Asleep and Dreaming.

woohoo, another day free of anything. Sweet. Okay so i have had a pretty eventful few days. First, all hail morrissey. Another great hooligans performance. Despite the fact that it took us forever to get there. Really, it would have taken less then half the time it took, but we went through all the horrible traffic to get to tito's tacos...and finally, finallyyyyy we got there. And it was totallyyyyy worth it! And the best part was, we actually saw tito! Right when we walk inside...wow i was totally starstruck! haha. Gooooood food, i'm def down to go again soon.
So last night i spent yet another night in hollywood. But this time at the geisha house. Another place with reallyyyyy good food. When i first went i thought it was going to be reallyyyy expensive, but it was actually pretty cheap. And that, being one of the most popular restaurants in la, its a constant celeb sighting.
eek. kinda mad. If there was a small chance that i would stay at cal poly, i was supposed to register for classes on friday, but i found out that i was supposed to meet with my advisor last week, so i have a hold on my record so i can't register. hahaha Ahh whatever, i'm more worried about my other school registration.
so pretty much my ex gf bought me some v necks for christmas, in a large, and they fit. But i just bought some more in small. Amazing...i love it. If you or someone else where's a large, or a size 31 or 32 pant then come take some of my stuff because they are wayyyyy too big on me now. Now i wear smalls, and a 28 or 29 pant...yeeeahhhh 6 days last week i ran at least 5 miles...last night i did almost 8...
So here's the thing, i have kind of had this obsession with soy lately. Anything soy. Which leads me to think maybe i should go vegan for awhile? For sure i never have a desire to eat red meat everrrr again. And i very rarely eat chicken or turkey and stuff. I don't eat eggs, but i loveeeee milk. But if i love soy, then i can have soy milk. Honestly it seems like i really just eat cereal, which i eat EVERY morning. And i eat a lot of bread and grains. So it would be easy i think. I used to love cheese, but i don't eat it anymore because its really fattening. Strange how i'm like a health nut now, i stopped eating fast food months ago. I don't eat del taco anymore even! ahhh! but my only exception would be tito's a few days ago, and sombrero, because i loveeeeeee sombrero! I only drink water now too....or iced tea. I haven't had a soda in nearly 5 months.
I think i'm obsessed with american apparel. i loveeeeeee it! I just bought a ton of stuff last night...
Okay anyways...for today with the new spin magazine following weezer, i feel i should post a cover of my favorite weezer song. This is a really good acoustic cover of "say it ain't so." And last i have an interesting cover of my favoriteee death cab song "lightness." I know you may be used to ben gibbard's wonderful voice, but this is def a different perspective. Have a great week everyone.

Wakey Wakey - Say It Ain't So (Weezer Cover)
Bjorn Kleinhenz - Lightness (Death Cab Cover)

Does The Body Rule The Mind, Or Does The Mind Rule The Body? I Don't Know...

haha i just love this video because the first time you see morrissey he is shirtless in a tub....ohhh!!
The Sweet and Tender Hooligans..tomorrow night. Now for the past year or two, whenever i have gone to la, we have always talked about going to tito's tacos but never gone...but we are SERIOUSLY going tomorrow. I'm so excited!
I am amazed right now, this is the first night all quarter that i don't have any homework. Well any homework i had, i finished last night waiting for this stupid school concert i had to go to. And technically i would have some more hw but i'm not going to my last two classes tomorrow so i can get home, work out real quick and head on over to the city of angels.
This sucks, i have been laying out lately, working on my amazing tan, and i can't take it anymore. NONE of my swimming trunks fit anymore...when i walk, i have to hold them up...notttt cool. I have one pair that fits, because they didn't fit 6 months ago haha. I def need some more before the big cruise in aug.
The vegas trip for my bday is quickly working itself out...yeahhhhhhhh
I really can't wait for this quarter to be over...i am so sick and tired of being in my first class and i see the person i like least in this entire world, standing by the door waiting to come in. And how i have to walk out of that class as fast as i can so i don't do anything i would regret. I swear he does it just to make me mad, sometimes he just walks up and stares at me....man if i could read his mind i bet i know what he would be saying...but i don't want to think about that...he's just a douche bag that tried to ruin my life, but really just made it better...
Okay so i have to admit something...i was really curious who won that horrible american idol finale, only on the basis that i wanted to see if that little mormon kid would win, because i swear those mormons have take over the world! So i catch the last few minutes because those are the only that matter, and who do i see but GEORGE MICHAEL! God i love george, except for the whole soliciting sex in a bathroom thing... So seeing him made me want to post this amazing cover of "faith" by the boy least likely to...one of my favorite covers ever. And in the tradition of amazing vocalists, i have a cover of one of my favorite songs ever, its a cover of "bohemian rhapsody" by queen. And last, its a really short concise cover of "do you realize?" the classic flaming lips song, but done by beck.
Happy Birthday Morrissey! You Stole My Heart Away Many Years Ago...

