where did the fucking time go?

i know this is supposed to be about music... but it sorta is.

I was reading Emily Haines' letter to the fans on metric's website and she posed the question.... "where did the time go?"... this video struck me as the perfect source of reference. Is technology really taking over our lives?

2009, a promising year!

Heh, so being the obsessive fan that I am, there are several music announcements that have went down in the past few months that have made me soooo excited for the new year to come. First in line is Metric! Their one of my favorite bands out of Canada (most of my favs are from outside of the us :( ) They will be releasing anew album early next year, and in a few weeks they will embark on a tour of Canada. I'm jealous of all the can bags who can actually go.
For those of you who are interested here's a video of their new single " help, i'm alive"




They don't sound very different musically, but Emily Haines has made claims to have done some of the best song writing of her career for this album. I think she's a brilliant lyricists and I'm excited to hear what she's laid down.

Here's a video interview that adds some perspective to the future album.
Note* the cinematography is really impressive.




Metric is one of my personal favorites for several reasons. They were the first live show i was allowed to go to alone! and in seeing this show i was opened to a whole new world. The show opened my eyes to the fact that i swung both ways. I was in the audience and all i could think for the whole concert is how beautiful i thought Emily Haines was. I got hyper- excited when she did her cute little dances , and of all my friends i was the most delighted by Metric's preformace.

oh to be 15 again!

Second band that i learned was putting out a new one is The yeah yeah yeahs. HELLL FUCKIN' YEAH! They posted the news to their blog. check it out for yourself here!
The yeah yeah yeahs were my first live show. I caught them for the first time at a free outdoor concert in New York's Central Park. Need i say, they were HOT! karen O rocked the stage like nothing i had ever seen. She was wearing a rainbow leotard and a white trash bag.. which she riped off half way through her set.... so bad ass...i wanted to be her when i grew up... i still do...lol

a reference pic .. for those who are reading and live under a rock.


Next band that I'm way excited to here from next year is The Gossip. Yes, and not deviating from the trend: yes, i have seen them live. But no, no i did not fall in love with the lead singer at first sight. My crush on this leading lady took a little long to develop lol. Beth Ditto is the shit and i can't wait to hear what she and the gossip come up with . I really like their raw drum and bass roots , but i'm sure that they are evolving and their new album will follow the same path as their last album.


The last band, and probably the band that i'm most obsessed with is Tegan and Sara. Yesterday they just announced vis their myspace blog that they were beginning the recording process for a new album . Not only that but the twin cuties are working on a book that will be publish next year. That's hella exciting because they both are excellent writers. If you don't believe me see for yourself! The twins have blogged on the theme of "Laugh, Rage, Cry" and have proved to their fans that they are deeper than their cute voices and faces let on.

Gah! they are so cute!

ok ok i'm done obsessing on to the good stuff...

Playlist #2: Awesome is the new folk!

1. Saving Days in a Frozen Head - Kaki King ( Dreaming of Revenge)
2. Away Away - Northern State (Can i keep this pie?)
3. Walking - The Dodo's (Visiter)
4. Crowd Surf Off a Cliff - Emily Haines & The Soft Skeletons (Knifes Don't Have Your Back)
5. Lullaby - Sia (Some People Have Real Problems)
6. I'm a Lady - Santogold (Santogold)
7. Olympic Airways - Foals (Antidotes)
8. If You Fall - Azure Ray (Hold on Love)
9. Getting Scared - Imogen Heap
10. Run - Uh huh Her (I See Red)
11. Marry me - St. Vincent (marry me)
12. Preparedness - The Bird and the Bee
13. Adventures in Solitude - The New Pornographers (Challengers)
14. Prescilla - Bat for lashes (Fur and Gold )
15. Sixties Remake - Tokyo Police Club (Elephant Shell)

random ear worm of a song for the day:
We're so Beyond this - The Reason ft. Sara Quin


K I'm done... This was really long!

Thanks for reading!

<3 Danielle

Yo Bros.

Hey all.

So I'm starting this Blog thing cause i need yet another thing on the internet to distract me from my studies ... haha that's right i need this shit!

Anyways....

Considering myself and the fact that I want people to read my stuff, i have decided that i would drop a little introduction on ya'll.

Hi! I'm Danielle. I'm a Jamaican Canadian Queer who was raise in NYC. I was raise to believe i can do anything i want in terms of self expression, just at long as it won't embarrass my mother... luckily she isn't easily embarrassed. I have 3 brothers all of whom are disgustingly straight edge people and one adopted brother whose a weirdo just like me ( i have plenty of theories about that one).

any whos.

I’m writing this blog about music… and other things that capture my interests. Check it out if you wish…

Playlist # 1: Melodically Electric

1. Electric Feel - MGMT (Oracular Spectacular)

2. L.E.S Artistes - Santogold (Santogold)

3. Great DJ - Ting Tings (We Started Nothing)

4. Gold Skans - Klaxons

5. Back in your head - Tegan and Sara (Morgan Page Remix )

6. Music is my Hot Hot Sex- CSS ( Cansei de Ser Sexy)

7. Foundations - Kate Nash (Made of Bricks)

8. Naïve -The Kooks (Inside in/ Inside out)

9. The Under dog - Spoon ( Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga)

10. No one’s gonna love you by Band of Horses (Cease to begin)

11. An Honest Mistake- the bravery (the bravery)

12. 5 years time - Noah and the whale (peaceful, the world lays down)

13. Flathead by the fratellis (Costello music)

14. Time to Pretend - MGMT (Oracular Spectacular)

15. Speeding cars - Imogen Heap (Goodnight & Go)

Woot, that was hard but fun

I wish I had a radio show... Fairytales do come true.. do they not?

Bleh, I think I’m done with my first blog installation

Peace out ya’ll

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