I See Signs All The Time

wowwwwww. i guess i totally forgot about this thing didn't i?
everything has just been too crazy to write. i never stop getting the music though, funny thing is, dec/jan, i probably got close to 2,000 songs. hahahaha. and yet i still don't post interestingly enough.
well i hope everyone had a greattt holiday season. mine was beyond superb. before i get to the music world, i guess i'll talk a bit about myself.
i'm still on track to graduate in around 3 1/2 years (3.6666...?) and many interesting things have happened.
because i actually started trying in school (who knew i'm actually pretty damn good at the whole studying thing) my grades have made me capable of having a lot of choices for grad school. i'm still very much planning on leaving california...i just can't stand it here. except for maybe the bay area, i would love to move there, and thats actually a possibility...
lately, and in the future i've been doing a lot of non profit work, which is really what i want to do with my life. for spring break, i'm going to amsterdam to work for the salvation army for 12 days. so thats going to be uhhhmazinggg.
then this summer, i have three opportunities. the original plan was to go to ghana to work with the needy and to study the culture, but because of the horrific economic conditions, the plane ticket is sooooo expensive, so we'll see.
the second thing i might do, is i was accepted to go to san fran for the summer, to work for greenpeace, which is my faveeeeee non profit. so that would be amazing as well.
or the thirdddd, i was accepted to go to spain for a month to teach a spanish family english and live with them and stuff. that sounds like sooo much fun, out of any place in europe, i'd like to go there most, so idk. i may just wait until after i graduate...
so i'm very fortunate to be in a field where there are a lot of opportunities after i graduate. i find it hilarious how much i have changed, i used to be in college for whatever would make me the most money, but i realize i'm happiest when i put other people first. i could be making 10 grand a year, i don't care, as long as i have a place to live and food in my mouth. i've developed from one of the most materialistic people i know, to hating material things. thats why the whole nordstrom thing really didn't work out for me, i can't stand to be around people like that. its greediness like that, and self absorbed people like that, that ruined the American economy and drove this country into the ground...
as far as grad school goes, hawaii is still the choice, as they have my major, and the department is supposed to be great, but the University of British Columbia looks justtt like me, and is beyonddd beautiful. I'm also looking at Boston, Maine, and Rhode Island. but i think i may need to be near a major city to prevent the horrible culture shock i'm going to have. (new yorkkk??)
i'm thinking in the fall i'll visit the prospects with the parentals to see whats going on. i may be thinking about a doctorate program as well, but thats sooooo much school!!
anyways, thats my life. i'm still so motivated and so inspired, still helping out at church, which has renewed me, and saved me in a way as well.
for those of you who didn't know, i was in a horrific car accident a few weeks ago. it was raining, my car hydroplaned, i lost control and flew over a 100 foot embankment, flipping the car 5 times. miraculously, all i sustained was a concussion. truly remarkable. everyone says i should be dead, and i absolutely agree. but someone wanted me to live, which made me more then ever realize that i'm destined to do great things...

