- 18:21 L is asleep (early). So I'm getting some in-n-out and then back to bed to relax so I feel well enough for tomorrow's brunch w/ the friends. #
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Discography
01/24/10 Tivoli Utrecht 01/25/10 Luxor Koln 01/26/10 Knust Hamburg 01/28/10 Nalen Stockholm 01/29/10 Parkteatret Oslo 02/01/10 Lido Berlin 02/02/10 Atomic Cafe Munich 02/03/10 Tunnel Milan 02/05/10 Divan Du Monde Paris 02/06/10 Trix Antwerp 02/08/10 Academy 3 Manchester 02/09/10 King Tuts Glasgow
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Those who follows our W♥M Podcast, you'll know that between Sally, Kristen, and I, that we really, really love our Britpop music. When Suede burst on the scene, with all their hype*, I was a bit, what's the word? Resistant.
I eventually got over it when I heard Metal Mickey, a nice rock n roll glammy track with aggressive Butler guitars and Anderson's unique voice. The songwriting duo of Anderson/Butler did not last for long, and Butler's replacement, Richard Oakes, seems only a pale copy of the original. I think everyone knew that, and eventually, Bernard Butler and Brett Anderson got over their differences and re-united - but not as Suede... they were then The Tears. I think everyone was confused on how to interpret it at first (personally I think it's like tears/crying, not ripped/tear).
The Tears didn't live for very long, and by 2007, Brett Anderson releases his inevitable solo self-titled album. I never bought his solo stuff, because I don't think his music post-Suede's Head Music** were ever re-release or re-marketed to the US audience, so the few promo downloads that he's made available for free, I wasn't so impressed with. I remember thinking his debut solo album was trying to be orchestral (based on what I've heard).
Imagine my surprise when I got a chance to listen to a few tracks from his latest album, Slow Attack, officially via We7.com. It was all very operatic, almost minimalistic in its approach of piano and percussions. I did like that it brings out Anderson's voice loud and clear, but it generally made all of his music to be on the sadder end of the scale.
While I think one or two slow songs would be OK for a full length, all of the tracks I sampled were in that very similar tone. Kind of ballady and depressing. I kind of miss the old Suede stuff. The only redeeming value is that at least, his voice isn't altered/over-produced as with Suede's Head Music and Coming Up.
I suppose, Anderson's much older now, wow you can see his cheek bones sticking out of his face... such a difference of imagery, from a time when mean-spirited fans were calling him "fatty" (we all kind of knew it was the getting off the drugs that was causing the weight thing... allegedly).
Anyway, if you were looking for the glory rock days, don't bother looking into Slow Attack. If you're a hardcore fan, chances are you probably own the limited edition anyway. The album will probably not be released in the US, as were all his previous releases. Import costs are generally cheaper these days, but expect to pay about $20 for an import album (Amazon is listing $19).
Brett Anderson is touring in 2010, so if you live in the UK, you can relive your youth days. If he were touring the US, I might leave my hibernation to see him. As you know, I've met the band before at a special "after-party", I'm sure he'll have no idea who I am.
* "Best Band in Britain" before releasing their album? Really, Melody Maker, really??)
** Suede's last album, A New Morning was never released in the US.
TRUE NATURE
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As you know, I also run a website on artist George Perez, and it's rare when my music and comic website mix. How does True Nature and George Perez cross paths, you ask? The cover artwork for True Nature's EP, Feels Like Centuries, stars actress/model Tonya Kay (with some artwork and directions from Glen Wexler).
Perez, through his associations with Fetish Con, have actually drawn Tonya Kay as a print, for Fetish Con's "Who's the Best Bondage Super Heroine?" contest. The original artwork was auctioned off for charity.
CREATURE (Tonya Kay) (2008), art by George PérezSo, there's the connection. As for True Nature's EP, Feels Like Centuries, based on the cover artwork, it looks like they're also marketing themselves as somewhat of a spiritual rock band. I reckon if you like classic American progressive-type rock, you might enjoy this EP. Despite having only five tracks, the EP is "centuries" long (so long that it felt like a chore to get through). It's not that I dislike singer/songwriter, Lou Barlow's vocals, it's just really not the type of music I enjoy.
Their best track is the opening song, "Truth I Have To Steel (Simple Heart)", which started off strong and remain steadily so throughout the song. You can sample the entire track on their official website.
You can pick up Feels Like Centuries at CD Baby or Amazon. Although, not really my thing, I'm glad that there was at least a common connection for me.
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This is what they look like. 9 out of 10 times when I make cookies they turn out like this. I have tried to put the batter in the fridge before I bake them, tried to add more flour, and mix the batter for a longer time, but it doesn't help. Maybe I should try to do all those things with the same batter?
I had a cookie like the one below when I "fikade" with my mom and sister. So I searched for recipes on allrecipes.com and found this one. On the image the cookie looks pretty much like the one I ate, so I though: I have to try to make them. So I did and I followed the recipe exactely, but something went wrong. Does anyone have some advice or something. I'm in a cookie crisis :)...
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- 02:25 Mithra - born 12/25, 12 disciples, died-rose on 3rd day, performed miracles, known as Lamb, "the way the truth the light" 600 yrs before JC #
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Gosh I feel so ashamed. I can tell you something, the last 8 weeks or so have been like the worst weeks in my life. I guess there have been worse weeks, but it felt like these were the worst worst ever. Until now, or yesterday or something.
I was in such a bad mood that you can't even believe it! It felt like I had eaten 2 tons of lemons. You know when there has been traffic jam, but then suddenly the traffic flows again, the cars in the front always drive a little too fast, kind of rushing, no one wants to be late. It felt like that, like I was lying underneath those cars when the driver put his/her feet on the accelerator. And then all the cars after the first ones just drove over me, and the line of cars was so long that you couldn't see the end of it. But the last car has driven over me now, at least it feels like that. Probably not the last one, but the last one in that line.
It felt like I was dead, it felt like I was 12 years old again, it felt really weird and I'm still angry. Mad as hell! Angry with myself! Sometimes you just do stupid things, like saying yes too often and no too rarely. Then everything becomes kind of messed up. My god, I can tell you I really regret a bunch of things, but you can't change what was before, or what has happened, only be what you are right now and do your best to do your best. To feel good and make other people feel good.
I have decided that from now on I am going to try my best to feel my best and do everything I can to be what I want to be. I have to make a plan and start "working"!
It feels like I have to move, a person I know (no name) has moved into the house next to the house which I live in. At first it felt ok, but now it doesn't. I have no "enemies", but there are people I like more and people I like a little less. It feels like I want to be a very good coach, learn more and gain more experience. I need a job, and actually I have applied for a couple, so now I just have to wait, hope, and see. My chance is not big, but I hope for something.
What I hate most is that I sometimes only say half of the truth. Let's say that someone asks me about something, and then it just feels there is no word for it. For example if I'm together with someone who asks me what I would like to eat, it just feels like I can't say what I really want, so then I say: I don't know. BUT I DO KNOW! I know what I would like to eat. Then someone asks me what do you want to do in he future. Then I answer: I don't know. BUT I DO KNOW! It just feels like I can't say what I want to say because I'm going to be laughed at or someone will say that is just stupid, or who can eat something like that or something that in the end really doesn't matter at all. HOW STUPID ISN'T THAT? Stupid as hell I guess!
You know I was in such a bad mood that I though: I have to buy candy. I was so angry that I couldn't even eat, I felt sick it was just weird. But I really like those red jelly hearts, so I went to a candy shop and bought some, I always pay with my charge card because I never have any cash so I had to sign the receiept and I was so angry that I had a hard time writing my name, the funniest thing is that I wasn't upset or something, I was really calm. It may sound like I was going crazy, hahah! but it wasn't like that.
As said, I have to make a plan. I really have to think about something that will get me in the right direction, I think the thing is that I want so much that I can't choose. But if I do I can do that thing and be good at that thing, not do 1098489 things and be a little little good at everything, that just makes me exhausted. Not that I'm not going to stop doing all the things I like to do, but I don't have to try my hardest to do my best, but instead do all that stuff because I think it's fun.
I have realized that the friends I had before are now singing with celeberties, they are on television, in the news papers, they are playing golf with some of the best gold players in Sweden. That is pretty cool. I don't want to be famous, but I want success. I guess I was pretty jealous, everything happened after we bacame friends so it wasn't like those things were there from the beginning, sometimes things like those makes you really tired.
I have broken up with the "frineds" I thought I had. It feels kind of good, but scary. Takes a lot of, what I suppose is, curage to kind of say "bye bye" to 50% of all your friends. But I realize now that they did things that friends don't do, but I did things that friends do to them, but I never really got that much back.I can't change that, but I can watch myself so I don't do the same thing again.
All this happened because someone said something to me that no one had told me before. It wasn't something bad, I guess it was only good, it just scared me.
I'm really looking forward to the new year!
See you in 2010!
