"being a dick" or "let's just be friends"

Me 5:46pm
ive already told you my expectations

Him 5:47pm
Mmm I fail your digital expectations.
Resoundingly.

Me 5:47pm
digital?
well if youre referring to the lack of texting yes, i dont like it

Him 5:48pm
Communications-wise. My sleep schedule is arbitrary & this appears to piss you off.

Me 5:48pm
mine is too
but you must be awake at some points during the week, no?

Him 5:49pm
I sleep between 9-12 hours every two days.

Me 5:50pm
yeah
so
in theory you should want to text me of your own accord

Him 5:56pm
in practice, much of my day-to-day activities involve more serious issues than texting the fifty or so people attempting to communicate with me at any one time.

Me 5:56pm
ouch

Him 5:57pm
oh don't be so thin-skinned, I'm not being a dick.
just explaining I'm scatterbrained enough as it is.
keeping track of immaterial obligations like text messaging gets low priority.

Me 5:58pm
i have friends about to arrive. bye.

Fuck you very much, originally uploaded by Lua in Wonderland..

some of my favorite mixtapes

dude who doesnt love mixtapes? you just start one and dont have to worry about anything you dont want to listen to coming on for half an hour, an hour, two hours. I have some new ones I haven't had a chance to listen to yet so I'll probably add those later. what's your favorite?
also here's a picture i took at bonnaroo

orbguy2, originally uploaded by genevievenyc.

Absolute favorite right now: the So Long Summer Mixtape by Punches
So Long Summer Mixtape by punchesbk

Dead Fame 001 by Midnight Conspiracy
DEAD FAME 001 (Mix Tape) by Midnight Conspiracy by Midnight Conspiracy

Thunderbeard Mix by Ask & Erik from Disco Horror
(no embed click the link)

So Cosmic by Cut Copy


Valentine Mixtape by Breakbot (download here) (less ugly looking tracklist and original post here)
Breakbot's Valentine Mixtape by Kriax

Essential Mix by The Twelves (download link here)
The Twelves Essential Mix by lofihighlife.blogspot

Kitsune 10 Mixtape by Punks Jump Up


Dark Days Of Winter Mix 2010 by Hot Pink Delorean
Hot Pink Delorean - Dark Days Of Winter Mix 2010 by hot pink delorean

Delorean Nights by Midnight Conspiracy
Midnight Conspiracy - Delorean Nites (Mix Tape) by Midnight Conspiracy

Strictly for my Hipstaz by Ninjasonik (download here)

you can always come back

feelin kinda (h/s)appy



I will Come Back (Classixx Acapulco Nights Version) - Holy Ghost!

, originally uploaded by the five plus you and me.

Can we slow it down
Just for a moment, see
Some things never get old
Let us rearrange
We go perfectly
At least that's what I've been told

And your mother won't leave you alone
And your father won't leave you alone
In a minute things could change
At least until you get home
It's the middle of the night
That's my favorite part
Keeps me under the gun

There's a part of me
That keeps coming through
And I will come back, I will come back
To you

6th Nov-Dec ISO 100 39, originally uploaded by oColdWindo.

What a change of plans
I can't wait to see
What you come up with next
Point somewhere on the map
It's okay to leave
You can always come back

And your mother won't leave you alone
And your father won't leave you alone
So you book yourself a room
Where a video plays on a loop
It's the middle of the night, the night
That's my favorite part
Keeps me under the gun

There's a part of me
That keeps coming through
And I will come back, I will come back
To you
To you
To you
To you

MA & The Angel, originally uploaded by Vins Baratta.

I will come back, I will come back
I will come back
There's a part of me (I will come back)
That keeps coming through (I will come back)
And I will come back, I will come back
To you

There's a part of me (I will come back)
That keeps coming through (I will come back)
And I will come back, I will come back
To you
To you (I will come back)
I will come back
To you
I will come back (To you)
I will come back
I will come back (To you)
I will come back
I will come back
I will come back (To you)
I will come back (To you)
I will come back
I will come back
I will come back (To you)
I will come back
I will come back
I will come back (To you)
I will come back
I will come back
I will come back (To you)
I will come back
I will come back
I will come back (To you)

Confetti shoulders, originally uploaded by smr22.

liquid summer

, originally uploaded by Marcos Ribas.

Pole & Wires, originally uploaded by Drew Makepeace.

, originally uploaded by DaCanadian.

rip the meat from your back

i've been digging this one ever since i got it off rcrdlbl. it sounds so happy but lyrics are all dark and twisty. perfect.

i'm the first to post the full lyrics so if you have any corrections, please leave em in the comments. thanks =)



Heat and Hot Water (Passion Pit Remix) - ARMS

, originally uploaded by wemby.

Aah-Aah-Aah-Ooh
Dark never came
And we spoke in the sand 'til we ran out of things to say, oh no
When they served you on a plate
They were frowning and bowing their heads like birds of prey, oh no
I was taking my time when the stars aligned
You were holding my hand like a bottle
And it tingled right down to the tips and then it shattered our bones
I give peace when feeding the beast
Wherever we go
In the darkness summon an attempt to die alone
But all the people in the darkness
Cower in their beds and die alone
Aah-Aah-Aah-Ooh

, originally uploaded by Lelelerele.

