To me, Florence Welch is like that senior in school who always show up late in the mornings---until they can't call it morning anymore---but always look so impeccably stylish and cool in a very effortless way that trying to look great isn't the reason why she was late; she's that senior in school who wears all the tackiest vintage clothes you could imagine but still can pull it off; she's that girl who always wear her style with a little bit of drama; she's that girl who wears things that you would consider as a fashion crime that no one should ever buy it, and looks great in them. She's that girl whose every moves look as if she was having fun and enjoying the day, who smokes like drinks water and drinks water like, well, smokes. She's that girl teachers will tell you not to take examples at, but she will graduate a valedictorian. She's that girl.
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Friday, August 26, 2011
Happiness Hit Her, Like A Train On a Track
To me, Florence Welch is like that senior in school who always show up late in the mornings---until they can't call it morning anymore---but always look so impeccably stylish and cool in a very effortless way that trying to look great isn't the reason why she was late; she's that senior in school who wears all the tackiest vintage clothes you could imagine but still can pull it off; she's that girl who always wear her style with a little bit of drama; she's that girl who wears things that you would consider as a fashion crime that no one should ever buy it, and looks great in them. She's that girl whose every moves look as if she was having fun and enjoying the day, who smokes like drinks water and drinks water like, well, smokes. She's that girl teachers will tell you not to take examples at, but she will graduate a valedictorian. She's that girl.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Cri du coeur
Because of some friends started singing a Damien Rice song called The Rat Within the Grain and made the song stuck in my head like a cancer, I spontaneously typed his name on Google and found a long, but rather nice interview of him because honestly he's just one of those very arty-farty musicians who hardly ever speak for a proper interview. I was in junior high when I first heard of his song The Blower's Daughter, his repetitive and haunting, cold and bittersweet ballad, on the radio playing again and again. I didn't know what's the thing with the song, because it wasn't easy-listening, not catchy or anything but it just stuck in my head somehow. A couple of years later, I remember it crystal clear that I found his first record O in an HMV store in a suburban mall, on the back of Harrow on The Hill tube station in London, and I bought it along with a P.S. I Love You soundtrack because they cost only 8 pounds for two (O might be cheap because the record had been a few years old at the time, but the soundtrack? maybe because it was too cheesy for the Britons. I don't know, but it was also really good.) I didn't think that it would be one of my all-time favorite record, all I knew was, "This is the guy whose melancholic song magically stuck in my head all the way through junior high." And yet, as it turns out, it was the best 4 pounds I have ever spent in my life so far! (My favorite track of his, Accidental Babies and Desafinado, are not featured in the record, though) Little did I know that The Blower's Daughter was also featured as a soundtrack to Closer, one of the bitterest, coldest, rawest movie I've ever seen. The song and the movie matched perfectly, I can say, both are so raw and bitter and cold that watching it makes me shiver all the time and all throughout the movie. You can read the interview here and find what a sweet guy he really is. Here's a hint before you read:
The last ten years has seen the Kildare singer-songwriter selling truckloads of albums, repeatedly touring the globe, hearing his songs soundtrack hit movies, being romantically linked with an A-list Hollywood actress, and performed with the likes of Christy Moore and Leonard Cohen ("a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, gracious, eloquent man"). You'd think that Rice must be spoilt for choice of momentous moments. But he doesn't hesitate before answering: "meeting Lisa Hannigan".The lowest point?He smiles, wistfully: "Lisa Hannigan not wanting to talk to me anymore""I would give away all of the music success", he says, "all the songs, and the whole experience to still have Lisa in my life. Like that!", he tells me, snapping his fingers. "No question."
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Un Dernier Verre
Zach Condon of Beirut
I just recently fell in love with Beirut once again. I mean, how can you not? And my current listening: Postcards from Italy. Let's just see if I'm really gonna make a trip to Italy or not. My favorite destination: Torino Verona!
Saturday, June 20, 2009
"I love Mark Ronson as if other guys are gay"
photo courtesy by Cory Kennedy
I don't know whether people around me are blind or lame or maybe simply because his star is so bright that they can't see, people never get why I love Mark Ronson so much. I was always alone worshipping this musician until last night, it all changed.
Ratih urged me to open a link she sent me. I didn't respond first I thought it was something not so important. Well when I finally opened the link, I practically and literally SCREAM from the top of my lung!
