Diablo Cody's Jennifer's Body Red Band Trailer

It’s here– the red band trailer for Karyn Kusama’s teen horror film Jennifer’s Body, written by the one and only Diablo Cody. According to Slashfilm, the trailer was suppose to wait until July 10th, where it would debut during the opening previews of Bruno, but 20th Century Fox decided to treat us, and just released the red band trailer, calling it a “filmmaker’s cut” which they think “captures the comedy and scares of the horror films we grew up on.” Personally, I don’t remember growing up watching a hot girl feed off boys, but this is for sure, the trailer is something else.

Take a look at the trailer:

Time for some real chick power! That Diablo Cody is really something. We got some great lines in here already.

Who would have thought that Megan Fox could be so scary? From the trailer, I get that the film is set up to be pretty gory, which is why Fox will most likely be covered in blood like 98 percent of the time. It feels like this teenage, violent-driven film is more than we expected and that’s always good, especially when horror is mixed with comedy, and we know Cody has it in her.

published on screencrave.com on July 7th 2009.

Nylon's Itunes Giveaway

So this isn't officially news, but for your convenience (in case you didn't know), NYLON magazine is giving away 22 free songs with ITunes. The music giveaway ranges from Santigold's electronica tunes to Of Montreal's psychedelic phenomena. Follow the link to download the songs: nylonmag.com

Below is the complete list of songs:

ANJULIE - Boom
CRYSTAL ANTLERS - Andrew
GAY BLADES - O Shot
HEARTS REVOLUTION - Ultraviolence
LaROUX - In For The Kill
LISSY TRULLIE - Self Taught Learner
LITTLE BOOTS - Meddle (Ebola Remix)
MAPEI - Public Enemy
OF MONTREAL - For Our Elegant Caste
PASSION PIT - I've Got Your Number
PHOENIX - 1901
PLASTISCINES - Barcelona
SANTIGOLD - LES Artistes
SPINNERETTE - Ghetto Love
STARDEATH AND WHITEDWARFS - I Can't Get Away
SUCKERS - It Gets Your Body Movin'
THE HORRORS - Sea Within a Sea
THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART - The Tenure Itch
THE SOFT PACK - Bright Side
THUNDERHEIST - Jerk It
TINY MASTERS OF TODAY - Skeletons
WHITE LIES - Death (Crystal Castles Remix)

Hurry because the inspiration date is getting closer-- August 31st.

New Trailers: Spread, 500 Days of Summer, The Stepfather

So basically, here are some new trailers. Spread seems to be another love story about a guy who sleeps his way through life (Ashton Kutcher), and then he meets the one girl who changes him, but she's not that into him. 500 Days of Summer is another love story, but this one seems to be more genuine; Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a lonely guy who falls in love with Summer (Zooey Dechanel), but she doesn't believe in love. And The Stepfather is a thriller starring Penn Badgley from Gossip Girl, who suspects his father is a murderer after he overhears an old lady neighbor tell his mother that she saw a picture of a man who looked like her new husband on America's Most Wanted. The film really reminds me of Disturbia, except I doubt Badgley will do a better job of being the ordinary bad kid turned neighborhood hero, but who knows.

Check them out.

Shutter Island Trailer

Leonardo DiCaprio stars in Martin Scorsese's upcoming thriller Shutter Island. Based on Dennis Lehane's 2003 novel, Shutter Island, the film will revolve around DiCaprio's character as a U.S. marshall who sets out to investigate the disappearance of a patient at a criminally insane hospital on an island in Massachusetts. The film will hit theaters the weekend of October 9th, and let me just tell you, I can't wait. The trailer is intense and, for me, any story focusing on the insane members of the world creeps me out, but it also intrigues me. This film stars DiCaprio and he always seems to go after something worth watching so take a look at the trailer below and see for yourself.

Robotanists at the Echo Curio

The Echo Curio may be the smallest venue to host a show in Los Angeles, but even so, the Robotanists were able to rock the house Wednesday night. As soon as the band started playing people started to dance, and you could feel the musical fusion being created. The stage was surrounded by mock-like christmas lights and colorful lanterns, all of which went off and on to the beat of the music.

Perhaps it was the tiny size that the Echo Curio is that made the guitar, drums, bass, and electronic sounds overpower Sarah Ellquist's hypnotizing vocals because it was hard to listen to the song's words; though, if you're a huge fan, then you probably already know the lyrics and would have been okay, but to the rest of us, it would have been a nice gesture to turn up the mic in order to listen to Ellquist's great vocals. Other than that, the show was golden.

Lead guitarists Daniel de Blanke was quite a surprise. He managed to light up the stage with a few guitar solos that added a sexy feel to the Robotanists performance, not to mention that Ellquist's good looks and sensual dance moves add that much more to the show. The Robotanists were also very friendly; at some point a guy from the audience yelled, "You're awesome!" right when the band was finishing up a song, Ellquist took a sip from her clear bottle and replied, "You're awesome," and went on to what became the shortest conversation, but nonetheless a conversation between the band and audience.

Shortly after the band finished their last song, a bunch of scruffy looking guys (most holding paper bags to cover up their beers and vodka) surrounded Robotanists' band members; I suppose that's the good thing about small venues, you get to do that. The Robotanists were love at first sight; right when the first note was played I knew I would go home and download their CD, I even took home a pink pin with the band's name on it. It will be nice to see the Robotanists play in bigger venues so that more people can appreciate the band.

