Between slices of a cheap frozen Mexican pizza, homemade chocolate chip cookies and a big bottle of Lipton tea limeade while simultaneously watching the Marvelverse and creating essays in my mind on what drives me stupid crazy about it, I give you the things that have filled up my "vspot" bookmark folder for the past few weeks.

Penny Dreadful Season 2 Trailer

... and it's absolutely beautiful! John Logan's love letter to the depths and dark places of the human condition and the struggle to be authentic is just as Gothic and beautiful as ever! Maybe even more so as Eva Green goes deeper into herself with those stunning Bitsie Tulloch-like cheekbones. But after season 1 being so spottish I am both excited (mostly the gift of visual editing does that to this girl) and worried that Logan's strange plot devices might blow up like it had prior. But this immersing show for the senses does not disappoint with Helen McCrory's "An Unquiet Grave" playing in the background until you realize... holy shit! ... it's Madame Kali having an Elizabeth Bathory-esque bath. 

In Season 2, at least from first glance, Logan's "League of Literary Gentlemen" seem to break up, Ethan Chandler starts to realize the repercussions and comes to grips with his blublad -- sorry, wrong show -- werewolf ways, Dorian Gray (Reeves) pines for Eva Green who seems to go on sabbatical to a more colorful but equally desolate landscape. Caliban feels human touch, Chandler cleanses the "LLG" headquarters, and the Bride of Caliban experiment works (of course). 

Season 2 looks like it will be shaping up to be a wonderful feast for Victorian old souls of this world. But it's my hope as both a serious writer and obviously a little of a Victorian old soul in myself hopes for an overall arc that will not stop dead in its tracks like season one. Plus, the use of Danny Sampani (Sembene) as Murray's faithful servant in the trailer gives me hope that maybe it won't entirely be the "Eva Green Show" but "Penny Dreadful" can go so many different directions. I only ask, Logan, bring me on as a script writer!! Pretty please?

It May Not Be Christmas Anymore, but  This Live Version of Hey Rosetta's  "Carry Me Home" is Absolutely Beautiful!...

... and They Also Have a New Video!

Here on muchmusic.com
Because a "Backstreet's Back" Reference is Just too Easy... 

I am so excited for this, you have no idea! Basically documenting the time five best friends and brothers (oh, how many times have we read that in the thank you notes!) moved into a house in London, where they composed and recorded their newest album "In a World Like This." Like all reality shows that show multiple personalities living under one roof without their families or wives, magic happens, music is made, friendships solidify harder but not without a little drama. This is where I cue the trailer where Nick blows up, "I'm not afraid of you anymore." Online commenters speculate that might be directed towards my Backstreet Boy, the strong and silent Kevin Richardson.   STWYMO will be full of the Backstreet history of boy band-dom (whether or not it will be intertwined with the modern day is anyone's guess), the fantastic songs that came off the latest album, including "In a World Like This," "Madeline" and the title song, and basically exhibiting the question asked in the trailer, "What do you do when you're a full grown man in a boy band?" If anyone needs me January 30th, you can find me at one of the local movie theaters.  Hey Geronimo's Lazer Gun Show LIVE 

Although this video is a few months old my favorite Australian band Hey Geronimo literally JUST put this video up on YouTube. Promoting 2 songs on Australia's The Children's Hospital Telethon, this is one of the rarest moments to see the band in live form with less crappy audio. I so approve this it hurts! You can also find all of the lyrics to their songs on their website, finally! Linnea Olsson Fleeting Performance on P3 Guild

I had a conversation with a friend a few weeks ago that while she seemed to be more of a violin personality, I seem to be more of the cello although I do love the violin. As the list of my favorite cellists grows, Linnea Olsson is my current cello-girl-crush at the moment. Literally just today, this quirky performer posted a fleeting but beautiful performance on Sweden's Top of the Pops-esque "P3 Guild." The performance only runs until 2:15. 

 

 

 

Ghost Hunters, rewatching Dark Shadows and the first season of American Horror Story, the new season of American Horror Story, Ghost Adventures... I think I need a HAA (Horror Addicts Anonymous) meeting.

And now a picture of John Lennon (birthday boy on the 9th) and a kitteh!

"You Got Me Stuck on Repeat,"
Ghost Adventures Crew

This.
 No summary needed, just... thank you. thank you so much.

Dhani Harrison covers Daddy's
"For You Blue"

Just as charitable, magnetic and wonderful as his father, Dhani takes the little known Beatles tune "For You Blue" and not only assigns it to GAP's fall ads but also raises money for the George Harrison Material World Charitable Foundation and the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation for spinal cord injury. I hate to warn you but if this is on your musical device, it will make smile like a crazy person in public.

So much Glee!!!! *squee*

Amanda Palmer: 10,000 points,
Sinead O'Connor: 0

We all think we're personally doing the right thing in our opinions sometimes; but in the instance of Sinead O'Connor releasing an open letter to Miley Cyrus, there is a magical system called proofreading and common sense.  Since everyone has an opinion over Cyrus's performance at the Video Music Awards, everyone has to put in their two cents, especially when Cyrus, according to O'Connor is "worth more than your body or your sexual appeal" and "is allowing yourself to be pimped." Excuse me? It's almost as if O'Connor is saying like she has it coming or in other words, slut shaming.

In comes Amanda Palmer with her open letter to Sinead O'Connor. "Miley is, from what I can gather, in charge of her own show. She's writing the plot and signing the checks, and although I think it's tempting to imagine her in the board room and management, I don't think any of them masterminded her current plan to be a raging, naked, twerking sexpot." Finally! Someone said what no one was saying, and that personally is my opinion.

But what pissed me off the most is O'Connor's statement, "We don't encourage our daughters to walk around naked [...] because it makes them prey for animals and less than animals..." It's as if saying even though culture sexualizes, women as artists shouldn't even bother expressing their sexuality and the sexiness that is the feminine form. I applaud Miley for getting naked; it was called for a very naked and honest song that is Wrecking Ball.

Palmer weighs in on my irritation as well, worded and proofread brilliantly: "Do I want a whole generation of teenagers looking at Miley Cyrus to determine that the only way to get hits and hawk your music is to rip your clothes off and wiggle around as violently and loudly as possible? ... Fuck no. But I don't want to tell them it's wrong, either, because like I said: the field has to encompass EVERYTHING."

In a nutshell, everyone has their opinion and culture sexualizes women. And if the woman artist is lucky enough, like Miley, to portray female sexuality in a tasteful and sexually empowering way, that's the only way to get to a younger audience since we live in a Puritanical country where a strong woman who owns her sexuality is basically slut shamed. In a nutshell? America and most of its inhabitants sucks.

Hey Geronimo Release a
"Lazer Gun Show"

 And damn, it's catchy and awesome.

 

Click here for some awesome

Victor Garber as Jesus in 1973's "Godspell"
in front of Freshly Mounted Twin Towers. Surreal, yo.

Click here and you will be taken to the playlist

Regardless of my theories on the concept of marriage; it's great for those who want it (and I know a very deserving lady couple who will be married soon and I hope they find a song on here that they will enjoy ... aaand maybe play at their reception? =] ) who are lucky enough to find their someone. But it's clear to me I'm meant for a "lesbian handfasting"... are those legal? #curiouserandcuriouser

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