Jump to content

Mer

Supporters 2.0
  • Content Count

    5,627
  • Joined


Reputation Activity

  1. fishtails liked a post in a topic by Mer in Best Lana-Related LA Places?   
    Chateau Marmont has a nice bar (altho I don't think you're 21 yet so...), and if you have time to go to Malibu it can be a fun day trip. Venice is nice as well. 
     
    It really depends on where you're staying. If you're gonna be on the westside, all of these things should be doable with a car and some well timed driving to avoid the rush hours. 
  2. Mer liked a post in a topic by taco truck in Best Lana-Related LA Places?   
    I went to Mel’s last time!! I think I went to the wrong location though. They do still have the Lana shake, and they have a Ocean Blvd shake that I’m going to get this time
  3. fishtails liked a post in a topic by Mer in Best Lana-Related LA Places?   
    Go to Mel’s! Idk if they’re still serving the Lana shake tho?
  4. taco truck liked a post in a topic by Mer in Best Lana-Related LA Places?   
    Go to Mel’s! Idk if they’re still serving the Lana shake tho?
  5. Mer liked a post in a topic by crazyforyou in Taylor Swift   
    I don’t think she’s been singing it at all except for the first few shows and one exception in Nashville 
  6. Mer liked a post in a topic by prettywhenimhigh in São Paulo, Brazil @ MITA Festival - June 3rd, 2023   
    personally my favorite moment was  
     

  7. Mer liked a post in a topic by lustfor in São Paulo, Brazil @ MITA Festival - June 3rd, 2023   
    no she singin honeymoon rn
  8. Mer liked a post in a topic by littleredpartydress in São Paulo, Brazil @ MITA Festival - June 3rd, 2023   
    The cola was found flat
  9. Mer liked a post in a topic by kuntsugi in São Paulo, Brazil @ MITA Festival - June 3rd, 2023   
    lana singing cola:

  10. Mer liked a post in a topic by Lanaparadiserey in São Paulo, Brazil @ MITA Festival - June 3rd, 2023   
    She really said happy pride twinks
  11. jamesss liked a post in a topic by Mer in LDRX - Thoughts & Speculations Thread   
    Just to get ahead of it, can we all agree to call it “Glass Castle” (if it’s real). 
  12. Mer liked a post in a topic by blackenedrussianpoetry in Rob Grant ("Lost at Sea" album out June 9th, 2023)   
    Dragonslayer’s older sister 
  13. Thunder Revenant liked a post in a topic by Mer in Norman Fucking Rockwell - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll   
    What does this have to do with interpreting a Lana Del Rey album? No one is being hurt by any one interpretation so I really don’t see the need for dog whistling conservative talking points in a LGBTQ safe space. 
  14. love deluxe liked a post in a topic by Mer in Norman Fucking Rockwell - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll   
    What does this have to do with interpreting a Lana Del Rey album? No one is being hurt by any one interpretation so I really don’t see the need for dog whistling conservative talking points in a LGBTQ safe space. 
  15. love deluxe liked a post in a topic by Mer in Norman Fucking Rockwell - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll   
    In all honesty I see both Born To Die and Norman Fucking Rockwell to be tongue-in-cheek exaggerations of certain aspects of modern Western culture. 
     
    On BTD, even the title itself seems to make fun of both the nihilism in American culture and the consumerism of drugs, glamor, etc. (I.e., you aren't born to live or born to succeed, you're born to live fast, consume as much as possible, and die doing so). The songs explore this teenage-fantasy-wasteland where a lot of life's problems can be escaped by having sex, doing drugs, and constantly living on the run. It's about the extremes of the excess in our culture. 
     
    On NFR, the title is sarcastic. Norman Rockwell was an American propagandist who drew picturesque scenes of rural American life, and helped sell the idea of "the simple life" in suburbs and rural areas. Putting the "fucking" between his name expresses mockery and disdain of Norman and what he stood for. The songs themselves are softer, calmer, and the subject mature more introspective. The songs discuss the burnout caused by trying to create this perfect little suburban life for yourself, and in a way it echos the theme of BTD--in that whether you embrace the teenage-fantasy-wasteland of degeneracy, or try to embrace the Norma Rockwell suburban utopia, you still end up empty, alone, and craving something more concrete than either empty version of Western culture. 
  16. poetic jess liked a post in a topic by Mer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil @ MITA Festival - May 27th, 2023   
    Sorry to this man but he has the most grating, annoying voice ever and he's singing the words wrong. Won't be streaming. Hopefully someone uploads the official stream to YouTube later. 
  17. poetic jess liked a post in a topic by Mer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil @ MITA Festival - May 27th, 2023   
    These bitches don't even know the lyrics FFS 
  18. poetic jess liked a post in a topic by Mer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil @ MITA Festival - May 27th, 2023   
    OUCH the mic feedback 
  19. Candy Necklace liked a post in a topic by Mer in Norman Fucking Rockwell - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll   
    Well...yeah? Not sure what you mean by this. Most of the Western world is very much defined and influenced by the US's ideals and lifestyles. Canada, US, and the UK all have a very similar cultural identity at their core, and so does Western Europe and Australia? Capitalism, individualism, nuclear-family, suburban-bliss...these things may have originated in the US, but they're pretty far reaching now. 
  20. past the bushes liked a post in a topic by Mer in Norman Fucking Rockwell - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll   
    What does this have to do with interpreting a Lana Del Rey album? No one is being hurt by any one interpretation so I really don’t see the need for dog whistling conservative talking points in a LGBTQ safe space. 
×
×
  • Create New...