Ta-dah Tuesday!!!!

It's the second day of the week, and you know what that means kiddos!!! NEW MUSIC TUESDAY!!! I'm excited, can you tell? Lots of good stuff released today. Namely, the Arctic Monkeys new album. They are amazing and I have all there stuff. I'm looking forward to getting "Humbug" and it got good reviews in this month's Spin. So, Yay! Also, Colbie Callaits sophomore album. I like her stuff. It's super mellow and reminds me of home (California). So I'll be listening for that as well. Then there is Imogen Heap (I told you, lots of good stuff) who is awesome. Today must be fated in the stars or something. Smokey Robinson, Ingrid Michaelson, Smile Empty Soul, Mew, Matisyahu, David Guetta, The Casualties, Willie-M/F-n-Nelson. I think I covered all the bases there. Any that you're excited to get mon petit amours?

Is The Music Business Dead?

The title by no means signifies that music is dead. No, because as long as humankind exist there will always be music. The issue here is the business of music dead? As record stores become extinct and record labels start to go the way of the dinosaur, is music no longer a money making endeavor? Especially with the advent of the internet, music has been able to diffuse faster but due to the lack of regulation of the web, profits are not what they used to be.

I, for one, am for the decentralization of the “Industry”. Who made the labels the tastemakers of what music should be? Very often many great bands go unsigned because they don’t fit into a marketable mold. And then we have the flip side of talentless tarts who get deals thrown at them because their shallow existence is agreeable to the paying public. For christsake people, Heidi Montag “sang” at the Miss Universe pageant last night. How is it she can be beamed into millions of living rooms across the nation and people in America don’t know who Muse is, and AC/DC & The Ramones are not part of music history? (personally, I did an independent study on the Sex Pistols sophomore year)

Maybe I’m being myopic in my stance. Labels are great at infusing money into the early careers of musicians, but the money is always paid back several times over. Musicians only really make money off of tours and sometimes merch, but CD sells always go back to the hand that feeds. My Basic belief is the money should go to the artists mostly and less to the companies. That’s just me. What do you think? Let Me Know in the comments.

Last night ruled!

So, I went to another El Jezel show last night and it was epic!!! I'm hoping if I blog enough I can get some more free merch (broke blogger alert). It was amazing. It was at spike hill in willamburg, which is always a free venue, so if you have a chance go. Opening was the amazing Jonathan Pilkington Khant, or JPK for short. He too was spurt of radness with his guitar and upright, which in the heat, carrying that thing anywhere, is a commendable feat. Then El Jezel played an up tempo set that got just about everyone moving. There were even devil horns thown in the audience at some point during the show (it wasn't me, I know better). If you get a chance to see them, GO! Seriously.
Afterwards, there were the usual shenanigans that me and my crew of awesome usually find. At one point of the night, I loudly chastised one of my companions for nursing a shot. He claimed he was enjoying fine whisky... well, then use a big boy cup and not a shot glass dear. :) But my friends are really amazing and I enjoy their company immensely. Especially at 1:30 in the morning on the subway while we blow bubbles in the train car. Life doesn't get anymore enchanted. To all my lovelies who bother reading my ramblings, click here.
Currently, I'm listening to Royksopp, Robyn and Emilie Simon. It's a party of one at my house and my face is being rocked off. I think I'm going to pick up Lykke Li to make it the axis of amazing. We shall see.
What are you listening to?

what is sexy...

So what is sexy anyway? I know I'm detering from the usual fare of drugs, sex and rock & roll, but a friend of mine said something last night that got me thinking. Last night a friend said to me "You're sexy, could you teach me to be sexy?" While I was flattered, I was thouroughly confused. You see, I'm a nerd. A huge nerd! Probably one of the biggest to ever grace humankind. As a child, I had poufy, untamed hair, huge glasses, buckteeth, and le piece de resistance, my mother made my clothes, and I went to public school. I never had a chance, kids. It's probably why I'm not super social and tend to internalize a great many of things. Nothing personal. But what is different now is that I'm way more comfortable in my own skin than I was then (most likely because I choose what I wear now). But I think that is key. See my role model for femme fatality is the late Ms. Eartha Kitt. She spoke 5 languages (nerd thing again), she was an international treasure, and even tagged by a president as a sex kitten (he meant it as a condemnation, but it sounds like a ringing endorsement to me). She owned it, and I guess that's integral. So regardless if you're super nerdy or have sex appeal oozing out you're pores, walk tall, walk confident, and feel good about yourself. People are bound to notice.

