All I Said Was "HUH?!": August 2010

Monday, August 30, 2010

We Are The Music Makers, And We Are The Dreamers of Dreams

my top 10 celebrity crushes. just because.

10. JONAH HILL

Yeah, yeah, i know, shut up. I get so much shit for this but he's really funny.

9. JASON SEGEL

In the words of Marshall Ericson himself "I'M CUDDLY BITCH" and someones gotta show the muppet lovin' freak some love (speaking of freaks, how great was Freaks & Geeks, right?) but, seriously, seriously everyones so in love with Ted.

8. QUENTIN TARANTINO

One of the coolest dudes on the face of the planet! REALLY! Name a bad Tarantino movie? Yeah exactly, there isn't one.

7. JAMES FRANCO

I didn't start diggin' on him until seeing him on 30 Rock really. Well, I liked him on Freaks & Geeks. Point is he is getting weirder with age, which is effective in seperating him from the hoards of dull, uninteresting pretty boys (Just check out Dicknose in Paris). Also starring in a biopic of Allen Ginsberg.

6. JAY BARUCHEL

He's Canadian, he has a stutter, and sounds just like Christian Slater. He's also super funny.

5. JASON SCHWARTZMAN

I love his acting SO MUCH! I'm a huge Wes Anderson fan and he's kinda become one of Wes' regular players. he was a perfectly dark outlandish villian in Scott Pilgrim, also I love Phantom Planet, and Coconut Records.

4. ANDY SAMBERG

"The chronic - what? cles of Narnia"

He's cute, he's funny, and dude can dress (seeing a pattern here?)

3. JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT

He can contort his face just as well as Jim Carrey (only when JGL does it, it's actually cute and funny) he can be serious actor, but "Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Fuck You Whore!" is better.

2. PHARELL WILLIAMS

No one in music right now is as fresh, fine or super smooth as Pharrell. He produces the sickest beats, he's super sartorial, and his french McDonalds video is pretty freakin' funny. I was really torn about who #1 would be but it's....

1. SETH MACFARLANE

He's the creator of Family Guy, he provides the voices of Peter, Stewie (which he based on Rex Harrison in 'My Fair Lady'), Brian the Dog (for which he uses his own deep baritone voice), and Quagmire. He's adorable, intellegent, an atheist, a democrat, and he has my three Ds of Comedy down in spades:

Dark, Dirty, and Deadpan. Cheers to him.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

iTunes Not A Celebrity Playlist

1. "My Boo" by Usher ft. Alicia Keys - I can't help but love this song, it's so sweet. Usher's Confessions album was just insane. Brings back memories.

2. "VCR" by the XX - I'm such a huge XX fan. This whole album is so brilliant. So hard to pick just one song.

3. "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye - One of the sexiest voices to ever bless the music buisness. It's one of those songs that everyone knows and can't help but sing along to.

4. "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" by Vampire Weekend - I'm kind of a VW groupie. So in love with these guys, they have sound that's purely their own. If I ever decided to become a singer I'd want Rostam Batmanglij as my producer.

5. "Osaka Loop Line" by Discovery - Furthur proof of Rostam Batmanglij's genius, he and Ra Ra Riot frontman Wes Miles bring the sickest beats.

6. "Meiple" by Robin Thicke ft. Jay-Z - I can't recall a smoother duo, Such a bangin' track. Using Brigitte Bardot's "Moi Je Joue" as a hook, genius.

7. "Whatever You Like" by Anya Marina - It's rare for a cover to be better that the original, but I love this easy flowing, super svelte, sexy Anya Marina version of the T.I. song.

8. "Just You and Me" by Zee Avi - My best friend sent me this song a little while ago and I adored the calm, beachy vibe of Zee Avi's album

9. "The Book of Love" by The Magnetic Fields - The deep voice of the lead singer, and the slow melody puts me at ease.

10. "First Day of My Life" by Bright Eyes - Beautiful Song, not unlike every other song by the poetic Conor Oberst.

11. "Black Sheep" by Metric - I love this song I've seen Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World twice now and Envy Adams singing black sheep which is sung by Emily Haines whom Envy is based on. Just love it.

12. "I Am Not A Robot" by Marina & The Diamonds - For an indie artist this song is pretty kitchy and pop driven, at least I think so. I like it.

13. "The Summer" by Coconut Records - I'm totally smitten with Jason Schwartzman, I think he's such a great actor, and I was pretty big Phantom Planet fan back in the day too. Coconut Records is playlist constant for me.

14. "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley - Probably my favourite Elvis Presley song. Can't argue with The King.

15. "Rill Rill" by Sleigh Bells - I consider this a roadtrip song. It's got a steady beat and it's incredibly catchy.

16. "Thieves" by She & Him - A beautiful song, these two can do no wrong in my eyes.

17. "There Goes the Fear" by Doves - A sweet song. Recalls 500 Days of Summer with Tom and Summer running through Ikea.

18. "Heartbreaker" by MSRTKRFT ft. John Legend - I had this song on repeat for the longest time. And a rare case of the video being perfectly matched. Great beat.

19. "Halo" by Beyonce - I'm generally a total ass about disregarding anything on Top 40 radio but the odd one creeps on my radar. This so is beautiful and the beat has so much going on, it helps convey this epic love story.

20. "The End" by Best Coast - I can't get enough of Best Coast right now. Not to mention the strong personal connnection to this song

21. "New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down" by LCD Soundsystem - No matter where I am, what mood I'm in this song always brings a smile to my face.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

I'm Blue da-ba-dee, da-ba-di

For years now I've been mocking my stepfather for wearing a denim shirt over his Levis

("this isn't the '80s Troy"), and it looks as if now i might have to apologize *deep mournful sigh* because after seeing the above shot of Alexa Chung (seen with Pixie Geldof at the House of Holland show in London) I now truly believe the likes of NYLON and TeenVogue.com that the Denim on Denim trend is back and maybe, just maybe, bigger than ever. Now which drawer does he hide that shirt in?

Swing Tree

If I was a boy at sea
I would be swinging from a broken tree
I would be down on my back looking up at stars at night
and if I could get back to reach to reach the saltiest of evergreens
You know that I would turn back just to fight the whites of iron eyes

When I hear that wind and I think of Spring
Underneath an open window a carved out sign and
often I would fight with my mind

Saltwater brine where you hung your crown
When you washed your eyes in last night's tea
I thought you might come out from the dream to find that

Underneath the pine grew a patch of thyme
that I burned for six days in the sun
'til I heard the distant sound of drums

Oh the queen had come and the King had died
and my forehead burned but I closed my eyes
and my forehead burned but I closed my eyes

Before I go I've got to run, down the street
to the market cove where I could
find six seeds to bring back to the yard
and plant underneath the birch tree
No white skies or red sunlight
In the saltwater brine
My forehead burned but I closed my eyes

Whoa. Now you've got to go.

If I was a boy...