the half baked music snob

2012-05-28T14:18:00.000+05:30

Acid Baby Jesus

Acid Baby Jesus is a four piece band hailing from Greece. Their tunes can easily be mistaken for some garage punk music of the 70's or something. I've been obsessing over their tunes for quiet some time now.

Their self titled LP is a mixture of garage punk and psychedelia. Some of the tracks show an obvious influence of the Black Lips on the band, like in the song "mesmerized". They even toured with Black Lips which I think is really cool. The track "Homo sapiens" sounds heavier than the rest of the tracks in the album and it's a total babe! "Oh Aurelia" and "I'm a baby" are very pop induced tracks. "I'm a baby" sounds like a 60's tune. "Old fart" is another amazing track. It's a slow and more psychedelic track. "Tooth to toe" is a slow 60s sounding track with which I've fallen in love. The first track of the album "Tomboy" is an upbeat rock n roll track. So is "Fingerpainting" and "Tyrannosaurus Rex" ('Just like a dinosaur'...this is addictive.) Damn! All the songs are great in this album. These guys are incredible.

Listen to the whole album here :

&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://slovenly.bandcamp.com/album/acid-baby-jesus-self-titled-lp"&amp;amp;gt;ACID BABY JESUS self-titled LP by Acid Baby Jesus&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;

2012-05-27T22:15:00.000+05:30

And that's what happened.

So, yesterday was the day I was supposed to graduate (I dint cos of a few fucked up assignments and also because I'm pretty good at being fucked up). I had totally forgotten about it until I saw the photos that my classmates (with whom I rarely and painfully socialize) posted on FB. It's not like I was dying to go for the graduation ceremony. I just want the certificate. You know, the certificate that says that I have managed to do something that normal people do and that I dont have to ever go back to that fucked up place again? Have to wait a whole fucking year to get that now.

But anyway when people ask me how my graduation went i just scrunch up my face and go like...

Yes. I feel bad. I might cover it up by listening to music that almost no one listens to and feel so cool about it. #hipsteralert . But deep inside I do feel bad.

I love Faris Rotter and his various facial expressions.

A lot of people have helped me in making me not fall into a 'non-graduate' depression (I don't even know if it's grammatically correct). Like Kasabian's Tom Meighan who recently called the band One Direction "Five Little Dicks". I don't think anyone managed to describe the boy band this accurately. He's hilarious and adorable. I also found real pleasure in reading the comments written by One Direction fans. They are so wonderfully dumb. One Directioners reading this post.....try not to take it personally.

Snake & Jet's Amazing Bullit Band

Snake & Jet's Amazing Bullit Band makes pretty amazing music. They sound like some 80's indie-psychedelic rock band. I'm loving their tunes. Take a listen.

2012-05-23T00:42:00.000+05:30

Shit Robot.

I'm going through a serious electronic/ dance/ house music phase right now. No, I'm not talking about the so-called 'music' that Guetta makes. Guetta can go and fuck himself. I'm talking about serious cool shit.

Serious cool shit like SHIT ROBOT.

Shit Robot is the pseudonym used by Irish electronic musician Marcus Lambkin. He also has a DJ partnership with LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy. After years of DJ-ing, in 2004 he finally started recording his own music with releases on DFA records from 2006.

Lambkin's music is a combination of techno, electronica and house. It's one of those kind of tunes that keeps your head bobbing and makes you feel like you're high on something, if you know what I mean ehhh?? ;)
(Never-mind me. I just have to be lame. It's a compulsion.)

Seriously. This is good shit. The kind of good shit that seems to be attracting a lot of creepy dudes. No Im not talking about myself...mainly because I aint a 'dude'. Im talking about this dude who commented on one of Shit Robot's videos on youtube saying that he wants to make sweet, sexy, romantic love to that particular track and that he wants to take it to an alleyway and get it pregnant. Weird much?! o.O Not that I have a problem with Creepy dudes.

Anyway.

Lonely Planet.
This is crazy shit.

Chasm
I love this one. The creepy dude loves it too. ;)

Truimph.
Another good one.

Teenage Bass b/w 'Space Race' sampler

A recent upload. Not very recent. But recent.

P.S: If at all the creepy dude reads this post and finds it offensive, I want him to know that I think he's totally cool. And that maybe he'll get really famous because he got featured here and that he'll probably get a lot of thumbs ups for the comment. I've given that comment a 'thumbs-up' myself. :)

Apart from having a lot of compulsions, I also get easily fixated with people, words and so on. It's a condition. I can't really help it. Im just going to stop typing now.

2012-05-22T15:55:00.000+05:30

“I was never young. This idea of fun: cars, girls, saturday night, bottle of wine... to me, these things are morbid. I was always attracted to people with the same problems as me. It doesn't help when most of them are dead.”

Happy Birthday Morrissey. You charming 53 year old!

No need to scrunch your face and all. It's just a birthday wish. No one's making you listen to a Madonna record here.

Some of you might be aware of my..uhh...quiet creepy obsession with Morrissey. If you don't then feel free to read these posts:

Obsessing over the Wilde Child.

Handsome Devil.

I admit. I'm not obsessed with him as much as I used to be. But he's still simply incredible. He's wise, he's weird, whenever he danced he put on the most peculiar dance moves. I love his wit. Figuratively speaking, he's got the biggest mouth ever. And I adore it. And even if he never meant to, he (and his lyrics) played a very important role in my life.

So again, Happy Birthday Mozza! Or maybe 'Un'happy Birthday. Whichever one you prefer :)

"...to die by your side is such a heavenly way to die."

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2012-05-14T01:54:00.001+05:30

Keep Calm and Listen to ME.

- A.K.A The (pretty cool) senseless post.

