10 posts tagged “music”
I was going to post this yesterday, but by the time I got on the internet all motivation had drained away. Sorry! Anyway....
If you are curious about the book (which you should be!), then head over to Siobhan's totally awesome, newly revamped website and check it out! I highly recommend it! Or just head over to your local independent bookstore and as them about A Little Friendly Advice by Siobhan Vivian. If they don't have it? Have them order you a copy, and tell them to get a couple for the store, too. If you must get it online, then I humbly ask you do buy it from Powell's. Powell's is probably the most amazing bookstore in the US and is in Portland, Oregon. It's totally independent, and has the best (and most huge) selection of used and new books. I love going there, because they buy your books from you and give you yummy store credit. And, even online, though you don't get the experience, it's still miles better than soul-sucking Amazon.
What was I talking about, again? Oh yeah, ALFA. Another reason to read it? On Siobh's site there are Polaroids of some of the places in the book. How awesome is that? Do eeeet!
OK...moving on! Let's see...ah, yes...
I may have mentioned this before, but the boys were on the front page of Wednesday's New York Times! Both the New York and National editions (no idea if there's usually a difference). There was a little picture of Bill, and then, on the Arts section? Totally monopolized the front page, with a continuation (and Tom picture) inside.
I'm going to have to send StrongBad in to Apple to get my ethernet port and disc drive fixed. It will be days without my laptop, I'm not at all sure how I'm going to survive! Seriously, the idea of being without my laptop for a week + is really freaking me out. At least the band doesn't have anything scheduled until the Europatour starts on 3 March. Which is not that far off. ::chews nails:: I am going to have to back the whole HD up on my external tomorrow (which means clearing more space off, dang), just in case the Apple guys completely murder my baby. ::glares menacingly at Apple::
Ha! Speaking of Apple, on this week's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! they mentioned a study that found that Apple computer users are more egotistical, arrogant, etc, than their Windows using fellow humans. (I can't find a link to the actual study). And even more so? Apple users who vote for Barack Obama. My response? "Well, we are better." Heh heh heh.
Also on Public Radio, I was listening to Studio 360 and, not only did they have on the ever-lovely Ellen Page (I need to see Juno, like, yesterday), but they also had a rather talented young lady by the name of Thao Nyguen, who plays pretty brilliant indie rock. You should head over to her website and check her out, it is definitely worth listening to! You can pick up her band's CD, We Brave Bee Stings And All here for a mere $12. There is a helicopter on it!
Ooh, I saw 27 Dresses today! (With my mum, both Hanna and Natalie were supposed to go with, but couldn't manage it.) It was really good, very fun, funny and sweet. But then I am a sucker for fancy dresses and Katherine Heigl so I would have loved it regardless. If you are looking for a good movie to see, and that is playing, it would be a good choice, I reckon!
Sorry I am being spazzy and skipping around a lot, but I told you I have a lot of random stuff to say!
Tomorrow I am going to an Italian conversation group/class thing. I'm worried that it will be all awkward and weird and that I'll be bored out of my flipping mind, but it probably won't be too bad. And then, after, it's Oscar time! Are you going to an Oscar party? (or the real thing?) I'm going to the one at the theater, got my dress, shoes, bag, and sunglasses all picked out already. I will definitely post a picture, if one turns out. Though, crap, it just occurred to me that it might be raining. Damn. Oh well!
Are you still reading? Wow, you got courage. A few last things before I wrap this up—
I've been working on my passages this week! I've got about three pages of really rough first draft done on my script (which I might post up here, looking for input), and I've got a few pages done (or kinda maybe done. ish) on my zine! In fact, on the hearth in front of our fireplace are spread out about a zillion words cut out from magazines. It looks kind of rad, but the slightest breath of wind will send the whole thing into a tizzy. Which no one wants.
Speaking of zine, though! Our neighbour across the street let me some zines to look at, and one of them has a card on front that was shot (literally, with a gun) by Hunter S. Thompson, which is pretty much very cool. That reminds me, at my old high school we had one of Hunter's Sheriff posters, signed by the good doctor himself. That high school had its high points.
