Undo

Stii cumva cate cuvinte ai luat inapoi, pe tacute, neinteles de linistea din jurul, obosit de furia din tine?

Nici eu nu stiu, si e ca si cum as da drumul unui robinet de amintiri tarzii. Sunt momentele alea in care iti doresti alte drumuri, sa fii singur sau alaturi de altcineva, momentele alea in care ce traiesti acum e infricosator, enervant, momentele alea in care nu rezisti sa nu spui cuvinte care dor.

N-am stiut niciodata cum sa fiu aproape de cineva si sa nu fiu exploziva. De obicei, cand ma cunosti, ai senzatia ca sunt cea mai aroganta fiinta de pe planeta. Bineinteles, nu ma absolv de vina, doar ca la cateva secunde dupa aceea realizezi ca sunt timida si sfioasa, si ca mi-e tot timpul grija ca poate ranesc pe cineva, sau deranjez, sau inoportunez.

introvert-drawingNu prea stiu eu cum sa ma comport in public, si oricum sunt introvertita, asa ca ce rost are sa mai invat la varsta asta?

Si timpul trece, si eu devin relaxata langa tine, si incepi sa vezi ca fac urat la nervi. Adica ma enervezi si te las in drum, sau imi stric ceasul, ca sa nu-ti stric mutra aia enervanta. Arunc cu telefonul pe scari, sau rup toate frunzele dintr-un copac.

Nu stiu sa fiu egala, si oricum mi-e tot timpul grija ca nu sunt mai sus ca tine. E un defect – cand ai fost jos toata viata ta, o sa vrei mereu sa fii mai sus ca ceilalti. Sa ai jobul cel mai misto, iubitul cel mai bun, pantofii cei mai multi. Si e o intreaga competitie intre mine, cea care sunt, si eu, cea care as vrea sa fiu. Si obosesc, pentru ca nu reusesc sa bifez toate lucrurile pe care le-as vrea.

Si cel mai tare ma enervez pe mine, si nu stiu daca ma enervez pentru ca vreau prea multe sau prea putine, sau pentru ca nu am rabdare, sau pentru ca nu sunt organizata.

Oh, doamne, sunt atat de plina de minusuri, si cand ma gandesc ca doar ele ma ajuta sa devin mai buna!…

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Nice and True

The time is blind,
and maybe dead,
but all that counts
is how to hide
inside my head.
Nothing to love,
nothing to cherish,
nothing but stabbed eyes,
wads of cash,
I’ll feed you scars and ashes,
tell me – is it all about the gashes
of truth and dare.
There’s nothing behind me but blank stares.
I’d love to watch you dance,
undress your sins,
unclench your fists,
I’d feed you drugs and fame,
you’d do me on your knees
wouldn’t that be lame?
I’d use you
and abuse me,
I’d feed you nothings
and pieces of everything.
All of the hate,
all of the dirt,
the jizz and the squirt,
the spit and the shit.
And you’ll fall for me,
and I’d fall for you,
wouldn’t that be nice and true?

Review: Brandon Flowers – The Desired Effect

I’ve been a The Killers fan since 2005, and they are one of the most important bands I stumbled upon during those dark days post-highschool dramedy that was my life, so the solo efforts of Brandon Flowers were a must listen, at least for me.

Flamingo was a mediocre album, so it took me a while to get on board with The Desired Effect. But boy, it did have it!

Dreams Come True is a great opener, filled with promises and great poetry written by Mr. Flowers, the god himself, and it benefits from its weird choice of 80s sound combined with some gospel-y vocals. I could see myself driving on a highway, not a care in the world, knowing that everything will be ok. (9.5/10)

Can’t Deny My Love was chosen as a lead single, and it has that anthem-y feel that Flowers seems to love. Still 80s, still filled with synths, a great tune overall, but it fades quickly when compared to the other songs from the album. (8/10)

If you ever wanted to hear a new kind of Bronski Beat, I Can Change is just perfect. Brandon Flowers’ pleas are amazingly tuned into that awkward request employed by the song. Oh, and Neil Tennant! (8/10)

Still Want You is a promise, just like the whole album. Perfectly in tune with my inner self, filled with doubt, but also with certitude, you can „smell” the maturity in Flowers. (9/10)

I wish I could say more about Between Me and You, a song that, with all its Killers-y sound, feels so Flowers-y at the same time, but all I can really say is it delivers yet another promise from this great man from Nevada. (8.5/10)

Synths and trumpets, the backbone of the 80s, mixed with a disco feel, Lonely Town is the perfect anthem for the teenager in you. (9/10)

