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Photo Essay from Outside Lands

The Crowd is My Windbreaker

I'm so glad Outside Lands is packed because the masses block the Bay Area breeze coming in with the fog. My loud, angry rock quota was fulfilled with the first set I saw today by The Liars. I've never seen a singer get that close to a mic before. His lips were entirely wrapped around it (the...

On-the-go. Vancouver edition

DC: i can't believe that this is your fourth iPod. SPOILED. it's true. some people have a vestigial need for music in their lives, but mine has apparently become an appendage. i drown out the world on the train and i'm closed off. BUT, in my defense, i had an iPod mini whose battery life depleted,...

Lupe Fiasco Concert

Indie Music On TV

One thing I've noticed lately is a trend towards having indie music in TV ads and TV shows. It makes sense to me... From an indie artist's perspective, they have to support their art SOMEHOW, and at least doing ads and TV shows gets their music to a wider audience. From a TV/ad executive's...

The best thing about Weeds...

I have to say I love this show. I love that they address real issues and put everything in perspective. I mean, pot use is really a fact of life in America, whether it's illegal or not, and I think because Mary-Louise Parker's character defies the stereotype of a pot smoker it just puts a great spin...

Love Triangles

Am I the only one whose favorite storyline was in the very beginning, when Lucas was interested in Nathan's girlfriend (Peyton)? I know it didn't last very long and played itself out pretty quickly but for some reason love triangles in general always really interest me. I was also really into the...

Indie Music On TV

One thing I've noticed lately is a trend towards having indie music in TV ads and TV shows. It makes sense to me... From an indie artist's perspective, they have to support their art SOMEHOW, and at least doing ads and TV shows gets their music to a wider audience. From a TV/ad executive's...

"...so I could be lovely for you"

"I didn't eat for three days so I could be lovely for you." Cassie Ainsworth, SKINS That's one of my favorite quotes... I think everyone has probably felt like that a time or two, especially while growing up. Between peer pressure and pressure from family pressure it's hard NOT to feel like that,...

If you want to talk about emotional...

I think one of the most emotional times in anyone's life is the last few years of high school... There's so much pressure and so much effort being put into figuring out who you are. It's also when we're all making all of our mistakes, which has a huge emotional impact. I think for me the worst part...

Nicholas Holt!

Britain has always had such a great tradition of acting, and I think you'll have to agree that Nicholas Holt is one of Britain's most promising new talents. He was really moving in "About A Boy" with Hugh Grant... His performance was reviewed better than Hugh's in many cases! Honestly I can't wait...

Thank GOD for BBC America

I don't know about you guys, but I've always felt a little disappointed by American TV. Some of it is good but I've just never been too excited about it. I've always much preferred foreign shows, such as the BBC's programming. The characters are just so much more realistic, or maybe it's just that...

A little bit of Britain in the US!

I don't know about you guys, but I've always felt a little disappointed by American TV. Some of it is good but I've just never been too excited about it. I've always much preferred foreign shows, such as Degrassi (from Canada). The characters are just so much more realistic, or maybe it's just that...

While we're waiting for Degrassi...

I don't know about you guys, but since the last season of Degrassi ended I've been missing it like crazy. Especially Marco, he'll always be my favorite! The things I've heard about Season 8 sound promising but it's going to be awhile before we get it here in the US :( I need something to fill the...

Roskilde Festival Day One - the Jump off Before the Jump Off

Allow me to begin by reassuring readers may that a weekend seeing various hip hop acts has not turned me into a devoted speaker of hip-hop type lingo, but the title is a reference to the Westwood interview with headliner Jay-Z at Glastonbury (also playing Roskilde) which entertained me greatly as it...

Throw some tunes at cha!

Supposed to be writing an article to be published for work but I'm blogging instead. I'll think of this as a warm up to getting thoughts onto the keyboard. Anyways, found some great music today so hopefully you enjoy it too. First up: Black Kids - I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance...