O-M-Glee

Have you seen it yet? "Glee"? Oh holy crap it is GOOD! I just finished episode 4 and I cannot wait for the next one! The music is amazing, the acting is pretty great, the talent is brilliant, and the writing is unparalleled. I've been waiting for a show like this for my entire life and I didn't even know it.

My favourite characters are Rachel Berry (played by Lea Michele) and Sue Sylvester (played by the incredible Jane Lynch)! When Rachel sings "Don't Stop Believing" in episode 1? I get shivers all over!

Here's a clip that sums it all up for me! (Excuse the terrible quality. I had a GREAT version of this clip before, but naturally FOX took it down.)

Tips to GFs & BFs alike:

Don't be freaks!

Go Go!

Although I firmly believe I was meant to be born in 1987 and that I am a child of the 1990s/2000s, I think I could've really rocked the 80s. It was SO choice.

FEROSH.

WTF?!?!

Like... who came up with the story for this one?! I wouldn't be surprised if it was Lady Gaga herself. She is COMPLETELY outrageous and I'm going to say absolutely FIERCE. Not sure if I love her, but it's safe to say that there's nobody else like her out there! WHAMMY!!!

Did you see her at the VMAs?! What a total freak!!!

I love it!!!

Blown FAR away!

I had to at least say SOMETHING right after the Regina Spektor concert. It was tonight in Toronto at the Sound Academy and I went with my GF and it was ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.

I'm exhausted, but here are some highlights...

• She sang "Bobbing for Apples" which has one of my most favourite lyrics ever: "Someone next door's fucking to one of my songs".
• She practically (if not completely) sang the entirety of her new album, "Far". It may have even been in order for the most part.
• Her encore was "Samson", "Us", "Fidelity", "Hotel Song", and a country-ish one that I may or may not have recognized. Regardless, she KILLED the encore with some (relative) oldies.
• She played "Poor Little Rich Boy", which was one of the first 3 Regina songs I ever heard ("Samson" and "Carbon Monoxide" were the other two).

The night was a TOTAL blast, but Sound Academy is not my fave venue. It's crowded, narrow, and I've heard better acoustics. Furthermore, it's in the middle of nowhere! I'd much prefer Kool Haus or, as the GF suggested, a solid venue like Massey Hall. I saw Adele there and it was a way better experience when you're seeing a singer/songwriter with such pipes, you know?

ANYWAY - bed time!

Hype!

Awesome Vampire Weekend cover!

If you haven't heard of it, check out www.hypem.com!

It's an awesome site that keeps track of what music bloggers write about. They handpick a set of kickass music blogs and then present what they discuss for easy analysis, consumption and discovery. This way, your odds of stumbling into awesome music or awesome blogs are high. (Paraphrased from their site.)

The Lovely Bones

I'm re-reading The Lovely Bones in anticipation of the movie.

It looks unreal.

Evolution of Rap

I'm lovin' Jay-Z's new album so I watched this video.

Then I started thinking: rappers are looking different these days.

Therefore, let's look back at the Evolution of Rap.

(The year next to the rapper's name is the year they became active as an artist).

The Sugarhill Gang - 1975

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - 1978

Public Enemy - 1982

Run DMC - 1983

KRS-One - 1985

N.W.A. - 1986

Jay-Z - 1986

Tupac Shakur - 1989

Snoop Dogg - 1992

The Notorious B.I.G. - 1992

Kanye West - 1998

Drake - 2006

Kid Cudi - 2007

Vampires: Hot or Not?

Two posts in a day. BRAP!

What are your thoughts on vampires? I've never been a fan, I'll be honest. I connect vampires with geeky/weird high school students or even weirder university students. Needless to say, they've never really been my thing. To each their own though, right? I mean, vampires have a HUGE fan base. Twilight, Buffy, and now Vampire Diaries, I hear...

However, I've made an exception to the rule: True Blood.

If Alan Ball likes vampires, then I'm in!

G.R.A.V.Y.

Fave Joints Right Now
I'm in the House feat. [[[Zuper Blahq]]] - Steve Aoki
Little Secrets - Passion Pit
Jerk It - Thunderheist

Saw MSTRKRFT Wednesday night. They were sick, but it was the whole experience that made the night so fun! Obviously MSTRKRFT were AWESOME, but it was more about being with amazing people! That being said, I flipped when they played their "D.A.N.C.E." remix. I love that track!

In looking for a video with the "D.A.N.C.E." remix, I found out that this song is dedicated to Michael Jackson. I effing love Justice.

Then I found THIS! D.A.N.C.E. and its many reincarnations are my JAMS today!

One more thing: Just found out that a store in Waterloo, Ontario called Unit 5 carries Dim Mak apparel. That's INSANE! Only two cities in Ontario have stores that carry Dim Mak stuff. Toronto (my hometown) and Waterloo (where I live right now). I LOVE my cities!

Down with Webster!

Proud to say I went to high school with this animal.



Check out their MySpace!

In the House!!!

Speaking of Aoki.......

Masters of the Kraft

Who are those people? Well if you seriously don't know by now, that's Jesse F. Keeler on the left and Steve Aoki on the right. JFK is one-half of MSTRKRFT, a Toronto-born electro DJ duo. Aoki is a Japanese-American club DJ, record producer, and founder of Dim Mak Records. In short, these dudes are serious in the electro/DJ world. I have had the great fortune of seeing Steve Aoki twice and MSTRKRFT once, and now...

I'm seeing MSTRKRFT again!!! WOOT!

I cannot wait. MSTRKRFT is playing at Elements Night Club in Kitchener next Wednesday, September 9th, and I'm gonna be there. Brap! Check these boys out. They're wicked.

Happy long weekend! PAYCE!