Concert blog?

So I have noticed that my last few blogs have been about concerts that i have attended.

I am wondering whether this blog page has in fact....turned into a CONCERT BLOG PAGE..

Well since the Ting Tings concert, I have actually attended two more concerts.

THE CLIKS AND PEACHES...

So with in the next day or so I will definitely blog about that.

The Cliks concert day was an amazing day...since that is the day i met my wonderful girlfriend.....so i am looking forward to writing that blog

and of course...PEACHES...well that was the concert that i took my girlfriend to....also very interesting day...

but  yea...so as I am currently not in the mood to write anymore I will say goodbye for now...

but do look forward to two hopefully interesting blogs and lots and lots of pictures...

The Ting Tings

Ok so as I said before...definately digging the electronic pop rock stuff. So I had to buy The Ting Tings tickets to see em in NY. I believe the tickets were 20 bucks, pretty good if you ask me.

So yea I originally bought the ticket for me and a friend, it was suppose to be a birthday present but yea she ended up bailing out on me. She bailed for some lame reason (i think it was her moms bday oops). But yea so I brought my old roommate who enjoyed the show but complained it was a little too loud (really??!! its a concert!!!)

Lets get back to the show. The opening act was a little too much for me. Usually the opening act is similar to the artist you paid to see; however, this time it wasnt that way. It was some guy (yea i cant even remember his name) who was quite good with playing and banging on his guitar. But after a while it was just annoying.

Ok so once he was done The Ting Tings came on to have the greatest performance ever (ok so i exaggerate but man the energy from them is awesome). Ohh by the way I had great seats (well i was standing), I was leaning right on the stage. Oh they were performing in Webster Hall which is the worst venue everrrrr. But back to The Ting Tings!!!! Ok lets see, well the lead singer (KATIE WHITE) was insanely hyped. So hyped that she knocked over that percussion drum thing that she bangs with the stick (sorry for my poor musical instrument terms). So hyped that when she was insanely strumming her guitar she knocked down the microphone stand. So hyped that she actually threw the cowbell on the floor (I was pretty close to grabbing it).

I must say I have never been so ecstatic before. I still love UH HUH HER...but man The Ting Tings just bring out this energy....!!!

Uh huh her- PART TWO...!!!!

Before the ending of the year I got to see UH huh her again, courtesy of my birthday oh and my parents.

Ok so this time I made sure I was not intoxicated. I was not going to mess up my chance to meet Leisha Hailey and Camila Grey this time. I stood online pondering about what I was going to say. Well I purchased a cool zingy (not sure what that means) looking shirt. It had a teradactyl and a robot on it. I decided that I was going to ask Leisha and Cam (we are so cool that i can just abbreviate her name) to pick one of the characters and sign on it. So I am at the table overly excited, shook both of their hands, and put the shirt on the table. I am pretty sure I said they are awesome about twenty times. They were going to sign it, but I lifted my hands and told them to wait. At this moment Camila by mistake marked my right hand (I didnt wash that hand for a while). They listened to my propostion and Leisha signed the teradactyl (oh she also wrote "luv ya") and Cam signed the robot. I thought my idea was quite original but then my friend told them to do the same for her. Bla. I kept saying "dont do it" I also made a face and when I looked at Cam she was laughing. Sigh.

But I must add this concert was better than the first, I guess except for the 10 foot tall guy who was standing right in front of me. Oh the opening act was The Fashion, they were good. They definately have a new fan. Lets hope 2009 is as great a concert year as 2008. THANX UH HUH HER...oh and remember try not to make tickets go up...it went from 15 to 20...hmmm not so bad..but yea...i might just have to start selling ur signed stuff on ebay to keep seeing you guysss....keep the small venues!!! please....

