Super catchy sugar-pop vocals? CHECK
Bouncy keyboard melodies? YEP
Music for jumping around dance floors? HECK YEAH
A Scandinavian all-girl group with a rambunctious fro'd lead singer? UH-HUH
My new favorite band? YOU BETTA BELIEVE IT
Ladies and gentleman, Those Dancing Days:
This band from Brooklyn, Creaky Boards, claims that Coldplay stole their song going so far as to suggest that they saw Chris Martin in the audience of one of their shows last year. Coldplay firmly denies it. Watch below and decide for yourself.
Also, since we're on the subject, check out Christian Lander's hilarious deconstruction of Coldplay's fan base on VF Daily.
CONGRATULATIONS, AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY!!!! If you haven't seen this remarkable play written by Pulitzer Price winner Tracy Letts yet, I highly suggest you book tickets soon or treat yourself to the paperback version. It's a life changing piece of theatre.
Dear Broadway,
I hope plays like this one, with a cast of hard working, NON-household name actors (although they should be), continue to get a chance to shine on the Great White Way. Some of us are hungry for more.
Sincerely,
A
p.s. Can you please give us more from the ENTIRE cast of Top Girls and the ladies of Boeing Boeing? Thank you! Oh, and Sutton Foster. I'll see Patti Lupone sing the phone book, too.
p.p.s. I don't want to see anyone I've listed above in Shrek The Musical, though. No offense.
p.p.p.s. Scratch that. I guess I'll see YOU, Sutton Foster. Sheesh.
p.p.p.p.s. Oh, and thank you for putting Title of Show on Broadway. MORE ORIGINALS PLEASE!
p.p.p.p.p.s. How about some shows plucked from The New York International Fringe Festival? What a motley crew of gloriousness!
p.p.p.p.p.p.s. THIS SHOW looks particularly awesome. Sparse, and very, very mysterious...
Photo courtesy of Alix at Modepass
My current obsession is Modepass, a fashion and beauty site with TONS of self-generated "street-style" photos. Basically, you sign up for a member page then upload your own photo shoots. These ladies go all out, too. One of my faves is the Parisian internet sensation Alix, she of the fantastic style blog ...the cherry blossom girl... I suggest pouring yourself a tall glass of iced hibiscus tea, throwing a couple of petit fours on a plate, then blasting some AIR while you click away. Here are a few more lovelies...
Photo courtesy of Balibulle
Photo by Catherine Ledner courtesy of The Beholder (via the lovely blog 2 or 3 Things I Know...)
Noble, gentle, sweet.
The donkey quietly weeps.
No one understands.
Absolute beauty. Rent it.
The most famous donkey of them all! You can celebrate Eeyore's birthday here.
A donkey is always misunderstood, so please show some love.