Nightly attacks
Rip the meat from your back when you're sleeping warm and close, oh no
You've been feeding it your ideas
Even though it doesn't like the taste
And they burn, and they grow
While you're waiting outside on your sister's roof
For the light to stream out of the garden
I'll be lying face down in an empty pool
As the rain falls hard on the bottom
And we're wasting our time
If you cant be kind
I'll take the flashlight down to the basement
It'll swallow me whole

, originally uploaded by Maddie Yervant.

Blood on your face
You were born for the chase
Wherever we go
In the darkness
Coming soon to taking things as signs
Wherever we go
In the darkness
Growing fins and breaking limbs in time
Wherever we go
In the darkness
Nothing's going to ease your worried mind
Aah-Aah-Aah-Ooh
Aah-Aah-Aah-Ooh
Aah-Aah-Aah-Ooh

Storm gazing, originally uploaded by AM Reed.

my most-listened to of 2010

I feel like this isn't an entirely accurate representation due to the high volume of remixes I listen to. Particularly, I feel like The Twelves and Miami Horror should be on there.

you're my silicone love

part of the free kitsune 10 mixtape


or go to wholeoats for the track by itself



Me & Madonna (The Twelves Remix) - Black Strobe

Madonna is in love with me
Me and Madonna
It's so sweet to be with you
You're my silicone love

It's so wonderful to dance
With you, you're my baby
Madonna is in love with me
Me and Madonna

It's so sweet to be with you
You're my silicone love
My silicone love
So wonderful to dance

, originally uploaded by Claire Marie Vogel.

Madonna is in love with me
Me and Madonna
It's so sweet to be with you
You're my silicone love

It's so wonderful to dance
With you, you're my baby
Madonna is in love with me
Me and Madonna

It's so sweet to be with you
You're my silicone love
My silicone love
So wonderful to dance

(My silicone love) It's so nice to look at you
On MTV
It's so nice to get
Into the groove

come on show me the night

grum does some sexy remixing f'real
thanks discodust you mah fave
also, i first heard this on midnight conspiracy's dead fame 001 mixtape so go check that out/download/enjoy

as far as i know i'm the first to post these lyrics and i am stuck on one line in the second verse. help a girl out?



Show Me The Night (Grum Remix) - Jump Jump Dance Dance

forever's gunna start tonight, originally uploaded by Claire Marie Vogel.

West coast boys are gonna get down tonight
Can you feel it in your heartbeat
East coast girls are gonna get down tonight
Singing oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh
Bright lights, gonna get through the night
With a dozen skinny models
Feels tight gonna get you through the night
Singing oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh

Come on, come on
Show me the night
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Show me the night
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Show me the night
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Show me the night
Come on, come on

claire, stop., originally uploaded by Claire Marie Vogel.

West coast boys wanna get you in a fight
From the taxi to the stop light
East coast girls wanna make you feel alright
Singing oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh
The street's dark you won't get very far
The stones _____ (??)
Red heels, won't let me cop a feel
Singing oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh oh-oh-oh

Come on, come on
Show me the night
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Show me the night
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Show me the night
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Show me the night
Come on, come on

holga_11, originally uploaded by mariczka.

(Gonna get down tonight)
(Feel it in your heartbeat)
(Gonna get down tonight)

Come on, come on
Show me the night
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Show me the night
Come on, come on
Come on, come on
Show me the night
Come on, come on

Come on, come on
Show me the night
Come on, come on
Feel it in your heartbeat
Come on, come on
Show me the night
Come on, come on
oh-oh-oh oh-oh
Come on, come on
Show me the night
Come on, come on
Feel it in your heartbeat
Come on, come on
Show me the night
Come on, come on

(Feel it in your heartbeat)
(Gonna get down tonight)
(Feel it in your heartbeat)
(Gonna get down tonight)

The women's right to wear shoes, but I like to walk barefoot., originally uploaded by brain salad surgery.

so much in the dark

pretty lights
get the album free



Sometimes, sometimes I don't know where I'm going (repeated)

So much in the dark that I can't see

We will; I will be gone (repeated)

6th Nov-Dec ISO 100 38, originally uploaded by ocoldwindo1010.

i bet if i lay down right now i wouldnt wake up til monday

too much too much too much!!
and yet, really not enough.
i'd kill for some fresh, ripe pineapple
but i'd settle for a good nights sleep.

I can predict myself running through time

Just got this weird one from rcrdlbl. I love it so very much already!



Slowdance (Bear in Heaven Remix) - Matthew Dear

Here we go ruse, locked in the basement
I can predict myself, running through time
Jump in the wave, help me displace it
I can't begin to tell you that everything's fine

Someone has taken me
Into the fire and rain
It's like a potion
Unleashes fever
It's so strange

It's a precious head wrapped up and bound for Ghana
I can't be the one to tell you everything's wrong
It's like every bee sting tries to make my ears ring
Let them wash your face, man, and sing you their songs

, originally uploaded by Lelelerele.

Here we go ruse, locked in the basement
I can predict myself, running through time
Jump in the wave, help me displace it
I can't begin to tell you that everything's fine

Someone has taken me
Into the fire and rain
It's like a potion
Unleashes fever
It's so strange

It's a precious head wrapped up and bound for Ghana
I can't be the one to tell you everything's wrong
It's like every bee sting tries to make my ears ring
Let them wash your face, man, and sing you their songs

the whole world is sleeping

I just had to post this because a) I like the song (just got it free at Neon Gold) and b) nobody seems to have posted the correct lyrics! To save this pretty tune from misinterpretations like "strung out" instead of "stronger" (and thereby hugely changing the meaning), here are the correct lyrics.