When I was young, I used to hope that every person I found annoying (which is almost everyone)...around me would just start being better people. But now I have finally come to the realization that it's me who needs to get better. But then again, when I meet some other people, I feel maybe I shouldn't really try to improve everything about myself because then there wouldn't be anyone to annoy these other people because the world only makes sense if someone hates everyone or if everyone hates someone because we do not want to be like Lennon and Yoko, do we now?

Yes, Maybe I am mad. Yes, I have lost my mind, body and soul. Everything is lost. Including my senses which you must have guessed by now.

But again, maybe we shouldn't come to conclusions. Or at least I shouldn't. Because after all, "Much Madness Is Divinest Sense", Isn't it?

If Emily Dickinson ever happened to read this post, as a ghost or as a clone or somehow, she would either be impressed by my incredible senselessness or she will finally get used to the idea of death by killing me.

Yes.

The Drugs Don't Work. Like EVER.

2012-04-18T17:35:00.000+05:30

SHERLOCKED

An appreciation of the tv show Sherlock.

I was never a fan of the Sherlock Holmes movies. You might disagree with me but I think its too boring. Something's "off" in the movies. But then I started watching BBC's Sherlock starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock and Martin Freeman as Watson. It shows a modern day Sherlock Holmes who is pretty addicted to texting and who wears nicotine patches...yeah its a little wierd if you're used to the Sherlock in the books, but other than that everything else is pretty much the same old legendary Holmes. I don't think you will find a better Sherlock and Watson anywhere else outside of the Sherlock Holmes books. If you haven't seen it yet, then you should. It's brilliant, witty and very very addictive.

The legendary 221B Baker Street.

John Watson: [upon first seeing Baker Street] Well this is a prime spot. Must be

expensive.

Sherlock Holmes: Mrs. Hudson, the landlady is giving me a special deal. She owes me a favor. A few years back her husband got himself sentenced to death in Florida. I was able to help her.

John Watson: So you stopped her husband from being executed?

Sherlock Holmes: Oh, no. I ensured it.

"Dear god!! What is it like in your funny little brains? It must be so boring."

Cracks me up every single time XD

Andrew Scott as Jim Moriarty - the most adorable 'consulting criminal', I must say.

The Woman. You'd know if you've seen the episode.

I find this hilarious. Martin Freeman is so glad that boobs exist.

Are You???

2012-04-16T15:03:00.003+05:30

Oliver Tank.

Into the wild???

Oliver Tank is a musician from Sydney, Australia who makes dreamwave/electronic music. His music is a mixture of soft and slow electronica with beautifully soothing synths and vocals that melts into the music. He lists his influences as Boards of Canada, Jon Hopkins and James Blake and his music does have a touch of James Blake in it. A bit of Bon Iver too. I think.
His 2011 EP 'Dreams' is quiet a brilliant record which ought to be listened to, especially the track "Last night I heard everything in slow motion". Take a listen :

&amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://yespleaserecords.bandcamp.com/track/last-night-i-heard-everything-in-slow-motion"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Last Night I Heard Everything in Slow Motion by Oliver Tank&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;gt;

You can listen to the entire EP here:

&amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://yespleaserecords.bandcamp.com/album/dreams"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Dreams by Oliver Tank&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;gt;

I have a personal favorite and it goes by the title "I cant sleep". I love the slow beats and the lyrics at the end of the song. It's something new and it's nice :

Listen to the new track, "help you breathe". It's beautiful.

And uhh...for those of you who might want to stalk him. Here you go:

http://soundcloud.com/oliver-tank

http://www.facebook.com/olivertankmusic

2012-04-11T19:40:00.000+05:30

Horror-ifying.

Yes. I'm back.

What have i been doing???

I've been busy wasting time and energy in doing nothing at all and well..uhh...maybe getting a little wasted too. I'm telling you, It actually feels good to do nothing, to be a useless piece of shit, to not use your brains for a while, to be so very spaced out and lost that you have no fucking idea what others are/were talking about and to read a novel and then realize that you were hardly paying any attention that you don't even know the names of the characters properly. It's a really good feeling you see....

OK. It felt PATHETIC. I missed blogging okay? There. I said it.

A day back, I was reading about this serial killer Ted Bundy. I don't know why but i did quiet a bit of research on him. Very interesting guy. Got electrocuted in an electric chair and all. He's dead meat now...or bones...whatever. He was devoid of any kind of emotion other than rage, I think. Very good looking too. I think when it comes to serial killers, looks matter a lot. That's how they charm their way into murdering or raping & murdering people as in the case of Ted Bundy.

You know, at times i kinda feel scared for myself because I get these extremely weird thoughts and some of it are kinda murderous. And I'm also obsessed with killers and crime related stuff. I don't know what it is with me and reading the life stories of serial killers and watching detective tv shows. Now it HAS to be crime related "TV shows", you see, I'm not that into crime novels and stuff. I've read a couple of Agatha Christies when I was young and that was it.

Well, the point is that I think have a killer in me. And the bastard Freud aint helping at all. What if there's a killer in me and it is reflected through my obsessions with serial killers and detective/ crime TV shows.

Freud. The unconscious. Ring a bell???

Or maybe I'm just Schizophrenic. You see, with all the lack of interest in blogging and in everything else in life and this thought that I've been having which made me feel that I'm growing less and less intelligent day by day and also these murderous thoughts that have been invading my mind made me come to a conclusion that maybe I'm schizophrenic.

I know exactly what you're thinking right now.

That I am a very very dumb person.

You're wondering why you even bothered to read so far.

You're wondering why you even bothered to follow me in the first place.

Well, i have nothing to say. Mainly because i can't think of anything to say. So I'm just gonna leave it at that.

