December 2011
10 posts
that awkward moment...
…when you haven’t seen We Bought A Zoo because you don’t get out much, but you bought the soundtrack because Jónsi scored it and he can pretty much do no musical wrong by you, so even though you act for a career and should probably care more about the actual viewing of a movie, you’re pretty content having solely heard the story by way of an Icelandic beast’s amazing...
tendertetra asked: I find myself strongly attracted to you in a romantic manner. I have like, three different crushes on you. I don't want to creep you out or nothin' (and I hear you got a boyfriend or something)... But I feel like you deserve the world. He should treat you like a princess. Send you flowers and stuff. That's what I would do... if you were my girlfriend.
victoriousheartstring asked: "Nobody said it was easy.." has got to be one of my favorites so far. I have a good feeling about this guy. I think he's great, & I'm saying this though he's still completely anonymous. Your one-of-a-kind love will make far, & I believe that. Fight your love for yourselves and for me in the future. And I love your blog. It's like the story of the other side of...
chumbukkit asked: Okay, now please, don't be annoyed with me if you see my name appear in your ask box more than once or twice. But every time I read your blog (just made the mistake of doing that now) I feel all inspired and empowered and now I'm sitting here in my bedroom in Toronto and looking out into the midnight sky and dreaming about something more and - goodness me, what am I supposed to do about...
smilewhileyousing asked: Hi. I really like reading your blog because you make me realize that everyone thinks weird and wonderful things about the universe and music like I do. It's made the world a much prettier place :)
-roadtrip asked: I think that you are an amazing writer. Reading your posts makes me want to go out and live life to the fullest. Kudos to you.
blueskiesandlullabies asked: Steady As She Goes by Sky Sailing. I heard this song and thought you would like it:) x
scubaflying asked: You are an amazing writer. Just an fyi in case nobody has informed you of this obvious fact. kbai.
"Nobody said it was easy.."
the laughter rings through the wooden restaurant, like we were the only ones in there. we very well could’ve been if you asked us. silence fills our dwindling smiles; joy fading to mellow from the shared laugh just a moment ago. down to my hand, tucked inside his, he spoke in a voice from which the laughter’s now faded, “do me one favour, love?” captivated by his shift, I...
dear Ed Sheeran,
you can cover Skinny Love anytime. for serious. Birdy, you too.
but Ed, not only do I appreciate the ginger-ness of your nature, your vocal chords are a delicious sort of lovely.
also, your Wonderwall cover…
!!!!!!!!!!!
okay, thanks.
November 2011
2 posts
it's not the first time I've written about...
and it wont be the last. something about the dark places in the sky where the moonlight is not just draws the words from my insides. i think they were harboring somewhere under my ribcage, and got stuck in my throat on the way out. but out they swim, into the room that feels like a night breeze, despite all the wool. they swirl around, and some of them strike my eardrums, and they find each other....
Somewhere Only We Know
we could go away together. why don’t we stay in together? we’d acknowledge that we haven’t seen the dark places, & we acknowledge that that’s fine, cuz there’s something shadowy about the lightness that tells me that for that moment, I know what I need to know.
so why can’t we hide from the world together, & be so ourselves that we don’t even feel...
October 2011
3 posts
half-smile
mellow out, with a little charge in your spirit.
grin a little, will ya?
“I Turn My Camera On” -Spoon
“We’re Okay” -The Rescues
“Penny & Me” -Hanson
“Truth” -Alexander
“When I’m Gone [bonus track]” -A Rocket To The Moon
“Synthesizers” -Butch Walker
"...just falling stars on silver screens." →
September 2011
4 posts
polaroids of typewriters
I got one in the post the other day, in a red & blue striped air-mail envelope. I sent one back, in a letter I typed on that typewriter.
I was mailed nostalgia with no strings on its wrists. I reminisced on a time that I didn’t exist in, for a life that wasn’t mine. daydreams are quite nice.
now if this life… a life of photographs in weathered envelopes & smudgy letters...
"How Long Has This Been Going On?" →
vinylove
it’s like, just when you think Adele’s latest record couldn’t be anymore marvelous, you listen to it on vinyl & your ears quake.
I have a bunch of dusty, vintage records that I’ve accumulated since I was 8 in Germany. They’re magical on their home device, but there’s a different vibe when you spin a modern record through a timeless means.
these are some of...
SOME
a few pretty tasty tracks begin with the word “some”. here are some of them. i arranged them in playlist order. loves me some context.
“Something In The Water” -Brooke Fraser
“Somewhere Only We Know” -Keane
“Something Good Can Work” -Two Door Cinema Club
“Something Stupid” -Frank Sinatra
“Something In The Way”...
