it makes me shiver

A couple years ago I found a record called 'Breaking Glass' by Hazel O'Connor.



I had originally heard the song WILL YOU? on some New Wave compilation, and considering it features one of the best sax solos I've ever heard, HAD to get my hands on the record. This is an exaggeration, as I'm not sure that the sax solo is actually GOOD, but I've measured it the only way I know how -- NUMBER OF GOOSEBUMPS.

Anyway, it turns out it's a soundtrack to this movie, which looks pretty AWESOME:




This looks sort of similar to Ladies & Gentlemen The Fabulous Stains, another movie that is not available on DVD. How come I don't have this power? Anyway, here is a full video of the song with the amazing sax.



I am still working on perfecting my playlist featuring the most perfect pop songs with saxophone solos, and this song is DEFINITELY on there.

xo

this and that volume 1

In the 80's there was some New York Public Access show called 'Stairway to Stardom' -- a low rent (more amazing) star search filled with (the best?) the East Coast had to offer. I came across some of these videos on You Tube a year or two ago and was mesmerized. I've compiled a few favorites -- I think you will not only admire the talent, but also the lattice background.











Let me tell you -- there is more where that came from on YOUTUBE. Go on and enjoy. I know I'm definitely going to listen to LADY IN RED now!

xo

sweatpants & goggles

I DON'T THINK I CAN PUT PRESCRIPTION LENSES IN MY BIG GLASSES ANYMORE AS I'VE NOW SEEN TOO MANY HIGH SCHOOLERS WEARING THEM. HOW, DARE, THEY!!

The dpums was this weekend and was SUPER fun and I saw three bands that I've never seen that I really liked.

xo

p.s -- right now I can't stop reading message boards and reviews of the final installment of the twilight series by stephanie meyer. I HATE HER!

p.p.s -- the lifetime movie network asked to be my friend on myspace. how did they find me!??! Oh I guess I list that as one of my favorite film genres.

rock of ages

ROCK N ROLL & DEMONS & STUFF! I've only seen one of these , but apparently "rockers possessed by demons or into satanic rituals or just plain evil" was at one point a truly booming genre. My introduction to this genre (in depth) started last summer when I watched a little movie called 'Shock em Dead' starring Traci Lords and some dude. A 'nerd' named Angel who makes his living delivering pizza tries out for a band and is laughed out of the room. Naturally, he turns to the creepy neighborhood voodoo lady and sells his soul to the 'demonic world' so he can be a MAJORLY HOT ROCK STAR. Anyway, it's low budget and pretty terrible so of course I love it. It was only recently I discovered how many OTHER movies there are about rock n roll demons. Maybe I should start making trailer/movie clip playlists. Coming up next: WHEN PUPPETS & DOLLS ATTACK!





xo

here i go again

so I was chatting with a friend and sent her a link to LIVIN ON THE EDGE by Aerosmith -- just to show off some eddie furlong and talk about how I will never forgive myself for not having some kind of rebel boyfriend in junior high, like john connor in terminator 2. Then I almost fell into the STEPHEN TYLER/AEROSMITH spiral which happens every few months, where I end up watching all of their videos in horror/fascination featuring big laughs. I'm happy to say that for now, I've avoided yet another aerosmith shame spiral.

On another note, my summer soundtrack as of late has included lots of Seals & Croft, Todd Rundgren, and The Beach Boys. But aside from that I also cannot stop listening to this jam. So, powerful!



xo

inzanity

sorry guys, but for my own future reference I just have to document these funny europeans...









xo

totally constant

My Greeley weekend was pretty fun and patriotic. I went to the Greeley Stampede on Saturday night. While walking down the entrance path littered with hot tub booths & air brush tshirt kiosks, some drunk girl muttered "OUT OF PLACE" as we all walked by. Well, she was probably right. I convinced someone to buy deep fried oreo cookies, ate some fried coke, and watched lots of unfortunate people in cowboy hats do some sexy hip thrust dancing. All while Poison played inside the stadium (I THINK IT WAS MORE FUN IN THERE!) ANYWAY, the carnival was quite a bit more depressing than I remembered, but still amazing looking nonethless. Also I can't believe I didn't go inside MARDI GRAS or CLOWN HOUSE -- nothing beats a cardboard magical land that has a much more exciting outside than inside. It's like the time I took that flight to mars at Lakeside and was treated to a couple crappy plastic aliens in a brightly lit room. I do believe the exterior promised sexy aliens dancing and humans being whisked away by flying saucers and the interior just didn't deliver. OR, when I was a kid, I remember one of the rides at the stampede had a painting of a gumball machine filled with eyeballs. I thought that thing would REALLY BE INSIDE the haunted house. Needless to say, it wasn't.
















xo