don't forget the little people. literally.

big people making even bigger moves.

top $ raz

www.myspace.com/farrockchamp
get his album off itunes!
& check him out live @ the bowery poetry club for Bondfire!

fall of the albatross


www.myspace.com/fallofthealbatross (new mixed song, new layout!)
come check 'em out live this wednesday @ Plush in Flushing.
if you can't make it then, make SURE to come out to the event on this flyer. if they win this battle, they move on as national finalists and could win a chance at a 25k record deal. even if they place 2nd nationally, they still win! they'll be able to go on a 25-city tour! let's make it happen. =]

remember when we talked about this?

if i had to tell you which two people i'd meet this week, i would have said a woman from the italian consulate and a new waiter at the diner. instead, paths led me to John Legend (sorry for the blurry picture) and Daniel Radcliffe.

good times.

also, i don't know about you, but holiday parties are always so awkward unless you really know people. so if things get really awkward, agree to do an interview with a new online tv show (www.imprint-tv.com). it won't be up and running until mid-february.

finals are over and done with and i'm happy to say that besides the stress, i did pretty well. i'm still waiting on my journalism grade (crosses fingers for an A) and thanking God that things went fairly smoothly at the italian consulate. [note to self: pick up visa and passport on january 8th between 2-3pm. ] i plan to write now with marie, so this'll be the end.

until next time.

ernie was a womanizer.

wow, so i realized i never blogged on my first experience being merch girl. here's the story:

so on the night of the show at the canal room, everything was going as planned. harold and i had gotten on the train, we got off the train, we walked. the only problem was that we kept walking. and walking. and walking. how we got lost, i don't even know. but, the funny thing is that of all the places to get lost, the first people we bump into to ask for directions was a bownie! (or, rather, a person who went to John Bowne HS) it was hilarious because elizabeth (the girl we bumped into) looked at us and went, 'HEY!' and seriously..of all the places: a random block on Manhattan island in the middle of the night. so anyways, she and her friend pointed us in the right direction. by this time, i thought i was 10 minutes late. and if you don't know me personally, i'm a stickler to being on time.

when we finally arrived at the canal room, i told the girl my name, had her cross my name off the list, bought harold's ticket and walked in. thankfully, the tour's photographer girl (whose name I never got) was standing at the merch table digging for her camera. i told her I was Ernie's merch girl for the night and she was estactic. she ran off to get Ernie and I was sweating like a pig. it was disgusting. ernie came back and something i never noticed from pictures was that he's got this really huge, big eyes. anyways, so he was talking to me, thanking me for wanting to do this, gave me directions, and continued talking some more. he finally went away, and i was left to look over what i had to do.

it's pretty simple stuff. if they wanted a shirt, go over to the ridiculously huge suitcase and look for their size and design, ask 'em for $20, and then stick it into the money box. the only problem came when i realized i was the only merch girl there. someone came up to me and decided to buy 2 CD's from another performer, Curtis Peoples. Ernie told me not to worry too much about the other guys' because it was their responsibility to have someone merch for them in each different city, but i couldn't just let this poor shmuck wait around for curtis so i handled the money. into the right buttpocket the money went. then soon after that tony lucca, another performer that night, came up to me and asked if i could merch for him, too. of course i said yes, but ernie didn't look to pleased. and when ernie went on, he asked me to pass around the mailing list and said this was more important than selling merchandise, so i did. but 90% of the people there were there FOR ernie, so it was kinda pointless. then tony lucca came on (<3)>

after all three musicians were done and over with, the craziness at the merch table astounded me. i really couldn't walk away to find people shirt sizes cause then the line would get crazy but it ended up being a good night for all three guys. the mad rush at the end to sell before we got kicked out was fun & ernie was kinda enough to let me have whatever i wanted. (after tlaking up and macking with every girl at the bar) i didn't want any of his shirts that said 'fawesome' but i did take his latest CD which isn't too bad. i wish tony lucca let me have whatever i wanted. i woulda snagged all his merch (shhh).

anyways, so after the show, harold and i went to little italy and got some pizza after i found out i still had the money for curtis people's cds in my right butt pocket. so, thank you curtis, dinner was great. here's some photos in reverse order:

that's all for now folks.