Back to Back - Wolf Gang

The whole world is sleeping
I still lie up in my bed
As I came 'round to thinking
That I don't want nobody else

I want to be with you
It kills me to say
That I want to be with you
That is just the way
It's just the way, now

Sleeping with my back to yours
Back to back, back to back we're stronger
Sleeping with my back to yours
Don't walk away, don't walk away

, originally uploaded by wemby.

The whole world is thinking
That I must be depressed
The point that they're missing
Is that I don't want nobody else

I want to be with you
It kills me to say
That I want to be with you
That is just the way
It's just the way, now

Sleeping with my back to yours
Back to back, back to back we're stronger
Sleeping with my back to yours
Don't walk away, don't walk away

, originally uploaded by the five plus you and me.

Back to back, back to back
Back to back, back to back
Back to back, back to back
We're stronger

Sleeping with my back to yours
Back to back, back to back we're stronger
Sleeping with my back to yours
Don't walk away, don't walk away

'til gone's another day

I first heard this song back in May from the urban outfitters playlist LSTN #2 (yes, that means it's free). When my computer died, I only had it on my ipod for the longest time and only played it now and then. I just got my computer back last week and transferred my music and remembered this. It's so deliciously ethereal and of course I love songs with sleep themes. It really reminds me of summer.

On a somewhat related note, I'm having a hard time with my restored music library. About a third of the songs on here are pop and hip-hop and other stuff from my high school years that I don't listen to anymore. Should I delete all of it? What if I one day want to listen to one song only to realize I deleted it? Isn't it a waste when I paid for all of this? But my iTunes is so cluttered! And so much of this is crap! But what if I'm feeling nostalgic and want to make a playlist of 1995-2001 dance tracks or something? What if I'm asked to dj some party where the kids are calling for Eminem? Help!



Half Asleep - School of Seven Bells

Sometimes I go whole days
listening bored, half asleep
I won't say anything
that's worth a thing to me One day,
Suddenly, time took a turn that once felt so brief
I blinked to see polite ghosts fading quickly

What begins as an unguarded
train of thought slowly can become
an addiction
to the slumber of disconnection
and the resonance of
memory that no longer has a shape
but keeps you numb
through the hours 'til gone's another day

Be aware, my darling
these things I say I mean
are just traces of something
I long to feel again I see
our time expand in the air almost forcibly,
spreading thinner 'til it dissolves completely

What begins as an unguarded
train of thought slowly can become
an addiction
to the slumber of disconnection
and the resonance of
memory that no longer has a shape
but keeps you numb
through the hours 'til gone's another day

Echo, originally uploaded by www.mattdevino.com.

pieces of skylight

this video needs no accompanying images. what a glorious mindfuck.



Cloudlight - Eskmo

Cloudlight
Floating and magically colorful pieces of sky
Pieces of skylight
Cloudlight
Floating and magically colorful pieces of sky
Pieces of skylight

Floating and floating and floating at night
Floating and floating and floating at night
Floating and floating and floating at night
Floating and floating and floating at night
Floating and floating and floating at night
Floating and floating and floating at night
Floating at night
Floating at night

Cloudlight
Floating and magically colorful pieces of sky
Pieces of skylight
Cloudlight
Floating and magically colorful pieces of sky
Pieces of skylight
Pieces of sky

Pieces of sky

made me a shadow in the shape of wonder

Things I love in this song:
Holy Ghost! plus MGMT what a combo!
astronomy themes
guitar at like 3:20
pretty much everything



Of Moons Birds and Monsters (Holy Ghost! remix) - MGMT


Even a bird would want a taste of dirt from abyssal dark
The prick of a feather could make the kingdom burn and the bloodshed start
The falling apart

Why'd you cut holes in the face of the moon base?
Don't you know about the temperature change in the cold black shadow?
Are you mad at your walls or hoping that an unknown force can repair things for you?
Pardon all the time that you've thrown into your pale gray garden
If the ship will never come, you've got to move along

, originally uploaded by petite.nordique.

Even a bird would want a taste of dirt from abyssal dark
The prick of a feather could make the kingdom burn and the bloodshed start
The falling apart
Made me a shadow in the shape of wonder, the waves of black
If she's going under I can hold my breath till the sky comes back
Even a bird would want a taste of dirt from abyssal dark
The prick of a feather could make the kingdom burn and the bloodshed start
The falling apart
Made me a shadow in the shape of wonder, the waves of black
If she's going under I can hold my breath till the sky comes back
Or drown like a rat
The falling apart
The falling apart
The falling apart
The falling apart
The falling apart
The falling apart

Overview 42, originally uploaded by Danny Dutch.

It will inspire on the burning pyre
Half the distance
Half the motion
It will inspire on the burning pyre
It's easy as the ocean

Even a bird would want a taste of dirt from abyssal dark
The prick of a feather could make the kingdom burn and the bloodshed start
The falling apart
Made me a shadow in the shape of wonder, the waves of black
If she's going under I can hold my breath till the sky comes back
Even a bird would want a taste of dirt from abyssal dark
The prick of a feather could make the kingdom burn and the bloodshed start
The falling apart
Made me a shadow in the shape of wonder, the waves of black
If she's going under I can hold my breath till the sky comes back
Or drown like a rat
Even a bird would want a taste of dirt from abyssal dark
The prick of a feather could make the kingdom burn and the bloodshed start
The falling apart
The falling apart
The falling apart
The falling apart
The falling apart
The falling apart
The falling apart
The falling apart
The falling apart

, originally uploaded by holding tomorrow.

