Spent the week up in Owego with some of my family. It's a cute, small town sistering Binghampton and Ithaca. My uncle owns "Front and Center" a kitchen/homegoods store on Main Street.
The night we decide to come home, halfway through it started blizzarding. My Godfather owns a Trailblazer SS and because of the wheels being supersport, they're made thinner which makes it harder to drive in the snow. Not to mention we could barely see out the front windshield. It felt like the beginning credits of Star Wars where the stars are shooting at the screen. So with the dogs in tow, we stopped at a Howard Johnson in Liberty, NY for the night.
And by dogs in tow, I mean we had to sneak them in. When we had called the Days Inn they told us no dogs were allowed and that the other hotels had the same policy. But what were we to do? We couldn't continue, so we figured if found out they'd have to understand the circumstances.
Besides, my bloodsugar was high and they watch out for me during the night, barking or nudging me usually when my bloodsugar goes significantly higher or lower. It's amazing how they sense it. It's a known fact that animals do, too.
Lexi is also like a big furry babybear that usually sleeps snuggled into me, with Calvin's little curly as down by my feet so I was kept completely warm and protected.
I have to admit though, I'm so happy to be home. Despite the rain and snow it's so amazing to sleep in my posturepedic bed with my tempurpedic pillow as opposed to a blowup mattress on the floor or a hotel floor.
In sexellent news, tomorrow is the John Mayer concert at Madison Square Garden with Chloe. She's been my best friend since birth (our parents grew up on the Lower East Side together). I think I love her unconditionally even more than I did before. But sorry babe, that gorgeous being John is all mine. Heh.
Spent today calling different venues about open mic's. Have two set up for this coming week. Monday is Sidewalk Cafe at 8pm (94 Avenue A). Wednesday is Birch Coffee (7 East 27th Street between Madison and Fifth Avenue, Gershwin Hotel) also at 8pm. Apparently Birch fills up fast so I'm going to be there earlier to get a good spot.
For now it's going to be just me singing accapella. Probably do a couple of my own and maybe a cover thrown in if time permits.
Called Queens College to take a tour of the school next week. Waiting for a response, sent me right to voicemail. Will have to call back tomorrow. Also have an appointment at Brooklyn College on Tuesday.
I'm becoming more excited about school actually. Can't wait to start studying my roots and finally get there.
Back to Upcoming shows though...
This Saturday, the 27th, if you're in Staten Island go check out my friend AJ's band IN BUENO'S AIRES at Martini Red (372 Vanduzer Street). They go on at 11pm - 12am. This will be their last show until April due to travelling arrangements, so you should catch them if you can.
Tom Moran Band is playing at Ella Lounge on Tuesday. Apparently the venue is reminiscent of the 20's and 30's and is a bit fancy. The free beer sounds nice too.
Vision Through Sound is playing up in Centerreach, NY. I don't know if I'll be able to make this one, only if I can somehow hitch a ride, then I most certainly will.
Nothing else is that eyecatching until a bit later in the month. There are a few punk shows going on here and there, but to be honest I'm a bit sick of that scene. Don't get me wrong, I love it but I was so obsessed with it when I was younger that I think I'm just looking to expand my variety. Besides, getting pushed into bars, hair pulled, stomped, beer spatted, makeup smudged; it's only fun every once in a while.
My friend Elijah's band Jump For The Sales is doing a Battle of the Bands at Sullivan Hall on the 14th. I don't know who else is playing but JFTS is pretty funky and always put on a good show, so it should be good and worth it. Besides, I love nothing more than discovering new (live) music.
Nuetra, Viva Mayday, Datura and SHAPES are playing the 19th at The Tank (45th street between 8th and 9th). I've never seen any of those bands live, but what I've heard through Myspace and word of mouth, I've dug.
The 20th I'm conflicted. Elefant Walk as well as Exemption are playing a Battle of the Bands at either Webster Hall or the Knitting Factory, it's a surprise.
