With the release of The Great Gatsby, do you think penciled-in brows will become a thing again?

Because I personally hope they do! Not only do I love the style, fashion, and decor of the roaring twenties, but the ladies were not afraid to pencil in some skinny brows! (though in the movie posters, the brows don't look all that skinny) And I have to pencil my own brows in. I always have. I may have been blessed with a head full of thick, coarse hair enough for four people, but what God giveth, God taketh away.

In my case, that means I got some thin, fragile, transparent lashes which point straight down and will not stay curled, and some sparse brows with baby-fine, colorless hairs towards my outer eyes. I've gotten to where I can pencil mine in and have them look semi-decent, but I would love to be able to use a heavy hand and obviously non-natural brows again without looking bizarre. The last time I was able to pull this off was in the late 90s when I hung around with mostly goths, many of whom also loved a drawn-on brow.

Since it's Music Monday, I headed to Amazon to check out The Great Gatsby soundtrack. Lo and behold, Jack White's "Love is Blindness" is the only song I really liked off the soundtrack, but it's already been featured on someone else's "Monday's Music Moves Me" post. Well, any excuse for Mr. White's music to grace my page again is valid, so here it is again for those of you who didn't catch it the first time:

So much for featuring a few songs from the soundtrack. Instead, I'll go to the actual 1920s for a few selections....and I'll also carry on with last week's theme of remakes. This was so much fun for me!

First up is "Wildwood Flower" by The Carter Family. I always assumed this was the original, but it's not. According to the song's Wikipedia page, it is "a variant of "I'll Twine Mid the Ringlets," written in 1860. The Carter Family recorded it in 1928.

Now, here's an AMAZING cover by Mike Ness of Social Distortion (from 1999's Under the Influences.)

And here's "Corrine Corrina" by legendary Delta bluesman Bo Carter (1928)

That song's been covered by everyone from Bob Dylan to Floyd Cramer to Bill Haley and His Comets - even Rod Stewart recorded a version! But my favorite is by Jerry Lee Lewis, recorded a few decades later in 1965.

And lastly, "Ain't Misbehavin'", as recorded by Fats Waller in 1929:

Hank Williams, Jr. covered this in 1986. I saw it performed on some awards show, and loved it!

Happy Music Monday! For more, be sure to check out these links:

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This year in music

As part of my end-of-the-year wind-down, I'll be covering the year in music.

Sadly, I only made it out to ONE show this entire year, the Rock Star Energy Drink Mayhem Festival's Atlanta stop. But it was a damn good show, and I am so thankful that I got to see it....and with Spank, no less!



One of the featured themes for the last Monday's Music Moves Me of the year is along the lines of the year's best songs. Right up my alley, right? This year saw a lot of new music from some artists I really like, so you should give them a listen on Spotify!

Some albums I really enjoyed this year:

Voodoo Glow Skulls, Break the Spell
Attack, Attack!, This Means War
Foxy Shazam, Welcome to the Church of Rock and Roll (you have GOT to hear this one!)
Nada Surf, The Stars are Indifferent to Astronomy
Lamb of God, Resolution
Rick Ross, God Forgives, I Don't
Rush, Clockwork Angels
B.o.B., Strange Clouds
Of Montreal, Paralytic Stalks
Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Big Moon Ritual
Pink Floyd, re-release of The Wall. 'Nuff said.
Cannibal Corpse, Torture
Biohazard, Reborn in Defiance
Iron Maiden, En Vivo! (A collection of live recordings.)
Shinedown, Amaryllis
The Cult, Choice of Weapon
Melvins, Freak Puke
The Avett Brothers, The Carpenter
Thousand Foot Krutch, The End is Where We Begin
Deuce, Nine Lives
The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Aufheben
The Smashing Pumpkins, Oceania
The Gaslight Anthem, Handwritten
Ryan Bingham, Tomorrowland
Devin Townsend Project, Epicloud
Stone Sour, House of Gold & Bones - Part 1
Travis Barker and Yelawolf, Psycho White
Green Day, Uno
Green Day, Dos
Green Day, Tre

While these are all some really great albums, my absolute favorites - the ones from which I love each and every track - were:

Hank Williams III, - Long Gone Daddy Did you know that the grandson (and lookalike) of country legend Hank Williams is a musician as well? Okay, now you do! His latest is full of rollicking, twangy, honky-tonk country covers (and some outtakes from some of his own earlier albums). Just like I love it! Enjoy this amazing Merle Haggard cover:



Marilyn Manson Born Villain I've blogged about this one before, and I'm no less excited about it now. I still think you should give it a listen if you've ever liked the band, especially their earlier stuff.



Jack White - Blunderbuss - I blogged about him in the same post as Manson, and I'm still listening to Blunderbuss regularly. With a variety of different sounds, there's sure to be something for everyone on it.



And of my absolute favorites released this year? My most favorite of favorites?

