. As if going to the same college as her football star ex wasn’t bad enough, her father, a Texas high school coaching phenom, has decided to make the jump to college ball… as the new head coach at Rusk University. Dallas finds herself in the shadows of her father and football all over again.
Carson McClain is determined to go from second-string quarterback to the starting line-up. He needs the scholarship and the future that football provides. But when a beautiful redhead literally falls into his life, his focus is more than tested. It’s obliterated.
Dallas doesn’t know Carson is on the team. Carson doesn’t know that Dallas is his new coach’s daughter.
And neither of them know how to walk away from the attraction they feel.
YOU GUYS!!!! If you think I was excited to reveal the cover of All Lined Up for you all, I bet you can just guess how freaking giddy I am to have the chance to share this super awesome, super brilliant sneak peek of Cora’s upcoming New Adult novel. I had the absolute pleasure of reading this book last week and let me just say, you are all in for a huge treat. It has the humor, the swoon, and the raw, honest characters we have all come to know and love from a Cora book but this time we have the added bonus of hot football players from the south!
Before I get this awesome excerpt that I speak of, let me just say a few things:
**all links at the bottom of this post**
1) Be sure to add the book on Goodreads…and then tell your friends to do the same!
2) Like Cora’s author Facebook page because there is all sorts of awesome coming your way this next month!
3) Pre-order yourself this book because like I said, it’s not one to miss!
4) Me, along with a slew of other awesome, brilliant, talented, and creative bloggers/vloggers/book lovers are part of this book’s street team, The Carmcats. Be sure to keep your eyes peeled over the next few weeks because there are lots of ALU shenanigans in the works.
Now that your all caught up on all things ALU, let’s get to the sneak peek! All you have to do is follow the handy-dandy link below and then come back here to share your thoughts on the little teaser!
Excerpt Reveal: All Lined Up by Cora Carmack by WilliamMorrowBooks
Cora Carmack is a twenty-something writer who likes to write about twenty-something characters. She’s done a multitude of things in her life– boring jobs (like working retail), Fun jobs (like working in a theatre), stressful jobs (like teaching), and dream jobs (like writing). She enjoys placing her characters in the most awkward situations possible, and then trying to help them get a boyfriend out of it. Awkward people need love, too. Her first book, LOSING IT, is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller.
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Hey there everyone! I know today’s post is a little bit late and really not put together very well at all. As much as I adore my new-ish kindle, it is not the ideal device to use when it comes to putting a blog post together. I am unable to copy and paste anything so that means no linky tool for us this week. If you could all be awesome enough to leave a link to your post in the comments, I would so, so, so appreciate it! In happier news, I am returning home later this week so that means normal Tune In Tuesday’s are coming your way AND I will finally be able to catch up and comment on your latest Tune In Tuesday posts. I hope you all have a wonderful week and happy listening :)
p.s. I bet you guys can’t guess what this week’s theme is for me ;) I’ll give you one hint, I’ve been away from my family and my cat for two weeks. I’m starting to miss them maybe just a bit.
Turning Home by David Nail
Home by Tyler Ward featuring Eppic
Take Me Home Tonight by Every Avenue
Get Home by Bastille
Title: Only The Good Die Young
Author: KK Hendin
My Rating: 4/5 stars
Source: I received this e-book in exchange for an honest and thoughtful review as part of this blog tour
The first year of college is supposed to be about parties, parties, and getting the hell out of Texas. Instead, Milcah Daniels is spending her eighteenth year in and out of Houston’s hospitals. Her hair is falling out, they’ve cut off her boobs, and if she makes it to nineteen, she’ll consider it a personal miracle.
Breast cancer really has a way of messing with a girl’s social calendar.
When Milcah’s temporarily discharged from the hospital, she’s determined to get a tattoo for every medical procedure she’s had. Her quest leads her to Skin Stories, a new tattoo parlor a block from her apartment. And to it’s infuriatingly sexy artist, Callum Scott.
Callum is everything Milcah wants, and everything she shouldn’t have now. A new relationship when the official prognosis is one to five years is a terrible idea. But Callum doesn’t know about the breast cancer, and Milcah’s not running to tell him.
But when the doctor says things are actually looking positive, her entire life turns upside down. How is she supposed to start living again when she’s finally learned to accept her death?
Where do I even begin with this story? I don’t think I have ever been as torn apart as I was while reading through Milcah’s story. It was one of those stories that had happy moments, heart breaking moments and then moments that hit me so strongly that I had to stop in the middle of a scene to just let it all soak in.
