I recently downloaded this album and fell in love almost instantly. It's by a 16 year old New Zealand girl, who goes by the name of 'Lorde', and features the song "Royals" (which is really popular at the moment).
It has 6 tracks on it; The Love Club, Royals, Bravado, Million Dollar Bills, Biting Down and a Bravado Remix. I'd heard 'Royals' on the radio before, so of course that was my initial favourite.. HOWEVER, I really grown to like 'The Love Club' after listening to it because it has this crazy catchy tune to it!
I haven't really connected with 'Million Dollar Bills' or 'Biting Down', because they have a bit of a techno kind of alternate feel to them. But, I think that that contributes a lot to the album, because it shows that Lorde takes on some different types of music, not just classic pop stuff.
I think it's a pretty good ep, and I can't wait to get a full album out of her, because she has a really cool voice, that you wouldn't pick to be a teenage girl's. This is a pretty short entry, but if anyone knows of any music like this tweet me, because it's really fresh and there's not many singers around with her kind of music.
O.
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Friday, 23 August 2013
The Mortal Instruments
This is about both the movie and the book, because I SAW THE MOVIE LAST NIGHT!
There are six of these books, and I read them ages ago - immediately becoming a fan, with the twitter account dedicated to it and all. They're the perfect mix of fight scenes and romance, but they do get a little weird at the end of book one to book three.
It's about this group of people, called Shadowhunters, who fight demons and keep the world safe, and of course there's that one girl who is a normal teenager until she finds out that her parents are really powerful Shadowhunters. The two love interests (there's really only one, but anyway) are Jace and Simon. I absolutely loved Jace is the books because he was supposed to be mega gorgeous, and also had all these hilarious lines about how good he was. BUT, in the movie I liked Simon just that little bit more, because, well, ROBERT SHEEHAN. He's actually an actor from the TV show 'Misfits' (which I wrote about recently) and is per-fect.
I think I liked the movie more than I liked the books.... Which is weird because a lot of book readers find issues with the movie! Anyway, I think it's probably one of the best adaptions I've seen in a long time, basically because of how perfect the casting was. I didn't think they would be, but each and everyone of the characters was exactly how I imagined they would be. They also stuck to the plot pretty closely and threw a A LOT of quotes from the book in there, which is something I absolutely loved!
They did skip a few parts and put things from book three in there, so if you're the kind of person who is reads book one, watches movie one, etc. THIS ISN'T A GOOD IDEA! If you're reading the books now, and don't want any spoilers, then I really suggest you wait until you're onto book four.
All in all, I thought it was super cheesy, but absolute perfection.
O.
It's about this group of people, called Shadowhunters, who fight demons and keep the world safe, and of course there's that one girl who is a normal teenager until she finds out that her parents are really powerful Shadowhunters. The two love interests (there's really only one, but anyway) are Jace and Simon. I absolutely loved Jace is the books because he was supposed to be mega gorgeous, and also had all these hilarious lines about how good he was. BUT, in the movie I liked Simon just that little bit more, because, well, ROBERT SHEEHAN. He's actually an actor from the TV show 'Misfits' (which I wrote about recently) and is per-fect.
I think I liked the movie more than I liked the books.... Which is weird because a lot of book readers find issues with the movie! Anyway, I think it's probably one of the best adaptions I've seen in a long time, basically because of how perfect the casting was. I didn't think they would be, but each and everyone of the characters was exactly how I imagined they would be. They also stuck to the plot pretty closely and threw a A LOT of quotes from the book in there, which is something I absolutely loved!
They did skip a few parts and put things from book three in there, so if you're the kind of person who is reads book one, watches movie one, etc. THIS ISN'T A GOOD IDEA! If you're reading the books now, and don't want any spoilers, then I really suggest you wait until you're onto book four.
All in all, I thought it was super cheesy, but absolute perfection.
O.
Wednesday, 14 August 2013
Misfits
I have this friend from school who is a massive movie and TV fan. He gives heaps good suggestions about what the best shows are to watch and about 90% of the time, he's absolutely spot on.
The show I'm getting hooked on at the moment is a show called "Misfits", which came out in England sometime around 2009. It's about a group of young offenders who get struck by lightning while doing their community service and start to develop these "super powers".
Robert Sheehan - who is playing Simon in 'The Mortal Instruments' (which comes out in 8 days!!!) - and Iwan Rheon (a pretty dang good singer) are two of the main characters in it, and are a fairly large part of the attraction to the show for me, because they're two of the many people I love.
The language in it is pretty rough and there is some violence, so I definitely DON'T recommend it for the younger audiences. I'm pretty okay with the violence and a bit of swearing, however, they do use A LOT of bad language, which is really something I can't stress enough, because I really think it's something that younger kids shouldn't be subject to hearing.
BUT, if you're into a bit of action mixed with the supernatural kind of thing (like me), then this is totally something worth looking into!
Sayonara.
O.
The show I'm getting hooked on at the moment is a show called "Misfits", which came out in England sometime around 2009. It's about a group of young offenders who get struck by lightning while doing their community service and start to develop these "super powers".
Robert Sheehan - who is playing Simon in 'The Mortal Instruments' (which comes out in 8 days!!!) - and Iwan Rheon (a pretty dang good singer) are two of the main characters in it, and are a fairly large part of the attraction to the show for me, because they're two of the many people I love.
The language in it is pretty rough and there is some violence, so I definitely DON'T recommend it for the younger audiences. I'm pretty okay with the violence and a bit of swearing, however, they do use A LOT of bad language, which is really something I can't stress enough, because I really think it's something that younger kids shouldn't be subject to hearing.
BUT, if you're into a bit of action mixed with the supernatural kind of thing (like me), then this is totally something worth looking into!
Sayonara.
O.
Monday, 12 August 2013
Divergent by Veronica Roth
So if there's one thing I really love, it's books that are then made into movies. Right now, a lot of the books I've read over the past few years that are being made into a movie and in general, I'm really excited for all of them! One of these books is 'Divergent' by Veronica Roth.
I was sitting on the fence about this book and I'm still not really sure how much I liked it. It was set in another dystopian kind of world; ever since 'The Hunger Games' became big, these types of books have become a lot more common.
I think that I liked the first one and I'd probably tell readers that it's a good read, but there is a sequel and it just drags it out a bit too much.
My advice would be to read the first one, and if you really really really like it, then go on to the next one. BUT if you thought it was just OKAY, then I'll bet you don't like the next one...
So, do what I did with Twilight and just wait for the movies!
Ciao -O
I was sitting on the fence about this book and I'm still not really sure how much I liked it. It was set in another dystopian kind of world; ever since 'The Hunger Games' became big, these types of books have become a lot more common.
I think that I liked the first one and I'd probably tell readers that it's a good read, but there is a sequel and it just drags it out a bit too much.
My advice would be to read the first one, and if you really really really like it, then go on to the next one. BUT if you thought it was just OKAY, then I'll bet you don't like the next one...
So, do what I did with Twilight and just wait for the movies!
Ciao -O
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