So this is just a quick post as I've already posted the compulsory two posts for Music Monday, and I felt like the main post for today wasn't really that music-related, so here ya go.
Haim have finally finished their super long-awaited debut album and are celebrating by letting us in on a new single! Its called The Wire, and I think its my favourite song by them so far! Its really catchy and has that same vibe that all their songs so far have had. It will be released officially on 23rd September, and hopefully their album will be released soon too!
Yas xx
Monday, 29 July 2013
Music Monday: Becoming YouTube Song
So today's Music Monday post isn't really very music related but I felt like I needed to write something on the subject of today's post: the latest episode of Becoming YouTube. If you aren't familiar with the Becoming YouTube Channel (a.k.a ninebrassmonkeys) but you like watching YouTube videos and YouTubers as I do, then you should definitely check it out, especially in light of the latest episode. If you are not part of the YouTube/vlogging world then I suggest you stop reading because you will have no idea what I'm on about, or you could find out by watching the series here.
Anyway the reason why I can bring this post into Music Monday is because of the song at the end of the episode, but I'll talk about that later. First, I want to address the content of the video before the song as it was incredibly thought provoking and brilliantly written. Becoming YouTube is all about how YouTubers and YouTube itself as a type of media are growing in popularity and about how this has been achieved. Ben Cook, the presenter and writer of this documentary-type YouTube channel, will usually use an episode of Becoming YouTube to explore a question or topic (such as whether you have to be good-looking to become successful on YouTube, or why there seems to be a shortage of popular girl YouTubers in comparison to the amount of boys), but in the tenth episode uploaded last night he talked about how people could use their popularity to promote something good which they felt passionate about, essentially helping to change the world. Ben then thought that he could do this, in the form of the song, but then realised he wasn't passionate about anything. The episode then turned into an engaging if ever-so-slightly exaggerated speech from Ben, in which he discussed how no one was doing enough to actually help people in the world and instead we're all sitting around doing nothing and being nothing. It was very unexpected and so felt a little bit like a well-needed slap in the face, and it encouraged the thoughts which I was having last week that I mentioned in my blog post about fresh starts and actually trying to be productive rather than waste my time. Also well done to Ben for pointing out something I've always felt was quite ridiculous, which is when overly attached fangirls send their favourite YouTubers food when they could be sending it to the people who actually need it, or donate the money to charity they've spent on buying them a personalised mug or something. But well done to Ben anyway, not just about that but the entire thing. Becoming YouTube episodes are always incredibly well made and Ben has a way of talking that makes you listen and pay attention to all he has to say, but this was somehow even better.
Back to the song. To lighten the mood the cast began to sing a song, musical-style (you know, when everyone just automatically knows the words somehow), and its called "Becoming YouTube Was a Waste of Time", and I personally don't agree with the name as Becoming YouTube got us all riled up. Although unfortunately not all of us, as annoyingly there were way too many people in the comments for the video talking about the kiss between Ben and Jack from OMFGItsJackAndDean which was obviously thrown in there to see whether people would only focus on that and forget about the message of the video, and yeah, guess some of them did. But anyway, I like the song even though its cheesy since its pretty funny (probably don't like it enough to listen to it more than once on my iPod though haha). And yes, I have it on my iPod. The only reason being is because all the money it makes is being split between two charities, Save the Children and The Trevor Project, and you can buy the song and by doing so chip in for those charities by clicking here!
Well, hope you enjoyed reading this. See ya!
Yas xx
Anyway the reason why I can bring this post into Music Monday is because of the song at the end of the episode, but I'll talk about that later. First, I want to address the content of the video before the song as it was incredibly thought provoking and brilliantly written. Becoming YouTube is all about how YouTubers and YouTube itself as a type of media are growing in popularity and about how this has been achieved. Ben Cook, the presenter and writer of this documentary-type YouTube channel, will usually use an episode of Becoming YouTube to explore a question or topic (such as whether you have to be good-looking to become successful on YouTube, or why there seems to be a shortage of popular girl YouTubers in comparison to the amount of boys), but in the tenth episode uploaded last night he talked about how people could use their popularity to promote something good which they felt passionate about, essentially helping to change the world. Ben then thought that he could do this, in the form of the song, but then realised he wasn't passionate about anything. The episode then turned into an engaging if ever-so-slightly exaggerated speech from Ben, in which he discussed how no one was doing enough to actually help people in the world and instead we're all sitting around doing nothing and being nothing. It was very unexpected and so felt a little bit like a well-needed slap in the face, and it encouraged the thoughts which I was having last week that I mentioned in my blog post about fresh starts and actually trying to be productive rather than waste my time. Also well done to Ben for pointing out something I've always felt was quite ridiculous, which is when overly attached fangirls send their favourite YouTubers food when they could be sending it to the people who actually need it, or donate the money to charity they've spent on buying them a personalised mug or something. But well done to Ben anyway, not just about that but the entire thing. Becoming YouTube episodes are always incredibly well made and Ben has a way of talking that makes you listen and pay attention to all he has to say, but this was somehow even better.