Dr. R Amandh: 29 meng LIAT TANGGAL 29 JUNI 2008
Dr. R Amandh: gila banget
Dr. R Amandh: gue sakit hati banget
Dr. R Amandh: sakit hati setahun lamanya gue meng
Arien: AN**** LUMBALUMBA PESUT BOROK
Arien: MARK RONSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Dr. R Amandh: AHUAHUAHUA GILA KAM MENG
Dr. R Amandh: ITU DIA MEEENGGGG
Dr. R Amandh: MARK RONSOOONNN!!!!
Arien: PIGEON DETECTIVES!
Dr. R Amandh: IS LITERALLY 2 LONDON WHILE WE'RE @ LONDON
Dr. R Amandh: MAU NANGIS NGGAK SIH LOOOOO?????
Dr. R Amandh: GUE CUMA BISA BACA DI METRO!
Arien: AN**** YA YAAMPUN
Arien: I DIDNT EVEN READ IT!!!
Arien: AH GUE UDAH NANGIS SEKARANG
Arien: KOK KURANG AJAR SIH
Arien: I love mark as if the other guys are gay!
Arien: kalo gue jadi lo gue akan menangis di tube saat
baca metronya
Arien: ANJRIIIITTTTTT THIS IS MARK RONSON WERE TALKING
BOUT
Dr. R Amandh: gue liatnya cuma amy winehouse apa
Dr. R Amandh: pokoknya ada laporan glastonbury tp gue
sakit hati nggak gue baca
Dr. R Amandh: cuma liat gambarnya seru banget
Dr. R Amandh: terus metronya gue lempar ke belakang
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
and the rest of that drunken conversation was about Mark Ronson and GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL, well some hatred for R-Patz too, but not too much, don't worry. see what i mean, i LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE MUSIC for heaven's sake! and here, at the point where i'm sitting, I am totally missing so many music festivals. Coachella, Glastonbury, Reading, Leeds, T in The Park.......... you name it! Oh God. That's so unfair! I was like, well, how far is Glastonbury from London? I bet it's not 16 hours flight, no?? So I was really like, "WHAT THE HELL???" I missed that chance. I missed so much. and I regret it. but don't worry I'm not sobbing over it,
though. It's just simply so... CRUEL.
Call me freak, but the feeling when you finally found someone who share the same interest with you (especially if you've been told that that thing is not interesting material) is priceless!
Saking gilanya, when i opened my twitter homepage again, I ran to tell Ratih, "Rat!! He updated! after daaaysss!" and I followed his small argue with Perez Hilton. Yes, M insulted P because P has made a career out of picking on teenage, lesbians and all! What a very nice brother!
Monday, March 16, 2009
Music Gigs I'd Kill To Watch
#1. Damien Rice
Lullabies that have brought me to a lot of places; dreams, realities, knowledge (not school subjects). Helped by fellow Irish songtress with angelic voice Lisa Hannigan, I'd definitely kill for this one! (I even followed him on Twitter!)
#2. The Virgins
You who haven't heard of this band might live under the rocks or something. They've been heard in Gossip Girl, the sexy frontman Donald Cumming has been rumored to date Peaches Geldof, and they're one of Cory Kennedy's favorite! Definitely one of the best in New York music scene (from a lot of NY bands, as seen on Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist)
#3. Green Day
I always thought that they will never come near Indonesia.... however, maybe someday they will!
#4. Radiohead
The greatness of how they sound, cleverness of their lyrics, must be clear enough to explain their awesomeness.
#5. John Mayer
Womanizer, Grammy's Best Male Vocal... well, no need further reason.
#6. James Morrison
Cheesy? Who fucking cares. Love him as much as we love Jim Morrison! ...I never thought that I'd love someone/that was someone else's dream...
#7. Kanye West
The best rapper I know, musically and attitude-ly.
#8. Arctic Monkeys
Nggak ada ampun, HARUS HARUS HARUS! The only band that I even buy their EPs.
#9. Maroon 5
Shit mereka hanya ke Singapore waktu itu. Kapan ke Indonesianya, Mr. Levine?
#10. Coldplay
Well, it's not funny if I don't put them in the list considering what I'll be doing in the next few days :D
Lullabies that have brought me to a lot of places; dreams, realities, knowledge (not school subjects). Helped by fellow Irish songtress with angelic voice Lisa Hannigan, I'd definitely kill for this one! (I even followed him on Twitter!)
#2. The Virgins
You who haven't heard of this band might live under the rocks or something. They've been heard in Gossip Girl, the sexy frontman Donald Cumming has been rumored to date Peaches Geldof, and they're one of Cory Kennedy's favorite! Definitely one of the best in New York music scene (from a lot of NY bands, as seen on Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist)
#3. Green Day
I always thought that they will never come near Indonesia.... however, maybe someday they will!