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Well, what's this blog without a bit of music in every post!

The Horrors

Brilliant music, Incredible style, Good hair, Strangely Skinny legs, Lovely dark pointy shoes, eye makeup, Out-of-the-coffin looks, Overall Weirdness and Three incredibly good albums constitutes The Horrors.

I bet everyone's familiar with their recent hit "Still life", a beautiful song. It's more Indie compared to their earlier more post-punk/shoegaze style.

I love Still Life but I honestly miss their earlier tunes. I like Indie alright but i miss those "She is the new thing" times. They literally scared the audience during live shows. They did justice to the name of the band. Unlike 'Vampire weekend' if you get what i mean (They're a very good band though).

You don't find a lot of bands like the Horrors today. They're so beautifully strange.

Here are a few videos of The Horrors performing live :

People keep saying that the Horrors are emo which is disgusting....mainly because I've got issues with that particular word. There is nothing called Emo. You cant categorize a particular set of people as emo cos it means they're emotional. People in general are emotional. Everyone shows emotion in one way or the other. Even the whole idea of being emotionless is an emotion. So how the fuck can we say that people who are sad and introverted are emotional??? They're emotional alright. And so are people who giggle or laugh a lot. And so are people who freak out every now or get pissed often or feel horney most of the time. My point is that this whole Emo scene that most youngsters love is just a style statement. Because most of the people who I've met and who claims to be all Emo are not at all sad as the "EMO" guidebook says emos should be and they embrace life like no one else on this planet. All these people care about is the dressing style. Hair, make-up, piercings and black clothing.

I think if someone actually fits the whole Emo category, the person should just say that he/ she is 'fucked up'. Fucked up is good.

And there's no history to the Emo scene. For instance: The whole Gothic scene has a history, there is gothic art, gothic literature and so on. There is more to being Gothic than the dressing style. EMO doesn't. You get what I mean??

You still think I'm dumb, don't you???

In case you wanna say 'No offence'...my reply is 'none taken' :)

Thank you for reading.

2011-11-06T15:36:00.000+05:30

I drew Scarlett here, over a month back while I was sitting in this coffee shop that I so dearly love. (My friends hate the place. They think It's too boring)

She said..."Curse the one's who've hurt you. They deserve nothing but tragically horrid lives."

But again...there is no point cursing them, is there? They're already living extremely dreadful lives filled with complete ignorance. They think they're happy...but god knows if they really know what happiness means. And they claim to know all about sadness...again...pure ignorance. If they really know what sadness means then why would they laugh at the ones who prefer to remain out of the circle or ends up being ignored?

This is the painting that I'm working on right now. And now that I'm almost done with it...I don't know what the fuck I've painted! It looks terribly weird! My mom thinks it's a penis peeping out of a window. What say you? lol.

WARPAINT- Set Your Arms Down.
I forget everything else while listening to this track. It's pure bliss. Mesmerizing.
Such an amazing band.

2011-11-03T04:26:00.004+05:30

SO people....There's good news! Zooey Deschanel is FINALLYY...Single!! No kidding.

She's splitting up with Ben Gibbard, ending their marriage of two years......it's quiet sad actually....but you know...Zooey makes me happy and a 'Single' Zooey makes me happier! (LESBIAN ALERT!)
Come on...how can you possibly NOT crush on her??! !! And do you watch "New Girl"??? I wouldn't call it an amazing show or anything but it's cute. She's cute!

Anyway...all I have to say is that it's time for all of us fans to go get a Facial...or a slap in the face'...as Morrissey calls it :D

Also. She & Him is coming up with a new album. It's called "A very She & Him Christmas"...dunno why they chose a Christmas theme...i was expecting something more...different??? They've already posted one track online. It's called "The Christmas Waltz" and is a cover of Frank Sinatra's '57 classic. It's an amazing song and an incredible cover. But I'm wondering....will a whole album with christmas related songs be...uhh..great? But again...it's probably me being toooo judgemental. :)

Enjoy Christmas Waltz :)

She & Him - The Christmas Waltz by MergeRecords

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Well...it's not just She & Him who has been coming up with new materials...You can watch Mumford & Sons debut their new song "Ghosts that we knew"..in this video. I'm loving the song!

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"Dear Mumford & Sons,

How are you? :)

Please start working on a new album and please stop touring. I wont be able to attend any of your gigs anyway. So I really don't think there's a point in continuing with the tour!

Kindly think about it :)

With love,

The Half-Baked music snob"

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oh...mahnn!! hawwtttt!!!

Most fans hate Alex Turner's new hairdo. But I must say that I'm Loving it!! You Go Alex!!! Rockabilly looks perfect on you. Hawt and Sexayy!! I know it's kinda sad to say this...but the break-up totally suits you Alex!

Now do i love it when my favourite music artists go through a breakup !?!

I'm such a sadistic bitch!!

2011-10-23T04:19:00.002+05:30

Zorbing

So I want to get a t-shirt with a picture of Morrissey printed on it. And every shop I know of can only print it in A4 size! How annoying? What the fuck am I gonna do with an A4 size picture on a t-shirt that's two times bigger than me?

What? What? What?!..

Umm...maybe the t-shirt's not that huge but still...you know.

I bet even Morrissey won't like it.

Told you!

Seriously. Everything that's happening in my whole damn life seems very annoying these days. I mean how will it not seem annoying considering the characters that I bump into every now and then.

For example, this guy in college...a friend's friend thinks that I've got a crush on him! I mean seriously? Why in the world would I have a crush on an ignorant little twat who looks like Rajnikanth's long lost bastard child?

(If you don't know who Rajnikanth is...then you should probably google it. Oh...you should definitely google him. He is one of the wonders of the world. He is the..uhum.. "Superstar" here in South India. No. Don't even get me started on it.)

