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Next era sound: Disco plz.

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The tinsel, streamers, and assorted DIY video decorations. The infamous fishtank. The trailer. The sparkle jumprope. This is like candy for fans for whom her early years are like the stuff of legend.

inb4 she had a persona called Golden Compact Mirror Princess. Checking MySpace archives now.
 
Jesus. Namedropping Steven Mertens yet again. This feels more personal than half of Lanalysis. Speaking of which, I get the feeling that unless K is a real person, Mertens is the real guy she has in mind most in her songs. She certainly has had him in mind most in her interviews.
 
Oh, I bet he gave you the fuzz.
 
It really runs in the family, doesn't it?
 
Wait... are they watching TV while driving?

Didn't another interviewer just debunk this?
 
Say what?
 

 
Put The Radio On.mp3
 
Oh, I bet you took the D train a lot.
BTW InfoSec Taylor Swift would tell you sharing even former addresses is bad opsec.
 
TO BE CONTINUED... (fucking quote limits)

she's hilarious 
 

Are you working on anything new?
Yeah, I just wrote two songs for Tim Burton and Harvey Weinstein’s film called Big Eyes and I’m working on a new record. I’m also always writing small pieces for independent films etc. Dan Heath and Rick Nowels are two of my dearest friends and producers and we are always up to something.
Where do you live and how many cars do you have?
I live in Koreatown, in east LA and I have two Jags.
Who do you listen to?
I stream KJazz wherever I am on my phone. That is the only thing I listen to.
Who do you fuck with in the music business?
I fuck with Azealia Banks because I have the same artistic inclinations as her and the same taste in men.
Who do you feel you are connected to in music on a psychic and psychological level?
Cat Power and Father John Misty.
Who do you most relate to in terms of your career right now?
Lil Kim
What do you love?
I love the beach. I love when I have those rare moments where I just turn off and don’t worry about anything- maybe put the radio on, drive from LA to Santa Barbara. Maybe take a boat along the coast. I also like to write, late at night near Wilshire Boulevard.
I know when you lived in New York for 8 years you said you’d never leave, What happened?
I loved New York. When I was there it was almost my sole source of inspiration, more than any other man, writer or rapper, but it’s harder for me to get around now. I used to take late night walks over the Williamsburg Bridge, go to all the 24 hour diners with $5 and beg the waiters to let me stay all night in exchange for the purchase of one giant slice of chocolate cake. I would sit for hours and read about interesting people like Karl Lagerfeld and listen to books on tape by Tony Robins to keep me company. I would take the D train to Coney Island, take the D train back to the Bronx where I lived on Hughes Avenue.
I wonder how many notebooks you filled on those subway rides…
So many.
I remember for the short time we lived together in NYC, I used to come home from work and see the entire wall of our studio apartment covered in weird tropical backdrops from the Party City store. There would be tinsel everywhere and streamers taped to the walls and I was furious because it looked like the most bizarre amateur movie set, plus I was worried for your sanity because I couldn’t see where you were going with all of it. Looking back though, your obsession with strange nick knacks and Hawaiian embellishments were like little hints of colors to come for future sounds and videos.
Yeah, of course I remember those days. You hated my electric fishtank which gave me endless amusement. (She winks!)
For the record, I loved that fish tank, you gave it to me for my 19th birthday. I believe the inadvertant theme was ‘Chinatown.’ Now, I know you don’t love to talk about this because journalists have sort of mythologized your past but let’s talk about the trailer park you lived in for a few years- I shot you there when you were 22 and continued to shoot you there for a couple years while you were writing and entertaining and wrapping up your album with David Kahne. You were so sweet and happy that you had your very own place to write and reside in, and extra money from that $10,000 indie contract. It was also a sad time for you because you separated from Steven Mertens who had originally produced that record and who was your boyfriend at the time. I don’t really have to ask you this because as your sister, I think I already know, but would you say this was your most enriching time as an artist and happiest time in New York (despite the split from Steven.)
[smile] Yes.
Do you remember decorating David Kahne’s studio? I remember sitting next to a decorative Urn during one of your recording sessions. Even now, you’ll bring ribbons or bows or specific iconography to recording sessions. How important is it that your space reflects your personal style or headspace?
I honestly haven’t thought about that in so long. I used to have to have some sort of talisman with me if I was writing. Something connected to the lyrics like a sparkle jumprope or a golden compact mirror- at the time it was really important. Now I have internalized so much of what I’ve come to love that I don’t think about it as much any more.
Why do some people give you a hard time in general?
I choose to write about what I know. I choose not to discuss those stories any further than my music. It doesn’t make things easy for me publicly or in interviews and I do interviews because I believe the music is good enough for me to support it as best I can. Sometimes when the things you say and the way you look don’t add up- people are quick to label you as an impersonator or feel like you’re not entitled to the life experiences you’ve really lived. They’re not deep enough to intuit.
I know you told me in person that you were grateful for your time spent with Jon Parales from the New York Times, what made that experience better than the rest?
For one, he had manners. He was articulate and insightful and aware that I hadn’t done interviews for a year. He did what so many people can’t do which is gauge who a person is through intuition and feeling. Also known as reading between the lines. He has his own internal moral compass and had nothing to gain by telling lies.
Despite the difficulties you’ve had and the tumultuous relationship with the media, it seems like the people who really listened to your record unanimously agree that Ultraviolence is rich with beautiful melodies and uncompromisingly true to your innate aesthetic, describe your process writing this last album…was it significantly different from writing your first?
Not really. When you have a true natural aesthetic, everything comes from the same place and feels the same way as it bubbles up. For me it’s the timing of when I will be inspired that’s unpredictable. The muse I guess you would call it. I could have a lucky run of a flawless string of melancholic melodies that come to me. Or I could wait for years and hear nothing. Of course I always write regardless- but that’s different from being in the flow and effortlessly channeling rhymes and rhythms etc.
What do you do when inspiration is hard to come by? 
Talking about inspiration only makes sense when you’re talking to someone whose truly been inspired and created from that place. It’s difficult when I don’t feel inspired and it’s usually a sign that I’m not living right.
We’ve talked a lot this year about our personal connections to a higher power, what kind of role does prayer or meditation have in your artistic process?
I guess I would say that the beautiful thing about feeling connected to something greater is that even at my lowest point I always have a feeling that I’m being taken care of.
I came with you to Nashville this year along with our longtime friend and Electric Lady owner, Lee Foster. Did you enjoy your time there? I know for me it was a dream, us three living in those little cabins in Mount Juliette, that hot tub in the bedroom, trying to get the truck out of the mud, lots of flannel, driving into Nashville each day.. Did you feel like it gave you what you needed environmentally?
Yes, first of all it was away from home so that was influential in its own way. Having you and Lee there and of course the excitement of working with Dan created a good environment. He gave me that fuzz and that buzz. I also met some girls I loved, namely Nikki Lane, who you shot for Rolling Stone I think? She was an amazing girl. I loved her spirit and her voice and all of us going to a couple of house parties together during my time there gave me a good warm feeling.
Dope, so to wrap up, any plans for the future?
Not really.
[Laughs] Ok, well we should probably focus on the road now, our 250 miles on I-97 is almost up. What episode of Snapped do you want to watch? I’m looking now, it’s between an ex-stripper with three fiancees and a life insurance policy, OR a mother daughter duo whose murder case is probably in the works for a lifetime movie.
We’ve got time for both.
(Car Audio) **It started as an unusual romance between one young woman and three older men…**
 
