i'm really in love with these two songs right now... lyrics always mean the world to me, and these ones always hit home. if you know me, you know what i mean. certain situations will remain anonymous to protect the guilty. i just wanted to share the happiness and joy i feel when i listen to these songs :D
seriously, this is probably going to be the funniest movie out all year... unless Seth Rogen has something else coming out... something to look up on imDb... anyway.
omg, i nearly peed myself watching the commercial for this movie the first time. i am going to start laughing like that all the time.... my new favorite <3
without further adieu, the shark part from "Strange Wilderness"... lmfao.
So she gets out, what, tomorrow at noon? I don't know - I gave up following it after she started talking about "finding Jesus". I am super-proud of her, though - she managed to serve her time without so much as a billion dollar lawsuit - just some lame immature antics and Valtrex Withdrawals...
In honor of Paris' release from the Linwood Women's Prison out in Cali, this is my pick for Music Video Monday - or Tuesday - I was lazy yesterday and I also wanted to try to get it closer to the time of her actual "release" (lol, it's like they're freeing a captive animal...)
And because Shannon said she never saw this one. Cracks me up every time :) Enjoy.
Pink - "Stupid Girls"
Congrats Paris - enjoy that afterparty (since you're so turning over a new leaf now, an afterparty is the most appropriate thing to do, RIGHT?) Cr@zy.
A week (almost) later, I am still going NUTS over the new Linkin Park CD, "Minutes to Midnight". I listened to it twice straight through the minute I got it, and I think I love just about every song on it. Watched the online AOL Concert as well, and it totally rocked!! Tickets for a show here in Ohio went on sale Saturday, and my BFF Shannon is going to try like hell to at least get us all lawn seats!! They are a band that's DEFINITELY worth seeing live...
In honor of them this week, my favorite Linkin Park song ever, for Music Video Monday, in all its Moshiness....
OOOOPS! Almost forgot Music Video Monday!! Got a real nice one for y'all this week:
SPICE GIRLS "Wannabe"
Yeah, I know... I know... I used to love this song when it came out, though! I was a Freshman in High School - Give me a Break!! Seriously though it is pretty funny to watch this video now, 10 years later... And hear this song. Sorry 'bout the Karaoke, but it was all YouTube had! (Oh well, sing along, I know you're gonna anyway, LOLz!!!)
Cr@zy Spice Girls... boy, that lasted real long huh?
My friend Jilly-Bean told me last week about this awesome band called Flyleaf. They are a North Texas Rock Ensemble with a Chick Lead Singer. Which always registers as cool in my book.
Their sound is unique, their lyrics are fascinating. Worth checking out while we're waiting for Linkin Park (1 week and counting - 10,621 Minutes to Midnight!!) Here's the vid for their song, "Fully Alive":
I have been in love with Anime Music Videos for about 3 or 4 years now. Being a big fan of Anime and music anyway, this just comes naturally. I first found them on Limewire late in 2003, although I'm sure they've been around longer than that. An Anime Music Video is basically a mashup of a song and clips from a particular Anime series or several series that go with the music. It's pretty cool, even if you're not a huge Anime fan, it's nice to see something different from the normal music video for a change.
Here are my all-time faves, to date:
THE OFFSPRING - "THE KIDS AREN'T ALRIGHT" / DRAGONBALL Z It's a little tedious while they tell a little of the DragonBall backstory, but it's awesome when it gets to the song...
THE BEATLES - "YESTERDAY" / COWBOY BEBOP Oh how I love Cowboy Bebop... and the Beatles... this is beautiful, makes me want to cry...
ATC - "SO MAGICAL" / SAILOR MOON Sailor Moon is probably my fave Anime of all time... First one I ever watched outside of "My Neighbor Totoro"... I have great memories of watching that show and this song....
BILLY JOEL - "ALWAYS A WOMAN" / ANIME GIRLS A tribute to all the girls of Anime... this is such a pretty song, I love watching all the clips they put with it....
I hope you like these Anime Music Videos... You can find a lot more of them on sites like YouTube, or do a Google search for them too....
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH {screaming like a cr@zy chick fan in the crowd at a Backstreet Boys concert over here!!} AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!
Yeah. I just want to pee my pants right now. Seriously. Linkin Park has a new song, new album coming out in a few weeks... I am literally about to cry. These guys are like, my favorite band ever!! I have been waiting for what - 3 YEARS - for them to come out with something "new". They have been releasing things here and there behind the scenes; but not enough to satisfy a fan's addiction. If it weren't for my friend Jill (and her boyfriend John) I would have never known about this either... I don't know how... I get their newsletter...... Maybe it got filtered as spam?!?!?!
So not only is their new song AWESOME, but the music video is AWESOME too. Definitely worth a watch. Their new CD, Minutes to Midnight, is set to be released May 15th at midnight, right after a live concert on AOL. You can get more information about what they're up to, and watch some episodes of LPTV on their website - Linkin Park : Minutes to Midnight.
I can't wait to hear this one - the first song, though reminiscent of their others (because what band doesn't sound like itself?) is already unique enough for me to definitely want to buy this CD. YES I SAID BUY - not borrow, or download for free - but really BUY IT - because I am always in favor of putting out the cash when I see a worthwhile investment. Which, sadly, most of the time is not the case anymore - hence I rarely ever buy an entire CD.
I just love old people, and this only firmed my resolve.
The Zimmers, a collective of 90-somethings in Britain, have formed a sort of, "Psychedelic Rock Band". They're tired of sitting around nursing homes and being old, and they all prove they can still do it just as good as any 20-something band!
