Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Five Records
"Grace"
"Mojo Pin"
"Corpus Christi Carol"
Jeff reading Ulalume by Edgar Allen Poe
Thanks to Lu Yi's blog I have fallen deeply in love with the remnants of Jeff Buckley. At times his voice was like a bird taking flight, just soaring, bursting. It could also be haunting like a whisper, chanting. I love the way this record starts out quietly and gradually becomes louder as the music gains momentum with bi-polar bursts of emotion.
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"Divine Romance"
"Mystery" *
Beautiful. My heart has grown spiritually because of it. I love to go for nature walks and sing along. Even though I'm self conscious about my voice I can't stay silent with this record. My favorite lyric is, "listen to the story, about a love more faithful than the morning."
*Mystery is on a different record. But it's just sooo good!
"Signals Over the Air" by Thursday"War All the Time"
This record was my best friend during one of the most difficult years of my life. I'd come home from school and paint with War All the Time as my sound track until the sun went down. I am still impressed with Jeff Rickley's craftsmanship with the English language as well as the music of the band. I was never really into hardcore (I only went to shows for the pit) and didn't like Thursday at first. They eventually stuck out to me as something more than typical hardcore music. They are very special
"Blackout" by Lovedrug
A pretty cool cover of "Heart Shaped Box"
This is another record that I've been into for years and still love. The quality of lyrical and musical craftsmanship always made me want to listen again and again. Lovedrug's emotional and appropriately dark delivery in their music still amazes me. Every time I listen to Pretend Your Alive a different lyric stands apart as something for me to focus on.
Whenever I'm feeling down, and I swear by this, David Bowie comes on TV. If I turn on the radio there his voice will be. Every time this phenomena occurs I thank God. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars is my favorite record of all time. When I was in a dark place in my life I'd put this one my turntable and get lost in Ziggy's world. Something about it was soothing. Not that it made things right again. I would just get this feeling of reassurance that someday things would be better again.
David Bowie said that he was very depressed when he created Ziggy. The purpose of the character was to not have to be David anymore. I realized that he used Ziggy for the exact reason that I did.
And now to continue the tagging game, I'd like to know what 5 records have changed the lives of New Electric Ride,the Feu Pale duo, Wendy Brandes, The Magic Doll and, Susana Cole. But I don't like this limit. I want to include Static Black Magic, Pauline Haydon, and Lu Yi.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Getting Crafty...
In my attempt to be resouceful I've been reworking some things in my closet. The above piece was nude but I dyed it in black to make a lovely greyish purple kind of shade (one of my favorites).
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This Smiths t-shirts was a bit too overwhelming for my frame (it's a men's shirt, surprise, surprise) so I brought it in on the sides and cut the sleeves off. .JPG)
I defaced these jeans a few years ago out of boredom and hadn't really worn them since. I soaked them in bleach and put patches on them for a Patti Smith kind of look. The flowers are from my first pair of jeans that my grandmother bought me in 2nd grade.
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I defaced these jeans a few years ago out of boredom and hadn't really worn them since. I soaked them in bleach and put patches on them for a Patti Smith kind of look. The flowers are from my first pair of jeans that my grandmother bought me in 2nd grade.
Aside from being resourceful I've aquired a few dresses and t-shirts as show mementos (The Brian Jonestown Massacre, yeah!)
Monday, April 27, 2009
Black Ice
The lovely Nadia from Ice.com sent me an amazing pearl necklace set. These iridescent black freshwater pearl necklace and bracelet are beautiful. Another item I fell in love with was the 100 inch black pearl necklace but it was sold out. Still, I am very happy with my choice. I didn't quite know what to expect with iridescent black pearls but I'm delighted with the surprise. The muted green and purple tones are certainly not black but they make me feel like I truly have a treasure from the sea. I might use the teal velvet pouch to house a rock collection (yes, I'm a dork) or dried flower petals. A dreamer like me couldn't ask for more.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
"All the stars and boulevards..."
Dear Readers,
Sorry for the lack of updates. I probably won't be able to type much for a while. Probably just some photos or music videos instead. In the mean time I need a new favortie magazine. Any suggestions? Alot of people have become displeased with my former favorite, Nylon. I won't judge. All I'll say is that people grow and change and I suppose magazines do too.
For now, I'm obsessed with this song and video. I've actually loved it for years. There's a feel about it that I can't describe. I just know that it's the kind of song you can play for hours and hours in the summer. Especially from twilight into the evening.
Hope all is well,
xo
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