The Boy Least Likely To - Faith (George Michael Cover)
Ours - Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen Cover)
Beck - Do You Realize??? (The Flaming Lips Cover)

What A Great Weekend.

best song ever. I wish it was louder though...
wow. So as i mentioned in my last post, i worked a retreat this weekend. When i went into it, i didn't know what to expect because its been a few years since my last one...but the minute i got there, it felt like home again. I had an amazing time, and it really felt like when i did my first retreat 7 YEARS ago...wow time fliessssss. And with all the lies and crap i have gone through this year, i needed it for myself too. So obviously, i needed a day to regain my strength...so today i spent sleepinggg and just doing hw until i go teach class in a couple hours...
morrisseyyyy 3 dayssssss yeeeahhhhhh.
i really really want to go see beirut on may 30th or 31st... words can't describe my love for that man who is like a couple months older then me...but i have angels tickets for may 30th....hmmm.
So my midterms are finally done, as i go into week 8 haha. I received my intent to enroll form in the mail for school this fall...now i'm just trying to figure out how positive i am of leaving...but right now its like 90%, so i think i might as well send it! AHH!!
i have a great job lined up the second i move too....so yeah. sweet.
the entire weekend just gave me more of a reason to leave...
eek so the week i come back from the caribbean in aug, i move into my apartment...wow thats cutting it close...but whatev.
okay so i'm going back electro tonight. The first is amazingggg. Its billie jean from mj but with spin on it...haha sooo sweet. The next is muse, and an amazing remix of their song muscle museum from an older EP... And the last i totally forgot i had! Its really short but fun, its kanye doing the hit from last year "young folks" Enjoyyy

DJ Schmolli - Justice For Billie Jean
Muse - Muscle Museum (Soulwax Remix)
Kanye West - Young Folks (PB & J Cover)

15 Minutes With You.

omg this was the funniest thing i've ever seen. haha.
wow. today turned out to be a crazy day.
First of all, a week from tomorrow, is may 22nd. You know what that means don't you? It's Morrissey's birthday! which means for the 6th time, me and the bwanka are going to see the sweet and tender hooligans in hollywooddddd. No matter what happens in the next few years, me moving away, and crap, this is going to be a tradition that continues for years to come.
and before we get to la to sing our hearts away...TITO'S TACOS!
and i got home tonight, after seeing Ironman...which was a very ok movie. everyone is making it seem like some amazing movie, but it was just average, better then most superhero movies, but all superhero movies are horribleeeee. Anyways, i got home and got a message from an old friend, asking me to work the retreat at st. matthews this weekend. Wow, a month or two ago, i began talking to people from church again and talked to them saying how i wanted to work retreats, and now i get the call! Its been so long, but i'm so ready...and going back to beach bums? Wowwwww i feel like i'm 17 again.
sorry, lately its been so hard to post because school is kicking me in the ass...2 2nd midterms tomorrow, 2 last tuesday, and 2 papers due daily...i have so much studying to do, i just don't have time for anything...but hey, whatever, less then a month left at cal poly, and i'm goneee.
Okay, so the three songs i'm posting are shins songs done live a few years ago. This is pre "chutes too narrow" You know the first song, but the other two i don't even know. They sound great though, and these are acoustic, when mr. mercer is at his best.
Go Lakerssss