YESSS! new midnight conspiracy remix

Moneypenny - Destroy (Midnight Conspiracy Remix) by Midnight Conspiracy

I would say get it while it's hot but it will remain hot. Get it while it's fresh then? Regardless, if you know me, you know I dig these Chicago djs so download, enjoy, share! Check out my first post about them here.

aaaaand back to homework. Happy December!

redrock horns, originally uploaded by karenchu121.

bittersweet distracter

I'm listening to this on repeat. The Twelves + Radiohead = better than sex and warm cookies and other awesome stuff.



Reckoner (The Twelves Remix) - Radiohead

Reckoner
You can't take it with you
Dancing for your pleasure

You are not to blame for
Bittersweet distracter
Dare not speak its name
Dedicated to all human beings

Because we separate like ripples on a blank shore
Because we separate like ripples on a blank shore

Reckoner
Take me with you
Dedicated to all human beings

, originally uploaded by jeremiargh.

In the winter sun

I wish I could get these lyrics better sorted out. There are many errors with the version being copy/pasted on lyrics sites. Anyway, I really dig this. Aeroplane does some dope remixes. Oh, and Neon Gold has it as a free promotional download so get it while it's hot.



The Piper's Song (Aeroplane Remix) - Gypsy & The Cat

sunset reflection, originally uploaded by paranormal eyes.

In the night see a face that's in the dark
Through his eyes I see a light shining gold
And this man, he walks alone singing songs of victory
When he sleeps, there’s a struggle and the light begins to fade

Heaven tells the past all he had was love and fear
He was stronger then; all he had was love and pain
Then one day he found a stroke, evil tears run down his face
Another change good to bad, good to bad

Where to run? Are you there? Are you there?
In the winter sun, he’s dancing in the wind
Where to run? Are you there? Are you there?
In the wilderness, look and you will find him

Corn n°1, originally uploaded by Enrok.

A mother weeps, a child sleeps their broken heart
A bleeding wine, just passing time, their horror shows
They’re at his grave at valor creek, the place where he began to see
The evil tide that ___s(?) of him of the good that stood within

Heaven tells the past all he had was love and fear
He was stronger then; all he had was love and pain
Then one day he found a stroke, evil tears run down his face
Another change good to bad, good to bad

Where to run? Are you there? Are you there?
In the winter sun, he’s dancing in the wind
Where to run? Are you there? Are you there?
In the wilderness, look and you will find him

Pink, originally uploaded by lubermelho.

Tonight, tonight we'll sing the piper's song
Tonight, tonight we'll sing the piper's song
Tonight, tonight we'll sing the piper's song
Tonight, tonight we'll sing the piper's song
Tonight, tonight we'll sing the piper's song
Tonight, tonight we'll sing the piper's song
Tonight, tonight we'll sing the piper's song

Where to run? Are you there? Are you there?
In the wilderness, look and you will find him
Where to run? Are you there? Are you there?
In the winter sun, he’s dancing in the wind

Where to run? Are you there? Are you there?
In the wilderness, look and you will find him
Where to run? Are you there? Are you there?
In the winter sun, he’s dancing in the wind

Tonight, tonight we'll sing the piper's song
Tonight, tonight we'll sing the piper's song

Dreams for a dreaming boy 3, originally uploaded by Kohelet Industry of Images.

All I can say is this feeling is the best that I have known

this is definitely a conclusion to my previous post but I'm strangely ok with how everything turned out. mainly, I'm proud of myself. I put all of last year's toxicity behind me and am ready to be happy and healthy in my relationships.
and so begins a new chapter =)

side note: i love punches everyone should check out their new mixtape here
NYC pride



Sleepless City - PUNCHES

We're all alone in this sleepless city
I mean, I was 'til I found you
Things have changed since you've been with me
Cause night by night we make it through (Yeah)

I was lost in this sleepless city
I mean, I was 'til I found you
Y'know things have changed sinve you've been with me
Cause night by night we know what to do

I feel alive before the sunrise
In my sleepless city, in my sleepless city
Maybe tonight we won't say goodbye
In my sleepless city, in my sleepless city
Stay with me, Stay with me
Stay with me, Stay with me

We're all alone in this sleepless city
I mean, I was 'til I found you
Some things have changed since you've been with me
Cause night by night we make it through

I feel alive before the sunrise
In my sleepless city, in my sleepless city
Maybe tonight we won't say goodbye
In my sleepless city, in my sleepless city
Stay with me, Stay with me
Stay with me, Stay with me

I know a change is coming
But I'm not gonna do it alone
And I know these streets are lonely
But they're the streets that I call home
When I came here tonight
I told myself this must be better than sleeping alone
All I can say is this feeling
Is the best that I have known

I feel alive before the sunrise
In my sleepless city, in my sleepless city
Maybe tonight we won't say goodbye
In my sleepless city, in my sleepless city
Stay with me, Stay with me
Stay with me, Stay with me
Stay with me, Stay with me
Stay with me, Stay with me

Strange weather, isn't it?, originally uploaded by genevievenyc.

Don't give up on me...

not sure if the line ending in "baby" is accurate... other than that yeah.



Love Me Girl - Yeasayer

(Nothing is wrong, what are you scared of?)
(Nothing is wrong, what are you scared of?)
(Nothing is wrong, what are you scared of?)
(Nothing is wrong, what are you scared of?)
(Nothing is wrong, what are you scared of?)
(Nothing is wrong, what are you scared of?)