Milcah is by far one of the most realistic and complex characters I have ever read. I would say that my heart went out to her during this story but I sort of have a feeling that would end with me getting a lifetime supply of glares from Milcah. Her story was as tough as she was. I wanted so badly for her to just be alright. For the cancer to be gone, for her boobs to still be there, for her to feel no more fear. But that is not the way life goes and I applaud KK Hendin for not sugar-coating a single second of it. Through the endless doctor appointments, through getting her boobs cut off, through leaving her life behind and trying to start all over by herself, Milcah was a fierce fighter whether she realized it or not. I loved this strength she had about her but at the same time, I also loved her fear. I know that may sound kind of weird but it made her even more real to me. Milcah’s fear of death, of being sick, of loving and living was what a lot of this story was about and it was these little messages that KK wrote so beautifully that had me turning page after page.
While I loved the deeper, heart-felt, thought-provoking moments in this book to absolute pieces, I also loved the fact that the story was enriched with fun, light-hearted moments brought on by Milcah’s sassiness and Callum’s general awesomeness. I loved that through the pain and sickness Milcah was able to hold true to who she was which was this feisty, say-it-how-she-means-it type of girl. But a certain boy makes Milcah second guess everything she believed before. I loved that Callum was this walking, talking, extremely good-looking mass of sweetness, surprise, and compassion. He was there for Milcah, supported her, pushed her beyond her comfort zone, and taught her what it meant to really live. I loved that while he looked like a total bad-ass, he was this super sweet man who would do anything for Milcah.
While I loved just about everything this truly beautiful story had to offer, I couldn’t help but wish that it were longer. I wanted to know more about Milcah, more about her family, and more about her relationship with Callum. To me it felt like it ended way too early but I can certainly see why KK ended it the way she did. It wrapped up nicely but not perfect, on a happy not but not on a for-sure one. In a way, I couldn’t see this story ending differently.
Only The Good Die Young isn’t a story you take lightly. It will break your heart, multiple times actually, it will make you swoon, make you happy, make you cry, and even make you think about life, death, and everything else in between. It isn’t an easy story to read for those reasons but despite how hard it is the brutally, beautifully honest way it is written makes it all worth it in the end.
KK has put together an awesome playlist to go along with Only The Good Die Young. After reading the book and now listening through the songs, I could so see where they play a part in this story. I hope you all enjoy listening to it!
I spent a lot of time simultaneously attempting to draft this book and g-chatting one of my dear friends, Alex Brown. Somehow, our conversations ended up with us trading songs that made us cry. To get us in the mood of writing sad things, I guess :) Or because we’re both twisted souls. Both of these are entirely possible.
Some songs that were on repeat while I was drafting:
Dare You to Move by Switchfoot
Fix You by Coldplay (or this version from the Sing-Off)
Flightless Bird, American Mouth by Iron & Wine
For Good from Wicked (Kristen Chenoweth and Idina Menzel)
Falling Slowly from Once (Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova)
Leave from Once (Glen Hansard)
Bright Lights and Cityscapes by Sara Bareilles
Hero by Family of the Year (recommended to me by the lovely Tabitha Martin)
KK Hendin’s real life ambition is to become a pink fluffy unicorn who dances with rainbows. But the schooling for that is all sorts of complicated, so until that gets sorted out, she’ll just write. Preferably things with angst and love. And things that require chocolate. She’s the author of the NA contemporaries HEART BREATHS and ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG.
She spends way too much time on Twitter, where she can be found at @kkhendin, and rambles on occasion over at www.kkhendinwrites.blogspot.com.
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Title: If Only
Author: A.J. Pine
Publisher: Entangled
Sometimes it takes crossing an ocean to figure out where you belong.
It’s been two years since twenty-year-old Jordan had a boyfriend—which means it’s been forever since she, well, you know. But now she’s off to spend her junior year in Aberdeen, Scotland, the perfect place to stop waiting for Mr. Right and just enjoy Mr. Right Now.
Sexy, sweet (and possible player) Griffin may be her perfect, no-strings-attached match. He’s fun, gorgeous, and makes her laugh. So why can’t she stop thinking about Noah who, minutes after being trapped together outside the train’s loo, kisses Jordan like she’s never been kissed before? Never mind his impossible blue eyes, his weathered, annotated copy of The Great Gatsby (total English-major porn)…oh, and his girlfriend.
Jordan knows everything this year has an expiration date. Aberdeen is supposed to be about fun rather than waiting for life to happen. But E. M. Forster, Shakespeare, and mistletoe on Valentine’s Day make her reconsider what love is and how far she’s willing to go for the right guy.
Hi there everyone! I am so excited to be featuring A.J. Pine and her book, If Only here on the blog today! It sounds like an incredibly adorable book and I cannot wait to finally read it!
