so turn it up and break it down

i know, i've been a bad blogger this month/year/decade. picked out a shiny new template here for semi-overhaul-ish purposes... i haven't figured out how to coordinate colors b/c i'm challenged like that, but orange will have to do (for now).

so, what else is going on? this week has been crazy; have had lots of work-work and non-work to deal with. new PC came in 2 weeks ago, so i need to get with the whole transferring files & installing le photoshop. monday was snow patrol & tues-thurs was all about the sounds. seeing them @ kimmel brought back good college/intern memories. oh, to be 21 again!

[the sounds - come on bring that beatbox back]

4 songs & a fight (but no ticket fees)

the sounds posted this blog recently:

Meet The Sounds and Pay No Ticket Fees!

We are taking over The Hollywood Palladium box office on Tuesday, October 20th from 3-4pm in order to offer you concert tickets at FACE VALUE...with no ticket fees.

Trying to keep ticket prices as low as possible is something we always try and work out with our promoters, so we worked out with our LA promoter, Live Nation, for you to be able to buy Wiltern tickets for our show on October 21st and 22nd without paying any of the extra ticket fees if you come and buy them directly from us!

Oh did we mention we will also be signing autographs and taking photos with those who come out? See you there...it will be fun!

Are you coming to see us at Jimmy Kimmel Live that night? Come by early and meet us at the Palladium.

i already have my tickets (for both nights) waiting for me at will call, but anyone who is funemployed should go pick some up! yayyyy

when it rains...

things to know:

- the graduate has a brand new song up for stream here on absolutepunk.net. please comment/recommend/share the heck out of that link. we emo kids ♥ them!

- our friends over at kata kouture jewelry are having a warehouse sale on october 24 in carlsbad... here's what rhonda says:

saturday 10/24 kata kouture will be having a sale with macbeth footwear, spicy clothing, loserkids.com & keep a breast. itd be awesome if you came out to support and to do some shopping! :)

check out the flyer below.

- late night blogging and thinking about food plans for tomorrow make me hungry. you know what'd be great? a chipotle truck. i'm craving a burrito bowl something fierce right now.

- i've reintroduced myself to the concept of saving (money). i'll let you know from time to time how that shakes out.

- i have wandered off-track. ahem. the sounds have posted a tour update on their myspace blog. info about the opening acts, cali, jimmy kimmel & beatbox video preview (just a snapshot!) all await. did anyone get tickets to kimmel, anyhow?

then i set fire to our bed

it's no secret that i'm finally starting to have a greater appreciation for female lead singers. that turning point came along earlier this year, when i heard great northern's new album, remind me where the light is. definitely among my top albums for this year.

so here's the roundup:

- the sounds stripped (in-studio performances)-- you can watch vids for beatbox, no one sleeps when i'm awake, and a couple of interview clips all here on iheartradio.com. their october 21st, 2009 show has been moved from the greek theatre to the wiltern. tix are on sale sept. 12st, 2009. will post a link when i find one. if you haven't already, start following @thesounds for updates and random twitpics-- you won't be disappointed.

- lights tracklist for her four-song EP, out sept. 8, 2009, here. you can see february air played by an army of lights on her youtube channel. she's just so cute. jeebus.
"Saviour" Music Video

- florence + the machine first saw this video over on hatesomethingbeautiful. this one goes out to @rawrdinosaurz.

[florence + the machine - kiss with a fist music vid]

unrelated, but still relevant to my interests: WTWTA soundtrack cover and exclusive FILTER wild things cover were released this week. filter issue #37: karen o and spike jonze discover where the wild things are, is on stands sept. 11, 2009.

he looks like he was made at ikea

he's really swedish!

[the sounds - mtv encore]

MTV Shows

here's the source/article: Encore: The Sounds Greet Fans, Share Tattoos, Conquer Los Angeles

when i first heard the newest album crossing the rubicon, i was having some trouble getting into it b/c it was less dance-y than the past two albums. but after i saw them @ the key club on july 30, it all just clicked-- the songs have a lot more depth and the lyrics are honest without being too heavy. i do recommend seeing them live, because while they sound great recorded, they are about 500000x more amazing live. there's nothing quite like a sounds show with all the hipsters, indies, and emo warped tour kids (am i missing anyone?) uniting on one dance floor. amazing.

they recently put a bunch of stuff up on their merch site. really love the white "no one sleeps when i'm awake" shirt, if y'all are in a giving mood and want to take a hint... i kid.

fall (worldwide) tour dates are up on myspace-- they're hitting the greek theatre on oct. 21. the long and short of it is that they're on tour literally for the rest of the year... total troopers!

