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She needs a new haircut.

Hopefully this means the label is lining up promo for an album release in September.

A Wrinkle in Time.

I bought a ticket for her show in NYC on November 10, and I'm looking forward to it! I still haven't managed to get through Froot because the album bores the shit out of me. I love TFJ and EH but Froot is so dull to me.

Ugh she better not be collabing with that whiny-voiced reindeer.

Thank gawd. I damn near shot myself just reading that it might be a whole album of Black Beauty.

Birthday Cake What is your dream job?

I've listened to the song more today and I love it now. Definitely a grower.

Daaaarrrrrrrrk bluee.....daaaaaarrrrrk bluee.

It's alright. It'll probably be one of those songs I skip once the whole album is out. I think it's weird that she put this up on Youtube and that there was no iTunes link for purchase. Is this how she's done things in the past? It makes me think she did this against her label's wishes.

Speaking of her father, does anyone know if her parents were at the Governors Ball performance? I was at the front in the VIP section, and this party including an old man and woman were taken all the way to the front but in the exit lane, and when we asked the security guard why they got to cut everyone and be so close, he said, "They're part of Lana Del Rey's party." The old dude was right next to me and he was rolling his eyes and he and the old woman left during Cola. I can't remember their faces too well, but I was wondering if they were Lana's parents lol. /offtopic

I think we'll get it this month, like halfway through. So hopefully in like a week.

I think Lana Del Rey is just a stage name, and it doesn't go deeper than that. She herself has even said that there is no difference between Lizzy and LDR. I do think that she tries to be herself in public, but obviously she's still a different person when she's just with her friends and family and not in front of a camera or crowd. But this is more of a privacy thing than a "persona" thing. I don't think she has sat down and consciously created a character she's going to play for everyone. A lot of artists use stage names. Rihanna's real name is Robyn, Nicki Minaj's real name is Onika Maraj, Bruno Mars is Peter Hernandez, Calvin Harris is Adam Wiles, Lorde is Ella O'Connor, etc. For some reason people have a strange fixation with Lana's stage name. It's just show business as usual.

Lana definitely has a lot of weaknesses in her songwriting. Like some people have mentioned here, she uses some of the same imagery over and over again. It wouldn't be so bad if she at least varied the way she described these images, but she uses the same exact phrases ("pale moonlight", "red party dress") in a lot of songs. But I think a lot of the criticism (especially from professional critics) towards Lana's songwriting is honestly sexist. She is unabashedly feminine and loves to use girly imagery--gardens, jewelry, makeup, dresses, big Bambi eyes, etc. A lot of her music is written off as silly and not worthy of being taken seriously because she has this image. Meanwhile men who sing about drinking their heartbreak away at a bar with some whiskey are taken seriously. A lot of reviews of Lana's music are condescending and even use her girly images to talk down about her music, with this attitude like, "Here's that airhead Lana Del Rey singing about twirling in a garden again." This isn't even connected to the people who object to her music because it's anti-feminist. There's just a common attitude that Lana's music is silly. It's like people who automatically look down on Taylor Swift because they know her music is very feminine and about love. Music by "little girls" or by "silly women" is just looked down upon.

This wait. These theories. Lana being so fucking quiet.

Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell. It's a short story collection and I love it. Karen Russell's writing is fucking bizarre in an awesome way.

West Coast vs. Serial Killer

1. How did you discover Lana? When and What Era? I heard about Lana when most people did after Video Games went viral, but I didn't actually get into her until summer 2014 about a month before Ultraviolence came out. 2. First song(s)? The first song I heard was Video Games, and I actually thought it was boring at the time. Then I heard Ride when the video came out. When I decided to give her a chance, I just listened to the whole Born To Die album in one sitting. 3.what did you think? Video Games didn't impress me the first time, and when I heard Ride, I just thought it was too somber especially the way it starts. But I really loved Blue Jeans and when I heard Off To The Races, I was like, "Wow she's a fucking genius." 4. Your favourite song(s)? Off To The Races, Blue Jeans, Radio, Ride, Cola, West Coast, Brooklyn Baby, Diet Mountain Dew, Serial Killer, Body Electric, Sad Girl, Money Power Glory, Florida Kilos, Summertime Sadness...I feel like I'm listing her whole discography. 5. Least favourite song(s)? Blue Velvet, Born To Die, Lucky Ones, Yayo. 6. What song(s) "grew" on you? Ride, West Coast, Video Games. 7. Whats your favourite Lana era as of now? (May jailer, Lizzy Grant, Lana Del Rey) LDR. 8. Favourite Album(s)? BTD. 9. Least favourite(s) ? Lana Del Ray AKA Lizzy Grant 10. Favourite song performed live? Serial Killer 11. First song/Album purchased/Downloaded? BTD 12. Favourite song quote/lyric? "Let's take Jesus off the dashboard, got enough on his mind" "I was an angel looking to get fucked hard" "I'm tired of feeling like I'm fucking crazy, I'm tired of driving til I see stars in my eyes"

The only thing I'm looking forward to at this point is seeing if she's going to be in Billboard's music festival. It's going to be in NY on August 22-23 and they're announcing the lineup on July 9. Seems like it would be a decent place to perform before the album drops.

Billboard announced their first music festival set for this August in NY. I hope Lana's part of the lineup.

Still better than the Big Eyes lyrics.

I have a feeling that all the Italian D she's been getting has her in a good mental place and she's feeling motivated to promote.

I was more excited by the first snippet than the second. I like what I hear so far, but it's not knocking me out yet. I'm still more excited for MTWBT.

Ughhh I'm still thirsting for this song.