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Thursday, February 6, 2014
dark paradise

Definitely do the 1080p HD setting to watch it. If this (the preview) is not perfection I don't know what is - those cheekbones, the Del Rey creepy rendition of "Once Upon a Dream" (you can get it on google play for free here), AND THAT GIGGLE. All in theaters May 30th!

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Saturday, January 18, 2014
cool tunes

1. airy female vocal




2. Kevin Drew - Good Sex




3. happiest song/music video of the world




4.  disgustingly beautiful...or if you're one of those who don't like this kind of music...it's good homework music!




5. Wild Beasts' new album will be out next month!

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Wednesday, January 8, 2014
New Year New Music

1. & 2. check out this SOHN dude who's super amazing at making chill music!





3. chill-af Australian female Bob Dylan




4. Solange collabs with Kendrick (old song)!




5. saved the best for last - funky tune that totally reminds me of Sylvester :)



Enjoy! School is starting next week!

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Monday, December 30, 2013
Year in Music Part II

Again, my picks. Sorted in alphabetical order of artists' names.


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Saturday, December 28, 2013
Year in Music Part I

My picks.

Top 10
Disclosure - Settle
Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
Kanye West - Yeezus
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories  
Arctic Monkeys - AM
Lady Gaga - ARTPOP
Beyonce - BEYONCE
James Blake - Overgrown
Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience

Honorable Mentions
Arcade Fire - Reflektor
Foxygen - We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors Of Peace & Magic
Burial - Rival Dealer EP
The National - Trouble Will Find Me
Lorde - Pure Heroine
Rhye - Woman
Drake - Nothing Was The Same
Janelle Monae - The Electric Lady
Sky Ferreira - Night Time, My Time 
Local Natives - Hummingbird

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Monday, December 9, 2013
cool tunes

1. Sam Smith's cover of "Do I Wanna Know?" by Arctic Monkeys



2. Katy B...pretty much being a boss



3. A really cool mix of a song from my #1 album of the year - Disclosure's Settle



4. Mike Milosh (voice of Rhye) - "This Time"



5. I don't apologize for being completely obsessed with all the collaborations between Sam Smith x Disclosure. They're the bomb.



Life still goes on despite finals. Music is the joy.

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Sunday, December 8, 2013
Drug of choice

For me, Lady Gaga is the one whose music makes me feel inspired every time I listen to it. (Even my parents agree that listening to her songs makes you feel all pumped and ready to go!) Sometimes, I may not even like the song when I first hear it, but the more I listen, the more I love it. It is the same way with ARTPOP. I really feel she has grown so much since her Fame era and I love this album with all my heart just like the previous three albums. I wanted to write about this album, but due to my super busy schedule right now plus I'm a lazy bum, I never got to do it. (Just like what happened to Yeezus...) I decided I should break it down into one song a time. (Hint hint, links embedded throughout the post.)

The post title is totally appropriate because 1) I feel jazzed up after listening to her music 2) I'm reviewing "Dope" today! "Dope" (click for spotify link...they have a web player now) is the 13th track of the album and was the last song to be released as a single prior to the album's release. It serves as the slow, emotional, dramatic, personal ballad of the album, sorta like "You and I" on Born This Way. I think it's the most emotional song she's ever done and it completely takes over you. In slurred speeches and simple composition with her playing the piano, she starts out singing about drinking and it quickly escalates into full explosion of powerful and personal vocal about needing, with dire desperation, someone she loves but lost for some reason. The whole song remains very confessional in words like "my heart would break without you / might not awake without you", "don't leave me I / I'd hate myself for all my life", "each day I cry", "I'm sorry and I love you". Even though the song is titled "Dope" and she sings about "12 lonely steps [towards drug recovery]", I think the song is less about the drug and more about wanting to fix the relationship. The lyrics is not lacking in references either. She mentions Eric Clapton's "Bell Bottom Blues", which has a similar feeling in terms of lyrics; and Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" (most beautiful 8 minutes you'll ever listen), which is also melancholic.

A particular fragile moment (besides the completely en pointe vocal throughout) I noticed was when she breaths in quite heavily at 2:46 after belting out "been hurtin' low from livin' high for so long" to prepare for the chorus immediately after. If you listen carefully, it's like a mix between a shaky sniff during a cry and simply breathing in. Planned or not, it is quite a good placement there. The production is great even though it's quite minimal (which is the point.)

The cover of the single is pretty cool as well. It is a mash between Michael Jackson (hat, hair, pale skin) and Halloween-chic (teeth, obvs, and outfit). I'm fairly certain she's wearing a Thom Browne jacket, which I love. Thom Browne is a dramatic menswear-turned womenswear designer and this is a typical piece she's wearing. Her skin looks mannequin-like and the bruises remind me of those on the mannequins in the MoMA Alexander McQueen exhibition ("Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty", 2011). The whole thing is an interesting juxtaposition between personal seriousness and jokes. To me, it's pretty much her being really vulnerable while poking fun of herself and be like, "I'm ridiculous and I'm real. So what?" to the media. Very courageous. I love it!

