25 legendary events are going head to head to be crowned as Wembley Stadium's greatest event and Muse have been chosen as one of them.
Muse were the first band to play the new Wembley Stadium when they performed in 2007 as part of the HAARP tour and this show has been chosen as one of Wembley's 25 best ever events. Muse are up against music legends such as the Rolling Stones and Michael Jackson but also momentous sporting events such as England's 1966 victorious World Cup match.
Were you there, do you think Muse deserve to win? Click on the link below to see the other contenders and vote for Muse. The winning event will receive a dedicated installation within the ground ensuring that it has a permanent place in Wembley’s history. And everyone who signs up online for the Wembley newsletter will be rewarded with a kids go free offer on the Wembley Stadium Tour and one lucky winner will win tickets to see England take on World Cup finalists Holland this August from the luxury of a Wembley VIP box with 20 friends.
Sorry for the wirst two words, but 'hello everyone' was getting boring. I agree, 'sup guise' is awful. I will think of a new introduction.
This Behind The Songs post is about Nature_1.
About Nature_1
Rarely played live. This song was intended to be released on Origin of Symmetry. but had been written years before, having been played at both the Budstock and Plymouth Festivals in 1997. The song was recorded at the same session as Ashamed and Yes Please, but was not issued on any Showbiz singles, even Sunburn where the other tracks surfaced. It was carried over to Origin Of Symmetry and remixed for inclusion, but was removed as the band did not want to have too many entirely guitar based songs on the album.
Six different interpretations:
An affection for someone that has gone too far.
A song about God, saying how he isn't even listening to what people are saying i.e. in their prayers.
Another leader who is destroying the world, such as in Take a Bow.
About a person who, despite his hard work to the world around him (trying to be #1), he is not acknowledged. Now he is in a rage. He now blames the world for his failure and has plots to create havoc and destroy the world around him to set things right.
About talking to the mirror, talking to yourself. Blaming yourself for all the bad things that have happened to you. Looking at the thing you've become-old, broken, cold; and this person is made by the world around you.
A rejection of the fashion of environmentalism ("sick of trying to please you"), personifying the Earth as being cold and uncaring; it kills people with earthquakes it cannot even feel so "why should I?" (engage in environmentalism). That the world has gone so wrong, Nature itself is a disaster.
My Opinion
I didn't knew about the existence of Nature_1, until I got the Hullaballoo CD -which includes many other unknown songs like Map Of Your Head and Ashamed- for my thirteenth birthday last summer. I immediately loved the song, and since then it has became a song which I listen on pretty much every day I don't like the weather, teehee. Also, I love the Latin influence the song has, it's just so diffrent from what Muse usually does. And still, it has that 'Muse sound' that all their songs have. I guess that is one of the main reasons I like Muse so much, whatever they do, there's always that special sound that only Muse has.
Lyrics:
Conforming on a Monday Too often and too cold But you aren't even listening 'cause you are just Too old to feel an earthquake Or too cool to even care But you aren't even listening So why should I? You are a natural disaster And I've wanted you too much And now I'm gonna lose I've wanted you too much And now I've gotta choose You're the cause of all this And I'm sick of trying to please you Yeah And you're gonna feel my emotions coming Yeah Because you're the world Like a broken dam you're empty And all that's left are the sticks and stones That were built by other people And it really shows But you aren't even listening Because you are just Too old to feel an earthquake Too cool to even care But you aren't even listening So why should I? You are a natural disaster And I've wanted you too much And now I'm gonna lose I've wanted you too much And now I've gotta choose You're the cause of all this And I'm sick of trying to please you Yeahhh And you're gonna feel my emotions coming Yeahhh Because you're the world
Video:
I hope you guys like the song as much as I do. For now, see you next time!
♣ Gasoline Diamond ♣
Special thanks to MuseWiki.org for all the information about Nature_1
As I promised, this Fashion From My Perspevtive post is about the Negative Goth.
The Negative Goth (or Ice Goth) is a pretty unknown but very cool goth style. Obivously, black is a colour often seen in the Goth scene. But the Negative Goth is the complete opposite: They wear all white.
The style probably origined back in the 80's, when some Goths would buy second-hand wedding dresses (or the dresses from their mothers) and wore them with their heavy boots, spikes and leather jackets. From that point on, white has also became a populair colour in the Lolita style as well. It creates an innocent -sometimes also creepy- effect.
The clothes are -obivously- mostly white, but can also be seen combined with black, or any other colour, really. It doesn't really matter what kind of white clothing it is, it can be a beatiful white dress with a corset, a parasol and cute boots for a white version of the Cemetary Goth -which I guess is a starnge comparison, but, anyway- or you can go crazy with torn white fishnets for a Deathrock look.
