The 52nd annual Grammy Nominations have been announced. Big congratulations to Beyonce for scoring a whopping 10 nominations!
The list is ridiculously long, so instead of me posting all of it-you can see all the nominations here.
The 52nd annual Grammy Nominations have been announced. Big congratulations to Beyonce for scoring a whopping 10 nominations!
The list is ridiculously long, so instead of me posting all of it-you can see all the nominations here.
VS.
I'm gonna have to go with Brighten on this one. God knows I love The Maine, especially John Oh's voice, but I also really love Brighten and Merry Christmas Baby totally owns Ho Ho Hopefully.
More and more I'm finding out how small this world is. I totally know this chick! She's the president of this Student Org I used to be a part of (until I realized it just wasn't for me) I'm pretty proud of myself for knowing who she is, since I know a whopping total of ten people at Columbia. I've never talked to her much, but I know a little about her and shit is she one accomplished woman. It's always a major bum out reading about someone with the exact same major as you with a list of accomplishments under their belt and you've got nothing to show for. But then again, she's a senior and I am but a mere sophomore. It's people like her though that remind that I need to step up my game and not to just become another face in the crowd.
Oh yeah, she runs a pretty sweet music blog called Familiarize Yourself, I highly recommend checking it out.
CUNT.
I don't think I'll ever understand why people find this word so terrible.
I called Miley Cyrus a cunt yesterday and my sister told me that wasn't a very nice word.
Well neither is'Nigger' 'Nigga', but everyone from gangstas from the streets of Compron to white boys from the burbs throw around that word like it's nothing. The fact of the matter is that people just aren't used to the word 'cunt'. But just because you don't hear people saying "cunt this" and "cunt that", doesn't make it any worse than other swear words-a swear word is a swear word. period.
Now I know what you're thinking: 'Cunt' isn't a swear word, it's mearley a derogatory term for a vagina. But, being as it is a 'vulgar' term, that counts as profanity which is aka a swear word. Case Closed.
I don't think I'll ever understand why people find this word so terrible.
I called Miley Cyrus a cunt yesterday and my sister told me that wasn't a very nice word.
Well neither is
Now I know what you're thinking: 'Cunt' isn't a swear word, it's mearley a derogatory term for a vagina. But, being as it is a 'vulgar' term, that counts as profanity which is aka a swear word. Case Closed.
Jasmin's List of Shit Over the Next Two Weeks:
I'm a hella big procrastinator (notice how I let all of this shit pile up, even though I've known about it since the beginning of the semester) and I have terrible focusing issues, so I'm really not sure how I'm going to find the strength to do all of this. The next two weeks are going to be a BITCH.
- Book Report due this Friday (Still have yet to even BUY the book)
- Psychology Exam this Wednesday
- Psychology Project due next week
- Research Project due next week
- 10-11 page Research Paper due next week
- Two Economics quizzes
- Environment Exam in two weeks
- Environment Project due in two weeks
- Environment Extra Credit due tomorrow
- Management Final
- Job Interview
- 52 hours of work
- 5 Exams
- 2 Papers
- 3 Projects
- Lots of time spent working for the man
I'm a hella big procrastinator (notice how I let all of this shit pile up, even though I've known about it since the beginning of the semester) and I have terrible focusing issues, so I'm really not sure how I'm going to find the strength to do all of this. The next two weeks are going to be a BITCH.
Paramore's Brand New Eyes
with every listen.
I honestly wasn't into it at first, I made the mistake of thinking they would recreate an album identical to Riot! God was I wrong.
Brand New Eyes is Paramore in a better and more mature form. The over all feeling is considerably relaxed but it's still traced with their punk roots. What gets me the most is the lyrical content. Never have I been so in love with an album on a completely lyrical basis. Even if you don't pay two seconds to what's being said, it'd still be absolutely amazing. I don't think I'll ever dub Paramore as 'my favorite' but I have the utmost respect for them-they truly are one of the greatest bands in the pop-punk scene. I'm eager to see what they'll produce in times to come.
...oh and is it weird to idolize a girl that's the same age as you? Fuck, I don't care, Hayley William is the shit...total girl crush.
http://1000awesomethings.com/
#638 When the exact amount of toilet paper left
on the roll is the exact amount you need
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
200 and something artists that will be showcasing
the 2010 SXSW Festival were just announced yesterday.
As I was looking through the list, I was proud of myself