August 2011
1 post
fluent
According to Gary Chapman, there are 5 love languages: Words Of Affirmation, Physical Touch, Gifts, Acts of Service, & Quality Time.
According to my iTunes library, there’s one love language that escapsulates several of the these at once. I don’t know much about love, but I know that every friendship or relationship I’ve cared about was built, at one point or another, with a...
July 2011
1 post
sidewalking
just shifting feet and following a map of cracks in the pavement. I can’t outwalk the grayblue ceiling sky, but that won’t stop me from trying.
“What To Say” -Born Ruffians
“I’m Nowhere & You’re Everything” -Chris Thile
“That’s Alright” -Fleetwood Mac
“Good Girls” -Chris Cab
“Yes I’m Cold”...
May 2011
3 posts
Adele, deliciously covered and mashed →
this is Rolling in the Deep [ya know, that Adele song that everyone knows..] twirled into a medley with Someone Like You, and Turning Tables. Those happen to be two of my favorite songs on her “21” record, and these musicians happen to be some of my favorite on YouTube. hope you dig.
summer?!
the word summer gives me butterflies.
days full of friends, friends full of time, and time full of opportunities to make it last.
bright sunshine; brighter eyes.
breezy days; breezier clothes.
loud music; louder voices.
you’re in the homestretch.. staying up a bit later, cutting jeans into shorts, pulling your hair back to get some of that delicious sunshine on your skin.
all you need to...
prom.
during my freshman year of highschool, I moved suddenly to California, leaving the FRHS class of 2011 behind. I knew I’d miss out on a lot of momentous milestones, but I didn’t think I was a prom person anyway.
my bestfriend & I both have been through a lot the last few years. from being targeted, cutdown everyday in Hollywood powerstruggles, hiding behind smiles, to celebrating...
April 2011
2 posts
stories, and those who tell them.
hi. my name’s debby and I’m a storyteller.
I don’t think of myself as an actress.. I’m more like a face that takes words from a page, and puts them in front of your eyes.
And I don’t call myself a singer; I’m a voice, lent to music.
And I’ve been writing since I can remember, but I’m not really a writer. I’m a kid with a pen.
But...
1 tag
WatchLast Night: I saw the Strokes live. the crowd was insane, but Julian and the dudes sounded killer.
March 2011
5 posts
"Like Penguins Do"
by Redgy Blackout is definitely a fun summer track; I mainly listen to it for the kazoo.
oh yes. there’s a strikingly hip kazoo line happening there. jam that.
ladyalbums
female solo artists aren’t the first thing I jump to buy, but three recent records that tuck themselves into that category have found their way into my airwaves a lot lately.
Katie Costello, who’s song “Anywhere Place” is a staple on my iPod, released her first full-length album, ‘Lamplight’. it rules. Alternative, quirky, & folky, her production is a bit surprising, but always reflect and...
new york, I love you.
counting down the days to walk your gray streets. craving the energy that comes with yellow cabs and bright lights, and this will be in my ears:
“Pumped Up Kicks” -Foster the People
“Maps” -Yeah Yeah Yeahs
“The Beat Goes On” -Beady Eye
“Second Chance” -Peter, Bjorn, & John
“Zion & Babylon” -Josh Garrels
“Lloyd,...
YouTube Knows Best; →
you know I creep YouTube. here are three of my unforgettables.
so in addition to Jessie J’s purely unreal vocal snazzfest up there,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TswOLHUQFPk
we have the tragically underrated Jayme Dee, who has been a favorite for a bit. her original song Love Whiplash rules; first scope this Posner cover:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDChAIu0LCE
& I just...
gypsy living
pack. travel. work. travel. art. touch base, unpack. repeat.
just this month has put me in California, Indiana, Florida, Missouri, Colorado, Texas, Minnesota, and Tennessee, plus the Bahamas and Calgary, Alberta in Canada..
I’ve traveled since I was 7, and roamed all about Europe, but I never really got a chance to see all the different cultures within these 50 states. Now’s my chance; I’m...
February 2011
4 posts
You're A Song
you’re simple when compiled, but complex when dissected.
vocal free tracks for your reading corner
This weekend, I was on six flights total. I played with 3 sets of lyrics: reformatted, organized, hand copied, and wrote a new piece. I got a lot of interview questions answered, meetings arranged, caught up on my rest.. but mainly, I devoured a threehundred and seventysomething page novel.
When I read on planes, there’s always headphone input to help shut out the in-cabin clatter &...
music humor
”..and then I went to grab the frying pan &it was really hot, but not to worry, it was only a *flatted third* wound!” eh? EHHH?
curious as to how many of you found the humor in this little pun.
when our drummer Jayckub said it, there was a silent pause, then my friends & I just exploded in laughter. we’re such music dorks.