Freedom is running, originally uploaded by francescadistefano.

What is she covering up?
What is she lying about?
Uh-oh she's hesitating
And she's using slow words, I know
But she's moving fast
Why is this happening now?
Why does this happen to me
All the time?

Don't give up on me
And I won't give up on you

night scene, originally uploaded by eminyuksel.

Squeeze me 'til I can't breathe
And let's just lie here in oblivion
Cause neither one of us
Can know how long this love will last
So stay up in bed with me
Stay up and play with me
All day and night

Don't give up on me
And I won't give up on you
I cannot wait for the baby
Love me, girl

(Nothing is wrong, what are you scared of?)
(Nothing is wrong, what are you scared of?)
Nothing is wrong, what are you scared of?
(Nothing is wrong, what are you scared of?)
Love me, love me, love me (repeated)
(Nothing is wrong, what are you scared of?)

feather love, originally uploaded by silkegb.

Squeeze me 'til I can't breathe
And let's just lie here in oblivion
Cause neither one of us
Can know how long this love will last
So stay up in bed with me
Stay up and play with me
All day long

Don't give up on me
And I won't give up on you
I cannot wait for the baby
Love me, girl
Love me, girl

散歩道（Stroll road）＃２, originally uploaded by suetrawberry.

there's never enough hours in a day

to do both the things I need to do and the things I love. I did manage to break my 14 month darkroom dry spell somewhat although it has yet to feel cathartic. I'm only 4 prints in (only one of which i don't want to completely reprint) so I'm sure relief will come soon. I'm itching to produce everything and be able to visually narrate the past year. It was a fun ride =D





aaand because all memories have music:

(not as good as the yes giantess remix but I couldnt find it on youtube or anything. click here for a free legal download thanks to their record label, neon gold )




(yep i took these)

slipping past, you won't see me

Funny, I was just listening to this and wondering if I'd ever posted it. Turns out I did, exactly a year ago. Amazing how many things in life are cyclical. It's like pieces of me are trapped in an Escher.
see the original post with lyrics here

p.s. I topped 4,000 views the other day thanks to some facebook friend of mine clicking over from Dallas. If you reveal yourself, I'll send you a mix cd!

life in the future is blissfully kind

Yeah, everyone I know is losing their minds
Yeah, but everyone I know has a really good time



Trepanation Party - Voxtrot

Lie to me and say you love me
Do it for your sister, honey
Turn me out through leaves of plastic
Seven hours down
Every day I'm late for dinner
Monday night I'm ten pounds thinner
Rollin' through the door with modern
Looking deadly

Girls who love me
Girls who hate me
Girls who never really rate me
Come on out and celebrate me

The great erotic garbage every
Women feeds us starves to death
Staring through the kitchen window
Laughin' at me

All of the time
All of the time
All of the time

Lucy said she used to be
Like me, but now she's doing fine
Mornings at the local bath and some days the road
If you get sad and you get lonely
Call me up, I'll always love you
I'll be there to hold you
When you're seeing double

'Cause you're my friend
'Cause you're my friend

Yeah, everyone i know is losing their minds
Yeah, but everyone i know has a really good time
Drilling holes in my head
Ah, you will never go blind
I will always be the outlaw for your love

One day you will come across
Who you were, and what you lost
One day you will see with me, simple truths about
Simple times and simple taste will drag you out and make you wait
For drums of life are calling anxious

Every beat of every drum
Is telling you, not everyone
As one described, we are man's son
And you just can't see it

Something envied
Something green
Something that you took from me
Dreams of love and growing young

But life in the future is blissfully kind
We've got so many questions, left with so little time
Drilling holes in my head
Ah, you will never go blind
I will always be the outlaw for your love

Yeah, well everyone i know is losing their minds
Yeah, but everyone i know has a good time
Drilling holes in my head
Ah, you will never go blind
I will always be the outlaw for your love

How does it feel to be
How does it feel to be
How does it feel to be

How does it feel to be
How does it feel to be
How does it feel to be

Yeah, how does it feel to be
How does it feel to be
How does it feel to be

How does it feel to be
How does it feel to be
One of the beautiful
One of the beautiful people?

i was gathered like a washed-up lobster

I really dig this song! I can't believe it's been out for 11 months and still only 1,264 people on last.fm listen to it. I'm the first to try to write up the lyrics so there are def some errors. I tried all my tricks for filling in the blanks and fell short but i'd rather post 95% of the lyrics than not post the song at all... please add corrections if/when you can =)
free download here



Whizz Kid - The Amplifetes

i was a low-down, drained-out ruckster
without a mission
she picked me up outside the doctor's
she was a vision
she took me on a trip in her Bugatti
on to the cabin
it was a first-class ride but oh, then
____(?)