that I've actually listened to some of the bands.
I've even done previous blogs about some of them (I took the liberty to highlight them)
As a Music Business major, it's kind of mydream mission to go to SXSW, but sadly my wallet just can't afford it right now. But for those who do have the 700 dollars it takes to attend (that's just the ticket price by the way, you still have to factor in transportation, lodging and dining), you can sign up for a badge here
Aa (Brooklyn NY)
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO (Osaka JAPAN)
A Classic Education (Bologna ITALY)
Alpha Rev (Austin TX)
Amaral (Madrid SPAIN)
And So I Watch You From Afar (Belfast IRELAND)
Apostle of Hustle (Toronto ON)
Arms (Brooklyn NY)
Ólöf Arnalds (Reykjavik ICELAND)
Art vs Science (Surry Hills NSW)
A Shoreline Dream (Denver CO)
Nicole Atkins and The Black Sea (Asbury Park NJ)
Autumn Owls (Dublin IRELAND)
Bare Wires (Oakland CA)
Julian Berntzen (Bergen NORWAY)
Best Fwends (Austin TX)
The Black (Austin TX)
The Black Atlantic (Groningen THE NETHERLANDS)
Dan Black (Paris FRANCE)
Black Tide (Miami FL)
Bliss N Eso (Albert Park VIC)
Boom Boom Satellites (JAPAN)
The Boxer Rebellion (London UK-ENGLAND)
Break of Reality (New York NY)
B-Real of Cypress Hill (Los Angeles CA)
Broadway Calls (Rainer OR)
Broken Records (Edinburgh UK-SCOTLAND)
VV BROWN (London UK-ENGLAND)
The Brunettes (Auckland NEW ZEALAND)
Buckshot (Brooklyn NY)
Canja Rave (Porto Alegre BRAZIL)
Capsula (Bilbao SPAIN)
Carsick Cars (Beijing CHINA)
Caucus (Tokyo JAPAN)
The Chevelles (Melville WA)
Chew Lips (London UK-ENGLAND)
Suzanna Choffel (Austin TX)
Chris T-T (Brighton UK-ENGLAND)
C-Mon & Kypski (THE NETHERLANDS)
The Coathangers (Atlanta GA)
Simon Collins (Victoria BC)
The Constellations (Atlanta GA)
Contra Coup (Austin TX)
Cotton Jones (Cumberland MD)
The Crystal Method (Los Angeles CA)
David Dallas (Auckland NEW ZEALAND)
Dappled Cities (Sydney NSW)
Daveman (Berlin GERMANY)
The Daylights (Los Angeles CA)
The dB's (Chapel Hill NC)
Dead Sexy Inc (Paris FRANCE)
The Deaf (The Hague THE NETHERLANDS)
Deer Tick (Providence RI)
Delhi 2 Dublin (Vancouver BC)
Paul Dempsey (from "Something for Kate") (Melbourne NSW)
Diplomats of Solid Sound (Iowa City IA)
DJ Car Stereo (Wars) (Austin TX)
DJ Evil Dee (Brooklyn NY)
DJ Revolution (Los Angeles CA)
Daniel Francis Doyle (Austin TX)
Adiam Dymott (Goteborg SWEDEN)
The 88 (Los Angeles CA)
Electric Electric (Strasbourg FRANCE)
Val Emmich (Jersey City NJ)
Eternia (Toronto ON)
Everything Everything (Manchester UK-WALES)
Fanfarlo (London UK-ENGLAND)
Michael Feinberg (New York NY)
Fergus & Geronimo (Westway TX)
Fighting With Wire (Derry IRELAND)
FINALE (Detroit MI)
Floating Action (Asheville NC)
Francis (Borlange SWEDEN)
Robert Francis (Los Angeles CA)
Frightened Rabbit (Selkirk UK-SCOTLAND)
The Funeral Pyre (Los Angeles CA)
The Ganjas (Santiago CHILE)
Geeks (Tokyo JAPAN)
Gerald G (Austin TX)
Colin Gilmore (Austin TX)
Giulia y los Tellarini (Barcelona SPAIN)
Rosi Golan (New York NY)
Gong Myoung (Seoul KOREA)
Goober and the Peas (Detroit MI)
Good Shoes (London UK-ENGLAND)
Guitar Shorty (Harlingen TX)
Ha Ha Tonka (Springfield MO)
Halves (Dublin IRELAND)
Darren Hanlon (Sydney NSW)
Harlem (Austin TX)
Headdress (Austin TX)
Hey Colossus (London UK-ENGLAND)
Robyn Hitchcock (London CA)
Hot Panda (Edmonton AB)
The Hounds Below (Detroit MI)
I Fight Dragons (Chicago IL)
The Intelligence (Seattle WA)
Ivan & Alyosha (Seattle WA)
Japandroids (Vancouver BC)
Jazz One (Austin TX)
Stephen Jerzak (La Crosse WI)
John Dear Mowing Club (Den Haag THE NETHERLANDS)
The Jim Jones Revue (London UK-ENGLAND)
Jookabox (Indianapolis IN)
Julia Says (Sao Paulo BRAZIL)
Karnivool (Perth WA)
Kartick & Gotam (Chennai INDIA)
Kidz In Space (Auckland NEW ZEALAND)
Kidz In The Hall (Chicago IL)
Kingston (Auckland NEW ZEALAND)
Maurice Kirya (Kampala ZIMBABWE)
The Kissaway Trail (Odense DENMARK)
L.A.B. (Novo Hamburgo BRAZIL)
The Law (Dundee UK-SCOTLAND)
Vander Lee (Belo Horizonte BRAZIL)
Unni Lovlid (Oslo NORWAY)
Lowood (Stockholm SWEDEN)
Audra Mae (Los Angeles CA)
Malente (Essen GERMANY)
Natalia Mallo (Sao Paulo BRAZIL)
Mantles (San Francisco CA)
Julia Marcell (Berlin GERMANY)
Marco Polo & Torae (Brooklyn NY)
Mariachi El Bronx (Los Angeles CA)
Carolyn Mark (Victoria BC)
Maruosa (Tokyo JAPAN)
MegaRex (Sao Paulo BRAZIL)
The Middle East (Townsville QLD)
Middle Finger Salute (Blackburn UK-ENGLAND)
Miniature Tigers (Phoenix AZ)
Mixtapes & Cellmates (Stockholm SWEDEN)
Monarchs (Austin TX)
Michael Monroe (Helsinki FINLAND)
PJ Morton (Conyers GA)
Mountain Man (Bennington VT)
Movits! (Lulea SWEDEN)
Moxine (Sao Paulo BRAZIL)
Mr Sicc (Auckland NEW ZEALAND)
Mumiy Troll (Los Angeles CA)
My Dad is Dead (Chapel Hill NC)
Nailpin (Boom BELGIUM)
Nakia & His Southern Cousins (Austin TX)
NiCad (Den Haag THE NETHERLANDS)
9th Wonder (Raleigh-Durham NC)
The Novas (Dallas TX)
Jackie Oates (Exeter UK-ENGLAND)
of Verona (Mandi Perkins) (Los Angeles CA)
One Night Only (Helmsley UK-ENGLAND)