Diggin’ Up the Heart will most likely please the old The Killers fans, as it’s definitely one of the songs that bears its signature. Angst-y and valiant, I can’t say I don’t dig it, even though it lacks a personal note. (8/10)

Never Get You Right starts off as a Las Vegas story gone wrong, but then it fades into this beautifully crafted 80s gem that is layered with love and despair at the same time. (9/10)

This time touching the glam rock of the 80s, Untangled Love seems to float in a sea of indecision. With pleading vocals, and guitars to lead the way, I’m guessing that this is the most impersonal song off the album. You can’t pinpoint it on Flowers, or The Killers, or anything else, but what it seems to lack in personality is brought forward by the determination in completing it, so that must be something, I guess… (6/10)

The Way It’s Always Been explores the familiar route taken by so many The Killers songs before, but it does so in a melodic way that almost sounds like a prayer. I’d say that it’s a good way to end the almost perfect album of the Killers frontman, but I think that it kinda lacks hope. (8.5/10)

The Desired Effect is a great album, one of the greatest that feature Flowers on the vocals. It lacks the experimentation perceived on Flamingo, but it also helps him get an appropriate, personal voice. The songs blend in perfectly with Flowers’ voice, his lyrics and themes, and the extensive use of 80s sound is mesmerizing. This one’s a keeper!

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Review: Skrillex & Diplo – Where Are U Now (with Justin Bieber)

Lately I have been hooked on lightweight music. Or, as I like to call it, manele. Everything from David I’m Trying To Become a Second Fabio Guetta (whom I loathe desperately), Nicki Minaj, Jason Derulo and even the notorious Chris Chick Beater Brown have been on repeat on my playlists.

But one of these songs stands out the most.

Where Are U Now, a beautiful collaboration between Gimme Me UR Flashdrive Skrillex I Forgot To Comb My Hair Again and Diplo I Like to Bully Skinny Chicks With More Money Than Me, employs the soft vocals of Justin I’m an Arse Bieber.

By now, if you’re not familiar with the genre or this particular song, you might be tempted to start throwing stuff at me. But wait!

If you want a song about devotion, vulnerability, fear, emotion and hope, despair and instability, you’ve come to the right place.

Skrillex fulfills his part beautifully, by not abusing his trademark sound. Instead, he establishes a base line for the track, on which Diplo starts building and, boy, does he build!

The instrumental part of the song mirrors the two sides of a coin – very different at a first glance, but when together, they mesh beautifully.

Now, you’ll say „But wait! There’s that prick, Bieber! I don’t wanna listen to that!”. I’ll understand you completely.

It’s exactly what I said the first time I heard about the song, but my curiosity won and I pressed play. I never pressed stop after that, and that’s coming from someone that avoids with fervor each individual that worked on this track.

Justin Bieber‘s vocals are the final touch of an otherwise amazing song. He is alone, he is disappointed, he is waiting for a sign. At times, his voice makes me think he is asking God some explanations for his times of absence. At times, he makes me feel like he is reprimanding a stray lover. At times, he makes me cry, he makes me feel sorry for him and most of the time he makes me fall in love with the song over and over again.

And if this isn’t the sign of a good song, I really don’t know what it is…

Please, enjoy responsibly.

Review: Rihanna – Bitch Better Have My Money

Y’all have seen the new bat shit crazy stuff that happens in RiRi‘s new video, Bitch Better Have My Money, right? Draped with XY chromosomes of the Mads Mikkelsen and Eric Roberts variety, hung by perfectly aligned siliconed boobs, her latest visual (because make no mistake – it is a visual) trip is hauntingly weird, violent, saucy and sassy, and maybe there are few more definitions, which I don’t really recall right now.

You wanna see Thelma & Louise circa 2015, updated with 90s couture and golden locks? You wanna see pointy shoes with translucent plastic heels on a boat? You wanna see Rihanna shooting at the cellphone she just used? Then, my friend, you came to the right place.

Also, if you wanna hear RiRi’s angst from Man Down, a little more polished and a little more mature, Bitch Better Have My Money is your tune. I, for one, can’t wait to hear R8!

Castigatori I AM THE ROCKER

bmi_i am the rockerAm primit la concursul organizat impreuna cu Phoenix Entertainment cele mai faine intamplari pe care mi-a fost dat sa le aud, dar am primit si comentarii intarziate. Din respect pentru persoanele care s-au incadrat in limita de timp (30 iunie), aceste comentarii au fost aprobate, dar nu au fost luate in considerare.