Published by beatcrave.com on 6/19/09

Minor typos have been corrected on here.

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Never Shout Never: Summer Ep Review

The imagination behind Never Shout Never belongs 18-year-old Christofer Drew from Joplin, Missouri. His upcoming EP The Summer is due to come out on June 23rd. I have to hand it to the youngster, he is a great singer with great lyrics, and even though The Summer may be a bit too alternative/pop for me, it reminded me of my years in High School.

Drew titled his album The Summer for one reason—summer love. Most of his songs are about love. His song Losing It talks about losing the love of his life at the age of sixteen and he asks, “How could she do this to me?” But he’s no heartbreak kid; Drew sings about happiness as well. His song Happy let’s us know that someone makes him “so happy.”

Take a look at Happy live below…

Never Shout Never sounds like Hellogoodbye and Jason Mraz. It has an Island feel to it, with a down-to-earth acoustic guitar to back him up. The songs are heartwarming and story-like, but they are incredible catchy and will make you smile without a doubt.

I remember listening to Metro Station’s song Kelsey a lot during my senior year in High School and feeling so protected and comfortable by it; Drew’s song Hummingbird feels just like that and even though the lyrics are very sad, they are also very hopeful, “you see this world has lots to offer,” and “I’m sure we will go far.”

Click the link below to listen to Hummingbird.

Hummingbird by Never Shout Never

Forrest Kline of Hellogoodbye recorded The Summer EP in January 2009, which might explain the resemblance, but all of the songs are written by brainchild Christopher Drew. Drew started touring in mid-May and is coming to L.A.’s Knitting Factory in June.

published on beatcrave.com
story by Laura (me)

Summer Festival: Glastonbury

If you're anything like me, then one of the reasons you love the summer time is because music festivals overpower the season. Music festivals like Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Glastonbury make this hot-icky weather worth it. So what's next on our social calendar? Glastonbury.

Being the world's largest music festival, Glastonbury will proudly feature some memorable performers starting next Friday, June 26th, in the open farmland space in South West England. This year will bring renown musicians like Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, and the return of Blur, to the famous Pyramid stage. Other groundbreaking performers at this year's Glastonbury include Bloc Party, The Prodigy, Franz Ferdinand, Brand New, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (they're everywhere).

But Glastonbury isn't only known for their big headlining artists (past headliners range from the 70s-glamour rock star David Bowie to Radiohead), but also many indie bands from everywhere. This year brings bands like Cold War Kids, Metric, Bat for Lashes, The Virgins, Ladyhawke, Alberta Cross, The View, and The Broken Band Family. Excited yet? We are.

Will 2009 be another re-defining Glastonbury year like 1997 when Radiohead played at the Pyramid Stage Sathurday night after a Friday night of rain and mud? I hope so! But regardless if you are going or not (not everyone can afford a ticket to England and a Glastonbury ticket) you can visit the Glastonbury website for updates and more information.

Lady Gaga on the Rise

Lately I've become overly obsessed with Lady Gaga. I don't know if it's her extremely high self-esteem or that she seems like a walking work of art, but she's good and it doesn't matter what anyone says, whether you enjoy pop or not, I feel, she has the potential to redefine pop music.

Yes, she has crazy style; walking around with pucker black lips and a hair bow the size of an actual human hand, but like one radio host mentioned 'She had pipes!' I listened to an acoustic version of her hit single Pokerface, and I was blown away by the musical ability this 23-year-old New York pop star holds. She knows how to play the piano, sing and she walks around tall because she knows she's good.

Whether you like it or not, Gaga is here for the long run, and this fall she will be touring alongside another great pop artist/rapper Kanye West. Perhaps both hit it off because they openly recognize that their hard work is great work. 

Take a look at some music videos, video interviews and photos of Lady Gaga that I found online below.

Videos

Interview with Today

Radio Station Interview

Interview with Paul O'Grady

music videos

"Paparazzi" 

"Poker Face" Acoustic

Photos

Excuses

I have an internship with YouCrave.com, and I apologize for not writing as often as I used to. Read my stuff here and here.

Metric at the Wiltern

Emily Haines, how could I even begin to explain Ms. Haines? She is vivid, colorful and a flamboyant performer willing to give you as much or even more than you, as an audience, are willing to give her. 

Metric gave an amazing performance Monday night at the Wiltern in Hollywood. They started off with off the night with songs off of their new record Fantasies, but they also favored their beloved fans with songs like Dead Disco, Monster Hospital and Live It Out. 

Haines lead her audience in harmonic choruses as she paraded around the stage in a shiny short dress. She went from left to right, always keeping an equal balance between both sides, and even putting her arm out into the crowd. 

The crowd was no less excited; they jumped up and down and sang along to Metric's old hits as well as their new catchy tunes. 

Haines pulled out her tambourine many times throughout the show, adding a special sound to the Metric's softer songs. But when it was time to dance, Haines and her boys danced and jumped. It is as if Metric fed off of their audiences' excited spirit. 

Overall, Metric rocked the Wiltern and ended with a soft bang; an acoustic version of Live It Out. 

