Make your own CD cover.

1 - Go to Wikipedia. Hit “random”or click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first random Wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

2 - Go to Quotations Page and select "random quotations"or click http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four or five words of the very last quote on the page is the title of your first album.

3 - Go to Flickr and click on “explore the last seven days”or click http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days
Second picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

4 - Use Photoshop or similar to crop image into a square and add text.

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I was bored. These kind of suck, I've seen some really good ones where the image, title and band name fit together almost perfectly.

Looks like a folksy, Jenny Lewis-like artist/album.

Tbh, I'd probably buy this one. So ~indie~

I want to say that this would probably sound like Nickleback, but the album title is way too cryptic/intelligent for them/their demographic.

Maybe something along the lines of Late of the Pier/Russian Futurists/Shitdisco - weird, kind of electro nu-rave shit.

This one seems either Mars Volta/Godspeed you! Black Emperor -esque OR it could be a complete surprise and be a gospel-rock group trying to be relevant.

Would you buy any of these? but more importantly, DO I HAVE A FUTURE IN ALBUM DESIGN/COVER ART???

I want to see yours. but no one will probably do this, because "it's too much work"/YOU ARE ALL LAZY.

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RAFAY DID THEM!

his:

bat for lashes

apparently Two Suns leaked.

i am desperately googling to find it.

in the mean time, listen to Glass hurr.

eu vou falar do musica.

some musical links for you:

White Lies - Love Lockdown
Some of you don't like Kanye West. Whatever. Here's a rocked-up cover of Love Lockdown by White Lies. (I, personally, am not a huge fan of this track, but it's interesting. So listen to it.)

Ladyhawke vs. The Killers - Ladykillers
RAFAY, THIS ONE IS FOR YOU.

The Reborn Identity - You can't curry love
Even more interesting than the Love Lockdown cover. YOU ALL NEED TO LISTEN TO THIS.
This track consists of:
The Supremes - You Can’t Hurry Love
Pairon Mein Bandhan Hai (from the movie, Mohabbatein)
2Pac - Dear Mama
ALL TOGETHER. uh yeah. FML. SO CATCHY, YET SO STRANGE.

Matt and Kim - Daylight
This is for Sasha because I think she will like it.



Man, who is John Sakamoto, and why does he have the COOLEST column in the Toronto Star? The anti-hit list is the only reason I open the newspaper on Saturday mornings.
Someone find him. I need to be his friend.

yeah..

wtf why is it that all of a sudden there are all these references to australia and australians everywhere?
and why does it bother me so much?



good question!

another (set of) good question(s):
Since im back in canada and no longer half-way around the world volunteering and speaking portuguese, will this blog go back to the way it was before i left?
full of wit and fashion and music news?
or will it continue to be somewhere you go to read about how much i hate my life?
will i post more outfit posts because now i actually have a wardrobe, and dont wear the same uniform of aa hoody, aa deep-v, and skinny jeans?

will i ever update my flickr?

does anyone even read this any more?

is the whole point of making posts tagging them?

MGMT + Justice

If you're noting the barrage of posts, it's mostly because I'm leaving soon and I don't know how often I'll be updating.
Also because I am running into good music sources.

I like MGMT.
I like Justice.
I find the lead singer of MGMT extremely attractive.
I find Xavier from Justice slightly attractive.
So imagine the musical boners I had when I found out that Justice did a remix of Electric Feel.
(Actual girl-boners will ensue as soon as they put out a video together.)
Amazing.
Get the song here .


Bonus picture of Andrew from MGMT:

Bonus video where Xavier sheds some insight on their songwriting process, how they plan their dj sets and the origin of the band's name. (Also a great time to brush up on your German, and something about Kanye West.) Don't worry, it kicks into French-accented English during the important parts:

Also bonus video for Electric Feel (the original version)

Video of Justice and link to download courtesy of asian dan.

Picture of Andrew and Electric Feel video courtesy of google .

Peace Out to M.I.A.

So apparently M.I.A. has decided to go into retirement.
Her performance at Bonnaroo on Friday was her "last gig ever" (or so she kept repeating to the audience).
This on top of her recent cancellation of all her European festival dates.
The question is will it be a Jay-Z/Patrick Wolf type retirement or your grandpa's type of retirement?
Interscope hasn't confirmed or denied anything yet, so I guess we'll see!