I'm kind of obsessed with my tattoo...though I'm getting tired of having to put on the lotion crap, and having to take showers in stages. My hair doesn't dry right if I wash it upside down, it looks silly. Oh well, soon it will be all better and awesome! Yay!
Gosh, I've probably put you to sleep. Heck, I've nearly put myself to sleep!
Good night,
Lotte
P.S. You know what is a really good movie? The Departed. Holy crap I love that movie!
OK, I'm really going now. Bye bye!
Golly gosh, you know who I enjoy listening to?
Especially while doing Econ homework at 3 am after getting my NYU application done on time and a day early.
And when this year's President's week might be the best ever.
And when I'm dyeing my hair this weekend.
And when Fred Flare has this for sale.
I think.
Back to the grindstone,
Charlotte
What's the best book you read this year?
A Little Friendly Advice, by Siobhan Vivian!!
::starts dancing around the house to the Dropkick Murphy's:: FTW!!
More books when I am not on my way to bed.
Nein, there are no corpses shipping in here, just in time for Christmas. Instead, my zoopear bruder bought me The Departed soundtrack for my birthday! My socks are rocking über hard. I'm Shipping Up to Boston by the Dropkick Murphys is quite possibly my new favourite song. Don't tell Bill!
D-sauce also got me a Lite-Brite pen, which is amazing.
In other news, it is Christmas in under 3 hours, and I hate college application essays.
I'm going to go write the damn thing now. On paper. Because I'm the kind of person who still buys CDs and memorizes the digits of pi for fun.
Merry Christmas Eve, bb's! Sorry I am lame when it comes to responding.
xoxo
Charlotte
(because not even Charlotte can listen to Tokio Hotel all the time).
These songs are what keep the iPod poppin' and the brain waves flowin' when the homework stretches into the night...and, you know, at 4 in the afternoon.
"Creatures" The Adolescents
"Secret Agent Man" Agent Orange
"Rehab" Amy Winehouse
"F– Me Pumps" Amy Winehouse
"You Know I'm No Good" Amy Winehouse
"The Best Damn Thing (Album)" Avril Lavigne
"Keep Holding On" Avril Lavigne
"Los Angeles is Burning" Bad Religion
"Toxic" Britney Spears
"Wild in the Streets" Circle Jerks
"Lose Yourself" Eminem
"Dead On Arrival" Fall Out Boy
"From Under The Cork Tree (Album)" Fall Out Boy
"This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race" Fall Out Boy
"Calm Before The Storm" Fall Out Boy
"Where Is Your Boy Tonight" Fall Out Boy
"The Take Over, The Breaks Over" Fall Out Boy
"Paper Bag" Fiona Apple
"I Don't Wanna Be" Gavin DeGraw
"The Little Things" Good Charlotte
"In this World (Murder)" Good Charlotte
"The World is Black" Good Charlotte
"Good Morning Revival (Album)" Good Charlotte
"Motivate Me" Good Charlotte
"Overcome" Good Charlotte
"Predictable" Good Charlotte
"Thank You, Mom" Good Charlotte
"Cupid's Chokehold" Gym Class Heroes
"Makeout Club" Gym Class Heroes
"All Time Lows" Hellogoodbye
"Figures A and B" Hellogoodbye
"Escape (Live Acoustic)" Hellogoodbye
"Here In Your Arms" Hellogoodbye
"Oh, It Is Love" Hellogoodbye
"Baby, It's a Fact" Hellogoodbye
"Call and Return" Hellogoodbye
"Shimmy Shimmy Quarter Turn" Hellogoodbye
"Touchdown Turnaround" Hellogoodbye
"Sweet Sixteen" Hilary Duff
"Wake Up" Hilary Duff
"Posters" Jack Johnson
"Numb/Encore" Jay-Z ft Linkin Park
"Supermodel" Jill Sobule
"Lucy A The Gym" Jill Sobule
"Feed Me" Juliana Hatfield
"D.A.N.C.E." Justice
"Lemon" Katy Rose
"The Rainbow Connection" Kermit the Frog
"California" The Kooks
"One Step Closer" Linkin Park
"Crawling" Linkin Park
"In The End" Linkin Park
"What I've Done" Linkin Park
"Breaking The Habit" Linkin Park
"Faint" Linkin Park
"Makes Me Wonder" Maroon 5
"Grace Kelly" Mika
"Love Today" Mika
"Relax (Take it Easy)" Mika
"Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)" Mika
"This Year" The Mountain Goats
"Teenagers" My Chemical Romance
"All That We Needed" Plain White T's
"Hey There Delilah" Plain White T's
"Cinderella Story" Plain White T's
"My Only One" Plain White T's
"Happy Someday" Plain White T's
"Hate (I Really Don't Like You)" Plain White T's
"Creep" Radiohead
"Sheena Is A Punk Rocker" Ramones
"Umbrella" Rihanna ft Jay-Z
"Kiss You Off" Scissor Sisters
"Jumpers" Sleater-Kinney
"Deckchairs And Cigarettes" The Thrills
"Ti Scatterò Una Foto" Tiziano Ferro
"Sere Nere" Tiziano Ferro
"Stich ins Glück" Tokio Hotel
"Spring Nicht" Tokio Hotel
"Jackie's Strength" Tori Amos
"San Francisco" Vanessa Carlton
"Summerwine" Ville Vallo & Natalia Avelon
"Icky Thump" The White Stripes
"Los Angeles" X
Suggestions for additions welcomed with a smile and a cookie! Also, any questions about the bands/songs will be answered as well as possible, and mixtapes CDs will be sent upon requesties.
Tapping her toes and her pencil keys,
Charlotte
OK, back to the homework and packing...it's hard to pack for Los Angeles when it is pouring here! But first: We all know how much I love my Fred Flare wayfarers, so imagine my joyousness when I saw these on the blog! I can't wait until mine get here, and highly recommend that you pick up a pair or two of your own!
My cat (Lulu) is such a freak...she's been meowing to go out but refusing to, because of the rain. She finally went out the door, walked out under the overhang, and immediately turned tail and came back in. And kept meowing at me, as if it were my fault. Thanks, bro!
Picking out non-rain clothes,
Charlotte
Yep, I told you I'd write it!
My Wednesay was your typical, not too exciting Wednesday, up until 2pm, when I, armed with a max pack (large popcorn w/ butter and brewer's yeast, large diet coke, m&ms and milk duds) and accompanied by Spencer, Aubrey and Hanna, finally saw SUPERBAD! I have been dying to see this movie for ages, but haven't gotten the chance, a torture that was made all the more difficult to handle as anyone who is anyone saw it in August.
Sometimes, when you look forward to something for a long time, it disappoints you. SuperBad did not do that. Holy cannoli! It lived up to and surpassed the hype in a big way! But, then, when you have Michael Cera and Seth Rogan (my two favourite Canadians...and on the Top 5 Hottest Guys list - guess the other 3) in it (and writing, in Seth's case), how could you not? If you are often offended by teenagers this movie might not be your cuppa, but if you are a normal person who has not seen it yet, do so immediately. It will change your life. (And check out Knocked Up on DVD as well, if you haven't already. Seth R. + Katherine Heigl = Genius!)
When I got home, I finished Blankets, which I had been reading all day, through as many classes and breaks as possible. Oh Em Golly. That is so hardcore an amazing book! If you haven't already, read it. It is definitely being added to my list of the Best Books of my Lifetime (that is, books after 1989 that I adore. There are a lot of books that I love but sometimes it's deeper and more connection than that). Thank you so much, Siobhan, for bringing two amazing books into my life. Speaking of ALFA, I'm getting tired of lending it out because I want to read it again.
Something else was waiting for me at home, besides the end of Blankets. A genius box from Keith @ Fred Flare! Um, Hello, I love you! Inside was the crazy awesome Good Life Mix that K sent out to peeps that shot him a B-day Mix (like me!). I put it on the stereo immediately, and it totes started rocking the house. Thanks for the tunes, Keith! I should post the playlist of the mix I sent him...it is a pretty neat selection, I have to say!
