Yelle-ing!

School has started for about a week now and so the posts won't come as often anymore. I expect more work this semester; the instructors are a lot more knowledgeable and tough. Most of them are pretty damn fabulous.

Eh, not much to say except this time around.

Recently I've been really into hard-hitting electro-rock (?). This French band, Yelle, has a pretty good album called Pop Up. The lead vocalist is female, and that adds to a "cuter" sound, kind of pop-py and kind of cheerleader-ish. "Tristesse/Joie" is my personal favorite track, with its slower tempo, echoing synth and steady rap and awesome buzzing dance-worthy interlude toward the end. "Je veux te voir" and "À cause des garçons" are other outstanding tracks but some of tracks fall a bit short because of their very slow tempo and almost mainstream pop sounds. Generally, though, they're a good listen.

Some other new electronic bands I've been into:
Boys Noize: for those of you who don't think Justice kicks hard enough
Midnight Juggernauts: a bit more house with subtle freestyle and 80's new wave influences, a good listen
Crystal Castles: Nintendo sounds and screaming

Shaking My Fist!!

(shake, shake)

I shake my fist at wasting time with emotional retards, because I'd really like to punch them in the face.

(shake, shake) FUCK YOU!!!!!!!


Currently Listening to:
The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black

Beau Jour

65 degree day at Coney Island today: impulse trip. It was really pretty:


Then I came back to the tree house and sat outside like an old man:

Currently Listening to:
Jean-Yves Thibaudet & Renée Fleming - Nell. Op. 18 No. 1

Bad Pattern

It's like 3AM and I should be sleeping, but instead I'm listening to Chromeo and reading La Blogothèque. They have some pretty cool exclusive recordings from artists like Jose Gonzales, Sufjan, Menomena, a LOT of Beirut, etc. etc. Anyway, j'adore que le blog est en français.

Speaking of which, I've been giving Paris more thought lately. We'll see what happens; it's kind of 40/60: there's no point/I really should. Paris is the center of the market that I'm very interested in pursuing, and I should go, even if it's for the experience. Then again I wonder if I'm in way over my head. We'll see, we'll see. Just thinking outloud here.

Some pictures from home:

CHARLIE , MY CAT OMGZ <33333:Isn't he just a pip??

Ma Soeur getting her caffeine boost pre-Guitar Hero:
Ma Soeur, Camille, soon to be known as Virtua-Jimi Hendrix?

Yes yes. I played shortly after.
Ah! Speaking of Ys (hah get it?), yours truly got herself 2 tickets to see Joanna Newsom to perform with the Brooklyn Philharmonic on February 1st at the Howard Gilman Opera House! And exactly 5 days later is the long-anticipated Spice Girls Reunion Concert. 2008 is looking good so far.

Currently Listening to:
Chromeo - Fancy Footwork