1001 Nights Orchestra (Austin TX)
The Pack A.D. (Vancouver BC)
Paleo (Brooklyn NY)
Parlovr (Montreal QC)
Past Lives (Seattle WA)
The Peelies (Montreal QC)
Julie Peel (Montreal QC)
Peter Wolf Crier (Minneapolis MN)
Pink Nasty (Austin TX)
Pivot (UK) (UK-ENGLAND)
P.K. 14 (Beijing CHINA)
Plants and Animals (Montreal QC)
Please The Trees (Prague CZECH REPUBLIC)
Steve Poltz (San Diego CA)
Andy Pratt (Amesbury MA)
Sean Price (Brooklyn NY)
Princeton (Eagle Rock CA)
Profetas (COLOMBIA)
Psalm One (Chicago IL)
Quantic and his Combo Barbaro (Cali COLOMBIA)
Random Axe (Brooklyn NY)
Rebelle (Den Haag THE NETHERLANDS)
Red Mass (Montreal QC)
Tommy Reilly (Glasgow UK-SCOTLAND)
Riverboat Gamblers (Austin TX)
The River Raid (Recife BRAZIL)
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson (Brooklyn NY)
Brisa Roche (Paris FRANCE)
Rock of Heltah Skeltah (Brooklyn NY)
Rogues (London UK-ENGLAND)
Ruste Juxx (Brooklyn NY)
San Saba County (Austin TX)
Scanners (London UK-ENGLAND)
Kate Schutt (Guelph ON)
Serious Sam Barrett (Leeds UK-ENGLAND)
Shit And Shine (London UK-ENGLAND)
Sixteen Deluxe (Austin TX)
Skyzoo (Brooklyn NY)
Small Black (Brooklyn NY)
Smif N Wessun (Brooklyn NY)
Smoosh (Seattle WA)
So Cow (Tuam IRELAND)
Solid Gold (Minneapolis MN)
Soulico (Tel Aviv ISRAEL)
So What (The Hague THE NETHERLANDS)
The Spring Standards (New York NY)
Sabrina Starke (Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS)
Steel Train (Teaneck NJ)
StereoHeroes (Les Gorguettes FRANCE)
Surrounded (Malmo SWEDEN)
Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter (Seattle WA)
M. Takara 3 (Guarulhos BRAZIL)
Team Facelift (New York NY)
Thunder Power (Omaha NE)
Timber Timbre (Toronto ON)
Todd (London UK-ENGLAND)
Marques Toliver (London UK-ENGLAND)
Toolshed (London ON)
Trembling Bells (Glasgow UK-SCOTLAND)
Trespassers William (Seattle WA)
Twin Atlantic (Glasgow UK-SCOTLAND)
Two Star Symphony (Houston TX)
Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights (Dallas TX)
The Uglysuit (Oklahoma City OK)
Uncle Lucius (Austin TX)
The View (Dundee UK-SCOTLAND)
Volovan (Monterrey MEXICO)
Waco Brothers (Chicago IL)
Miho Wada (Auckland NEW ZEALAND)
Warpaint (Los Angeles CA)
Wave Machines (Liverpool UK-ENGLAND)
The Wave Pictures (London UK-ENGLAND)
We Are Scientists (New York NY)
We Are Wolves (Montreal QC)
Withered (Atlanta GA)
Wolf Gang (London UK-ENGLAND)
Woot (The Haque THE NETHERLANDS)
XV (Wichita KS)
The Yellow Dogs (Tehran IRAN)
YellowFever (Austin TX)
Zlam Dunk (San Marcos TX)
Zona Tango (Buenos Aires ARGENTINA)
the 2010 SXSW Festival were just announced yesterday.
As I was looking through the list, I was proud of myself
that I've actually listened to some of the bands.
I've even done previous blogs about some of them (I took the liberty to highlight them)
As a Music Business major, it's kind of my
Aa (Brooklyn NY)
Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO (Osaka JAPAN)
A Classic Education (Bologna ITALY)
Alpha Rev (Austin TX)
Amaral (Madrid SPAIN)
And So I Watch You From Afar (Belfast IRELAND)
Apostle of Hustle (Toronto ON)
Arms (Brooklyn NY)
Ólöf Arnalds (Reykjavik ICELAND)
Art vs Science (Surry Hills NSW)
A Shoreline Dream (Denver CO)
Nicole Atkins and The Black Sea (Asbury Park NJ)
Autumn Owls (Dublin IRELAND)
Bare Wires (Oakland CA)
Julian Berntzen (Bergen NORWAY)
Best Fwends (Austin TX)
The Black (Austin TX)
The Black Atlantic (Groningen THE NETHERLANDS)
Dan Black (Paris FRANCE)
Black Tide (Miami FL)
Bliss N Eso (Albert Park VIC)
Boom Boom Satellites (JAPAN)
The Boxer Rebellion (London UK-ENGLAND)
Break of Reality (New York NY)
B-Real of Cypress Hill (Los Angeles CA)
Broadway Calls (Rainer OR)
Broken Records (Edinburgh UK-SCOTLAND)
VV BROWN (London UK-ENGLAND)
The Brunettes (Auckland NEW ZEALAND)
Buckshot (Brooklyn NY)
Canja Rave (Porto Alegre BRAZIL)
Capsula (Bilbao SPAIN)
Carsick Cars (Beijing CHINA)
Caucus (Tokyo JAPAN)
The Chevelles (Melville WA)
Chew Lips (London UK-ENGLAND)
Suzanna Choffel (Austin TX)
Chris T-T (Brighton UK-ENGLAND)
C-Mon & Kypski (THE NETHERLANDS)
The Coathangers (Atlanta GA)
Simon Collins (Victoria BC)
The Constellations (Atlanta GA)
Contra Coup (Austin TX)
Cotton Jones (Cumberland MD)
The Crystal Method (Los Angeles CA)
David Dallas (Auckland NEW ZEALAND)
Dappled Cities (Sydney NSW)
Daveman (Berlin GERMANY)
The Daylights (Los Angeles CA)
The dB's (Chapel Hill NC)
Dead Sexy Inc (Paris FRANCE)
The Deaf (The Hague THE NETHERLANDS)
Deer Tick (Providence RI)
Delhi 2 Dublin (Vancouver BC)
Paul Dempsey (from "Something for Kate") (Melbourne NSW)
Diplomats of Solid Sound (Iowa City IA)
DJ Car Stereo (Wars) (Austin TX)
DJ Evil Dee (Brooklyn NY)
DJ Revolution (Los Angeles CA)
Daniel Francis Doyle (Austin TX)
Adiam Dymott (Goteborg SWEDEN)
The 88 (Los Angeles CA)
Electric Electric (Strasbourg FRANCE)
Val Emmich (Jersey City NJ)
Eternia (Toronto ON)
Everything Everything (Manchester UK-WALES)
Fanfarlo (London UK-ENGLAND)
Michael Feinberg (New York NY)
Fergus & Geronimo (Westway TX)
Fighting With Wire (Derry IRELAND)
