Supersonic Blondes

The higher the hair, the closer to God.

Friends. One of the first albums I really remember listening to as a child was The B52's album "Cosmic Thing". I am happy to say that thanks to some colleague who brought the CD to work, I have rehashed my fascination with that crowd once again. This spawns now to Tom Tom Club, The Talking Heads, and so on. And what great timing! What with their new album "Funplex" and David Byrns making music again, Gosh I just don't feel like a dead beat anymore!

Anyway, I created a mix, duh, of songs that I found to be encapsulating this 80's fun fun fun music. Not really a mind-altering mix, most of it is obvious. But if you are ever in the mood to just let go and dance.... maybe you do need help.




Oh, and here's that toejam video, it's pretty awesome.

A Sexy Playlist

For the 36th Anniversary of Roe V. Wade!
In case you are lost living under a rock, Wikipedia says that "According to the Roe decision, most laws against abortion in the United States violated a constitutional right to privacy under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The decision overturned all state and federal laws outlawing or restricting abortion that were inconsistent with its holdings. Roe v. Wade is one of the most controversial and politically significant cases in U.S. Supreme Court history."

As some of you may know, I belong to the VOX organization at UF: Voice for Planned Parenthood. I won't even begin to get into my personal beliefs on the subject, but I do think that this decision has done more good than bad.

So, what better way to celebrate this landmark than by making a playlist? I have carefully selected (with help from a sexy helper) songs that either are about sex, remind me of sex, or are downright sexy. It was harder than it seemed, pun intended.

But seriously, heres to alternatives.

Too Smart for My Own Survival Kit

A mix of "the essentials"



Let's see who catches the theme.

Galactic Captiva

To me, the only logical way to start a screenplay is with the soundtrack. I feel it is a form of organization, much like an outline. Different songs provoke different emotions and therefor have specific scenes they are allotted to.
I am making a sci-fi film. Inspired by the recent flux in "space" music, I have created a play list that tells the story of Glactic Captiva, a Planet in the M7 Galaxy teeming with bizarre creatures and water. A young cadet, Fletcher, has been sent on a mission to conduct tests and survey the area for future human civilizations. Fletcher finds more than anticipated and cancels the colonization of Galactic Captiva, as he falls for a native Captivan, IngBop.
Below the soundtrack widget, I have made notes of what scenes the songs are in.


"War on Sound"- Credits & intro
"Goodbye Girls"- Mission briefing and shuttle preparation
"Up!"- Lift-off and initial orbit
"ROYGBIV"- Sailing through space and engine room
"Strangers in the Wind"- Approaching M7 Galaxy
"Rocket"- Cockpit and descent onto Galactic Captiva
"Worms"- Encounter with Captivan creatures
"Iris"- Eyes contact between Fletcher and IngBop
"Shadows"- Chase scene/ win IngBop's heart
"Ce Jeu"- Bright lights from planet pressure release and Aroura/ First Kiss
"You and Moon"- Fletcher cancels mission and destroys ship
"Ewan"- -FIN- Credits.

Bunny Hops Down the Aisle.

BMX culture was a huge part of my androgynous childhood. In competition with my younger brother, I insisted that I was to also take part in BMX racing in which he had already begun months prior. I loved every second of it. I wasn't the best, and when the track we went to closed down, me and my brother hung the helmets for good.

It is no wonder that when we weren't racing, we were watching movies about it. In comes RAD, the 1986 film starring Bill Allen as Cru Jones (swoon), and Aunt Becky from full house as his love interest.

Now, what on Earth does an 80's film about biking have to do with music? Simple my friends. Not only is the film riddled with 80's pop music, but they manage to have a BMX/dance/love scene. Not only that, but it is set to the tune of Real Life's "Send Me An Angel". To be honest, this was probably the most romantic thing I had ever seen at the age of 9. But even now, I can't help but dream of having such a spectacle be the "first dance" at my wedding. And you thought I was weird for liking ABBA

Feast your eyes.