The Nesting Dolls

14.10.10

8.10.10

I'm still perfecting it (the makeup) and I hope to go a little darker in the future. Also can you tell the difference in my hair? I dyed it darker a few weeks ago but it's a demi permanent dye so it's already lightening! Bummer.

4.10.10

Catty

[from Skins]

I'm going to attempt to do my make up like that. I will show the results (but only if they're good!). Do you have any tips for me? By the way the image is from my current favorite TV show, Skins. It's a British show. I find the character pictured above (Effy) to be beyond cool. Hahaha. She has the coolest clothes.

20.9.10

New Music Part II

1. Special Others

This Japanese band is so jazzy and has such a cool sound. Simply amazing. Hard to find their albums, but I can give you a link if you like them.

2. Meiko

Not a new band, but rediscovered. A nice voice, a folk sound. I like a few of her very gentle songs like this one.

3. Buke and Gass

They just released a new album. Ah-mazing. This is actually called Revel in Contempt. My favorite is Naked Cities.

19.9.10

New Music Part I

Kay so I've been on this really cool music site called last.fm (if you don't have one you should get one. You can track what you listen to.) for a while and people on there love to give out recommendations. So I thought I would share some of the new bands I have found. I might continue to do this.

1. Broken Bells

If you like the Shins, you should check it out. James Mercer from the Shins sings in Broken Bells as well. It's very different from the Shins, not quite as dreamy. I like it though, it's still got the charm.

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2. Simian Mobile Disco

I'm not usually into the techno/electronica music. But I enjoy this.

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I'm unsure if I want to buy the Fever Ray and Florence + the Machine albums, so if anyone wants to send me a CD ;)

13.9.10

Combative Hearts

Following Ellana's lead, I thought I would talk about an artist. In my photography class we took a bunch of notes on the photomontage and history of it. The two people we talked a lot about were John Heartfield and Hannah Hoch. Both Germans, both in the Dada movement. Above are the photos of John Heartfield. Kind of gruesome but I find them really interesting. As you can see he was protesting the Nazis and Hitler.

By the way, I found it very hard to find images online. Same with Hannah Hoch... How weird.

You should also check out Hannah Hoch's photos. Like I said, it's difficult to find online. I really like "The Argument" and "The Flight." Interesting enough, they are both about the abusive relationship she had with fellow Dadaist Raoul Hausmann. Below is one of her later works that I like as well, "Grotesque."