Certain Songs: Coachella Artists O'the Day: 56 Days To Go

Coachella Artists O'the Day: 56 Days To Go

Today's Coachella artist of the day is just another great example of why I go out of my way to make it to this festival every year. Instead of just filling their stages with mega big names or flavor of the month artists(granted, there is some of that) they build a show that always seems to pay homage to the trendsetters in music. I have seen artists at Coachella that I would NEVER be able to see otherwise. Artists like Kraftwerk, New Order, Public Enemy, Roky Ericcson, Bauhaus, Jesus and Mary Chain, Prince, Paul McCartney, and so many more. Coachella just seems to be a weekend long love song to music geeks...my heaven.

All of that rambling brings me to today's artist, Gary Numan. Dude was using synthesizers to make music before anyone even knew what they were capable of. His sonic fingerprint is smudged all over the pop music landscape, from the rise of New Wave to today's indie rock/dance stuff. Much respect.

* 'Cars' MP3

* 'Down In The Park' MP3

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...or my email is anyway! Hey, it's me Blair...the Certain Songs staff of one. I just do this for the love of the music and am in no way trying to rip anybody off, so if you are an artist or a record label and you are not happy that I am promoting your music, or you want me to take a song down, just shoot me an email and I will most definitely oblige.

And please support the artists I post here in whatever way you can if you do download a song...go to a show, buy some merch, buy an album...these songs are the soundtrack to my life and I just love to share them. But I can only do that if the insanely talented artist responsible for said songs are able to eat.

I also love hearing new stuff...so any submissions can also be sent to my email, I will try my bestest to listen to everything and get back to you all...peace,love,rock n' roll.

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