hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii just a quick one from me... here's a lil mixtape i put together inspired by wuthering heights. i finished the emily brontë novel this week as well as watched the kaya scodelario (most perfect princess) movie. the novel is simply breathtaking - it's truly so beautiful - and a 1000% recommendation to all who enjoy the written word and are as obsessed with literature as i am. and in turn, available on netflix is the recent movie starring kaya scodelario as catherine and is a visual masterpiece. i picked a range of instrumentals and contemporary songs to capture the wildness of catherine and heathcliff's love affair and i hope you enjoy it and it makes you feel something. that's important, i guess... see you next week for a review of taylor swift at the o2 (if i am still living and breathing by then)!
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Sunday, 27 October 2013
halloween mixtape
18 tracks for your all-hallows eve spooky celebrations
one of the western world's most pointless and thoroughly unconventional holidays: halloween! whether you're staying in watching horror movies and eating all your trick-or-treater's sweets or you're at some lame-ass party in a costume you threw together yesterday, hopefully this pleasantly cliche mixtape will get you in the mood (at least i hope so, i mean *shane whatshisface voice* that's my goal). listen to it on 8tracks!
1. What Are You Going to Be For Halloween? - Matthew Gray Gubler (x that's just the audio, idk who that chick is or what she's trying to do) (x)
the LOVE of my sad, pathetic, lonely life; this is reid from criminal minds "singing" this really weird song about dressing up for halloween. he really needs to get a hobby, like if this is what he's doing in his spare time... i'm joking. i love you matthew, marry me, father my children etc etc etc.
2. Dark Lights, Shine Loud - Gabriel Bruce (x this is the only video of this song on youtube, i apologise) (x)
taken from probably the most eerie and halloween-y album you shall ever encounter, this is the kind of pop music which would gain approval from the likes of dracula. even though he's actually a proper weirdo, i've been weirdly obsessed with him ever since i saw him as support for sky ferreira back in july. he actually has mad talent beneath his extreme eccentricity.
a cover version by that guy who's really very creepy from that movie you watched in your childhood and pretended it didn't scare you but it really did and even now it gives you the chills... i mean what? i'm really badass and fearless...
something really bloody awesome to sing-a-long to. like if you haven't noticed, they're always my favourite mixtape songs, and this one is perfect for halloween.
the mighty monkeys may have strayed away from their more conventional rock-and-roll style, but their back catalog is jam packed with great tunes including this very halloween-y one. in fact, the entire 'Favourite Worst Nightmare' album is a highly acceptable halloween soundtrack.
new york newbies Skaters celebrated the release of their newest single with a zombie-themed gig in the big apple. my kinda people.
7. Red Lips - Sky Ferreira (x) (no download currently available on iTunes UK)
proper party tune from sky, who finally releases her long-awaited debut album NEXT WEEK. the video is also very cool and arty as she paints herself in red lipstick. arachnophobes, beware!
you need not remind me that the coolest girl in pop music is only sixteen years old, i am already insanely jealous of her. her spooky vocals shine on this hip-hop infused track and i shall listen whilst backing away sobbing "whyyyyyyyyyy am i not uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"
VAMPIRE weekend. like really, do i actually have to explain this? (also, i'm seeing them in november and i'm going to shit myself, i'm so excited!!! (i'm not really, imagine how unhygienic that'd be. (but i am extremely excited)))
more or less britain's answer to vampire weekend, everything everything are so so cool. i like the repetition in this song title and in their band name. i also love the anthem-ness of this song because it's so fun to sing a long to.
enjoy the terribleness of 80's music videos (did anyone else see that broom on wheels while he was in the shower?) in this sax obsessed slice of halloween goodness.
a more chilled-out track from one of music's most beautiful and under appreciated voices.
what kind of mixtape would this be without THE top halloween song of all time? the king of pop brings you the most iconic video ever from the world's biggest-selling album. this is thriller. thriller niiiiiiiiiiight.
my second favourite pop princess (coming behind the one and only taylor swift, of course) is ready 2 hear u rOaOaOaOaOaOar. you know, if you've showed up to the party as a lion, or whatever.
ha ha fuck u jonas brothers.
i do love a bit of mcfly and this song is calling out your name. plus it has a sexy vampire music video which is always a plus, i guess.
and the classiest lyrics award goes to...
ending the tape on the highest of highs, the legendary time warp from that weird cult movie (or from perks of being a wallflower if you're a 21st century white girl). don't worry if you can't do the dance, you're probably too drunk to function anyway. thank you and goodnight!!!