anyways....let's get to music. COACHELLA!!! is looking to be spectacular this year. once again, i will be going all 3 days, as i've come to the realization that no matter where i am in the world, i will ALWAYS fly home for coachella weekend. funny, last year i knew sooooo much of the music, but this year, in all honesty, even before the lineup was announced, i know around 95 or so out of the 102 bands playing. i don't even have to get any music, just listen to what i have alreadyyyy.
friday is looking to be the best day all around, as friday didn't even compare to the other two days last year. sir paul will be wonderful, and oh yeah, my 2nd god, morrissey should be great as well, despite seeing him already twice. i may even skip him if other stuff is playing, i guess it depends if he is going to play any smiths or classics.
as far as who i'm most excited to see, i would have to say girl talk on friday. you know that is going to be a sweaty, sexual mess, and i'm soooo psyched. i just hope he doesn't play at the same time as beirut, because i love zach condon soooooo much!! fleet foxes and hercules should be amazing on saturday. despite friday on paper looking like the best day, i think i'll enjoy saturday the most, because its mainly electronic. so i can stay in the tents dancing all day. yeeeahhhhhh.
its funny how much my musical taste changes. a couple weeks ago, all i was listening to were things like the beautiful sweaty euro disco, but after my accident, what i like has suddenly changed. maybe due to the fact i now drive like a grandma, so the slow music soothes me. but seriously, all i have been listening to is radiohead, beirut, and i have been OBSESSED with nick drake. i love love loveee him. no homo.
i've gotten a lot of feedback on my top 20 albums of the year, funny how an actual label contacted me to take down my downloads. it scared me, yet made me feel so special at the same time, haha. i'm glad to see bands like cut copy and fleet foxes get the recognition they deserve, but as far as 2009 goes, this year is already turning out to be a juggernaut. musically, its been brilliant, and is only going to get better, so prepare yourselfff.
so for music todayyyy. i'm just going to post a bunch of songs since a post from me has become so rare. So i think i'll prob post six or so either remixes or covers. first is a decent hot chip cover of transmission from my godsssss of joy division. besides the smiths, no band has come close to touching me as much as joy division, i loveeeee them, well, what's left of them. nexttt is an okay cover of one of my fave love songs ever, its rogue wave covering "maps" from the yyy's. nexttt is a really really funny cute cover of "the fresh prince of bel air," but done acoustically, and rather beautifully. the last three are all remixes, the first two from discotech who has totally tore up the year so far. the remixes here are of "everlong," from the foos, and the second is a spectacular remix of "roxanne" from the police. And the lasttt is just a fun mash up of kanye and modest mouse. really well put together.
anyways. thats all for now. i'll try and post before spring break, but it is term paper writing season, so we'll see. thug lifeee.

hot chip - transmission (joy division cover)
rogue wave - maps (yeah yeah yeah's cover)
kay pettigrew - fresh prince of bel air
foo fighters - everlong (discotech remix)
the police - roxanne (discotech remix)
floating paranoia (modest mouse v. kanye)

p.s. how do i tell her i love her? I'm sooo not used to this...

The Best Albums of 2008

so yeah. if you follow my blog, you know i already posted this like a week ago...but i just got an email from a record company "threatening" me to take down the downloads i had posted or else hahaha. So i had to take my post down, so here again, are my top 30 albums, minus the free downloads. sorry everyone, but by this time, i hope you already had them. and i'm too lazy to post albums covers too...it takes too long. thanks for reading!

1. Cut Copy – In Ghost Colours
when the year began, I had already heard plenty of tracks from “in ghost colours” but by years end, I didn’t think this masterful work would be the best album of 2008. When it comes down to it, much like vampire weekend, cut copy didn’t represent anything new with this album, but it is easily the most consistent album of 2008. If you know me, you know I’m an avid runner, and throughout 2008, there has not been a day when I haven’t run to this album. This 80’s dreamlike dance pop isn’t just one of the greatest dance records I have ever heard, but it largely puts other dance albums to shame. I am absolutely astounded by how much I have listened to “in ghost colours,” and NEVER gotten sick of it. Seeing them twice live, just added to my overwhelming respect for these Australian revolutionaries. With “hearts on fire,” being the greatest song of the year (wait for that list later) and songs like “far away,” and of course the irresistible “lights & music,” “in ghost colours,” represents the future of pop music. For god’s sake, I’ve heard the reject/b sides of this album, and I can’t stop listening to those either! (look for the bootlegs online). Cut Copy shocked me with their consistency, and the sincere beauty of their blissful keyboards which leave me dyingggg for more.

2. The Dodos – Visitor
I first heard this album driving up to santa barbara this year, and from when I left los angeles, there was no other album I listened to until I got there, or left there for that matter. This really is almost in a dead tie with my #1, but based on shear listenability, I chose to put it at my #2. These men from San Francisco have truly changed my outlook on acoustic music. Before I listened to this album, I was really only listening to dance/electronic in 2008, but “visitor” has opened doors to music I never before heard. Where the dodos succeed, is not just consistency, but lush beauty. They do things with acoustic guitars I didn’t even know were possible, and if you have ever seen their live performance, you know that they play with instruments attached to every body part (and I mean every body part!) I truly love every song on this album, from the opener “walking,” to the simple magnetic fields like “undeclared,” “visitor,” is truly something to be not just listened to, but experienced.