Back to the song. To lighten the mood the cast began to sing a song, musical-style (you know, when everyone just automatically knows the words somehow), and its called "Becoming YouTube Was a Waste of Time", and I personally don't agree with the name as Becoming YouTube got us all riled up. Although unfortunately not all of us, as annoyingly there were way too many people in the comments for the video talking about the kiss between Ben and Jack from OMFGItsJackAndDean which was obviously thrown in there to see whether people would only focus on that and forget about the message of the video, and yeah, guess some of them did. But anyway, I like the song even though its cheesy since its pretty funny (probably don't like it enough to listen to it more than once on my iPod though haha). And yes, I have it on my iPod. The only reason being is because all the money it makes is being split between two charities, Save the Children and The Trevor Project, and you can buy the song and by doing so chip in for those charities by clicking here!
Well, hope you enjoyed reading this. See ya!
Yas xx
Song for the Week
Hey guys, today's song for the week is one of my many happy songs!
Someday- The Strokes
Happy Monday!
Yas xx
Someday- The Strokes
Happy Monday!
Yas xx
Thursday, 25 July 2013
The End Of An Era... And The Start Of A New One!
As a girl who obviously loves writing her thoughts down (and apparently has started sharing them with the world too), I keep a diary. I've always kept diaries as a kid and I have an incredibly large number of full notebooks stashed in the shed and in random places around the house, and I love to read them back again because each page seems to hold a record of a different me from that time.
When I was 13 I decided to get serious and buy myself a proper diary with a lock (instead of the one I got free with bootleg shoes from Clark's along with a box with a secret compartment, does anyone remember those?) and its purpose, apart from being an outlet for all the crazy in my head, was to see how I changed and grew up throughout school because I knew I would be a very different person by the end. So you're probably thinking, 'come on, get to the point, where the hell are you going with this?!' so here is the answer: I wrote the last diary entry in my diary the other day, so it is completely full now. And I thought I'd take this opportunity to start a new diary and make a fresh start.
I'm one of these people that after a while, gets incredibly bored with life and weirdly, my actual self. So I'm always re-inventing myself and becoming inspired to do new things, but this is always short-lived. So this time, I'm not going to do that. Yes, change is awesome, but whenever I do it, I go back to a repetitive pattern of regression and become boring/bored again. I'm a chaotic and spontaneous person, but I need a bit of consistency in my life. So this time, I've got my new diary, my enthusiasm, and that element of determination to actually achieve things rather than procrastinate as usual, and I'm actually going to stick to this. No more putting stuff off because I'm just too damn lazy. I've even made a life decision to take a gap year before going to uni to actually experience the world and live a little. So, here's to fresh starts! And to keeping up the motivation to make a fresh start!
Anyway if you're feeling the same, for example if you made a new years resolution that you were so excited to keep but a week after new years you completely failed at, then why not renew that resolution and try again now that we've reached the middle of the year? Hope you enjoyed reading this and that it inspires you to make a fresh start if you need to!
Yas xx
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| Guess which is the new diary |
I'm one of these people that after a while, gets incredibly bored with life and weirdly, my actual self. So I'm always re-inventing myself and becoming inspired to do new things, but this is always short-lived. So this time, I'm not going to do that. Yes, change is awesome, but whenever I do it, I go back to a repetitive pattern of regression and become boring/bored again. I'm a chaotic and spontaneous person, but I need a bit of consistency in my life. So this time, I've got my new diary, my enthusiasm, and that element of determination to actually achieve things rather than procrastinate as usual, and I'm actually going to stick to this. No more putting stuff off because I'm just too damn lazy. I've even made a life decision to take a gap year before going to uni to actually experience the world and live a little. So, here's to fresh starts! And to keeping up the motivation to make a fresh start!
Anyway if you're feeling the same, for example if you made a new years resolution that you were so excited to keep but a week after new years you completely failed at, then why not renew that resolution and try again now that we've reached the middle of the year? Hope you enjoyed reading this and that it inspires you to make a fresh start if you need to!