Uh Huh Her NYC

So it is amazing how concert ticket prices are beyond expensive...well artist have to make some profit somewhere...so i guess thats why tickets range from 75 to 100's of pesos...but come on what about the poor fans who supported them and their music when they first came onto the music scene...geez...well the future of the music artist lies in their ability to perform live...cd sales are going no where..fast

well i was browsing on one of my favorite bands site...UH HUH HER...they are pretty awesome...Uh Huh Her is basically a band that consist of Camila Grey and Leisha Hailey(The L Word/The Murmurs)...Their genre is basically Indie/electronic/Pop

Oh well back to the point i was making...the tickets for their concert was $15!!!! Can u believe that..??!!! $15!!!! Uh huh her does have a fan base but they r not as mainstream as other bands...however, they did sell out, which means there are ppl out there who still have good taste in music....

well i jumped on the band wagon and bought tickets to see them in NYC on May 20th at the highline ballroom...and let me tell u...about the best concert eva...and not just cuz of the long island ice teas...

Angie Mattson was the opening act...she was pretty cool...and stood after the show and signed autographs...oh and Leisha and Camila both stood afterwards too...i got to meet them..woo hoo..they rock for signing my shirt n poster...

So yea i will like to take this moment and thank UH HUH HER for having an awesome concert at a very affordable price...cant wait to see them again...

Here is a youtube link...its a short video of the clips i attempted to record during the concert

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xa6Pz62UmRY

here are some pics that i took of Uh HUH her (Camila Grey and Leisha Hailey)

Monkey Town

On April 19th my media class had a showing of their films at Monkey Town.

http://www.monkeytownhq.com/monkeytownhome.html

My film was about art, which I have consistantly talked about on this blogpage.

Here are some photos.

My camera screen is broken so I am unable to see what I am taking pictures of.

I did my best....

Public Schools A Waste?

Ok so yesterday in my African American literature class my professor had us view an interview Toni Morrison did. Toni Morrison is a famous writer/poet. Well while watching the boring interview the one thing that stuck out was when she said Public School systems are a joke and that the teachers dont care for the students.

Well I graduated from a public high school. Why did I go to a public high school? Oh thats right because my parents dont have money to send me to one of THOSE private high schools.

Is the system a joke? Do the teachers not care about us?

Well let me say this, it is not the teachers who are the joke it is the students who dont take advantage of the free education provided. I received a well rounded education from my public high school and guess what, I am in a college filled with students who probably wasted money on THOSE private high schools. Free education got me here while your parents paid for yours.

Public Schools are just as good as private schools. I even find myself in this university reading books that I read freshman year of HS. I guess my public school teachers knew what they were doing.

The only thing private schools are good for is their name....

Interest in art???

Has the younger generation lost interest in art? What drives children to art? If I was to evaluate a student trip to a museum how will the students react? Will they care for the art? Is this a matter of not being familiar with a specific piece of work because of social class?

Public schools versus private schools?

Being the graduate of a public HS I well predict that many public HS students could care less for the paintings in the museums. I can see them participating and reacting more to the man with the guitar near the Four train.

Art's Price

Why do we need to pay a heavy price for art if it is available to us for free? Why is a painting by DaVinci draining the pockets of the individual who purchased it? Today there are many artists who can be equally as talented as those that have been praised, yet one refuses to step away from these well known artist.

Flickr Art

So I have had a flickr account for a while. For the past few weeks I have indulged myself into it and have found the most amazing approach to art.

I found a whole community of Sticker Art Collectors. They trade stickers in hopes of expanding their collection. When I say stickers, I dont mean pretty lollipops or spongebob stickers. These stickers are created by individuals. They contain graffiti, creative cartoon characters, and they produce statements.

Art continued

Art reflects the emotions and images of the current year in which it is presented. It evolves with each new encounter. In the 21st century how do we define art? Who states whether a painting is worthy of being placed in a museum? Art is everywhere and should not be reduced to just a canvas with paint or oil.

I want to create a documentary which explores art. It is difficult to distinguish what art is, which is why I hope to gather images on every encounter I have. Art can be the picture of colorful shoes on the floor. Art can be graffiti which is created by an individual’s identity. The music that we hear as we enter the subway platforms are music created by the desperate individual. At the end I hope to create a film which becomes art in itself.