Isaac is a 19 year old singer/songwriter appearing on this years season of The Voice Australia. He got chairs to turn in his blind audition and chose TEAM JOEL! Check out his audition if you missed it, he is truly talented and one of my personal favourites to win the show.
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Looking back ….
Here we are, week 12, and at the end of the road for year 1. It’s a weird feeling, seems just like yesterday I was sitting here writing my first ever post for this blog. It’s been a fun ride! I have learnt quite a bit throughout this course, and I think that keeping this blog has given me a good space to come back to now and then and go over concepts or ideas that I may need to use in the future.
As this course is about embedding practice and learning to adapt to engage with this kind of work and this kind of work environment, I think it has been beneficial. I don’t exactly know how beneficial, but I do feel like my writing has been given space to improve. Many of the ideas covered in the past 12 weeks are still kind of foreign to me when I think about them, I don’t think I engaged with them in the way I should have, therefore leaving me a little confused. However, this blog has been fun to run and the whole course has been a learning experience. I will definitely be taking the things I have learnt here with me as I continue to grow and learn as a Media student.
This is definitely not my last blog post on here forever, just for a while. HOLIDAYS! 🙂
Great Charlotte!
So, since this is my blog, and i can talk about pretty much anything I feel like, today I have decided to educate you all on my favourite band – GOOD CHARLOTTE.
This band hails from the small town of Waldorf, Maryland, Baltimore – Washington D.C, where it was formed by identical twin brothers Joel and Benji Madden, at the age of 15. The brothers were going through some very tough times in their family life, and writing music was the perfect way for them to let out their hurt and anger towards the whole situation. Joel and Benj were joined by school friend Paul Thomas, and then later on Billy Martin. These four young men had a dream, and began to chase it.
After a few years of playing and writing music together, Good Charlotte broke into the punk scene with their first album – Self Titled – and were the opening act for many bands on their US tours. With a record deal in the bag and a following of dedicated fans, Good Charlotte were catapulted into the world of rock ‘n’ roll, touring the world, and living their dreams.
Today, as I write this, Good Charlotte have been together for an amazing 17 years, have released 5 studio albums, one remix album, and have toured the world numerous times. This band have built up an extremely loyal fan base over the years, and have had many radio hits around the world. This has enabled the five men that make up Good Charlotte today, to grow up and live the dream life, cementing their place in punk/pop music history.
The band are currently on a break from music, as mostly all members have been blessed with little children in the past few years. But once the break is over, I’m certain they will come back swinging, bigger and better than ever!
Good Charlotte – The Anthem, from the album – The Young and The Hopeless (2002)
Catching Dreams
Today is one of those days where I am in need of some motivation for uni work. It’s coming to the end of the semester and I feel as though I am wearing out a little. BUT! then I think back to the motto I live my life by – Catch Your Dreams – and get some of my ‘mojo’ back.
I am a really big believer in people following their dreams. Going out into the world and working hard to make them come true. And on days like today, the phrase really hits home. To be able to catch my dreams, I need to put in the hard work and just go for it.
I got Joel Madden to write this out for me, and then got it tattooed, not only because the words mean a lot to me, but because Good Charlotte have gotten me through my entire Teenage years, and Joel has helped me believe in myself and believe in my dreams. One of my most favourite lines from a GC song is ‘Even when I’m gone I’ll never leave, so go on and Catch Your Dreams,’ and basically, I feel like I have truly benefitted from growing up and listening to Good Charlotte’s music, and I feel like the positive influence them and their music has had on me will stick with me for my entire life.
So on days like today, this phrase means a lot. Catch Your Dreams. That’s what life’s all about!
Excited!
My band are almost ready to record our first EP and I’M SO EXCITED!! We’ve been working hard and I can’t wait to share our songs.
That one time I sang on stage at The Voice Australia with my idol….. it really happened!
and again, thanks to my twitter, he knew who I was 🙂
Old VS New
My dad and I were having a conversation the other day, about society these days and how we communicate. As he is in his early 50’s, and I’m 19, it was really clear to see the difference in opinion and observation when it came down to the point of discussion.
To me, using your phone to text, Facebook message, tweet, email, etc, is a perfectly normal way of communicating. But to my dad, he see’s the use of phones and social media making people more anti-social. He feels that texting all the time and talking to people via text on social networks, is not equipping us with the basic ability to strike up a conversation face to face.
When we were talking about this, I got really defensive, and wanted my dad to understand that to me, texting and social media communication has somewhat improved the way we communicate with each other in todays society. I feel like it has made the world a smaller place to live, and has opened up a world of new possibilities, and ways for us to keep in contact with people from our past and present, and meet new people who could play significant roles in our future. To me, the world is a much more social place these days.
By the end of this discussion, my dad and I both got our points across, but both didn’t really agree with each other. Which is fine by me. I’m sure this discussion will come up many more times in our household.
The Small-World Problem…..
cluster of friends, each based on shared experience, location or interests.
This entire idea by Watts is quite relevant to me and my life as of right now. As I have posted about before, I am an avid user of social networks such as Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram – and can say that due to this, I have met many new friends from all over the world – all because we share the same ‘interest’ – we all have the same favourite band!
As I have also already mentioned before, I have a twitter called @Team_JoelMadden, and by using this social network, I have been introduced to some of my best friends in my life today. I met my best friend in the whole world because of this, and my band, Dear Jane, all came together because of mutual friends and twitter. It is kind of crazy when I think about it, but it is true that i wouldn’t of met and become really great friends with so many people if it wasn’t for social networking and twitter. This small-world problem talked about in the Watts reading, is quite relevant in my life today, and due to this, I feel like I understand it pretty well.
My buddy for life!
Look out for this young singer
If you haven’t already realised, I’m a HUGE fan of music. Music is awesome, and one of my favourite things in the entire world. I love the beat of the drums, the rhythm of the guitar, and everything in between. The lyrics to my favourite songs are like my bible, and the singers who sing them are like my saviours. When it comes to music, and the music industry, new acts are blowing up everywhere, in all different styles and genres….
And now I want you to meet JamieBoy. He’s an up and coming singer from the sunny beaches of California, USA. He’s young, but his voice is amazing, and his dance moves are crazy. Jamie has utilised the world wide web to begin his career, launch his music and begin the basis of a loyal fan base. His YouTube, Twitter and Instagram accounts are quite active, earning him many views, subscribers, and supporters. His covers show true talent, and his first single is so catchy you’ll find yourself singing it after the first listen. I truly think that JamieBoy will have a well deserved career in the music industry, and his voice will be on the radio airwaves around the world in no time. So keep an eye out for this kid, he’s going to do big things!