"she'll be front row at every show."

as december approaches, i sat back in sociology class this morning and thought about all that this year has blessed me with. i've been able to meet a lot of amazing musicians, meet new friends, and enjoy good music. now what i think is good music could very well be different from yours. actually, it probably is. but, i guess this entry is an ode to the musicians that have shaped MY year.

jonas brothers - maybe two years ago, i would have laughed at them. but i owe them so much. they've given me a really good friend and have gotten me closer to an old one. i've gone through really rough nights by watching old youtube videos just to make me smile. a fan since august '07, i can say, although not as much as fans since '05, that i've seen them blow up from playing a shotty stage in Queens for about 10 minutes to sold-out arenas in London, Paris, and here in lovely NYC. & without knowing about them, i would have never gotten to know this other band. . .

honor society - when i first 'friended' this band on myspace, they had almost 7,000 fans. they still had 'heartache in the suburbs' and 'unpredictable' on their player. they were trying to win an online contest for a record deal, which they ended up placing 2nd in. the first show i went to, i was able to interview them with my JB/AZ friend, Marie [look @ past blog entry for deets].some things i noted at that show were that they are hilarious, genuine, and serious lovers of making music. i want to say there were less than 40 people crowded around the stage, a few at the bar, and some up on the balcony. fast forward now to august 5th and i've never seen the line that long for HS (and by this time, I've been to 3 shows). it was the most exciting concert, feeling everyones energy around me, and even Jonas stopped by for the show! Now they are on the west coast, opening up for Jonas, playing for arenas when just 6 months ago, i was bopping my head making googly eyes to these kids just 3 feet away on stage. i'm proud of where they've gotten to in such a short time. and I'm glad that i got to know them before the hysteria.

now i will get choked up with nostalgia & provide you with videos of before and after:

jonas brothers
then...




now...


honor society
then...




now...




www.myspace.com/jonasbrothers
WWW.MYSPACE.COM/HONORSOCIETY

cheers to you boys, keep on rockin' =].

you're letting her handle money?!

ok, so i was supposed to go see this guy like 2 other times over the summer but it never fell through. now i am going to be merching FOR him! nifty-cool, huh?....well, i think so. so, check him out: www.myspace.com/erniehalter. he does this mean cover of 'cyclone' (by baby bash & t.pain) which i never thought anyone with artistic moral would cover but he does a lot of covers, so i'll give him credit for having balls cause it sounds pretty good.

if you're interested, he'll be in NYC at the Canal Room with Curtis Peoples (myspace.com/curtispeoples) and Tony Lucca (myspace.com/tonylucca) on November 14, 8 pm. you'll definitely be seeing me at the merchandise table so come by & buy a CD!

& bah, i need to put up pictures & the song playlist from last week, i know.

this is how it feels.

since my last entry, my little old chihuahua doggy, jake, passed away. i won't even lie and say i'm not crying like a little girl as i type this out, but i guess that's my excuse for not updating in close to two weeks. it's been really hard on my end because he was MY dog. i do have another dog nammed manny, who's a puppy, but jake was always considered mine. he'd been getting sicker and skinnier in this past year alone and i knew, that week especially, that he was dying. he was 14+ years old and a fighter 'til the end. he'd been a lost dog, then an abused dog, then my dog. i don't think i can write anymore on this subject without wanting to shut my laptop off, curl up in my bed, and sob for long hours, so i'll end this jake bit here.

so, here's to you, "jake-o". you can bark & sing all you want where you are =]]]]]
love your bigger (but much younger) sister, len.

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on a completely different, and much happier note, I still did go to the Veronica's private show at Crash Mansion. It's a cool feeling being on a "list" even if it wasn't under my name. [Thanks again, Paula, for bringing me] It was a private web-series release party for The Veronica's hosted by Yaz(the birth control), In Touch Weekly, and Yahoo! music channel. I was basically 2 inches away from getting kneed in the face by one of the Origliasso twins (The Veronica's) and I loved every second of it. Here's some evidence:

The one in the plaid dress (Jess) totally had a crush on me. Here's where I'll brag and show you the video. No, you can't see me, but she touches a girls head (mine!) and bats those pretty make-up covered eyelashes at me. Bahahaa. Watch from 2:17-2:23 =]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnvzCkalaWs

I'll update tomorrow with pics from the radio station and the playlist from last week.

Sorry it's so late.

we still don't know how to race kites.

Today was the second broadcast of PMS (Politics, Music, and Sex) and let me just say it was "KICK-ASS". I swear I've been saying that everywhere, but it was. Maybe even a little more than kick-ass. I would have posted the picture from the studio today but after I uploaded it, my brother deleted it. [jdshajhjasjf!] So, I'll give you our radio station logo instead.

http://www.wsjuradio.org/

Here's a rundown of what we discussed on tonight's broadcast:
- Obama buying commercial time from MTV Networks on Comedy Central, Spike, and VH1. Obama is the first presidential campaign allowed to buy time from the network because it never did before.