The Shins - Caring Is Creepy (Live on KXCI)
The Shins - Pressed In A Book (Live on KXCI)
The Shins - Those Bold City Girls (Live on KXCI)

Its Not Over Yet

i love this band <3>
okay so i've listened to death cab six, count it, six times, and still, nothing. I think i may have given up...
okay now for a couple record reviews.
born ruffians - red, yellow and blue
i can't begin to explain my surprise love for this band. An overall incredible album, blending tokyo police club like beats with the flaming lips ambient nature. You cannot help but dance to this, the first great alternative album i've heard of 2008 roughly. Where tokyo police club fails, losing you in their music, the ruffians keep things interesting, always blending great melodies with fun lyrics. Really, very impressive.
overall rating: 8.6/10
born ruffians - i need a life
cut copy - in ghost colours
i know this album came out forever ago, but i feel i never really gave it its credit. Like i mentioned in an earlier post, i haven't heard an electronic album this good since cross. An truly unbelievable album, using incredible beats with beautiful melodies. You cannot help but go crazy dancing to every song on this album. And seeing them at coachella truly made me believe these guys are the future of electro. If you haven't heard it, please do and get ready to take your shirt off.
overall rating: 9.3/10
okay, so next week, i believe, death cab "officially" releases "narrow stairs" so tonight i will post some songs either related to or involving ben gibbard, reminding me of the good days of death cab haha. First, is ben gibbard doing a live version of all apologies by nirvana of course. Pretty good quality. And the other is a very fun cover of the wonderful postal service song, "we will become silhouettes" done by the shins.
So pretty much i got A's or B's on all my midterms. 5 more weeks and i'm done with cal poly and i'm on the move. Its crazy how fast life changes...i find myself trying to shrink all my shirts. As four months ago i was buying larges, i now find myself buying smalls. I am in the best shape of my life, and i am just enjoying where i am. Don't hate.

Ben Gibbard - All Apologies (Nirvana Cover)
The Shins - We Will Become Silhouettes (The Postal Service Cover)

Let's Get Physical.

its strange to hear french accents coming from them haha. I love that cross i must say.
pinkberry in corona is open! i noticed because yesterday was my moms birthday and we went out to dinner.....ahhhhh!
okay...so first thing is first...a couple of record reviews
death cab for cutie: narrow stairs
so officially this album doesnt come out for a week but in true kenny fashion i got my early copy. And i must say, this may be the worst death cab album i have ever heard. It is unfocused, not catchy, and somewhat annoying at times. A few weeks ago i expressed my discontent with "i will possess your heart" and how i can't stand that song. Well guess what, on this album, that is the best song. Yeah, seriously. Where death cab went right on "plans" was they blended there old sound, with their brand new studio sound, blending catchy beats with beautiful melodies. But on "narrow stairs" all of that is missing, and the sound, sounds like it was produced in a hotel room. I've listened to it twice so far, and i've gained nothing more from it. Very disappointing ben! btw, coachella performance, not good...very boring.
overall rating: 4.5/10
tokyo police club: elephant shell
on first listen of this album, i didn't know what to think. i liked it, but it didn't leave me as excited as "a lesson in crime." On second listen, i liked it more, as i recognized beats i didn't notice on first listen. On third listen, i began to really like it, as you notice the advancement in their maturity as a band, as their average age is 20, you see this band has a real future. Still not as good as their, ep, and at just over 30 min, you run threw the album 3 times before you get home from school haha, but you see their bold attempt at not being that one album wonder, and i must say, they succeeded.
overall rating: 7.2/10
with so much music to post i don't know what to....in weeks leading up to coachella i got so much stuff that wasn't coachella related that i didn't want to post, but now i have time to. The first song, is a coachella act that i saw for a few pendulum. I can't explain how much i love this song! it is unbelievable. i find myself singing it all day, everyday. With the release of this single, i now can't wait for their full length release due out next month. The other song, very funny, i wanted to put it up a few weeks ago, but again i was just posting coachella music. so i get back from coachella and guess what, they turned it into an ipod commercial! haha, yes, this is the song from the new ipod comm from the ting tings. I originally heard them because they are closely involved with calvin harris, but now they are blowing up! If you like the ipod comm. download this song...sooo catchy!
Okay...today is soo busy for me, but i thought i would post, because this is the only time i can all weekend. have a great day everyone. peaceee.

