Music Monday #8: "Bright Lights" by Gary Clark Jr.

Sometimes I just like to pick out songs from artists that are currently the coolest singers out there. This week for Music Monday, I've done just that. If you don't know Gary Clark Jr. already, you will very soon. A cross between Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan and something straight out of a blues cafe in Austin, Gary Clark Jr. is big news in the music industry.

You may have seen him here most recently on shows like David Letterman, Good Morning America, and artists like Alicia Keys and even President Obama sing his praises. For the case of The Mortal Instruments, everything about this this song screams NYC. It's gritty, sultry and confident.  It screams all the sexiness of Jace Wayland. "You gonna know my name by the end of the night..." Now doesn't that sound just like something Jace would say?

His new album "Black and Blu" hit stores October 22, 2012, and this Austin native was named a VH1's "You Oughta Now" artist of the month for November. You can check out his set and more of his music there, or you can go on his site for more info.

Take a listen to this and let me know what you think! It's not my normal rock, pop or ballad choice, but I really hope you give it a chance. If nothing else, get to know his music because Gary Clark Jr. will be around for a long time.

New unidentified snippet!!

Today Cassie released a new unidentified snippet.

Belatedly, she realized something else. “Do you … have anything?”

He didn’t seem to have recovered from her last comment. “But do you mean — wait, do I have what?”

She slitted her eyes at him. “Something important.”

“Like what? The phone number for the White House?” A moment later, under her withering glare, realization dawned. “Oh.” His was the expression of someone who has run out of gas in the middle of the desert, miles from help. “I … “

 

Who do you think it is that is having the coversation? Which book do you think it's from?

'Daily Mail has glowing review of THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS teaser trailer

Daily Mail just gave us an amazing review of THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS:CITY OF BONES teaser trailer. They have nothing but great things to say about it. Check out some of the things that they had to say.

"Reminiscent of the airiness that surrounded Miss Swan when she first caught Mr. Cullen's attention, Lily, who plays Clary Fray in the movie, commands attention in the short clip.
Every bit as mysterious as Patterson, Bower, who takes on the role of Shadowhunter Jace Wayland, finds himself lost as he realises that Clary is the holder of his people's destiny."

"In a recent interview with MTV, Lily gave her opinion on the perspective of the film, saying, ‘It’s really a story that’s based in reality as much as it is in this fantasy world. They’re coexisting.
‘It’s more emotionally and character-based than just aesthetically beautiful. It’s got amazing imagery and the CGI is going to be incredible, but it’s not just about that.’"

You can check out the rest of the article at Daily Mail.