- For all the black republicans on campus, I gave a link to a blog by an avid black republican from Chelsea named Richard Ivory. http://www.hiphoprepublican.com/

- Then we discussed how race shouldn't play an issue in this campaign and that being black doesn't mean you HAVE to vote for Obama. (We then received a couple IM's from listeners in the cafetera, one of them being a member of the College Democrats! He was extremely happy that we were talking about politics and even wanted to bring up some members for a discussion. We're in the works of making that happen.)

-After a few more songs, we talked about one of our love to hate topics: Miley Cyrus. I mean, we are a show about Politics AND Sex (or in other words, gossip). Discussed her major sweet sixteen at Disneyland and how much each guest paid just get in.

- Then we discussed various little things like my new hair (which btw, I chopped off), a follow-up on the debates and last week's "Upcoming Artist", Racing Kites, and some events going on around campus.

- Finally, the "Upcoming Artist" of the week were my favorite guys, HONOR SOCIETY (www.myspace.com/honorsociety)!

Here's the playlist from tonight's show:

our time now - plain white t's
t-shirt - shontelle
get back - demi lovato
watch dem roll - sean paul
roots from branches - room for two
lovebug - jonas brothers
all night is alright - racing kites
superstar - lupe fiasco
driveway - miley cyrus
unpredictable - honor society

also, my parents left for France tonight and I'm kinda bummin' out now while watching Supernatural.

Oh, and I'm going to go see The Veronicas tomorrow! The whole reason for my previous blog was to win passes into their private party hosted by the yahoo! music channel, yaz, and in touch weekly at Crash Mansion. I did not win, but my friend Paula did and she was kinda enough to invite me! so, that's all for now folks.

boppin' my head.

So I'm definitely always listening to all sorts of music and whether YOU think I have good taste or not, you can't deny the catchiness of these Aussie girls AND they have a webshow starting up on yahoo. =] so here's my plug for the moment.

www.myspace.com/theveronicas
www.youtube.com/theveronicas
http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/stations/Beyond-the-Veronicas--61629393

and here's an interesting video bout vegan taco's from Jess (of The Veronicas):


i kinda wanna taco now.

saturday, the 13th.

my interview with Phil Bensen (www.myspace.com/philbensen) is up on Hot Vibes Magazine's website. Please go check it out. It is not labeled with my name, just know that I did the interview =] heres the link : www.hotvibes.com

in other news, i began school a couple weeks ago and it's back to the same grind, as usual. i'm sending in my first article assignment back to my editor for The Torch, my school's newspaper, tonight. i'm going to be turning 19 at the end of the month. i need to do laundry and clean my room. i'm listening to coldplay.


i want to leave new york so bad. at least just get in a car and drive away for a few hours. i need civilization to disappear for just a few human seconds. it's easier to collect the pieces of myself if there's no one else to distract me. sorry for the ramble, my dear blog, but that's what you're here for.

other upcoming events, besides my day of birth, is this friday's photoshoot with the band. check 'em out: www.myspace.com/fallofthealbatross and hopefully daniel radcliffe.

Oh, summer.

i'm currently listening to the latest album by those freaks called the jonas'.

it's been a WHILE since i've blogged and bumping into russell (http://www.2rusty.com/) the other day randomnly on 34st inspired me to update my blog so that i keep all my memories fresh and alive...now if i can only remember what happened since july 19th, lol. here i go...

i've done a couple more interviews and these are probably my last ones for the summer. Here's a few pictures from my interview with indie label 785 Records band from Jersey, Article A (www.myspace.com/articlearock). Joe, another band member, was MIA because he was parking their humongous van and we all know parking in Manhattan is ridiculous. They had a show at The Bitter End that night. +1 picture on facebook.

And my big interview with My American Heart (www.myspace.com/myamericanheart) before their Blender Theatre show with Secondhand Serenade. The interview was just with Larry, the band's lead vocalist, by the tourbus. +1 picture on facebook.

Then remember my first interview with Honor Society (www.myspace.com/honorsociety) ? Marie and I went to their big show at Knitting Factory. Super proud of those guys cause Popstar Magazine and MTV showed up for coverage. Oh, yeah, and so did the Jonas Brothers! (yeah, wth?!) In this picture you only see Joe and Kevin, Nick's sitting down on the zebra couch, that diva.

