Someone's gotta take the lead tonight; who's it gonna be?

So I'm currently reviewing the new Alicia Keys album, The Element of Freedom, and though I gave it a mediocre rating, here are a couple of gems on the album.


Music video is a bit questionable, but the song is mind-blowing. Definitely reminiscent of Mariah Carey during her better days, say, circa 1993.


Silky smooth. Oh Drake, you've come such a long way since Degrassi!


Reggae, reggae, reggae.

I am almost positive that the freckles on your face were made for me to love.

the clouds looked so beautiful..

haunted

now i remember why christmas is my favourite holiday

The Yoko to your John.

merry christmas!

my gift to you

leak! and i don't mean period

Who: Beach House
What: Teen Dream
Where: The Universe and Beyond
When: January 2010
Why: If you have ears, a proper working brain, and at least a half-way decent taste in music, then you will understand.

Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally

Sneak Peak:


Also, you might recognize Victoria Legrand from this mind-blowing-jizz-in-my-pants-I-could-die-from-this-eargasmic-backing-vocals for Grizzly Bear's 'Two Weeks'

just buckle up for the ride

you can sit

with your glazed eyes
fixed high on the sky
and think of a way
to leave the ground

awkward is so attractive

i see you

GO WATCH NOW

sand&ice

For a couple more photographs of San Francisco click here. And if you're friends with me on Facebook, check there for even more photos.

If you're going to San Francisco...

The cheesy chorus lines of a Christmas carol could be heard on every radio station, the rich aroma of eggnog was brewing from every Starbucks shop, and in front of every grocery store was a Salvation Army worker ringing a jangled bell asking for donations. The fumes of Christmas drenched the air, and we knew it was right around the corner, but instead of going home, we - the few and the brave - decided to ditch the idea of basking in the warm comforts of our own homes in Southern California during this jolly holiday season for the chilly gloom of San Francisco. Some say this was a bold and risky idea, but we thought it was a grand opportunity for us to scope out the bustling city centrally located in "NorCal." Needless to say, we were properly greeted with the wonderful gloom weather - plenty of cloudy grey, but no signs of meatballs. Here, is a brief (if you can call 20+ minutes brief) account of our wonderful, tiring, surprising and eventful adventure in NorCal!

San Francisco Trip from Ellen Lu on Vimeo.

be on the look out

Who: Holly Miranda
What: The Magician's Private Library
When: February 23, 2010
Where: The world
Why: Because I fucking said so.

Here is a preview:

And if you don't like this, then you either had defunct ears, or you're using the wrong side of your brain.

you do it for the sake of

a hot night.

Liu Bolin

camouflage

my ears fill with the sound of you arching

it is 4:16AM and i'm listening to this

probably not a good sign.

talking backwards

when i don't study

i make art.

THIS THIS THIS

Over and over again in my head.

3:55-4:11

PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death and God from Frank Warren on Vimeo.

You stepped back.
Lowered your chin.
Eyes on your shoes.
Hands by your side.
And I knew.

you are

First.
Last.
Nothing at all.

future

Alexandra Patsavas
I want to fucking be her. She has THE job of jobs. Holy, thank the coco puffs she has good taste in music. Have you heard the stuff on Grey's Anatomy? And not to mention, the New Moon soundtrack? Holy crow..

jonathan.boulet.

THIS IS WHAT'S UP.

Myspace here.

choreography

Click and watch the new video for Fanfarlo's song 'Harold T. Wilkins.' This is the second music video for this song, and I highly recommend watching the first video. You can never get too much Fanfarlo!

erotic excitement?

Today, I walked to film class with my belt unbuckled and hanging. No one told me. I was walking with 4 other people. THANKS!

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!

MEOW

It just got a little Brooklyn in here...

baited

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