Yas xx
Monday, 22 July 2013
Music Monday: Arctic Monkeys New Song
So, Arctic Monkeys fans have been getting all excited with the reveal of their new single "Do I Wanna Know?" and b-side "2013". Personally I think "Do I wanna Know?" is a brilliant song and probably will be on of the songs of the year with its heavy riff and simple drum beat. Its such a smooth sounding song that I'm sure I'll be tapping my foot to for a very long time as I play it on repeat for a few days. Unfortunately I can't say the same for b-side "2013" which doesn't appeal to me as much musically but I find the lyrics quite funny especially how an iPhone is referred to as a"transmitter" with a "little shiny fruit". Its not a bad song, but after hearing "Do I Wanna Know?" its ever so slightly disappointing as the expectation bar was set high. But it is only a b-side after all, although usually I really like b-sides and they end up being my favourite songs, for example the vaccines turn out amazing b-sides like "Primal Urges" and "Tiger Blood" from their first album, then some really diverse ones on their second album which I love, especially how the other band members get their turn to sing .
Anyhoo, back to the monkeys. Album artwork has been revealed too, plus the video for "Do I Wanna Know?" is so cool and super trippy, it kinda reminds me of a less intense version of Tame Impalas video for "Mind Mischief" but without a storyline. The album artwork as you can see is pretty simple but cool all the same (anyone notice bands are using really stripped back album artwork?).
The tracklist for "AM" has also been revealed:
1. Do I Wanna Know?
2. R U Mine?
3. One for the Road
4. Arabella
5. I Want It All
6. No. 1 Party Anthem
7. Mad Sounds
8. Fireside
9. Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?
10. Snap Out Of It
11. Knee Socks
12. I Wanna Be Yours
I'm really looking forward to hearing the whole album in September and I'm curious to know why some of the songs were called what they were (ahem "No. 1 Party Anthem" what? Haha). And the second track "R U Mine?" which was released last year is a great song too so this restores my faith after hearing "2013". But anyway, "Do I Wanna Know?" is a seriously awesome song so I think the rest of the album will be amazing! I guess only time will tell though.
Yas xx
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| Artwork for "AM" |
Anyhoo, back to the monkeys. Album artwork has been revealed too, plus the video for "Do I Wanna Know?" is so cool and super trippy, it kinda reminds me of a less intense version of Tame Impalas video for "Mind Mischief" but without a storyline. The album artwork as you can see is pretty simple but cool all the same (anyone notice bands are using really stripped back album artwork?).
The tracklist for "AM" has also been revealed:
1. Do I Wanna Know?
2. R U Mine?
3. One for the Road
4. Arabella
5. I Want It All
6. No. 1 Party Anthem
7. Mad Sounds
8. Fireside
9. Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?
10. Snap Out Of It
11. Knee Socks
12. I Wanna Be Yours
I'm really looking forward to hearing the whole album in September and I'm curious to know why some of the songs were called what they were (ahem "No. 1 Party Anthem" what? Haha). And the second track "R U Mine?" which was released last year is a great song too so this restores my faith after hearing "2013". But anyway, "Do I Wanna Know?" is a seriously awesome song so I think the rest of the album will be amazing! I guess only time will tell though.
Yas xx
Song for the Week
For about the past two weeks I've been listening to a lot of Muse since I put my iPod on shuffle one day and Starlight came up, so I thought it'd be appropriate to put up the song that I'm currently in love with by them (even though its not my actual favourite song by them), so here it is:
Panic Station- Muse
Happy Monday!
Yas xx
Panic Station- Muse
Happy Monday!
Yas xx
Thursday, 18 July 2013
Bioshock Infinite Review
One thing you should probably know about me is that I'm a bit of a gamer. I love video games but don't have enough time for them usually, but I had a week off during exams in which I completed BioShock Infinite on Xbox 360, the third in the BioShock series, and it's one of the best games ever!
The game is set in America, 1912 during the exceptionalism movement. You are Booker Dewitt, ex-agent/soldier and currently a "independent contractor" alcoholic with gambling problems. Unfortunately you've managed to rack up a huge debt, and to "wipe away the debt", you need to find Elizabeth and bring her to New York, a girl who has been locked away in a tower for the most part of her life in the floating city of Columbia. Yes, the story-line is incredibly far-fetched, but awesome all the same. Columbia is ruled by religious extremist Zachary Comstock, and on your journey to find Elizabeth you get caught up in the fight between the founders (Comstock's side) and the Vox Populi, made up of Black, Irish, Greek and other minority groups who were discriminated against by the founders who wanted to keep Columbia "pure". There's a good if slight unbelievable twist in the story concerning Elizabeth which the story-line builds to, but unfortunately at the end I was left thinking, "well, what was the point in that?" as the solution to the problem was ridiculously easy from a gaming point of view, they even make the end basically just one giant cut scene where the only thing you can do is follow the actions that are available which is mainly just walking. But the rest of the game was perfect, especially the attention to detail in the characters. Elizabeth in particular is not only very helpful but brings more life to the story line as she comments on objects around her which she has never seen before in real life due to being locked away. She sort of reminds me of Rapunzel too, what with the whole tower situation and the fact that she cuts her hair short.