Pendulum - Propane Nightmares Highly Recommended
The Ting Tings - Shut Up And Let Me Go

The Day After...

overall, Coachella was the most amazing experience like ever. This post, i'm not going to post any new music,(per say) just a review of performances, and "best of "lists. I was unsure going into the weekend how i was going to deal with everything, but absolutely nothing went wrong, and everything turned out amazinggg. First, i had plans to stay at a girl's house, but i had no idea where she lived, just that she lived pretty close. But it wasn't until we began driving that i understood how close exactly. Okay, for those of you who have gone before, or went this year, you know how when you pass the ralphs shopping center, leaving coachella, you turn right on ave 50? We actually turned left, she had a house on ave 52! It took us 5 min basically to get home....AHH!!! amazing! I hope she goes next year so we can stay there againnnn. Friday was by far the worst day of the festival, and all the bloggers agree it seems like. Saturday and Sunday were somewhat tied, saturday was a lot more packed because of Prince, but Sunday was colder and less crowded with the best individual performances. Speaking of the weather, i was expecting the heat to be an issue, but it wasn't at all. friday, i didn't even sweat, despite being in the tents all day, it was not hot at alllll that day. Now saturday was probably like 10 degrees warmer with no wind, so at many points, like watching minus the bear at 2, was pretty miserable, but that was as bad as it got. And sunday, perhaps the coldest of all, where it didn't get hot until 6 o clock at night believe it or not. But as far as the events, they all culminated sunday night with JUSTICE.