I mean...WHY? What in the name of the holy world of jojobian butterfly did I say or do for him to think that I'm crushing on him? The stupid fucker! And he is singing it out loud..as if he won the fucking grammy!

I keep meeting such characters you know? Especially guys. Self loving little imbeciles....

The only person I care about is Morrissey. Nothing else matters to me.

Fuck yourself if you're not getting fucked you stupid fool. Stop fantasising about me crushing on you. Not gonna happen Bitch. Not gonna happen.

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Now getting back to music. It Stornoway time!

Stornoway is this incredibly talented indie-folk band from Oxford who came up with 'Beachcombers Windowswill', one of the best albums of 2010. I love their music. I love their wit. And I think they're good looking too :) Now they can accuse me of crushing on them.

Enjoy Zorbing. An amazing song.

And Thank You for reading this nonsense post :)

2011-10-03T21:03:00.001+05:30

So someone I know comes to me with her fingertips covered with glitter...
I say: 'Looks like you just fingered a Barbie. It glitters!'

It's not funny. But I thought I'll mention it anyway.

Been a bad bad Blogger. I know.

My shrink says I've got social phobia. That might explain my absence...every now and then. I was thinking of deleting this blog...but then I was like 'Fuck no.'

Don't ask me why I'm talking shit. I just feel like, Okay?

In the meantime...here goes Gil Scott Heron and Jamie xx. I usually don't like remixes a lot. But this one's cool. It's coolness at it's heights.

2011-09-03T01:07:00.004+05:30

A Creature I Don't Know.

'A Creature I don't know' is the third album of folk singer-songwriter Laura Marling, which will be released on the the 13th of September.
In this LP , you can hear her invoking the muse, welcoming the beast and telling strange tales of a wounded soul. It's filled with darkness and despair and yet it sounds nothing but beautiful . I would've told you the tales (or at least given a summary) but the album isn't out yet (I am an excellent storyteller btw. I still remember the time when I tried to put my tiny cousin to sleep by telling him some stupid story. He ended up smacking me in the face. Stupid kid. But anyway, I took revenge on him by telling him that I'll call the Arab next door. He was scared of Arabs for some weird reason.)
Anyway, here's 'Sophia'. Beautiful video. Amazing song.

A Creature I Don't Know:

01. “The Muse”

02. “I Was Just A Card”

03. “Don’t Ask Me Why”

04. “Salinas”

05. “The Beast”

06. “Night After Night “

07. “My Friends”

08. “Rest In the Bed”

09. “Sophia”

10. “All My Rage”

2011-08-30T19:03:00.001+05:30

Mr & Mrs Smith

Mr & Mrs Smith is the stage name of singer-songwriter Hollis Smith, who makes hauntingly beautiful Bluesy-folk noir music. I was drawn to her music when I first stumbled upon her song "Paris", an extremely beautiful and exotically dark and haunting track. Her voice has a way of capturing your senses and keeping you spellbound.
Well, I was able to talk to her(virtually), during which I asked her a few silly questions :P......

So, why did you choose the name 'Mr & Mrs Smith'? Isn't that like one of the worst movies ever!? (No offence if you like the movie. :D)

--Haha, Yes it is a pretty awful movie, and No, I do not like it. I was going by my name Hollis Smith for awhile and in 2010 I decided to change it to Mr. & Mrs. Smith. I felt that it better represented who I am as a person and musician. The duality of my personality, characters, and songs.

I find your music very dark and exotic...it's truly mesmerizing. When did you start making music? Who are your musical influences?

--First off Thank You! Haunted/Haunting is the descriptive word used most often about my music. It is on the dark mysterious side of things. I'm a very eclectic person drawn to the character in old and odd things/people.

I started writing my own songs in 2001, very different silly songs compared to what they have evolved to now. It wasn't until 2007 after the death of my father and buying a 1920's house with my mom that is haunted did I start taking songs more seriously and recording them. The house surrounded and surrounds me with this powerful creative energy.

Creating music is a therapy and much needed form of expression. I always say that if you want to get to know me, really listen to my songs and observe my creations. You will understand a lot more about me than verbal communication alone, which I'm not very good at.

Hmmm....who has inspired me musically? Patti Smith, Tom Waits, David Bowie-whom I also share a bday with, Nina Simone, Bob Dylan, Early female post punk, new wave, Old front stoop blues and smokey lounge blues jazz, Old Country and Cowboy songs, Odd and strange voices and music. The list goes on.

I do not consider myself to be much of musician, I barely pluck away at the guitar backing up my vocals and lyrics. But, I don't know what I'd do if someone said to me that from now on in order to live you can no longer be a musician. At age 3, I wanted to be an Opera singer, been singing ever since.

I love the lyrics to the song 'Sirens'. I really do think that being psychotic or crazy is the new sane. I think a lot of people like me can relate to those lines. What made you write those lyrics? Is there a particular topic that you write about a lot?

--I created "A Collector's Guidebook" with an approach I had never done before. It was written and recorded for the German Indie label Dying For Bad Music (DFBM). I am a spontaneous person especially when it comes to writing songs, usually I have a quick framework of lyrics and go straight away into recording not fully knowing what the outcome will be. With CG I decided to get an idea of the album as a whole before recording any songs. I had song outlines started based on what topics I wanted to cover, what I felt I wanted to express to represent me. I still used my spontaneity for instance Paris the opening track was a sketch of my last words and what I want to be done after my death. It was written/recorded with a particular person in mind so it's more of a letter.