#4. Radiohead
The greatness of how they sound, cleverness of their lyrics, must be clear enough to explain their awesomeness.
#5. John Mayer
Womanizer, Grammy's Best Male Vocal... well, no need further reason.
#6. James Morrison
Cheesy? Who fucking cares. Love him as much as we love Jim Morrison! ...I never thought that I'd love someone/that was someone else's dream...
#7. Kanye West
The best rapper I know, musically and attitude-ly.
#8. Arctic Monkeys
Nggak ada ampun, HARUS HARUS HARUS! The only band that I even buy their EPs.
#9. Maroon 5
Shit mereka hanya ke Singapore waktu itu. Kapan ke Indonesianya, Mr. Levine?
#10. Coldplay
Well, it's not funny if I don't put them in the list considering what I'll be doing in the next few days :D
Sunday, February 15, 2009
My Daddy, My Valentine
How was your Valentine’s Day, everyone? It might be too western, but, well I agree if someone says V-day is needed so that people can, at least once in a year, remember about love. I can say I didn’t celebrate it, but surely enough my Valentine this year is the most incredible man in my life, my father.
As I’ve told you before, my father is a very generous man. Something about him keeps me sane and makes me feel kind of safe. He might not make a bank at home, or a black belt in karate, but he protects his children in any way possible.
Anyway, we went out with my sister to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. And I looove this film!
At first it was boring. On the schedule it was 14.00 sharp, but then this short movie with no dialogue presented by a whitening brand showed up for about 20 minutes. Turns out it was only two and a half hour.
It didn’t start boring like other Oscar movies. I remember not long after the opening, a character who made the clock ticking anti-clockwise saying, “I made it that way. Because I was hoping for some time to be back, so that some people who went and died in war could be back. I wanted my son to be back home safely, marry a woman, having a child…” which he got a really good respect for. People respect his idea. And soon after, he died of extreme mourn.
No review here, just… well, I’d like to say that it taught people a lot about life, and love. It’s pretty romantic, actually. But it scares me to death how it gave me the idea of a limited life, where you know that there’s always a limit for time that you can live. I finally realized how I’ve wasted my life doing trashy things, and that I don’t actually seize my days. Even so, it’s flattering to know that everyone is the same, we’re going the same direction. Me, you, all people related to us, Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Paris Hilton, Joe Jonas, Queen Elizabeth… Even Benjamin was going the same direction too. Not because we all end up in diapers, but, how we’re all alone.
Good news is, we’re all together in that loneliness too.
One of my best friends, Nadia, told me about this whole freaking idea of life and death (before I saw this movie):
”Lo pernah denger nggak sih? Katanya ya, waktu kita lahir, kita nangis sendirian sementara semua orang tersenyum, semua orang bahagia buat kita. Tapi saat kita meninggal nanti, semua orang bakal menangis dan berduka buat kita, sementara kita, semoga aja kita berhasil hidup dengan bener, bakal tersenyum sendirian. Pas gue denger itu, rasanya kayak, lega banget gitu. Kayak plong banget.”
Which I felt the same about. And I have a feeling that the person who said that has understood about the loneliness we’re all dealing with.
There are so many life lessons from Benjamin Button, so just see it. I don’t think it’s boring, I think it’s good. But then, good or bad is relative to everyone, so… I have no rights to say. But it’s definitely not a feel-good movie. You’d get out of the cinema feeling a little blue (if not dark).
One next thing about my V-day, is after dinner we’re heading to a CD store in Mahakam. We wanted to get the money back for the Rihanna ticket I’ve bought but it was too late so we have to come back the next day! No worries, no disappointment should appear on Valentine’s day. My Daddy bought me Oasis’ “What’s the Story? (Morning Glory)”. I love this album even though I never own it. Anyway I was only 2 when it came out. He knows I love this kind of bands, he’s the only one in the world who supports my worship to The Beatles. I think it’s a shame why I don’t worship musicians he recommended me like Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan or Alison Moyet. But I love Nat King Cole, though.
Even when I got home and my daddy received a call from my mother, who’s in Bali with my another sister, to tell that she (my sister) hit a car and had to pay some cash, he didn’t get angry. Well, he was, I could see it in his eyes. But I didn’t feel it, I didn’t hear anger in his voice. What a very loving man. My father is probably one of the reasons why I feel so lucky in this life, even though I don’t own a whole closet full of Manolos.
