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THIS IS RETARDED I HATE FEELINGS
why can't I just be void of emotions for a short period of time
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| SXSW 2008. |
[08 Feb 2008|04:17pm] |
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I just posted this on MySpace. The full list of bands was announced yesterday. These are whom I'm most excited about so far...
Aberfeldy
Acid Girls
The Acorn (awww)
Adele
Air Traffic
Akron/Family
Alamo Race Track
An Albatross
Annie
A Place to Bury Strangers
Asobi Seksu
Atlas Sound
Awesome Cool Dudes
BATTLESSSSSS
David Bazan
Bearsuit
Best Fwends
Between the Buried and Me
Be Your Own Pet
Birthday Suits
The Black
The Black Angels
The Black Keys
Black Moth Super Rainbow YES finally
Black Tie Dynasty
The Blow
Boyz Noize (HELL YES to German electro)
Billy Bragg
Brave Combo
Brazos
British Sea Power
Brothers and Sisters
Cadence Weapon
Carbonas
Centro-matic
Circle Takes the Square
Cool Kids
The Cribs
Cruiserweight
Crystal Castles
Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pop
Death Sentence: Panda!
Digitalism!!! fucking yes
Diplo
Does it Offend You, Yeah?
Duffy
The Duke Spirit
The Dykeenies
Earlimart
Ecstatic Sunshine! finally!
Elf Power
El-P
Liam Finn
Fishboy
Flosstradamus
Fuck Buttons
David Garza
GENGHIS (MOTHERFUCKING) TRON oh god I'm excited
Ghosthustler
Goldspot
Gravenhurst
Handsome Furs
HANSON?!?!?!?!
HEALTH
Her Space Holiday
Holy Fuck
ICE CUUUUUBE
Inward Eye
I Was a Cub Scout
Joe Lean & the Jing Jang Jong (if there's nothing else to do)
Killa Kella
The Kills
The Kissaway Trail
Land of Talk
Le Loup
Lightspeed Champion
Lindstrom
Look See Proof
Los Campesinos
Lymbyc Systym
Lyrics Born
The Mae-Shi
Man Man
Maps & Atlases (god god god yes)
Marked Men (hi Jojo)
Matt & Kim
MGMT
Mika Miko
Moby
Thurston Moore
MSTRKRFT
My Brightest Diamond
My Morning Jacket
Nada Surf
N.E.R.D.
The 1990's
No Age
Noah and the Whale
Jim Noir
Nurses
The Octopus Project
Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man
Parts & Labor ohhh yesss
Peelander-Z
People in Planes
Peter and the Wolf
The Pigeon Detectives
The Plastic Constellations
Ponytail
Pop Levi
Pterodactyl
Ra Ra Riot
The Raveonettes
Jay Reatard
Record Hop
R.E.M.
Robyn
Rogue Wave
The Ruby Suns
Russian Circles ohhh godddd yes
Shout Out Louds
Shy Child
Simian Mobile Disco
The Slits
Son, Ambulance
Sons & Daughters
The Soundtrack of Our Lives
The Stills
The Strange Boys
Tapes 'n Tapes
Tera Melos (note: ZANE, I AM ALL UP ON THIS WITH YOUUUU)
These New Puritans
This Bike is a Pipe Bomb
This Will Destroy You
Tilly and the Wall
The Ting Tings
Tokyo Police Club
Two Gallants
Vampire Weekend
VHS or Beta
Martha Wainwright
The Watson Twins
THE WEAKERTHANS OHHHMYGODDDDD I didn't know about this so now I'm very much stoked.
White Mice
White Rabbits
Why?
Saul Williams
Yeasayer
Yo La Tengo
not to mention all the secret parties and day shows packed with great music and good beer.
and there are loads more bands. the full list can be found here:
http://2008.sxsw.com/music/festival/alphalist/
Are you going? Tell me because I want to see you
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| and HOLY SHIT!! |
[29 Jan 2008|01:08pm] |
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Just confirmed: The next show I'm putting on here isssss!!!!!....
EX MODELS!!!!!
May 18th wuuuuut
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| Just kidding |
[15 Jan 2008|01:31pm] |
my last post is a LIE cos it's still there
I think I'm gonna have to delete this baby
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| Carrying on with my last post... |
[11 Jan 2008|09:07pm] |
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I deleted my full name from that friends-only entry I mentioned (duh). right after I did that and googled my name all my LJ shit was still there on ljfind, so I was really freaked out. I decided to wait 24 hours and look again. EURKEA, It no longer shows up. Problem solved. yippeeeeee.
