I kind of wanted to do something for music, as I never really talk about it. Like movies, I don't want to devote an entry to every single thing I listen to, so I think I'm gonna try a year-end list, like I do with movies, and see what happens ( Read more... )

I'll say this first: I'm not obsessed with these books or movies or anything. Really, I'm not. I've only read the first two books, saw the first movie, and if I had to pinpoint any fascination on my part, then I'd call it all a guilty pleasure, because I'm entertained while my inner feminist jumps up and down with rabid rage. Curiosity keeps me ( Read more... )

I have author Karin Lowachee to blame for this addiction (seriously, she posted the video for "A Beautiful Lie" and I've been hooked ever since), but today, I found out that 30 Seconds to Mars is releasing a third album. To which I say, "YAY!" even though I've not listened to their first album all that much. The second album I've worn out, but I ( Read more... )

I seem to remember introducing my friends list to the band Johnny Hollow, and if you enjoyed their debut as much as I did, you've probably been dying to get your hands on their second. And it's FINALLY out. It's actually been out for a few months in Canada (you can order the hard copy from Amazon, but you're going to pay out the butt because it's ( Read more... )

So I don't talk about music, like, EVER. Part of it's because I'll listen to what I have on endless repeat. However, there's a couple new releases that I'm just thrilled about.


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quiet_rebel begged for details of the Lacuna Coil concert, which had the bands Stolen Babies, In This Moment, and Within Temptation opening. So I'll oblige the best I can. :)

( Litton's & Blue Cat's: the Lacuna Coil Concert )

Once upon a time, I was a music major. And the fabulous thing about being a music major was the music lit courses, because in music lit courses, listening to music was a big thing. And because my focus was on voice, it was great to hear the instrumental work that I simply didn't have a lot of exposure to. Granted, most of the stuff I heard I barely ( Read more... )