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10 Sep 2013

Tomorrow

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I know that this song refers to Southern California, but there weren’t that many great songs about Northern California. Plus – this song is a throwback that we love!

Readers, thank you so much for being so patient with me. It’s amazing that I’ve kept Yow Yow! alive for this month as I’ve been preparing for what is one of the biggest life change I’ve ever had to make. Writing for Yow Yow! has always been therapeutic for me so naturally when moving got to be too stressful, I would fall back on writing content for this blog and that is one of the reasons why not too much has changed here and why my friends and family have become annoyed with the lack of productivity on my move.

I get it now. Moving is one of the worst things to ever go through in this world. It’s the biggest hassle, the biggest inconvenience, everything you can think of, but I believe my friends when they tell me that it is also so good for you and I’m excited for what awaits me at Point B!

16 Dec 2011

Holiday Matinee’s December Mix Tape

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Every month I am always looking forward to Holiday Matinee’s monthly mix tapes! It’s actually a pleasant surprise because even though I know the mix tape is coming, I’m never sure when it will be posted and that’s really exciting for me because they make the best mixes. This month’s tape includes a recent track by Tennis, a Phoenix cover of 1901 by Birdy and that Phantom Planet Christmas jingle below! Listen to the rest of it here. I’m sure it will be the perfect soundtrack to whatever you’re doing this late/or this morning (depending on when you read this post) because I’ve already gone through it at least six times without thinking about touching my Spotify!

15 Dec 2011

Song of the Day

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Phantom Planet – Winter Wonderland

How sweet is this? Indie music with Christmas music! Reminds me of…Adam Brody!

27 Nov 2009

Why Watch The OC?

Every time I come home for a weekend or for break, my OnDemand channel always let me catch up on older episodes of The OC. As I was watching two eps. from the second season today while eating breakfast, I started to wonder why The OC was so successful. I loved the show. Many people enjoyed it, but why was this show any different? Why is The OC more recognized than One Tree Hill or Smallville? These are the reasons I have come up with:

– The show was well liked by both males and females

– The show produced GREAT music. Indie rock at its best.

– You liked all of the main characters (Ryan, Marissa, Seth, and Summer)

– Newport Harbor High was way better than your highschool ever was

– It introduced new vocabulary to your every day life like Christmakah, stealth, brooding, etc. We all know that you never used to say that until The OC came along!

– Death Cab For Cutie performed on an episode

– It brought to light a new kind of humor

– They always rotated new characters in to create more excitement, but when you got tired of them, their exit timing was appropriate.

– They dressed well!

– You always knew in the end the Summer and Seth would end up together and Ryan and Marissa …sort of

– The OC lasted four strong seasons – well maybe 3 cause Marissa died.

– Catchy theme song – Phantom Planet’s California

– The OC launched the careers of all of the actors and actresses

– The OC really stands for “THE Orange County,” making it sound 10x more epic