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| going to throw up. |
[10 Jan 2008|11:05pm] |
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I'm gonna puke
I just googled my name on a whim
and it came up with my fucking LiveJournal
I put my full name in a FRIENDS ONLY post a while ago, and my journal now comes up on
www.ljfind.com
^have you guys heard of this?
that site says it doesn't have access to friends-only posts, but I even signed out of LJ and searched again and it came up. and it has friends-only posts WORD FOR WORD pasted on the site.
I've written so much personal shit in this thing I don't know what I'm gonna do. I don't want to delete this blog because I want to be able to come back to this and read this in many years. but I also don't want certain people seeing what I've written. god damn.
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| Some really good things |
[08 Jan 2008|01:03pm] |
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1. I woke up to a really, really nice message from Mark Heck today. I miss him so much. I know it sounds really dumb and shit, but I felt so connected to him I don't even know how to describe it. I was just... comfortable. and myself. and I haven't found anyone who makes me feel that way since. That makes me feel like I made a huge mistake coming back here (at least, without him). I want him to be my boyyyyyy. Ugh.
2. I'm putting on a show here. My very first I've organised and put together myself. I'm fucking stoked! It's gonna be The Mae Shi and Stand by For Action! and probably one or two other bands. The Mae Shi are from California and will be crashing on my couch and in my guest room, which is also really exciting because I love having bands stay at our house. Getting drunk before bed, telling life stories, making breakfast together in the morning, letting them use my hair products (yes, they're boys. eh? they're not used to such luxuries on the road!), etc. It's all very cute. I can't wait. It's January 20th, which is super soon/short notice, so that's another reason I'm excited... slash nervous.
3. My visa extension finally came through. I am no longer an illegal immigrant! PARTY!!!!!! Life rules. The student visa is extended until Oct 31st, so I have until about July to find a proper job and apply for a work visa.
4. My dad randomly sent me a check for $200. I know that will only end up being about £90, but still, hey, free money flying at me. Awesome.
Today is the best day I've had in a really long time
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| Top 50 Albums of 2007 |
[03 Jan 2008|01:13pm] |
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I meant to post this a couple weeks ago. Oh well. Some albums released in 2007 I still haven't had a chance to listen to. But here are my 50 favourites....
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Marnie Stern - In Advance of the Broken Arm
49
The Sea and Cake - Everybody
48
Super Furry Animals – Hey Venus!
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Robert Plant and Alison Krauss – Raising Sand
46
Stars of the Lid - And Their Refinement of Decline
45
The Go! Team - Proof of Youth
44
M.I.A. - Kala
43
Manu Chao - La Radiolina
42
Against Me! - New Wave
41
Explosions in the Sky – All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone
40
The White Stripes - Icky Thump
39
Menomena – Friend and Foe
38
Múm - Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy
37
Feist - The Reminder
36
Wu-Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams
35
Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
34
Blonde Redhead - 23
33
St. Vincent - Marry Me
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PJ Harvey - White Chalk
31
Tegan & Sara - The Con
30
Gallows - Orchestra of Wolves
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Beirut - The Flying Club Cup
28
The Weakerthans - Reunion Tour
27
Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
26
Rilo Kiley - Under the Blacklight
25
The Acorn - Glory Hope Mountain
24
Air - Pocket Symphony
23
The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
22
Jamie T - Panic Prevention
21
Mark Ronson – Version
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Voxtrot - Voxtrot
19
Chromeo - Fancy Footwork
18
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
17
Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City
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Klaxons - Myths Of The Near Future
15
The National - Boxer
14
Future Of The Left – Curses
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Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
12
Deerhunter - Cryptograms
11
Panda Bear - Person Pitch
10
Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil
9
Justice - †
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Simian Mobile Disco - Attack Decay Sustain Release
7
!!! - Myth Takes
6
The Cribs - Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
5
Kings of Leon - Because of the Times
4
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
3
Battles - Mirrored
2
Liars - Liars
1
Radiohead - In Rainbows
...Big fucking surprise on that number one, right?
Also, I just read this headline on Pitchfork and thought it was really funny.