Paper Planes

Am I late?

Did anyone else know about this?
Natalie Portman and Devendra Barnhart?
I don't know.
This may be too much indie to handle.

[not confirmed]

M.I.A: no more music?

M.I.A is going to launch her own clothing line featuring leggings, bomber jackets and t-shirts, all featuring bright colours and bold print.
Not sure what to expect?
Just google image search her.

Collage [source]

Hopefully her leggings will be better than Lindsay Lohan's - although you can't really argue with the functionality of pockets and knee pads....

Also M.I.A. related, MTV has reported that she's looking to get out of the music industry and focus more on art.

So no more fly high like paper, get high like planes? This is sad!

There's no date or name set on the launch of her clothing line yet, but i guess if she doesn't make sweet music any more, you can at least dress like her... [source]

In other non-related news.. I hit up Value Village this morning (finally!) and was able to pick up the cutest flannel shirt, and an awesome blazer - both courtesy of the little boys section. I'm wearing them as cropped with 3/4 sleeves, and my mom tried her best to persuade me not to buy them because they're obviously too small, but i think theyre cute!

I also picked up a pretty old school camera with flash! for 5.99, so I went for a bike ride this afternoon with my brothers to this really weird sketchy bike trail in Streetsville to test it out. I'm not sure how well the pictures will turn out, the light metre doesn't work so I had to rely on the rule of sunny 16 and i'm just no good at estimating how many stops to go down and up according to light and shade variance. (if you can explain this, please help me!)

I also brought my polaroid, and got a couple shots with that. I'm on the 2nd box of my first pack, that means i only have 18 shots left! I'm seriously thinking about buying like 10 boxes off ebay for Brazil...

Anyways, I'll post pictures of the blazer and shirt soonish, and I'll scan the photos I took with the new (to me) camera as soon as I have them developed. There's also a post coming with all the polaroids I've shot this week (I'm working on a series.. it's still sort of in the works.) So stay tuned!

models/singers

So I'm sure everybody's heard and seen the trainwreck that was Scarlett Johansson's singing-career, and everybody is aware of the actress/singer phenomenon.
But what about the model/singer?
Can models sing? It's always weird to see/hear and model speak, let alone sing. I mean, I like to look at them, and their outfits and stuff, but to realize they're actually people and can talk and do stuff other than smile and pose is weird sometimes.
On that note (haha ?) here's a video from Five O'Clock Heroes, featuring none other than Miss Agyness Deyn.
And it's actually not that bad, in my opinion. I know she has a pretty hardcore accent, but it doesn't come out too much in the singing..
Anyways, here you go:


Apparently she's not the only one to move in with the model/singer trend.
We've got Irina Lazareanu's foray into the musical sphere, and Daisy Lowe waiting on a collaboration with Mark Ronson.

AND Kate Moss is apparently dying to get in on the action with Jamie and Allison.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=563795&in_page_id=1773&ito=1490
All I can say is that, I really hope they don't let her on stage with them. Kate Moss is Kate Moss and all, but as I've blogged before, The Kills are pretty much perfect as is.
Maybe she IS jealous of VV and Hotel's dynamic.

Robyn + The Kills

So this past week I went to see Robyn (yes, Robyn as in "Show Me Love" and "Do You Really Want Me" Robyn) and the Kills with Rafay.
I was not a big fan of Robyn, there was something about her breathing that put me off (yeah, I know), but upon arrival at the Phoenix and sitting through the horrible opening band (okay, like two songs, both of which sounded the same, and were kind of downers) Robyn came on, and put on one of the best shows I've seen in awhile.
I have been converted.
I believe in Robyn.
The music is really good too, if i can get over the breathing thing. Plus she's enlisted the help of The Knife, and I love The Knife.
Why are the Swedish so great?
In the world "Cool Olympics" I think the French and the Swedish are one to one.

The next night I went to see The Kills.
Another amazing show. They blew me away.
This is what rock is supposed to be like.
Jamie was a complete stud on guitar, and Allison is a total babe.
They have this manic energy on stage, and amazing chemistry.
It almost made me feel uncomfortable, watching them.
I would be worried, if I was Kate Moss. But then again, it's Kate Moss.
"if you were kate moss you would spend all day staring at how beautiful and amazing you are and thus not worrying" - Jessica

Robyn and The Kills are on heavy rotation right now, and will be for awhile.



