They have finally collided in a interview of pure, unabashed amazingness (that's not a word) and I love it. I really really love it. Ella Yelich-O'Connor (better known as Lorde) was interviewed by Tavi Gevinson (of the Rookie Magazine fame) for Rookie Magazine.
P.S. The Teddy Bear is a dork. If he should ever see this, he should know that I'm being veeeery serious. Very. 20 minutes on the phone and you can only tease me? Shame...
Okay, we've got #whatshouldwecallme which is hilarious and true in that annoying "someone else tweeted this and it's like....you're reading my mind dude!" way. It's got all these crazy-cool gifs that you can totally relate to.
Also, we have Hayley Williams' self-titled life which is super cool and super awesome and I just love Hayley Williams so much...
Then, we've got John Green (best author ever)'s Tumblr which has information about what's going on in his life which is enough for me. It's called fishingboatproceeds and you'll just have to click on the link to find out why he named his Tumblr fishingboatproceeds. He's so cool...
Then Lorde's tumblr. Lorde is cool. Period. It would take ages to describe the level of her coolness so...
I also discovered the tomboy loveliness (?) that is Cara Delevingne who is veritably crazy. That's one word amongst many that you could possibly use to describe her. But you can't help but love her... You also have dreamy pictures at your fingertips. So....
These are my favorites but below is a list of the ones I think are awesome.
6. Twitter: The Comic: Based on ridiculous things people tweet.
7. How Do I Put This Gently: GIFs for real life situations.
8. Oh-So-Coco: Coco Rocha's blog. Fashion insider at your fingertips-ish. J'adore. She is also like...one of my favorite models ever (next to the aforementioned Crazy Cara) so...
This is what I have for now. I'm also tired out of my mind but I can't sleep because I'm a night owl! Or so I'm trying to prove to the Teddy Bear. I hate wanting to prove things to the Teddy Bear.
This is pure pop perfection. I am not the biggest fan of pop. Not unless it has punk beside it. But I love this. This is amazing. This is wonderful. This is Daniel Kim.
No, I do not have cancer. That seems to be the standard question now...
I am changing the way I look. I've never really liked the way I look, so I couldn't possibly hate the way I look more. Right?
Anyway, I'm doing it. This might be one of those stupid teenage girl things, but I need something new in my life. There's this blog, and I got to reconnect with the Teddy Bear (this is not his real name) who went to college this summer and totally broke my heart because he's a few months older than me and so got to graduate earlier but he is my BESTEST FRIEND IN THE WHOLE WORLD, so this Christmas wasn't all that bad.
However, I'm going back to school and I need to shock everyone a bit. I'm tired of being me. I want to be someone else for a while. Someone else with really short hair, but someone else nonetheless. I'll put up pictures and stuff.
My only real fear is that even as un-pretty as I am now, I'll look worse. But that's not a very valid fear.
I'm going to cut my hair and that's that.
Wish me luck!
T.
P.S.: This is one of the few last times that I'm going to blog for a while because I'm a SENIOR and I have EXAMS, so I have to be super serious now and get my ass of the Internet. I am also a boarder at school now (means I basically sleep there), so access to Internet is mostly nil. I apologize to my new readers in advance.
P.P.S: I'll be "unavailable" for the next 4 months (ouch) but if I'm going to get into the university that I want to go to (Pan-Atlantic University which is in Nigeria in Lekki and there's a beach not far from it and OMG! I love that place...) I have to WORK HARD.
Fall Out Boy came back last year and they definitely CAME BACK. With a top notch rock songs and feature artistes (Big Sean, Courtney Love, Foxes, and ELTON JOHN!), they definitely brought back my love of rock and roll (okay, more like intensified my love of rock and roll).
Their album Save Rock and Roll is stunning. The first track released from it was My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light 'Em Up) and it has been featured in many, many movies and ads and TV shows (I think). The one I'm most conversant with is it's feature in Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. Now each music video from the album has a story (only 3 are left to be released) and I suggest you start watching from the aforementioned song. The songs are hard-hitting, but they went for a pop angle on this one. I'm sure old fans (and new) will love it.
Here are the videos that have been released so far (not in order of track listing but in order of video releases). Warning: Not for the faint-hearted.
1. My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light 'Em Up) (Part 1 of 11):
2. The Phoenix (Part 2 of 11):
3. Young Volcanoes (Part 3 of 11):
4. Alone Together (Part 4 of 11):
5. The Mighty Fall ft. Big Sean (Part 5 of 11):
6. Just One Yesterday ft. Foxes (Part 6 of 11):
7. Where Did The Party Go (Part 7 of 11):
8. Death Valley (Part 8 of 11):
9. Rat A Tat ft. Courtney Love
10. Miss Missing You (Part 10 of 11):
11. Save Rock and Roll ft. Elton John (Part 11 of 11) (this is the video I really canNOT wait to see...):
I hope you enjoy the songs as much as I did.
Visit the Fall Out Boy website here. Encourage and whatnot.
2013 was a great year for music. Lorde came on the scene with Royals, Imagine Dragons really took the stage, Beyonce totally surprised the world with her self-title video album which is supposed to be super sick, the Jonas Brothers broke up, Katy Perry GREW UP!!!, Miley Cyrus...