Panda Bear Designs Sweatshirts
But are they Nautica sweatshirts? We hear Nautica sweatshirts are pretty comfy
That's just the kind of headline and subtitle I'd write because I am really goofy and dorky and lame.
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[18 Sep 2007|01:20pm] |
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I never read anyone's entries or write in this anymore but I'm gonna start again sooooon
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| yes, I am insane |
[19 Aug 2007|08:03pm] |
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Last night through a seemingly meaningless encounter I realised that anything is possible and no one is unattainable.
...and that I'm a badass
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| what theeee hell |
[02 Aug 2007|02:24pm] |
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ugh. and when did I become someone who posts her phone number on the internet so her friends will call her
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| I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die |
[02 Aug 2007|02:15pm] |
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I have so goddamn much on my mind all the time, it actually frustrates and depresses me a little when I sit down to write and I can't even think of where to begin. I feel like no matter how I try to convey something, I never put the exact amount of emphasis on certain things. Like going to New York, and then to Maine, and how utterly amazing that was for me. Just being so close (NY) and then so far away (Maine) from everything, even if just for a few days. It was an enlightening experience, to say the least. See? I can't even explain how great my trip was. there's just too much to tell I guess.
Coming back and checking e-mails, myspace, facebook, livejournal, etc. completely sucks. Not that I don't love being back home, but..
well
ok
this is completely off subject, but it's been on my mind a lot lately. most of the people who I REALLY didn't expect to ignore my phone calls now that I'm here have been the ones who haven't given two shits I'm back, and the people I didn't expect to care are actually going out of their way to see me. And I'm just like... what the fuck? What happened to my friends?
I dunno. I keep saying this, but let me know if you want to see me, because I definitely want to see you
817-454-9069
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| Pitchfork Music Festival, Day 1 & 2 |
[15 Jul 2007|12:14am] |
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Chicago is wonderful and Sonic Youth blew me away last night, but I'm pretty bummed out because somehow all of my pictures got deleted. I didn't notice until just before Girl Talk, who just so happened to be the last act I watched.
so you will see no Voxtrot : (
no Grizzly Bear : (
no Battles : (
no Fujiya & Miyagi : (
no Iron & Wine : (
no Mastodon : (
no Dan Deacon : (
BUT! you WILL see pictures/videos from Girl Talk. soon enough.
some highlights
- Sonic Youth did Daydream Nation, and it was flawless (really). The encore was the cherry on top of everything, since they played "Incinerate," and that's probably my favourite song by them.. ever maybe. Mark Ibold from Pavement came out and played with them for a bit too.
- Voxtrot played tunes from all the EP's and the full length. It was so great. I love them. Ramesh would still be my dream boy if he'd kick the coke habit and start liking the female gender
- Grizzly Bear were just as good as the last time I saw them, even with the technical difficulties (blonde multi-instrumentalist dude's pedals and shit wouldn't work for a while)
- Battles. Is any explanation even necessary for this one? The only thing I'm not ecstatic about is that I had to leave about 30 minutes into their set to catch Fujiya & Miyagi
- Fugiya & Miyagi were AMAZING. The audio levels were perfect. On the record it's mellow and at some parts pretty quiet, and it was just like that live
- Iron & Wine played and I wasn't really all that into it until Sam Beam came out for his encore and did a cover of "No Surprises." I felt like he did it juuust for meeee
- Mastodon were way too metal for life. In a good way
- Dan Deacon was SO HILARIOUS AND GOOOOOD. If I wasn't dancing to his music I was laughing at his jokes. How perfect. But his set was shut down 20 minutes into it because there were too many people, and he was playing on the ground. There were about 10,000 surrounding him. It was insane and uncomfortable, but no one in the crowd really noticed I don't think. The fire brigade came though, and shut him down. damn the man
- Girl Talk was definitely one of the most fun gigs I've ever experienced. Talk about a good time. And you know how Girl Talk remixes "Knife" by Grizzly Bear? Well, he did that remix, and the guys FROM Grizzly Bear came out on stage and started dancing with him, and Ed actually sang his part of the song. It was tooooo cuuuuuuuute
Anyway I think I should go to bed now. Tomorrow my day is kicked off with Deerhunter and closed with Klaxons. omfggggg. This is what dreams are made of.