The make-up is often a pale skin with heavy black eye make-up. The lips can be any colour, or white. You can also use white eye make-up instead of black, but this can turn out pretty weird, since white make-up on a pale skin is pretty useless. If you have a dark skin colour however, white make-up is very cool.
The downside of white clothes is that they get dirty easily. So Negative Goth is something that you might want to limit to one outfit, and wear that outfit on days without rain, strong winds, storms, snow or anything like that, and also make sure you don't trip over your white dress please. Imagine what would happen if you fell into wet sand...
I'm not a huge fan of white myself. I think it makes me look even more fat than I already am, so I avoid white clothes as much as I can. But after getting to know the Negative Goth style, I think I should really buy some white clothes for the summer... Yeah, I should. But, enough about me. I hope I've learned you something new with this post, and, well, see you next time!
At first: Sorry for not posting lately, I decided to let my computer for what it was for a few days. But, I'm back in action with a brand new On The Web, this time about http://www.odk.com/wilson/goth/150.html
This page is a bit like blackwaterfall.com where I made a previous post about (which you can read by clicking here, if you like) but with... Just a bit more.
In fact, this site features over 150 types of Goths, from Victorian to Mallgoth to Gangstagoth (yes, apparently Gangstagoth exists) to Negative Goth (which caught my attention so much that my next Fashion From My Perpesctive post will be about the Negative Goth) and much, much more. You should really check it out, it's just sooo funny.
I hope you like the site -or actually, it's more of a page- as much as I did. See you next time!
♣ Gasoline Diamond ♣
This made me laugh so f*cking hard, lol. I was thinking EXACTLY that when I watched the Sing video for the first time.
Source of this awesome whatever-it-is: Weheartit.com
It's time for a new Behind The Songs post, this time about Sunburn!
About Sunburn
Sunburn is possibly about the band struggling money wise before they were signed.
Lyrics could also suggest the possibility of it being about a stripper or prostitute, or a strip club.
Alternative meaning: seems to be about a girl who was associated with the band before they made it, who Bellamy regrets having to leave behind, due to him seeing her as a star.
Matthew Bellamy declared that while the band were recording, this song was one of his favourites, but found it a bit weak at first: "I wanted to make it sound good. So that was when John Leckie, our producer, had this idea to work out the guitar part on the piano. That was the first time I played piano in years it seems, and I had to spend two or three days just practicing Sunburn, which is a pretty simple part".
According to Bellamy, Sunburn was composed whilst in the studio.
Sunburn was added to Radio 1's C playlist on, or shortly before, 31st January 2000.
As of 18th July 2007, the piano and drums from the intro of Sunburn were used in the BBC's TV coverage of the Open golf championship
An early demo recording of Sunburn features different lyrics and has an extended ending. The entire song is played on guitar, and is seemingly the original version, before John Leckie decided that a piano version would sound stonger. The lyrical focus of this early version appears to be the end of a relationship. Also a live preformance of Sunburn acoustic was broadcasted over the radio
Three remixes were created entitled "Sunburn (Timo Maas Sunstroke Mix)", "Sunburn (Timo Maas Breakz Again Remix)" and "Sunburn (Steven McCreery Remix)".
My Opinion
Sunburn is the first track on Muse' first album, and it was one of the first Muse songs I ever heard. I've always liked the song, but after watching the music video it became one of my favourites. You should really check it out, I think it's one of the best music video's ever made.
Also, I have this guitar book with the tabs from Showbiz, and I'm trying to play Sunburn over and over, but it's just too hard for me. If I ever join a band -which I really hope, by the way- it'd be awesome to cover Sunburn.
The song is awesome. It just is.
Lyrics:
Come waste your millions here
Secretly she sneers
Another corporate show,
A guilty conscience grows
And I'll feel a guilty conscience grow
And I'll feel a guilty conscience grow
She burns like the sun
and I can't look away
And she'll burn our horizons
make no mistakes
Come let the truth be shared
No one ever dared
To break these endless lies
Secretly she cries
She burns like the sun
And I can't look away
And she'll burn our horizons
Make no mistakes
And I'll hide from the world
Behind a broken frame
And I'll run forever
I can't face the shame
And I'll hide from the world
Behind a broken frame
And I'll run forever
I can't face the shame
Alternative Lyrics
Instead of
Another corporate show
It was changed to, on some live versions:
Just like a virgin blows
Whilst Showbiz was still being recorded it was:
Just like an angel glows
Demo version
Let the truth be known
Life just carries on
When you're dead and gone
I'll still feel your glow
And I'll believe
I'll still feel your glow
And I'll believe
I'll still feel your glow
She burns like the sun
And I can't look away
And she'll burn our horizons
Make no mistake
Let the truth be heard
True love is absurd
And I'll believe
Just to feel your glow
She burns like the sun
And I can't look away
And she'll burn our horizons
Make no mistake
She burns like the sun
And I can't look away
And she'll burn our horizons
Make no mistake
She burns like the sun
And I can't look away
And she'll burn my horizons
Make no mistake
Music Video:
I hope you'll like the song, and I also hope you've learned something you didin't knew yet, hehe.
