Laura Marling
Doing what I do best, which is slacking around doing absolutely nothing and catching up on new releases, I happened to stumbled across Laura Marling, a 17 year old singer/songwriter from England. I read she was actually denied access to her own EP launch because she’s underage; she ended up performing outside the venue! read more »
Damn Fish
Tons of fish in the water
So the waters I will test.
~ Thinking of You - Katy Perry
Funny thing our day and age. A burning question us females ask ourselves when we meet a man we’re interested in went along the lines of, “I wonder if he’s single.” Now it’s, “I wonder if he’s gay.”
I should save myself the heartache and ask the next fish that comes along if he swims on the other side of the ocean.
Naive by The Kooks, enjoy. read more »
What the Hell!!!
This is unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m sick, AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve got the bloody flu, AGAIN!!! I’m stuck in my room with nothing to do, AGAIN!!!!!! Seriously, what the hell is wrong! My immune system hates me.
On a lighter note,my friend J introduced me to Yelle’s music, and he sent me a video of ‘A Cause Des Garçons - Remix’. I can’t stop listening to it! Plus, the video’s quite addictive; the dance is called Tecktonik and I love it! It looks so, so…weird, and I like weird ;) I’ve attempted to learn it, but let’s just say, being fuzzed up on medication, dancing like a loon and trying to stay balanced is one hell of a feat! read more »
I Only Saw Him Once
And I’m already losing sleep over him.
What happened to me? What happened to the girl who said she’ll focus on her academics? What happened to “Miss I’ll Stay Single, Thank-you-very-much!”?? What happened?!! This is so frustrating! FRUSTRATING!!
Girls’ Night In
5:45pm: Rushing out the door, laptop in one hand, bag crammed with laptop charger/cell phone/iPod/iPod cable/wallet in the other.
5:50: Reach Susu’s house.
6:10: Dancing in Susu’s room to ‘Relax, Take it Easy’ by Mika.
6:30: In the Diwaniya trying to connect my laptop to the internet (Susu, your internet hates me).
6:35: Typing out remainder of my ‘Measure for Measure’ assignment
7:15-ish: Chika and Enigma arrive
7:30+: FUN, FUN, FUN!!!!!!
My camera decided that it wouldn’t charge, so I couldn’t take any photos, but Chika did a fantastic job, check out her post.
Observations: read more »
Ice Cream
I have the greatest friends in the world (you know who you are, I’d be lost without you), and they’ve helped me get back to tip top condition - well almost tip-top.
I received Jack Savoretti’s album last week, and it’s so pretty to look at :) My camera’s somewhere in my room, and I can’t be fussed to get up and look for it, but I promise I’ll take pictures of the inlay and the actual CD soon, well sometime this year at least.
I was watching TV last week and there was an interview with a band called New Young Pony Club, I fell in love with their music instantly! Ice Cream is one hell of a catchy track, so is FAN; their album ‘Fantastic Playroom’ is a must-listen. A MUST-LISTEN!
‘Ice Cream’: read more »
It’s Too Late
To think that I was supposed to be in Dubai this very second, this very moment. I hate how things have turned out, hate, hate, hate. All my planning, all my excitement…everything shattered.
I’m not being dramatic.
And to everyone who doesn’t understand, I don’t care. Turns out nobody understood how important this was to me - not even those closest to me.
I’ve stopped believing in, “Good things will come to those who wait, ” and “everything happens for a reason.” I’ve been disappointed one too many times to believe; I’ve lost all forms of hope. read more »
My glory: Black Metal
While on stage and while being clad in black clothes, gloves and death-white corpse paint, I would shamelessly expose it all.
While performing in the center of a red spotlight I would probably cry in front of you while screaming my agony and heaving my gloved hands in Satan's grace to my devilish angry face and...
read more »
Metal Accord VI Concert At “Swiss Club”
Metal Accord VI Concert at “Swiss Club” Mohandsein on Friday 7th of September Start Time: Friday, September 7, 2007 at 5:00pm End Time: Saturday, September 8, 2007 at 12:00am Location: Swiss Club Cairo Street: 90, El-Gihad Street, Off Sudan Street City/Town: Giza Country: Egypt Bands: Headcase: Porcupine tree - Opeth - Katatonia Invaders: Iron Maiden Idlemind: Originals Wyvern: Originals - Metallica - Sepultura - Megadeth Viper: Originals Crescent: Originals - Dissection Hatesuffocation: Originals
Guitar as 2D Piano
I've long regarded the guitar as a proto-2D piano, because whereas the piano keyboard is linear, one-dimensional, the guitar fretboard has cells arranged in 2D. However, on the guitar, one hand has to pluck the string whereas the other shapes the chords. On the piano, of course, it's enough to press the keys, so both hands are used to play notes.
So I was wondering what a true 2D piano would look like, one where both right and left hands would play notes. Turns out the answer has been with us since the late 70s, when Eddie Van Halen introduced tapping. But the full realization of it came yesterday when HC showed me some YouTube vids of contemporary (and young) musicians. Check out ZackKim and weep! read more »
Louis Armstrong and the Sphinx
I was watching episode 9 of the excellent documentary "Jazz", by Ken Burns yesterday when I bumped into this shot. I immediately grabbed it from the screen. Louis Armstrong was indeed a worldwide ambassador of jazz.
PS. You can buy me the print from the New York Times store ;-)
A pity
Few days ago I went to a concert by a lovely Sudanese "Rasha" at the Amir Taz Palace , it is always a treat to go there either through the citadel or through Sayeda Zeinab to probably the best restored Mamluk house in Cairo.
read more »
Beyond The East - Ring Tone
Liked Beyond East’s first single [Beyond The East]?! Would You Like to have it as a Ring Tone on Your Cell Phone ?! For Free ?! Download it now , Click Here Enjoy , Spread The Word,
Beyond East’s New Single
Beyond East is an Extreme Oriental Metal band from Cairo, Egypt. Shung’s [The Former of The Band] vision is to deliver an Extreme Metal sound filled with an Oriental Spirit. Using Troll’s Brutal vocals , Rony’s Angelic sound and Lyrics along with Shung’s riffs and Faisel’s Keyboard lines , Beyond East was able to come out [...]
I'm still alive barely...
I just had to mention that I didn't abandon my lil' cyber blob or anything. I just had a test which went swimmingly well! ( lol, is it obvious that I'm lying? what gave it away? was it "swimmingly"?). read more »
Faces look ugly
People are strange, when you're a stranger
Faces look ugly when you're alone read more »
Alex Headbangers II - UPDATES !!
For Cairo headbangers please call Khaled (Metson) for the bus reservation: Mobile : 010 301 96 70 Kindly be informed that the bus is TOTALLY FREE , come and bring ALL your friends along
Idlemind Live in Sakia - Zamalek , Thursday 12th of April , 2007
Pain of Salvation (Scarsick Tour) - Egypt
Due to the lack of space on my sub domain , I have uploaded the pictures of Pain of Salvation (Scarsick Tour) on Facebook Check out the following links : Pain of Salvation (Scarsick Tour) [1] Pain of Salvation (Scarsick Tour) [2] Pain of Salvation (Scarsick Tour) [3] Pain of Salvation (Scarsick Tour) [4] Pain of Salvation (Scarsick Tour) [5]
| |
