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My vinyl copy of UV survived a house fire, and while it's probably not smart for me to keep playing it... there's something cunty about that album in particular getting covered in soot/smoke #gasleakthoughts

I love doing this kind of stuff, esp. for older artists... totally gonna start researching when I get off work today

Both lyrics are in Bad Boy!

Felt like I was going insane reading this thread bc I LOVED the interview Such a thoughtful and intimate character sketch imo, I didn't mind not getting music tea because this just felt special and personal. I totally get being sick of the authenticity debate, but I think it's still relevant in that LDR *just* seems to be fully shaking that off in the public consciousness -- and as such, I really liked that the interviewer was transparent about what preconceived notions she had before/as she interviewed Lana. I think you'd be hard-pressed as an entertainment journalist to not carry at least some of those claims in the back of your head, given how widespread they've been since the early 2010s, so I found it super refreshing that she was up-front about what lens she was viewing Lana through. I think writing on LDR is owed that kind of clarity and candidness after so many instances of journalists intentionally misrepresenting her in their coverage I'll take a million more interviews like this, from people who seem genuinely and respectfully curious about Lana, and are doing something a little different than a streamlined publicity piece (or mean-spirited takedowns, ofc)

Severely underrated, methinks “[My father’s] wife” is even more devastating than “What kind of was she?”

So sad that I’m not there tonight too expensive for my post-college budget so I’m seeing a silent film instead

Pleasantville — it’s about the world inside a 1950s sitcom being revolutionized by a guy who gets sucked into his TV! It’s visually really cool with all the 50s aesthetics, but also really beautiful plot-wise

I guess I can only really speak for myself, but as someone who grew up poor (in a singlewide trailer, baby!!), I feel like the classist critiques that have been leveled at Lana all the way back to her work as Lizzy are so petty Like, maybe this is short-sighted, but I feel like the people incensed about this are probably by-and-large probably not people even affected by the things they’re mad about. I just don’t think actual blue-collar workers actually give a shit that Lana hung out with the Waffle House workers when they have actual real problems

Gonna sob at work brb

It’s hilarious, because her pre-2010 dating history is just as convoluted: Josh, Arthur, Steven, Reeve (?), and Mike all within a five-ish year span

Found it! It seems like this could be the article the tweet was referencing: Interesting that it lists a potential release for AKA in summer 2009, which could suggest that there was a plan B when the February release didn't take place... and yet it still didn't drop until the next year

I feel like there’s a NY newspaper article from 08’-09’ that mentions God Bless America as the album’s prospective title! Bit vague on what the actual source is, but it’s definitely been posted somewhere around

Literally such a dumb thing for ppl to say when she went on record talking about how happy the writing/recording process of AKA was and how inspired she felt

This is a super interesting point! As someone from the southern US, I think that definitely feeds into my love for AKA — I’d never really thought about how those aesthetics would read outside of an American viewpoint

Oh, you know I love to talk about HER I feel like another factor in AKA getting a bit buried is (maybe obviously) that she’s just released so many more albums. Like, even becoming a fan in the Honeymoon era, there were only 3 studio albums and an EP, as opposed to 5 more since then. New fans have a much larger, readily available back catalogue to explore, and probably aren’t as driven to find every scrap of music (although there are still plenty, as evidenced by this site!!). Do I think they’re making a huge mistake? Duh! I’ll always believe AKA should’ve been bigger in its own time, and should be way more valued as part of Lana’s artistic legacy now. It’s honestly bizarre that with a producer as well-known as David Kahne involved, it hasn’t had a widespread reappraisal… but we can hope, and until then, I’ll enjoy AKA being our best-kept surf noir secret

“If I call you on the telephone, I might overdose / ‘cus I’m strong but I’m lonely / like Marilyn Monroe” is an all-timer for me and the rhythm of “Not since Bonnie & Clyde / was two kids so good at being bad, bad, bad / I’m flirtin’ with the checkout counter, baby / put the money in the bag” make it another absolute fave

This makes so much more sense, she still recorded it herself but Zach provided the instrumental

I thought VotD was self-recorded? It seems to pretty clearly be a laptop demo

When she told the children this would be released

The Instagram videos filmed off her cracked-ass phone screen of her screaming at a spider

Weeping @ ur genius... Seeing LDR + Elizabeth Short + Norma Jeane side-by-side is making me feel thingz

We are all welcome to our opinions... but you either appreciate the role of the BTS footage or you're WRONG

I wasn't sold at first, but... I'm sold Not only does this work so beautifully with the process-is-product aesthetic on Ocean Blvd, but is honestly such a definitive LDR statement. Like, the fact that there's already discussions about the BTS shots being inauthentic just speaks to how well she executed this concept of "blurring the lines between real and the fake" (to quote a certain BtD classic). You never know what's a persona and what's genuine LDR (whatever that is!). And the audacity of ending the video with her posing with her (as yet) nonexistent Hollywood star? It doesn't get any more classic Lana. In awe

Also sign me up — great idea!

I linked the website in the previous post! The only drawback is that you've gotta enter all the information yourself