3. Deerhunter – Microcastle
before this album, I never really like deerhunter. They were one of those bands I didn’t “get.” I listened to their previous record, “cryptograms,” repeatedly, and could never get into it, but I instantly fell in love with “microcastle.” Not only is it just more accessible and listenable, but the message remained the same. Before this album, I had never been a fan of “dream pop,” but where this album succeeds, is the fact that you can either listen to this album while going to bed, or listen to it at a party. Despite me instantly liking “microcastle,” I had to listen to it repeatedly to understand what I was listening to. This album isn’t just fantastic, but mind bending and genre altering. How can I even describe deerhunter? They are just that fantastic in every way.

4. Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
This album was written in northern Wisconsin in a hunting cabin for three months, and that is exactly what it sounds like. What comes to mind listening to bon iver, is a mixture of antony hergarty and jose gonzalez. A hauntingly different voice, that leaves you cringing in a corner. This is such a refreshing, yet horrifying album. Its almost a tear jerker, and no other album has had such an emotional impact on my life in 2008. I fell hard for this album at first listen, and have fallen harder after every listen since then. So simplistic, yet far from it at the same time.

5. Fleet Foxes – S/T
No surprise here. This album has landed at the top of so many lists, its probably will be called the best when all is said and done. But when I first listened to this album I didn’t care for it. It wasn’t until the third or fourth listen that I began to understand the haunting beauty this debut record entails. Think of fleet foxes as a mix between band of horses and wolf parade. Church like symphony that only sub pop can bring you. When I think of this album, I think of driving up the coast with my window down, or a late night campfire. A truly beautiful record that doesn’t represent anything new to the music world, but shows how good indie pop can be at its best.

6. Vampire Weekend – S/T
this one is going to be controversial. I know so many of you HATE vampire weekend, and a biggg part of me does as well, but what I have to admit is how truly fantastic this album is. Despite it coming out in January technically, I’ve had this album for almost two years, and it just hasn’t really gotten old. Despite vw going somewhat “mainstream,” how can anyone deny the swift, cunning simple beauty these young men have created? Vw is also surprisingly one of the most remixed bands of 2008 as well, I have at least 10 remixes of various songs from this record, and despite being on the cover of spin, or despite the various late night gigs they have played, vampire weekend have remained the most talked about band of 2008, and deserving at that (sort of).

7. Black Kids – Partie Traumatic
another controversial choice. I haven’t seen this album on ANYONE’S list, sadly probably due to pitchfork’s dismal review of it, everyone’s afraid to like it. But this album was nothing but fun loving sweaty dance rock. Not only are the melodies enduring and fun, but black kids proved what bloc party failed to do this year, showing how fun music can be without even trying. Seeing black kids in concert just further showed me how fun rock music can be. A truly just straight up fun album. Don’t look for any deep found lyrical meaning or profound political authority with this record, but just put on your dancing shoes and get movingggg.

8. Air France – No Way Down
I have never been a fan of m83, even with the hugeee success of “Saturdays = Youth,” but this album by air france is everything I hoped m83 would be. This record meets somewhere between cut copy and m83, where yes there is beautiful dance pop, but at times turns panda bear/album leaf-ish. A truly wonderful surprise, I wasn’t expecting to fall in love with this album, but I found myself listening to it over and over again. Humming the melodies and shaking my hips. Where sigur ros and others failed to succeed this year, “no way down,” is one of those records you can try to fall asleep to, but when its over, you have the energy to get up and dance. Boy, has that caused problems for my sleeping habits…

9. Foals – Antidotes
This album represents where death cab miserably failed this year. This was probably the most refreshing album of 2008. A wonderful record all the way through, with, with out a doubt the most thought provoking lyrics of the year. The best British debut since the almighty Klaxons toreee it up last year. This genre bending album was so brilliantly executed, it deserves to be higher on this list, but the other eight are just that much better. A wonderful debut, nonetheless.