Dr. Dre Debuts 'Detox' In Dr. Pepper Ad

If it feels like forever since Dr. Dre's last album came out, it's because it has been. Dr. Dre's last album 'Dr. Dre 2001' was released in 1999; ten years ago. But our anticipation is for Dre's upcoming (and much delayed) album 'Detox.' Billboard announced today that Dre debuted Shit Popped Off, off of his upcoming album Detox, in an ad for Dr. Pepper. It is only a few seconds of music, but if you are a fan (and I am) you will remember the beat; it is set out to be a masterpiece. 

Take a look at the video below, it is set to air June 1st.

Girl in a coma will release new album trio b.c.

Girl in a coma is a three-way band between Jenn Alva (bass), Phanie Diaz (drums), and Nina Diaz (vocals/guitar); all from San Antonio, Texas. In 2007, the band debuted their first album Both Before I'm Gone, which was a hit among many magazines and music sites. 

If you haven't heard of this raving trio, know that they are amazing. Critics have compared the young Nina Diaz to artist such as Bjork, Patsy Cline, and Morrissey (the band's hero). In October of 2007, the band actually opened for Morrissey after he fired Kristeenyoung. 

The reason I bring them up tonight: Girl In a Coma is releasing their second album, trio b.c., on June 2nd. Excited? YES! Girl in a Coma will visit The Knitting Factory on July 18th.

Links:

Tour Dates

Girl In a Coma website

Girl In a Coma myspace

Gamer Trailer

The title of this thriller is actually Gamer, not game, and it is directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. Gerard Butler stars as an inmate. The film is set in the future and it involves a real life video game. Practically, the inmates are the ones being played, and if the pass of the levels they are released early. The trailer hints that there might be a love story involved, but you see for yourself.

Trailer . . .

Children of Invention Trailer

A drama by Tze Chun. The trailer seems heartfelt, and the children seem graceful.

Trailer:

Disney: The Princess and The Frog

A new disney classic will appear in theaters everywhere on December 11th. This time, it is the real story behind the classic tale of the princess and the frog. Alas, a new generation is born.

Trailer:

All he knows.

All he knew is that he did not need Mother's Day to tell his mother that he loved her.

But he went with the flow, solely to please his mother because, to him, she was him, and he was her. 

But after all of the socializing, he came home to sleep. The night before was tiresome- both physically and not. He drank a bit, and danced a bit, but he was no dancing machine anymore. 

"I have become a dull joe," he told a friend. 

"No you haven't," she replied, "you're pretty dynamic."

Those words had never been said to him by anyone. And this person was someone he cared about. There in the presence of the goddess of darkness and booze, he was dynamic. 

[• (of a person) positive in attitude and full of energy and new ideas : she's dynamic and determined.]

He thought those to be the kindest words. The rest of the night was filled with proper social chit chat. You know- music, careers, hearing disorders, and life choices. He was sitting alone on a love sofa when a close friend sat next to him. The friend began talking about the "younger days," (as if they were much older).

"I know you enjoy different things now," the friend said, "but you can't forget your roots."

He knew that his friend had a few too many beers, but he listened closely because he believed that the inebriated told the truth. He knew he enjoyed different things, and that the atmosphere he was currently in was not his ideal. For that same reason, that year he didn't throw a party for himself. He didn't feel like doing what he did, and acting like he use to. 

If he would have acted like before he would of found himself feeling the way he use to- jealous. He learned to hate jealousy, but sometimes he couldn't help it. Booze made him jealous. Booze belittled him; he felt ignored, and emotionally abused. He dared never to judge his friends, but, for now, he knew it was no longer his lifestyle of choice. 

Taking Woodstock Trailer

"Some hippie thing is going to get cancelled unless we find a place for it." Taking Woodstock is a comedy directed by Ang Lee starring Demetri Martin. The only thing i hope is that this film stays loyal to the real Woodstock scenery- nudity. We'll see. Opening June 5, 2009.

Summary: Taking Woodstock is the new film from Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee - and it’s a trip! Based on the memoirs of Elliot Tiber, the comedy stars Demetri Martin as Elliot, who inadvertently played a role in making 1969’s Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the famed happening it was. Featuring a standout ensemble cast, and songs from a score of ’60s musical icons including The Grateful Dead, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, and Country Joe and the Fish - plus a new recording of “Freedom” from Richie Havens - Taking Woodstock is a joyous voyage to a momen . . . to read more go to apple.com

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Whatever Works Trailer

Whatever Works is an upcoming film by Woody Allen, and it seems hilarious, witty, and smart. Opening June 19, 2009.

Enjoy the trailer :

Gossip Girl, the singer

"Gossip Girl's" Taylor Momsen is in a band called Pretty Reckless. Yes, and she is okay. In this video the 15-year-old showed off her raspy voice at The Annex, a club in the lower east side of NYC. According to Rolling Stone, the band has signed with Interscope Records and will be opening for the Veronicas at U.S. gigs this Summer.

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past Film Review

Even before seeing Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, I knew it would have the perfect Hollywood ending. And I was right, it did.
The handsome Matthew McConaughey plays Connor Mead as the heartless, yet charming womanizer whom has the edge of being a professional photographer. The downside to this Mead character is that deep inside he is still in love with the girl of his childhood dreams—Jenny Perotti, (Jennifer Garner). Having said that, Jenny is also, and still, in love with him, even after he ‘broke her heart,’ one morning that he did not wake up next to her.