FINALE (Detroit MI)
Floating Action (Asheville NC)
Francis (Borlange SWEDEN)
Robert Francis (Los Angeles CA)
Frightened Rabbit (Selkirk UK-SCOTLAND)
The Funeral Pyre (Los Angeles CA)
The Ganjas (Santiago CHILE)
Geeks (Tokyo JAPAN)
Gerald G (Austin TX)
Colin Gilmore (Austin TX)
Giulia y los Tellarini (Barcelona SPAIN)
Rosi Golan (New York NY)
Gong Myoung (Seoul KOREA)
Goober and the Peas (Detroit MI)
Good Shoes (London UK-ENGLAND)
Guitar Shorty (Harlingen TX)
Ha Ha Tonka (Springfield MO)
Halves (Dublin IRELAND)
Darren Hanlon (Sydney NSW)
Harlem (Austin TX)
Headdress (Austin TX)
Hey Colossus (London UK-ENGLAND)
Robyn Hitchcock (London CA)
Hot Panda (Edmonton AB)
The Hounds Below (Detroit MI)
I Fight Dragons (Chicago IL)
The Intelligence (Seattle WA)
Ivan & Alyosha (Seattle WA)
Japandroids (Vancouver BC)
Jazz One (Austin TX)
Stephen Jerzak (La Crosse WI)
John Dear Mowing Club (Den Haag THE NETHERLANDS)
The Jim Jones Revue (London UK-ENGLAND)
Jookabox (Indianapolis IN)
Julia Says (Sao Paulo BRAZIL)
Karnivool (Perth WA)
Kartick & Gotam (Chennai INDIA)
Kidz In Space (Auckland NEW ZEALAND)
Kidz In The Hall (Chicago IL)
Kingston (Auckland NEW ZEALAND)
Maurice Kirya (Kampala ZIMBABWE)
The Kissaway Trail (Odense DENMARK)
L.A.B. (Novo Hamburgo BRAZIL)
The Law (Dundee UK-SCOTLAND)
Vander Lee (Belo Horizonte BRAZIL)
Unni Lovlid (Oslo NORWAY)
Lowood (Stockholm SWEDEN)
Audra Mae (Los Angeles CA)
Malente (Essen GERMANY)
Natalia Mallo (Sao Paulo BRAZIL)
Mantles (San Francisco CA)
Julia Marcell (Berlin GERMANY)
Marco Polo & Torae (Brooklyn NY)
Mariachi El Bronx (Los Angeles CA)
Carolyn Mark (Victoria BC)
Maruosa (Tokyo JAPAN)
MegaRex (Sao Paulo BRAZIL)
The Middle East (Townsville QLD)
Middle Finger Salute (Blackburn UK-ENGLAND)
Miniature Tigers (Phoenix AZ)
Mixtapes & Cellmates (Stockholm SWEDEN)
Monarchs (Austin TX)
Michael Monroe (Helsinki FINLAND)
PJ Morton (Conyers GA)
Mountain Man (Bennington VT)
Movits! (Lulea SWEDEN)
Moxine (Sao Paulo BRAZIL)
Mr Sicc (Auckland NEW ZEALAND)
Mumiy Troll (Los Angeles CA)
My Dad is Dead (Chapel Hill NC)
Nailpin (Boom BELGIUM)
Nakia & His Southern Cousins (Austin TX)
NiCad (Den Haag THE NETHERLANDS)
9th Wonder (Raleigh-Durham NC)
The Novas (Dallas TX)
Jackie Oates (Exeter UK-ENGLAND)
of Verona (Mandi Perkins) (Los Angeles CA)
One Night Only (Helmsley UK-ENGLAND)
1001 Nights Orchestra (Austin TX)
The Pack A.D. (Vancouver BC)
Paleo (Brooklyn NY)
Parlovr (Montreal QC)
Past Lives (Seattle WA)
The Peelies (Montreal QC)
Julie Peel (Montreal QC)
Peter Wolf Crier (Minneapolis MN)
Pink Nasty (Austin TX)
Pivot (UK) (UK-ENGLAND)
P.K. 14 (Beijing CHINA)
Plants and Animals (Montreal QC)
Please The Trees (Prague CZECH REPUBLIC)
Steve Poltz (San Diego CA)
Andy Pratt (Amesbury MA)
Sean Price (Brooklyn NY)
Princeton (Eagle Rock CA)
Profetas (COLOMBIA)
Psalm One (Chicago IL)
Quantic and his Combo Barbaro (Cali COLOMBIA)
Random Axe (Brooklyn NY)
Rebelle (Den Haag THE NETHERLANDS)
Red Mass (Montreal QC)
Tommy Reilly (Glasgow UK-SCOTLAND)
Riverboat Gamblers (Austin TX)
The River Raid (Recife BRAZIL)
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson (Brooklyn NY)
Brisa Roche (Paris FRANCE)
Rock of Heltah Skeltah (Brooklyn NY)
Rogues (London UK-ENGLAND)
Ruste Juxx (Brooklyn NY)
San Saba County (Austin TX)
Scanners (London UK-ENGLAND)
Kate Schutt (Guelph ON)
Serious Sam Barrett (Leeds UK-ENGLAND)
Shit And Shine (London UK-ENGLAND)
Sixteen Deluxe (Austin TX)
Skyzoo (Brooklyn NY)
Small Black (Brooklyn NY)
Smif N Wessun (Brooklyn NY)
Smoosh (Seattle WA)
So Cow (Tuam IRELAND)
Solid Gold (Minneapolis MN)
Soulico (Tel Aviv ISRAEL)
So What (The Hague THE NETHERLANDS)
The Spring Standards (New York NY)
Sabrina Starke (Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS)
Steel Train (Teaneck NJ)
StereoHeroes (Les Gorguettes FRANCE)
Surrounded (Malmo SWEDEN)
Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter (Seattle WA)
M. Takara 3 (Guarulhos BRAZIL)
Team Facelift (New York NY)
Thunder Power (Omaha NE)
Timber Timbre (Toronto ON)
Todd (London UK-ENGLAND)
Marques Toliver (London UK-ENGLAND)
Toolshed (London ON)
Trembling Bells (Glasgow UK-SCOTLAND)
Trespassers William (Seattle WA)
Twin Atlantic (Glasgow UK-SCOTLAND)
Two Star Symphony (Houston TX)
Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights (Dallas TX)
The Uglysuit (Oklahoma City OK)
Uncle Lucius (Austin TX)
The View (Dundee UK-SCOTLAND)
Volovan (Monterrey MEXICO)
Waco Brothers (Chicago IL)
Miho Wada (Auckland NEW ZEALAND)
Warpaint (Los Angeles CA)
Wave Machines (Liverpool UK-ENGLAND)
The Wave Pictures (London UK-ENGLAND)
We Are Scientists (New York NY)
We Are Wolves (Montreal QC)
Withered (Atlanta GA)
Wolf Gang (London UK-ENGLAND)
Woot (The Haque THE NETHERLANDS)
XV (Wichita KS)
The Yellow Dogs (Tehran IRAN)
YellowFever (Austin TX)
Zlam Dunk (San Marcos TX)
Zona Tango (Buenos Aires ARGENTINA)
Taylor Swift really is the greatest person at making the most simple subjects and lyrics into the cutest fucking song you've ever heard.
