Video Interview: Dan Dietrich

image: Dominik Gruszczyk Hey guys! It's always amazing to get your feedback because it really helps producing the blog content. A lot of you enjoy the video interviews, so I always try to get something cool done for you. Interviewing the fantastic Dan Dietrich seemed like a great option. Dan Dietrich is a singer/songwriter from Darmstadt, Germany.  His own material...

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EP Review: 'Truth' by Visitors

Band: Visitors Title: Truth Genre: Alternative Rock Label: independent Release: 4th July 2014 hits rating: 7.5/10 Hey guys! We should all go on a trip to Liverpool. Like a school class would.  To hear some great bands play live. Deal? Our first stop could be at a Visitors gig. The Liverpoolian three piece is influenced by bands like Artic Monkeys, Nirvana...

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Gig Impressions: Dan & Julian

Hey guys! I don't know about you but open air gigs are a must in Summer for me. The atmosphere is just different from indoor gigs, the people are more laid back and even the music sounds different. Last Saturday I visited my good friend Dan Dietrich to interview him and film a session. As fate would have it he was set to play an open air gig later that day, so of...

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Video Premiere: 'The Girl' by Mark Mathews

Hey guys! Today is a premiere of a premiere. Alright, before I'll completely confuse you, let me explain; today house in the sand is going to premiere a music video. And since we've never done that before it's a premiere of a premiere. (Yeah, I have definitely written better intros before... Sorry, I'm just excited!) As you probably already know after reading...

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Song Review: 'Shake It Off' by Taylor Swift

Hey guys! Yesterday Miss Taylor Swift held a livestream where she released her newest video for her single 'Shake It Off' off of her upcoming album '1989'. I don't know if that many of you know it but I used to really like her music three years ago. My taste in music has changed a lot but I still like checking back on what the artists I used to listen to are doing...

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Project 365 Photos: Update 2

  Hey guys! It's been a while since I last give you an update on my version of the Project 365 Photos. For those of you who don't know about the project, it's really simple: you take one photograph a day throughout the entire year to document your life. Now for the first 6 months I tried to only photograph the positive things of the day. For the second half...

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Giveaway Winners: Faded Paper Figures CD

   Hey guys!This is just a really short post to announce the winners from our Faded Paper Figures CD giveaway.So without further ramblings;THE WINNERS ARE:TWITTER: @ifsoeverblog FACEBOOK: Niels Bruwier BLOG COMMENTS: Aaron Page To all winners: please contact houseinthesand@web.de and tell me your postal address so I can send the CD your way.To everyone...

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7 tunes you need to hear | episode 2

Hey guys! 7 tunes you need to hear premiered a while ago and you enjoyed the concept. Since the amount of music submissions I've been receiving has increased even more, I decided it would be cool to get a few out there for your listening pleasure. Today Canada seems to be taking over. Rock, folk, pop, singer/songwriter - we have it all. Enjoy! 'It's A Feeling'...

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