On Sirens this is more of a song based on myself and all of my friends and those who have been close to me. I believe that there is a fine line of sanity. For instance a Dear friend once said I was the sanest person they knew, and another the craziest. I also believe that on the lines of intelligence that fine line gets blurry real fast and in simple terms the higher the IQ the more extreme the person is geared in one or a few directions and other so called natural functions start dropping off the map. I also feel that in modern society labels and medications are handed out like candy. I'm sure if I were to go to a shrink I could be diagnosed with many a things and handed prescriptions but instead I pick up my guitar named Howdy and write an album and try to get to the bottom of things while constantly learning new things about myself and how to deal with life. A particular topic....Hmmmm I'd say love, interactions with people, just living life and the things that pop up in my head.

From what I've read about you, you seem like a very mysterious person. It's quiet obvious in your music too. Tell us something about yourself? Do you really have many characters?...other than 'Mr & Mrs Smith' ofcourse.

--I don't know that I would call myself mysterious, I'm just me. For the most part I'm a shut in, though I do go into society from time to time and have lived in many major cities, I like home, I like being in my own space. I lived in NYC for a few years in the early 2000's and on a regular basis, mostly nightly I would spend hours upon hours into the wee mornin just walking.This is my favorite way to pass time, It's also when my mind and spirit feels free. I miss that.

Now I live in a town not so walkable in a city sense my mind needs. I have created my own lil world and Yes, many characters.I have a costume closet that is always growing.To me creating characters is just another form of expression.

It all started in 2002 when I was picked to play a role in an indie film - a male role which was then changed to FTM

Out of that experience was born my first "character" Bill White- Whom I lived as for about 6 months after filming

Still Bill White comes to surface as well as Joker-the don't take life so serious character, T-bub the rodeo clown, and Frankie Nobody the detective = The regulars. It's been said "I never know who Hollis is going to come down the stairs as". So, Yes. It goes beyond Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

What do you do when you're not singing or making music?

--Well, I'm just Hollis. I have a PEO brokerage/business with my mom.

I love to cook , spontaneous adventures, watching strange movies, customizing my house which is named 'The Wildrose', junkin/thrift stores, finding new music.....I just love creating.

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&amp;amp;lt;a href="http://mrmrssmith.bandcamp.com/album/a-collectors-guidebook"&amp;amp;gt;A Collector's Guidebook by Mr. &amp;amp;amp;amp; Mrs. Smith&amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;gt;

You can also stream the rest of her albums and find out more about her in here, here and here.

2011-08-25T21:35:00.001+05:30

Living in the Material World

I've been waiting for the George Harrison documentary to get released for so long now and well...atleast the trailer is out and it is brilliant!
Directed by Martin Scorsese and co-produced by Olivia Harrison, this documentary features various home videos of George and interviews with the former Beatles and other friends of George like Eric Clapton, Phil Spector, Jackie Stewert and so on. This two-part film will be first shown on HBO on the 5th and the 6th of October and will be released on DVD on the 10th. I'm too damn excited about it.

Here's the trailer:

Now you see...this is the right way of remembering such brilliant musicians....you know...by making a documentary with videos of them and all that shit.
But making movies about them with some idiot starring as the artist ruins everything and it seriously kills the already dead musician for the second time. Take for instance, the movie that is being made on Jeff Buckley. I mean...WHY??? Why do they do that? And that too...Why Penn Badgley? WHY???
First of all, you DON'T choose a Gossip Girl actor to star as Jeff. You just don't! I would have preferred James Franco you know... even though I'm quiet sick of him (His name is brought up all the time when it comes to James Dean and Jeff Buckley and everyone keeps making the connection and it's getting really boring) or....maybe I don't like anyone being compared to these artists. Whatever.

Anyway...moving on....James Blake and Justin Vernon has finally come up with their "Fall Creek Boys Choir".
I'm a huge fan of both of their works and I think this track sounds really good but I feel like there's something that's a bit...Off. It's a really good track but I expected something more from them. Maybe I'm being too judgemental and maybe this sound should grow on me. But anyway, it sounds wayyyy better than most of the shit that tops the charts these days.
Enjoy the track:

2011-08-23T02:20:00.000+05:30

How many times do I have to tell you????

Girl Don't Come.... :P

2011-08-16T02:27:00.006+05:30

Those Aliens who saved my life....

Now, you see...I'm not a huge fan of anything that's normal. It's always been that way. I really never got the point of being normal and at times I'm just not capable of being normal. And thankfully, no one who ever got a chance to meet me tagged me as Normal :D.
There was even this phase when I used to wear a lot of makeup. I wore so much makeup that people found it impossible not to stare at me. But you know, I never cared. But then I stopped wearing makeup. I must admit that I got a little conscious and well it was also because the next phase had begun. It's the phase of remaining invisible. Well...this phase never left me actually. I've always been ridiculously shy and nervous and I literally freak out when people talk to me (ehh...I have issues with talking Okay? Don't judge). So the best way to keep myself calm is by trying to go unnoticed. This way not too many people notice me (It's not like they bother to notice me otherwise) and well.. people who do notice me thinks that I'm a freak (Good for me, Right?).
I still haven't stopped wearing eye makeup though. It's something that I cannot live without. I'm capable of giving people extremely creepy stares with my eyes you see...and I must admit that I enjoy doing it.. And since I refuse to speak or even smile, they find the whole idea of 'me' creepier o.O
(No, it's not me who hides under your bed at night. So relax.)
I just enjoy observing people. When I observe people I feel like I'm the alien from the Other Planet observing these really peculiar species called humans. No, don't you dare ask me why...cos "Ask me why and I'll spit in your eye...."

