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  1. Elsemarie159 liked a post in a topic by CatchTheBreeze in Lana Del Rey Nominated for 2 Grammys!   
    Of course "Paradise" deserves every award on this planet. One of the best albums ever. (For me.)
  2. prettydrugs liked a post in a topic by CatchTheBreeze in Lana Del Rey Nominated for 2 Grammys!   
    Of course "Paradise" deserves every award on this planet. One of the best albums ever. (For me.)
  3. sjrq liked a post in a topic by CatchTheBreeze in Lana Del Rey Nominated for 2 Grammys!   
    Of course "Paradise" deserves every award on this planet. One of the best albums ever. (For me.)
  4. CatchTheBreeze liked a post in a topic by Rebel in Tropico Premiere on Vevo   
    Does this work for you?
     
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogaJqd0AWDk
  5. bia liked a post in a topic by CatchTheBreeze in Lana Del Rey's breast   
    Plastic surgery is stupid and I hope Lana won't do that to pump up her breasts. The lip injections are already too much (for my taste). A natural look rules.
  6. CatchTheBreeze liked a post in a topic by Born To Die in CHVRCHES   

  7. CatchTheBreeze liked a post in a topic by sweetlana in Lana Del Rey Interviewed By Electronics Beats Magazine   
    Deep interview imo
     
    http://www.electronicbeats.net/2013/06/19/lana-del-rey-interview/
     
     
    ''The first day that anyone ever wrote about me, as soon as I put “Video Games” up. Everything they wrote was fucking crazy. Like about my dad, about me, like having millions of dollars, and all this shit. I was like, “Really? I thought I was supporting everyone!” [laughing] Everything was not true. As soon as the first person wrote about me, the articles became just blatant, all-out lies. I consider it slander. If I cared more, I’d kill them.''
     

  8. CatchTheBreeze liked a post in a topic by MafiosiPrincessa in Lana Del Rey: What does not kill you makes you weaker (interview)   
    This article is originally in Czech so I ran the text through the rarely accurate but always helpful Google Translate.

     Here's the rough translation:

    Interview with Lana Del Rey was twice canceled literally at the last minute, it worked the third time. Fears of a meeting with an asterisk zpovykanou(?) and its quirks but were ultimately unfounded. In his hotel suite Prague Hilton me about two hours before the event on Electronic Beats conquered the Czech audience welcomed the sweet and smiling young woman in shirt and jeans, which you could not help but notice two things: that it is extremely beautiful and the barefoot.
     

    original article: http://www.reflex.cz/clanek/co-vas-zajima/50309/rozhovor-se-zpevackou-lanou-del-rey-co-te-nezabije-to-te-oslabi.html

     
  9. Jazzmin liked a post in a topic by CatchTheBreeze in Stuff I Like.....   
    I do like Little Boots too! Her last single was fantastic, quite Saint Etienne-esque.
     
    Some artists/bands I like a lot:
    Mylène Farmer - she used to be my favourite female singer for about 20 years (until Lana came along ). Her early clips were epic, dark, mysterious pieces of art.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbXKOmnEKvQ
     
    For a bit of noise I fancy Danish duo The Raveonettes:
    http://vimeo.com/50751476
  10. CatchTheBreeze liked a post in a topic by microgrooove in "Young & Beautiful" - Lead single from The Great Gatsby Soundtrack, OUT NOW!   
    Full Orchestral Version is up:
    https://soundcloud.com/igamusic/lana-del-rey-young-beautiful
  11. CatchTheBreeze liked a post in a topic by Monicker in "Young & Beautiful" - Lead single from The Great Gatsby Soundtrack, OUT NOW!   
    Yeah, that's mostly how i feel. These lyrics sound like self-parody, and this isn’t, by any stretch, the first time that happens. It’s staggering how much her lyrical abilities have steadily declined over her career, even just since BTD. I really don’t know what happened to the creative lyricist in her 
     
    I don’t think Y&B is necessarily a bad song, it just doesn’t do much for me, i really don't feel it. I guess my favorite aspect of the song is the arrangement (i do love the tube bells!) The bridge (lyrics aside) is better than the entire rest of the song. Some people have aptly noted that this song sounds like a kind of hybrid of a few different songs of hers, but the thing is, she already did those songs much better. Not only does this feel like a retread, but also like a leftover, an outtake. But my biggest issue with it, which i had prior to even hearing the whole song, is that it’s constructed around a clunky melody that i find neither interesting, memorable, engaging, or unusual. That the trite question in the lyrics is set to this melody just further brings it down. 
     
