Wednesday, October 15, 2008

What's with all these awards? They're always giving out awards. Best Fascist Dictator: Adolf Hitler.


You cant even believe the amount of complete fashion icon ism (made that one up i believe) in ANNIE HALL. i forgot until last night. went back to NH and borrowed the movie from mama, who is a die hard Woody Allen fan. Ive seen the movie many times, but it's been awhile, i even have a small framed photo of "Annie and Alvy" above my record collection. But, i need to remind all who view this blog (does anyone anymore....i need to interject, that it seems that there are so many people who have blogs nowadays that it is hard to get to all of em) and for someone like me who hates staring at a computer screen for too many hours of my life....it takes WAAAAY too long).
anyway, back to the film. i was realizing last night that Diane Keaton has for right now in my life become THE FASHION ICON for erin e. i have been dabbling a bit with real baggy jeans, hats and neck ties.....when i saw some of her get ups,,,welll all of them i was immediately even more inspired and felt that in some parallel fashion i have been developing on my own the complete style of ANNIE HALL!!!.
I would also add that even though i couldnt find a pic of her in the movie, shelley duvall's looks are pretty damn good-- as well as Carol Kane....





Sunday, October 12, 2008

jena malone and her blood stains



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so, many of you may remember her from the movie "step mom" with susan sarandon. (it took me awhile to think of what she was in) and even in that she was pretty young.
well, she has a band now, jena malone and her blood stains and they are pretty fucking good. in comparison to many of her actress turned musician counterparts, zooey and scarlett. this is a review written by someone else, but i think that it puts things in clear perspective about how truly cute she really is.
"Last year I went to see Animal Collective at Bowery Ballroom. It was one of those rare shows where I decided seeing the band while seated would be much more enjoyable then standing and seeing the band all the way up front, so I ventured to the balcony with a friend and grabbed a table. As the show progressed through the openers Jena Malone came and stood next to us, clearly as stoned as Mary Magdalene would have been had Jesus not intervened. Jena spent the rest of the set grooving to the stylings of the Animal Collective like you could not imagine. Between touching herself and rubbing against the wall, I could not believe my eyes. And the most amazing part of the whole scene was she was the only person in the entire place that was dancing, showing that she "got" the music more than anyone else (I think). If you take the time to listen to the songs you will undoubtedly pick another female indie singer and attempt to compare them. Please don't do this. Jena's voice is loaded with effects on these recordings, and very lo-fi one's at that. The result is a subdued voice that barely comes out enough to hear over the music. Musically the Bloodstains go for the same lo-fi sound, passing keyboards, bass, and guitars through loads of distortion and synthetic effects and recording them at the lowest quality they possibly could have. All this blends together to create four heartfelt, passionate songs that easily transport you to another world."(taken from http://poptartssucktoasted.blogspot.com)

undoubtedly an album i am going to buy. you can also check out their music on their myspace (which still is way better than facebook) http://www.myspace.com/ofwildanimals

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

hahahahahahahahahahahhhaha



they're all counting on you obama

Friday, October 3, 2008

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have you ever suspected that some of the people you know may have mental illness but you dont know how to tell them...?

Sunday, September 28, 2008

re discoveri (please click on the links)

i have some things to mention that are in my mind this eve, but i feel as though i would much rather talk about my new rediscovery. I have often found myself going back to musicians for whatever reason at different points in my life. it just seems that i get really tired of things after awhile, or maybe its just because i listen to it so so much when i first discover it that i create some kind of immunity in my ears or something.
well, my grandmother's death was very difficult for me, yes it has been two years, about two years since she has passed....i still think about her at least once every day. when she was eventually gone, there was this loneliness that crept through me, not only because i missed her, but because i missed the person i was when she was around. i had lost her....and me too i guess.
i found it easier to mourn her every time i listened to antony and the johnsons...it was like all of the sadness that i felt about her was slowly drained out of me in every shrill note that came from his rosy mouth. i have always been a keen admirer of antony, i had first heard his voice on a mix cd that was made for me, then later on a compilation called golden apples of the sun which consisted of devendra's elite. i immediately ran out to buy "i am a bird now" and as i was completely immersed in it, i failed to realize the self titled album from 2000. this album has gotten me through my grieving process and continues to make me think of my grandmother every time i hear it. music evokes emotion in all of us, antony just seems to do this for me.
awhile back i saw antony and the johnsons in montreal. he played with coco rosie. coco rosie was amazing, if you are ever looking for a show with the TRUE experience, go and see them. i enjoyed myself, and i felt light, when antony began to pound the keys of his piano effortlessly i realized tears were streaming down my face.
i was comforted by a shorter man standing next to me crying as well. he put his arm around me and we cried together......somehow, i was comforted by a stranger with a french accent that night.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008