O-M-Glee

Have you seen it yet? "Glee"? Oh holy crap it is GOOD! I just finished episode 4 and I cannot wait for the next one! The music is amazing, the acting is pretty great, the talent is brilliant, and the writing is unparalleled. I've been waiting for a show like this for my entire life and I didn't even know it.

My favourite characters are Rachel Berry (played by Lea Michele) and Sue Sylvester (played by the incredible Jane Lynch)! When Rachel sings "Don't Stop Believing" in episode 1? I get shivers all over!

Here's a clip that sums it all up for me! (Excuse the terrible quality. I had a GREAT version of this clip before, but naturally FOX took it down.)

Tips to GFs & BFs alike:

Don't be freaks!

Go Go!

Although I firmly believe I was meant to be born in 1987 and that I am a child of the 1990s/2000s, I think I could've really rocked the 80s. It was SO choice.

FEROSH.

WTF?!?!

Like... who came up with the story for this one?! I wouldn't be surprised if it was Lady Gaga herself. She is COMPLETELY outrageous and I'm going to say absolutely FIERCE. Not sure if I love her, but it's safe to say that there's nobody else like her out there! WHAMMY!!!

Did you see her at the VMAs?! What a total freak!!!

I love it!!!

Blown FAR away!

I had to at least say SOMETHING right after the Regina Spektor concert. It was tonight in Toronto at the Sound Academy and I went with my GF and it was ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.

I'm exhausted, but here are some highlights...

• She sang "Bobbing for Apples" which has one of my most favourite lyrics ever: "Someone next door's fucking to one of my songs".
• She practically (if not completely) sang the entirety of her new album, "Far". It may have even been in order for the most part.
• Her encore was "Samson", "Us", "Fidelity", "Hotel Song", and a country-ish one that I may or may not have recognized. Regardless, she KILLED the encore with some (relative) oldies.
• She played "Poor Little Rich Boy", which was one of the first 3 Regina songs I ever heard ("Samson" and "Carbon Monoxide" were the other two).

The night was a TOTAL blast, but Sound Academy is not my fave venue. It's crowded, narrow, and I've heard better acoustics. Furthermore, it's in the middle of nowhere! I'd much prefer Kool Haus or, as the GF suggested, a solid venue like Massey Hall. I saw Adele there and it was a way better experience when you're seeing a singer/songwriter with such pipes, you know?

ANYWAY - bed time!

Hype!

Awesome Vampire Weekend cover!

If you haven't heard of it, check out www.hypem.com!

It's an awesome site that keeps track of what music bloggers write about. They handpick a set of kickass music blogs and then present what they discuss for easy analysis, consumption and discovery. This way, your odds of stumbling into awesome music or awesome blogs are high. (Paraphrased from their site.)

The Lovely Bones

I'm re-reading The Lovely Bones in anticipation of the movie.

It looks unreal.