There was a great increase in lyrical genius as well... when you feel my fear/look into my eyes/it's where my demons hide; there is no fear now/let go and just begin/ i will love you unconditionally; we'll never be royals, it don't run in our blood/ that kinda luxe just ain't for us/ we crave a different kind of buzz...total WOW moments. There was also a decline in mindless pop music (with the exception of Pitbull and Ke$ha's Timber which is a surprisingly cool song even if it IS mindless) and an increase in the demand for alternative/indie music. It shows that there is indeed hope for humanity.
So, here (in no particular order except Demons which is definitely my number one) is a video playlist of my favorite songs of the year. Enjoy!
The time to break hastily made New Year's Resolutions has come (*slaps forehead in frustration*). Why can't people keep them for once...
The hoo-ha about the New Year has come and now it's slowly fading away and everyone is returning to normal (except for all those poor hung over people...). It's a New Year for everyone and everything. There is so much potential for change this year. I hope we all take advantage of it.
This (for me) has been one of the suckiest "first day of the year"'s I have ever experienced. But there are still 364 more to go right?
This year, I will do major exams, finally graduate from the horror that is high school, go abroad for a well needed break, meet my new cousin for the first time, go to university (*screams in excitement and trepidation*), and begin a whole new chapter. This year also, new fashion trends will come up, new musicians we will adore, new technology that will confuse us for like 2 hours (3 if we don't use the manual..we are so technologically awesome) and new burnouts that will have us laugh-wondering. I plan on dressing better...jeans and sneakers aren't going to cut in anymore (WHY?!) and I have to change. But I'm getting way ahead of myself here. We still have a while to go before all this happens...
So this year is going to be awesome hopefully. I hope it's awesome for all of you too. Happy New Year readers of this newly drafted blog. I hope we have a good year together.
T.
For all random intents and purposes, enjoy this GIF of Batman and Robin. #coolduos
This year was certainly different. We lost great people- Nelson Mandela being one of them, but we gained an appreciation for great music in the form of Imagine Dragons, Beyonce's new album (not a big fan but the music is awesome) and of course, the ever respected Lorde.
She manages to be controversial without being controversial. Her words have become so respected that they are focused on and scrutinized to every last measure (she tends to do a lot of criticizing of modern pop music but who doesn't. She just happens to be famous and her words are taken so seriously that when she disses famous pop stars, suddenly everyone is on it like flies on rotten chicken (bad analogy, I'm sorry) when they do the same as well when they say that music isn't "real" these days, it's all engineered and blab on about how music from the 80's was "da bomb". She's just saying what she thinks. Freedom of speech my friends).
She has hit the music world like a nuclear purple lipstick wearing bomb (she is actually convincing people to try purple lipstick in a not overly gothic format. I love her) and she's not backing down. She released her first EP, The Love Club which was a total hit and brought her out into the spotlight. She writes her songs and sings what she wants. No one else. Her music isn't tattered with alcohol loving heroines, excessive party goers or bong smokers, it is quite the opposite actually (she sticks to no specific genre which is another thing I love about her music). She released a song titled Royals AND IT IS TOTALLY WICKEDLY AMAZINGLY AMAZING (very hip-hoppy too with finger snaps and sounds like it was made with kids tapping out a beat on a table as their curly haired friend sing raps) Tennis Court which is beautiful and haunting (watch the video and understand) and Team is simply ethereal.
There's also her dark, minimalist style which doesn't really match her music (love that fact) and her wild crazy hair. Her style is pretty uncomplicated and a relief from the overly sexualized style that graced us this year.
So enjoy this photo montage (with me squealing at the bottom about how much I love LORDE!!!)
Here are some of her videos (just watch and begin to grasp the wonderfulness of this teenage girl who is a year and a day older than me).
2014. Not as hyped as 2012 and not as historically significant as 2010 but a New Year is exciting either way.
We have the ball drop in New York City in Times Square, people getting drunk and acting stupid (I think that applies to every other day of the year though), Auld Lang Syne, countdowns, kissing at midnight, resolutions. It's all very magical and spectacular. There's something amazing about feeling like you have the chance to start over or change yourself. Be New.
2014 is especially significant to me...university here I come! New people, new home, leaving the nest...basic rites of passage. I won't be driving (legal driving age in Nigeria is 18 and I'm 16) but I'm still basically on my own. I love the idea (even though I am freaked out of my mind) of being on my own. Notice how much I love saying it- on my own.
So, the New Year is pretty special to me. I don;t get to see the ball drop (yet. New York is the dream..) and I'm not making any resolutions because I know I won't keep them but it' still pretty special.
Be New. Try to change your life. Try new things. Don't take crap from anyone.
Happy New Year.
And in the tradition of the ages, here is my special gift to you...
This is one of my favorite versions.
RIP Cory Monteith, Nelson Mandela, Paul Walker and all the other amazing people that were lost this year famous or not. You will be sorely missed (unless you were a baddie. Then you won't be missed. Dead people can't read...)
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