Apes and Androids, mate

So I've been doing some intensive music discovery recently, and I've come across some artists I really like.

Apes and Androids being among those. They remind me a lot of Radiohead, but a little more futuristic. Some of their tunes even have a Bowie-esque to them that of course I love. Sometimes the lead singer even sounds remotely like David Byrne. :o

Here's one of their songs:




Some other artists worth noting:
Kurt Vile - He's much like every other indie singer songwriter out there these days, but his music is so soothing that it makes it. If I'm about to take a spur of the moment road trip, I'm popping "Freeway" on from Constant Hitmaker and going to enjoy my long, beautiful drive.

Meshell Ndegeocello - absolutely beautiful music here. Very good jazzy blues for a lazy rainy day.

Also, if you want something rad, download Enter the Magical Mystery Chambers. It's an album of Wu Tang vs. The Beatles. It's pretty much the shit.

I have developed such an unhealthy obsession with Charlie Day from It's Always Sunny.



He seriously makes my heart flutter.
I mean, who could resist him???





Make note of how high his voices gets. Amazing.

I'm going to start my own textbook selling business.
It will involve me buying cheap ass books online and reselling them to silly UA kids via craigslist!
woooooh.
Brilliant.
Well....depending on if I can make such investments.

I just watched this movie.



It's great. Combines a lot of things I truly enjoy:
France, Sensuality, Curiosity, Taboo, Reality, annnnnndddd Michael Pitt.
Why do I like Michael Pitt?
Because he is like a disturbed, unique, and entirely alluring version of Leo DiCaprio.
Okay, perhaps that is debatable, however he has the whole mysterious, dark thing going for him. I love it.

Anyways, if you haven't seen this movie, it's pretty good.

The other day in my ochem lecture, I saw a girl with "Edward" is I guess what we call him, as her computer background.
It creeped me out.
It made me really annoyed.
And I realized once again I hate everything about Twilight and girls.
I hate Edward Cullen.
He sparkles in the sunshine.
He is the definition of a stalker.
And he is an overall entirely awkward person.
Why does he wear makeup? I mean that is cool and all, but I'm pretty sure you AREN'T going for the tranny look here, so now I am just confused.
Actually, I do wish you had gone for the tranny look.
That would have made things a lot more interesting.
Basically, to sum everything up, Edward Cullen is the worst vampire in the history of vampires.

I am all about this man, right here baby.



Bill Compton is a very poised, refined man. He does not sparkle like a little bitch, thank god.

Even this half vampire does it for me, mainly because he reminds me all too much of Jim Morrison. Ooooh.



But in all honesty, I'm pretty much over the whole vampire trend.
It was really great in the 80s while I was in the womb.
Now it's just....a teenage girl's fantasy. Gross.

Oh Damon Albarn, you make me melt



I unfortunately cannot embed this video as it has been disabled on youtube (GRR)
But here is The Universal...

CLICKKKKKME

Damon is quite ravishing in this. Ooooooh dearie.



Those eyessss.

Graphite

I've started sketching.
I never really thought I could draw.
My dad is the artist in the family, and I'm the musician.
But I realized I'd give it a try.
JB and I went to Michael's the other day and I gathered up some change and bought a sketchbook.
Way more satisfying than any food I could have bought.
I can actually draw! I'm not great or anything, but I'm certainly not hopeless either.
I'm excited because I've gone the past 3 or so years without really have a good artistic outlet.
My piano has been great but it's pretty difficult to gather the motivation to write a song.
Especially when you're in a lull and everything you play sounds exactly the same.
Blah.
But drawing is so different.
You can look at anything around you, and notice it's beauty, and transfer it on paper with your own little twist.
My attention to detail has already increased immensely.
I'll have to get my dad to give me some pointers. Next step is watercolor painting. Eek.