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Urban Decay's New Roller Girl Palette

Music | 30 May 2011

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Urban Decay is one of my favorite brands and has been for years! When you are looking for top quality shadows that are pigmented in beautiful shades, Urban Decay is one of the best options! Always coming out with the perfect new palettes and gift sets, they really got my attention with the new set Roller Girl! Always the fan of 70′s nostalgia, I found Roller Girl to be perfectly packaged and filled with the best selection of goodies! Take a look below for some pics and more info!

Packed with four sultry and sweet shades, this palette will be able to take you from day to night easily. “Suspect” is a great shade to use all over the eyelid. Use “Darkhorse” in the crease and “Verve” on the brow bone to give some shimmer and highlight. “Woodstock” is your wild card in this group! Use it in the outer corner of the eye to create a pop of color! You can use a small amount or really layer it on for impact!

Complete with a perfect brown 24/7 Eye Pencil in “Whiskey” and a shimmering pink Lip Junkie Lipgloss! This is the perfect palette to toss in your purse or beachbag for quick touch ups before a night on the town or after a day of fun in the sun! Make sure to head over to Urban Decay for this palette and more!

What is your favorite Urban Decay product?

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Festival Season Part 3: The Bonnaroo Line-up!

Music | 24 May 2011

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If I included every single artist that was going to be at Bonnaroo this year, you’d hate me for going on so long. Instead, I’ve decided to highlight some of my absolute favorites and some of groups I’ve seen live before . . . and loved!
 
If you don’t know already, some the headliners for Bonnaroo 2011 include Eminem AND Lil’ Wayne. I can’t help it, I’m sold.While I haven’t been a huge hip-hop fan since 1993, I really believe that these two are some of the most talented hip-hop superpowers out there right now, and as a writer, I am always impressed with their clever and high-powered lyrics.
 
Raise your hand if you think these two might be teaming up for festival-powered duos!!
The crazy, kooky gypsy punk band, Gogol Bordello, will be there, as well as a Global Gypsy Punk Review curated by Eugene Hutz (that’s Eugene in the middle with the mustache and stripey pants)!
Florence (and the Machine) looks like she got stuck waiting in line on the road, but no, she’ll be there too!
Live electronica gurus, Beats Antique, are coming to woo you with class, ambiance and a bit of tribal bellydance.
Do you like The Strokes? Of course you do, EVERYBODY likes The Strokes!!!
Ray Lamontagne. . . oh goodness. Did anybody see him on Letterman May 12th? If not, then check out this link for the performance.
Loretta Lynn: lookin’ just as sweet as a peach in her pink gown. Collaborator with fellow musician Jack White of The White Stripes, Loretta is as contemporary as ever. Work it girl!
A few years back I got to see the lovely Miss Abigail Washburn (below) play with an-all girl group called Uncle Earl. Abigail was a definite standout, and if you’re lucky, you may get to hear her sing in fluent Mandarin!
And, if you’ve ever seen the Old Crow Medicine Show, then you know that these Alt-Country Bluegrass fellas simply tear the stage up! With super high energy and clever, witty tunes, these good ol’ boys are a total fav.
Who else you ask?
 
How about The Black Keys, My Morning Jacket, Primus, Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Beirut, The Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, G. Love & Special Sauce and Amos Lee. To view the entire line-up go here.
 
Don’t forget our friends the Kopecky Family Band will be there, and you can enter to win 2 tickets to Bonnaroo on the Contest Page! 
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Adele: Soul for a New Century

Music | 05 May 2011

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Happy Birthday ADELE!
 

When I gave in to my instincts and bought the new Adele album on itunes the other day, the genre said “Pop”.
 
Now, aside from being extremely popular the world over, the sultry and soulful music of Adele just doesn’t seem to fit with mega pop stars like Britney, Usher or even “The Biebs”.
 
With the near Gospel first track, “Rolling in the Deep” and a strong Motown influence throughout, this bewitching Brit puts me in the mind of Diana Ross and Aretha Franklin; the infamous Queen of Soul herself! Despite hitting a high point on the first track (you probably won’t break a sweat dancing to this album) the contemporary collection of love songs are deep and full of heart. The stories are far beyond her years (23 today!) and will take you through a series of break-ups and lovelorn hauntings that are never whiny or flat.
 
When I heard the track “Someone Like You” I was pretty much floored, and seriously, I beg you to listen!
 
If you live in New York, Seattle or LA, perhaps you’ll be catching one of her U.S. tour dates.
 
As for the rest of us, is anyone else out there bumping this album as much as I am right now? What genre would YOU put her in?
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Meet Neon Hitch and Enter to Win $500!

Music | 28 April 2011

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Have you heard about our newest contest?!
 
LuLu*s is teaming up with our new favorite Euro pop gypsy, Neon Hitch, for a prize pack you can’t resist! One lucky grand prize winner is going to be lucky enough to win all this:  
 
A $500 shopping spree at LuLu*s
Neon Hitch prize pack: cosmetic case, mini drum, t-shirt, & silly bands
12″ record hand-painted and custom-designed by Neon herself
 
  
Intrigued yet? Enter the contest here, and then read on to learn a little bit more about this intriguing artist.
(And yes, Neon Hitch is her real name.)
 