(Okay, don't judge ATL being in the top 3. I went through their albums last night for the feelings of nostalgia it brought.)

I pretty much spent most of today youtubing The Kills videos.
So, here's a couple of videos and an interview that they did for east village radio.

hipsternet wet dream

Some pictures which accurately describe the past two nights:








DORIAN FROM THE TEENAGERS
and Yelle

the textular more detailed account:
wednesday night i headed out to see yelle, and more importantly grandmarnier.
we saw some tectonik dancers ("a world wide cultural phenomenon!") and some guys who wished/thought that they were tectonik dancers. and also a guy who felt he needed to tell us that he wasn't creepy, challenged sasha to a dance off, and tried to get into our cab at the end of the night.

also i bumped into a girl in the bathroom who recognized me from facebook photos. she works with a friend of mine, but the real question is WHY DO I ALWAYS MEET PEOPLE IN THE GIRLS BATHROOM AT OPERA HOUSE?

thursday we headed to the cobrasnake yardsale, which was pretty much one of the most awkward experiences of my life. the only redeeming part of it was a) i got a CYOA tshirt from heartsrevolution (and everytime i see it, i get CYOA stuck in my head), b) the beer vending machine (PBR for $2!), and c) i got to see the So Me Masterpiece, 2pac shak.p., in person.

busy p is a STUD.

look at him here in this still from the justice vs simian - we are your friends video.

mark the cobrasnake didnt show up till later i assume, but we left due to the intense feeling of being judged by the toronto hipster community, and went to burger king where i ate a poutine and managed to annoy the girl who was taking orders.
also present at the yardsale was a Corey Kennedy wannabe (no joke) who directed us upstairs when we wandered wearily past her in search for the sale.

thursday night was the main event, the cobra snake dance party, that didn't get started till about 12:3oish even though the doors opened at 9:00 and there was a band scheduled to play at 10.
things i found out/realized/that happened throughout the night:

• wrongbar is really nice
  
• the wallpaper had fuzzy griffins
  
• if you sit at the table closest to the bar you have a direct view into the mens bathroom
  
• matt sim's boyfriend was doing coat check and he was actually really sweet (and was probably confined to the coat check/ticket booth, because he's underage and not allowed in the actual venue)
  
• i broke a candleholder?cup? that was on the edge of the booth, pulling my jacket out when getting our stuff from coatcheck and he was like "you know what, hon? don't even worry about it!" i wish i was as self-assured when i was in highschool
  
• in the dark its really hard to distinguish one hipster from the other
  
• there was a guy that had the same clear framed wayfarers that i did (oh hey urban outfitters)
  
• the asian girls from the yardsale were also there
  
• corey kennedy was NOT there, however her toronto wannabe version WAS
  
• mark the cobrasnake showed up in a stupid tshirt, and even stupider looking pants (he looks like more of a douchebag irl. he is also v. short)

*this is an actual picture of what he wore to the party last night

• the asian behind shark vs bear was also in attendance, definitely better dressed than mark the cobradouche

here they are together.


• heartsrevolution finally got on stage, and were pretty amazing, even though they played the shortest set ever. (ben is pretty cute)
  
• standing under intense strobe lights confuse the fuck out of me, and cause me to bump into everyone, and crash heads into sasha on numerous occasions


• you will only ever get your picture taken by the cobrasnake if a) you tell him you will suck his cock b) he wants you to suck his cock or c) you just happen to be in the frame when he holds his camera 3 feet away from his face and randomly presses the shutter release (this is how party pictures are taken guys!)
  
• calling mark the cobrasnake a photographer is a REALLY REALLY big stretch.
  
• i was dancing and this random dude with a point and shoot digital camera holds it out and flashes that shit in my face (hey, guys! he wants to be a party photographer too!)
  