But anyway, I think it is this not-so-normal behaviour of mine that got me to love the whole punk and post-punk scene. And of course (Thanks to Morrissey), it all started with the New York Dolls. Yes, I absolutely love them. I kinda have a weak spot for bands and artists who cross dress or dress weird. I find them extremely glamorous. I mean, they just don't give a shit about what others think of them and they wear all these clothes and makeup and all those cool shit. They're the coolest of the aliens from the Other planet (I belong to the looser category btw/fyi).
Well, of course I'm not going to go gaga upon every artist who dresses and acts weird. That's why I never went gaga for Gaga herself. I need good tunes and good lyrics and the weird spirit in music. And that's why New York Dolls are on the top of my list of whatever this list is about. The Dolls are too awesome. Here's a video of them performing their legendary tune "Looking for a kiss".

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Then there is David Bowie. Now Bowie did not just make incredibly beautiful music, he also dressed beautiful(especially back in the 70s and 80s). I love the way he carried himself on stage.
Bowie, if you ever virtually stumble upon this blog, I want you to know that you are the most gorgeous (along with Moz) of most of the Aliens I've come across so far. I love your music and thank you for being the bright side of my crappy life :D

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Marc Bolan. It's really unfair that he had to live such a short life considering the amazing person and the amazing artist that he was. He is one of those artists I'm totally obsessed with. Here's 'Ride a white Swan' by T Rex. This video will also tell you where Johnny Depp borrowed his looks from. Sorry, Johnny I like you but Marc wins :D

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Now when it comes to cross dressing artists, there's one person whome I can never leave out or forget to mention. Well...it's none other than Nicky Wire of the Manics. Now Nicky is a sweatheart. His smile I must say, beats Julia Roberts' (I don't understand why people are obsessed with her smile). Nicky Wire's got a much better smile. He has gorgeous eyes too and I love it when he paints it black :).
He is a person who loves cross dressing like a granny and oh my...he looks incredibly adorable in it. Here's an interesting fact about him : He was called 'Shirley' in school (LMAO! :D ) and here's the Manics performing 'Roses in the hospital'. Nicky Wire is the one in the pink frock with a scarf on his head and the white goggles. He's too gorgeous. I adore him.

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Siouxsie is the epitome of punk and I dearly admire her. I'm telling you, She's THE WOMAN. Here's Siouxsie performing Candyman.

These artists did not just dress strange, they also made interesting music. They are simply extraordinary and that's why I call them Aliens. What's the point of calling them humans when normal humans are incapable of creating anything that has some quality in it? Well...uhh...technically, these aliens that I've mentioned are also humans...but you get the point right? Yeah whatever...

I've only mentioned a few artists in here but there are more. Even Morrissey played with makeup, once upon a time, as shown in this image.

Most people think he looks weird in this but I think he looks incredible. Moz doesn't have to dress peculiar though. He is insanely strange as the individual that he is.

It's funny how everything comes down to one word : "Morrissey" in this blog. lol. At times I cannot help but admire my talent :P :D

Now Punk off, you jerks. :P

[uhh....but you can leave a comment before that, i.e, if you want to :)]

2011-07-31T01:27:00.003+05:30

HURTS

Hurts are a British synth-pop duo from Manchester and as you can see, they could be easily mistaken for some Italian models or someone out of an old 60s French movie.

Their music has a very pop/the late 70s cosmic-disco feel and the lyrics can be a little weepy and a little cheesy at times. Their music isn't something that I would call The best. But it definitely sounds good.
It's the overall arty feel of their music and their style that I like the most.

Here's the song "Wonderful life" by Hurts :

2011-07-31T01:26:00.007+05:30

This post is regarding the statement that Morrissey made recently, during a concert:

"We all live in a murderous world, as the events in Norway have shown with 97 dead. Though that is nothing compared to what happens in McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Shit Everyday."

Later, he made another statement in response to all the fuss that people made over his previous statement:

"The recent killings in Norway were horrific. As usual in such cases, the media give the killer exactly what he wants: worldwide fame. We aren't told the names of the people who were killed - almost as if they are not considered to be important enough, yet the media frenzy to turn the killer into a Jack The Ripper star is .... repulsive. He should be un-named, not photographed, and quietly led away.The comment I made onstage at Warsaw could be further explained this way: Millions of beings are routinely murdered every single day in order to fund profits for McDonalds and KFCruelty, but because these murders are protected by laws, we are asked to feel indifferent about the killings, and to not even dare question them.If you quite rightly feel horrified at the Norway killings, then it surely naturally follows that you feel horror at the murder of ANY innocent being. You cannot ignore animal suffering simply because animals "are not us." "

I totally agree with what Morrissey said. Not many people have the guts to say such stuff these days.
But as always what he said has been misconstrued by a lot of idiots. Morrissey was just saying that the number of animals killed "everyday" is more compared to the number of humans killed everyday. And it's a fact!
But apparently people got offended cos he compared the killing of animals to that of humans. According to them, animals are meant to be killed and turned into food and comparing those creatures to dead humans is pathetic and insensitive.
Well, Animal slaughter is also pathetic and insensitive. Isn't it?

What happened in Norway is extremely terrible. It's totally insane. And I do feel really sad about it.

But what happens to animals "every single day" is also horrible. Thousands of animals are being killed everyday using the worst methods of slaughtering.
Heres one of the most disgusting videos on animal torture that I've seen so far. I don't think there is any good excuse for treating animals in this manner.

People are also bothered by Morrissey because he is not willing to apologise. Why would he apologise when there is nothing to apologise about?
Morrissey always spoke for the animals. He sticks to what he believes in. And that's the best thing about him.