As for the actual gaming experience, its great and very immediate as its from first person view which I don't usually like as you have to constantly move both joysticks so you can run and see at the same time, and that can get annoying when you're fighting multiple people as they can sneak behind you and attack, but once you've got the hang it of its it makes gameplay a lot more fun and you actually feel like your character. And take a look at the graphics, this game is actually beautiful.
So yup, an awesome game and if you haven't got it, why not? Go get it, you're missing out! I can't imagine that many gamers won't have this though since I know I'm late on this but just go with the flow (like a dead fish). The newest big game that came out is The Last of Us, but I don't have that yet plus I'm am absolutely sh*t scared of zombies so the likelihood is I won't be reviewing that. But anyway, I digress. Hope you enjoyed reading!
Yas xx
The game is set in America, 1912 during the exceptionalism movement. You are Booker Dewitt, ex-agent/soldier and currently a "independent contractor" alcoholic with gambling problems. Unfortunately you've managed to rack up a huge debt, and to "wipe away the debt", you need to find Elizabeth and bring her to New York, a girl who has been locked away in a tower for the most part of her life in the floating city of Columbia. Yes, the story-line is incredibly far-fetched, but awesome all the same. Columbia is ruled by religious extremist Zachary Comstock, and on your journey to find Elizabeth you get caught up in the fight between the founders (Comstock's side) and the Vox Populi, made up of Black, Irish, Greek and other minority groups who were discriminated against by the founders who wanted to keep Columbia "pure". There's a good if slight unbelievable twist in the story concerning Elizabeth which the story-line builds to, but unfortunately at the end I was left thinking, "well, what was the point in that?" as the solution to the problem was ridiculously easy from a gaming point of view, they even make the end basically just one giant cut scene where the only thing you can do is follow the actions that are available which is mainly just walking. But the rest of the game was perfect, especially the attention to detail in the characters. Elizabeth in particular is not only very helpful but brings more life to the story line as she comments on objects around her which she has never seen before in real life due to being locked away. She sort of reminds me of Rapunzel too, what with the whole tower situation and the fact that she cuts her hair short.
As for the actual gaming experience, its great and very immediate as its from first person view which I don't usually like as you have to constantly move both joysticks so you can run and see at the same time, and that can get annoying when you're fighting multiple people as they can sneak behind you and attack, but once you've got the hang it of its it makes gameplay a lot more fun and you actually feel like your character. And take a look at the graphics, this game is actually beautiful.
So yup, an awesome game and if you haven't got it, why not? Go get it, you're missing out! I can't imagine that many gamers won't have this though since I know I'm late on this but just go with the flow (like a dead fish). The newest big game that came out is The Last of Us, but I don't have that yet plus I'm am absolutely sh*t scared of zombies so the likelihood is I won't be reviewing that. But anyway, I digress. Hope you enjoyed reading!
Yas xx
Monday, 15 July 2013
Music Monday: Ten Songs From My Childhood
Hi everyone, for Music Monday this week I thought I'd go back in time and revisit some of the music that used to be played around the house and in car journeys which probably has a lot to do with my current music taste. I'll exlain the first 5 and the last one too, but will just list the others so I don't bore you to death. These are in no particular order by the way:
1. Maybe Tomorrow- Stereophonics. Now, I absolutely hate choosing favourites, but this first song was my go-to answer if someone asked me the dreaded question "what's your favourite song?" Obviously my music taste has changed since I was 6 but this did remain my favourite song up until I was about 14, so its pretty awesome, especially for road trips in the summer.
2. Bittersweet Symphony- The Verve. This was a huge anthem of my childhood, it just sounds like a wave of happiness is sweeping over you. I've never been high before (except off E numbers) but I imagine this is what it feels like.
3. By The Way- Red Hot Chili Peppers. When I first heard this song I had no idea who the Red Hot Chili Peppers were (I think I was 2), but then about 10 years later I started listening to them and realised that By The Way was by them and got super happy as it was one of my favourite songs growing up.
4. Dancin' In The Moonlight- Toploader. This song would always be on Jaime Oliver's show I remember (which I used to watch religiously with my mum and brother) and parties too, and whenever I heard it I felt like dancing.