My good friends "The Rejects" are also playing at Webster Hall. Went to school with the drummer Alex, even played a few art gallery talent shows together at the woOOOoonderful Highschool of Art and Design.
I'm hoping they both play Webster so it will be easier. Also then I can network them to play some shows together and open eachother's music up to a whole other set of people. That'd be pretty cool.
The 27th is the DIGAMY cd release show. I'll be Facepainting and sharpie tattooing. Apparently I'm going to get a shout out which will be super rad too. Another great band named Freedomhead will also be performing as well as a few other bands I haven't heard of. Will be an adventure (a crunk one) for sure.
The 28th is my 19th birthday.
Usually I throw a big themed party; last year it was "white trash", the year before that was "Rock Of Love", the year before that was vaudeville, bellydancer and all.
This year, I don't know what I want to do. Just good friends, good beer, good music is good enough for me. Unless someone wants to throw a surprise party. I wouldn't mind that my lovely cyberstalkers.
It's a good month away so we'll see....
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Links, Links, Links, oh my!
Saw my friend Tom Moran's band (The Tom Moran Band) at the Bitter End last night.
Based out of Massapequa, they play primarily all around Long Island and the five boroughs, and Boston as well. The Tom Moran Band sound like a mesh of Elliot Smith, The Smiths, Pixies, Fleet Foxes, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Nick Drake and Jeff Buckley. It's almost as if he is the pulsating heart and these artist's are the veins and capillaries that branch off and around him, inspiring and transpiring into something melodic and beautiful.
Ranging from upbeat tempo's to pure acousticness, there is something very vulnerable about the way he plays that draws you in and keeps you transfixed; as if he wears that same beating heart on his sleeve for a humbling five minutes of pureness, then transforms back into the almost-mysterious being that he is.
His use of effect are way advanced to the bar-band typically on the New York scene. Can't really compare at all actually. Nonetheless, definitely worth checking out and supporting.
'Virgin Smile' and 'What's On the Radio?' (which is an indie-cult song in the making)are personal favorites of mine. Those two songs are older but every song on his new EP Mr. Brain is amazing.
Tom is also the lead singer and bassist in a psychedelic metal band 'Exemption', with the awesome Nick Lee (Nick Lee Conspiracy, El Rio Humano) on guitar and Ray Marte of Killingsworth Studio on drums. They are currently in the studio recording a new album.
After the band played we all headed over to Peter McManus, (drummer in the Tom Moran Band) Mike McManus's family's bar. They have been in business for over four decades! It's a nice chill spot in the heart of Chelsea; great sports, tv and music play and awesome selection of brew. Mike also bartends there during the week, so for whoever is reading this, if you decide to go ask for Mike McManus at the bar nd tell him Devin sent you.
So glad the wonderful and beautiful Kristina came out with me last night. Had a blast. Can't wait for Adventure Two of The Jimmy Fallon show with her and her boyfriend Pete.
Pete is an awesome guy. He raps under the name Speechless and works for Billabong in Times Square under the MTV studios. So go visit him and buy all of your stoner/skater/surfer wear/gear from him. He'll be the laid back yet well dressed, tall, short haired blonde guy with a slew of tattoos up and down his arms and neck.
Last time we went to the Fallon show we got picked out of the seating line to do Band Bench. At first we thought we were getting kicked out for trying to sneak an ice coffee in (they are very strict about no food, drink, cameras, videos or cell phone noises) but they walked us over to the opposite side of the hall and asked if we wanted to stand behind the band when they played. We had no idea who it would be but we were in such a state of shock that all three of us said yes in unison and happilly exchanged colored wristbands to stand on the shorter, cooler line.
The Cribs played. They are very much in the vein of The Strokes and The Smiths, considering Johnny Marr is the lead guitarist. I got to shake his hand along with the lead singer/guitarist of The Roots and Jimmy Fallon waved and smiled at me while we were waiting on the stage to take our place!
