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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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27 May 12
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empires - under the bright lights (howl, 2008)

this is my favorite song from this record, even though i love the entire album, flaws and all.  howl will always hold a special place in my little black heart because it came out at a time that was personally very hard for me.  this record literally saved my life and sanity more than a few times that year and has continued to do so ever since.

i will always be grateful to the music on this record and to the dudes that made it.

20 May 12
stars from the gutter

i’ve been kicking the idea of starting a writing blog around for a while, so i finally did it.

17 May 12

the civil wars - sour times (portishead cover)


i love, love, love this song and this cover is awesome.  (i also kind of love the civil wars to, so it’s a match made in music heaven!)

16 May 12
chelle: it’s not FAIR. me: he is ridic and kind of flawless. chelle:  that jacket is the death of me. my actual death, in jacket form. me: yessssssssss - that whole shoot is AMAZING. chelle: WHY IS HE LIKE THAT? I DEMAND ANSWERS. me: BECAUSE SOMEONE OUT THERE THOUGHT WE NEEDED MORE FEELINGS. chelle: star of “thor” “war horse” “conspiracy” “midnight in paris” “RUINING MY FUCKING LIFE.” me: basically, yes.

chelle: it’s not FAIR.

me: he is ridic and kind of flawless.

chelle:  that jacket is the death of me. my actual death, in jacket form.

me: yessssssssss - that whole shoot is AMAZING.

chelle: WHY IS HE LIKE THAT? I DEMAND ANSWERS.

me: BECAUSE SOMEONE OUT THERE THOUGHT WE NEEDED MORE FEELINGS.

chelle: star of “thor” “war horse” “conspiracy” “midnight in paris” “RUINING MY FUCKING LIFE.”

me: basically, yes.

14 May 12
virginiabythedrop: sunshinespeopleforget: You can have a physical copy of The Virginia Tingley EP all to yourself!The cost with shipping is $10 CAD.Paypal: lpousnekr @ hotmail.comCheque or money order also accepted, or well-concealed cashTo order, please send an email to (virginiagracetingley @ gmail.com) and be sure to include:If paying with paypal: - The email address you sent your payment through paypal with - Your name and mailing address - The number of copies you’re ordering If paying with Cash or Cheque: - Your name and mailing address - The number of copies you’re ordering These are the details for ordering through mail only. If you’re gonna be anywhere in my vicinity, you’ll be able to pick up a copy for $7. want to support an awesome indie girl musician?  here’s your chance!  order the lovely and talented virginia’s ep.  i already got mine and when she’s all famous and stuff you can say you knew her when.

virginiabythedrop:

sunshinespeopleforget:

You can have a physical copy of The Virginia Tingley EP all to yourself!

The cost with shipping is $10 CAD.

Paypal: lpousnekr @ hotmail.com
Cheque or money order also accepted, or well-concealed cash

To order, please send an email to (virginiagracetingley @ gmail.com) and be sure to include:

If paying with paypal:

  • - The email address you sent your payment through paypal with
  • - Your name and mailing address
  • - The number of copies you’re ordering


If paying with Cash or Cheque:

  • - Your name and mailing address
  • - The number of copies you’re ordering

These are the details for ordering through mail only. If you’re gonna be anywhere in my vicinity, you’ll be able to pick up a copy for $7.

want to support an awesome indie girl musician?  here’s your chance!  order the lovely and talented virginia’s ep.  i already got mine and when she’s all famous and stuff you can say you knew her when.

Reblogged: virginiabythedrop

7 May 12
oh. my. god. this needs to happen. who do i speak to/pay off to make this happen.

oh. my. god.

this needs to happen. who do i speak to/pay off to make this happen.

(Source: prufrocking)

Reblogged: prufrocking

5 May 12

tom hiddleston performs henry V.

it’s entirely possible that i swooned like a victorian maiden after i watched this.  there’s almost nothing i like better than a man who knows his shakespeare.

23 April 12
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alan rickman - sonnet 130

in honor of shakespeare’s birthday, i give you my favorite sonnet read by one of my favorite actors in the world.

My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips’ red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damask, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.

19 April 12
etpuisetpuisencore: CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS. do want immediately.

etpuisetpuisencore:

CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS.

do want immediately.

Reblogged: lyriquediscorde

13 April 12
survivethatcarpet: “Hepburn was the patron saint of the independent American female. She parlayed Yankee flintiness, determination, and independence into one of the most successful stage and film careers ever. In doing so, she became the cultural model of the ambitious, smart and savvy career woman now familiar from coast to coast.” - Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times

survivethatcarpet:

“Hepburn was the patron saint of the independent American female. She parlayed Yankee flintiness, determination, and independence into one of the most successful stage and film careers ever. In doing so, she became the cultural model of the ambitious, smart and savvy career woman now familiar from coast to coast.”

- Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times

Reblogged: katharinehepburn

themed by hunson. originally by josh