The two haven’t seen each other for quite some time, but come face to face with each other, and their feelings, during the wedding rehearsal of Mead’s younger brother Paul played by Breckin Meyer. Being the womanizer that he is, Mead drinks one too many cups of straight scotch and makes it clear for everyone that love is a theory, and that marriage should become illegal. It is unclear if the ghosts began to appear because Mead was too drunk, or just too careless about where his life was going as a heartbreaker.

Mead engages on a number of unrealistic trips in the company of women ghosts, all taking his through a certain time of his life—past, present, and future. Emma Stone gives a comical performance as the ghost of the past, Allison Vandermeersh. Allison becomes Mead’s escort through some of his fondest past memories. Memories of heartbreak; Jenny decides to dance with Pete Hastings—some jock kid—instead of Mead, and he runs out feeling desolate, and into the car of his uncle Wayne (Michael Douglas). Memories of wisdom; Uncle Wayne decides that it is time to teach Mead how to avoid heartbreak and thus creates him into a womanizer like himself. Advice like, “the most powerful one is the one that cares less.” And so, Mead lives his bachelor life through those very words, until he comes face to face with his future and sees Jenny getting married to another guy. This shakes Mead to the very core because he believes that she was always suppose to be with him.

All the while that Mead is going through the stages of life, problems are occurring in the present, and Paul’s bride-to-be discovers that Paul slept with one of her best friends, and decides to call off the wedding.

The next day Mead wakes up and makes it his business to save the wedding, and he does because he wakes up a completely different person. A person who is ready for marriage and who believes in love. And here is the Hollywood ending; Mead saves the wedding, gives a heartfelt toast to the bride and groom, and gets the girl of his childhood dreams, Jenny.

Mark Water’s film Ghost of Girlfriends Past was okay, but not. It was funny, but not really. It was a love story, but it wasn’t. It was, however, a false advertisement of what womanizers’ like Connor Mead can’t obtain—a clean slate.

2 stars

picture: www.filmofilia.com

Interview with the cast of Rudo Y Cursi

I recently got an internship with beatcrave.com and my first assignment was to help decipher an audio interview with some of the guys from the new and upcoming Mexican film, Rudo Y Cursi (the film premiers in the May 8th). The AP Review published a review on the film late last night saying, "[The film] is enormously hackneyed in concept yet surprisingly enjoyable in execution."

After the interview I developed a huge interest, and will be watching the film this weekend. Mean while, read what Carlos Cuaron (film producer), and cast members Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal, had to say about soccer, success, and banana plantations.

Do you guys remember the very first day you each met?

Diego: My father has told me that they came to visit us at the hospital [when I was born], but my father is like a professional liar. I don’t even know if he remembers when I was born. He has created a whole atmosphere, and in that atmosphere and in that fantasy; Gael came to visit me with his parents. [Our parents] were doing a theatrical play together called Tis Pity She’s A Whore by John Ford, and when Gael came to this world they were rehearsing and opening the play. I guess [at that time] my father and my mother where trying to make a baby, and it lasted for a long time, but I have a feeling that when I came to life when they were in performances. So they were really close to each other.

The story is about two young people gaining success, why did you choose football and singing as their claim to fame?

Carlos: In Mexico, three million and a half watched this big Mexican film. A National team game in Mexico is watched by maybe 80 million people. It is a big difference. That’s why, el Cursi , wants to be a singer because it is either football or singing, what gets you the fame and money and girls, and everything fast and easy. Well, not easy, but fast.

Gael: We went the wrong way. We should have been football players or singers.

Are you as good at playing soccer as you are in the movie?

Gael: As good as in the movie, no, because if not I would be a professional football player. I mean, I like playing a lot, but I’m not—I’m okay.

Who’s the best player?

Diego: There is no way to answer that unless there’s a ball.

Gael: The least worst is me.

Diego: That is what he thinks, but no.

Gael: I was the one casted as the football player; he was the goalkeeper.

Diego: There’s just one goalkeeper—I’m just saying I’m the taller one, and I needed to be the goalkeeper.

The movie talks about expecting success. Do you think that people expect success, but we are not prepared for failure?

Carlos: It depends what you think of success. If success is the material part: You are a good journalist, and become successful, and work for the New York Times, and become a millionaire, well the characters are losers. But if success is more about the human side, in this case, about learning that there is nothing as endearing as having a sibling, then you’re a winner. So it really depends on how you focus on success. To me, success is not to have three million people watching my movie in Mexico City, but the fact that I actually shot my movie. Then I was successful, the rest is the movie.

How would you guys define success?

Gael: Yeah, like that as being happy.
Diego: Being happy, being able to love and be loved. You know; be next to those you want to be next to. Being able to chose where you want to be and having the freedom of choosing whom you want to be, and with whom you want to be surrounded by. I think that is success.
Gael: That’s corny. But it’s true. These characters had all the elements to be happy, and it is interesting that everyone thinks ‘when they were successful,’ but it’s rather when they were famous, not successful. Fame doesn’t equal success. It’s amazing when you get known for the things you like doing. And recognized for the things you like to do. But the fact that you are doing them is what’s successful.