We got lucky too because to get up to the "bench" behind the band, you have to climb up a set of stairs and stand on metal grating. A few extradonairily tall guys were standing in the front. Well, being the midget that I am, and Kris not being extravagantly taller than me, I asked one of the tall guys with an exeedingly large afro if we could squeeze in in front of him and he happily obliged, even moving over for Pete. Because of his kindness to the height impared of the world, our grill's appeared on the *overexageratedenglishaccent* telly!
I wish this coming week we get to do Band Bench again. And I hope the celebrities and band are ones that we like. They don't tell you who's going to be on or who is playing until you get there. That's the catch. I mean, what if it's someone you despise? Then your stuck.
I'm just praying John Mayer's going to be on. I would keel over. Then he'd have to jump into the audience and save me with his beauty. Haha. Oh.
Last time was Ashley Judd and some race car driver. She was boring as shit and her outfit was obnoxiously hideous. I don't even remember anything about the race car driver guy except that he was hot. But The Roots, The Cribs and Jimmy's dry humoured-cute antics made it totally worth it.
We-ell, I should be cleaning instead of whoring out my friends on my blog, but my body is craving electrolites and whole weat tortilla-meatless burrittos like mad thanks to the ventures of last night. Despite feeling like wanting to smash my head through the wall and crawl into a warm, black lagoon to sleep for days, last night was indefinitely worth it. Needed a good night out in the city, and to see talented, awe-inspiring musicians thrive.
Made me want to start performing and getting out there that much more.
I hope the snow dies down though so it won't be such a pain in the ass traveling around to open mics this coming week. I really want it to stop snowing here in Rockaway. Seems like everywhere else hasn't been hit this hard, if at all.
I do have a busy couple of weeks ahead. Cheng Huai Fashion show on Tuesday, Jimmy Fallon on thursday. The following week I'm going to see this dope musician Don Ryan from Long Island at the Trash bar. Then the amazing Vision Through Sound at the Bitter End again that Friday.
Before I forget, you should also check out my mother's friend Stephan Fowlkes. He carves and sculpts. It's amazing what he can do with a slab of wood or stone. He is working on this amazing piece right now that is a perfect cube of over 175 pieces of wood so far!
He is also the writer and art editor for the Art Crawl review in the New York Optimist.
Not only is he an amazing and informative writer/reviewer and highly educated when it comes to art, but also an amazingly friendly person who has given me great advice and insight into the world of art. On top of it, he has even sold his work to the likings of Orlando Bloom! I would love the oppurtunity to own a piece of his oneday.
For now I must get off my lazy ass and start to clean up, but here are some links I've compiled of musicans (mostly from the Long Island scene) that I love:
Musicians
Tom Moran:
http://www.myspace.com/thomasmoran
http://www.myspace.com/exemption
Michael McManus:
http://www.myspace.com/elriohumano
http://www.myspace.com/helicoptergoeskaboom
Vision Through Sound:
http://www.myspace.com/visionthroughsound
http://www.myspace.com/thesonitusrevolution (background provided by yours truly)
Dinosaurs In Vietnam Record Collective:
http://www.myspace.com/dinosaursinvietnam
http://pellytwins.blogspot.com/2010/02/last-chance-to-buy-to-worlds-largest.html
Bdee and the Venoumous Oranges:
http://www.myspace.com/therealbdee
Elefant Walk:
http://www.myspace.com/elephantwalkus
Bonus Eventus:
http://www.myspace.com/bonuseventus
Casual Sweater Tuesday:
http://www.myspace.com/casualsweatertuesday
Nifty Breed:
http://www.myspace.com/niftybreed
Fortune and Spirits:
http://www.myspace.com/fortunespirits
Joyce Nancy:
http://www.myspace.com/joycenancy
Rice Cultivation Society:
http://www.myspace.com/ricecultivationsociety
Chelsea Smile:
http://www.myspace.com/chsmile
The Holy Soviets:
http://www.myspace.com/holysoviets
The Rhodes:
http://www.myspace.com/therhodesmusic
Christian Peslak:
http://www.myspace.com/christianpeslak
Don Ryan:
http://www.myspace.com/donryanmusic
Artist
Stephan Fowlkes:
http://www.thenewyorkoptimist.com/stephanfowlkes.html
These are just a few. I'll add more and give more in depth descriptions/opinions as I go a long.