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| p.s. I don't have a cell phone either |
[12 Jul 2007|07:18am] |
since I've been back I've barely had enough time to SLEEP, let alone update
but here I am making time for it
after I get back from Chicago I'm going to need/want/have some serious relaxation time. I don't want to drive anywhere (i.e. Denton, Austin, etc) at all next week if I don't have to, so please make some time to come visit me. It's only fair.
: )
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| oh and |
[07 Jul 2007|08:38am] |
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tonight was really great. being back home is wonderful.
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| England, Scotland, France |
[07 Jul 2007|08:36am] |
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(I wrote this yesterday, while waiting to board my plane...)
I've got nothing but time at the moment. An hour to be precise. I would have started writing earlier, but I had no electrical outlet in which to plug my computer charger. The battery's fucked up. It shuts off without notice after a short 5 minute time interval, and won't turn back on.
Anyway, the purpose of this entry is to account for my recent travels. By the time you read this I'm already back in Texas (surprise!). I arrived a week earlier than I told everyone I would, and if everything went the way I had planned, most people were surprised and hopefully happy to see me.
But I can't tell the future now can I.
The majority of the past two weeks has been a grandiose variety of intoxicating nights spent with my mother in London, Edinburgh, and Paris, drinking red wine on river fronts, giggling and scurrying about the cities like young teenagers, spilling secrets and telling stories of nostalgia. Mom was willing to splurge more than usual, which was a delightful and fortunate surprise for me. She treated us to fabulous meals, great hotels, and sight seeing attractions of which I have only dreamt or seen in books.
No matter how much time I spend in London, I never grow tired of it. There's always something to do, always a stranger with an interesting story to tell, always a gig to attend, always a pub in which to take refuge, always a friend who is willing to partake in random adventures. Not to mention, the city itself is a stunning piece of beauty. Like all metropolises, it has its pollution, rubbish, dirt, and grime, but beneath the polluted exterior is a history full of passion, loyalty, hardship, even excess, that bred architecture and culture that surpasses every other city I've ever been to, with the exception of New York. But even then, that city is a child compared to London, failing to produce aesthetic beauty fuelled by London's authentic and historic charm.
And Edinburgh-- what an indescribably gorgeous place that is. I'd visited when I was 14, but it is really true how with age comes more of the ability to appreciate all the beautiful significance the world has to offer. This visit was so different. Scotland is enchanting-- castles everywhere, a history you can breathe as well as touch. But like London, not only is Edinburgh old, it is also city that has incorporated modernity to keep with the times. I wouldn't mind living there after I graduate, although London is and always will be my first choice.
To tell the truth, although it was ungodly beautiful, Paris was pretty much as cliche as I had expected. The Eiffel tower's light show is horrendously cheesy, and not to my surprise almost no one was friendly or helpful. This is a trait I both love and despise about France. They are so boastful and full of pride-- to a cocky yet justified level. Their refusal to speak English is something with which I can empathise, but when they're rude to me just because I'm American, that's just plain prejudice. In other words, after having only been there four days, I've decided that Paris is slightly overrated, but still beautiful, but I'm indifferent to it and its citizens, most of whom are closed-minded. I would really like to explore the rest of the country though. First I need to pick up some French, because it is kind of hell getting by not knowing any.
Funny story though. Mom and I were at dinner-- this little Mom 'n Pop restaurant-- very authentic and traditional. The owner comes up to us before we order and strikes a conversation of broken English (he was trying , which was nice, and a first) about where we're from. We say Texas. Without a positive or negative expression on his face, he says simply, "Ahh, George Bush...," waiting for our reply. We immediately react with disgust and disapproval, to which he extends his hands to each of us, and says with a sincere smile, "Welcome."
I thought that was cute. It's a moment I know I'm going to remember for the rest of my life.
Another moment which will stay with me happened in London, watching Gordon Brown give his new Prime Minister speech outside apt 10 on TV. To think I was actually just down the street when it happened baffles me. Along with my father, I was rooting for Brown all this time, and I'm relieved that Tony Blair blessed him, albeit reluctantly, as the former PM's successor.
I haven't slept or showered in over 48 hours as I'm writing this. The fatigue is starting to get to me, but at the same time the delirium is providing my mind and body with a refreshing rush of excitement. My knees are bouncy, hands jittery, thoughts jumping all over the place. But I know (or at least hope) the plane ride will be a pleasant 9h55m of slumber. Day before yesterday I was in France, yesterday back in London, today Texas.
I'm gonna go catch my flight now.
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