Made Of Matches
that bluesy, classic rock-influenced track I’ve been talking about? Chase & I finished the “final mix” tonight. we always quote DiVinci when we near this point in production: “Art is never finished, only abandoned.”
for two hours tonight we were ‘about done’, but I always found one more thing that I had to tweak. there’s always that vocal level...
January 2011
5 posts
in this world, but not of this world.
I went on a late night run with an old friend tonight, and we ended up on a dirtmound exploring the sky. our conversation went like this.
myself: “Look, there’s Oriion’s belt. and that’s his dagger. and that one right there? that’s me.”
him: “That’s you, up there?”
m: “Yep. ‘In this world, but not of this world,’...
influenced
if you ever listen the music I write & record at home, you can definitely feel my inspirations. the tracks I listen to heavily influence what ends up coming out of our home studio.
currently writing a song that vibes equal parts:
“I Hate Myself For Loving You” -Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
“The Other Side Of The Fence” -Jonny Lang
“Witchy Woman”...
cautionary tales of yesterday
a lot of songs just grab me and make me feel. that’s the best, just succumbing to the soul.. however, with my headphones in, I tend to forget about the outside world, and the social boundaries in it.
“Ohio” -The Black Keys
Thanks, for provoking incessant head bobbing/ shaking/ rolling during your tasty guitar situations.
“Heart Song” -Automatic Loveletter
you make...
"Uncle Funk"
by Deodato. so jive.
This Cover Rules →
solid vocals, the production rocks, video is punchy, and honestly, I just dig his steez.
guy’s the real deal; one of my new favorite YouTube artists, for sure.
I want to meet him.
December 2010
5 posts
this is a love story;
Christmas 2010 was really good to my family. with every crumpled piece of wrapping paper, I thought more and more about sharing my treasures with you, blogreaders. as a family gift, we got ourselves surround sound, so we can all finally hear movie scores, sound affects, concert footage, foley, and levels the way they were mixed. it’s dynamic, I tell ya.
the first personal present I got to...
“Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be...”
– C.S. Lewis
"I've got my things; I'm good to go."
”..you met me at the terminal. just one more plane ride and it’s done.
we stood like statues at the gate; vacation’s come and gone too late.
there’s so much sun where I’m from, I had to give it away.. had to give you away.”
“Bruised” -Jack’s Mannequin
it’s one of my favorite songs of all time, and it’s on repeat on this flight....
we all want to be fought for.
“Make Me Stay” -Gold Motel
quieter vocals that sing loudly;
currently in the air. soaring to the other coast, and listening to a couple tracks that are new to my library. One came after the other on Shuffle, and I noticed a sliver of a similarity. In both of the songs, the vocal levels aren’t insanely prominent. I feel like in a lot of popular music, the singer’s track stands punchily on a bed of synths and instruments. These two defy that, one...
November 2010
4 posts
mashedup/ Feel My Heart EP
My brother just walked in with his guitar, and proceeded to play an acoustic mashup of:
“Pearl” -Katy Perry
“Use Somebody” -Kings of Leon
“Secrets” -OneRepublic
and after using the chorus of Secrets as a bridge, resolved the whole thing by going back to Pearl, after a breakdown. Words can’t describe.
the kid is brilliant. and had the nerve to...
legitimate
real music, a true band, pure love of the art.
http://www.youtube.com/gracepotterofficial#p/u/6/d—Q3CgXXsU
Mind you, the bassist Catherine is playing a glass water bottle with a butter knife. & the percussionist is keeping the time with an ice bucket in one hand, and a bottle of meds in the other. They’re using a hairdryer as a pad behind the three guitars, and everyone’s...
resting in a labyrinth
“Show me what your mind is showing, and I’ll tell you where I’m going
You winding labyrinth, you’re a fireplace; you unabridged art, & you’re fight with a face
I’d like to spend a little time, just resting in your tangled mind
Tuck me in, if you dare, and sing your lullaby to get me there
But is it wrong that when I wake, I want a souvenir to...
"You speak in hooks."
sometimes, you meet a person whose conversation is pretty much a string of sentences or phrases that have an exceptional habit of drawing you in.
In a song, the ‘hook’ is basically the part that reaches out, grabs into your mind, and gets you invested in the song. In a lot of pop, it contains the title, like when Bruno Mars goes “..because you’re amazing, Jusssst The Wayyy...
1 tag
citylights: my song
Now, I love people. I do. In groups or the other half of a pair, most of my life is lived in the company of my friends/ family/ new aquaintances/ complete strangers. And I love it. There’s so much you can learn from how other people feel about life, or events, or ideas, or pop culture. And there’s nothing like your laugh just dancing on top of someone else’s, or sliding into a...