Happiest On The Dancefloor

Charli XCX covers Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That...

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:05:32 -0400

Charli XCX covers Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way”

On repeat

When it comes to matters of love, it’s often platonic devotion...

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:30:17 -0400

When it comes to matters of love, it’s often platonic devotion that proves the most intimate and carries the most weight in one’s life. It’s the love stories of friendship, the decades-spanning, unbreakable connection to someone that stays around as lovers come and go. Yes, romantic love is an all-encompassing illness of the heart, but without a best friend to guide you, life becomes less tolerable. Cinema has long been awash in tales of romantic love, of course, but it’s rare to see a tale of love between two female best friends, especially one that genuinely shows what it is like to have that kind of soul mate, without whom everything else would be askew. But with Noah Baumbach’s latest film, Frances Ha, we see one woman’s journey of self-discovery, ignited by a fractured friendship.

Greta Gerwig & Mickey Sumner on Exploring Female Friendship in Noah Baumbach’s ‘Frances Ha’

I can’t wait to see this.

Nearly a week and a half ago, my best friend this packed up and...

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:43:41 -0400

Nearly a week and a half ago, my best friend this packed up and moved to Boston, leaving behind a noticeable void in the hearts of all of her Texas friends. The pain of her leaving town was only slightly lessened by this masterpiece of a friendship video she made me.

I remember, when we graduated four years ago, dreading the idea of moving to Austin while she remained in San Antonio to coordinate Looney character appearances. But she eventually made her way to Austin and, between our two houses, we hosted many college reunions, danced out our feelings from time to time, and made a whole lot of memories (as evidenced in above video). However, the time came for everyone’s favorite little pal to depart for a new adventure in Beantown.

And as sad as I am that she’s no longer an Austinite, I’m so excited to have a friend in a new city to go explore, which I will be doing in less than two months thanks to a great sale from the people’s favorite airline: Jet Blue.

So, Boston, I’m coming for you this summer. Then I’m hopping a ride to New York to watch fireworks over the Hudson.

Watch out Northeast and be on the look out, Lil Pal.

farewell-kingdom: Coffee Stain Portrait by Hong Yi

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:13:18 -0400

farewell-kingdom:

Coffee Stain Portrait by Hong Yi

nprmusic: Laura Marling’s songs dig well beyond the everyday,...

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:44 -0400

nprmusic:

Laura Marling’s songs dig well beyond the everyday, with each sung in a wise, dusky, brooding voice that always seems in control of its surroundings. The U.K. folksinger’s fourth album, Once I Was an Eagle, takes a remarkable journey over the course of 16 hypnotic, subtly inventive songs.

Stream Once I Was An Eagle now.

beardsleyjones: Every single thing about this.

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:52:05 -0400

beardsleyjones:

Every single thing about this.

Vampire Weekend KCRW Concert

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:58:27 -0400

Vampire Weekend performed a studio show for KCRW. The setlist features a number of songs from the new album Modern Vampires of the City, which I’ve been playing on repeat since Tuesday. It’s one of the few albums that I’ve looked forward to this year that has exceeded my expectations. Highly recommend tracking it down to give it a listen.

"It’s just that I feel so sad these wonderful nights. I sort of feel they’re never coming again, and..."

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:45:15 -0400

“It’s just that I feel so sad these wonderful nights. I sort of feel they’re never coming again, and I’m not really getting all I could out of them.”

- F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise (via farewell-kingdom)

I love everything about this

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:00:26 -0400

I love everything about this

Books of Love: Katy Goodman & Greta Morgan Collab

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:37:01 -0400

<a href=”http://booksoflove.bandcamp.com/track/space-time” data-mce-href=”http://booksoflove.bandcamp.com/track/space-time”>Space Time by Books of Love</a>

Isn’t it fascinating how the changing of the seasons can affect your mood and the type of music you want to listen to and your general outlook on life?

For instance, this song is made for happy summer vibes, even if it is an ode to star-crossed love. And I do mean star-crossed in the literal sense, as the song was inspired by a trip Katy Goodman and Greta Morgan took to the Griffith Observatory where they got the idea for a song about falling in love with someone from a different dimension. Thus, the collaboration Books of Love was born and sweet, sweet music was gifted to us all.

In the arts mecca of New York City, subway buskers are often...

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:19:47 -0400

In the arts mecca of New York City, subway buskers are often overqualified. But they’re not usually world-class jazz singers with the lungs and charisma of old-school soul stars. Accompanied only by a pianist, watch Gregory Porter perform “Be Good (Lion’s Song)” on a vintage subway car in downtown Brooklyn.

Photo of El Cosmico in Marfa, TX This weekend, after roughly 100...

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:16:00 -0400

Photo of El Cosmico in Marfa, TX

This weekend, after roughly 100 emails exchanged, I finally found myself in a tent in the woods with friends. And it was the perfect start to a summer that will be filled with adventures.

Next up on the adventure list: MARFA

"Travel. Don’t book a hotel. Don’t have an agenda. Just pick a place, buy a ticket, and go. It will..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:40:36 -0400

“Travel. Don’t book a hotel. Don’t have an agenda. Just pick a place, buy a ticket, and go. It will never be easier then it is right now.”

- Gentlemen’s Wisdom (via h-o-r-n-g-r-y)

Photo

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:04:29 -0400

fuckyeahparksandrec: Way to be, duck!

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:26:30 -0400

fuckyeahparksandrec:

Way to be, duck!

Photo

Thu, 09 May 2013 23:40:26 -0400

"I believed in a good home, in sane and sound living, in good food, good times, work, faith and hope...."

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:26:10 -0400

“I believed in a good home, in sane and sound living, in good food, good times, work, faith and hope. I have always believed in these things. It was with some amazement that I realized I was one of the few people in the world who really believed in these things without going around making a dull middle class philosophy out of it. I was suddenly left with nothing in my hands but a handful of crazy stars.”

- On the Road, Jack Kerouac (via thatkindofwoman)

I think I’ve posted David Foster Wallace’s...

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:27:08 -0400

I think I’ve posted David Foster Wallace’s “This is Water” speech here before in its entirety but this is a nice video adaptation that uses an abridged version of the speech to remind you…

This is water. This is water.

BRITTICISMS: That feeling of coming undone

Tue, 07 May 2013 15:07:16 -0400

BRITTICISMS: That feeling of coming undone:

britticisms:

Start with the understanding that no one or no thing can take this away from you. Don’t feel like you have to drink. Don’t feel like you have to do much of anything except for what you came there to do: dance, laugh, let the music take over. The first two are surprisingly easy. You think that you need people around you to move and yet your body is moving, swayed by the bodies around you and by the ability to be both there and anonymous. You laugh because it feels so easy. But for the music to take you over, that requires something else: the letting go.

"Well, let it pass, he thought; April is over, April is over. There are all kinds of love in the..."

Fri, 03 May 2013 00:45:41 -0400

“Well, let it pass, he thought; April is over, April is over. There are all kinds of love in the world, but never the same love twice.”

- F. Scott Fitzgerald, Magnetism (via foxgrl)