As I’ve told you before, my father is a very generous man. Something about him keeps me sane and makes me feel kind of safe. He might not make a bank at home, or a black belt in karate, but he protects his children in any way possible.
Anyway, we went out with my sister to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. And I looove this film!
At first it was boring. On the schedule it was 14.00 sharp, but then this short movie with no dialogue presented by a whitening brand showed up for about 20 minutes. Turns out it was only two and a half hour.
It didn’t start boring like other Oscar movies. I remember not long after the opening, a character who made the clock ticking anti-clockwise saying, “I made it that way. Because I was hoping for some time to be back, so that some people who went and died in war could be back. I wanted my son to be back home safely, marry a woman, having a child…” which he got a really good respect for. People respect his idea. And soon after, he died of extreme mourn.
No review here, just… well, I’d like to say that it taught people a lot about life, and love. It’s pretty romantic, actually. But it scares me to death how it gave me the idea of a limited life, where you know that there’s always a limit for time that you can live. I finally realized how I’ve wasted my life doing trashy things, and that I don’t actually seize my days. Even so, it’s flattering to know that everyone is the same, we’re going the same direction. Me, you, all people related to us, Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Paris Hilton, Joe Jonas, Queen Elizabeth… Even Benjamin was going the same direction too. Not because we all end up in diapers, but, how we’re all alone.
Good news is, we’re all together in that loneliness too.
One of my best friends, Nadia, told me about this whole freaking idea of life and death (before I saw this movie):
”Lo pernah denger nggak sih? Katanya ya, waktu kita lahir, kita nangis sendirian sementara semua orang tersenyum, semua orang bahagia buat kita. Tapi saat kita meninggal nanti, semua orang bakal menangis dan berduka buat kita, sementara kita, semoga aja kita berhasil hidup dengan bener, bakal tersenyum sendirian. Pas gue denger itu, rasanya kayak, lega banget gitu. Kayak plong banget.”
Which I felt the same about. And I have a feeling that the person who said that has understood about the loneliness we’re all dealing with.
There are so many life lessons from Benjamin Button, so just see it. I don’t think it’s boring, I think it’s good. But then, good or bad is relative to everyone, so… I have no rights to say. But it’s definitely not a feel-good movie. You’d get out of the cinema feeling a little blue (if not dark).
One next thing about my V-day, is after dinner we’re heading to a CD store in Mahakam. We wanted to get the money back for the Rihanna ticket I’ve bought but it was too late so we have to come back the next day! No worries, no disappointment should appear on Valentine’s day. My Daddy bought me Oasis’ “What’s the Story? (Morning Glory)”. I love this album even though I never own it. Anyway I was only 2 when it came out. He knows I love this kind of bands, he’s the only one in the world who supports my worship to The Beatles. I think it’s a shame why I don’t worship musicians he recommended me like Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan or Alison Moyet. But I love Nat King Cole, though.
Even when I got home and my daddy received a call from my mother, who’s in Bali with my another sister, to tell that she (my sister) hit a car and had to pay some cash, he didn’t get angry. Well, he was, I could see it in his eyes. But I didn’t feel it, I didn’t hear anger in his voice. What a very loving man. My father is probably one of the reasons why I feel so lucky in this life, even though I don’t own a whole closet full of Manolos.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Smile, everyone!
Chem test tomorrow, physics waiting on Friday while on Thursday night I'm going to see Rihanna (yes, the today's diva!). It seems like day to day it's even more frustrating than ever.
Life could be very depressing somehow, couldn't it?
Some people could bring us down, make life's even harder with vengeance, anger... that's why people hate people.
But I'd like to celebrate my life. Not that I won't get angry or anything, just... life's too short, I wanna make it lasts. It's too short to be filled by anger, hatred, and all...isn't it?
Today is like, one of the worst day ever. Because so many tests waiting and I hate tests.
But to mend all that disappoinment and pressures, I choose to celebrate it, it any way possible.
Coldplay wins 3 Grammys, everyone! Woohooo! and Radiohead wins "Best Alternative". I'm so darn curious to watch it but.... oh sweet God I have to studyyyyyy *kewl.
Aaand... this is one of best friend's birthday. Happy birthday, Cantika! She's just recovered from a terrible typhus until she had to be absent the whole week last week. What's so surprising was, she looked at my phone's wallpaper and there's this awesome small talk:
Cantika: Rien, gue kayaknya tau ini siapa.