'Cause when you're fifteen and somebody tells you they love you
You're gonna believe them
And when you're fifteen feeling like there's nothing to figure out
Well, count to ten, take it in
This is life before you know who you're gonna be
Fifteen
Anyone else who would write such a simple and blatantly obvious song would probably be shunned by all the music buffs. But with Taylor Swift, this shit just works. Not to mention she's reaching out to a bunch of hormonal, emotional teenagers so she's bound to be a hit...
Dear Leighton Meester,
You're very lucky that I love Gossip Girl because frankly this song is shit...I know I shouldn't bash on any artist because there's someone out there that is totally in love with this song. But, I've heard you sing before and you're actually really good. Most actresses turned singers bite the big one (Hilary, Lindsay, Tyra, Raven-Symone...) but you have honest to god straight up talent. So the fact that you choose THIS as a song to do, let along as a first single, pisses me off. Also, just because you can carry a tune better than the average person does not give you the right to create an over-produced, generic, rather boring pop song for the masses. We have enough of that already. Sorry Leighton, but I'm just not buying it.
P.S.
I blame my new found contempt for Cobra Starship on you.
Sincerely,
Jasmin
Soooo, I happen to have a complete and utter obsession with reading
the personal ads on Craigslist. How can I not though?
the personal ads on Craigslist. How can I not though?
It's just so damn entertaining!
Take example A:
"Im looking for a normal kinky girl that would like to talk"
I'm sorry but, do girl's honestly reply to this? I could understand if this was some porn dating site but really man, Craigslist? I don't think so.
Then there's the guys who really poor their hearts out:
"Are there any real women out there that are looking for a relationship
and actually comin to craigslist to find one? i just moved here and ill
be here for about a year but year is a long time by myself... i have
yet to meet any one and i really miss having some one to hold and
cuddle with... i have posted on here before but all i get is bots and
website offers... im starting to give up hope on this place... im in
the navy and im in pretty good shape... i played football my whole life
back in texas and never had to worry about being lonely... but it seems
like now that im here no one wants to even give me a chance... kinda
depressing but hopefully this will change it... i have a cell and more
pics but you cant really judge me till you have a conversation with me
and actually get to know me.. im a hopeless romantic... any one wanna
give me a chance?"
I don't blame these guys for trying but, seriously if you didn't have luck with the first post, it's not very likely you'll have luck with the second post. Sometimes I'm tempted to reply back (some of them do seem worth talking to) but I think me replying to craiglist ads is a little more pathetic than actually making a craigslist ad.
Oh, and the other reason why I read Craigslist so much,
is because sometimes-just sometimes-you find a guy like this:
Daaaayuummmmm....
Awwwwwww shit, Stereo Failure is back and in full effect! Now I know what you're thinking (by you, I pretty much mean the figment of my imagination because I'm not entirely sure anyone actually reads this), where have I been all this time? Well you know, the usual-studying, working, exploring, having a life...But I've decided that it's time I get back to the grind and continue blogging. This time around things are going to get a little more personalized though. Up until this point I've really just been focusing on the music side of this blog and not so much on the bullshit part. Looking through previous posts, I've decided that I really want this site to have more of a "college girl blogging because she's bored" type feel, rather than "college girl blogging because she's bored trying to make herself sound like a know it all about the industry" So yeah, expect to see a lot more random shit, but just as much music related posts.
Enjoy!
Today, my mom took my phone away from me. I really wanted it back so in mystery google I put in "please text my mom and tell her to give me my phone back" and then I included her number. About a minute later my mom walks in my room with a very worried look on her face and a text that read "It would be a smart idea to give your daughter her phone back." She gave it back to me. Thank you to whoever that was. MLIA.
Apparently, this is the week for music video premieres.
Lady Gaga just released her video for her new single 'Bad Romance' today. Truthfully, I think the song itself is kind of shit. It's not bad, but it's really just another mass produced pop song-nothing to get worked up over. But the video, my god...
Then there's A Rocket to the Moon who just released the video for the first single off their new album, On Your Side. I'd say it's a pretty decent video-you really shouldn't expect anything overly amazing from a band like this. The concept was cute though.
Cobra Starship also came out with a new video. This one being for their latest single 'Hot Mess'. While overall I think the new Cobra music is shit compared to Viva La Cobra, I actually really like this song. I especially like it a lot more then Good Girls Go Bad (I won't even get STARTED on my feelings towards that song). The video is entertaining, as is everything concerned with Cobra Starship. But honestly, shots of the band riding around in a van for 3 minutes shouldn't be considered a video.
Even Fall Out Boy dropped a video on us! I always love homemade videos like this. And it's nice to see video footage of FOB in their classic days. As much as they like to deny it, they really have changed since the days of playing punk shows in the basements of white suburbia. But change is good and FOB remains to be the one band that has changed their sound considerably but is still worth listening to (ahem take a hint Good Charlotte, Jonas Brothers, Cobra Starship...)
Alpha Dog
Fall Out Boy | MySpace Video
There are a couple other videos that have dropped, but I just don't give a shit about those ones.
Lady Gaga just released her video for her new single 'Bad Romance' today. Truthfully, I think the song itself is kind of shit. It's not bad, but it's really just another mass produced pop song-nothing to get worked up over. But the video, my god...
Then there's A Rocket to the Moon who just released the video for the first single off their new album, On Your Side. I'd say it's a pretty decent video-you really shouldn't expect anything overly amazing from a band like this. The concept was cute though.
Cobra Starship also came out with a new video. This one being for their latest single 'Hot Mess'. While overall I think the new Cobra music is shit compared to Viva La Cobra, I actually really like this song. I especially like it a lot more then Good Girls Go Bad (I won't even get STARTED on my feelings towards that song). The video is entertaining, as is everything concerned with Cobra Starship. But honestly, shots of the band riding around in a van for 3 minutes shouldn't be considered a video.