Born in England and growing up traveling the world on a bus with her hippy parents, Neon spent her formative years as a street performer and trapeze artist. At sixteen, she ran away to India, latering returning to London in pursuit of a singing career. After touring with several artists, including 50 Cent, she hopped the pond to New York where, as luck would have it, she met her now manager James Johnson and producer Benny Blanco.
 

  
In between making her own clothes and traveling in her trailer, she’s been working with such amazing artists as Imogen Heap, Ke$ha, Mike Posner, 3OH!3, Bruno Mars, Jason Derulo, Cathy Dennis, Greg Kirsten, Ryan Tedder, Rivers Coumo (Weezer), David Brook, and Sky Ferreira. Neon was also lucky enough to have a session with Kara DioGuardi, who eventually signed her to Warner Brothers.
 
 
She is currently working on a new album entitled “Beg Borrow and Steal,” but luckily, you can get a preview of her eclectic music right now!
 
 
 I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait for her album to come out so I can dowload it to my running playlist! In order to give you a little sense of this wild child’s happy spirit, I’ve posted this interview from her website below: 
 
Do you have any nicknames?
- Nee Nee
 
Where are you from?
- The World
 
What are your top 5 favorite songs?
Sia – “Breathe Me”
Edward Sharpe – “Home” 
Miike Snow – “Silvia” 
Kate Bush – “Army Dreamers” 
Daniel Johnston – “Some Things Last A Long Time” 
 
If you could magically transport yourself to one place right now, where would it be?
The moon.
 
  
 
  She cites her musical influences as The Beatles, Sia, Kate Bush, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Jay Thomas, the Spice Girls, Daniel Johnston, Nelly Furtado, Miike Snow, Amadou & Miriam, Erykah Badu, The Police. That’s a pretty diverse group of artists, but I think it really reflects her unique creation of soulful, bohemian pop music.
 
Want to watch more of her videos? Check out her YouTube channel and make sure to check out her covers. Her version of “Billionaire” is one of best examples of her beautiful voice unplugged.
 
 
 What do you think of this gypsy child artist? Will she be on your next playlist?
 
Now, go enter the contest for your chance at our awesome prize!
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The Mission Bell Tolls for Amos Lee

Music | 26 April 2011

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Now, I know it was released in January, but that is precisely why Amos Lee’s newest album, Mission Bell, is such a treasure…because I’m still listening to it! Like many of you, I’m sure, I tend to get burnt out on a playlist fairly quickly, but Amos has had a stranglehold on my ears for months now.
I was lucky enough to see him in concert the night before the album dropped, and he just might have put on the best live show I’ve ever seen and heard… seriously. Go see him! He was quite vocal about his excitement over the album release the next day, announcing to the crowd that he “felt like we were waiting for Santa to come down the chimney.” Fortunately, we must have all been good boys and girls, because Mission Bell is a soulful, heartfelt, bluesy-meets-folk-with-a-hint-of-jazz masterpiece.
Mission Bell is a very intimate musical portrait, capturing Lee’s soulful sound and poetic harmonies. A true artist, Lee forms a deep connection with every lyric and note, a union that comes through sublimely to the listener. A few of my new favorites are “El Camino,” “Flower,” “Cup of Sorrow,” and “Windows Are Rolled Down” (which has been stuck in my head for almost two weeks straight now. Not that I’m complaining). Here’s what the former Philadelphia schoolteacher had to say about the album-writing process on his Facebook page:
“My last two records were a little rushed, because I was touring so much and running around a lot…On this one, I took a year and a half and I just sat at home and wrote. I spent more time alone with these songs than I ever did in the past, which I think was really helpful. It was like going to a yard sale or a thrift store—you go through the first time and you might see something, but then you have to keep going back and forth because you always find something else there.”
At his show here in Chico, Amos was playing the song “Black River,” an especially emotional verse, when a loudmouthed concert-goer’s antics had him visibly unsettled. He stopped mid-song, put his guitar down, and announced, “I can’t do this.” He went on to explain how disrespected he felt by the laughing and shouting going on while he was pouring his heart into the performance. (To this, the audience erupted in applause. We didn’t want some loser messing up the mood either.)
You’ll be happy to know that the rowdy fan was escorted out of the building and the show went on. I wasn’t quite sure how to react to the situation at first; I think everyone felt a little awkward and embarassed that this had to happen in our town. But once Amos got going again, the tension subsided and the magical feeling was back. It just showed how seriously Amos Lee takes his art, and how important it is for him to connect to what he’s playing, so that his audience can connect too.
Like Mission Bell, his three previous albums, Amos Lee, Supply and Demand, and Last Days at the Lodge were similarly extraordinary. My favorites? Whichever one I happen to be listening to…But if I must choose, some of my most beloved are: “Colors,” “Keep it Loose, Keep it Tight,” “Truth,” “Sympathize,” and “Supply and Demand.”
 
Now, if you’ll allow me to gush just a teensy bit longer, I can’t leave you without praising Amos Lee’s voice. His vocal range is incredible and his sound will move you to the core. It’s no wonder Rolling Stone magazine named him one of the “Top Ten Artists to Watch” in 2005. I’ll keep watching, thank you.
PS: Check out his opening act: Vusi Mahlasela. Incredible.
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