Easy Rider, Kafka, Kubrick

the sound goes off at random
you're talking like a whizz kid
what you're wrong about i can't spell
keep walking little whizz kid

well i was gathered like a washed-up lobster
pulled the ocean
she was a ___(?) roller-coaster
without the motion

Rolling Stones, Bukowski, gremlins

the sound goes off at random
you're talking like a whizz kid
what you're wrong about i can't spell
keep walking little whizz kid

the sound goes off at random
you're talking like a whizz kid
what you're wrong about i can't spell
keep walking little whizz kid

Chekhov, Taxi Driver, Peckinpah

the sound goes off at random
you're talking like a whizz kid
what you're wrong about i can't spell
keep walking little whizz kid

the sound goes off at random
you're talking like a whizz kid
what you're wrong about i can't spell
keep walking little whizz kid

Show playlist 10/26

My show was moved up to 10pm-12am tuesday nights! Next week you can listen here (WMHC and then click 'listen'). I realized I should really be posting my playlists so here's what I played tonight (the hyperlinks are to websites hosting (presumably) legal freebies):

1) Lessons Learned - Matt & Kim
2) Poison Lips - Vitalic
3) Something Good Can Work (The Twelves Remix) - Two Door Cinema Club
4) Party With Children - Ratatat
5) This Too Shall Pass - OK Go
6) Helicopter (Diplo & Lunice remix) - Deerhunter
7) Tighten Up - The Black Keys
8) Baby I'm Yours - Breakbot (feat. Irfane)
9) Big Bills - Flosstradamus (feat. Caroline Polachek)
10) AM/FM - !!!
11) Mother Whale Eyeless - Brian Eno
12) Boy - Ra Ra Riot
13) Goth Star - Pictureplane
14) Just a Friend of Mine (Jump Jump Dance Dance Remix) - Zoot Woman
15) So Light Is Her Footfall (Breakbot Remix) - Air
16) Waka Waka (This Time For Africa) - Shakira
17) Temporture - Body Language
18) Cosmic Pop - Felix Da Housecat
19) Five Feet Of Snow (Miami Horror remix) - The Dirty Secrets
20) <3 - Butterfly Bones
21) Hero Man Gets to the Castle - Bearcraft
22) Sleeper - Zero 7
23) Resurrection (Penguin Prison remix) - The Temper Trap
24) Is This On Me? - Elite Gymnastics
25) Come In Please - Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
26) Night by Night (Midnight Conspiracy remix) - Chromeo
27) Sleep Paralysist - Neon Indian

I can't seem to get the recording device to work so for now no recorded shows... tune in next week!

Let it sunshine on my mind

it was so sunny and perfect today =)



Come In Please - Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes

Once upon a time I was the hurricane boy
There was no eye in me for you to hide
Head low don’t show oceans in my eyes
As the waves clap goodbye to sorrow

Daddy’s on the mountain yellin at the bloody sky
Mama’s in the mirror actin out another life
Children in the schoolyard singin ‘everybody dies’
And I am on the corner with a sentimental eye
I am on the corner singin sentimental lies

Hopped up on a gypsy train with tracks that you can hide
That way no storm could follow our tomorrows
But Shackled to a suitcase full of automatic thunder
CLAP!
All hail to death’s boy-wonder

JJ’s in the kitchen talking bout the end of times
Mo’s thowin Kerouac to Catch Her In the Rye
Tempermental yogis bakin merryweather pie
And I am on the corner with a sentimental eye
I am on the corner singin sentimental lies

Sometimes said it’s suntime
Let it sunshine on my mind

All the same its conscience waiting
Cross the line

Last night I dreamed myself upon a golden glade
The clouds passed in and out of my reflection
And everyone I’ve known held my hands till they were clay
And the storm finally bled from my complexion

Now Jadey’s on the mountain singing ‘We will never die’
The band is in the rainbow playin love for you and I
Heath is riding shotgun aimin at the paper sky
And I am only ‘I am’ now I’ve opened up my eye
I am only ‘I am’ that I’ve opened up my eye

Sometimes said its suntime
Let it sunshine on my mind
Healing I need healing
A good feeling I can shine
Feel it like you can see it
Like you can dream it in your mind
Sunny Hallelujah comin to ya
Rain or shine

All the same its Conscience waiting
Cross the line

I believe in waking up together

epic.



Drunk Girls (Holy Ghost! Remix) - LCD Soundsystem

(Drunk girls)
(Drunk girls)
(Drunk girls)
(Drunk girls)

(Drunk girls)
Drunk girls cause a couple of heart attacks
And drunk girls are unusually mild
But drunk boys, drunk boys keep in pace with the pedophiles
And drunk girls are boringly wild

(Drunk girls)
Drunk girls get invitations from nations
They got the patience of a million saints
(Drunk boys)
They steal, they steal from the cupboards
And drunk girls, drunk girls like to file complaints
(Drunk girls)
(Drunk girls)
(Drunk boys)
(Drunk girls)

Drunk girls are like a night of simplicity
They need a lover who is smarter than me
Well, drunk boys, drunk boys, we walk like pedestrians
And the drunk girls wait an hour to pee

Drunk girls know that love is an astronaut
It comes back, but it's never the same
Darling, drunk boys have such beautiful feelings
And drunk girls can be just as insane

Oh oh oh
I believe in waking up together
So oh oh
That means making eyes across the room

(Drunk girls)
Just 'cause I'm shallow doesn't mean that I'm heartless
(Drunk girls)
Just 'cause I'm heartless doesn't mean that I'm mean
(Drunk boys)
But sometimes life gives us too many options
(Drunk girls)
Just 'cause you're hungry doesn't mean that you're lean

(Drunk girls)
I've heard lies that could curdle your heartstrings
(Drunk girls)
A couple truths, maybe burn out your eyes
(Drunk boys)
Drunk boys leave their irons in the fireplace
(Drunk girls)
'Cause drunk girls give them too many tries

(Drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls, drunk girls...)