Even Fall Out Boy dropped a video on us! I always love homemade videos like this. And it's nice to see video footage of FOB in their classic days. As much as they like to deny it, they really have changed since the days of playing punk shows in the basements of white suburbia. But change is good and FOB remains to be the one band that has changed their sound considerably but is still worth listening to (ahem take a hint Good Charlotte, Jonas Brothers, Cobra Starship...)
Alpha Dog
Fall Out Boy | MySpace Video
There are a couple other videos that have dropped, but I just don't give a shit about those ones.
Thought I had called it quits, ey? Well, truthfully, I kind of did. Actually, I didn't quit, I more so just got really lazy. Anyway, I've decided it's time to start this thing back up. Before I return full force, I need to do some rethinking on where I want the direction of this blog to be. In the mean time, I'll be posting small things here and there, but don't expect anything big for the time being.
Great song, great video is actually a stretch. The song is good but it doesn't compare to FF5's earlier work (or even some of their other new songs actually). And the video is well, kind of cheap. BUT the choreography is killer. It makes me smile every time I watch. Who can't resist a good break dance fight?!
Just got back from an amazing show tonight.
I'm not going to describe their sounds because honestly, you just need to trust me when I say they're all fucking sick, and you need to check them out.
I find this ridiculous personally. These are twenty something year old guys on stage, they can say whatever the hell they want. They shouldn't have to censor themselves just because some fourteen year old has virgin ears. And quite frankly, these are teenagers we're talking about! Do you know how many dirty conversations kids have in school? A Lot. And as for profanity, a kid can watch TV at this very moment and hear the word bitch about five times. Hell, I started swearing in the sixth grade. This is nothing new to them. You know, hearing stuff like this-I don't know what parents expect it to do to their kids. Do they think it's going to corrupt them? Are they going to lose all the manners they've taken years to learn? No it's not. If you've taught your children well, they aren't going to go around saying "Fuck you and fuck this" to their teachers just because they heard their favorite singer say it on stage.
So apparently Lights has been doing this comic book video series thing on MTV for a week or so now. I'm actually not much of a fan of Lights-She's a decent singer (in a high pitched, pre-puberty kind of way) but I just never really got into her music. After seeing her face all over MTV.com though, I decided to check out one of her episodes and actually, it's kind of cool. Nothing like this has ever really been done before (I'm not counting Fall Out Boy) and come one, who can't resist a good comic? I haven't watched all the episodes but basically, the main character (captain Lights) fights off bad guys with the power of music. Her music is streamed throughout the duration of the episode as well. I must say, this is a great way to market herself-I'm sure she's gotten quite a bit of myspace hits because of it. I probably won't watch anymore episodes, but it's worth seeing at least one.
This Time Next Year- Road Maps and Heart Attacks
Converge- Axe to Fall
Camera Can't Lie- Days & Days EP
Alec Ounsworth- Mo Beauty
Apse- Climb Up
Atlas Sound- Logos
Electric Six- KILL
Fang Island- Fang Island
Flight of the Conchords- I Told You I Was Freaky
Old Canes- Feral Harmonic
Russian Circles- Geneva
Themselves- Crowns Down
Converge- Axe to Fall
Camera Can't Lie- Days & Days EP
Alec Ounsworth- Mo Beauty
Apse- Climb Up
Atlas Sound- Logos
Electric Six- KILL
Fang Island- Fang Island
Flight of the Conchords- I Told You I Was Freaky
Old Canes- Feral Harmonic
Russian Circles- Geneva
Themselves- Crowns Down
As you all probably know, Sunday night was the Op Presents Boys Like Girls tour...
Unfortunately, I missed pretty much all of VersaEmerge's set. I did get to catch the last song, and from what I heard, it was pretty decent. I need to see them again to fully make up my mind about them though.
I've been dying to see A Rocket to the Moon for some time now. I wasn't really a fan of their music in the band's early stage (the earlier music was more electronic based-think Owl City). But ever since Greeting From... debuted, I've been a big fan. I wasn't able to see much of the band (I was sitting down, for some reason it didn't occur to me to STAND UP) so I can only really base their performance off of sound alone. Frankly, it wasn't the greatest performance. Nick, the lead vocalist, wasn't always consistent with his pitches. Songs like Mr. Right, were clearly way out of his range and he struggled trying to reach the high notes. The band was personable with the crowd though-which is a very important factor in terms of a good performance. As far as their energy is concerned, I have to cut them some slack because three of the four members aren't able move around a lot (the lead singer also plays rhythm guitar, the lead guitarist has a lot of back-up vocals, and the drummer, well, is drumming) If they could find a way to be more amped up, along with better note accuracy, they would make for a must-see performance. In any case, I'm impatiently waiting for their next Chicago performance.
The Maine is by far one of my favorite bands. I honestly just can't get enough of them (I couldn't put down Can't Stop, Won't Stop for months). And as far as this genre goes, they're probably one of the better bands to see live. There's so much character and spontaneity in their performances, and not just in the lead singer (who, by the way has an amazing stage presence), but all of them. The bassist, Garret, literally bounced around the stage like a beast for their entire 30 minute set (you'll see what I mean in the video). I value playmenship in a performance (which they always deliver on) but I more so value a band's personality-and The Maine never holds back.
Let me just say, Gabe Saporta knows how to work a damn stage. But I wasn't overly impressed with Cobra on sunday-I'm not saying it was a bad performance, it's just that I've seen everything they have to offer before. Sure, the set list was different but if you've seen Gabe dance once, you've seen him dance a million times.
As I was watching the stage crew set up for Boys Like Girls, I couldn't help think to myself, "Who the hell do these kids think they are?" The stage they put together looked fit for a performance by the Jonas Brothers or Fall Out Boy. I know they're the headliners, but I just feel like Boys Like Girls has a little too much confidence in themselves...a couple of videos and a segment on MTV doesn't make you the shit. I was further baffled when they opened their set with their latest single, Love Drunk. I thought it was performance 101 that you save your most popular song for last...Even if Love Drunk isn't their most popular song, you just don't open your set with your most recent song. I ended up not staying to watch the rest of their set, but the times that I have seen them, they've always put on a good show so I'm sure Sunday night was no different.