But here's the most important picture of the night:

Then this past weekend was JB-filled. It was the weekend I've been waiting for, literally, months. And I don't think I've ever been more satisfied. +8748326 pictures on myspace/facebook but this one's my favorite.

OH and THIS! Guest performance from Robert Shwartzman from ROONEY (www. myspace.com/rooney) He made my night, forreal. I've seen him TWICE and have YET to meet this guy.

I'm really not sure what else to blog about. I've just given you the lowdown on my life this past month. It's been quite a summer and it's been one of the best I've ever had. Thanks Fate <3.>

"I wonder what would happen if I screamed 'JESSE MCCARTNEY right now."

So it's been a while since my last post. I hope you've downloaded the magazine by now (if you haven't, there's a link in the previous post). I shall now recap you (or moreso for my own personal memory) on the last few weeks.

I am now a volunteer writer/interviewer for Hot Vibes Magazine (http://www.hotvibes.com/). To give you some insight on this online magazine, it's been in existance since 2001 and has interviewed the likes of Death Cab for Cutie, Jesse McCartney, Plain White T's, Jonas Brothers, and The Spill Canvas since it's opening.

Thanks to Heather, one of the editors, I was able to go backstage at the last show of the Demi Lovato / Phil Bensen showrun at the Blender Theatre. That was a great experience and very cool. I just sent my interview transcript to Heather and it should be up soon! I'm pumped for it. Maybe if I'm bored enough I'll put up some of the video from the interview. But for now, here's some pictures...

All the better and nicer pictures are on my myspace and facebook so don't forget to add those if you haven't, you stalkers.

I've also thrown a BBQ where it rained and had fun celebrating my best friend, Priscilla's birthday with black lights and glowsticks (both of these notes are for me). Then on the 5th, Marie and I went to our 3rd (and Ali's 1st!) Honor Society show and had too much ridiculous fun terrorizing a hotel and the band. On the 6th was the Greg Raposo show (or now known as RAPOSO). I'd like to call it the opposite of Dream Street in all possible ways including better music. Good for him, although it was a slightly frightening experience.

Besides my concert weekend ife, I am off this week from work and LOVING it already. Today I went to City Island and had some grub and celebrated my brother's 15th birthday =]. Tomorrow will be 'family day' which includes Madame Tussaude's and off-Broadway madness! Then after months of waiting, I am seeing John Mayer in concert! <33333

That is all I am willing to share. For an unedited version of all my weekends and my life, you must call me. Don't have my number? Sucks for you.

"you can run from the aquatic animals."

i had the great opportunity to interview this awesome band, Honor Society, on the night of their EP release, entitled A Tale of Risky Business (which, btw, you should buy cause its awesome).

Here's a few pics from the night:

thanks for being such gentlemen, guys. check for the interview soon =].

ps: james bourne from mcfly was @ that show. mhm.

and your american idol winner is: DAVID...

COOK!

...told you.

david cook.

you know who the american idol is. as if you need proof:

http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=80378741-3946-4b1b-8a1a-4d931d6be911

http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.aspx?id=91106fd6-ef6b-4c26-b555-5f2d5d95a0f7

Speaking my peace to the past.

there's no real reason why i named this entry with that line. it just happened to be the line that was currently playing on my ipod. but now thinking about it, this is a great song. lemme show you:

February 5th, Friday morning, purple dawn

Broke a yawn, as a I stepped through the fog, like I stepped to a song

A moment like a poem, you wish you could hold it

I shut my eyes like it's frozen, it's gone when I open

It slipped passed the clouds right there where it lingered

Like your band and a girl could slip through your fingers

My feet hit the ground like a beat for the lonely

On a path beaten down by the crowds in the morning

If only I could touch past the phony

If only they were there now to hold me

As the questions keep droning

You're the only one who stuck it out last night

The only other one who caught the other line

You're the only one when this world collides

The one that I can't deny

There's no purpose to this entry. But then again, there's a purpose in every 'nothing-ness'. But I think my purpose to is say: grasp and share life. Even if it means sharing some awesome lyrics to someone. I wish I could go back and do that sometimes, to go back and to say 'i love you' or even 'thank you' . But learn from your mistakes right? So do it. Learn from mine.

& oh, if you're wondering, the song is undeniable by mat kearney.

your body is a wonderland.

JOHN MAYER @ NIKON JONES BEACH

JULY 9, 7:00 PM.