Enjoy.
Based out of Massapequa, they play primarily all around Long Island and the five boroughs, and Boston as well. The Tom Moran Band sound like a mesh of Elliot Smith, The Smiths, Pixies, Fleet Foxes, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Nick Drake and Jeff Buckley. It's almost as if he is the pulsating heart and these artist's are the veins and capillaries that branch off and around him, inspiring and transpiring into something melodic and beautiful.
Ranging from upbeat tempo's to pure acousticness, there is something very vulnerable about the way he plays that draws you in and keeps you transfixed; as if he wears that same beating heart on his sleeve for a humbling five minutes of pureness, then transforms back into the almost-mysterious being that he is.
His use of effect are way advanced to the bar-band typically on the New York scene. Can't really compare at all actually. Nonetheless, definitely worth checking out and supporting.
'Virgin Smile' and 'What's On the Radio?' (which is an indie-cult song in the making)are personal favorites of mine. Those two songs are older but every song on his new EP Mr. Brain is amazing.
Tom is also the lead singer and bassist in a psychedelic metal band 'Exemption', with the awesome Nick Lee (Nick Lee Conspiracy, El Rio Humano) on guitar and Ray Marte of Killingsworth Studio on drums. They are currently in the studio recording a new album.
After the band played we all headed over to Peter McManus, (drummer in the Tom Moran Band) Mike McManus's family's bar. They have been in business for over four decades! It's a nice chill spot in the heart of Chelsea; great sports, tv and music play and awesome selection of brew. Mike also bartends there during the week, so for whoever is reading this, if you decide to go ask for Mike McManus at the bar nd tell him Devin sent you.
So glad the wonderful and beautiful Kristina came out with me last night. Had a blast. Can't wait for Adventure Two of The Jimmy Fallon show with her and her boyfriend Pete.
Pete is an awesome guy. He raps under the name Speechless and works for Billabong in Times Square under the MTV studios. So go visit him and buy all of your stoner/skater/surfer wear/gear from him. He'll be the laid back yet well dressed, tall, short haired blonde guy with a slew of tattoos up and down his arms and neck.
Last time we went to the Fallon show we got picked out of the seating line to do Band Bench. At first we thought we were getting kicked out for trying to sneak an ice coffee in (they are very strict about no food, drink, cameras, videos or cell phone noises) but they walked us over to the opposite side of the hall and asked if we wanted to stand behind the band when they played. We had no idea who it would be but we were in such a state of shock that all three of us said yes in unison and happilly exchanged colored wristbands to stand on the shorter, cooler line.
The Cribs played. They are very much in the vein of The Strokes and The Smiths, considering Johnny Marr is the lead guitarist. I got to shake his hand along with the lead singer/guitarist of The Roots and Jimmy Fallon waved and smiled at me while we were waiting on the stage to take our place!
We got lucky too because to get up to the "bench" behind the band, you have to climb up a set of stairs and stand on metal grating. A few extradonairily tall guys were standing in the front. Well, being the midget that I am, and Kris not being extravagantly taller than me, I asked one of the tall guys with an exeedingly large afro if we could squeeze in in front of him and he happily obliged, even moving over for Pete. Because of his kindness to the height impared of the world, our grill's appeared on the *overexageratedenglishaccent* telly!
I wish this coming week we get to do Band Bench again. And I hope the celebrities and band are ones that we like. They don't tell you who's going to be on or who is playing until you get there. That's the catch. I mean, what if it's someone you despise? Then your stuck.
