confession

ok, so i knew from the beginning i would be honest..otherwise there's just no point. so..which brings me to my next 'guilty pleasure' band....FLYLEAF! yeah!!! ive actually been listening to them since 'all around me' which i heard about a yr. ago, then i just heard their new one 'again' last week and just remembered..i mean i havent been following them or anything, its really just those 2 songs i like, but i do, i dig them. esp. her voice. even tho i HATE paramore there is a resemblance..they're sorta like a sophisticated paramore..but good (i hate comparing)..I LOVE HER VOICE!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHH ITS NOT FAIRRRR

and on another note...

i am missing fiona apple sooooooooooo much

and new afi!????????

...but it sucks:( oof, really bad

NEW DOLORES! NEW CRANBERRIES TOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GOD i forgot how much i missed them


.....thats it, 09 is THE year of concerts...09 should go into the 'concert hall of fame'

so in another life, i am in a costume band....i really need to take up drum lessons....

Superstar

and kinda random..i'm missing my nephews...one of the first songs i remember singing w/them was lupe fiasco's 'superstar'...i need to make them a mix cd....oh my gosh i miss them

TuneUp!

i just came across this..

TuneUp Tour Video from TuneUp Media on Vimeo.

Auto-tune and then some

all KINDS of good stuff on NPR this weekend..especially studio360:


and you know those times you finally hear/read something that understands you...this weekend was one of those for me, when i heard this:

..the part where he talks about his philosophy, and how movies should ask more questions than they answer..i think there's such a lack of that and have felt that way a long time. it felt so good to finally hear a director come out and say that! also, the part where he talks about leveling w/kids thru sarcasm/letting them talk back..i never had any interest in seeing this til i heard this interview! i see eye to eye on so many of his views.

Nikka Costa

so why isnt music/film making a part of required curriculum in schools..??? i'm not even trying to sound naive or silly, i truly believe it should be and i doubt i'm alone. i'm drinking some wine and got to deep thinking..also, i'm listening to nikka costa 'like a feather'..i always forget how much i love that song, i keep coming back to it, i may do it tomorrow nite at karaoke!

New Mew!

i'm SO glad they're back:)

3 things

1st, this tidbit of news i found interesting:
M.I.A., Santigold Cook Up New Tunes With Christina Aguilera - Spinner Canada

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..should be interesting

2)i am really digging the '500 days of summer' soundtrack; esp. the temper trap song 'sweet disposition', among others

3)while i am still bummed about my ipod, its forced me to not listen to music on my walks, like i wished!..uhh..sort of..be careful what you wish for...no i actually find the timing of this pretty funny..

August 17, 2009

RIP iPod:(
(September 05-August 09)

The Future Brain

kinda scary..but fascinating:
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..one of the most interesting ive heard on here

and here's the 1st segment of the same program, pretty interesting too:

what the??

what the hell is this new nelly furtado shit??? i just heard her new stuff...i hope this is just some weird fleeting stage that will soon pass:(

also

if u havent noticed, i'm sort of seeing myself as an ambassador..for Theresa Andersson. i cant say enough about her music, her live show..i cant wait to see her next month, i just cant! also, i found out the sounds are coming next month yay! AND yeahyeahyeahs, YEAH!!

so i was gonna write this last nite, but fell asleep..anyway, i realized something yesterday; it's as important for me to not listen to music as it is to. i 'wrote' a song yesterday...in my car.

i basically realized how important it is to shut off all stimuli, and the difficulty in honing one's creative side given all these distractions. why must it be so difficult?!!??? like, i literally sat there and hummed out (eventually singing) an entire song, fleshed out and all. i'm like 'wait..?? that was kind of good??' its right there u just have to give it the space to bloom. like, i believe everyone is a musician/filmmaker/writer/artist its just honing that side of yourself gets so tricky as u grow up etc. it was pretty awesome, ive written one other song, pretty recently actually, and i feel like in another life, i am a f/t musician.

..i'm probly gonna see her 9/6 at the lafayette theater (suffern, NY)!! (i missed her 8/7 show in quebec on my bday:(....passport issues)