To read the rest of the interview, visit beatcrave.com

And, enjoy the trailer below:

source: beatcrave.com, ap review, picture; wordpress.com

Julie & Julia trailer

The multi-award wining Meryl Streep and talented AMy Adams joins forces a second time in Nora Ephron's upcoming film Julie & Julia. The trailer gives the film a comical vibe, but I still haven't mad up my mind about spending $11.50 on it. The film is scheduled to hit the theaters on August 7th.

earthquake.

A minute ago, in Los Angeles; the earth shook, again.

Movies opening this week

1. Battle for Terra
2. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
3. Home
4. Merry Gentlemen
5. The Limits of Color
6. The Skeptic

and

7. X-men Origins Wolverine

My Sister's Keeper trailer

Once in a while, a film comes along that moves you to the very core; My Sister's Keeper comes across as that type of film. If you consider yourself a sensitive soul then keep that kleenex box nearby because this film will make you weep. 

Foxx delivers Oscar-worthy performance

The following is a published article by me (Laura Aguirre) featured on the Daily 49er- the student newspaper at CSULB.

Nathaniel Ayers is a man with a riveting past. At the age of 19, he was one of the first few African-Americans accepted into Juilliard. Ayers played the cello and he had the potential to be one of the greatest musicians. However, during his third year at Juilliard, Ayers lost himself.

Joe Wright’s “The Soloist,” starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr., is based on the true life of Nathaniel Ayers. The film does an amazing job in portraying Ayers (Foxx) as a man who has lost his mind in music. Every time the orchestra begins to play, Ayers closes his eyes and his lips turn into a smile. What follows are images of birds flying free over the city, and flamboyant colors in the shapes of circles.
The film follows Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez (Downey), who has a deadline, but no story. In his desperate search for a story, he finds himself standing in front of the Walt Disney Concert Hall, heavy-hearted. Suddenly he begins to hear the sound of distant violins. In front of a bronze statue of Beethoven, he meets the subject of his next column, Ayers.
Soon, we discover that Ayers, besides being another homeless man in Los Angeles, is in fact, a man living with schizophrenia. After some research, Lopez discovers Ayers’ difficult past and writes about it. Several successful columns later, Lopez gets a cello from one of his readers as a gift for Ayers.
The highlight of the entire film lies in the moments when Ayers plays the cello for the first time in nearly three decades.
Throughout the film there is a power struggle between Lopez and Ayers, in which both defy each other in small instances.
Foxx does an amazing job as Nathaniel Ayers and will probably receive an Oscar nomination, but “The Soloist” spends more time in the newsroom, than in the slums of Los Angeles. At some point, I doubted who “the soloist” really was. Was it Ayers? Or was it Lopez? Instead of leaving the theater in deep admiration, I left feeling sorry for the 90,000 people living homeless in the streets of Los Angeles, but then again I feel that way about five times a week.
“The Soloist” is a film with great moments and good actors, but in the attempt to tell the tale of a man who loves music more than most people love anything their entire lives, it fails to deliver what I expected. Instead of portraying Lopez as a man with a short temper, he should have been remembered as a hero — or what Ayers’ saw him as — a god. A god that helped him reconnect with the musical soul that dwells inside of him.
3 out of 4 Stars
Summary: The film portrays the life of musical genius Nathaniel Ayers and his journey from the streets of Los Angeles to the Disney Concert Hall.
Our Take: Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. both give excellent performances of Nathaniel Ayers and Steve Lopez.

source: Daily 49er, photo by dreamworks

Postgrad trailer starring Alexis Bledel

This one is for the college students; reality check. Postgrad is about a girl who finds herself with no job, and living back at home after graduating. She realizes that getting a job is more difficult than she thought and she questions why it turns out this way. I gotta hand it to who ever casted Bledel, because even just off of the trailer, I could see that she is going to deliver a great performance; she is also adorable. Postgrad is a comedy directed by Vicky Jenson, and it hits theaters August 21st.

Trailer:

Paul McCartney brings tears at Coachella

Beatcrave.com published an online article today about Sir Paul McCartney's performance at this years' Coachella. While I was there, standing next to his fans and critics, in the middle of the desert, i could not have said it better myself. Go and read it here.

Photo: from Chris Pizello/Associated Press.

Coachella

Not much reporting because I am completely bias on this past weekend; It was beyond Amazing. From Paul McCartney (Oh my, i am still stunned to know i saw him live), to sexy Devandra. Yes, the desert was hot. Yes, Paul came back for three encores, and he was too kind to Coachella on stage. Yes, the people at Coachella turned the power off on The Cure, and yes they kept going after that. That is so rock n' roll. 

Enjoy the pictures

The Cure- Day 3

Karen O, Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Day 3

Devandra- Day 3

Paul McCartney- Day 1

Lykke Li- Day 3

Morrissey- day 1

Franz Ferdinand-day 1

The Airborne Toxic Event-day 1

Lollapalooza announces Line Up

After months and months of frustrating anticipation, Chicago's infamous Lollapalooza lineup is here! The lineup was released at midnight, and Perry Farrell's lineup is packed with amazing headliners. Among the many are: Depeche Mode, Tool, The Killers, Jane's Addiction, Bestie Boys, Kings of Leon, and Lou Reed. Alongside these leading musicians are bands like Cold War Kids, Lykke Li, Of Montreal, Manchester Orchestra, The Gaslight Anthem, Ida Maria, and The Airborne Toxic Event. Exciting!