I'm just praying John Mayer's going to be on. I would keel over. Then he'd have to jump into the audience and save me with his beauty. Haha. Oh.
Last time was Ashley Judd and some race car driver. She was boring as shit and her outfit was obnoxiously hideous. I don't even remember anything about the race car driver guy except that he was hot. But The Roots, The Cribs and Jimmy's dry humoured-cute antics made it totally worth it.
We-ell, I should be cleaning instead of whoring out my friends on my blog, but my body is craving electrolites and whole weat tortilla-meatless burrittos like mad thanks to the ventures of last night. Despite feeling like wanting to smash my head through the wall and crawl into a warm, black lagoon to sleep for days, last night was indefinitely worth it. Needed a good night out in the city, and to see talented, awe-inspiring musicians thrive.
Made me want to start performing and getting out there that much more.
I hope the snow dies down though so it won't be such a pain in the ass traveling around to open mics this coming week. I really want it to stop snowing here in Rockaway. Seems like everywhere else hasn't been hit this hard, if at all.
I do have a busy couple of weeks ahead. Cheng Huai Fashion show on Tuesday, Jimmy Fallon on thursday. The following week I'm going to see this dope musician Don Ryan from Long Island at the Trash bar. Then the amazing Vision Through Sound at the Bitter End again that Friday.
Before I forget, you should also check out my mother's friend Stephan Fowlkes. He carves and sculpts. It's amazing what he can do with a slab of wood or stone. He is working on this amazing piece right now that is a perfect cube of over 175 pieces of wood so far!
He is also the writer and art editor for the Art Crawl review in the New York Optimist.
Not only is he an amazing and informative writer/reviewer and highly educated when it comes to art, but also an amazingly friendly person who has given me great advice and insight into the world of art. On top of it, he has even sold his work to the likings of Orlando Bloom! I would love the oppurtunity to own a piece of his oneday.
For now I must get off my lazy ass and start to clean up, but here are some links I've compiled of musicans (mostly from the Long Island scene) that I love:
Musicians
Tom Moran:
http://www.myspace.com/thomasmoran
http://www.myspace.com/exemption
Michael McManus:
http://www.myspace.com/elriohumano
http://www.myspace.com/helicoptergoeskaboom
Vision Through Sound:
http://www.myspace.com/visionthroughsound
http://www.myspace.com/thesonitusrevolution (background provided by yours truly)
Dinosaurs In Vietnam Record Collective:
http://www.myspace.com/dinosaursinvietnam
http://pellytwins.blogspot.com/2010/02/last-chance-to-buy-to-worlds-largest.html
Bdee and the Venoumous Oranges:
http://www.myspace.com/therealbdee
Elefant Walk:
http://www.myspace.com/elephantwalkus
Bonus Eventus:
http://www.myspace.com/bonuseventus
Casual Sweater Tuesday:
http://www.myspace.com/casualsweatertuesday
Nifty Breed:
http://www.myspace.com/niftybreed
Fortune and Spirits:
http://www.myspace.com/fortunespirits
Joyce Nancy:
http://www.myspace.com/joycenancy
Rice Cultivation Society:
http://www.myspace.com/ricecultivationsociety
Chelsea Smile:
http://www.myspace.com/chsmile
The Holy Soviets:
http://www.myspace.com/holysoviets
The Rhodes:
http://www.myspace.com/therhodesmusic
Christian Peslak:
http://www.myspace.com/christianpeslak
Don Ryan:
http://www.myspace.com/donryanmusic
Artist
Stephan Fowlkes:
http://www.thenewyorkoptimist.com/stephanfowlkes.html
These are just a few. I'll add more and give more in depth descriptions/opinions as I go a long.
