I am beyond excited to announce something that I have been brewing on for a bit...the first ever CONTEST on White Lightning, and I have to tell ya..it is AWESOME.
TAVI GETTING HER BLUE HAIR ON, READING SOME GOOD SHIT
Marisa Meltzer's book, Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music comes out February 9th..and she and I wanted to give 3 White Lightning readers a chance to win their own copy.
So tell us: How do you define Girl Power?
We are accepting the answer in any form you want: words, photos, video, collage, quotes, playlists...it's completely open. Get yr creativity flowin, people.
We are accepting submissions up until Sunday, February 7th at midnight. Email me your files/links/pictures/whatever: mslightning We will select our 3 favorite "answers" and those readers will win a copy of the book and I will post their submission here on the blog !
Here is a lil "behind the scenes" video we made for the Girl Power book party flier. I lent my wonky left-handed scrawling and cropped Nirvana tee to the cause. Also, if you were ever curious about what my voice sounds like?...here is your chance to be disappointed. "There is something really pleasant about putting Sharpie on someone else's skin"..I am a nerd. Enjoy!
I know you are all creative masterminds, I cannot WAIT to see what you come up with! Get to it!
One more day and then this strangest year of all years is over.
So without futher ado, and in no particular order, my favorite favorite super favorite songs of 2009. A short list of the songs that got major play in my brainspace in the past 365- at least the ones that were new this year...I can't put Steve Miller's Serenade or The Breeder's Divine Hammer on this list, no matter how many times I've played them (and played them, and played them, and played them...)
If you have been playing along at home- all of these have been featured, and most likely hyperbolically exclaimed over, on this very blog. Enjoy.
KID CUDIDay N' Nite (Crookers Remix)
I listened to this song through almost the entirety of June, maybe exclusively. This REMIX is the realdeal dope version of this song, with the 90s danceparty breakdown in it. Glowsticks vibe. It makes me think of perfect summer and Portland and happy days spent alone riding my bike nowhere. (lonely stoner?). It reminds me of the Vision Quest and Kat & Jillyballs & Cube & Kevin. It's my summer (I miss it).
GIRLSLust for Life
Speaking of sunny days...This was another song I played all summer long. Christopher Owens is the perfect representation of all the boys I dreamed of when I was 14; a River Phoenix/Evan Dando/Dave Pirner lovechild in floral leggings and flippy hair. sighz. I wish I had a pizza and a bottle of wine.
YACHTPsychic City (Voodoo City)
Yacht makes me think of BDonns and our college dorm commune with Marisa in Portland in August..and Claire showing me some of the absolute best thrifting in the USA..if you don't mind the meth-y vibes. I also content that they are one of the best live shows you ever will see..ayayayayah
BEAR IN HEAVENLovesick Teenagers
The title alone kills me. Lately I walk around the city with this blasting on my headphones. It makes the artcic winds here way more easy to tolerate.
DAS RACISTCombination Piza Hut & Taco Bell
Hey, it's my blog. I love this fucking jam. Jamaica Avenue whatwhat.
THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEARTEverything With You
How do you not love the Pains?!? Do you have a black heart? Do you not long to have the happy ending in the John Hughes movie, ever? It should also be noted that I went to see them play at Mercury Lounge in February wearing my DIYd Lady Gaga hairbow made out of hair that matches my hair and so this song makes me think of that; hopping around with that ridiculous thing on my head. This song makes me happy.
CASS MCCOMBSDreams Come True Girl
I mean. Come on. This one may be non-dude friendly, who cares. Did you get a mixtape with this on it this summer? I did. You didn't? I am truly sorry for you. Listen to it in the dark.
SLEIGH BELLSCrown on the Ground
My deep love for this band has been well documented on this blog, and my facebook and my twitter and Street Carnage and the New York fucking Times. ...I think you know how I feel. This song makes me want to rage in the BEST WAY POSSIBLE.
LADY GAGABad Romance
When she sings I DONT WANNA BE FWIENDDDDSSSSSSSS...I die a little from hilarious true love. I need to meet her in 2010 or die tryin.
NEON INDIANShould Have Taken Acid WIth You
Sometimes I see parts of my life in my head like a weird movie...this is part of the soundtrack of the 2nd half of 2009, for sure. I think it's a pretty sweet sentiment, really. But then again I am slightly demented.
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE In the Flowers
I have never been an Animal Collective fan but this album totally seduced me from the first listen...Merriwether Post Pavilion came out this year during a seriously dark notgood actually horrible period in my life (omg, I like, totally have those) and I think I listened to this record a thousand times. I remember walking home from the train at 5 AM in a snowstorm after another night of weird fights and crying with this on my headphones and feeling like maybe this should be the only song I ever listen to ever again. I still feel that way...but this song makes me happy now. It's hopeful, right? I still have a bit of a fucked up pavlovian resonse to this album tho, it totally makes me tear up at inappropriate times WHOOPS.
Other faves on megrepeat this year: BANG BANG ECHE Fist Full of Dollars CITY WOLFWhere is My Mind (pixies cover) MIKA MIKOI Got A Lot (New New) MIIKE SNOWAnimal
FACT: As long as I can keep myself in fluttersleeved polyester mini situations of the 1960s persuasion, I will be the happiest girl around.
I got this orangey dream number this weekend in North Carolina. I cut about 300 inches off of it as "maxi" and "midge" don't go so well together. I can't remember the name of the store and I am ok with that, as the prices were somewhat WACK. But this DRESS..it was calling me and I couldn't say no! You understand.
Total Lady of the Canyon sleeves.
It's freakishly warm in NYC today so i went for tights full of holes. I think they're wool Wolford crochet, they're sort of great.
They look like rattan furniture from the Golden Girls' lanai (win, obvs).
I forget about these old Steve Madden fake Chloé black stompers..I wear the brown ones almost every day but the black ones get no love. I cut their tongues out cuz I'm a fashion sadist. Plus then they look like mary-janes.
My dress makes me wanna listen to Tangerine all day. You should do it too, TWINTIMES.
well when i make the demented teen movie of my (fictional & better) life, i will have a scene like that with the last 2 minutes of this song (2:13 and on. IT WOULD BE SO GOOD). if michael cera steals this idea, i will kill him.