The Killers - Battle Born Oh, how I love every song just so so so much! Oh, how I feel like linking to every video from the album that I can find! But...I won't. So yeah, this one is probably my favorite song on the album. My "song of the year," if you will:



How about you? What were your favorite songs this year? I'd love to hear about them in the comments!

I'll close out my last Music Monday post of the year by honoring the musicians and others in the industry who passed away in 2012.

RIP Nicole Bogner, Dave Brubeck, Terry Callier, Elliott Carter, Lol Coxhill, Rob "Balfabar Nosugref The Almighty" Cranny, Hal Davis, Rob Doherty, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Robbie France, Robin Gibb, Michael Grant, Andy Hamilton, Jonathan Harvey, Mehdi Hassan, Levon Helm, Whitney Houston, Steeve Hurdle, Etta James, Davy Jones, Tonmi Lillman, Huw Lloyd-Langton, Joey "Fingers" Lombard, John Lord, Mitch Lucker, Jim Marshall, Scott McKenzie, Ronnie Montrose, Trondr Nefas, Johnny Otis, Dory Previn, Mark Reale, Mike Scaccia, Earl Scruggs, Ravi Shankar, Joe South, Big Jim Sullivan, Donna Summer, Richie Teeter, David S. Ware, Doc Watson, Bert Weedon, Bob Welch, Kitty Wells, Hans Werner-Henze, Andy Williams, and Adam Yauch.

It ain't over till the fat lady sings

I just knew there was something I was forgetting to do today, and it was to have a post ready for XMas Dolly's "Monday Music Moves Me"! BUT....Monday's not over yet. And this week's theme is so cool: FREEBIE WEEK!



So, first things first....the rules:

1. You Tube, and lock & load!
2. Grab "Monday's Music Moves Me" Button.
3. SIGN LINKY, Follow us (Note: XMas Dolly and the other participants?), & Rockin' comment are good!
4. Finally,Boogie down to your Fellow Rockin' Bloggers. Also, bring some back with you to join us!

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So....yes, music is my life. I always have my music player (which, since the death of my beloved Zune - don't judge! - is now my Blackberry Curve. I am so behind the times!) set to shuffle, and I've been hearing LOTS of random goodness here lately, thanks to working on a super-secret, super-exciting surprise project outdoors. So there has been plenty of inspiration for today's selections - an eclectic mix of old, new, laid-back, and brutal. And so on....

North Mississippi Allstars - Mean Ol' Wind Died Down
I put this on a mix CD I made for my Mom for Mother's Day. We both love blues, and this is some of the BEST current southern blues you will ever hear, so I hope you'll get a chance to listen to the whole thing. This particular song was featured in the 2006 film Black Snake Moan, and if it doesn't make you want to move, you might want to have your doctor check you over to make sure you still have a pulse!



Marilyn Manson - The Gardener
I recently reviewed Marilyn Manson's latest, Born Villain, over at The Music Mamas, and have to say that after being pretty much completely disappointed in their two previous releases, this latest record just blows me away. I can relate to almost every line of these lyrics, love the beat and sound, and Manson's voice is delightfully menacing and creepy, as it should be ;)



Jack White - Missing Pieces
The always-quirky Jack White does not disappoint with his debut solo album, Blunderbuss. I love this man. Love his work with The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather and Loretta Lynn. Love to watch him perform. Love his adorable, shy smile. Just LOVE. And did I mention he is single now? Well, he IS! (I know - I totally have a chance, right? If you don't agree with me, keep it to yourself, k?) I had a hard time picking a song of his to feature, but had it narrowed down to this one and his live performance of "Love Interruption" on SNL. Obviously, I chose the other, but you should go check his SNL performance out if you get a chance. You'll get a glimpse of his adorable smile if you do :)



Skrillex (ft. Sirah) - Kyoto
You know, I don't know or understand much about the whole dubstep phenomenon, but I can't lie here.....the music makes me want to stand in front of a wall of speakers and just move. I think Skrillex is my favorite of the dubstep/electronica genre, and I especially love this song since it sounds to me like he sampled part of the original, tv Dark Shadows theme for part of it. I haven't been able to confirm this (and that's probably not even what it is), but that's exactly what I thought the first time I heard it. I really, REALLY wish I'd been able to see him at Hangout. Or Bonnaroo. Alas, I am too broke to go anywhere fun right now. FYI: EXPLICIT.



Grateful Dead - Casey Jones
Who didn't go through at least a Grateful Dead phase in college?



Slipknot - Surfacing
I'm going to see these guys in Atlanta next month, and I'm so excited! They've been on my "bands to see bucket list" for a while now, since I've never seen them before. And I think it will just make my entire LIFE if I get to see/hear this live! Profanity galore.



Stone Sour - Through the Glass
Hard to believe Slipknot's vocalist and Stone Sour's vocalist are one and the same, isn't it?



Be sure to head over to XMas Dolly's to catch up on all the other MMMMonday participants - and maybe play along yourself.