Enjoy.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Tatatata ime
Time is like a vamp, sucking you dry
Tempting you into the night
Into the moonlit path of her bloodshot eyes
Time is like a succubus
A classic beauty suductress
An entrancing eathreal temptress
She's pull you in with her magick and her spells
Cast you into the ironies of her pleasures and hell
Isolate you in the confines of her ice-like shell
Cover you with star-lit kisses
Codemn you in bondage of blisses
Torture, device so painful
Watch over you like a choir of Angel
Time will whip you with indecision
Manifest most compelling of vision
Scorn you, steal your crown
Thorn you to the shit you've bound
She'll spin you in her death like web
Leave you seething stiff-like-dead
She'll stitch you back piece by piece
Leave you hanging like a dried piece of meat
Like a vamp suck you dry
Tempting you with ecstacy's so high
Into the fraudulant path of her sun=lit eyes
She'll make you feel alive
Like
Hot molten flesh
Enamle dancing skeleton
Repressed, expiring
Persperating eyes admiring
Trapese hold thread
Flashes of adrenaline
Paralyzed...loving
(Exposed?) moments, frozen
Plush and porcelain, tufted
Too close to comfort
Signs mesh, dynamic fire
Eyes collect
Soak through touch
Fake scent robust
Awkward alphabet
All flow, no go
Humble ranting on
Slow steady panting
Too far grazing planes
Bouncing corners of brain
Cradling extention
Drifting in dimension
Of enamle entwined porcelain
Energies and bends
Caressing squeeze of innocence
Currupt idealism
Luxury, glutton, sin
Doll spined skeleton
She'll suck you, fuck you dry
Luck you like the riches of heaven sky
Cut you, break all ties
She'll suck you mean clean
Fuck you like Nile's stream
Lay you down to rest, collect your treasure's chest
Suck you till you see the light
Fuck your wings till they take flight
Make you riseriserise
Then she'll steadily release
Exclaiming inevitable peace
Like the shebeast that she is
In her shiver, quiver, twist
Tempting you into the fiery glaze of her pulsing eye
She'll make you feel
She'll make you feel
So high
She'll make you feel
She'll make you feel
Alivelivelive
Tempting you into the night
Into the moonlit path of her bloodshot eyes
Time is like a succubus
A classic beauty suductress
An entrancing eathreal temptress
She's pull you in with her magick and her spells
Cast you into the ironies of her pleasures and hell
Isolate you in the confines of her ice-like shell
Cover you with star-lit kisses
Codemn you in bondage of blisses
Torture, device so painful
Watch over you like a choir of Angel
Time will whip you with indecision
Manifest most compelling of vision
Scorn you, steal your crown
Thorn you to the shit you've bound
She'll spin you in her death like web
Leave you seething stiff-like-dead
She'll stitch you back piece by piece
Leave you hanging like a dried piece of meat
Like a vamp suck you dry
Tempting you with ecstacy's so high
Into the fraudulant path of her sun=lit eyes
She'll make you feel alive
Like
Hot molten flesh
Enamle dancing skeleton
Repressed, expiring
Persperating eyes admiring
Trapese hold thread
Flashes of adrenaline
Paralyzed...loving
(Exposed?) moments, frozen
Plush and porcelain, tufted
Too close to comfort
Signs mesh, dynamic fire
Eyes collect
Soak through touch
Fake scent robust
Awkward alphabet
All flow, no go
Humble ranting on
Slow steady panting
Too far grazing planes
Bouncing corners of brain
Cradling extention
Drifting in dimension
Of enamle entwined porcelain
Energies and bends
Caressing squeeze of innocence
Currupt idealism
Luxury, glutton, sin
Doll spined skeleton
She'll suck you, fuck you dry
Luck you like the riches of heaven sky
Cut you, break all ties
She'll suck you mean clean
Fuck you like Nile's stream
Lay you down to rest, collect your treasure's chest
Suck you till you see the light
Fuck your wings till they take flight
Make you riseriserise
Then she'll steadily release
Exclaiming inevitable peace
Like the shebeast that she is
In her shiver, quiver, twist
Tempting you into the fiery glaze of her pulsing eye
She'll make you feel
She'll make you feel
So high
She'll make you feel
She'll make you feel
Alivelivelive
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Ragdolls and Creations
Sitting here drinking from my poison cup (litterally, a paper cup with a skull wearing a fancy jeweled crown and enscripted with old english-style lettering underneath reading 'poison'. How cool am I?), having mixed emotions about basically everything. I guess today is one of those days to let myself go through the motions' and save decisions for tomorrow.
