The Art of Noise

Many new genres of music have been popping up these days. For example, what most of us would classify as house music might actually be: progressive, minimal, techno, trance, deephouse, tribal…Same for Rock, Alternative and Pop music. Artists these days are fusing all styles- making it hard to categorize music.

So, one cold Sunday night, I decided to fully change my musical playlist and made some interesting discoveries. A band that stuck out was MGMT, a dynamic duo from Brooklyn with something a quite exceptional. If you take one look at this oddball duo, you’d be forgiven for not knowing exactly what to think. They dress in 70s retro garb and paint weird shapes on their faces. But the opening track of their album: Time To Pretend, with it’s images of a hedonistic, idealistic and hippyish escape from the pressures of modern life, tells you exactly where they’re coming from. It is a given that, stoners worldwide will be lighting up whenever MGMT takes the stage.

Their song Electric Feel, with all its techno-swirls, loopy disco-patterns and the vocals become blissed-out, 70s soul harmonies. It’s absolutely brilliant and insanely catchy. Rapper Jim Jones even provided a remix, claiming it to be different and fresh. On a side note, it’s a great song to play on your i-pod when unable to sleep! It takes you to a warm, sunny and sexy place :P

MGMT is also in the top 10 most frequently played artists during the Spring/Summer 2009 Runway Shows: Dior RTW, Roberto Cavalli, Gucci (Men)…

Katia K.

Red Carpet Awards

Hey Everyone,
The SAG awards were Sunday and sure we are all interested in knowing who will win the awards but when it comes to these events I LOVE to watch the stars on the RED CARPET. The hair, the make-up, the accessories and... obviously the dresses!!!
I like to see how they look and which designer they are wearing. It gives us a sense of what to expect in the upcoming seasons in terms of styles and colors.
I think Kate Winslet looked really fabulous in that electric blue dress; it was a simple but very elegant dress! I also LOVED Teri Hatcher's dress which was a Monique Lhuillier dress which was a Pre-Fall 2009 dress.
As for the worst dressed; I won't go into detail with those because they are not very interesting but I can say some of those celebs chose very dull dresses which made them look dull and awful-sorry to say! lol

For those of you who didn't watch it you can click on the link for the SAG Best and Worst Dressed Awards!
http://www.redcarpet-fashionawards.com/search/label/SAG%20Awards

Alessandra Salvatore

Paulo Coelho

Hi everyone...this book inspired me alot and helped me to see the world in a different point of view. It begins with a glimpse or a passing thought, it ends in obsession. The book is called THE ZAHIR in Arabic 'zahir' means 'visible' ,'present',' incapable of going unnoticed'. It can refer to an object or a person, and that object or person gradually takes over our every thought, until we are unable to think of anything else. This could be considered a state of holiness or a state of madness. It's one thing to follow our dreams and to believe in the signs that guide us on our way. Then we have a goal to aim at, but we also enjoy the journey. With a Zahir we don't get that same feeling of joy with every step we take, only the stubborn desire to get what we believe to be necessary for us to live.
The truth is that we have developed certain values (money, power) which demand our total dedication and which justify our struggle and our life, but in fact they present us from stopping and asking ourselves : Am I Happy ?!
and it is asking ourselves if we are happy with what we are doing and the person whom we share our lives with that helps us to understand our fate .That takes a great deal of courage but believe me it worth it...

Rand Samaan

GO GREEN GO !!!

So I'm blogging about going GREEN because were facing a problem with globalwarming and not enough people are participating. Recycling is probably the easiest thing to do considering you through things out anyway.So I've made a list of things you would be surprised you could recycle.

-Eyeglasses

-Phone books

-Motor oil

-Fluorescent bulbs

-Paint

-Cell phones/Batteries

-Bubble wrap

-Washer/Dryer

-Fridge/Stove

-Magazines

-Mattresses

-Propane tank

-Leaves

-Christmas trees

-T.Vs

These are everyday things, It's simple once your finished with them RECYCLE!!!

Kassi K.

Une simple pensee

Souvent on marche, on parle, on rigole, on dit bonjour et on fait des sourires de courtoisie. Mais est-ce que l'on exprime à nos proches ce qu'ils sont pour nous, dans les bons et mauvais moment?.. et si on le faisait, est-ce qu'on le fait assez souvent? Est-ce que l'on prend des nouvelles des plus éloignés assez féquement?.. Si on s'arrêtait une minute dans notre vie mouvementé et que l'on prenait le temps d'y penser, de parler et de ne pas regretter, qu'un jour il soit trop tard.
Certain resume la derniere annee avec Barack Obama, Andy Warhol, Yves St-Laurent, le lancement de Angel par Thierry Mugler, Angelina et Brad, etc. De mon cote elle s'est resume a plusieurs pertes de gens proches, moins proches et tres proches. Les pensees qu'on a souvent après un décès sont remplis de regret de ne pas avoir dit 'je t'aime', de ne pas leurs avoir laisser entendre qu'on les appréciait, ou de ne pas avoir passer assez de temps avec eux, à rire, pleurer et s'amuser.
Une simple pensee pour que l'on confirme à ceux qui nous importe qu'on est la, ils penvent compter sur nous à toutes heures du jour et de la nuit, et ne pas oublier de leurs laisser savoir qu'on les apprécie grandement.

Laurence

Thoughts

Michael Yanke-

I guess something that interests me and would like to share with others would be what I think is important, your thoughts. I never really gave much time to the things that have came out of my mind before, but then I started to read some self help books such as, As a Manthinketh, Think and Grow Rich and many more. Basically the concepts is, "Thoughts are things" and what you think about will eventually come to pass. All different thought's are categorized and placed in different sections of how they can affect your life. There is a saying "You can't lead a positive life and have negative thoughts." So as I became more and more interested I really feel that my life has altered a lot, and quite rapidly might I add. When I really wanted something like really bad and this is even before I was introduced to the book, the thoughts I had focused on had came to pass. Some people may think it will be such a big job to monitor your thoughts but it really isn't. I know what I want in life, and if I feel that I start to think of something else I know where to re focus myself. I think its a great practice, I feel better, healthier, and a better person. Its something I believe is important so I always try to remain positive even in times of despair. Always remember ... You never can tell what a thought will do. In bringing hate or love, for thoughts are things, and their airy wings, are swifter then carrier doves. They follow the law of the universe. Each thing creates its kind, And they speed o'er the track to bring you back what ever went out from your mind. Maybe this is not for everyone but this is how I choose to live my life.

Design

Bonjour!

www.designboom.com

Voici, une des pages d’internet que j’aime de plus. Ici, vous trouveront concours de design, ses gagnants et créations de nouveaux produits. Si vous allez sur l'icône de design-aerobics, vous trouveront une liste de designers et d'architectes avec une description de ses projets et ses photos.
J’aime cette page, parce que tous les projets sont basés sur différents concepts.
Les nouvelles idées et les images, peuvent être une source d’inspiration à réaliser un projet.

Donnez-moi des nouvelles! : )

Joanna Hoyos