10. Crystal Castles – S/T
to let all of you know, this album was originally my #4 album of the year. But after seeing them live on Halloween, I lost a ton of respect for them. Honestly, a horrible live performance. But who wasn’t on something that night, you know? This was the primitive spring/summer record. I remember driving everywhere with this album, blasting out my eardrums with the Nintendo like electronics. There is no denying how absolutely catchy this album is, and how you can’t help but rip your clothes off when it comes on. A wonderful, surprising debut from this Canadian duo who has blown up as much as Justice did last year. Now if they could just work on their live performance, 2009 should be a fantastic year for these two hipster gods in leather.

11. Dr. Dog - Fate
12. Beach House – Devotion
13. Frightened Rabbit – The Midnight Organ Fight
14. Grouper – Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill
15. The Magnetic Fields - Distortion
16. Friendly Fires – S/T
17. Born Ruffians – Red, Yellow & Blue
18. Hercules & Love Affair – S/T
19. Why? - Alopecia
20. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
21. Midnight Juggernauts – Dystopia
22. Portishead – Third
23. Department Of Eagles – In Ear Park
24. Los Campesinos! – Hold On Now, Youngster
25. Wolf Parade – At Mount Zoomer
26. The Walkmen – You & Me
27. Santogold – S/T
28. Ra Ra Riot – The Rhumb Line
29. Lykke Li – Youth Novels
30. The Black Keys - Attack & Release

A Part Of The Weekend Never Dies...