By the sounds of it A.J. has created two swoon-worthy boys I so wouldn’t mind getting lost in Scotland with but for today I have asked A.J. to come up with 10-ish fictional boys she wouldn’t mind getting lost on the glorious Scotland with. I had so much fun reading over her answers because for half of the guys I couldn’t agree more with and for the other half I cannot wait to read about so I too can fantasize about getting lost in Scotland with. I just know you guys will all enjoy this guest post so sit back, relax, and prepare to swoon!
Top 10 (ish) Fictional Guys I Wouldn’t Mind Getting Lost in Scotland With
(From adult to YA…pack your bags, boys! We’re going to Scotland!)
Drew Evans from Emma Chase’s Tangled and Bennett Ryan from Christina Lauren’s Beautiful Bastard because who doesn’t love a smart man who is sexy as hell but admits he’s met his match with an equally smart/sexy heroine?
James Walker from Lisa Burstein’s Sneaking Candy because the man can command an espresso machine and the English language. Smart is always sexy.
Levi from Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl because he has the “smilingest face” Cath has ever seen, and everything about him is just perfection. Please let me get lost anywhere with Levi!
Cade Winston (a.k.a. Golden Boy) from Cora Carmack’s Faking Itt know I could love another hero from Cora Carmack as much as I did Garrick (Losing It), but Cade is one hell of a sexy good guy of NA.
Matt Watkins from Jessica Park’s Flat-Out Love because he can pull of a t-shirt that reads “Nietzsche Is My Homeboy” and still make me swoon.
Adam Wilde from Gayle Forman’s Where She Went because tortured musician who says stuff like this in both If I Stay and Where She Went. If you read these books, you know the implication of those words, and ANY guy who loves like this is one to get lost in Scotland with.
Akiva from Laini Taylor’s Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy Will Herondale from Cassandra Clare’s Infernal Devices because a gorgeous broken angel and a gorgeous broken half angel/half human (nephilim) could use some time away to heal. Sigh.
Jonah Griggs from Melina Marchetta’s On the Jellicoe Road-really I just want to bring this book with me to Scotland because it was life-changing for me.
And finally, a shout out to some not pubbed yet gorgeous men… Gavin Murphy from Lex Martin’s Dearest Clementine (coming April 18) because hot R.A; Alec Stone from Megan Erickson’s Make it Count (coming June 3)because hot nerd with a Danny Zuko pompadour; and Dov Meiri from Natalie Blitt’s The Truth About Leaving because hot soon-to-be Israeli soldier.
AJ writes stories to break readers’ hearts, but don’t worry—she’ll mend those hearts with a happily ever after…maybe. The first book she wrote was YA, but now she’s two-timing her first love Pine4BWwith NA. She’s always in the middle of reading two to three books, adores online shopping (everything from groceries to shoes), and she still loves vampires, whether it’s Eric Northman or the Salvatore brothers. When she’s not writing, AJ is sneaking off to her day job as a high school English teacher or hanging with her husband and kids in the Chicago burbs.
AJ’s debut NA novel, IF ONLY, releases with Entangled’s Embrace line on March 24!
Representation: Courtney Miller-Callihan at SJGA.
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1 If Only Swag Pack -An “I love you from here to Scotland” print, Ahava pendent, A pack each of Much Ado about Nothing and A Room With a View confetti, Much Ado about Nothing travel mug and A Room With a View Blu-ray (a $25 Amazon gift card will be substituted if winner is outside the US)
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Week One:
3/24/2014- Auggie-Talk– Review
3/24/2014- Ticket to Anywhere– Guest Post
3/25/2014- Taking It One Book at a Time– Review
3/25/2014- Curling Up With A Good Book- Excerpt
3/26/2014- Reading and Writing Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, and Romance– Review
3/26/2014- Kate’s Tales of Books and Bands– Guest Post
3/27/2014- Lovin’ Los Libros– Review
3/27/2014- FicWishes– Guest Post
3/28/2014- Reviews By Molly– Review
3/28/2014- YA Story Teller– Interview
Week Two:
3/31/2014- Allodoxophobia: The Fear of Opinions– Review
3/31/2014- Bibliojunkies– Excerpt
4/1/2014- LeAnn’s Book Reviews– Review
4/1/2014- Step Into Fiction– Excerpt
4/2/2014- The Phantom Paragrapher– Review
4/2/2014- Michelle4Laughs: It’s in the Details– Excerpt
4/3/2014- Books and Swoons– Review
4/3/2014- Creating Serenity– Guest Post
4/4/2014- Kindle and Me– Review
4/4/2014- Burning Impossibly Bright– Guest Post