Oh oh oh
I believe in waking up together
Oh oh oh
I believe I'm waking up, but no promises
Oh oh oh
I believe in waiting out the weather
Oh oh oh
I believe in making eyes across the room
(When day becomes the night)
Oh oh oh
I believe in waking up together
(When day becomes the night)
Oh oh oh
I believe I'm waking up, but still
(When day becomes the night)
Honestly, honestly, honestly
Unless it hurts, why do it?
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
(When day becomes the night)
(When day becomes the night)
(When day becomes the night)

with the moon i run

I had my ipod on shuffle when this came on and i was like wow who is this? The only kings of leon i knew were the tracks everybody knows namely sex on fire and use somebody. i like this way more. It's super good for me these past couple of nights when i cant sleep. seriously ive been getting 5 hours per night. on a different note (or actually the same lol) i thought i recognized the intro tune. it's pretty much the same as the track "this is why i'm hot". but, of course, i like it better here. it's more spooky. Fits right in with this john lennon track i plan on posting soon. you'll see.
p.s. now im really regretting sleeping through the kings of leon set at bonnaroo =/



Closer - Kings of Leon

Stranded in this spooky town
Stop lights are swaying and the phone lines are down
The floor is crackling cold
She took my heart, I think she took my soul
With the moon I run
Far from the carnage of the fiery sun

Driven by the strangle of veins
Showing no mercy, I'd do it again
Open up your eyes
You keep on crying, baby, I'll bleed you dry
The skies are blinking at me
I see a storm bubbling up from the sea
And it's coming closer
And it's coming closer

You shimmy shook my bones
Leaving me stranded all in love on my own
Do you think of me?
Where am I now, baby, where do I sleep?
It feels so good but I am old
Two thousand years of chasing taking its toll
And it's coming closer
And it's coming closer
And it's coming closer
And it's coming closer

make it hard to take a breath

<3 (aka Heart) - Butterfly Bones

What I really wanna know
Baby, can you take control
When the pushing come to shove
Baby let your love come I've
Got you in my sights
Just can't get away

Yeah, I know this kind of love
Know it might get kind of rough
And I just can't get enough
Girl, you know I want it
You so soothe my eyes
Take away my pain

, originally uploaded by holding tomorrow.

What a love, what a love
What a love, what a love
What a love that you give to me
Aww, you're doing things
Baby, doing things to me

I don't know, I don't know
I don't know, I don't know
I don't know how to let you go
When you're lying next to me
When you're lying next to me, oh no

Jess, originally uploaded by Anatoleya.

What a love, what a love
What a love, what a love
What a love that you give to me
Aww, you're doing things
Baby, doing things to me

I don't know, I don't know
I don't know, I don't know
I don't know how to let you go
When you're lying next to me
When you're lying next to me, oh no

Girl, you push me to the edge
Make it hard to take a breath
Keep on pushing 'til the end
Baby are you coming? Oh
I'm through wasting time
Know you feel the same
(Know you feel the same)

You don't move me anymore

I listened to this a lot in the past two months. It seemed to fit perfectly with how I was feeling. I'm still listening to it although I'm completely over that whole situation. So, in summation, I'm a happy camper and here is a song I listened to when I was upset. Part of the backlog, so to speak.



O.N.E. - Yeasayer

One's not enough
I won't stop 'til I've given you up
Clear-eyed as I am, it's hard having fun
It's much easier said than it's done

tv land, originally uploaded by Alex Moya.

Hold me like before
Hold me like you used to
Control me like you used to

No
You don't move me anymore
And I'm glad that you don't
'cause I can't have you anymore
But I thought you should know
You don't move me anymore
And I'm glad that you don't
Because I can't take it anymore
Oh

, originally uploaded by the five plus you and me.

The room's still now when I'm lying
'cause the well of the night has gone dry
When they ask to behave, I pay them no mind
Now I doubt if I'd have been so kind

Hold me like before
Hold me like you used to
Control me like you used to

No
You don't move me anymore
And I'm glad that you don't
'cause I can't have you anymore
But I thought you should know
You don't move me anymore
And I'm glad that you don't
Because I can't take it anymore
More

, originally uploaded by Julien Legrand.

Hold me like before
Hold me like you used to
Hold me like before
Hold me like you used to
Hold me like before
Hold me like you used to
Control me like you used to
Hold me like before
Hold me like you used to
Control me like you used to

No
You don't move me anymore
And I'm glad that you don't
'cause I can't have you anymore
But I thought you should know
You don't move me anymore
And I'm glad that you don't
Because I can't take it anymore

But I found you should know

It feels like being tranquilized
I know the separation kills us so
But I won't stop falling like raindrops
Because I like it when you lose control

Girl in violet dress, originally uploaded by Chrissie White.

Pick me up or let me fall or change me all around

free over at rcrdlbl!!



What shall we do now then, Jerry?
Nothing’s on my mind
August heat has come and set
The tenements on fire

If the night brings jasmine on the breeze
Everybody looks like police
See the light see the shade
Are you afraid? Am I afraid?

Pick me up or let me fall or change me all around
With the afternoon in darkness,
Will it still come round?

See the light, feel the heat
See the faces in the street
See the stars see the sky
Like a razor on mine

And the people drift down from the avenues and lines
With coat and shoes I’m on my knees

What shall we do now then, Jerry?
Nothing’s in my heart
All my life my hands are empty
Haunted in the dark

If I fall in love with you
Are we one or am I two?
This is all I know
That my life is so

holga_swan_lake, originally uploaded by shurik_zibrov.

i'm back

Wow that was a long hiatus. I'm going to blame the pressure of posting on my sudden departure. I just was too lazy to post Lolla day 3 reviews and it was all downhill from there. I've missed it though and had the urge to post many times but then in my mind there's been this backlog and it all felt overwhelming. This always happens to me; with academics, with my photography, and now with this blog. Hmm...
Anyway, this blog is something easy for me to get back into so that's exactly what i'm going to do. I may never post lolla day 3 reviews. who knows? whatever, time for music and photos!!

