states of alteration

can't wait to hear the remixes that come out of this one. local celebrity, harvard bass 'pruno'.

Harvard Bass - Pruno by harvardbass

for the past two weeks, tuesdays have marked the day parents, advocate groups, and advertisers bitch about skins. all i wanna know is how long its gonna last because its killing my buzz. i haven't connected and obsessed over a teen drama like this since my beloved Degrassi and i don't want it to be ruined by whiners all season long. H&R Block, Schick, Wrigley, Taco Bell, GM and now Subway have all pulled their commercial spots.

the Parents Television Council has dubbed it "the most dangerous television show for children that we have ever seen." and i dub that "the silliest thing i've ever heard." so its cheeky and weird. get over it. no one wants to watch a show about boring people.

made my way out to fluxx last night after hearing positive things from two trusted and party experienced friends- needless to say I knew I was in for a good time. the closest thing san diego has to offer to the vegas scene, fluxx steps it up even further by changing theme and decor each month.

thursdays are now EDM nights, hosting both local and full-fledged electronic rockstars. while you could tell it wasn't quite the voyeur crowd, you could still pick out the hipsters on the dancefloor. I got rave reviews (pun-intended) on a slouchy beanie I knit and threw on last minute to dress down my LBD since it was, afterall, only a thursday night. club goers also seemed particularly drawn to the feather earrings I made a few months back, some even grabbing for them- ow! (apparently they felt nice...) since the only picture I have of either is both dim, hazy and a metaphor for how we were all feeling after a 4-hour dance sesh, Jenn literally helped a sista out to show how they're really supposed to look.

So by now everyone who's been pining for another DP Coachella performance has officially had their hopes crushed. I feel your pain. Here's a video of their 2006 set in Indio to at least keep the dream alive for the future...

Editor's note: who's to say they can't come out during Kanye's set? hmmm...

Out of all the costumes I saw over the weekend, this takes the cake. Yea, I said costume- take a closer look. Sucker for a good pop-culture reference.

"So dramatic...You should be a writer"

You can feel the smirk through the sarcasm. God I love some Chuck  Bass.

"When you look at pills, they look so perfect, so pure. It's hard to believe that each one comes with a list of side effects as long as your arm" -- Damien Hirst, who uses pharmaceuticals in his art.

"djs: if you don't clear a dancefloor every once in awhile, you're not doing your job."

**refer to my Sept 17 post

Tomorrow, October 1, marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Education and Awareness month.

Now that football season is underway, make sure to represent with our very own San Diego Chargers, as they go pink October 24th, 2010!

The Chargers are just one of 29 NFL teams Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity partners with throughout the month of October. Don't miss the pink ribbons distributed by members and alumni, as well as the pink gloves and cleats on the field!

Think Pink, Think Zeta!

before going on new music binges, I find myself sifting through throwback mixes to recognize where i've been, where i am, and where it is i'm going next. as i'm headed into the dark and unknown, both personally and musically, it's always a trip to see how far we've come. some mixes i recently reminisced with were top 40 and classic rock driven. if you listen close enough, you can catch the electro and house subtly dropped in, mostly infused as transitions between their greater radio favorites.

now, a year or two later, the same djs are producing sellable cds featuring the same electro bangers that kids previously recognized as background music. the only problem? they're literally the SAME tracks from two years ago. the assumption is that the mtv kids, just now accepting ghosts n' stuff, won't fare well with the progressive. the bubble already burst, so if you ask me, let's jump in head first. if we really wanna be innovative, why not guide listeners through the ropes course instead of jumping on the merry-go-round with them.

what's the worst that could happen- they don't like it? was being a sub-culture ever so bad in the first place?

Was waiting to post about the Wolfgang show til LED got some video up, but I've yet to see anything and my commentary is more important.

Needless to say he was well worth MY wait. Missed at both Coachella and EDC this year (i know, i suck) I'd been told time and time again that WG absolutely kills it. I believe the words "he fucked my world up" and other like comparisons have been used on more than one occasion. I was expecting epic. And boy did I recieve. 

When you see pics of Wolfgang, it's hard to deny that he looks a tad dorky. I assumed he'd focus more on the technical aspects of his set than the performance, and I was pleasantly proved wrong. He WAS a part of the party, he DID interact with the crowd and he managed to do it while MURDERING those tech aspects that he's known for.

He dropped his new single, collab with Deadmau5- Animal Rights, and besides being well recieved, let's be honest, it was probably performed better than if the mau5 intro'd it himself.

San Diego loves them some Wolfgang, and LA Riots too for that matter, who opened with a seamless set including a personal fave, The Temper Trap- Sweet Disposition dub remix...yum.

Fab crowd, fab performers, fab sunday...wish we could do it every week.

Need a night like this. Wolfgang Gartner @ Wavehouse in a week in a half! Eeeeeeeeeeee!

Check out the awesomeness of my co-worker's son! A free-lancer and Pixar animator, Thompson creates an annual, Derek Monster, for Comic-Con. Now that the chaos is over, I'm enjoying my souvenirs :) This nerd at heart, loves her some monsters.

derekmonster.com

This is one time I don't enjoy being right. Something's gotta give, people. Where is the love?

18 Killed In Mass Panic At German Music Festival

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