Tickets are on advance sale now for $190. Lollapalooza will start on its three-day extravaganza on the 7th of August.



Artist scheduled to appear

Depeche Mode
Tool
The Killers
Jane’s Addiction
Beastie Boys
Kings of Leon
Lou Reed
Ben Harper and Relentless 7
Thievery Corporation
Snoop Dogg
Rise Against
Andrew Bird
TV on the Radio
Vampire Weekend
The Decemberists
Neko Case
STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9)
Animal Collective
Band of Horses
Of Montreal
Arctic Monkeys
Coheed and Cambria
Ben Folds
Fleet Foxes
Silversun Pickups
Kaiser Chiefs
Crystal Castles
Bon Iver
Santigold
Atmosphere
Dan Auberbach
Cold War Kids
Deerhunter
Lykke Li
Robert Earl Keen
Peter Bjorn and John
Heartless Bastards
Gomez
Glasvegas
Federico Aubele
Dan Deacon
Passion Pit
The Raveonettes
The Gaslight Anthem
The Airborne Toxic Event
White Lies
Ra Ra Riot
No Age
Asher Roth
Los Campesinos!
Bat For Lashes
Chairlift
Gang Gang Dance
The Virgins
Amazing Baby
Portugal. The Man
The Knux
Ida Maria
Delta Spirit
Friendly Fires
Manchester Orchestra
Constantines
Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
Hockey
Miike Snow
Alberta Cross
Hey Champ
Sam Roberts Band
The Henry Clay People
Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam
Cage the Elephant
Living Things
The Low Anthem
Blind Pilot
Langhorne Slim
Other Lives
The Builders and The Butchers
Eric Church
Joe Pug
Kevin Devine
The Green Cards
Carney
Thenewno2

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the corridor

(Tip and toe) "My feet really hurt," she said.

It was midnight and she could hear the creeping of owls owning the night. The smell in the air was rich and fresh. The scent of trees and plants surrounded her. She looked up and a light, so dim, began to flicker. She placed her hand on her hip, and went for her back pocket. She took out the lighter and then got out a cigarette from her purse. She brought it near her mouth, and lit it.

"Ah," and just like that a cloud of smoke surrounded her.

a human's best friend

My uncle said a woman is never the same after giving birth- mostly because a woman's vagina has to stretch 10 centimeters. I am not a naturally born child; and while to some this may sound as if i am a clone of some sort- or a freak- i assure you, i am a love child. My mother had a Caesarean section- is a surgical procedure in which incisions are made through a mother's abdomen (laparotomy) and uterus (hysterotomy) to deliver one or more babies- because i sat down.
A friend recently told me that is was better for her to have a c-section because she did it that way the first time.
While i am not sure of my futuristic ways of giving birth, my friend's dog also gave birth. Her had two puppies, and she had a c-section.
I started to ask myself if there was a love difference between a mother who gives birth naturally versus one who has her kids, or in this puppies, through a c-section. As far as i know, there is-as least for puppies.
The owner of the puppies, and the mom, said that the mom didn't recognize the puppies as her own, and that she tried to bite them several times. I went over to the doghouse, and saw the dog sticking her head out her house, and the pub's were no where. Of course, i cannot say what the dog was thinking, but it looks unhappy. And while the owners want her to accept the puppies as her own mostly so they can feed off her milk- she doesn't seem to be cooperating.
The owner said she knew it would be hard for the mom to accept them as hers' due to the lack of pain she did not encounter while having the puppies. Now, the mom is guarded by three humans, who stand right outside her doghouse, all making sure this healthy pit bull doesn't eat her puppies alive.

for more information on c-sections

The Nicest Thing

While on my iTunes . . .


All I know is that you're so nice
You're the nicest thing I've seen
I wish that we could give it a go
See if we could be something

I wish I was your favourite girl
I wish you thought I was the reason you are in the world
I wish my smile was your favourite kind of smile
I wish the way that I dressed was your favourite kind of style
I wish you couldn't figure me out
But you always wanna know what I was about
I wish you'd hold my hand when I was upset
I wish you'd never forget the look on my face when we first met

I wish you had a favourite beauty spot that you loved secretly
'Cause it was on a hidden bit that nobody else could see
Basically, I wish that you loved me
I wish that you needed me
I wish that you knew when I said two sugars
Actually, I meant three

I wish that without me your heart would break
I wish that without me you'd be spending the rest of your nights awake
I wish that without me you couldn't eat
I wish I was the last thing on your mind before you went to sleep

All I know
Is that you're the nicest thing I've ever seen
I wish that we could see
If we could be something

Horror Films

While i am not a huge horror film fanatic, here are two trailers of upcoming films that caught my eye.

Drag Me To Hell

Personal Note

My friends bought me a red beach cruiser. I was speechless.

Mercy.

President Obama comes to SoCal

Change really has come to America. President Barack Obama will sit down with Jay Leno on NBC's The Tonight Show on Thursday March 19th.
The President is coming to the west coast to hold public town hall meetings in Los Angeles and Costa Mesa, says The L.A. Times. However, tickets are needed to get inside the town hall meetings, and according to news-press.com, the tickets are now gone, and many people are upset.