a truly spectacular song, and album i may add. both are shoe-ins for my best of lists which i will go into better detail later. the video reminds me of the imploding social concerns in america today...
what an original title for a post eh? haha, well it seems that the only time i have, and the only time i can ever get a post done is at school waiting for my next class to start, so here i am. and oh do i have so many thoughts on life in general to share with so many of you...
november 4th was truly a day that i will, and i hope, all of you will remember for the rest of your lives. Despite your political views, it was a historic day that has been a long time coming. It makes me angry how self loathing we can be to onto other races. and despite america "accepting" a black man as President, it is obvious that many, many people still have a problem with it. and many, many people are just afraid to say, "i don't like black people." i mean think about it, a poll was done recently that shows that 91% of people would not be honest with a poll person if the question may have been controversial or demeaning to another individual. so i was afraid, that these people who have such horrible feelings towards a race would come to a head on nov. 4th. but, we were fortunate to once again be a country of progression and took another dyanamic move forward as a country. maybe i won't leave this horrid country anymore after i graduate? hmm. nahhh.
godddddddd i don't understand conservatives...really. i mustttt portray my dismay as a Californian with prop 8 passing. not just because my aunt got married to her partner, but because as Americans we have to accept the idea that if we ever want to move forward to an equal society, allllllllllllll people must be treated that way. it is an absolute atrocity to let people's rights suffer due to a bunch of religious fundamentalists. people say that they vote yes on 8 because god says that marriage should only be between a man and a woman. bullshit. now, i consider myself an extremely religious person, but whatever happened to separation of church and state? whatever happened to equality? whatever happened to what we accomplished as a country in the 1960's? Our country has long since moved past the times of dissonance against each other. i thought what was great about being an american was how diverse our culture was? the way prop 8 passed was so hurtful because it represented what government SHOULD fear most...that the power of religious oppression has taken over our democratic ideals. i have heard so many arguments for and against, but overall i just laugh, because what people are really arguing is freedom of equality and human rights. passing prop 8 makes the rest of the world aware that we are no different then those islamic terrorists who turn to the koran for guidance. they base their bombings off of whats in the koran and what is loosely based on muhammad's preachings, so does this mean that since god mentions in the bible that marriage should only be between a man and a woman thousands of years ago, that we must turn to that as our vision of a free society? Absolutely ridiculous. inconsiderate, and immoral.
but i must also mention my discontent with the post prop 8 vision. i don't mind the protests etc. as that is our right as americans, but blaming the mormon church took it too far. Despite my discontent with the funding provided from LDS, no one is to blame but ourselves as human beings. taking our vision as moral citizens and making us barbaric animals. using children as a defense to promote the initiative took it too far, and as Californians it just seemed easier to blame a particular church, because all the people share the same vision, despite the Catholic and various other churches also preaching to pass the initiative. but we can't blame them can we? there are too many of them, its taboo, and also impossible to blame an entire sect of Christianity.
our motives as Americans should be to show we can move away from old religious oppression, and into a more sincere way of life. as i said, i consider myself a very religious individual, but i do not let my feelings toward my faith guide my feelings toward humanity. you may say, i let god guide what i do in life, which is great, but do you think god would want to oppress others in a demeaning way? God mentions many, many times in the bible how all are created under the same hand, so why should all of humanity who was created in "his image" be treated unequivacally? It hurts to know that so many of you feel so strongly about this, and how this initiative passed. every other world power, besides maybe russia is very accepting of homosexuality, but what we are doing is what Iran is doing, further denying that homosexuality exists. As americans we are prolonging the inevitable, and i just hope that since we elected such a minority to office, that someday we can look at each other as equals, and not let our religious ideals guide our views toward human rights.
Californians - we give rights to pigs, but take them away from humans? God, i love this country.
Your opinions are welcomed, here or on facebook.
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The Change in Dance Music
if you only want to read politics, i'm done, now i'm on to what i care about most, music. halloween was truly a great night, despite filled with some missteps, it was a night i will never forget. but one thing, i need to talk about, as a lot of others have been talking about lately, is how commercial dance music and the genres surrounding it have become. while at hardfest, that became even more aware. as me and my friends just want to watch our fave acts, you can't help but be pushed around by some douchebags wearing football jerseys, or worse raider jerseys. in the past year, dance music has changed to appeal to the masses, in large due to the success of justice. justice has changed the genre forever, and despite raising the genre's record sales through the roof, the audience that has been turned on to dance and house are the people that hipsters attempt to get away from. i couldn't help but be angry when i stand in place, where i've waited for, for a long time, enjoying an amazing act, in soulwax, when i get pushed out of my place by a bunch of idiots who start screaming, "bring on justice!" with all due respect to justice, i love everything they have done for the industry, but they ARE NOT as good as soulwax, or many many other acts for that matter. but there is something about justice that appeals to everyone. whether it be the success of "D.A.N.C.E." or perhaps the mega hit "we are your friends," they have become gods in the genre, and i just don't understand why.
what bugs me is not only that myself, along with a lottt of other people are music snobs and don't like our music to become commercial, but its who likes it and why they care so much for this particular band that is so irritating. honestly, i don't think half of the people at hardfest knew who any of the acts were except for justice. but has justice been overrated from the beginning? i absolutely believe so. despite "cross" being a dynamic, and very important and well crafted album, it simply, is not thattt good. i think initially people liked it because it was a new sound that had never before been heard, but i listened to it just last week, and could barely make it through it all. the sound has been done, and redone, (better i might add). and its impact is no longer as strong as it used to be.
as "cross" has now been out for almost 2 years, justice are still touring the world, perfoming hundreds of shows a year, and not working on ANY new material. the funny thing is, justice is largely a US phenomenon. despite being big in their native france and elsewhere in europe, they are not nearly as well respected as others. in fact, i know many europeans that can't stand them... in short, justice have long outstayed their welcome, and i am very curious if they can outlive the sophomore slump. with new albums next year expected from dance powerhouses daft punk, i can only hope that they regain the title as kings, and hope that xavier and gaspard go into the studio, and don't come out till they please their initial audience, and stay away from the douchebag audience that have fallen in love as i once did...

ahhhh. well now since that is off my chest, i'm getting excited as we get closer to the end of the year, which meansssss best of lists!! i have already been preparing my three best of lists for this year, which include: the best albums of 2008, the best songs of 2008, and one i have been working hard on, the best albums of all time (1980 - present). i'm nearly complete with all of them, but the year isn't over yet, as we still have albums from kanye west (allegedly) and deerhunter etc. coming up.
as mentioned, i am a music snob, and you may have been able to tell by what i post on my blog. if you noticed, i don't post dance music, largely because that is the music that means most to me. i honestly hear, at least 50 remixes or covers, or dance anthems a week, but i only post those that i don't care if you like or not, because i always fear i will turn the radio on, and my favorite song will be playing. but despite this, my best of list will include a few of my dance favorites which will be available for download, so i will let you dance your pants off.
okayyyy so for music today, its justtt covers. the first is a classic modest mouse cover from ben lee. the next is an either you love or hate it cover of cold war kids. then a really fun klaxons cover and to close it out an always depressing ryan adams cover haha.
i think this is the longest post i've ever done...wow. well enjoy the weekend. thug life.

