Have a funky weekend!

Why did I ever leave folk?

SKINNY LOVE by Bon Iver - ( Cover ) by CAROSEL

Covers always surprise me. I need to get back into folk, maybe take an electro break.

Bon Weekend!

Ellie Goulding - Lights by igapromotion

I'll be rocking to this tune on walks at twilight and windy beach days :)

Summer Tunes

Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks by Strueber

Weekend Music

Passion Pit - Little Secrets by Jaylumlock

Bromancing till the world ends.

The White Panda! I've been following them for a while — So, so good. The duo really makes you appreciate mash-ups at a time when the trend is for sure on the decline. Or are they?! These are truly superb.

Foolish Monsters by whitepandamusic

Perfect workout/running music. I lurv.

"The White Panda formed when two boyhood friends discovered they had independently embarked on mashup careers in college. Chicago-based Procrast (Tom Evans) first blended Rick Astley snippets with 2 Live Crew grooves as a way to avoid productive activity in 2008, while DJ Griffi (Dan Griffith) embarked on the same mission, for a similar purpose, in L.A. Their combined effort, the White Panda, launched in 2009 with a single that topped internet radio charts days later."

Stereo Hands - White Panda (Edward Maya vs. Roscoe Dash, Waka Flaka Flame, & Wale) by travissap

The White Panda - Till The Bromance Ends by DJ Major League

Great summer rocking out playlist — It's an hour of perfectly mixed dancin tunes:

Versus (The White Panda Mixtape) by whitepandamusic

You can download these tracks by clicking on the little down arrow. Click {here} for more.

BON {GRADUATION} Weekend! Run, Run, Run on outta there!

Image via The Daybook

Graduations got me feeling all bittersweet, but then I put on this tune and feel amped instead.

"When I get sad. I stop being sad, and be awesome instead." 

True story, Barney Stinson.

Earth Wind & Fire - September by FiFi.x

Fave lyrics as per uge —

Ba de ya - say do you remember
Ba de ya - dancing in September
Ba de ya - never was a cloudy day

Ba de ya - say do you remember
Ba de ya - dancing in September
Ba de ya - golden dreams were shiny days 

Glamspiration

After spending the past few days in leggings and baggy sweatshirts, I need a bit of glam to get me feeling alright. TWO MORE EXAMS UNTIL ALUMNA STATUS.

Image via Fashion Fades

Image via Lucasolare

Clemence Poesy and Caroline Sieber @ Chanel Resort 2012

Image via Fashion in My Eyes

Image via Fashion Squad, Stella McCartney

Image via Stylish Wanderer

That's all, folks.

Bon {WORK} Weekend!

Image via Musings in Femininity

Feeling quite swamped, although Gwyneth, here, looks pretty stoked to be surrounded by crap— I mean, educational material. I'm sorry I keep whining about work. Not cool, I know. I'm going to channel some positive energy, today, so voilà, I present you some weekend motivational // study muuusic:

"You know, a lot of people have various definitions about what jazz is, or what jazz isn't. And after all these years, I've come to the conclusion that all music, if it's played well is good. If it's not played well ... it's not so good. Sometimes, we come up with funny stuff by using our fantasy, and so forth. So now, we're going to try something a little different. [Breakdown.]"

{Side note} I find this quotation pretty hilarious (or, maybe, charming?), because that's how jazz feels for me: A little scattered — with no predictable train of thought, a bit random — but nevertheless, kind of genius.

The electro-nouveau take on jazz really shows how far you can push the limits of this genre. It's exactly how the jazz scene started out in the first place: A pioneer that was either hated or adored. It also goes to show how things really do come full circle.

Random epiphany-status musing of the day?

I really should be writing my paper, instead of thinking about things like this.

Cosmo heartbeats

Handcrafted Modern, Leslie Williamson

Press the arrow button to play.



Favorite Stanzas —

One night to be confused
One night to speed up truth
We had a promise paid
Four hands and then away

Both under influence
We had a divine sense
To know what to say
Mind is a razor blade

To call for hands of above
to lean on
Wouldn't be good enough
for me, no

One night of magic rush
The start a simple touch
One night to push and scream
And then relief

Ten days of perfect tunes
The colors red and blue
We had a promise made
We were in love

Study Muuuusic

Amazingg.

Break (AOTL) by Childish Gambino

Childish Gambino + Adele + Jamie xx = eargasm



If you didn't already know, Childish Gambino is Donald Glover, comedian // actor // indie rapper, from Community:



Bahahahaha. That face. Reminds me of the Pauly D faces (i.e. the only reason I ever watched the Jersey Shore...).