cut ties with all the lies that you've been living in

went to see third eye blind with julian @ the hollywood palladium last night. it was seriously like being back in 1999; clearly i'd missed out on being cool in high school (i had a thing for backstreet boys, DON'TJUDGEME), so re-living a better version of it was a lot of fun. i'd forgotten how joyous it is to watch the floor jump up in down in unison to songs like jumper and semi-charmed kind of life. the new songs they previewed were pretty consistent and catchy. won my tickets from http://laist.com/ so a big shout out to them!

been superrrr busy studying so i've been behind on my music updates (obvi). been listening to a lot of KCRW b/c my cassette player in my car (i know, how quaint) has decided he and my cassette adapter (that i hook up to my ipod) are on the outs. wish they would make up again but i have a feeling this time the break-up was for good. waiting for my itrip that i ordered to get here soon.

otherwise, i've been weirdly getting into a whole female lead singers phase. a whole lot of maria taylor, for sure. just ordered some CDs on amazon a few days ago, so i'm excited to (finally) get the sounds' album crossing the rubicon, phoenix's album wolfgang amadeus phoenix, and regina spektor's far.

that's about it with my life. i'm really loving the santa monica public library-- there is so much good stuff lurking around in there... though it's all off-limits to me till end of july. till then, xox.

idk, like an update or something?

[phoenix - 1901 music vid]

totes obsessed with the song. you can d/l it as part of nylon's summer 09 playlist/mix here, along with other songs by a ton of other artists.

this i found on stereogum:
[weezer - cover of mgmt's kids & lady gaga's poker face]

rivers' dancing seems like an accurate depiction of what future (read: older) andrew mcmahon's dance moves will be like. jussayin.

you can check out some new regina spektor stuff here from her new album FAR. premiere of blue lips here and music video for dance anthem of the 90s here via ONTD.

last but not least-- my ♥'s, the sounds, have their whole album crossing the rubicon available for streaming on their myspace. let them know via twitter what your favorite song is! (psst: you can snag a free d/l of dorchester hotel here & if you sign up for their email list, a free d/l of no one sleeps when i'm awake at http://the-sounds.com.) album drops june 2nd. get on board.

ok, so i have MOARR studying to do, so i need to scram. see you next week/month/august or something.

the sounds headlining us tour

apparently the dates are selling out fast, so get yr tix asap.

no one sleeps when i'm awake

Video Recaps | Full Episodes | Webisodes

pssst-- you can hear the recorded version of the single on their myspace.

well, i'm just a girl

in case you've been living under a rock, this was an announcement that i received via myspace bulletin late january: Paramore is going on tour with No Doubt! They'll be the special guests on The 2009 No Doubt Summer Tour along with The Sounds and Bedouin Soundclash.

so basically, this might force me to reach new level of "my heart might explode." NO DOUBT. PARAMORE. THE SOUNDS. could we get a better lineup? no. this is going to be the greatest thing evar, and i'm totes going to all the socal shows. so y'all better watch out. xox

[Buzznet Exclusive: Catching Up with The Sounds in the Studio]


ok so the vid is from december, which i guess is ancient in internet years, but i just had to share the clip b/c i have a girlcrush on maja. you can check out the rest of the sounds stuff on buzznet here.

you'd better hold on tight, spidermonkey

last night, the sounds played a few new songs that they've been recording. so so so good. i esp liked the first one... not sure what it was called though. of course, old crowd-pleasing favorites were played, and i again have a massive crush on all of the members. i hope they don't read this.

twilight = oh deer. i'm going to save my commentary for another day. excuse me while i mourn the loss of my brain cells and my dignity. and my hopes for this movie. ::sits down in a corner, facing the wall::

as you may notice, the time left until finals begin and the time spent utilizing procrastination methods are inversely related. therefore, i think i'm starting a new series of blog posts called "adventures in procrastination." this is where i blog about whatever i feel like blogging about. plus my mom is gone for a few weeks which means my eating habits are going to be absolutely insane.

for example, today i have eaten:
4:00am: mcdonald's chicken strips, med fries, and a med diet coke
1:00pm: chicken thigh, skittles
6:00pm: slice of pep pizza, a few bites of fish, edamame
ETA: 10:00pm: chocolate truffle, miso soup

that was probably the most protein i've gotten this whole week.

also, ETA: thoughts for the day
- what is the sound of one vampire sparkling? trust me... they do.
- if edward sparkles, and bella isn't around to hear it, then does edward make a sparkle!noise?

the city lights are bright enough to blind me

the sounds @ the palladium this thursday, nov. 20, 2008. get yr tix here on livenation. doors 7, show 8. also, i may or may not be dressed up as alice cullen... yes, i do have some shame, just take my word for it.