ben lee - float on (modest mouse cover)
florence and the machine - hospital beds (cold war kids cover)
kaiser chiefs - golden skans (klaxons cover)
ryan adams - times like these (foo fighters cover)

Halloween 2008

i loveeee john lennon and everything he represented, but i'm not a huge fan of his son's julian's solo work. But sean is different, this song is veryyyy symbolic, and how much he looks like john is creepy! i've been going back between this album and various new order albums for the past few weeks, because i loveeeee anything that has to do with joy division as you alllll know...
its strange because i don't realize how long its been since i post sometimes...since school is back in, and since i'm taking a full load, things are just more then stressful with this and with my life in general. i'm writing this because i have an hour before my next class starts, so why not eh?
so my life...
a week from tomorrow will be an uhhhhmazzzing night. a night that begin barely before midnight and will commense no earlier then 4am in my new favorite place in the worlddddddd, hollywood. i'm so mad i never before spent my time there, it is sooo ridiculously fun and adventurous. sure gas sucks sometimes but its worth it everytime. i'm glad now since i'm 21 i can enjoy so much more, but honestly, halloween is going to be insaneeeee.
so far i know a lottt of people going. so if you are going to the event of all events, HARDFEST then please call me. i'm sure i'll be there by midnight, or earlier, because that is when all the fun begins.
does anyone know if they have released a lineup list? because i can skip some of the bands, but i needddd to see smd, crystal castles, and of course JUSTICE.
i ordered my costume yesterday.....omg. its sooooooooo funny. wait till you see pictures. its going to be beautiful.
we are def in the best part of concert season my friends...seeing black kids a week ago at the mayan was wonderful. the first time i went to that venue, i wasn't 21, and it wasn't half as much fun as it is if you are 21. wow there is so much more to do and see, i now am deeply in love with that venue, i highly recommend it. you can check out the filter review of the show, HERE. my fave part is how she mentions how the crowd knew all the words to "this charming man" when it came on. hahahaha i was screaming it on the top of my lungs like i was hearing stephen patrick myself.
wow. 2 months till christmas. thats insane!
so it looks like i'm studying abroad in london this spring. i wanted to do florence, but london has a program specifically designed for poli sci students, so i can get all the credits i need and still graduate next winter, so i'm psyched. and i think my parentals may help me pay for it because it has to do with my career. there is this organization i've gotten pretty close to, and i would have a one year internship in jamaica/mexico for a semester, and then london for the last semester once i enter my master's program. but in order for me to get in, i need to have a feel for what the agency entails, so it would be the perfect opportunity to expand my career internationally into what i want to do. because god knows i am not staying in america after 2010, DESPITE the election results, which we now know will end in my favor. well i actually am still considering hawaii's grad program, and they have exactly what i want, but Canada and Europe are so much more desirable...i'm not one for the sun, as opposed to the cold and gloomy...
i'm really mad at myself for never really celebrating halloween pretty much at all for the past like 5 years haha. i mean its just weird to think, you can never, ever get that time back, so why spend it on the couch or working or something. ridiculous. if you are young, enjoy your life, don't be afraid to try something new, and don't be afraid to DANCE.
okay so for music today, i have three really fun covers, the first is a good cover of the wonderful vampire weekend but by the mystery jets. the next is a spectacular arcade fire cover in the late tradition of great girl singers i've been posting, like lenka and juju, this one is great guys get on it. And the last...oh morrissey my forever love. its a rogue wave cover of "what difference does it make?"
enjoy them loves. have a reallyyy great halloween, and call me.
yeahhhhh.