a little nerd lovin' to start the week

It's no secret among my friends that I am a nerd. I snort when I laugh, can spout off random minutiae at the drop of a dime, would rather stay home and read/watch the discovery channel than go out to a club. It's all these random quirks that makes me amazing (oddly enough, self-esteem isn't a problem for this nerd). That being said, I am highly enamoured with the be speckled counterparts of the opposite sex. I admit it... I love nerds! According to this article, studies show that nerds make better boyfriends and lovers. Take that roided up jocks!!!! Nice guys don't always finish last. In related news, there is also this article listing the merits of dating the sidekick as opposed to the leading man. Bruce Wayne always was a bit self-absorbed anyway.

Pulling a Socrates

I just finished reading Apology by Plato, which is Socrates' speech before he is sentanced to death, and it's a-mazing!!! Socrates is a fiesty one. I'm pretty sure the title is where we now get the word Apologetic(n.) from, cause he wasn't sorry for anything. I pulled a Socrates once, earlier this year when I quit Bloomingdale's. I probably should have read the story first, because as you can note it has it's consequences. But I will now summarize for you the story as well as defining the term; basically the speech goes like this:

My dear Athenians,
You don't know shit, You're full of shit, You ain't shit!
I'm out!
Socrates

You're welcome.

On the music front

Isn't this building lovely? I thought so too. So much so, infact, that my friend (whom I shall refer to as Asian Chicken Salad or ACS for short) tried to trespass on the property for a better look. We decided against it eventually, because it was too pretty a day to get arrested. That and we were highly visible. Sad Trombones. But in our trek around the building, we realized that it would make an awesome venue on the waterfront. The city is currently rebuilding it as it has become dilapidated over time. I look forward to see what they make of it.

In other news, I'm back to square one. I re-applied to management internships (crush again, yeah, I know). So I'm where I was this time last year, but with more experience. I need this to work out. I'm trying to be patient, but for those that know me... it's not one of my sterling qualities. :(

I like that people are starting to read this, it makes me happy. Also, it's new music tuesday!!! You know I love that!!! Here is a link to the releases for today, but most notably, and because I was reminded, is the release of Cobra Starship's "Hot Mess" Album. It's pretty good from what I've heard of it. I like Cobra's stuff. In fact, I just finished listening to "Hollaback Boy" If you haven't heard it, look it up on the interwebs, it's good stuff.

I'm going to try to put more content on here now that's it's being read. Is there anything you would like to see. I'll probably only post a couple times a week. I'll do my best to do that.

So til next time....

xoxo,

LOLa

shameless friend promotion

Ilove that my friends are super creative. It makes me feel awesome by proxy. I love to promote their projects, because i believe that's what friends do, support one another. I have a few friends that I think are definately worth checking out in their endevors:
El Jezel: (link 2 posts ago) Great brooklyn band, awesome people.
Chad Wilson: Creator extrordinare, amazing human being
Chaz Kangas: Multiple Free-style rap battle champion, Hilarious guy (P.S. you still owe me a beer)
The Kemistry: London band, heart of gold! Seriously, Kemi helped me move into my first brooklyn apartment. So, I'm kinda biased. Also, the music is fantastic.
True2Life: The music is great and a nicer bunch of guys you will never meet.
Gifted: While it's not my personal style, it's pretty good. It's getting buzz, and he's up and coming. Plus it's his birthday!
DJ Kurt Jo: I love this man!!! He's awesome, his music's awesome, he's just all-around awesome!
Mistress Jade: psychadelic trance DJ with international following. She's doing something right.
Meimi Yeung: My mischeivious buddy and amazing photographer.

Just to name a few of the awesome people I am so lucky to know. It's getting late and I'm getting sleepy. If I forgot anyone leave it in the comments and I'll get to it next time. Also send me stuff (I like free stuff) It's easier for me to tell people how awesome you are if say I have an album to tag, or photos, or etc. Did I mention, I like free stuff? :)