 

 

 

 

This could battle out the Troy/Donald Glover look, I think.

Haha hope you enjoyed the little study break pick-me-up!

¡¡¡ Slope // Nelly // Slope !!!

In honor of the last Slope day and all my favorite songs in one...

Letting Go Of Your Love (Nelly + Nicki Minaj + Sean Kingston) by mochi beats

I miss you more than I used to miss my 8:40

Last week of classes of my entire academic career...



Some Good Lyrics —

So take a shower, shine your shoes, brother
Ain't no time to lose, brother, we're about to booze, brother
We're about to throw a celebration in honor of separation
Before we have to say goodbye
'Cause I woulda never made it through without each and every one of y'all
I woulda never made it through without the Adderall
I woulda never made it through without my Ray-Bans
No teacher's lookin' in my eyes
'Cause I would rather relax in my castle, havin' class was a hassle
Hopin' this razzle-dazzle pays off when they pass me my cap and my tassel
But as the hours and the minutes diminish
I think about the business that we left unfinished
Like who is gonna claim all this random jewelry that's on my nightstand?
I guess I know why they call it a one-night stand
But even if you can't remember names
If you could remember everything, it wouldn't be the same ...

Ayo my life is like a picture of a lot of liquor
An exotic mixture of elixir and a sorority mixer
But this here, will probably be the last time
I can hit on so many girls without spending my last dime
Thankfully I passed wines, what did I take wines for?
Nobody ever used any of that on wine tours
 
But I guess that's the common theme
Everything you know right now will one day all just be a dream
And these faces that are glowing are going to be unknown
When the place to which you're going is what you will call a home
And you'll forget about the Palms, and all of the sake bombs
But I hope you don't forget about us
 
So even if you've lost every single note from class
Hopefully you come across the notes that we used to pass
And I know you will have thoughts of what we did in the stacks
I gotta say, your brain is really worth an A+
 
So this is dedicated to a stadium of dissipated hockey crowds
Dedicated to an empty table at Souvlaki House
Hopin' that you call me, when you get out to Wall Street
I don't ever wanna lose touch ...

Weekend Music: Sweet or hot, doowop doowop doowop

Lady's got sass and spunk. Ella totally kills it here. I always listen to this song for inspiration on how to live my life. With sass, with spunk and as always, with style.

Emotastic Mooosic

Lykke Li: Sadness Is A Blessing (Gold Panda Remix) by Gold Panda

Favorite Lyrics —

These scars of mine make wounded rhymes tonight
I dream of times when you were mine so I
Can keep it like a haunting
Heart beating close to mine 

Simple, yet to-the-point lyrics. Gold Panda really enhanced the haunting beauty of this song. More rainy day music to add to my collection muaha. 

I adore Lykke Li.

Little bit of chutzpah

More inspiration from the yellow dress, including the runway song:

Lykke li -Little bit (panue' remix) by Panue'

There's an art to making an entrance.

 

 

Nothing is perfect man, that's what the world is...

K'naan - Take A Minute by berman1125

Favorite Lyrics (starts at 1:57) —

And that's the reason why, I could never play for me,
Tell 'em the truth, is what my dead homies told me,
Oh yeah, I take inspiration from the most heinous of situations,
Creating medication out my own tripulations.
Dear Africa, you helped me write this, by showing me to give is priceless.
 And any man who knows a thing knows, he knows not a damn, damn thing at all,
And everytime I felt the hurt and I felt the givin' gettin' me up off the wall,
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride,
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze,
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it ride,
I'm just gonna take a minute and let it breeze, Nothing is perfect man, that's what the world is,
All I know is,
I'm enjoying today.
You know, 'cause it isn't everybody that you get to give.

Pale Yellow Flounces

Yael Naim - New Soul (ReLex Re-Edit) by ReLex

Springtime, Angela

My design for the 27th annual Cornell Fashion Collective showcase. So happy I could burst! Click {here} and scroll to slide 8 for another feature :)

Inspired by:


Corinne Bailey Rae "Put Your Records On" from Orange Films on Vimeo.

"Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without zest."

Quotation of the Week

Madeleine Peyroux: Smile by Charlums

"The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief." 

— William Shakespeare

More [apple] jack: Weekend Music

The Jackson Pit (Xaphoon Jones Remix) - Jackson 5 & Passion Pit by Rustylaundryroom

Posted a remix of Jackson 5 for the soundtrack to last weekend {here}. Oh hoo I was way on top of this trend. This just came out.
I was just kidding about the brag. I don't usually do that...

More happy music yay!