Neiles Life: June 2006

Thursday, June 29, 2006

What is the Square Root Of Margaret?

Well I`m glad all of you enjoyed my NeilesLife top 20 girls that rock...thanks for all the comments and e-mails...I always enjoy your perspective...now I`m hoping you`ll put your trust in me again and check out The Square Root Of Margaret

I had the pleasure of seeing these guys on the weekend at The Last Drop...and got a chance to pickup their new CD...and its awesome...an album that has been in my head for the past couple days...If you guys do anything today make it a SROM download day and grab some of these tracks...or even better go to WWW.SROM.NET to buy the album.

If I have one goal in my life it is to get all of you into these guys...their one of my favs...I`ve talked about them before (here) and I`m talking about em now.....so trust me check out SROM...CN

Square Root Of Margaret - Time Machine

Square Root Of Margaret - Whispers Sometimes

Square Root Of Margaret - Circuitry Knee

Square Root Of Margaret - Disappearing Hands

Monday, June 26, 2006

NEILES LIFE TOP 20 BABES WHO ROCK!!!

I was thinking that I needed a little more spice around here...So its simple...20 of my favourite females who rock (and by rock I mean your cute and sing for a living and possibly play an instrument or two)...oh and there in no order of importance!!

20
Alanis Morissette

Didn`t think I was a fan did ya??..Yeah well the truth is out...I think I first realized that Alantis rocked was in the Ironic video when she played everyone in the car, but with a different hair style....very cute...the lyrics for that song are still fun to think about when you hear em...

19
Jenny Lewis

I know lots of others think that Jenny is a hottie as well....I read your blogs and your magazines....There`s no secret that Jenny is cute, but did you know this...Jenny made her acting debut in a Jell-O commercial, then starred as a child in a number of films during the 1980s. She was featured in the 1996 made-for-TV movie Talk To Me with Yasmine Bleeth. Three of her more notable screen credits were Troop Beverly Hills, The Wizard, and Pleasantville. She also had small roles on such TV shows as Baywatch, Golden Girls, Growing Pains, Roseanne, Mr. Belvedere, and Brooklyn Bridge. She continued acting until 2001.

18
Nina Gordon

Nina (Co-founder of the band Veruca Salt) was first introduced to me back in 1994 when the video for Seether came out...Not only was the song catchy, but Nina was playing one of my favourite guitars in the video (Gibson SG)

17
Emily Hanes

Singer in Metric and part time member of Broken Social Scene...that`s hot...and that`s all I have to say!

16
Kelly Crisp

Ok so your probably not familiar with Kelly (and if you are bonus points for u) but she is the other half that makes up The Rosebuds. Kelly rocks cause she can really wail on the keys and....well I guess you have to see her live to understand!

15
Sarah Harmer

I felt I needed to add a redhead to the list, but why does she rock?...Lets try singing with The Weakerthans for starters, singing with the Rheostatics for another...and many others.. Sarah isn`t the best looking out of the bunch but she`s a good ol canadien girl and that`s why she rocks!

14
Nina Persson

Yup....from The Cardigans...Everyone wanted this her as their girlfirend after the Love Fool video came out!

13
Bif Naked

WTF is what your probably asking yourself...but I dunno...maybe its the Tattoo`s...but she has her moments...and she know`s how to put on a live show..

12
Leslie Feist

This is easy...Broken Social Scene singer, solid solo release (Let It Die)...music in ads for Lacoste oh and shit..backup vocals on the last Kings Of Convenience album!

11
Jewel

The reason Jewel is on here is ....cause we`ll its Jewel. Who has said that she is ugly?? NOBODY!!..and her story is an interesting one (For a time, she was poverty-stricken and lived in her van while traveling about the country busking and doing small gigs.)
10
Joanna Newsom

1-Cute!...Check
2-Plays The Harp...Check
3-Toured with with Davendra Banhart...Check
There`s 3 reasons right there!
9
Isobel Campbell

I was very upset with Isobel when she decided to leave Belle & Sebastian....I always enjoyed her soft voice and quirky lyrics...(she also co-wrote Legal Man which is one of my fav Belle & Sebastian songs) But she`s back now with new material (Ft Mark Lanegan) and I couldn`t be happier!
8
Sia Furler

Let me take a min to introduce Sia. Sia is a contemporary female pop singer, noted for her work with Zero 7 and her two major-label solo albums.
7
Maja Ivarsson

Maja is the lead singer for the band The Sounds...Who has a very sexy album cover ( picture here) and I`ve herd she a little crazy on stage too ( picture here)
6
Avril Lavigne

C`mon...she`s cute...admit it..
5
Natalie Imbruglia

This photo explains it
4
Meg White

Meg White rocks cause she plays drums....and she is awesome at it too...and ya don`t see a lot of female drummers these days
3
Liz Phair

To be honest I don`t listen a lot to Liz...in fact I didn`t even know a friggin song until I did this post...But I knew exactly who she is...Why??...Cause of her album covers...especially this one
2
Cat Power

I love the Greatest...great tune...and great album...I guess its her voice...It grabs ya and says..."Hey...where the fu*k ya going??...Come and listen to me some more?"
1
Lisa Loeb

Lisa gets to be #1 because I loved the song Stay in high-school...which was weird cause I was into a lot of hip-hop...but I think everyone enjoy`d that song...and everyone remember`s the video (directed by Ethan Hawke) plus she`s from Texas..CN

Alanis Morissette - You Learn

Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet

Jenny Lewis - You Are What You Love

Jenny Lewis - Big Guns

Veruca Salt - Volcano Girls

Veruca Salt - Seether

Metric - Poster Of A Girl

Metric - Monster Hospital (MSTRKRFT Remix)

The Rosebuds - Leaves Do Fall

The Rosebuds - Blue Bird

Sarah Harmer - Basement Apartment

Sarah Harmer - Almost