I know. It's been almost a month and a half since I have advertised a few of my (new) favorite things, but you know, life. In the lieu of life and wondering if anyone is actually reading this blog or this post, leave a shout out in the comments and make a girl feel good. Please? But since it has been a month and a half, there has been plenty things cooking in my Vspot folder...


Five of the Best Words in the English dictionary: Emmy the Great, New Album


Our favorite anti-folkster has moved to the West Coast from England and adopted a new sound, this we already knew from her "Swimming Pool" single from last year. Now there are three more songs attached to this new EP entitled "S" and they all are made of ambient, sensitive, honest, and electropoppy goodness.  Even in the first few seconds of "Somerset (I Can't Get Over)" you feel that "oof" factor in the "tell me something that's real like please don't get over me." But that's what Emmy has done even in her previous incarnation of Regina Spektor's lyrical cousin with her cleverness. Case in point in the same song, "F. Scott Fitzergald, Tennessee Williams/Come on let's talk about something different..." I always find it fascinating that an album or an EP comes out around a life experience of hers and that's why I love her so much. Now Taylor Swift on the other hand....(j/k)

NEW TRAILER for 
"The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"


Ten of the Most Orgasmic Words in the English Language:
Josh Groban, Three New Videos and a New Album Coming


Josh Groban will be putting a new album into the world that sounds much more promising than "All That Echoes" (sorry!) IN TWO WEEKS! While it will be nothing original like "Illuminations," which I will forgive because my Joshy has been very busy for the last few years, he will tackle the Broadway standard. Already it's been reported that standards such as "Pure Imagination" (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory), "What I Did for Love" (A Chorus Line), "Bring Him Home" (Les Miserables) "You'll Never Walk Alone" (Carousel), "Finishing the Hat" (Sunday in the Park with George), "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (The Wizard of Oz), "Try to Remember" (The Fantasticks), "Not While I'm Around" (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street), "Children Will Listen" (Into the Woods) among many others. Oh, and "All I Ask of You" from Phantom of the Opera. You *do* *not* want to hear the noises I made when I discovered that one. This will be a VERY happy experience!



The Von Trapps Are Doing Indie Pop


The Sound of Music notwithstanding, "Kurt" or Werner in the real world von Trapp's great grandchildren, Sofia, Melanie, Amanda and golden hair God -- I, I mean -- August made a band and they're awesome. While the von Trapps have already released an album with the easy listening band, Pink Martini, they are putting out a more Indie poppy sound on their "Dancing in Gold" EP that will come out -- oh hey! -- today. Unfortunately, I missed the chance to see them in Des Moines a few weeks ago (but luckily I got the secondhand scoop from a friend who opened for them) but I'm ready to hear more than just the YouTube clip of their new song. Their genetic harmonies are just as genetically tight and I am so ready for this!
[EDIT: (4/14 1:23) IT'S HEERREE!]
My Homegirl Mackenzie Scott is Being Awesome Again...

By this point, you all know my deep homegirl affection for Mackenzie Scott. She's adorable and awesome and honest and can rock a Kum and Go trucker hat like no one's business. But I digress. That honesty has come back in a more vibrant way via "Sprinter" coming out May 5. While her first album was painfully truthful and beautiful in that melancholic kind of way, this time around (if her singles "Strange Hellos" and "Sprinter" is any indication), it's raw and as autobiographic as the first album. In an interview with pitchfork, she explains the lyrics come inspired by her family (she herself being adopted as well as the mother who raised her).
"Whether it be abandonment, or fear of rejection, or perhaps inability to connect with people, comes down to that fear of isolation, of not being good enough. Those are themes that have cropped up in my personal life, in my writing, and my Mom can definitely understand that herself."
Sold!
(From Left to Right: Garden Variety, Blossom Dandy, Flowerista, Petal Pushers, Perennial Chic, Picked Perfect)

Now this is pretty cool. Fashionista extraordinare Rebecca Minkoff has partnered with Essie, not only as the Global Color Desiger but also creating some magnificent colors with the nail polish line. If the names are not any indication, it's definitely a garden of bright and floral....ness.  My faves? I'm definitely into Garden Variety and Flowerista and rather curious of Petal Pushers. You never know about the undertone or thickness of a polish until you are at CVS with your scotch tape. Completely normal! 







All the "N.P.H."

Pretty much all of this. All. Of. This.

" "American Sniper" alone is responsible for over $300 million of that. So congratulations to them. To put that in perspective, everyone on this side of the theater  is the 7 other nominees and American Sniper is Oprah."

"Tonight on this stage we have come together to celebrate and hopefully fall in love with moving pictures all over again. OK, maybe not "Smurfs 2.""

"An actor [Channing Tatum] who is as appealing playing a male stripper as he is playing a wrestler in a onesie. He's the real deal, pants down. Hands down. Did I say pants? I meant pants. "

[on Dana Perry's pom pom dress] 
"I like that dress, it takes a lot of balls to wear a dress like that."

[After coming on stage in his underwear via "Birdman"]
"After that last entrance, I am a changed man"

"In "A Million and One Ways How to Die in the West," I pooped in a hat."

"Benedict Cumberbatch is not only the best name in show business, it's also the response when you ask John Travolta to pronounce Ben Affleck."

"The original title for "Gone Girl" was "Bitches Be Trippin', Yo!"

The Best Moments


"To every woman who gave birth, to every citizen and taxpayer, it’s our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal rights for women of the United States of America!" - Patricia Arquette

and Meryl's response....

[Describing five actresses in Best Supporting Role as four actresses and...] "In accordance to California state law, Meryl Streep" - Jared Leto




[on "Birdman" director, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu] 
"Who gave this son of a bitch a green card?" - Sean Penn

The Best Wins

Best Supporting Actor: 
J.K Simmons (Whiplash)

Best Foreign Language Film: 
Ida [Poland]

Best Supporting Actress: 
Patricia Arquette (Boyhood)

Best Actor in a Leading Role: 
Eddie Redmayne (Theory of Everything)

Best Actress in a Leading Role: 
Julianne Moore (Still Alice)

The Best Tweets


After that Sound of Music/Julie Andrews moment, I think I need to go lie down. in the fetal position.

If Jared Leto doesn't walk away from this Oscars with a Garnier Fructis commercial then life has failed him.

 B. retweeted
 · 1 hour ago
Um... is Completely Unarguably Nailing it. Sorry. I know I supposed to be snarky, But that's what's happening

Julie Andrews: the only human being that can nail the correct pronunciation of Budapest.

. has a switch on the small of his neck. It goes to "Likable" or "More Likable."

Idris is so goddamned handsome. Did I just Tweet that? I dunno. Fuck you. Shut up.

 · 4 hours ago
When a director/producer just needs someone 2 shake their head sarcastically 2 the camera, do they immediately think Questlove?

I love that all of Hollywood laughed when Patricia Arquette mentioned taxes.

Those two empty seats next to Leto are for me and our shared-custody cat, Noodles.

Maybe the doormen have some off stage water bottles to take care of their business during commercial breaks?

Chloe Grace Moretz has on a dress with pockets. That's how millennials roll.

The would have crushed that opening number

 B. retweeted
 · 2 hours ago
Where's the Oscar for John Travoltas wig?
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