Lollapalooza day 2 reviewed

Wow what a day. I'm completely exhausted but I have to write this up while it's still fresh in my mind. Here's who I saw:

The Morning Benders - Great. They're so adorable! I got up actually in the morning just to come see them cause there was nobody else I really wanted to hear for hours after them and although they played a short set, it was totally worth it. I then stood in line and got an autographed CD and totally dorky photo op.

The Soft Pack - Pretty good. I heard them while waiting for signatures from The Morning Benders. Sounded decent. The girl I was next to said they sounded like the White Stripes a little. I'm not sure if I agree but I guess I'll YouTube them and form an opinion from that.

Blues Traveler - Good. Not my usual scene but they were catchy and upbeat. I just stretched out and enjoyed the sun during the show but I could see people dancing and having fun.

Gogol Bordello - Pretty good. I spent most of this show at the way back looking for my friends so to be fair, I don't think I got the full effect but yeah they seemed fun and had some cool outfits.

Grizzly Bear - Pretty good. They sounded different than I expected live and we missed "Two Weeks" (maybe they opened with it?) so it was a bit of a disappointment. But yeah, it was pretty good. Perhaps it would've been better closer to the stage?

Metric - Very good. They're as good live as on their albums, if not better. Very talented and everyone in the crowd was enthusiastic. (Side note: totally saw a girl pass out twice in a row from the heat at this show. Everyone be careful and stay hydrated!)

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes - Great. I heard them for the first time at Bonnaroo and since then have become a fan. They sound great live. Wish I could've gotten a ticket to see them in NYC... next time I guess...

Kaskade - Good. I only caught a couple of minutes but it was solid. Would've been better late at night but yeah.

Cut Copy - Best of the day. I looooooove them! I super groupied out and bought a t-shirt and pushed to a good spot in the crowd (which was pretty crazy) and recorded as much as my little cell phone could handle. I danced and I sang along and the lights were changing colors and it was serendipitous. They played a couple of new tracks which were, of course, awesome. Can't wait to get the new album when it finally comes out.

Empire of the Sun - Great. This show was packed with people cheering "fuck Green Day". There were costumed dancers and smoke and lights and sexy tunes and visuals and it was such a beautiful overload seriously. Unfortunately I got stuck to the right of the stage after barely surviving the crush zone with the help of some Canadians. I can't even make this stuff up. So I had to watch from the side and couldn't get the full effect but I can tell you that Luke Steele was wearing his signature head piece (cool!). Check this youtube video for a better idea of what I'm sure the show was like from the crush zone. It was also crucial that I go to this because I had to give up my Empire of the Sun ticket for Monday to be here but it'll all be worth it.

Phew after all that I was exhausted and ready to go to bed but then finally, at around 1:30 a.m., I convinced myself to meet my friend at the afterparty with JFK from MSTRKRFT and Midnight Conspiracy, after all, I planned my afterparties around Midnight Conspiracy but didn't make it out last night. Well, when I got there I realized my friend's phone had died and I was alone but I decided to have fun anyway. It was really sick this venue, Vision, is like 6 stories I think. I thought I was going some back way and found myself in a whole second dj area. Eventually, I spotted Louis Kha from Midnight Conspiracy on stage and let some random drunk local sneak with me onto the back of the stage so I could say hi. He's totally chill. He said they aren't playing anything Monday or Tuesday, my last two days here, so I know I can't miss the afterparty with Digitalism even for an hour tomorrow if I want to see them live, which I do. Definitely should have gone out earlier tonight and not vegged out with microwave pizza for so long =/

I'll add photos at a later date.

Lollapalooza day 1 reviewed

I got a late start but here was my day:

The New Pornographers - Very good. Only caught a few minutes but they sounded good and the crowd was enthused.

Matt & Kim - Great. I saw them before in nyc opening for cut copy and they were awesome then too. Kim has longer hair now but they have that same great energy and antics. Matt even climbed 100 feet up the side of the stage. I want to hang out with those kids more than anything!

The Black Keys - Great. I just saw them so I wasn't paying attention that much but they're awesome.

Erol Alkan - Very good. A random new friend took me to this and I skipped Hot Chip I mean I just saw them and I was down to try something new. Erol Alkan was a good scene there was room to dance so everyone was just letting go and having fun. It had more of a Bonnaroo vibe than any other show today.

Chromeo - Best of the day. I've been dying to see these guys live and they were awesome. I think this was the best show of the day. They were energetic and upbeat and good to dance to. I'd looooove to see them again.

Lady Gaga - Good. I chose Lady Gaga over The Strokes because although I listen to The Strokes more, Lady Gaga is truly an icon of our time and a performer. I felt like I was at the theater with all her costume changes, props, dancers, and monologue interludes. There were several slow songs in the middle where I got bored but it was a solid show overall and very entertaining.

I missed Devo, Dirty Projectors, Tiga, and The Strokes. It breaks my heart but I simply cannot be in two places at once. I think the one I regret the most is Tiga because I never hear about him doing shows in nyc. Aaaaaand now I'm late to go see Midnight Conspiracy...