5. Teenage Dirtbag- Wheatus. Love this song so much. Something I've noticed recently, the lead singer from wheatus looks suspiciously like Leonard from The Big Bang Theory... Is there something he's not telling us? (just kidding)
6. Song 2- Blur.
7. Baggy Trousers- Madness.
8. Bohemian Like You- The Dandy Warhols.
9. Clint Eastwood- Gorillaz.
10. Super Massive Black Hole- Muse. I first head this song on Fifa '07 and fell in love with it instantly, plus I got really excited when later in secondary school we had a team general knowledge quiz where for one of the questions they played this song and asked for the name and artist and I was the only person who knew the answer.
There were obviously loads of other songs I loved as a kid and still love, but these were the ones which stood out the most from my childhood memories. The other stuff was Oasis, more Gorillaz and Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, Blink-182, and hilariously, S Club 7. Don't judge me we've all been there. Plus my favourite genre of music from a baby up until I was probably about 6 was jazz, and my favourite singer was Tom Jones. Yeah... but I still love a bit of jazz haha.
Anyways hoped you enjoyed that nostalgia trip, I know I did!
Yas xx
1. Maybe Tomorrow- Stereophonics. Now, I absolutely hate choosing favourites, but this first song was my go-to answer if someone asked me the dreaded question "what's your favourite song?" Obviously my music taste has changed since I was 6 but this did remain my favourite song up until I was about 14, so its pretty awesome, especially for road trips in the summer.
2. Bittersweet Symphony- The Verve. This was a huge anthem of my childhood, it just sounds like a wave of happiness is sweeping over you. I've never been high before (except off E numbers) but I imagine this is what it feels like.
3. By The Way- Red Hot Chili Peppers. When I first heard this song I had no idea who the Red Hot Chili Peppers were (I think I was 2), but then about 10 years later I started listening to them and realised that By The Way was by them and got super happy as it was one of my favourite songs growing up.
4. Dancin' In The Moonlight- Toploader. This song would always be on Jaime Oliver's show I remember (which I used to watch religiously with my mum and brother) and parties too, and whenever I heard it I felt like dancing.
5. Teenage Dirtbag- Wheatus. Love this song so much. Something I've noticed recently, the lead singer from wheatus looks suspiciously like Leonard from The Big Bang Theory... Is there something he's not telling us? (just kidding)
6. Song 2- Blur.
7. Baggy Trousers- Madness.
8. Bohemian Like You- The Dandy Warhols.
9. Clint Eastwood- Gorillaz.
10. Super Massive Black Hole- Muse. I first head this song on Fifa '07 and fell in love with it instantly, plus I got really excited when later in secondary school we had a team general knowledge quiz where for one of the questions they played this song and asked for the name and artist and I was the only person who knew the answer.
There were obviously loads of other songs I loved as a kid and still love, but these were the ones which stood out the most from my childhood memories. The other stuff was Oasis, more Gorillaz and Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, Blink-182, and hilariously, S Club 7. Don't judge me we've all been there. Plus my favourite genre of music from a baby up until I was probably about 6 was jazz, and my favourite singer was Tom Jones. Yeah... but I still love a bit of jazz haha.
Anyways hoped you enjoyed that nostalgia trip, I know I did!
Yas xx
Song for the Week
After seeing Baz Lurhman's Romeo and Juliet when I was 12, I became obsessed with this song for a while. And then became even more excited when a few years later I saw in an interview that Nikolai Fraiture, bassist of the Strokes, said that he liked this song as a kid too, so I thought I'd share it with you for the Song of the Week:
Talk Show Host- Radiohead
Happy Monday!
Yas xx
Talk Show Host- Radiohead
Happy Monday!
Yas xx
Tuesday, 9 July 2013
Boots and The Body Shop Haul
The other day I went to my nearest shopping center with my friends (Brent Cross), and it wasn't really a proper shopping trip so I didn't actually look at clothes, but I did come back with some nice new makeup!
In boots I found this L'Oreal Super Liner which is great because its like a thin felt tip, so I can easily line my eyes and wing it out. I do already have a mac gel liner with a brush but I find it hard to wing out the line so this liner is absolutely perfect for me. I also got this bright red and very scary Rimmel London lipstick from the Kate Moss line, which I bought because I was bored of natural makeup and wanted to get something more bold. And it did pay off, as it looks better than I expected it to. The texture is quite dry though, so make sure if you do buy this that you moisturise with a lip balm first. And since it is such a bold colour, I just dab it on or use a brush instead of putting it straight on, otherwise it looks a bit clownish. But yeah if you're thinking of changing up your look but are too scared, do it!
And then I went to The Body Shop not in search of anything but only because my friend wanted to buy something for his mum, so these 3 eye shadows I got were an impulse buy. I'm sort of regretting buying the eye shadow on the right, as you can barely tell its on and I wanted a brighter matte white to highlight the inner corners of my eye and brow bone, but this colour isn't really suited for that. Instead I'm just going to use it as a base if I want to create a very natural smokey eye. But I really like the other two colours, which give a light wash of shimmer over your lids instead of being really overbearing like a lot of other dark shadows. While I was in The Body Shop I found a really nice fragrance called Japanese Cherry Blossom which I hadn't seen before, but unfortunately had run out of money by then so I couldn't get it, but it smells amazing so if you're looking for a new perfume I recommend that one.
Anyway I hope you enjoyed reading this and that it was helpful, I really recommend the products I got from boots and the two eye shadows, however with the lighter one only get it if you want a natural everyday look.
Yas xx
In boots I found this L'Oreal Super Liner which is great because its like a thin felt tip, so I can easily line my eyes and wing it out. I do already have a mac gel liner with a brush but I find it hard to wing out the line so this liner is absolutely perfect for me. I also got this bright red and very scary Rimmel London lipstick from the Kate Moss line, which I bought because I was bored of natural makeup and wanted to get something more bold. And it did pay off, as it looks better than I expected it to. The texture is quite dry though, so make sure if you do buy this that you moisturise with a lip balm first. And since it is such a bold colour, I just dab it on or use a brush instead of putting it straight on, otherwise it looks a bit clownish. But yeah if you're thinking of changing up your look but are too scared, do it!
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| Lasting Finish By Kate Lipstick in 01 |
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| Colour from left to right: 205 Caramel Flirt, 201 Melt My Heart, 110 Sand By Me |
Yas xx
Monday, 8 July 2013
Music Monday: First 20 Songs On Shuffle
So I've seen other blogs and also people on Facebook doing this, so I thought I might as well give it a try as it seems quite fun. This is the first 20 songs on shuffle tag, which is basically where you put your iPod on shuffle, and write down the first 20 songs that come up. Now, everyone will have at least one crap song on their iPod, and the awful ones I've got on mine are bound to come up here so hopefully this will give you a good laugh. Or it will actually make an awesome playlist, who knows?
1. Dreams- Fleetwood Mac
2. When I Was Young- Ramones
3. Use Somebody- Kings of Leon
4. Kids With Guns- Gorillaz
5. The Clash- I Fought The Law
6. Someone Told Me- Jake Bugg
7. Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers
8. Stop The Clocks- Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
9. Hooked Up On Us (piano version)- Jay Jay Pistolet
10. Shes A Rebel- Green Day
11. Knights of Cydonia- Muse
12. Hot n Cold- Katy Perry
13. Death or Glory- The Clash
14. Blow Your Mind- The Vaccines
15. Happy- Travis
16. Why Should I Love You (live) - The Vaccines
17. River of Brakelights- Julian Casablancas
18. Some Might Say- Oasis
19. If You Want Blood (You've Got It!)- AC/DC
20. Music To Walk Home By-Tame Impala
Wow not one single crappy song! Quite a nice mix too, but maybe not for everyone, this is probably for people who have a wider range of music taste.
Extra 3 songs which played after the twenty which I just had to include because they are just awesome!
Last Nite demo- The Strokes
Is This It- The Strokes
Starlight- Muse
And unfortunately my lucky streak stopped there as the next song to come up was Like Wow!- Leslie Carter. Yeah, thanks for that Shrek soundtrack.
Hope you enjoyed! If you have a blog (or even if you don't) try this too! You could end up with a brilliant playlist or a hilarious one!
Yas xx
1. Dreams- Fleetwood Mac
2. When I Was Young- Ramones
3. Use Somebody- Kings of Leon
4. Kids With Guns- Gorillaz
5. The Clash- I Fought The Law
6. Someone Told Me- Jake Bugg
7. Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers
8. Stop The Clocks- Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
9. Hooked Up On Us (piano version)- Jay Jay Pistolet
10. Shes A Rebel- Green Day
11. Knights of Cydonia- Muse
12. Hot n Cold- Katy Perry
13. Death or Glory- The Clash
14. Blow Your Mind- The Vaccines
15. Happy- Travis
16. Why Should I Love You (live) - The Vaccines
17. River of Brakelights- Julian Casablancas
18. Some Might Say- Oasis
19. If You Want Blood (You've Got It!)- AC/DC
20. Music To Walk Home By-Tame Impala
Wow not one single crappy song! Quite a nice mix too, but maybe not for everyone, this is probably for people who have a wider range of music taste.
Extra 3 songs which played after the twenty which I just had to include because they are just awesome!
Last Nite demo- The Strokes
Is This It- The Strokes
Starlight- Muse
And unfortunately my lucky streak stopped there as the next song to come up was Like Wow!- Leslie Carter. Yeah, thanks for that Shrek soundtrack.
Hope you enjoyed! If you have a blog (or even if you don't) try this too! You could end up with a brilliant playlist or a hilarious one!
Yas xx
Song for the Week
Hey guys, so today I thought I'd pick something motivational and uplifting to make your Monday just a bit better and help you get through the rest of the week. And this song is perfect as it is by a band that played on the Other Stage at Glastonbury (festival) last week:
Movin' On Up- Primal Scream
Happy Monday!
Yas xx
Movin' On Up- Primal Scream
Happy Monday!
Yas xx
Thursday, 4 July 2013
Book Review- Carrie by Stephen King
Carrie is a creepy horror story about a girl called, (surprise surprise) Carrie, who has been bullied and tortured by not only her classmates but her god-fearing mother all her life. Carrie had always been the odd girl in her school, but they have no idea just how different she is, because unbeknownst to them, Carrie has a gift. She is telekinetic, able to move things with her mind. This talent comes into focus when she is distressed by a particularly horrible bout of torment from the girls in her year, and when one girl feels guilty that she participated in making fun of her, she decides to make it up to her by persuading her boyfriend to ask Carrie to the Prom. He agrees, but this action causes the worst day to arrive at their town... I will say no more. If you don't want the entire story ruined for you I suggest you don't watch the movie trailer for the remake, as it unfortunately doesn't leave much to the imagination.
Anyway I really recommend reading this book, especially if you've been stuck reading really cheesy teen romances (we've all been there, Twilight anyone?). Its not scary so don't worry if you're not a horror story type, but the end is certainly very unnerving... Enjoy!
Yas xx
Wednesday, 3 July 2013
Rimmel Nail Varnishes (my first beauty post yay!)
Out of all beauty products, the one I can't resist is nail varnish, or polish if you're American. I've recently been more drawn to pastel colours, and if you're on a budget, Rimmel is a pretty good place to get them. A couple weeks ago I bought four nail varnishes in Superdrug (who had a buy two, get one free on all cosmetics deal going, which I'm not sure they have now, but if they do, get in quick!) and here they are!
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I absolutely love it, its like a cool greeny blue, the only criticism I have is that it requires two coats as it doesn't go on very evenly with just one and the colour comes out a lot better with the two coats. Usually with nail varnish I just put one coat on and I'm good to go, so its slightly more time consuming than other brands.
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As you can see, they're very pretty colours, and I recently wore the colour 704 called "Sweet As Sugar" which is on the far left.
I absolutely love it, its like a cool greeny blue, the only criticism I have is that it requires two coats as it doesn't go on very evenly with just one and the colour comes out a lot better with the two coats. Usually with nail varnish I just put one coat on and I'm good to go, so its slightly more time consuming than other brands.
About two weeks ago I tried out 705 in "Tangy Tangerine", and the colour came out quite nicely but it was a bit misleading as it looks slighter more pigmented than I would've liked, so I'll probably go out looking for a more understated one. Again it unfortunately wasn't great when it came to application and it ended up a bit messy, but I've since got the hang of it so my nails looked better with the second colour I tried out. Annoyingly I don't have a picture of the orange/blue nail varnishes actually on my nails as I had to quickly chip it all off during exams (A Levels, bleugh) and I haven't had a chance to reapply it, sorry about that!
I do recommend buying some Rimmel nail varnish as the colour range is pretty good and they're cheap, even though they do have a few flaws but it's still worth it!
Yas xx
I do recommend buying some Rimmel nail varnish as the colour range is pretty good and they're cheap, even though they do have a few flaws but it's still worth it!
Yas xx
Tuesday, 2 July 2013
Music Monday (sort of): Tame Impala gig @ Hammersmith Apollo!
Sorry this is late, but I put this off because I have access to a camera!!!! So I thought one day wouldn't hurt if I got to put a picture of a souvenir from the gig in this post. So, as I mentioned in my second ever blog post, I went to see Tame Impala play at Hammersmith Apollo on Tuesday 25th of June. And they were mind-blowingly awesome. I'll set the scene for you:
It started off with a buzzing gathering of people outside the venue, random people asking if we had spare tickets to buy so they could sell them on for more, but I held on tightly to mine. No way was I going to pass this up. The doors opened and we all rushed in, me and my brother going straight in rather than hanging about so luckily we managed to get a spot right at the front against the barrier by the side of the stage.