See you next time!
♣ Gasoline Diamond ♣
Source: MuseWiki.org for the info and the lyrics, Weheartit.com for the awesome picture of MCR :D
I spend lots of time on the internet, and I noticed that most people interested in subcultures such as Goth, Emo, and Punk have a hard time finding affordable, but still cool looking clothes. So that's why I decided to make a post about budget shopping.
I'm going to make 3 complete outfits (exept shoes) with each a maximum prize of 50 euros (which is about 65 dollars or 35 pounds). Hope you like 'em!
For the Goths on budget
Okay, I think this worked out really well. You see, the black top is long and stretchy so it usually gets worn as a short dress. It looks great with the black lace top, and of course lace is a true Goth must-have. The striped panty is something you often see on Goths.
Also, really, every Goth needs a few necklages with pendants like bats, skulls, ankhs, crosses or a raven. I know how cheesy this might be, but they're just awesome.
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For the Emo's on budget
When I hear 'Emo' I think of black combined with bright colours. And that made me think of the Cupcake Cult, a collection of shirts from Poizen Industries, which has loads of awesome shirts. I own three shirts myself, and I love them.
The yellow hoodie comes in diffrent colours, but the yellow matched the shirt so that's why I picked yellow.
Jeans are very simple, but comfortable and Emo's can often be seen with skinny jeans.
You can easily make this look a bit cooler with bright coloured gloves, accessoires and nail polish, but if I had to add those things I would gone out of budget. And I guess everyone has bright or black nailpolish.
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For the Punks on budget
Gosh, making a Punk outfit under 50 euros was pretty hard, actually. But, I managed to make one.
I saw the dress and thought 'Hey, leopard is pretty punk.' and, honestly, I am right. Punks often wear leopard. I do as well. Leopard is cool.
Also, of course this outfit needed studs and spikes -we're talking about Punk here, after all- so obivously I used a spiked and a studded bracelet.
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I hoped I helped you guys with some ideas. I also hoped you liked the looks, and good luck on your next shopping trip!
Yes everyone, this time I'll explain everything about the beautiful Victorian Goth style. With special thanks to Lola ;)
One of the biggest influences on Gothic fashion has been the imagery in Gothic literature and their movie counterparts, particular that of Victorian writers such as Edgar Allen Poe and Bram Stoker. Victorian fashions like corsets, lace, frock coats and pale skin are popular throughout the scene, but maybe none wear them with as much style as the Victorian Goth.
Like their Victorian role models, the Victorian Goths wish to convey an image of decorum and dignity. Clothes must be smart and, for many, historically accurate (corsets are to be worn beneath one’s garments, of course). Ball dress and mourning garb are particularly prominent in the scene.
Victorian Goths may also indulge in activities that were popular in Victorian high society, including theatre, masquerades, tea parties and poetry. And, naturally, any kind of Dickensian or other Victorian festival that gives them an excuse to parade around in costume (not that they need an excuse).
As for music, opera and classical are the true Victorian Gothic genres, but Victorian-inspired bands such as Rasputina are also acceptable.
Personally, I love Victorian Goths. It'd be cool to be one, but I suppose I'll have to get a bit older first -Victorian Goths always seem to be in their late 20's or early 30's- and I probably need a job that starts around 1 'o clock P.M. so I have enough time to dress up. I guess the time it takes to look like a proper Victorian Goth is also the reason you probably won't ever see one out on the streets, but you do see them a lot on festivals like WGT. The look is just not very suitable for everyday wear.
If you want to dress like a Victorian Goth, you will have to win the lottery first, and then invest in a corset, a parasol, a beautiful long dress, a wig and loads of make-up, all from a very good quality of course. If you then have any money left, you can also buy a cool castle with lovely Victorian features.
I guess the thing left to do for me is to show you guys some pictures of this lovely style:
Tadaaaah. Cool, right?
Now, I'm not really an expert in things related to fashion, but I think Alexander McQueen also has some great Victorian-inspired pieces in his collections.
Is it just me or can this be labelled 'Victorian'?
That was it for now. Thanks for reading, and see you next time!