All in all, it was a good show but not worth the thirty bucks I payed to go. As much as I love these bands and their music, it's gotten a bit old. I've seen all of them (with the exception of ARTTM) on several occasions, heard them perform the same songs-and it's just not new anymore. Of course there were other factors that played into the night, but I think if it had truly been a great show, it would've cancelled out all the other shit.
By the way, these videos are from other people who were at the show
Unfortunately, I missed pretty much all of VersaEmerge's set. I did get to catch the last song, and from what I heard, it was pretty decent. I need to see them again to fully make up my mind about them though.
I've been dying to see A Rocket to the Moon for some time now. I wasn't really a fan of their music in the band's early stage (the earlier music was more electronic based-think Owl City). But ever since Greeting From... debuted, I've been a big fan. I wasn't able to see much of the band (I was sitting down, for some reason it didn't occur to me to STAND UP) so I can only really base their performance off of sound alone. Frankly, it wasn't the greatest performance. Nick, the lead vocalist, wasn't always consistent with his pitches. Songs like Mr. Right, were clearly way out of his range and he struggled trying to reach the high notes. The band was personable with the crowd though-which is a very important factor in terms of a good performance. As far as their energy is concerned, I have to cut them some slack because three of the four members aren't able move around a lot (the lead singer also plays rhythm guitar, the lead guitarist has a lot of back-up vocals, and the drummer, well, is drumming) If they could find a way to be more amped up, along with better note accuracy, they would make for a must-see performance. In any case, I'm impatiently waiting for their next Chicago performance.
The Maine is by far one of my favorite bands. I honestly just can't get enough of them (I couldn't put down Can't Stop, Won't Stop for months). And as far as this genre goes, they're probably one of the better bands to see live. There's so much character and spontaneity in their performances, and not just in the lead singer (who, by the way has an amazing stage presence), but all of them. The bassist, Garret, literally bounced around the stage like a beast for their entire 30 minute set (you'll see what I mean in the video). I value playmenship in a performance (which they always deliver on) but I more so value a band's personality-and The Maine never holds back.
Let me just say, Gabe Saporta knows how to work a damn stage. But I wasn't overly impressed with Cobra on sunday-I'm not saying it was a bad performance, it's just that I've seen everything they have to offer before. Sure, the set list was different but if you've seen Gabe dance once, you've seen him dance a million times.
As I was watching the stage crew set up for Boys Like Girls, I couldn't help think to myself, "Who the hell do these kids think they are?" The stage they put together looked fit for a performance by the Jonas Brothers or Fall Out Boy. I know they're the headliners, but I just feel like Boys Like Girls has a little too much confidence in themselves...a couple of videos and a segment on MTV doesn't make you the shit. I was further baffled when they opened their set with their latest single, Love Drunk. I thought it was performance 101 that you save your most popular song for last...Even if Love Drunk isn't their most popular song, you just don't open your set with your most recent song. I ended up not staying to watch the rest of their set, but the times that I have seen them, they've always put on a good show so I'm sure Sunday night was no different.
All in all, it was a good show but not worth the thirty bucks I payed to go. As much as I love these bands and their music, it's gotten a bit old. I've seen all of them (with the exception of ARTTM) on several occasions, heard them perform the same songs-and it's just not new anymore. Of course there were other factors that played into the night, but I think if it had truly been a great show, it would've cancelled out all the other shit.
By the way, these videos are from other people who were at the show
My apologies-it's been three days since my last post! The past couple of days have been busy, busy, busy. If you haven't picked up on it by now, I am a full-time student so there'll be times when I won't have enough time to post anything. I'm going to try my best to at least do a post a day, no promises though!
Now, back to business...
Release Date: October 16th
Starring: Penn Badgley, Dylan Walsh, Sela Ward, Amber Heard
Rating: D-
The basics: Angsty teenage son tries to convince everyone that there's something wrong with mom's new fiancee for an hour and some odd minutes.
I had already set myself up to be dissapointed with this movie. But the trailer just looked so damn good, I had to see it. WORST ELEVEN BUCKS EVER SPENT. I was un-impressed within the first five minutes . It's lacks originality in every possibly way. I can't even count how many movies I've seen where there's the doubty wife who won't believe that her boyfriend or whatever is psycho and when the son/friend/daughter/whatever tries to tell everyone the truth, no one believes them. What's worse, is that nothing remotely interesting happens until the last 15 minutes of them film, which by that point I was so bored that I was immune to all the action. The Stepfather is officially the worst movie this fall, and of the year quite frankly. Please, take my advice, don't waste your time.
Name: Dr. Manhattan
Location: Wauconda, IL
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/drmanhattan
Sound: indie funk thrash
Yep, Dr. Manhattan isn't just a superhero with blue balls (no pun intended), it's also a band. I haven't decided though whether I prefer starring at Dr. Manhattan's dick for three hours or listening to the band... As far as their music is concerned, there isn't much to say. They're a mixture of funk, rock, and electronic, which as generic as that sounds-it's a sound not like your typical indie quartet. In the best way possible, Dr. Manhattan tunes are particularly eerie. Not in the emo, hot topic sense, but in the indie horror flick sense. It's rather intriguing actually. Plain and simple though, Dr. Manhattan is music fit for any tattooed, parliment smokin, vintage bicyle ridin, tight jeans, flannel shirt wearin hipster.
There's something that bothers me about Boys Like Girls. Don't get me wrong, I liked a lot of the songs off their first album. But for some reason I have this huge contempt for them. I can't even explain it. I don't know, maybe it's the fact that the lead singer, Martin, looks like a fucking meth addict. Maybe it's because I don't believe they should be as mainstream as they are (sorry, but their songs are mediocre at best) Whatever it is, I'm not going to let it stop me from enjoying tomorrow's show ::school girl scream::
Well all know college is expensive. Between tuition, textbooks, rent, transportation, and general leisure, there's not much money left over for the most important neccessity of all: food. Which is why Ramen Noodles is a saviour among college students. It's delicious, it's filling (for the most part), and extremely inexpensive (a 6 pack costs a dollar and some change at your local jewel). Unfortunately, Ramen Noodles also lacks any type of nutrional value and is PACKED with sodium. One serving size (half a block with a packet of seasoning) is equal to 35% of your daily sodium intake. For those who don't know, sodium=BAD. But, never fear scholars, there is a way to keep eating your beloved noodles AND stay healthy.
