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i love music. so should you.

this is my (mostly) music blog. i wanted a space where i could wax poetically about all the bands and artists i love. (my heart and my cd collection is v. v. big.) you'll also find a smattering of writing related things, since that's what i'm doing these days, along with other pop culture miscellanea.

things you need to know: i live in chicago, but i used to live in new york city. i go to a lot of shows. i stopped being ashamed of my musical tastes a long time ago. the first time i heard "eleanor rigby" by the beatles, i was nine years old and i still get goosebumps when i hear those opening strings. i sing - trained in opera, musical theater, and everything in between.

i'm not very country, i'm mostly rock and roll.

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23 January 12
holidaygolightly:

“he’s just trying to impress you.”

holidaygolightly:

“he’s just trying to impress you.”

Reblogged: holidaygolightly

14 January 12

(Source: aproclivity)

Reblogged: giganticism

10 January 12
Then I started thinking maybe we actually represent something to people, maybe when they hear the name “Foo Fighters” they just think rock’n’roll, and I thought, “Wow, that’s cool.” Then over the years playing shows I’d look out at the audience and see kids with Nirvana shirts and their parents with Foo Fighters shirts — which seems upside down — and I’d see moustaches and kids at their first rock concert. Our audience became so diverse I thought, “Man, they just want to see a rock show.” Go see Bruce Springsteen. Go see Tom Petty, AC/DC, Roger Waters, any of these people. Go see Pearl Jam or Soundgarden. I went to see Soundgarden four or five months ago; I didn’t stand in the VIP section, I ran down and got crushed in front of the stage and danced around sweaty with a bunch of people I didn’t know for an hour and 45 minutes.

- dave grohl, billboard magazine

seriously, how is he so awesome? 

9 January 12
virginiabythedrop:

tongue-tied-skinned-alive:


Joe Strummer’s letter of recommendation for Bruce Springsteen 

Bruce is great … if you don’t agree with that then you’re a pretentious Martian from Venus. 

Can I please marry this letter? Please? Seriously, I think I might print it out and frame it.

one of my heroes singing my words about another one of my heroes.  love, love, love this.  (virginia - meet you in jersey for the boss this summer/fall, yes?)

virginiabythedrop:

tongue-tied-skinned-alive:

Joe Strummer’s letter of recommendation for Bruce Springsteen 

Bruce is great … if you don’t agree with that then you’re a pretentious Martian from Venus. 

Can I please marry this letter? Please? Seriously, I think I might print it out and frame it.

one of my heroes singing my words about another one of my heroes.  love, love, love this.  (virginia - meet you in jersey for the boss this summer/fall, yes?)

Reblogged: virginiabythedrop

8 January 12
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]

life on mars - david bowie.

in honor of ziggy’s birthday, one of my favorites.

7 January 12
blurintofocus:

chanelleberlin:


Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan

Clearly I need to read this book, because it is singing my life with its words.

Feelings and thoughts.

seriously, any of you that have not yet read will grayson, will grayson need get on it. it’s the kind of young adult novel that i can only hope mine will be.  also, it has some of the greatest lines ever, including the ones above and my personal favorite: “how am i dating this sprinkled donut of a person?”

blurintofocus:

chanelleberlin:

Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan

Clearly I need to read this book, because it is singing my life with its words.

Feelings and thoughts.

seriously, any of you that have not yet read will grayson, will grayson need get on it. it’s the kind of young adult novel that i can only hope mine will be.  also, it has some of the greatest lines ever, including the ones above and my personal favorite: “how am i dating this sprinkled donut of a person?”

(Source: Flickr / y0ungfuckup)

Reblogged: blurintofocus

30 December 11
“right away, mr. draper.” #joanhollwayappreciationlife (Taken with instagram)

“right away, mr. draper.” #joanhollwayappreciationlife (Taken with instagram)

28 December 11

darklamb:

The Year in New York Pictures.

i’ll always love you though, new york.

Reblogged: bsides

25 December 11
merry christmas.

merry christmas.

23 December 11
backtotheeighties:

Pretty In Pink (1986)

andie + duckie forever.

backtotheeighties:

Pretty In Pink (1986)

andie + duckie forever.

(Source: freecocaine)

Reblogged: lyriquediscorde

themed by hunson. originally by josh