Summer festivals starting in 3..2..1...

 For several years now we've had all sorts of bands and festivals landing here,but nothing like this year , abounding in sound waves , it almost makes up for all the youth years in which we had to at best run abroad to Hungary or Bulgaria to see some live action . We have everything from jazz to black metal, from pop to hip-hop, from ethno to indie . We have upcoming Control Day Out, OSTFest ,Bestfest, GreenFest/Rock the City,  Summerwell , Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Lady Gaga , to name a mere a few .

I personally started early :D, with (HED)P.E. @ JukeBox Venue , and a hip-hop lineup including La Coka Nostra @ The Silver Church (yeap, I do listen to hip-hop :P - I liked House of Pain last year @ BestFest way better though , since Everlast could not make it now and Danny Boy had a much weaker performance {imho}) . And I am probably going to all the above mentioned gigs, but my top festival this year is not in Romania, but Optimus Alive in Oeiras near Lisbon, by the ocean shore :D, featuring The Cure, Radiohead , The Stone Roses , and many more .

Besides the guitar string delights and all, I am so looking forward to the fashion freedom that festivals provide , I am determined to have a little more gut this year and wear what one could never see me wear in my day to day life, starting with a pastel pink hairdo (which I will return to here once it's done :D - can you recommend any hair-die / beauty salon to get this colour at ? )

 I am adding here some leftover photos of last year's fests , I was pretty decent, right :)))?

p.s. since no notable recordings of (hed)p.e. and la coka nostra performing in Bucharest have yet surfaced , I'll just add here the personal favourites of each :


 
 

seaside shots

 

...iata ca am ajuns si la mare anul asta, neanticipat, avand in vedere ca nu-mi place sa stau la soare si in ultimii ani "sejururile" la mare au constat in cate maaaaxim 2 zile de inotat + frecat menta la terasele din Vama/2 Mai ... dar de, are si pustiul dreptul la a-si forma o parere obiectiva , asa ca "m-am sacrificat " ( ;)) ) anul asta si am stat ceva mai mult ...& se pare ca incepe sa ma coafeze si pe mine :))))), dar mai vedem :D

Long live McQueen!!!!

 Tocmai mi-au sosit cele doua perechi de pantofi Alexander McQueen (!!!!!!!) pe care le-am comandat ieri de pe Yoox.













Cei de la Yoox au facut o greseala monumentalaaaaaaa si au listat cateva perechi de pantofi si o fusta Alexander McQueen la 49 € !!!!!!!!!! Ii aveam in wishlist, asa am observat,si m-am frecat literalmente la ochi, ca in desenele animate, ca sa ma asigur ca vad bine. Ca doar  mai deunazi le vazusem pretul initial..Nu stiu cine se ocupa de bazele lor de date, dar sper sa mai ramana mult timp acolo si sa mai faca gafe din astea. Adica dumnezeule, 49 € !!!! Nu cred ca i-a trecut vreodata prin cap lui McQueen ca se vor vinde pantofii lui pe asa un mizilic. Ca sa nu mai spun de valoarea adaugata de plecarea lui dintre noi...S-au dat aproape instant, dar mai sunt cateva perechi ramase, dati un search. Postez de abia astazi pentru ca ieri mi-am spus ca nu suflu o vorba pana nu ii am in mana, sa nu cobesc sau ceva:)) Sincer...e ca si cum as fi castigat la loto:)))))). De cand cu pustiul parca nu imi mai vine sa dau sume mari pe imbracaminte, incaltaminte, etc. , decat daca am neaparat nevoie de respectivele articole. Si normal ca imi doream pantofi Alexander McQueen, mai ales dupa ce am aflat ca nu va mai crea vreodata, dar nu aveam nevoie de ei...Inca nu imi vine sa cred...:D:D:D

// in memoriam Alexander McQueen( 17.03.1969 - 11.02.2010) //


English version:
The two pairs of Alexander McQueen shoes that I ordered yesterday from Yoox have just arrived.
The Yoox staff have made a huuuuge mistake and listed a skirt and several pairs of shoes by Alexander McQueen at the insanely low price of 49 €!!!!!! I had them saved in my dreambox, that's how I noticed this. I literally rubbed my eyes to make sure I was seeing right :))) As I had just seen the original price a couple of days ago... I have no idea who's in charge of their databases , but I pray he/she'll keep working there and cause such mistakes :D. I mean...jeeez...49 €!!!!!! I don't think McQueen ever imagined that his shoes will sell for such change. Let alone the added value created by his permanent departure... They started selling almost instantly, but there still are a few pairs left, just create a filter on the site. I am just posting this today as I didn't want to say anything before I physically held them, for fear I might jinks something...Honestly, it's like having won the lottery :))) . Since the kid came around I felt somewhat reserved when buying expensive stuff, it's only worth it if I really need it...And of course I wanted a pair of Alexander McQueens, especially since he is never to create anything again..but I didn't need them...I still can't believe this...:D

last night @ Gogol Bordello

R.I.P. Gary Moore

La Multi Ani!

{ lora zombie design via }


p.s. + o piesa de sezon ..:):)

last night @ therion

cred ca videoclipurile vorbesc de la sine...

last night @ sonisphere fest

...plus others, but these were the shows I really went for :D . excuse the crappy quality/sound of the vids, it's what has been posted online so far :D:D

R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio

Jarvis Cocker & Beth Ditto

Several days ago i was blog-browsing and found these images of amazing Ditto at Know Magazine.
And I remembered of this duet of hers with Pulp's Jarvis Cocker I once found .Enjoy it :D




As for Ditto's controversial fashion manifest, it's still giving me mixed feelings, but today I definitely like it ;)