So people who are 'boohoo-ing' about what he said...umm......you know.......just try and get over it. Because you'll have to most likely start boohoo-ing again, very soon, when he makes the next statement. :D

2011-07-25T23:08:00.007+05:30

I'm not saying this solely cos I'm obsessed with them, but I really think the Smiths' came up with some of the best album covers. Don't you think? They are the most unique as well as the most simplest of artworks I've seen so far. The photos of some famous and very interesting personalities, the melancholic tone given to it and the simple font used truly reflects Morrissey's brilliance and creativity.

Here are some of my favourite Smiths' album arts:

This one features the french actor Alain Delon. That expression on his face has always intrigued me. It's something in between hopelessness and longingness: the kind of emotions that's present in most of the Smiths songs.

This one features Leo Ford, an American pornstar. If you don't focus much on...ermm...his butt, I think you'll notice the sadness and loneliness about the cover. It's beautiful.

This is such a revolutionary cover. The image is taken from the 1969 documentary film named "In the year of the pig".

This is another amazing cover and it's of the Smiths' self titled debut album. This cover features Joe Dalleesandro and is a cropped image from Andy Warhol's 1968 film "Flesh".

There is something about this cover that I love so much. It's probably the colour tone...I really don't know....It's just brilliant! It features the wonderful James Dean. :)

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Now that I've listed this brilliant set of album covers, I think it's time for me to ruin it for you. Morrissey will probably curse me for doing this. ...Please don't mozza! It'll kill me :(

So it's been a long time since I took part in the "Edit-me" thingy right?? Right??

Yeah...right.

So i thought I'll go Smiths-ish with the edit this time.

The original image is this:

And my edit is this:

I know. I'm such a sick person for doing this. But you know...I just felt like editing it this way.

Now any other person would say that the kid in the image is happy cos it's playing.

But I think it's feeling quiet miserable cos it's covered in mud and it has no idea what to do with that stupid bucket. Look at it. It's clueless. You can tell from the look of those tiny little feet. And also...it just heard about the show called 'Glee'. Now tell me....Does it have the right to feel miserable or what? Hmm...Poor kid.

And whoever the mom of this kid is. Please don't get offended. I was just trying to be creative. :)

2011-07-24T16:23:00.000+05:30

Cities in Dust...

Okay...maybe I'm a fucking bitch but I've got this big fat son of a bitch of an ego which ineffably fucks up my whole fucking life. And people just keep testing it when they:

-Make me feel like shit and lets me rot in a corner. (I let myself rot too. But that's another story.)
-Pretend like they already know about a band or a song when the snob in me knows that they DON'T.
-When they say that being a depressive is equal to being a pretentious dick.

I mean, seriously. Go get a life fuckers. Let me do whatever the fuck I wan't. Leave me to rot if I prefer to end up as piece of rotten meat.

I royally punish myself and make myself feel like shit pretty much all the time. I don't wan't any other fuckers to do that for me.

Yes, I am very angry And yeah I am stating the obvious right now.

I love Siouxsie okay? I think she is an awesome creature.

2011-07-22T00:41:00.003+05:30

...But I don't have any money...!!!

Sometimes I feel like the only thing that I do in life, apart from chewing my own lips (it hardly exists anymore), Morrissey-ing and cursing Bollywood...is obsessing over music and I must admit that I am terribly good at it.

Right now I'm obsessing over the Drums' new single: Money.

For those who don't know who the Drums are....well...they are an indie pop band whose music might for one heart stopping moment sound something like the Smiths with a pinch of Joy Division in it,... which might make you go all: "What the fuck are they doing?! Trying to be the Smiths??"

But then you realise that...well..they're just highly influenced by the Smiths and that their music is entirely different, especially their lyrics. They make more of a...summer...beachy kind of tunes, most of which are extremely catchy that you can hardly stop listening to them.

Their new single titled Money is yet another brilliant tune which sounds as good as their previous hit singles 'Lets go surfing' and 'Best friend'. Again they go all Smiths-ish in the beginning and it actually feels great when current bands bring back some of the old 80s feel to music. :) But mostly, the song is just pure Drums. :)

Take a listen...

Now that I live away from home...this is kind of what plays inside my head all the time: But I don't have any money.....lol...hmm...no kidding.

2011-07-11T00:25:00.003+05:30

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But don't forget the songs

That made you cry

And the songs that saved your life

Yes, you're older now

And you're a clever swine

But they were the only ones who ever stood by you.

Patti Smith/ David Bowie /George Harrison/ Ian Curtis/ Sandie Shaw/ Robert Smith/ Richie Edwards.

and ofcourse Morrissey.

2011-07-08T03:21:00.006+05:30

I love music.
(But you know that.)

And I love discovering new music.
(You probably know that too.)

I want to travel around attending concerts and meeting bands, artists, etc etc.
(If you actually read this blog, you'd know that too.)

Well...something happened...
I got a chance to talk to the frontman of a band that I discovered recently!!!
Yes it is an awesome band!

No. I have no idea why I'm writing like this...
I guess, I've gone nuts.
(But you know that too.)

Anyhoo....

Meet....Diet Kong.

Diet Kong is an electro party rock band formed in 2004 by singers Keith Glaydysz and Jenn Penn. Today they are a trio along with drummer Jeff Harrigfeld.
In 2009 they abandoned the busy city life and moved to Catskill Mountains and now they have a record studio and they raise animals on a farm. It was then that they recruited drummer Jeff Harrigfeld.
(Life on Catskill mountains, farming and making dance-rock tunes! Wow. Now that's what I call "Cool".)

Influenced by bands like Depeche Mode, Pixies, Bloc party, LCD sound system and even the Smiths, Diet Kong makes music which is a fusion of rock, pop and electro. At times I feel like they sound very much like something in between the old 80s music and today's electro/indie pop music. Which made me like their music even more.

