we got all night

So much to talk about, so little time.

( Robert Schwartzman at Webster Hall )

THE WEEKEND WAS THE GREATEST. World Cup of Quidditch V. It started out already exhausting because I really needed rest after being at work all of Thursday and then having to wake up early Friday. Saturday (and sometimes Sunday, if I can get away with it) is my day to really enjoy sleeping in with nowhere to go. Instead I woke up at 7am, and left to pick up splits_thesky at Penn Station. We walked up to Times Square, where they were re-creating Super Mario Land for the day. It was still pretty early so the crowd wasn't ridiculous and we were able to observe and leave quickly. I didn't realize until later that they were actually giving away the Tanooki tails and ears the volunteers were wearing. I wanted a pair. :(

( Then Quidditch happened )

I'm like an episode away from being caught up with American Horror Story. THE HELL IS GOING ON.

Uh. So... Luke Conard, guys.

I wasn't a huge fan of Ministry of Magic when I saw them in November. I knew they were good and were my favorite wizard rock band, but I didn't know anything about the members other than Alex Carpenter was really good friends with them.

So now that I'm a little bit more versed on the Echo Base guys and how they roll, I was determined to see all of them live again.

( Read more... )

CAN I JUST SAY ALEX GOOT IS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR. I told him I'd never heard of him before and sort of regretted the fact that this was my first time seeing him live. During his set he'd mentioned he'd been in NY once before and no one showed up to his show besides the people working the venue that night. So I asked where he'd played and he said some place I've forgotten and I said I'd never heard of it. And he goes, "It's Pete Wentz' place," and I smile and together we were like, "That's why you've never heard of it." And he said it wasn't really his scene but was really glad everyone came out this night. So I told him to watch out for me and that I would be at every NY show from now on (it didn't sound so stalkerish, I said it pretty light-heartedly). <3333333 ALEX GOOT. When I'm done with the Echo Base guys' YouTube videos I might have to look into everything Goot has ever done on the internet. Sorry, vlogbrothers, you've been put on hold yet again!

Livejournal, you have returned! Except that.... you haven't. I can post but I can't read my flist. Boo.

This week flew by but was also interesting. Since everything I usually do is related to LJ in some way, down to watching TV that isn't live, I was on YouTube finally getting around to watching a bunch of things like A Very Potter Musical/Sequel and Echo Base CA-related videos, like all the guys' VEDAs and most of the music videos.

Let's talk about Starkid for a second. Darren Criss is cool, and I enjoy his dorkiness and creativity, but I don't really enjoy a lot of his original songs outside of AVPS/AVPS. His fans tend to annoy me on Tumblr and Glee is another issue. Joey Richter on the other hand is a beautiful, beautiful man that I prefer to just stare at while he speaks. He sort of reminds me of Samm Levine mixed with Jared Padalecki and a dash of teddy bear. Just look at him:

( Under here )

Ugh, I love.

Also, I am addicted to "Stutter" and Joe Walker's Umbridge. I'm not sure why that's the character I walked away with the most amount of love for, but it happened. I do like Snape and Draco (LAUREN LOPEZ IS REALLY HOT, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A WIG CHANGES THAT), too, but UMBRIDGE. <33 And I'm not sure if this is an unpopular opinion but I think the sequel is better if only because the songs are nicer and there are a lot more human moments in it than in the first one, which was sillier. And it is my plan this weekend to learn the dance moves to this:

( Stutter at LeakyCon )

Now wizard rock. I'm really upset that I got this into wizard rock this late. I should've been paying more attention when I started downloading things back in 2007/2008. The Remus Lupins are apparently disbanded now and Alex is now in Ministry of Magic (my favorite group, so not all that bad?) and the Harry and the Potters are still going strong, but I just missed the Con Tour in early July and I feel like all the bands might be stopping now that the movies are over and there isn't more canon to come in any respect (except for Pottermore, maybe?). I mean, I can't even find the MySpaces of some of my older faves. At least I got to see a bunch of them at the Wizard Rock Festival in November and I'm seeing Harry and the Potters tomorrow. And I really wish I could go to wrockstock but it's too far. My consolation prize is that people like Jason Munday and Alex Carpenter are still making nerdcore music, so I have that, if I don't have wizard rock. I wish more fandoms had their version of wizard rock. Doctor Who has trock but I have tried various times to watch Doctor Who and it didn't grab me. I don't even have a major fandom right now, but I would dive into one if there was a music scene, probably. So right now, my biggest fascination is the guys from Ministry of Magic/Echo Base LA and their friends.