LISTEN TO THIS MIX ON 8TRACKS OR BELOW
quick Halloween popcorn picks (if parties just ain't your thing) (or you're not invited to one) (I'm sure you rock):
- The Woman in Black - this heart-pounding thriller starring Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe, is much scarier than you would ever expect it to be.
- Beetlejuice - cutesy Halloween classic.
- Drag Me to Hell - if you're not scared of nasty old women (it's a real thing, I swear!), this is a scream-worthy choice.
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
back to school mixtape
22 school-themed songs and cinematic clips
no one, no one, wants to start school again this year (that's actually a little bit of a lie because i'm starting a new school and i am very excited, however i know that soon enough i will eventually want to die). nonetheless, this mixtape will hopefully make starting it a little bit better. complete with songs i chose literally because of the title, and a few cinematic clips to make you chuckle, i wish you all the best for the coming academic year. (ps this mixtape is really cheesy as always) take a listen on 8tracks!
a pretty self explanatory choice if you ask me.
'send me down' is sometimes a phrase used before soldiers go into battle. which is kind of like us, being sent into the warzone that is school.
the thought of going back to school makes me want to........ (was that cheesy enough for you i hope so)
this song is about a school shooter who's reason for shooting her classmates was because she didn't like mondays. fair enough, i guess. (i'm joking, there's no reason to shoot people. peace n blessingz everyone.)
my first thought every single weekday morning sung beautifully by lianne la havas, who's debut album 'Is Your Love Big Enough?' was one of my favourite releases of last year.
a maths lesson from everyone's favourite maths teacher (sorry, jack black).
7. Math Song - from School of Rock (x)
another maths lesson from everyone's second favourite maths teacher.
8. What Makes You Beautiful (The Maths Song) - One Direction (x)
not just five very pretty faces - try to work out this maths problem sung to us in the tune of your favourite song (it is your favourite song, why are you lying?).
if busted weren't your childhood i really, really pity you??? but apparently, jonas brothers have a version of this? why are they even trying? hashtag busted massiiiivveee.
simultaneously the best and worst song in the world, but of course, i love it. also, check out british singer-songwriter frank hamilton's cover. it's very nice.
i'm gonna run away before school starts bye.
obviously, i chose this song because of the title and repetitive lyrics but also because the drumming in this is just so bloomin' awesome.
13. Somebody Kill Me - from The Wedding Singer (x)
i really, really don't want to go back to school.
okay i actually like learning but sometimes i genuinely have no interest at all. (get it? am i funny yet? no? okay.)
another example of a song i have taken too literally.
i love love love lewis' cover of city and colour's song. plus we can all relate to these lyrics at some point during our school lives: "we're all just waiting / waiting to die" ha ha ha.
17. Reverse - Gabrielle Aplin (x)
this song can mean what you want it to mean; reverse back to summer or reverse back to easier times. either way, this song is simply splendid.
at my last school there was a period of about two weeks when someone would pull the fire alarm everyday, so this song always reminds me of that time. also, the lyrics are absolutely perfect so congrats mr ed and miss amy.
one of my favourite songs of all time and also one to make me cry almost every time. it literally epitomises every girl's (and some guy's, i guess) school experience. it's songs like this that have established taylor as one of those songwriters who just gets it. this is particularly relatable to anyone starting a new school this year (me) and anyone falling in love (not me).
SCHOOL SPIRIT MOTHERFUCKKEEERRRRRRRR
:-)
the legendary song from one of my favourite classic rock bands ends this playlist perfectly. in my opinion, anyway.
LISTEN TO THIS MIX ON 8TRACKS OR BELOW
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