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13 Sep 2010

2010 MTV Video Music Awards

  • Lady Gaga won eight awards. She basically swept the whole show and wore a gown made of meat. Nice.
  • The carpet was white – naturally everyone decided to be boring and actually wear black and white or something dark.
  • Florence + the Machine put on an AMAZING performance of “Dog Days Are Over.”
  • Kanye West tried to have Taylor Swift sing a song he wrote for her prior to the show. She declined and instead performed a song for Kanye “forgiving” him called “Innocent.”

I didn’t watch the show, but this is what I had gathered.

This dress was designed by Franc Fernandez.

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09 Jul 2010

Summer Anthems

What is your definition of a summer anthem? A song, released in the summer [HOBviously] and one that doesn’t really start to get old until the end of it. It’s fun, poppy, original, refreshing, etc etc. I’m sorry, when I listen to Katy Perry’s “California Girls,” I do not see a summer anthem. Blame it on my biased opinions of her Bumbershoot ’09 performance or not, I don’t care. She’s just too much hype for me.

When I think of summer anthems, I think of Sheryl Crow’s “Soak up the Sun,” Will Smith’s, “Summertime,” or  Sublime’s “Doin’ Time.”

I was driving into Seattle yesterday during peak-traffic jam time and was listening to my radio when they announced the classic summer song. Can you guess what song I’m going to say next?

Of course, it’s LFO – Summer Girls!!!

Stuck in traffic, the only thing I was paying attention to were the lyrics:

I like girls that wear Abercrombie and Fitch,
I’d take her if I had one wish,

[take her where…is this supposed to be suggestive?]

When you take a sip you buzz like a hornet
Billy Shakespeare wrote a whole bunch of sonnets

[yep, that’s really in the song.]

You come from Georgia where the peaches grow
They drink lemonade and speak real slow
You love hip hop and rock n roll
Dad took off when you were 4 years old
There was a good man named Paul Revere
I feel much better baby when you’re near
When I met you I said my name was Rich
You look like a girl from Abercrombie and Fitch

[What is going on with this verse? You go from something really nice about lemonade and then when the dad leaves when you’re four…Paul Revere? History lesson? Also I know Rich is the the lead singer and all, but how come we don’t hear Devin and Brad name drops in the song.]

What’s your favorite summer anthem?

  • “DJ Sammy – Heaven”
  • “Ben Lee – Catch My Disease”
  • “Kiss – School’s Out Forever”
  • “Steel Train – Bullet”
  • “K’naan – Wavin’ Flag”
  • “Jason Durulo – Ridin’ Solo”
  • “Bon Iver – Skinny Love”
  • “Kid Cudi – Cudder Is Back
  • “Ke$ha – Your Love is My Drug”
  • “Allo Darlin’ – If Loneliness Was Art”
  • Belle and Sebastian – We Are the Sleepheads
  • The Roots – The Seed 2.0
  • Kid Cudi – Simple As…

This list was compiled by my frands. If you were looking for new music, you just got it!

In case you were wondering my favorite right now is Florence and the Machine – Dog Days Are Over and my favorite summer song of all time is Minus the Bear – Pachuca Sunrise.

How embarrassing, my own brother said LFO – Summer Girls.

28 Jun 2010

Capitol Hill Block Party Predictions

These aren’t predictions.

HEY CHAMP is playing the Sunday of Capitol Hill Block Party and I am so excited. Was it officially revealed? Of course not, they’re saving it. If you want proof, just go to their MySpace.

You know who else would be great at Capitol Hill Block Party?

Freelance Whales [in my dreams]

and Florence and the Machine. Especially with this performance of “Dog Days Are Over” from Glastonbury. Prepare yourself for greatness.

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19 Jun 2010

Song of the Day

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Florence and the Machine – Dog Days Are Over