After listening to it for so many times, it makes me feel as bare as she is and unfortunately reminds me of heartbreaks and stuff. So...completely recommend and remains as one of my favorite tracks of the album.

Finals aside, I had to write this because I'm completely obsessed. Check back for more reviews on the album!

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Monday, October 7, 2013
"This is my jam!"

Music makes up for the lack of inspirational posts...right?

1. Ben Khan's "Eden"



2. Purity Ring's remix of Lady Gaga's "Applause"



3. Movement's "Us"



4. Darkside's "Paper Trails" - The album Psychic was released today! It's boss!



5. Mike Milosh (Rhye) singing "Open" to his wife

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Sunday, September 29, 2013
Good vibes - october mix and mood board no. 2



More vibes after the jump!

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Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Experimenting



Clouds above my house looking dreamy as hell.





And totally matching music. I'm guessing I was inspired by the song. (I heard it before I took/edited the photo.)

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Monday, July 1, 2013
July Mix





Celebrating July with some stars and stripes. I could not decide which song on Yeezus to put in the mix, but these two are among my favorites. The beat on the entire album is sick!! Perfect samples from all sorts of artists. (Raf Simons also chose Yeezus for his Dior Couture show today!) If you're interested, I strongly encourage you to watch his performance of "Black Skinhead" on SNL, it is even better than the album version, me thinks. Sublime's "Santeria" is a must-listen for any summer day. Maybe it's the sound, but every time I listen to it, it just reminds me of bright sunny days spent road-tripping. If you're curious what those little white things in the middle of the cover photo are, they're my teeth.

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Saturday, June 29, 2013
US of A

So this is what happened earlier this week: in my Prabal Gurung for TarGEt skirt and coincidental Harry Potter-themed necklaces (owl + Harry's scar), I agreed to take this picture after the occasion, with black hairband on arm. More appropriate accessory: a gun? (More stylish & as expensive alternative: {this} revolver clutch.) Though, I have to give props to my heels for making me look more put together than most people. We ended up eating burgers downtown. Meant to do a full photo diary, but obviously forgot to take pictures.

I am currently studying for the DAT. I had some plans but haven't gotten around to do posts on GoT + {Yeezus}. It's also the end of the month which means new mix. AND I've been keeping up somewhat with the fashion world (though, still need to finish the Fall/Winter 2013 shows and the recently out {Resort} shows), so more mood boards coming your way when I feel inspired enough. Sigh, so many posts, so little time. I don't know how {Margaret} manages it being a law student, super fashionista, creative director, travel enthusiast, and she takes her own photos on self-timer! So much respect for that. Lastly, I recently won her 20th birthday giveaway. So I've been totally eye-ing some {Givenchy} goodies.




Don't forget that Google Reader is going away first thing next month. Follow me and all the other lovely blogs on {bloglovin'}. There's a great app for that too!

photocred: dad

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Saturday, June 8, 2013
Style profile

Please excuse the current awkward state of this blog as I am trying to edit it a little everyday. Meanwhile...may I present to you, mood board #1, some inspirations for the ongoing/upcoming sale season. I recommend you to create your own to guide you through racks/pages (if you're fighting online) of merchandises, where many of our heroic predecessors (and their credit cards) have fallen. Always, always stick with what you will actually wear. It is sad to see a wardrobe full of items brought home from sale events that you rarely touched.





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Friday, May 31, 2013
For tomorrow



Track listing & more after the jump


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Sunday, May 5, 2013
Sunday wisdom...not really. More like sunday depression


*quote from Parachute's song "She (For Liz)", picture from unknown source

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
It's...may!




It's a beautiful playlist. You can also listen to it on Spotify (clicky clicky). I stole Young Galaxy's "Pretty Boy" from Hampton's May '13, which includes some of my favorites like Dead Man's Bones, Morrissey (expect him to be featured next month!), The Gaslight Anthem, James Blake, and Arcade Fire (obviously). I will also feature songs from The Vampire Weekend's new album MVOTC (releasing May 14), The Great Gatsby album (LDR's "Young and Beautiful" and Jack White's "Love Is Blindness" are both from this album, which will be released May 7), potentially other new releases, and old favorites.

*banner for mixtape is photographed by me in Georgetown

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Monday, April 15, 2013
april mix vol ii / drowning in my own sorrows






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Thursday, April 4, 2013
old music, new playlist






You can tell I'm not finding tons of good new music this year, yet.

* featuring 2 Nirvana songs bc Kurt died 19 years ago on April 5th. RIP
* featuring Vampire Weekend bc Modern Vampires of the City will be released early May.
* The Rose with the Broken Neck features vocals from Jack White.
* Birdy covered Fleet Foxes's "White Winter Hymnal" & both songs are featured here.
* if you're wondering, probably all the upcoming playlists will feature at least one JT song.

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
March Mix

This was going on my NYFW post, but I decided to let it have its own post. Enjoy.





This also means, THE NYFW post is coming this week (legit).

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Sunday, February 24, 2013
Funny Things



As promised, Steph gets her own song. It's somewhere in the playlist, Steph (&Pri), you'll know when you see it. As for the rest of you, read on.



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