Mystery Jets - Blake's Got A New Face (Vampire Weekend Cover)
Sara Lov - My Body Is A Cage (The Arcade Fire Cover)
Rogue Wave - What Difference Does It Make? (The Smiths Cover)

Titanic Vandalism

wowwww. its been a long time since i last posted...i didn't realize it until one of my readers emailed me asking me where i was...well its been so long and so much has happened since that time.
Well first...my 21st birthday....i'm not going to say much about it, just that i danced a lotttt, and it was a lottt of fun. Check out my facebook for pics. sooo funny.
Now vegas was just amazing. not only can you buy 99 cent margaritas, but also just walk around drinking screwdrivers and shopping. The highlight was of course seeing the beatles, "love," which was absolutely mezmorizing, but winning over $200 playing roulette was pretty nice too. Now the dilemma is whether to go to vegas for halloween, or go to hardfest 2008 in hollywood. I mean cmon, justice and crystal castles??? ahhhhhhhh. I don't know!! Again, hilarious pics on the fbook...go check it.
okay...so one of the reasons i haven't had time to post is the gool ol' new school year. I know a lot of you are going to go wtfff when i say this, but it looks like i will probably just stay in pomona now...hahahahaaaaa After everythingggg it looks like i will stay, not because i don't want to head up north, because i reallyyyyy do...but because i checked my transcripts and since i took over 20 units every qtr last year, and because i took summer school and will again this year, i will be done by winter 2010. The thing is, i could move and get a minor so i could be there for longer, but if i move, i'm paying for it all on my own, so i'm thinking that i will just finish fast, with no minor, so then i could move immediately to grad school, (which i was going to anyway.)
one thing i've also discovered is how unimportant money is to me anymore. I always thought i was going to major in business, because thats where all the money is...but thats not important to me...i don't want to be stuck in America, i want to change the world, i want to travel for a living and make a difference. thats what i want to do, thats what i care about. Also, if i stay here, my mom said she would chip in if i wanted to study abroad, which i am for sure going to do this spring if i don't move. Its become either i move up north, or study abroad, and i think i'm going to choose to study abroad. There is nothing like living in a new environment on your own for over 10 weeks...
I've also come to realize, (in a week of a lot of thinking for me) that when i get out of school, i really want to move somewhere in Europe with nothing but the money in my pocket, because it would be life changing to live in survival mode, and i know it would change my perspective on life...
so i went to american apparel yesterday, and they asked if they could take pictures of me...(wtf?) So you may be reading the blog of a new aa model?? hahaha wohhh.
okay so for music tonight, i normally like posting my true love, dance/electronic music....which by far controls my itunes library...but since i have so much, it kind of gets repetitive, so i kinda like posting the songs i find great at the moment...
so the first song, is the new vampire weekend song, from "nick and norah's infinite playlist" coming out soon. Its a good song, hopefully this is the first of many new ones to come.
the next is probably the most covered song of any song in the past 5 years. its a great one, but still, god, i have posted covers of this song since i started this blog. Its yet another cover of young folks by pb & j. but this time by the kooks.
and the last song of course, i have to have at least one electronic song...and its my faveeeee remix(er) RAC, and a remix of the above video, for the virgins - rich girls.
thug lifeee.

Vampire Weekend - Ottoman
The Kooks - Young Folks (PB & J Cover)
The Virgins - Rich Girls (RAC Remix)

CUT COPY FRIDAY!! YEAHHHHHHHHH

My Last Week of Sanity.