The other thing that was in the box ('twas a very large box) was a pair of roller skates! (I wish I could find the BFF post about it, Jen looks TOTES cute in them!). Now, I knew that they were there, but still, opening the box and actually seeing them was definitely a thrill! It was even better when they fit (buying shoe-type things online is sketchy). I immediately put them on, of course, and went rollerskating about my house all day. I mean that literally, I didn't take them off until I went to bed, after midnight. It's somewhat surprising that I even took them off then, as my mom pointed out, I'm just the type to sleep in my skates. Just because I'm awesome... Anyway, I haven't tried them out anywhere that is not my house yet, but I did pretty well on them there. It helps that my house is mostly carpeted, though going up/down stairs was somewhat harrowing. Heh heh heh. I'll try to get a pic of me 'n' my skates today, and get that posted up. Because they made my life.
The last thing (yes, this is a long list) that was in there was another CD: Thinking of You, by The Kung Fu Girls. Now, the KFGs had been on the Fred Flare Blog recently, but I was so buried in homework and whatnot that I didn't really have a chance to check them out. Boy am I glad that K sent me the CD! I listened to it at least 3 times all the way through that night. They are super-cute and super talented sisters NYC who play poppy rock, kind of like a better, more B.A., chick version of the Plain White T's. ((I found out, on further investigation, that they share a producer with the T's, and are going to go on tour with them!)) I'm going to try to get one of the songs up here - my favourite is "Dance With Me" - but you can check the tunes out at their MySpace page for now, and friend them if you have the 'Space.
It's safe to say that they are my new favourite (non-TH) band!
...but for some reason I really like this song!!
w00t.
Love always,
Charlie
My Schrei [so laut du kannst] and Zimmer 483 CDs came today!! And you know what that means, don't you? Ja, Tokio Hotel is now wafting wonderfully though my house, for the first time ever in German! (that is not played from my computer). Ich liebe meinen CDs. They are completely amazing and beautiful, especially when Bill thanks "Tomi" in the liner notes of Zimmer. There are few things cuter than Bill calling his big bro Tomi. Tomi! My Tomi, heh heh heh.
So anyway, I was listening to Schrei [sldk], and I'm a little confused. It was released after Bill's voice changed, but the only songs that really sound like his new voice are Rette Mich (which is marked 'Video Version') and Schwarz. Did they really release an entire CD with only 2 songs different? Weird. I guess I really have to get Schrei now, and investigate further! (And maybe I should work more on my German...speaking the language would make my life so much easier!)
Ooh, Wo Sind Eure Hande just came on! I don't have that song, and have actually never heard it before. Which is a travesty. Especially because the English version, Raise Your Hands, is coming out on the UK Scream.
Yaaaar I love Tokio Hotel, holy hannah!
In other TH newsish, Tom's destroyed guitar from the Monsoon video is on eBay Italia, being auctioned to benefit a project that is helping bring clean water to the Masai territory of Kenya. ((That is really awkwardly phrased but I can't think of the proper words, sorry!)) I want to buy it but, unfortunately, it is only listed as being shippable to Italy! Maybe I could get it sent to my host mom and then have her send it to me?
...Just in case you were wondering, the fact that it is currently at $911.60 is no object.
My Schrei CD came with the videos to Durch den Monsun, Rette Mich, and Schrei; I already had all three but the Schrei is a different, more awesome version. I started to watch Rette Mich but then had to turn it off because Bill is too. Effin'. Perfect.
Hey, guess what! Gusti's birthday's day after tomorrow! How lovely...19 years old. I reckon I ought to start getting a post together...poor Gustav, he's so mightily ignored by everyone! It's all about the K's (or, for weird people, Georg) all the time. Now, I love my twins, obviously, but Gustav is just Gustav. How could you not love him?? If the K's are my super-duper wonder-twins, then Gustav is like my best friend older brother. There's something about him that just makes
Grinning like a fool and singing along to Thema Nr. 1,
Charlotte
Seriously, though, you should sign up for last.fm if you haven't already. It's kind of the most amazing thing. Ever. In the whole wide world. Well, not really. But it's pretty darned rad!!
Gazing at the TH-ness,
Charlotte
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