Here they are, performing a cover of "My Generation" at Abbey Road Studios:
Please check out this blog. My favorite scrapbooker, Ali Edwards, is trying to raise money for Autism awareness. She has posted re: a video by the band Five for Fighting, which features shots of Autistic children and their families with their song, "World". The band has promised to donate $0.49 to Autism Speaks every time the video is viewed. The money will help fund research for a cure. Please help them reach their 10,000 hit goal.
Pass this on to anyone you know who would care enough to take a few minutes of their time to help support a good cause. It is well worth your time - and not a bad song either!
Thanks so much - Ali is a wonderful person and I hope that her influence in the scrapbooking world will reach out beyond, and hopefully generate interest in a very worthwhile (and very serious!) cause!!
This video is pretty interesting - long, but interesting. Worth the 6 minutes. I learned quite a bit - and it's all scary. REALLY Scary. Watch for yourself!
Here's one you probably never thought about: the opening credits of a movie. An art form in itself. Many people tend to overlook the fantastic artwork and creativity of the opening credits because they are either too busy reading the names or too excited in anticipation for the movie to actually start. Think about it though: there are certain movies you know - you only have to see one frame of the opening credits and you know what movie it is. The opening credits may even contain emotions for you; the music and visuals bring back memories of your experiences with that movie and the feelings attached to it.
These cool people over at Submarinechannel.com have brought this art form to life in a new section of their site called "Forget the Films". Some of the most obscure movies I've seen, but also some familiar ones, and they're definitely all worth a look and contain some great creative inspiration. (But, doesn't the title for "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" look strangely reminiscent of the title for "Catch Me if You Can"?? )
Here are some of my most favorite movie opening sequences. What are yours?
Monty Python and the Holy Grail WOW. This is like seriously my favorite movie EVER anyway, so I couldn't help but put this one here. All I have to hear is that first drum beat, and I know exactly which movie it is. I love these credits so much because they are simple, and they divert your attention from the meaningless lists of names with silly humor comments at the bottom of the screen (about Mooses, and then later about Llamas, LOL.) That, and this is the only existence of crediting in this movie - the end is just THE END and there are no further credits. I guess they did that for the suspense factor ;)
Napoleon Dynamite Wow again. I could have made these credits in my kitchen (and these fools literally did!) This movie was so low-budget but it ended up being AWESOME! I have major respect for Jared & Jerusha Hess; if you watch the commentary on the DVD they talk about how they made the movie in this little town and basically bothered people to use their homes and vehicles and such to construct their "masterpiece". And it SO WAS. I know a lot of people who think this movie is ignorant, but I absolutely love it - I KNEW kids like that in school!! And that song, LOL. That is one of the best opening credits songs ever.
Much love to the people over at Submarinechannel for coming up with this great idea... Now I'll be watching all the credits as intently as I do the films!
Shannon and I were just talking about this today. Haven't heard anything from Alanis Morissette in a while. Jagged Little Pill is still one of the only albums I can listen to all the way through, sing the words to every song, and never get tired of. After the disappointment of her last album then not hearing anything from her besides an acoustic version of the above, I was beginning to wonder whether we'd ever hear anything from her again. I was pleasantly overjoyed when this little breath of fresh air buzzed across HotAir's wires today, so I had to grab it:
Ahhhh... Nobody does it quite like Alanis...
This made me smile, I had to share. :) Hoping that this means we might see a new album from her soon. I'm tired of everything on the radio right now. As I saw it put on Wired's Entertainment blog yesterday:
"(The major labels) have broken away from something that they were extremely good at in the past, which was the development of their particular act or artist," says Stuhlmacher. "They now tend to sign (a bunch of) acts and throw them against the wall of radio and basically see what sticks." - Brian Stuhlmacher, president of cddesign.com (a division of his DiscMasters company).
For comparison purposes only, the original song by the Black-Eyed Peas. Please do not watch it longer than you have to; I will not be responsible for any head explosions or eye gougings.
Ever wondered what it takes to make a mashup? This is it. Only the best of the oldschool turntable junkies can do it this way. Props to DJ Sussex out of London, England. eNjoy...
Yeah, I know most of you probably think that President Bush is an idiot, but I can't say that I do. When you boil it all down, he's just a regular guy who happened to have the right circumstances emerge in his life to make him good enough to be the President of the United States. Sure, he's made some bad decisions, but what President hasn't? And, nine times out of ten, the President is only doing his job - and what he is being pressured to do by his Cabinet or the Congress.
Although this little "stand-up" routine was probably written by someone else, it's the way that Georgie puts it out there - that little smirk he gets on his face when he knows he just said something funny - and the passion that he tries to portray, that makes George W. a pretty good guy in my book. He's trying, he really is! I can only ask what you would do if you were in his shoes? I think he's doing a good job, and I think anyone else would have screwed up the last seven years more than we think HE has.
Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States of America. Thank GOD we live in a country where even the President is a "liberal", no matter what his political affiliation.
OK, so if there's no more good reason NOT to drink and drive, this would be it. Actually, NOT to drink PERIOD.
This has come to be considered probably the funniest video on the Internet among my brothers and Travis... according to them, it reminds them of certain people. I'm sure it will remind you of certain people too.
Thank you once again, YouTube, for making my week.
I sure hope I don't get sued by Disney for posting this... had the hardest time finding a copy of it to put up here. Every one on YouTube was deleted for "copyright infringement" as requested by Walt Disney Pictures. Apparently they don't like free advertising.
I am so excited about this film! I love Pirates, I love Jack Sparrow, I love Orlando Bloom... May 25th is the release date! It looks so awesome! I have heard through speculation from a recent interview with Johnny Depp that there may be more Pirates movies coming - at least, if Johnny has his way there will be. He said that it will be a dark, depressing day in his life when he has to close the door on Captain Jack - but that he will keep the costume and occasionally wear it around the house to entertain his kids.