I can't even go through all the favorite parts from their vlogs, but basically, here are their Youtube channels:
http://www.youtube.com/user/AlexanderCarpenter
http://www.youtube.com/user/sarahsnitch
http://www.youtube.com/user/JasonMundayMusic
http://www.youtube.com/user/lukeconard
http://www.youtube.com/user/italktosnakes
http://www.youtube.com/user/jimmy
http://www.youtube.com/user/winterspringpro
http://www.youtube.com/user/johnjnoe
http://www.youtube.com/user/meekakitty < who is also friends with Ray William Johnson of =3? Weirdddd.
http://www.youtube.com/user/mikelombardo

Some of them have channels strictly for their vlogs and/or music.
http://www.youtube.com/user/AlexCarpenterTwo
http://www.youtube.com/user/moreJason
http://www.youtube.com/user/lukeconard2

http://www.youtube.com/user/theremuslupins
http://www.youtube.com/user/theoceanicsixmusic
http://www.youtube.com/user/allcapsband

I also watched all of My Drunk Kitchen, finally and now I sort of want to vlog myself cooking. Not necessarily drunk, but she makes it look hysterical and fun...

I've spent today thinking of new layouts for all my social network accounts. I went and found fonts for a logo, color palettes from colourlovers.com, design schemes from various Google searches, the dimensions and size of each image file I'd need.... and now I realize I don't really use Youtube, Twitter doesn't really need a professional background, LJ and Tumblr I just recently re-did and Vimeo doesn't do customizing. :/ So I just made backgrounds for Youtube and Twitter for whenever I decide I need to start using them. I did re-do my about.me page and I'm still thinking of a better, more personal and unique background for that one, so it's just an artsy, hipster background for now.

I really wanted to talk about the Rooney concert before the opportunity passes but I've been getting home late from work every day while my sister has been going to sleep early, so my time on the computer's been limited. Other things have happened that made me frustrated and angry and not wanting to deal with anything online, too, so it's been come home, scroll through LJ/watch TV, eat, go to sleep all week. Things, I mean, besides Tuesday's concert.

( But this entry's about the concert )

And I didn't expect them to pull out another cover for the encore, but by that time I was like, "I'M EVEN SAVING THE BAR WRISTBAND TO THIS CONCERT. I LOVE EVERYTHING." I didn't buy anything though. I wanted a sweatshirt but they didn't have any I didn't own already on sale and the shirts on display were sort of lame. So now I'm on Tumblr every night watching videos of the rest of the tour. I love these guys. One day I will work on a show where I will get them on as guests. Or something. Everyone needs goals, right? Leave me alone.

I went to the free Mandy Moore concert last night. It was okay. I got there around 5:30 and waited in line until they let us in at 7. There wasn't a lot of people who went, and Highline is pretty small. I liked the venue though-- there's seating so it can effectively be a nice dinner date if you're into those things. I want to go see The Roots play there on one of their jam dates. I'll have to look those up later.

ETA: Apparently they went on at 11:30pm last night. FAIL, but it is a weekly thing, so no biggie. Plus, apparently Bryan Greenberg will be at Highline on the 18th! SCORE.

( Concert report )

Anyway, like I said, it was free and she was on my list of people I'd wanted to see live. And I got a scotch on the rocks and a white pizza slice out of it, so there's that.

It's apparently a week of musical revelations though. I realized that song my nephew's always singing-- the one I thought was a made-up silly jingle-- is actually a Jamie Foxx song called "Blame It". And I now know why I knew the lyrics to "Hook Up" by Kelly Clarkson on the very first time I heard it, even though I don't keep track of her anymore-- I have the same song by Katy Perry. And even though I still don't get the whole Lady Gaga phenomenon (and holy hell, she's my age? Way to make me feel accomplished!), "Poker Face" is an addicting song that makes me think of Castiel in the crackiest way.

Lia

If it weren't for the audios, I wouldn't remember the set list at all-- which is why I can't remember what The Redwalls' set was, because it didn't strike me to record the songs until after their set was almost over.

Rooney's set list:
Blue Side
Don't Come Around Again
Calling The World
Daisy Duke
Sorry Sorry
Tell Me Soon
I'm A Terrible Person
Runaway (cover)
Paralyzed
All In Your Head
Are You Afraid
If It Were Up To Me
I Should Have Been After You
Shakin'
When Did Your Heart Go Missing?

But let's go back a ways:
( Pictures! )

Lia