Gue: (nyengir) Siapa?"
Cantika: Tunggu, jangan bilang! gue tau kok ini siapa! gitaris bukan?
Gue:(makin deg2an) bukan! bassist.
Cantika: Siapa dong?*diam sebentar*OOOH! SID VICIOUS! SEX PISTOLS!
Gue: YEAAAAYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *sangat terharu, pengen nangis rasanya, hahahahahahaha
Finally there's somebody who knows this one of the most incredible person ever exist on earth. And it feels so great. My chairmate for today, he's so much into metal music, he didn't know Sid!
Ah, how life could be both bitter and sweet.
Life could be very depressing somehow, couldn't it?
Some people could bring us down, make life's even harder with vengeance, anger... that's why people hate people.
But I'd like to celebrate my life. Not that I won't get angry or anything, just... life's too short, I wanna make it lasts. It's too short to be filled by anger, hatred, and all...isn't it?
Today is like, one of the worst day ever. Because so many tests waiting and I hate tests.
But to mend all that disappoinment and pressures, I choose to celebrate it, it any way possible.
Coldplay wins 3 Grammys, everyone! Woohooo! and Radiohead wins "Best Alternative". I'm so darn curious to watch it but.... oh sweet God I have to studyyyyyy *kewl.
Aaand... this is one of best friend's birthday. Happy birthday, Cantika! She's just recovered from a terrible typhus until she had to be absent the whole week last week. What's so surprising was, she looked at my phone's wallpaper and there's this awesome small talk:
Cantika: Rien, gue kayaknya tau ini siapa.
Gue: (nyengir) Siapa?"
Cantika: Tunggu, jangan bilang! gue tau kok ini siapa! gitaris bukan?
Gue:(makin deg2an) bukan! bassist.
Cantika: Siapa dong?*diam sebentar*OOOH! SID VICIOUS! SEX PISTOLS!
Gue: YEAAAAYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *sangat terharu, pengen nangis rasanya, hahahahahahaha
Finally there's somebody who knows this one of the most incredible person ever exist on earth. And it feels so great. My chairmate for today, he's so much into metal music, he didn't know Sid!
Ah, how life could be both bitter and sweet.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Grammys delight
Watch out everyone, Grammy is coming!!
Every year, I feel so thrilled about Grammy. This is the most-awaited award for me. Oscars is so boring, y'know, because 1) Fashionwise, there are movie stars on the red carpet, they always dressed in some way so they look cool. Meanwhile in Grammys, there are musicians, who, we rarely see wearing designer's pieces (except for the JoBros, they're like, so much into Dolce) and 2) movies have so many awards waiting for them, I mean like, SAG, Golden Globes... but music only have Grammys, Juno, Brit... well, I can say, not so much.
I expect a lot of wins for Coldplay! Hope they win all their 7 noms that night!
One thing that really pissed me off is the fact that Jonas Brothers are nominated for "Best New Artist". Hello, isn't that like, for artists who launched their first album in the previous year? JoBros launched like, their second or third album last year! What's so new about them? But whatevs, I hope Duffy will win in this category.
So many British artists are nominated, but I really wish Radiohead will win. In fact I think In Rainbows was really good, well not as good as OK Computer or Kid A (because who could hate both?) but it's actually better than, let's say, Viva la Vida. Thom Yorke is a genius.
The good news is, it's tonight!
Every year, I feel so thrilled about Grammy. This is the most-awaited award for me. Oscars is so boring, y'know, because 1) Fashionwise, there are movie stars on the red carpet, they always dressed in some way so they look cool. Meanwhile in Grammys, there are musicians, who, we rarely see wearing designer's pieces (except for the JoBros, they're like, so much into Dolce) and 2) movies have so many awards waiting for them, I mean like, SAG, Golden Globes... but music only have Grammys, Juno, Brit... well, I can say, not so much.
I expect a lot of wins for Coldplay! Hope they win all their 7 noms that night!
One thing that really pissed me off is the fact that Jonas Brothers are nominated for "Best New Artist". Hello, isn't that like, for artists who launched their first album in the previous year? JoBros launched like, their second or third album last year! What's so new about them? But whatevs, I hope Duffy will win in this category.
So many British artists are nominated, but I really wish Radiohead will win. In fact I think In Rainbows was really good, well not as good as OK Computer or Kid A (because who could hate both?) but it's actually better than, let's say, Viva la Vida. Thom Yorke is a genius.
The good news is, it's tonight!
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