I cannot rave enough about black kids. Their album, "partie traumatic" is truly magnificent. easily in my top 5 of 08.
1 week from tonight, the fun will commense in Hollywood and my 21st birthday.
And then the following week in Vegas will continue the celebration.
So i decided to make a facebook as many of you now see. And i don't know why i decided to do it now after all of this time, but it just felt right. And its great...catching up with old friends and such is amazing. so i'm glad i have it now.
I don't have that much to say tonight...just that i couldn't be happier with where i am right now. my life is a giant constant change, but i wouldn't have it any other way.
i am going to be completely honest....being a guy its hard to admit, and i know i mentioned this last week, but pretty much gossip girl is the best show everrrrr. Everyone should watch it. seriously.
Now for some political mumbo jumbo. I can't seem to understand why ANYONE can find John McCain an honest choice for President. He is suchhhh a douchebag, and he is identical to the president we have now, people just think that because he is a war hero that he knows America better. Bullshit.
Don't get me wrong, Barack Obama is far from a perfect candidate, but compared to that conservative idiot, he is gold.
In my opinion neither are really the right choice, but what can we do when our two party system gives no real people an opportunity to change the world. Neither want to change America, and neither are going to change America. Its all lies. But thats what America is, lies and insanity. But i swear to god, if John McCain is elected President, i am not kidding. i am moving to Canada. Hell, i want to move there anyway. so whatever. But i really think the political establishment is just trying to make this race look close when in reality, Obama SHOULD destroy McCain in the election, but whatev.
In my opinion, Ralph Nader is the best choice for America. but no one ever takes him seriously. Maybe its just because i care about the environment too much...
And that whole McCain choosing a woman thing is just a ploy to get all of the Clinton women who are pissed at Obama for winning so they want their votes. Ridiculous. She is horrible...but hot i must say haha.

okay. so for music tonight i have 2 great covers and a great live track. The first is a truly magnficicent cover of radiohead's high and dry, but by a great singer i found by watching the amazing movie, "the motorcycle diaries," which is based on che guevara's life. Well, this guy did most the music for that soundtrack in spanish, but this cover is truly one of the best radiohead covers i have ever heard, and thats saying something considering i have over 100 in my library as it is. The next song is a cover i can't believe i have never heard, despite me being a big fan. Its a DP cover of "Personal Jesus," but by the man himself Mr. Cash. And the last is a live version of truly one of my favorite songs ever, and i'm posting it to commemorate their new album entitled, "You & Me." Its the Walkmen, and "The Rat"
thuggg lifeee.

Jorge Drexler - High & Dry (Radiohead Cover)
Johnny Cash - Personal Jesus (Depeche Mode Cover)
The Walkmen - The Rat (Live)

Melodies & Desires

i loveeee her. A Swedishhh beautyyy. Spectacular album as well...you can find the link to the song below. gooood stuff.
less then 2 weeks till my 21st birthday...how exciting. Hollywood (my new loveee) and Beat It! afterwards, so if any of my wonderful readers plan on being in Hollywood on Sunday, the 14th, come to Beat It! and hanggg with me. I'm always on stage in the electro room hahaha.
So this week has been rather surreal for me. A great week nonetheless, but a week where old friendships were mended, and life for me continues to change.
I find myself rather angry (at myself) because i feel like i completely wasted high school and the beginning of college refusing to meet people and EXPERIENCE life. Life can only be experienced once, so if things aren't going the way they should be, then you really have to look at your priorities and where you are headed. If you are not completely certain, then just think about it....because you do notttt want to regret decisions you made 20 years from now...especially when i'm so fun now! haha
I really want to make a facebook....hmmm.
It is very hard to interpret where things are headed, life throws you curveballs and you have to either be ready or not. I was never ready for things that happened to me because i figured life would never change, but now look at where i am at. I swear to you, i am a completely different person. Despite me getting home at 8:30 in the morning on sunday hahaha (whattt a greatttt saturdayyy) I still (somehow) had the energy to go to church a few hours later, because that part of me never changes...
so hollywood insane costume party or vegas for holloween? idk!
okay...so i know the entire blogopshere shares my love, but there are others who laugh. But seriously, I LOVE GOSSIP GIRL. This is the best show everrrr and the premiere of season 2 is tonight! For those of you who think its stupid or something, the minute you watch this show you will be hooked! It is the absolute best, and sooooo much better then the OC everrr was. So do yourself a favor and watch it, you won't regret it...
okay so for tonight i have two lovely girls with really catchy songs and a great cover. The first is the song from the video above, the gorgeous Lykke Li and the song "Breaking It Up." The next is a song i never liked until i heard it in a club in Hollywood, its "I Kissed A Girl," from Katy Perry, but a really good remix. And the last is a cover of my fave mgmt song, its a cover of "kids" by the kooks.
Thug Lifeee.

Lykke Li - Breaking It Up
Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl (Vanderbilt Remix)
The Kooks - Kids (MGMT Cover)