10 things i hate about you

before miley cyrus ruined that whole line with her 7 things song... blah blah ok i don't hate her. i just have a lot of love for that movie, okay?

anyhow, i've been neglecting my blog and abusing my twitter. i also don't have much of a social life (le sigh) so it's been increasingly difficult to keep up with everything going on. some updates:

- shiny toy guns have an album out today-- kind of loving "ghost town." need to get on that asap.
- the oohlas are opening for letters to cleo, this saturday @ the roxy. get tickets here. i bought one extra so i need a date.
- the graduate is no longer re-releasing their anhedonia-revisited album. they'll be @ the troub on the 13th with ludo and the higher. tix here. (e, are we still going?)
- the sounds are @ the palladium on the 21st.

THE SOUNDS - PRESALE

The Sounds @ Hollywood Palladium on 11/20

Presale starts: Thu, Sep 11 at 10am/ Presale ends: Fri, Sep 12 at 10pm
Link: http://www.livenation.com/event/getEvent/eventId/337185
Use Password: oboe [for the Nokie Ticket Rush Presale]
Public Onsale: Sat, Sep 13 at 12pm

get yr tickets now because it WILL sell out. see you there!

boys, grab your guns

shows i would be attending if i weren't studying...

THE SOUNDS: (check their myspace for further deets)
Dec 9 2007 @ the avalon (hwood) w/ the bravery, 18+ SOLD OUT
Dec 18 2007 @ vic theatre (chicago) w/ the bravery, 18+
Dec 20 2007 @ webster hall (nyc) support act tba, 18+

CHRISTMAS SWEATER FEST: (see here for tix)
Dec 14 2007 @ crash mansion in la. see flier below.

MY AMERICAN HEART: yes, i'm emo and i'm totally 12. deal with it.
go to their website for tix/dates to their california love tour. finally: paul tao says you should go to this: in his words: "Come to one of the shows. The Black Ghosts are playing. The one on Friday the 14th at 8-10 pm is free Dewar's and then free vodka at PYT 10-11. You know what that means? THREE HOURS OF FREE ALCOHOL." (you can tell those are his words cos i don't usually use caps)

so everyone.. please go out and get a life. for me.

i don't see you changing your mind anytime soon

everyone, please watch treaty of paris, aka my bbs (well, technically e's bbs, but sometimes i kidnap them, throw them in the back of my van, and make them dance around with animals in the forest...???)... i digress. watch them do the newz at rehearsals.com.

the sounds show yesterday - super fun dance party!! hipster + warped = the sounds core audience. no crowd-surfing by maja, unfortch.

umm thurs i finally see TAI headline for the first time in a year and a half, thanks a lot, william beckett. TRS is opening, e finally gets to see him play, and i'm soooooo excited! i love regressing back to my 15 year old self.

i just need to make it through tomorrow... and not make any more dumb hearsay/not hearsay jokes.

i've been dying to say this to you

the sounds presale for their 9/17 show @ santa monica civic auditorium starts at 10am today.
p/w: 24hours
link here.

love.

i only think in the form of crunching numbers

major media post today, still trying to put off writing my paper. bad me.

fob video thnks fr th mmrs premiered today (you can d/l it for free over the weekend off their site, if yr browser doesn't keep dying like mine).

thnks smrscn for the youtube link.

tai big mess video.

three (sort of) new buzznet vids on the sounds' page. clicky here for live perf of tony the beat @ abbey road. I MISS THEM. JUST A LITTLE.

last but not least.. i should've posted about this earlier. plz go download the graduate's ep - horror show - for free off of their ap.net page here. i'm not sure what it is but the whole ep is just.. perfect and brills. i love how "the formula" goes back and references sit&sink etc. pretty excited about their full length anhedonia which comes out april 10th.

santi!!!

this life has been no holiday

happy dec. 2nd. even if i didn't meet some of you that day.. i think the day stands for something we can all relate to. hope. happiness. friendships beyond (truckstops and) statelines.. things that are greater than life. the stuff holidays are made of.

this'll be short and sweet, i'm supposed to be studying civil procedure which quite frankly, can die right now. not sure if i'm talking about me dying or civpro dying but i'll take either.

so i was rude to trent and accidentally ignored him while he waved at me on thurs at the sounds @ avalon. i suck at life, apparently i'm blind. anyhow, after a good 10 seconds of vigorous waving (on his part), i was like heyyyy i know you. i didn't bring my camera, but he has a bunch of pictures posted here and i'm sure irene will have some posted laterrrr.

tour buses are hilario + white russians with soy milk are surprisingly delish. and i don't care if birthdays are celebrated for a week in sweden.. i do not give up my drinks. and i will threaten to punch you in the face.

btw it's not summer all the time, unless summer is 55 degrees and freakin COLD.

umm kay. be safe yall.

i've got what i need to get by

YAYYYYYYY pretty much one of my favorite songs off of dying to say this to you.
i like felix's hat.
The Sounds - Painted By Numbers

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