P is for Placebo As I mentioned in my theme-reveal post, this month will be all about music and how it inspires my writing. I first heard of Placebo when their song “Running Up That Hill” featured in “Bones”, again in “Vampire Diaries” and again in “NCIS: Los Angeles”. Various artists/bands tried to sing this …
Tag: music
The One… #AtoZChallenge #AuthorToolboxBloghop
O is for OneRepublic This is also an Author Toolbox Blog Hop post. As I mentioned in my theme-reveal post, this month will be all about music and how it inspires my writing. I heard OneRepublic for the first time in the first season of Vampire Diaries. (Go take a listen – they use quite …
More Great Music and Lyrics #AtoZChallenge
N is for Nickelback and Nightwish As I mentioned in my theme-reveal post, this month will be all about music and how it inspires my writing. Today I’m taking no prisoners. We have hard rock and metal. But before you run away, their music is something beautiful and their lyrics carry much meaning. Nickelback goes …
So Many Amazing M’s #AtoZChallenge
M is for Michael Bublé, Muse and My Chemical Romance As I mentioned in my theme-reveal post, this month will be all about music and how it inspires my writing. Michael Bublé made a splash with “Home”. I like what he does with his music – especially the jazz quality to his songs. His songs …
Two Sides of the L #AtoZChallenge
L is for Lady Antebellum and Linkin Park As I mentioned in my theme-reveal post, this month will be all about music and how it inspires my writing. At first I just wanted to concentrate on my favourite band, but that might be just a bit too much for most readers. So I added something …
Powerful K’s #AtoZChallenge
K is for Katy Perry and Kelly Clarkson As I mentioned in my theme-reveal post, this month will be all about music and how it inspires my writing. I first heard of Kelly Clarkson during a singing lesson (I took singing lessons as a teen at a studio – I think I was rather good). …
Great Music and Lyrics #AtoZChallenge
J is for James Blunt and Josh Groban As I mentioned in my theme-reveal post, this month will be all about music and how it inspires my writing. Ah, more music from my turbulent teenage years. Though the music transcended that and has stayed with me 😉 James Blunt came to my attention with songs …
Imagine #AtoZChallenge
I is for Imagine Dragons As I mentioned in my theme-reveal post, this month will be all about music and how it inspires my writing. This is a very recent acquisition to my playlists. I only started to pay attention to Imagine Dragons after a friend added two songs to a playlist she gave me. …
Home-Grown #AtoZChallenge
H is for The Parlotones As I mentioned in my theme-reveal post, this month will be all about music and how it inspires my writing. Today we’re looking at a band from South Africa. “Colourful” was used in an ad on one of the local TV channels, “Lisa se Klavier” and music videos of other …
Grr… #AtoZChallenge
G is for Green Day As I mentioned in my theme-reveal post, this month will be all about music and how it inspires my writing. Of course, the first song from Green Day I ever heard was “American Idiot”. I love the lyrics of their songs – and the music isn’t bad, either. I usually …