Upcoming Movies

I have a vision of what a great film might be, and here are some trailers of upcoming films that look great.

The Education Of Charlie Banks

The Edge Of Love

Everlasting Moments

Life on Mars?

According to the L.A. Times, the odds for life on Mars have increased due to scientific evidence of water on Mars, scientists say. 

There is much controversy over the topic because the researchers disagree on the evidence they found, which came to our north pole last year from the Phoenix Mars Lander's Mission. 

How do you know when enough is enough?

When is enough, enough? Don't you know when enough is enough? It seems like most people do not. People like getting hurt and they certainly like hurting people; and the examples are ever lasting. Like Chris Brown and Rihanna, but this post isn't about them. 

So when does it hurt enough, to say, "It's enough!" 

It wasn't enough when you were fifteen and that gorgeous guy told all of you're friends and, even your mother, that you seduced him to sleep with you. (You gave in when he called again because you were horny.) Or, when your friend forgot to say happy birthday, (you ended feeling bad!) It wasn't your fault, it was his/hers' fault and they should have endless bad hair days for being such dicks. Or, when your best friend became the new girlfriend of your ex-boyfriend (who by the way was your first real relationship), and then married him a couple of years later. You had every right to make out with him the night before he said his, "I do's" 

When anyone blows you off, it's enough. When someone doesn't call, it's enough. 

 

And you know why? Because these "people" (and i quote because they are a cheap mimic of us true humans) do not have feelings or a heart (okay, i'm kidding) They just are completely STUPID and demented! 

Yeah, yeah . . . I watched The Mexican. 

Quest Crew is ABDC!

Quest Crew won the third season of America's Best Dance Crew tonight. And although i wanted a female crew (Beat Freaks) to walk away with the Championship title, Quest Crew won fair and square.

Quest crew showed devotion, artistic techniques and professionalism every time they hit the stage. The wanted to Wow! the audience and they pulled it off. Even though the winners of all three seasons have been all male, this is a competition, and on behalf of this one, America was right. 

My Favorite Performance, this entire season:

Another Fanning

Whose to deny that Dakota Fanning was probably our favorite child actress for a long time. But Dakota is now a teenager and well, so am I, still. But now Dakota's younger sister, Elle Fanning, is on the verge of causing the same sensation. After making a brief appearance in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button alongside a wrinkled Brad Pitt, Elle now stars in Daniel Barnz' Phoebe in Wonderland.



Elle Fanning is only 10 years old and she has already appeared in films like Daddy Day Care, Deja Vu, and even, an even younger version of Dakota Fanning herself in I am Sam. Will Elle beat Dakota? Any guesses? Meanwhile, i am happy that I will enjoy the beautiful sight of yet another Fanning in the big screen because let's face it, they are both adorable.

april-foolishness

This year with be the first annual Kevin and Bean's April Foolishness. These crazy men will place some of their favorite comedians in one show to make you enjoy the beginning of April like you never thought possible. How psyched are you?

Tickets go on sale Thursday March 5th at 5 p.m. and this will go down at the Gibson Amphitheatre on April 3rd. According to Kevin and Bean this is a sold out show, and tickets are not expensive. They run from $25-$95 and they will only be sold through ticketmaster. The proceeds of this event will go to "Boarding for Breast Cancer."

The line up includes:Jimmy Kimmel, Jay Mohr, Kevin Nealon, Patton Oswalt, Joe Rogan, Ray Romano, Jeffrey Ross, and Sarah Silverman.

For more information, go to kroq.com

Oscars watch out

Oscar night and some fashion sense

I know this is not a fashion blog, or any kind of blog really, but i will confess i enjoy fashion. I love dresses, vintage shops, reviewing fashion week, but i don't like putting out my opinion about it because, well i am no expert in colors, patterns or material.
But i do have some favorites from this year's Oscars Red Carpet.

1. Anne Hathaway - Wow!
2. Natalie Portman -What a beautiful woman!
3. Taraji P. Henson - To be honest, i did not know who she was until she caught my eye with that beautiful gown and gorgeous smile. Very classy.







and the most handsome were

1. Hugh Jackman
2. Robert Pattinson
3. Brad Pitt - I'll face it and accept it, he is a lovely sight to look at, but at the moment, i feel a certain resentment towards the grand actor.

my love, a little late

I know the Grammy's were two God-given Sundays' ago, but i have a burning sensation (yuck) to put this marvelous video of the love of my life up. Radiohead. My love is Thom, but i must say . . . I won't say it. Here you go.

Lykke Li is Properly Amazing

The Swedish comely young artist entertained a very diverse (myself included) audience last night at the Glass House in Pomona. She was a very lovely vision in Black, usually the best of all visions, and she wore ripped nylons. Very Fashionable Li. 

Li is blooming and more beautiful than ever, and if you didn't get to see her at the Glass House, you are a loser, but don't cry me a river because you can still get to see her at Coachella were she will be entertaining us with her unique voice on Sunday. Get your tickets now!

Doing a properly well job was Wildbirds & Peacedrums whom opened for Li with pleasant music and exciting drum beating.

Li showed us a couple of new skills--she gave a tiny French session for the audience to sing along to "Window Blues," played Lil' Wayne's "A milli" and did a bit of rapping on her own, but did an amazing job at it, and indeed left her audience satisfied (I am at least, but i do want more!)