...omg, omg, omg.

we just need a little bit of hope.

so i've had a livejournal (or LJ) since I was about 14, but i only used it to browse around for icons and such. it wasn't until lately that i realized how much history LJ has. unlike this new and fanstically boring blogspot, LJ has been around for years. for me, it began with my love for the summer olympics four years ago. anyway, all that information is besides the point. i stumbled across this journal for a girl who will forever remain anonymous but has been coined by the public as "13". her journal is a reflection of her life, a girl struggling with an illness. it's really touching and everyone should at least read one of her entries. she was predicted to only live until february 2008, but has surged on through march.

after my mother was diagnosed with cancer in my senior year of highschool, i've become so much more aware and sympathetic of illnesses. like mentioned in my entries from the philippines, most of my prayers are for all of you. i pray for your well-being, your safety, your health, and happiness. the lowest point in my life was when i had to go with my mother every month to Memorial Sloan-Kettering cancer center in Manhattan. it hurt so much just to sit there amongst other cancer patients, trying to be strong for them and more importantly for my mother. the pain of having someone close to you with a disease sometimes became unbearable, so i can't even grasp the idea of having the illness yourself. it's stories like "13"s that unite people in prayer and hope. so i shall pass on the torch, hopefully you do, too. her link is on my sidebar.

on a much, much happier note, I video-chatted with a friend from arizona last night and she brought to my attention the fact that my concert is a week away. it really hasn't hit me yet. it feels like it's still months away. i wish there was a word that could truly describe how i feel about my excitement but i can't seem to formulate right now. and to tie this all together with the story of "13", nick j will peform "a little bit longer" which is a song about his fight with diabetes. there won't be a dry eye from me during that song.

" Waitin' on a cure But none of them are sure A little bit longer and I'll be fine But you dont know what you got 'til it's gone And you dont know what its like to feel so low.And everytime you smile or laugh you glow You dont even know, know, know."

THE speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEhHOwd0RZA
The SONG: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U50jSxPcxVk&feature=related

inspiring.

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas. I sure did. I was spoiled by my special someone and money from the parents. Twas oh-so-nice. I went to go see P.S. I Love You. I never cried so much in my life during a movie. Go see it for a good laugh and cry.

But onto the better part....

I had wanted to go to this concert since I heard the Jonas Brothers were a part of it. Yes, that's right: the Best of Both Worlds tour. Both Hannah AND Miley. (that will always bother me, but I don't want to rant so much about her in this blog) The tickets went on sale on my 18th birthday, but I was out and about with my special someone, so I didn't get it.

Then yesterday came. I woke up early (@ 12, lol) to go online and see if ticket master's will call had any good tickets left. Unfortunately, there were no seats when I first logged in at 12. Then two hours later, the BEST seats opened up. I called up my friend and begged her to go but since all of that running around occured, I lost the seats. I was thoroughly disappointed. I kept trying for the next hour and then fabulous fate opened her wings and BAM! I clicked on the button and there they were: beautiful floor seats, row 32 from the stage. I jumped on it, securing three tickets for myself and friends. In the end, only two of us went.

I arrived at the colliseum to see a crowd in front of the Miley World bus. We got our tickets and took picures next to the Miley World balloon. Good times. We got inside and found our beautiful seats. After five minutes of sitting down, MILEY CYRUS walks by with someone. She's not waving or saying hello to fans. I said to myself, "She loooks so familiar---THAT'S HANNAH!" But of course, her real name isn't Hannah, its Miley. I didn't bother to scream out the wrong name, so we let her walk by. We weren't there for her anyway, lol.

Then, as I was on the phone with a friend from Arizona, Garbo and Jack (Jonas' bassist and drummer) turn the corner and come down our aisle. I couldn't let them slip away, so I yelled out Garbo's name. Unfortunately, I did not scream Jack's name, so he kept on walking by. I let Garbo talk to my friend from Arizona, then snagged a picture with him. Gorgeous, huh?

The concert was pretty much amazing. The Miley/Jonas and crew had some deserved rest for the holidays and came back reenergized. Of the many of the night, my favorite part was when Joe poked Miley with the mic stand. Oh, Joseph. lol.

While we waited next to the tourbuses after the show, CJ & Derek from Push Play came out and we got some autographs and pictures. Those kids are super friendly. We wanted to meet those Jonas Boys but it was 35 degrees
and we were not dressed for the weather, so we bounced. Later I heard that they didn't even come out of their tourbus at all, so I'm glad I didnt stick around.



Yesterday was pretty much fate-filled. Freakkiiin fate, how you protect us. Sending all my love to you.