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this is iconic

This one? This is a photo of her and Neil Krug behind the scenes of their Complex Magazine shoot - 

"It was weird how that actual title came to me. I was riffing over a couple of chords that Jack was playing for the title track, which ended up being called “Norman Fucking Rockwell.” It was kind of an exclamation mark: so this is the American dream, right now. This is where we’re at—Norman fucking Rockwell. We’re going to go to Mars, and Trump is president, all right. Me and Jack, we just joke around constantly about all the random headlines we might see that week, so it’s a slight cultural reference. But it’s not a cynical thing, really. To me, it’s hopeful, to see everything as a little bit funnier. The chaos of the culture is interesting, and I’m hopeful that there’s room for there to be some movement and excitement within it."
 

Can someone tell me how to spot a fake coke spoon necklace through pictures? Like the difference between the official and the one from etsy. thanks in advance  

i don't think that's patti, maybe a teacher or school staff? maybe it is patti... who knows 

This picture is sending me her mum dad’s wife looks like a GIANT next to her 

she did!
 

i love this video and truly thought it was going to lead to something more/was a teaser for COCC era's story/aesthetics but that didn't turn out to be true at all! it is bizarre and camp, serving the drama in a way she hadn't since HM.

I've been thinking about this lately.. like are we just a super lucky fandom? are we also insane? lol

I was recently looking into what typewriter Lana has and stumbled onto this thread here. I looked into this years ago and had found it, forgot what it was, but recently wanted to finally buy it...anyways, a few pages ago a couple of you were talking about it & I thought I'd add to the discussion on it a bit for anyone in the future who might be looking into this stuff. Idk if you guys remember this pic of her from years ago:

She's definitely been using the same typewriter this whole time. It's the same one in the Interview magazine video:

So anyways, just wanted to let ya'll know that it's in the Royal Scriptor line (I not II), the model #s that work for it are AX-150 or the newer 69149V
Also I find it funny that with this typewriter there's a little door in the back of it to coil the cord into but apparently she didn't want to bother with it that time. ?