Pentru restul povestilor, din fericire, s-a inventat random.org ca sa ma ajute sa aleg cele mai tari patanii concertistice. Marele castigator a fost, in opinia mea, Remus, pe care il felicit pentru curaj si sper ca a luat corigenta la economie. 🙂
Cu ajutorul lui random.org, am extras si ceilalti doi castigatori din lista de comentatori (dupa ce in prealabil l-am eliminat pe Remus) – Drgs si Cezar.

Toti trei castigatorii vor fi contactati pe email.

We are the rockers, I guess! Ne vedem la festival! \m/iamtherockerlogowebsite2

Concurs I AM THE ROCKER

In ultima vreme, e tare greu cu muzica. Si stiti de ce e greu? Publicul s-a desensibilizat total, concertele sunt must see doar ca sa te vada Facebookul ca ai dat check in, nu pentru ca inseamna ceva formatia (sau formatiile, in cazul festivalurilor) pentru tine, si cam atat.

Nu mai e ca pe vremuri, cand se strangea toata gasca de la bloc, cu mic, cu mare, la zilele orasului. Nuuuuu, acum lucram in corporatii, mergem la Roger Waters si Andre Rieu, si avem grija de publicam asta pe toate retele sociale.

Ultima data cand am fost la un festival mare a fost in 2010, la Sonisphere. Traiasca Rammstein, am zis, si m-am bucurat de fiecare clipa din ziua aia.

Acum mi se da sansa sa vad live o gramada de formatii, multe dintre ele facand parte dintre gasca celor care m-au ajutat sa-mi depasesc natura sclifosita de adolescent atotcunoscator.iamtherockerlogowebsite2

Anul asta avem prima editie de I AM THE ROCKER. Ce inseamna asta? Inseamna mult rock intre betoane, pe 4 si 5 iulie, la Romexpo. O sa avem o zona speciala pentru bloggeri, cu wi-fi gratuit la viteze mari, fara delimitari de genul Golden si Normal Circle, iar apa plata va fi gratuita pentru toti participantii.

In plus, se pregatesc concursuri de tot felul (Best Dressed Rocker, Best Tattoo, Air Guitar Contest, Beer Championship, Bungee Jumping, zbor cu tiroliana, si multe altele), food court, salon de tatuaje, parcare speciala pentru motociclete si biciclete, camping pe 2 zile (la doar 9 lei), targ de merch si handmade, zona de lounge, si din casca mi se sopteste ca vor fi si alte surprize pentru cei veniti la festival.

Ca sa va lamuriti muzical, avem asa:

  • 4 iulie: Black Star Riders (The New Thin Lizzy), Kamelot, Celelalte Cuvinte, Kempes, Soulfly, Carcass, Hang the Bastard, White Walls, Breathelast, Goodbye to Gravity, Hatemode, Negative Core Project si Diamonds Are Forever
  • 5 iulie: concert aniversar Dream Theater, Skindred, Myrath, Terrana, Mayhem, Arkona, Odd Crew, Dirty Shirt, Days of Confusion, QuantiQ, Kistvaen, Target si Blutrina.

Sounds good to me!

Daca si pentru voi numele astea au acelasi impact pe care il au si asupra mea, va invit la concurs. Pun la bataie 3 invitatii duble pentru voi, oferite de Phoenix Entertainment.

Ce trebuie sa faceti? Sa-mi spuneti intr-un comentariu care a fost cel mai ciudat/dubios/nebun lucru pe care l-ati facut vreodata si care are legatura cu un concert sau festival. Indiferent ca ati fugit de-acasa pana la Sziget, ca ati facut crowd surfing sau ca ati dat toti banii de chirie pe bilet, vreau sa stiu tot!

Daca povestea voastra e una prea smechera ca sa o trec cu vederea, va castiga din partea mea una din cele trei invitatii. Restul de doua le voi oferi cu ajutorul lui random.org, pentru a da cat mai multe sanse si celorlalti participanti. Daca vreti o sansa in plus, va invit sa dati share concursului pe Facebook/Twitter sau orice folositi voi, si sa-mi lasati linkul in comentarii.

Singura conditie pe care o am este sa folositi o adresa de email valida, pentru ca altfel nu voi putea sa „impart” premiile. Daca vreti mai multe detalii despre festival, le gasiti pe pagina oficiala.

Astept povestile voastre pana pe 30 iunie, si pe 1 iulie voi afisa castigatorii pe blog si pe Facebook. Succes!