- Cook noodles according to packet instructions
- Once the noodles are cooked-DRAIN THE WATER. You don't have to drain all of it, but you should drain most. You can use a fork as a barrier so your noodles don't fall out.
- After draining, add half a packet of seasoning and mix thoroughly. Most of the salt is in the seasoning, which is why you should only use half (don't worry, it'll be enough) Make sure you distribute the seasoning evenly or else some of your strands will be extra salty.
Now. even after doing this, ramen noodles still aren't best thing to eat on a regular basis. But, if you have no choice but to live off it (like myself), at least you won't be completely ruining your health.
Lady Gaga's Monster Ball Tour
After Andy Warhol, I find Lady Gaga to be the most interesting and intriguing person ever. Do I think she's the most talented person? Vocally? Hell no. To be honest, Just Dance annoyed the shit out of me. But my god, is she one hell of a performer. (DID YOU SEE HER VMA PERFORMANCE?!) Which is why you better believe the Monster Ball tour isn't going to be anything less than spectacular.
Nov. 27: Montreal, Quebec (The Bell Center)
Nov. 28: Toronto, Ontario (Air Canada Center)
Nov. 29: Ottawa, Ontario (Scotiabank Place)
Dec. 1-2: Boston, Mass. (Wang Center)
Dec. 3: Camden, N.J. (Susquehanna Bank Center)
Dec. 9-10: Vancouver, B.C. (Queen Elizabeth Theatre)
Dec. 13: San Francisco, Calif. (Bill Graham Civic Auditorium)
Dec. 18: Las Vegas, Nev. (TBD)
Dec. 19: San Diego, Calif. (San Diego Sports Arena)
Dec. 21: Los Angeles, Calif. (Nokia Theatre)
Dec. 29: Atlanta, Ga. (The Fox Theatre)
Dec. 31: Miami, Fla. (James L. Knight Center)
Jan. 3: Orlando, Fla. (Hard Rock Live)
Jan. 7: St. Louis, Mo. (The Fox Theatre)
Jan. 8-9: Chicago, Ill. (The Chicago Theatre)
Jan. 12: Detroit, Mich. (The Fox Theatre)
Jan. 16: Atlantic City, N.J. (Borgata)
Jan. 20-21: New York, N.Y. (Radio City Music Hall)
Name: Titus Andronicus
Location: Glen Rock, NJ
Sound: Indie Punk Rock
Let's face it, punk just
ain't what it used to be. I find myself preferring to hear Henry
Rollins scream into a shitty recording mic for sixty seconds then
listen to these kids from white suburbia thinking they know what punk
is. Just because your drummer refuses to switch up his rhythms doesn't
mean your band is punk rock.What I've come to realize though, is that it's not necessarily the sound of the band that makes them punk- sometimes it's the content rather, that makes them punk. Titus Andronicus is the prime example of this. From first listen, their music sounds like the soundtrack to the next breakout indie flick (which will most likely star ellen page). But take a closer listen, and you hear all the same angst and frustration that young Henry Rollins was preaching about some thirty years ago. Titus Andronicus is raw and dirty, "believing only in nothingness" With lyrics like "No one cares what I've got to say anymore/I didn't come here to be damned with faint praise/I'll write my masterpiece some other day (Fuck everything, fuck me)",
this is probably the realest band you'll probably ever listen to.
I'm not gonna lie, talent wise, Cobra Starship sucks ass. Out of the
three full length lps they've released, only one is actually worthy of
listening to (Viva La Cobra). And now that frontman, Gabe Saporta, has
had surgery on his vocal chords (learn how to sing properly next time
dear Gabriel), his singing is worst than it was a year ago. But,
despite the fact that they are 500 other bands that should've had a
record deal before Cobra, seeing Cobra Starship live is a whole other
experience. To put it simply, they'll blow your shit away. I'll never forget the first time I saw them, I was in awe.
And every time I see them, they never cease to amaze me.
I said a few blogs ago that I didn't give two shits about this band...and I still really don't. But after watching this video, I'm planning on giving them a fighting chance to win me over come Sunday night. I was reading the comments posted for this video and it was pretty much a debate over how VersaEmerge doesn't sound like Paramore. Can I just say I'm so sick of hearing about shit like this? No one fucking cares. They sound alike get over it, stop trying to defend it. No one said they sound the same, they just said they sound ALIKE. Meaning the two are somewhat related, but still have their own unique, different sounds. No, the vocals aren't the same-but if you lowered Sierra's voice (VersaEmerge) down an octave, you bet your ass you'd have the voice of Haley Williams (Paramore) Big fucking deal. People just need to get used to the idea that every fucking emo pop-punk whatever type band that has a female vocalist is going to get compared to Paramore.
Percussion Gun-White Rabbits
If you've never listened to White Rabbits, I highly recommend them. They're pretty much the shit.
Name: Perfect People
Location: London, UK
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/perfectpeople
Sound: Indie Pop with hints of electric
BRITISH INVASION!!!! Yes! Any musician from England is ok in my book. I have yet to hear one shitty english band (I'm sure they exist, and I'm probably just not looking hard enough but still, the majority kick ass). Ok, take Luke Pritchard's (The Kooks) vocals, combine that with the popiest song you can think of (ok maybe not the popiest...but think bubblegum pop) and you have Perfect People. Sounds great doesn't it? Perfect People music manages to be cool, calm, and collected while giving you the urge to walk down the street passing out lollipops.
Oh yeah, you can also dowload their ep for free off their page (yay free legal downloading!)
The day has come! (well technically a week ago but whatever) Vampire Weekend has released the first track off their up-coming album, Contra. The song, entitled Horchata, is Vampire Weekend at their best. I love how unique their sound is. It has this world music vibe meets cape cod. And they always manage to use the most amazing string instrumentation. Considering how great their debut album was, I'm thoroughly stoked about their sophomore release.
Oh, I forgot to mention-you can download the new single off the band's website for free
What's with all the one-man electro pop bands? Seriously, it's like a movement. A really sucky, unnecessary movement. Yet, somehow I've managed to pick out 10 bands that seem to be pretty decent. Frankly though, as good as some of these guys may be, all this electro shit sounds the same to me.
Sail By the Stars
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