The road is long, we carry on
Gimme them gold coins, gimme them coins
But you fit me better than my favorite sweater and I know
They say that the world was built for two
 
Can we hit it now low down and gritty?
Blurrin' the lines between real and the fake
There's no release, I feel you in my dreams
Like a fucking dream I'm living in
It's alarming, truly, how disarming you can be
How did you get that way? I don't know
 
Cruisin' down the coast, goin' about 99
We were skippin' school and drinkin' on the job
Gold and silver-lined my heart
I know what the boys want, I'm not gonna play
You're a careless con and you're a crazy liar
 
I'm tired of driving 'till I see stars in my eyes
Your skin so golden brown
We can escape to the great sunshine
Opulence is the end
Warmer than May, her tender sighs
 
In the land of Gods and Monsters
I wear your sparkle
Don't be afraid of me
Everybody knows that I'm a mess
We could go back to Woodstock
I can't break through your world
 
I've got feathers in my hair
You push it hard, I pull away, I'm feeling hotter than fire
Might not appeal to fools like you
I'm stronger than all my men
My life, it comprises of losses and wins and fails and falls
This is my show
 
Sunsets, small town, I'm out of time
It's such a change from old routine
Life is beautiful, but you don't have a clue
He loved guns and roses, he loved guns
People never die in Miami, that's what they all say
Little bullet car if we choose
It's all a game to me anyway
 
When I hear your tunes It's so crazy I could drink it like tequila sunrise The truth is I never bought into your bullshit Screw your anonymity A little party never hurt no one Remaining a perpetual possibility The storms come, in the eye we'll stay   I was so wrong not to tell, I'm in regine, tangerine dreams Carry me home, don't wanna talk about the things to come If you lie down with dogs, then you'll get fleas You won't work another day Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood   It don't matter because it's enough There's no more night, blue skies forever Across the county line My cherries and wine, rosemary and thyme Slippin' on my dress in soft filters High tops in the summer Time after time, writing my lines   Talk that talk, well now they all know your name Critics can be so mean sometimes You let me in, don't leave me out, or leave me dry Cut a rug, lean into the fucking youth But warm is the body of the girl from the land he loves   You said you'd meet me out there tomorrow Something 'bout this sun has made these kids get scary Who am I to sympathize when no one gave a damn? Their arches are illusions, solid at first glance   You act like a kid even though you stand six foot two I'm your man You're beautiful and I'm insane And if I wasn't so fucked up, I think I'd fuck you all the time All the people in the dance will agree   You know that I'd just die to make you proud But if you hold me without hurting me I'm always going to be right here You're brighter than the brightest stars   Topanga's hot tonight Those nights were on fire I bought me a truck in the middle of the night I'll pick you up if you're in town on the corner Don't ask if I'm happy, you know that I'm not   Look how I do this, look how I got this I'm not bored or unhappy, I'm still so strange and wild Keep that bottle at your hand, my man Don't make me be bittersweet Time after time, I think about leaving So play it like a symphony I think you know the same things that I do   Honey, you make me feel I'm invincible I don't wanna end up like Tammy Wynette And life doesn't always work out like we planned They knew he had never been on their TV   But maybe, finally, that'll make it right in the end Summer comes, winter goes All roads that lead to you as integral to me as arteries 'Cause no one does it better Without trial like a stowaway Let's keep it simple, babe   Ever since I fell out of love with you, I fell back in love with the streets I check it, I wreck it, I turn it around But you're not satisfied at the rainbow's end It's strange, but it's true, darling   I get wild and fucking crazy like you never knew But you never cared about my name Swing it high like Jesus, wild and free If you're stressed out, just know you can dance to your song                
 
 

I have a feeling that the "batshit crazy" project that she's been wanting to do for years may be some sort of double/triple release 

The headlights from passing cars
They illuminate my face, and
Leave me in the dark
The voice of Nirvana says
"Come as you are"
And I will
The night time is almost ours
 
One of Lana's most haunting and evocative lyrics. 
 
Oh Say Can You See is a masterpiece, and I can see it being placed on Blue Banisters, right between Nectar of the Gods and Living Legend.

wtf…., you’re just robbing yourselves…. it’s the most effort i think lanas ever put into a project 

please!! If this era doesn’t have one SINGLE interview I will so sad

Supposedly yes but only Lana’s closest friends had copies

iirc Lana’s management have been known to keep close eyes on this site so it’s likely that they literally just get their leak news from here then tell her

okay so who the fuck tells lana when songs leak? like does she have a fan who is in constant contact with her that tells her, "hey we just got x" lol or does she come here and see the thread get made? or does she watch dbree? does her manager tell her? bc she mentioned that living legend leaked in the livestream and she's like "whyyy did you leak that? hmm? why do you leak my favorite songs?" lol

omg same
 
 
omg same
 

Summer, summer's almost gone
We were talking about life, we were sitting outside 'til dawn
But I would still go back
If I could do it all again, I thought
Because it made me feel, made me feel like a god