Most songs were from her new album, and i believe first as well, Youth Novels. Buy it and enjoy it.

What i said to ellen

Six years ago I was the kind of teenager that listened to her mother and did as she was told. One of the rules included music. That meant, no secular music. I cared, but not enough to go against her. Two years ago, around the time i was finishing high school, i developed this love for music. Music slowly became my company, my friend and my sibling. My mother still tries to restrain me from listening to the amazing falsetto vocals of Thom Yorke from Radiohead, and Kings of Leon, Girl in a Coma and even, The Beatles. Music. Radio is my morning breakfast because i have it every morning on my way to school. My uprising CD's are my lunch, and by the way, i am a true believer in still going to a record store and buying CD's and vinyl records. And my Ipod playlists are my dinner and sleeping lullabies. I am in love with music, indie and mainstream. From the Sohodolls to The Killers. I will be forever grateful and if during, let's say, the end of the world, you need my life to live, i will remember that you were the reason I saw Adele and Lil' Wayne, and my favorite band Radiohead, and i will spare you the right to live and give my life for you because that is the role music plays in my life, it is my life. Being at the Grammy's will be an amazing experience. By the way, you are amazing. Want to know why? I like Paris Hilton because of you, you make her cool, and if you analyze that you will see, that is a huge thing to do. Thank you.

Fanning

Man on Fire is an amazing film set in Mexico City, with actors Denzel Washington, Marc Anthony and Dakota Fanning. I fell in love with the young actress who played Pita in the film; her spanish utters, her swimming, he cries and laughs. She was so young, so amazing! A Shirley Templey and Eloise reincarnated. Now she is nearly 15 and, though i have not seen the much obsessed Twilight, a sequel is coming soon and Dakota Fanning might just star in it. Dakota will make me a vampire freak especially if she plays Jane. 

free pass

I want the mickey and the duck. To ride space mountain and eat in Toon town. All i want, on the second dreadful day of spring is to go to Disneyland. No birthday wishes or hugs, simply rides and champagne.

simple prisoner words

I am a prisoner of many cells, behind many bars. The walls in each room are plastered with colorless themes. Posters and phone calls full of vane and worthless memories! Relationships and friendships, heartbreaks and jealousy! I am exhausted of feeling such strong emotion for nothing. What will i gain if i am angry? or stressed, or frustrated? 

I want to write lyrics that rhyme and tell a story about the life we use to have, but every time i try, my mind dives into a cascade where huge rocks beneath lie. I forget about how important this cell is to me. I linger like an ant that sticks around a popsicle that has been dropped on the hot black pavement during the hottest days in summer, trying to eat and smell you because you complete me. But this cell is crowded. It is overflowing with emotion and its' managers. 

I want to break free and be who i used to be. A flirt who launched herself at love every chance she had. Because i realized that falling in love is so much greater than holding back on so many levels. I care little, now, for crying over a broken heart once, twice or a million. Loving is living, and like i said before i am not a dead dog. 

I started running again. A good friend continues to remind me that odd years are great years, and the meaning behind that is worthless, but it makes me feel hopeful and optimistic. 

The cells still exist, but like a guilty prisoner i am finishing up my time and soon i will break free and though the world may have evolved while i was away in this dark place, i will adapt because i am one of the greatest. The world isn't ready for this, but i could care less.

childhood spanish.

Regresa el tiempo por solo un momento. 

A el tiempo donde no existian x boxes, ni rockband o maquillaje, ni computadoras o marijuana.

Estoy hablando de cuando jugabas a las escondidas, el bote escondido, red light green light, mother may i? Hula hoops y happy meals, y correr asta que no tuvieras mas aliento, recuerdas?

Los Sabados en la manana veias caricaturas; el pajaro loco, scooby doo, arthur, pinky and the brain, wonder woman, y el chavo del ocho. Todavia recuerdas?

Espera porque no eh terminado. Cuando tu domingo era una cora y dos un milagro,

Besos de despedida y horaciones para dormir.

Cuando te reganaban o abrazaban o te daban de comer y te pedian que hicieras algo y lo hacias sin pregunta o queja.

Cuando tenias que ir a la direecion de la escuela y te morias de nervios.

Escapabamos por nuestra vida pero no era por miedo a una pistola, o la policia y mucho menos pandillas.

Cuando nuestras deciciones eran echas por un simple 'de ti marin de do pingue'

Y las discusiones eran por quien corrio mas recio.

Yo quisiera regresar por tan solo un momento, y tu?

Recuerda todo esto, y si lo recuerdas entonces has vivido!

the oscar nominations are up

http://www.oscar.com/nominees/?pn=nominees

The freshly posted  Oscar list echoes many of the Golden Globe nominees. Yet, to me, it seems less thought out, not because the nominations are mediocre, but because some categories only have three or four nominees, isn't it suppose to be five. But, i am proud of the Oscars for nominating The Dark Knight in more than one category, the film was everything that a great film should be minus the length.

i love you America.

He inspires me and I have never been so proud of my country's chief until this man came into the picture. Never have i seen such dedication from the people to a nation until Obama accepted his nomination for the democratic party. I am so proud of my country and my fellow countrymen because he is right, Change has come to America. America you are beautiful and i love you.