I think even my dog's sense I'm in an off mood since they've been more affectionate today then usual. It's okay. I don't mind the extra love and little smiling faces peering up at me as if to say, "How cute am I? Now pet me bitch".
I've spent most of the day writing. Though I left my refference cd of SLUTFACE in Chicago most of my ideas permeated with me and have since evolved. At least the tracks I remember the beats and names to. I think this is good. It's a new direction for me, more of a electronic-dance vibe. Even though my father's a house music producer and I've been surrounded by it for years, I've never seen myself exploring this type of music up until this past year when Bdee expressed to me his idea for SLUTFACE and The Handsome Gentlemen. He even came up with the latter half of the title which completes it in my opinion. I think it represents us well, especially for what's to come.
I want to use it as an alterior identity, the other part of me that I don't express as much; the grittier, edgier, fearless and vulnerable side. I've been working harder on trying to cultivate that side of myself so I can be open more creatively. I'm trying to be as open and honest with myself as my mind shall allow so I'll finally attain that freedom I spoke of previously. I think it's working so far, in the writing aspect.
I don't feel the need to rush this process either. I think most people think it's never going to happen because I've put it off for so long but they forget that timing is everything. If only they truly knew where I was coming from instead of making wrong (silent) accusations. But it dampers their energy, not mine. I'm quite proud of the work I'm producing and extremely excited about the next step in the process.
Had a few good days in the art department but today it's come to a hault. I try not to force myself too hard if I'm not feeling it or the whole thing becomes strenuous and not a great product of work. I'm a perfectionist when it comes to my art and I will start a piece over and over until I feel it's right.
I guess today isn't a day for drawing or decisions.
Almost forgot, here's the new Ragdoll Creations logo (click on it to see full version):
Tell me what you think...
I think even my dog's sense I'm in an off mood since they've been more affectionate today then usual. It's okay. I don't mind the extra love and little smiling faces peering up at me as if to say, "How cute am I? Now pet me bitch".
I've spent most of the day writing. Though I left my refference cd of SLUTFACE in Chicago most of my ideas permeated with me and have since evolved. At least the tracks I remember the beats and names to. I think this is good. It's a new direction for me, more of a electronic-dance vibe. Even though my father's a house music producer and I've been surrounded by it for years, I've never seen myself exploring this type of music up until this past year when Bdee expressed to me his idea for SLUTFACE and The Handsome Gentlemen. He even came up with the latter half of the title which completes it in my opinion. I think it represents us well, especially for what's to come.
I want to use it as an alterior identity, the other part of me that I don't express as much; the grittier, edgier, fearless and vulnerable side. I've been working harder on trying to cultivate that side of myself so I can be open more creatively. I'm trying to be as open and honest with myself as my mind shall allow so I'll finally attain that freedom I spoke of previously. I think it's working so far, in the writing aspect.
I don't feel the need to rush this process either. I think most people think it's never going to happen because I've put it off for so long but they forget that timing is everything. If only they truly knew where I was coming from instead of making wrong (silent) accusations. But it dampers their energy, not mine. I'm quite proud of the work I'm producing and extremely excited about the next step in the process.
Had a few good days in the art department but today it's come to a hault. I try not to force myself too hard if I'm not feeling it or the whole thing becomes strenuous and not a great product of work. I'm a perfectionist when it comes to my art and I will start a piece over and over until I feel it's right.
I guess today isn't a day for drawing or decisions.
Almost forgot, here's the new Ragdoll Creations logo (click on it to see full version):
Tell me what you think...
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