In the confusion and the aftermath

I have three bouquets of flowers in my room and I feel slightly better. Strange enough, dancing does me good, so does the thought of Christmas lights and next year. And friends coming home for the holidays. And Odesa. And as always, my music. By the way, do you know this girl?

Never a frown

I'm such a happy person and forget about my sorrows so easily, that sometimes all the things that bother me, which luckily enough are not many, pile up and I get all sad and lose it. And the saddest thing is that I know exactly what bothers me and I also know that I can't do anything about it and it drives me mad. It's safe to say I'm not in the best of moods at the moment...

Perfect little song

And perfect video to go with it. Thank you, Nancy, for this band :)

Camera Obscura - French Navy

Ceai si radiouri

I love music. I mean, I really love music. But most of all, I love new music I haven't heard before. And where do I get this new music from ? There is this tiny little radio in the US called Radio Paradise, where I heard more Sufjan Stevens and Snow Patrol that I could have ever thought possible. Then, there are BBC's 6 music or Radio 1, where there are more DJs with funky accents than at any other radio, or my beloved Guerrilla.

Si nimic nu-mi face mai mare placere decat sa tot schimb intre astea cateva radiouri si sa beau ceai de visine, cu un strop de miere, in timp ce pierd vremea cu alte nimicuri.

I get the news I need on the weather report

Sau de pe qthemusic.com. Vreau sa avem si noi o revista de muzica faina. Demult, tare demult, era Sunete. Acum pe hartie n-am mai vazut-o in Bucuresti, iar pe net arata a blog si nu-mi place. Inteleg ca cei care incearca sa puna pe picioare o treaba de genul asta sa inceapa cu un blog (ca no wave), dar de ce sa incepi cu o revista, si apoi sa treci la blog?

In fine, problema mea e ca la noi n-ai de unde sa afli chestii despre muzica decat cautand singur. Nimeni nu scrie pentru romani asa ceva. Exemplul pe care l-am dat, cu blogul, e bun, doar ca nu e ceva oficial. Nu sunt interviuri, galerii foto, polluri, chestii. Plus ca una e sa citesti pe net, si alta pe hartie. Call me old-fashioned, but I still treasure the value of a cover. Si e trist sa vezi ca pana si capitolul asta, presa muzicala romaneasca, e mirific, dar lipseste cu desavarsire. Deci Q e inca un motiv sa vreau in Anglia.

Ca tot vorbim de muzica, inca doua melodii faine: The Kissaway trail - 61 si Belle & Sebastian - The boy with the arab strap.

Btw, asta e un post cu prea multe linkuri :P

The danger of a single story

If there is one talk that you have to see on TED, it's this one. I just had to share this, because after watching it, it felt so true and beautiful, it made me cry.

Ideas worth spreading

TED este un site unde poti urmari diversi oameni, experti sau artisti, care vorbesc cam 20 minute in cadrul unei conferinte despre ce stiu ei cel mai bine. Unele speechuri sunt amuzante, altele revealing, altele doar frumoase. Ultima oara am vazut o tipa, fotografa, care a vorbit despre 2 dintre proiectele ei si a povestit nitel despre fiecare fotografie pe care a arata-o. Aici.

Vinerea trecuta a fost o astfel de conferinta la Bucuresti, la care vorbitorii au fost numai romani. Evident ca nu aveam de unde sa fac rost de invitatie. Dar in curand o sa-i pot vedea pe site.