The Joshua Yoder Blog

 In my humble opinion, one of the most influential bands of not only my generation, but of all time is Linkin Park. Although they were formed back in 1996 under a different name. Linkin Park did not release an album under their  new name until 2000 with their debut album called  Hybrid Theory, heck it has been over 20 years since its debut. And to they came out with a bang is putting it mildly. The album was certified gold within weeks of its launch and eventually found its way to 12x Platinum by 2020. It is no surprise because of all the amazing songs that were on that album. Songs like, One Step Closer, Crawling, In the End, Papercut, just to name a few. What of the things that I love about Linkin Park was their mixture of rap and rock sound. I grew up listening to rap groups and rock bands so hearing it mixed together was amazing. Personally though, the lyrics by Chester Bennington had a major impact on my life. Listening to lyrics and hearing the voice of Chester singing still hits

 Quite a weekend it was for myself as well my twin brother Chad as we decided to go down to McVeytown and have some fun during the Rothrock Fair. Now the event itself was small, unlike the previous years. But to be fair, no pun intended, McVeytown has been slowly trying to build up the community again. And also, there were still plenty of fun stuff happening despite the small size. First such example was there were plenty of amazing food being feature at the Fair. One of which is one of my personal favorites, the Funnel Cake. I also got to spend some time with plenty of people that I know and love and we all got to sit and chill and enjoy some great music from a local country music band called The Kenton Sitch Band, Which these guys were awesome! Here is a link to the band https://www.facebook.com/kentonsitchband But being at the Fair made me realize something. I really wish more people would go out and have like this more often. What I mean by that is people nowadays don't really

  Can you believe that it has been 25 years since one of my favorite songs came into existence in the form of Blue (Da Ba Dee) all the back in 1998. The song was created by the Italian music trio of Jeffrey Jey, Maurizio Lobina and Gabry Ponte. Collectively known as Eiffel 65. It was originally released in Italy back in 98 before coming to the US in 1999 as the lead single for their debut album Europop. This song was amazing! I have never heard of a sound like it before, it kind of made me feel like I was in a sci-fi movie.  To be honest with you guys, I had absolutely no idea what the lyrics are even about when it first came out. I just sing along with the song. But as I did my research and I discovered that the song was about someone who was feeling blue because he got no one to talk to. But also speaks about random stuff that is also colored blue, like his house, his windows, his car, you get the picture 😆. The music video was awesome! It was just like a a sci-fi movie. The story w

  One of the most unique groups I remember ever seeing in my life was the performance arts group called the Blue Man Group. Created back in the late 1980s by the trio of Chris Wink, Matt Goldman and Phil Stanton in New York. They originally wore blue masks before moving onto the face paint.  After a few years of performing in the streets, the Blue Man Group got to play in the Astor Place Theatre in Manhattan in the early 90s. The group had their first studio recording in 1999 with Audio which was an instrumental album.  One of the cool things about the Blue Man Group was the look. The blue face paint, the black clothes. Of course I do admit, I was a little creep out about how they never spoke. But now that I am older, I think its pretty cool 😆. Another thing I learned about the Blue Man Group was the fact that they usually appeared in groups of three. However they usually employ seven to nine members full-time through different casting calls. It is crazy to me how the Blue Man Group i

  One of my favorite rock bands to listen to was a band called Evans Blue. To be honest, I am not really sure how many people even know who these guys are. The band was based from our neighbors from the north Canada back in 2005. The band got its name "Evans Blue" in reference from the dye of the same name that is injected into the bloodstream to measure blood volume. The band had produce five albums in their careers and different lineup changes as well. But either way, I enjoyed them all the same. List of albums: The Melody and the Energetic Nature of Volume The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends Evans Blue Graveyard of Empires Letters From the Dead What I love the most about this band was the theme of their lyrics. A lot of them deal with pain and loss which I go through a lot of times and these guys helped me through all the tough times and I very grateful for that. Evans Blue got to perform with such bands like Staind, Alice in Chains, Breaking Benjamin, Flyl

 One of my personal favorite comedians of all time and honestly somebody who really opened my eyes to the craziness of the very world we live in. And his name was George Carlin. Hard to believe that he has been gone for nearly 20 years now. In fact, I was a junior in high school when he past away. And to be perfectly honest with all of you, I still personally believe that people like him are needed now more than ever. When I first saw Carlin, it was during the time that he was playing as Mr. Conductor during the Thomas the Tank Engine show called Shining Time Station. Which I really enjoyed. What I didn't really know about him as I grew older was how long of a career he had. I am I seen him on comedy specials and man was he ever funny and still is even to this very day. But as I watched a documentary about his career, it amazed me with how he thought. What I mean by that was everything he had said from his early days till the time he past away made a big impression on me. Now, I di