I started listening to them after I stumbled upon the song A Forest from their album Beautiful Blackout on youtube. I then did a little bit of..uhumm...Abracadabra and Keith Gladysz said that he'd be glad to see the band featured on this blog. In fact, his reply was "How can we refuse your blog that has Morrissey AND Jeff Buckley all over it?" and I did not even make that up! :D I then send an email asking him if I could interview him and even before he could answer, I mailed a set of questions. Yes, I'm very polite. :)
Anyway, he happened to be an extremely cool person and I'm really glad that I got a chance to interview him. :)
Here's the interview:
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1. The name of the band is very interesting. What's the story behind the origin?
It came to me from the best place, out of nowhere. Just popped into my head. Diet Kong sounds like it means something, but I can never nail it down. That's why I like it. It also sounds like it's already part of America- like King Kong, Donkey Kong, and Viet Cong.

2. When did you form your band? Do you have a record label?
We self-released an album in 2006. Since then we put out a full-length and two ep's with Patriarch Recordings. Patriarch's a small label in Brooklyn run by our producer and songwriting partner Fred Sargolini. We've managed to create a really positive environment with a small group of people that contribute to the project, and we try to keep everything in-house.

3. Who are your major influences? Is there someone you'd really love to work with?
I would love to work with Martin Gore from Depeche Mode. I'd say he's the top of the list, because I first got in to music through his songs.

4.I feel like there's a lot of electro and psychedelic elements in your music. What genre do you think your music fits into?
I don't think it does fit, and that's what's exciting and challenging about the band. I wouldn't know what to call us. One reviewer said we were an "unpolished blend of spastic dance rock", which is kind of close. But the best description came from a fan who said that if Winston, the main character from the novel 1984, had a favorite band, it would be Diet Kong. I like that. A lot.

5. What instruments do you normally use? Who writes the lyrics for your songs?
The instrumentation changes. Over the past year, I was playing a lot of guitar. But I just got a Korg Delta analog synth, and I'm way into that right now. So I'm playing bass lines on that at shows, and also using an mpc drum machine. Jeff's on drums, Jenn's playing synth, percussion, and doing live video mixing, and we have Grady Walker on guitar and percussion.
I write the lyrics for the songs. Lyrics are interesting, because usually they either mean a great deal to someone, or people don't care about words at all. I write lyrics that first, sound and flow like any other instrument, so they don't stick out and compete with the music. But the words also need to run deep for people who are listening for significance. Meaning for me comes out of looking for that balance of sound and thinking.

6. What are your future plans as a band?
Right now, I'm working on some solo material, but we're looking to get Diet Kong back in the studio this winter. I feel like we're heading further down the electronic path, but we'll see what we come up with. We're definitely eager to outdo ourselves. That's the game.

7. Pick one : Coldplay or Arcade Fire?
Oh that's easy.

Keith Gladysz is also a Graphic designer. You can find his works in here.
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Diet Kong has released three albums so far:

Comma Motor Inn Primmadonna EP= Remixes Beautiful Blackout

My favourite album should be Beautiful Blackout. The name of the album itself is incredible.
Here are a few tracks from the album. Don't forget to check out A Forest.

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And here is the official video of the song A Forest:

You can also stream their songs from their Myspace page.
For more details, visit : http://dietkong.com

Ciao :)

2011-07-05T02:03:00.003+05:30

"Oh! Has the world changed or have I changed?"

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My my!! How long has it been since I posted something in here? A month?
I must have been leading an extremely busy life for the past one month then! Which is quiet funny because all I did was make myself feel more and more miserable and "spending warm summer days..." and chilly nights, listening to the 80s and the early post punk music (which are like anti-depressants. It either keeps you going in life or it destroys you.) Which is why I find it very addictive. I choose the former though.

I have also developed this hobby which involves observing these particular type of people who according to me seems to be leading extremely pointless lives which are mostly built on silly debates and discussions on the most senseless of topics.
But whatever....
At least I haven't gone around thinking that liposuction is a surgery done to the lips. Kudos to a friend of mine for coming up with this misconception for the meaning of the word. I don't blame her. Certain words can be quiet misleading. Like the word 'Tubectomy'.

Anyhoo... how have you been? Thanks for your lovely comments btw...you know...the ones you left me in my last post. And I'm glad that some of you actually noticed that I've been gone for a while. :D

Psychology is a dreadful subject you know? I don't think it should be taught to anyone. Least of all to me! I mean...I would make a good subject you see.
Abnormal Psychology has made me loose whatever control or sanity that i had (hopefully) possessed earlier. No kidding! I've started to almost abuse psychologists and that too to my professor. Everything I said was...umm....said through writing though...you know...through assignments. I just add small sentences here and there like.... "Any person whether normal or abnormal, will never get out of a psychologists office without being diagnosed with some kind of abnormality"..... or stuff like... "Formal education is not the key to intelligence." Just simple stuff like that. I don't even bother to try and make sense at times. I just wan't to annoy whoever or whatever. It pleases me :D It's like what Morrissey said about some of the lyrics that he wrote :

"When I wrote an ineffectual line such as: 'I was looking for a job and then I found a job/And heaven knows I'm miserable now', that outraged people (which pleased me)."

But we all know that moz was lying when he said that he wrote an 'ineffectual line' right? :P

I think being disinterested in almost everything that's happening around oneself is an important stage in the development of a human being (both normally and abnormally). Don't you think? I know. So I can be excused.

Of course I know what you're thinking! You're all like : "What the fuck is she trying to say?"

Honestly....I don't know either.
But there is one thing that I do know.
My obsession with The Beatles has somewhat been dampened.
Go figure.

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Jesus and the Mary Chain : Just Like Honey.

Oooh...this song...aahhh this music......ooohh those good old days......ooohhh...!!!
Yes...it is pure eargasm :P