    I don’t want to say too much about the production because it’s a low quality file (160 kbps and you can really hear a lot of compression) but it seems like a rather plastic and cold production. Yet not plastic and cold enough to be intentional. I feel like this is obviously supposed to be an emotional song, but it sounds more like going through the motions. Her vocals are more and more often taking on this sedated, drone-y quality that, i hate to say, i’m starting to find tiring. And i’ll keep saying this: i hate the cheap sounding digital reverb they always use on her vocals, i think it does a disservice to her voice. Someone please fucking run this woman’s vocals through a real echo chamber, i promise that everyone’s minds and hearts will melt.
     
    I think the orchestral version sounds much better and i'm interested in hearing that. But again, the lackluster melody and poor lyrics i feel are always going to get in the way of this being a good song. I’m very surprised to hear this being called one of her best songs. That’s a pretty lofty statement considering how much great material she has. I don’t know, i can’t help wonder if that’s just new release excitement talking. Maybe this one will be a grower? 
     
    Lord, i really did not set out to write this much about this song--i've barely even felt anything listening to it. 
     
    To make up for my long-winded dribble, let me leave you with a picture of some cute lambs wearing clothing:
     
     
     
  12. CatchTheBreeze liked a post in a topic by M.I.A. in "Young & Beautiful" - Lead single from The Great Gatsby Soundtrack, OUT NOW!   
    Preview of the second version 
     
    http://lanadelreybrasil.tumblr.com/tagged/orchestral
  13. CatchTheBreeze liked a post in a topic by Trash Magic in Trash Magic * SUPERULTRAVIOLENCE 10 YEAR EDITION   
    haha thanxxxxxxxxx
     
    heres Summer Wine 
     

  14. evilentity liked a post in a topic by CatchTheBreeze in Paradise tour merchandise   
    This is an interesting theory but I doubt you really can draw these conclusions ("piracy" => higher prices for merch). There are several studies who showed that this illegal sharing of music in fact helped artists getting recognition and convinced people to buy the music or go to a concert. So I don't think merch at those big concerts is so expensive because the "poor" megastars would starve otherwise but just to get as much money as possible from the devoted fans. Years before the internet was invented Mylène Farmer f.ex. sold really expensive collector's items to her hardcore fans = to people who want to collect everything ever issued from their idol... (This always appeared to me as a way of almost "ripping of" fans. But on the other hand those guys who bought these collector's stuff were happy, even if they had to pay several 100 bucks for it so no one to blame here maybe.)
  15. burninparadise liked a post in a topic by CatchTheBreeze in Paradise tour merchandise   
    This is an interesting theory but I doubt you really can draw these conclusions ("piracy" => higher prices for merch). There are several studies who showed that this illegal sharing of music in fact helped artists getting recognition and convinced people to buy the music or go to a concert. So I don't think merch at those big concerts is so expensive because the "poor" megastars would starve otherwise but just to get as much money as possible from the devoted fans. Years before the internet was invented Mylène Farmer f.ex. sold really expensive collector's items to her hardcore fans = to people who want to collect everything ever issued from their idol... (This always appeared to me as a way of almost "ripping of" fans. But on the other hand those guys who bought these collector's stuff were happy, even if they had to pay several 100 bucks for it so no one to blame here maybe.)
  16. Valentino liked a post in a topic by CatchTheBreeze in Lana Del Rey's breast   
    Plastic surgery is stupid and I hope Lana won't do that to pump up her breasts. The lip injections are already too much (for my taste). A natural look rules.
  17. xNoirx liked a post in a topic by CatchTheBreeze in Lana Del Rey's breast   
    Plastic surgery is stupid and I hope Lana won't do that to pump up her breasts. The lip injections are already too much (for my taste). A natural look rules.
  18. butterflies liked a post in a topic by CatchTheBreeze in Lana Del Rey's breast   
    Plastic surgery is stupid and I hope Lana won't do that to pump up her breasts. The lip injections are already too much (for my taste). A natural look rules.
  19. trayertrash liked a post in a topic by CatchTheBreeze in Lana Del Rey's breast   
    Plastic surgery is stupid and I hope Lana won't do that to pump up her breasts. The lip injections are already too much (for my taste). A natural look rules.
  20. killkill liked a post in a topic by CatchTheBreeze in Lana Del Rey Covers Leonard Cohen's "Chelsea Hotel No. 2"   
    This is pretty lovely! What a nice surprise to hear something new from Lana.
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