this is actual video from last night i found, i was actually closer then this, but on the right side of the stage. I have never been so packed inside a building in my life, but i have never had a better hour in my life. Funny thing is, i notice a lot of people in this video! haha
TOP 10 COACHELLA PERFORMANCES
1. Justice - i can't explain the moment the second i saw the curtain open and saw the cross right in front of me. And when you hear the amazing bassline, and everyone barely being able to move still jumping and going crazy was just absolutely incredible.
Justice - We Are Your Friends
2. Calvin Harris - this performance was a close second. It was just a random performance before Prince, so there weren't that many people there, i mean don't get me wrong, it was still packed, but not like justice or m.i.a. packed. Amazinggg i have never danced so hard in my life...afterwards i actually had a side ache, no joke. and it didn't help that he sounded perfect either. Btw if you look at his performance on youtube, someone posted a video from one of the songs, and you can totally see me because of my beige fedora. haha go look!
Calvin Harris - Disco Heat
3. M.I.A. - a part of me wants to put this lower, it was sooo packed inside the sahara tent, i could barely move, and her not playing my favorite song bugged me, but her ending with "paper planes" made it all worth it. I must say the highlight of the performance/biggest stupidity move of the weekend, was her inviting EVERYONE on stage with her. Wow that kind of turned into a disaster haha.
M.I.A. - Paper Planes
4. Datarock - the definite highlight of friday was datarock. i love them, but wasn't expecting the performance they gave. so much energy, so much stamina, sounded great, and was even more danceable then the album. i ALMOST took off my super v for this one haha.
Datarock - Fa Fa Fa (Miami Horror Remix)
5. Hot Chip - to be honest, this was an amazing performance, but at the hottest part of the hottest day with soooo many people packed in the sahara made me not enjoy it as much as i would have liked. But regardless, amazing, and when they did "Over and Over" that was a definite festival highlight.
Amy Winehouse - Rehab (Hot Chip Remix)
6. Cold War Kids - i watched this entire performance in the blistering heat, but i didn't care, an amazing performance by a greattt band. The main stage was large, but it was comfortable, and when i heard "hospital beds" i went nuts.
Cold War Kids - The Soloist In The Living Room
7. Chromeo - as everyone was trying to crowd in for justice, this performance was insane. seeing both of them, was a classic, and hearing songs like "needy girl" and "bonafied lovin" left me unrestrained.
Chromeo - Fancy Footwork (Crookers Remix)
8. Cut Copy - i would have liked to put this higher, but the acoustics weren't exactly right. but as the first big performance of friday, it was amazing to watch and get ready for the weekend. To be honest i am now very mad i left early to catch the tail end of vampire weekend, because i walked in, got to the front, and then i felt a push as i see a few people trying to leave. And who is leaving? No one else but robin williams and my ex girlfriend. Wow that was awkward, but they didn't see me, neither did the two they were with. But i just smiled and kept enjoying the vamp.
Cut Copy - Lights & Music (Boys Noize Remix)
9. Stars - watching them at a very cool part of the day where the sun was blocked by a high number of clouds, singing all of my favorites was great. And seeing them on the mainstage, which i largely avoided for the weekend was nice.
Stars - Sleep Tonight (Junior Boys Remix)
10. I'm From Barcelona - a great unexpected performance. with 17 (that i counted) members this was just a confetti and balloon filled extravaganza. With sing alongs on a cool part of sunday was just inspiring.
I'm From Barcelona - We're From Barcelona
MOST UNEXPECTED PERFORMANCE
Fatboy Slim - i couldn't believe how amazing he was. And not to mention, i saw jack johnson do one song, before going insane. I was very surprised how little people were there for jack johnson, i saw the raconteurs earlier and they had a tonnnnn more people then jj did. So i was like where is everyone? So i get to the sahara tent, and it was absolutely packed. It made me so happy to see how many more people were at the fatboy then jack, YES! Now i've never been a big fan, but i got front and center (somehow) and when he started, he started with a willy wonka song. First with a clock, then going into "Come with me, and you'll be, in a worldddd of pure imagination." I don't know what that song is called, but it was amazingggg, as he had oompa loompas all over the screens. Sooo good, i would have put him in my top 5, but i didn't want to mention him twice.
TOP 5 INDIVIDUAL SONG PERFORMANCES
1. Justice - Genesis ---- I can't put into words my excitement when the lights turned out, the curtains open, and all you see is two shadowy figures and a giant cross leading into my favorite justice song. It was a beautiful moment that i will never forget.
2. Cut Copy - Lights & Music ---- This was great, out of all electronic songs out in the past couple years, this is one of the most catchy, accessible ones ever. And when it came on, wearing my cut copy 3-D glasses, i just went absolutely insane.
3. Calvin Harris - The Girls ---- i will never forget seeing calvin harris. It was absolutely invigorating. This song has always been my favorite, and him closing out his set with it just made the performance that more memorable. And me dancing with an asian short girl, that calvin specifically mentions hahaha.
4. M.I.A. - Paper Planes ---- the gun shots in this song, watching everyone's hands fly up was cuhhhrazyyy. And her, closing out her set with this song was again, great. And i was singing this song on the top of my lungs.
5. Cold War Kids - Hospital Beds ---- For over a year, i have loved this song to death, and hearing it just made the performance in the blistering saturday main stage heat that much more perfect and enjoyable.

Overall, i saw 14 bands a day, for a total of 42 bands. funny how that turned out. I must say, i have never seen so many gorgeous girls in my life. and I've never met so many people in 3 days in my life. I saw a lot of my readers there, but sorry people, i thought it would be weird if i walked up to them because you don't know what i look like. But this is def not the last time i will be going, i will now go every year, with even more people then this year. I mean, yesterday i met David Hasslehoff! THE HOFF!! who was right next to me and my friend watching Metric. She looked at me, and i looked at her, and we were like, is that the hoff?? haha and it was! but her camera wasn't working! AHH!!! So anyways, i hope you enjoyed the weekend as i did, and see you next year!