Black paint & red shoes

Hey. Hey. Hey. It’s your favorite time o’ the week; time for me to recommend those precious gems that caught my eye.

In music news, the sounds of Brandi Carlile’s The Story filled my snow day and beyond. Miss Carlile features ballsy, smoke-tinged vocals and bluegrass-y guitar tones, not to mention some kick ass lyrics (“When one door closes and nothing opens in its place, you waste it”). Dare I say that she reminds me a little, a little of my dear Janis. “Turpentine” reminds me of a particular friend from high school, while my final song selection leads me to an odd confession. I like to plan the music selection for my future wedding reception…instead of dreaming of my dress, like every other girl (I’ll probably wear green or maybe even purple….my mother might have a heart attack). “The Story” defiantly made the cut. I love the repeating “I was made for you” line paired with swelling vocals. 

As for cinema, Owen introduced me to a film I missed out during my extremely sheltered childhood. Labarynth! David Bowie with massive hair+singing puppets+an extremely-young looking Jennifer Connelly+amazing/awful 80s glam rock=total trip without substance abuse. If soley for Bowie’s costume, revisit this kiddie classic. 

I have spoken. Go with God/Allah/Yahweh/Johnny Depp, and enjoy these fresh-picked goodies. Same-ish time, same place next week with a brand, spankin’ new crop.