Weirdly there was a glowing cat on the stage (not a real one of course) which must have belonged to the supporting act Melody's Echo Chamber (who is also Tame Impala singer Kevin Parker's girlfriend). It felt like time had stopped while all the equipment was being set up for her and the excitement was intensified with every second, but finally she and the members of her band walked on stage. We all cheered and clapped and she said hi in her pretty french accent, then began to sing "I Follow You" in her dreamy high pitched voice. Her whole set was amazing, and it pumped us up for the rest of the night. What also made me have a massive smile of excitedness on my face was the fact that I could see Tame Impala guitarist Dom by the side of the stage watching (in a non-creepy way).
Then after all the many pedal boards were set up for Tame Impala (and sadly the cat was removed which prompted an "aww" from the people on the side of the stage I was at) they finally came on stage. Everyone of course went crazy, and they kicked off with Led Zeppelin, followed by one of my favourite songs, and also the Song for the Week this week, "Solitude is Bliss". Each song was just amazing, even the songs I didn't really like normally. And of course "Elephant" and "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" got very good reactions from the crowd. Kevin was barefoot (so logically someone threw a shoe at him) and spent a lot of the time lying on the floor of the stage with his guitar. The whole band actually got quite distracted by the cool lazer light show going on the screen behind them which was quite funny, and they managed to pull off an amazing performance with a lot of improv. They really engaged with the crowd too, having a chat with us, throwing the shoe back and making a paper aeroplane out of a setlist and throwing it into the crowd.
To wrap up it was an amazing night which actually convinced me to like all of their songs and I love the ones that already did even more! My brother was lucky enough to get a setlist from a roadie passing them to the crowd at the end too, so here it is!
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So yeah if you have the chance to see them, go!
Yas xx
It started off with a buzzing gathering of people outside the venue, random people asking if we had spare tickets to buy so they could sell them on for more, but I held on tightly to mine. No way was I going to pass this up. The doors opened and we all rushed in, me and my brother going straight in rather than hanging about so luckily we managed to get a spot right at the front against the barrier by the side of the stage.
Weirdly there was a glowing cat on the stage (not a real one of course) which must have belonged to the supporting act Melody's Echo Chamber (who is also Tame Impala singer Kevin Parker's girlfriend). It felt like time had stopped while all the equipment was being set up for her and the excitement was intensified with every second, but finally she and the members of her band walked on stage. We all cheered and clapped and she said hi in her pretty french accent, then began to sing "I Follow You" in her dreamy high pitched voice. Her whole set was amazing, and it pumped us up for the rest of the night. What also made me have a massive smile of excitedness on my face was the fact that I could see Tame Impala guitarist Dom by the side of the stage watching (in a non-creepy way).
Then after all the many pedal boards were set up for Tame Impala (and sadly the cat was removed which prompted an "aww" from the people on the side of the stage I was at) they finally came on stage. Everyone of course went crazy, and they kicked off with Led Zeppelin, followed by one of my favourite songs, and also the Song for the Week this week, "Solitude is Bliss". Each song was just amazing, even the songs I didn't really like normally. And of course "Elephant" and "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" got very good reactions from the crowd. Kevin was barefoot (so logically someone threw a shoe at him) and spent a lot of the time lying on the floor of the stage with his guitar. The whole band actually got quite distracted by the cool lazer light show going on the screen behind them which was quite funny, and they managed to pull off an amazing performance with a lot of improv. They really engaged with the crowd too, having a chat with us, throwing the shoe back and making a paper aeroplane out of a setlist and throwing it into the crowd.
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| Random lazer light show |
To wrap up it was an amazing night which actually convinced me to like all of their songs and I love the ones that already did even more! My brother was lucky enough to get a setlist from a roadie passing them to the crowd at the end too, so here it is!
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So yeah if you have the chance to see them, go!
Yas xx
Monday, 1 July 2013
Song for the Week
In honour of the Tame Impala gig I went to last Tuesday, I decided to put up one of my favourite songs by them. I absolutely love this song, especially the lyrics. I just love the lyric "Nothing else matters I don't care what I miss/Company's okay, Solitude is Bliss/There's a party in my head/And no one is invited". So here's the Song for the Week:
Solitude is Bliss- Tame Impala
Happy Monday!
Yas xx
Solitude is Bliss- Tame Impala
Happy Monday!
Yas xx
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