• now there is a random guy that has what i'm pretty sure is the most unflattering picture that exists of me out there
  
• DORIAN AND MICHAEL FROM THE TEENAGERS SHOWED UP, fresh from their show at lee's
  
• i tried the cobrasnake's method of taking party pictures to stealthily obtain a picture of dorian, but i think i only succeeded in getting the back of his head (i will post this soon)
  
• this random hipster girl launched herself on dorian and succeeded in seducing him by holding onto his head and talking into his ear over the loud music, and moving from his ear to his mouth. he was so cute trying to get away from her, but gave in and agreed to leave with her, but not before untangling himself from her and frantically tapping on Michael's arm and speaking to him in rapid french (saying: hey, okay i am going to leave and bang this ugly slut so she'll leave me the fuck alone, brb ?)
  
• later on he introduced her as his girl "okay this eez my girl, eet eez nice to meet you"
  
• i love The Teenagers even more now. but esp dorian even if he left with some random fug slut. (she was fucking persistent!)
  
• i might be jealous that i didnt land him myself.

ed banger

Justice - Stress (auto remix)
the new justice track from Ed Rec Vol III
it's actually pretty old news... (well a couple days at least)
but i doubt anyone who reads this has heard it yet, so here you go.


also the ed rec vol III is out May 26 if anyone cares.

i didn't even know that there was a vol I and II...

theres also a Busy P x Murs track thats floating around thats supposed to be a straight up anthem to LA hipsters with shout outs to the cobrasnake, steve aoki and others.
i'll post it if i'm able to find it.

edit:
found it. the youtube itself is pretty funny. wtf at the spinning smiley face.
okay i know murs is supposed to be a big deal in the hiphop world, or was back in the day when i was a huge hiphop head and was always being sent the hottest underground tracks, but the lyrics on this track are kind of ridic.

"i got a dick that's as big as texas"
"we hit up cinespace, bro got his camera all up in my face tomorrow morning i'n gonna be on cobrasnake"
"dj am, steve aoki, got the dance floor packed and its mostly girls girls"

lol cinespace, steve aoki, cobrasnake.



I can't hate on it too much. I love Busy P.

WHAT THE FUCK

WHAT THE FUCK CORY KENNEDY, WHO ARE YOU AND WHY DO YOU GET TO MEET KANYE WEST

Fuck exams.

One more exam left!
Tomorrow is the last exam of the third year of my university career.
It feels pretty good until I realize that I may have another 2ish years to complete my degree... and a month of summer school after this..
But before I kiss the month of May goodbye, I will have a week of partying to last me the month.
Is it just me, or does May always kick off will some pretty sick shows?

Anyways.
If you want to stalk me, here is my sched. and accompanying commentary.

April 30 - Yelle
I doubt this will be as good as when I went to see her in October.
a) I will be completely sober
b) It's at the fucking Opera House, instead of The Drake like last time
c) I have since found that copious amounts of ginos listen to her, and refer to her as "that french chick"
Also, GRANDMARNIER WE ARE COMING FOR YOU.

May 1 - Heartsrevolution
a.k.a. The Cobra Snake Dance Party
Where all my internet pop-culture dreams will come true!

May 5 - Robyn
She better play Show Me Love, I am serious.


I don't think this was the hitlist version of the video, I don't remember it as vividly as the BBMak ones...

May 6 - The Kills
M.E.X.I.C.O.C.U.
yeah?


Maybe I'll replace alcohol with Redbull?

BREAKING MUSIC NEWS.

The bassist from CSS has decided to leave the band!

Press release:

CSS announce today that bass player Ira Trevisan has left the group for personal reasons. CSS drummer Adriano will take over the bass duties, and live the band will work with a session drummer (a friend of the band) from now on. The band said "It will be feroche!"

Talking about her departure from the band Ira said "I decided to move forward and dedicate more of my time to fashion and other projects. Just a big change of priorities, as I will never stop playing music. I am also a bit worried about climate change. People should care more and do something about it. I decided to fly less. CSS will always be in my heart. They said goodbye to their bass player, but they won a new life time fan. In health and sickness, in happiness and so forth. Blah blah blah, so help us God."

CSS' second album will be released in the UK in July. They are back in the UK in May for a string of UK dates on the MTV Spanking New Music tour. More news on both the album and upcoming live dates to be announced soon.

Sooooo does this mean they won't be able to recreate another "Let's make love and listen to Death From Above"? This is kind of sad.