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Much To Do About Much

2009-08-28T12:01:00.010-04:00

I got the opportunity to attend the MuchMusic Video Awards as media this year...here are my backstage lurking-findings.

Some behind-the-scenes tidbits from the eve:

- Lady Gaga is too arrogant for her own (allegedly) penisy self.

- Perez Hilton is equally douchey. They're probably fucking.

- Tila Tequila is a bundle of joy. Her breasts exceed her head in size, but I can get past that.

- I got trapped between a wall and Kim Kardashian-actually. A publicist asked if I was waiting for someone, to which I replied "No...I'm stuck."

- The Jonas Brothers are extremely small. I don't think anything of them other than that they are products, shuffled around like malnourished cattle.

- Robin Antin is basically a mother to those Girlicious girls. She yells at them like her oblivious daughters (in a playful way, of course).

- Classified was new to the whole media wall situation (I feel ya) and was super courteous to the press. Likes this.

- Kelly Clarkson wears horrible things, but she is great live.

Photo by: Melania Fedyna

Spring Life-Cleaning

2009-03-23T17:30:00.009-04:00

I believe there is a point in every ones life when one comes to the realization that they have to move on and there is an opening for a new, fresh beginning.

This happened to me just last night, in perfect timing with Spring. I'm in a new frame of mind, ready to start a new life. The future is bright and full of opportunity.

Everything you want is out there, you just have to go after it and not let negativity get in the way. Let it fuel your fire. I know this sounds supremely generic and preachy, but it's a mind set everyone should learn to live with. Slough off all the bad.

Start cleaning out your closets...

Laced with Lacey

2009-03-21T14:14:00.015-04:00

Marc Jacobs is clearly one of the best designers out there. I don't own any pieces, but this dress is so simply amazing that it might be caressing my body very soon. It is the perfect spring/summer dress from the 2009 Marc by Marc collection.

It's feminine and light, but the black stripes add that edge that I oh so look for. Needless to say, I have been lurking this dress since I picked it off the runway on Fashion Television.

Decadent perfection.

I'll stay here till Monday morning

2009-03-19T23:28:00.001-04:00

I have a theory that Princess Superstar is kind of amazing, and this song further enhances my thesis.

Heavens to Betsey!

2009-03-18T16:09:00.003-04:00

Last night I went to check out the Betsey Johnson Spring/Summer 09 fashion show in Toronto at Brant House. The clothes were cute, the scene, not so much. There were tons of people crowded around the runway, and I felt like an eager fanchild standing and waiting in between sets at a general admission concert. Not my favorite process in the world. The show was supposed to start at 11, but it began at midnight.

The whole thing was about 10 minutes, with Princess Superstar opening up the show, working the catwalk. There was a party afterward, but apparently everyone had somewhere better to be, so the place was dead by 1:00am. I was mildly offended.

Princess Superstar djed the party with what I thought was a cool set. I was abandoned early on into the night, but decided to stick around, alone, like a creeper, drinking water and taking photos of my surroundings...which were minimal.

Overall, the night was weird. There were guestlist issues all around and it didn't seem that well organized. This was my first fashion show, but I know it wasn't the best out there.

I'll leave you now with a photo of me, my friend, and the superstar. Woot!

Nacho Libre

2008-11-30T22:38:00.006-05:00

There's this little Mexican place in Kensington on Augusta called El Trompo that has become a top-rated establishment in my books. Every time I walk by I get lured in by the delicious aroma of salsa and spices.

One summer day, a friend and I decided to take a well-deserved break from the desert heat to try out this quaint restaurant. I ordered a simple plate of nachos for only $3.25, and what I got was a decent stack of corn chips covered in melted cheese with refried beans, diced tomatoes, and onions. Never have I been so addicted to one dish since late nights after work ordering thirteen dollar plates at touristy Hard Rock Cafe.

I ventured back to El Trompo every time I was around the hood, only to realize the price of the nachos had risen to an unthinkable $3.75!

But that's cool, I still leave an even five for a (full) filling meal that gives me enough energy to walk two doors down for some coconut gelato.

Please note: The above photo is not an accurate representation of the deliciousness that are these nachos.

My interview with...UH HUH HER!

2008-11-05T13:45:00.002-05:00

Last Saturday November 1st, Uh Huh Her rolled through Toronto and I got the amazing opportunity to interview one of my favorite new bands!

I wrote up a review of the show, along with some excerpts from my interview for Pink Mafia- (which you can check out here).

I had so much great material that I just had to write it all down and post it for everyone to read! Here's what Cam and Leisha had to say!

So how did you guys first meet and decide you wanted to start a band?

Leisha: Well, we didn't know each other at all, we had met a couple of times, and then I called Cam out of the blue. I went to see her band play actually, Mellowdrone.

Cam: But how did you hear about me though, I never asked you that question, who told you about me?

L: No, I just...heard around.

C: Around?

L: Like that you were a musician....you know that's a really good question!

C: That's a good question, right, who told you about me?

L: I have no idea!

C: I've always wondered that.

L: I don't know, I have to remember. I'm stumped. Anyway, I called her.

Did you always know you wanted to make music, when you were young?

L: Yeah, but I was a musical theatre geek, like that was my form of music. The acting/music combo, so I didn't ever plan on being in bands or anything like that, but Cam-

C: I was like, since I was in the womb kinda thing. I came out playing music, that's what my parents like to say. Yeah, I started when I was very young and I kind of always dreamt of doing this, so. I used to draw tour buses for fun, as a child.

Who or what inspires you, and what's the best advice that someone has given you?

C: Oh, um. I mean, I think the biggest inspiration for me is seeing other people I admire, other artists, like Bjork, or people who are truly unique, kind of stay their ground and keep being unique, and don't pay attention to what the mainstream does. I really admire that, and hope to have a career that's like that or as long as that, that's the goal anyway. It's really hard to do, but I think that's been the most inspiring thing, to see other people do it and succeed at it. It's just such a tough industry, you have to just kind of always be really really, um, I don't even know what the word is, you have to be kind of...um...what's the word. You have to have blinders on and just keep doing your thing and never give up.

L: Uh, let's see. The best advice anyone ever gave me was to move to New York. I went there when I was 17, I begged my parents to go but, first I had to go to school they wouldn't just let me go. I got into this really good acting school and then got to go. I the thing that inspires me the most are those artists that you can tell were born to do what they're doing, and that there's absolutely nothing else on the planet they should be doing except....I just love that, I just love when people are born with a gift and just spend their whole life focusing on this one thing, I think it's just like pretty extraordinary to watch.

What were your expectations for the album?

C: Oh wow, I mean, it was hard to have any cause it was our first full-length together, so, we really didn't know what to expect out of it, and because she was gone a lot of the time, we were having to kind of travel back and forth from Vancouver to LA, and it was all really kind of disconnected and chaotic, and we managed to kind of find the time to write amidst all that. I guess it was about a period of 6 months or so, and then we came back, the minute she had like a break, we immediately went into the studio with Al Clay and got it done in about 4 weeks. I mean, I think it met my expectations, it turned out a lot poppier than I expected it to. I think a lot of people were expecting the EP again, like kinda dark and melancholy, and lo-fi, and we got quite the opposite. So that kinda shocked me a little bit, that it came out so “poppy”...don't you think?

L: Yeah, I like that about it though, I like that it drives more, it has a lot of drums on it which we didn't have on the EP.

C: It does have a lot of drums, we programmed the EP so, it was a big difference.

Do you have a favourite song?

C: Mhm! 'Wait Another Day'.

L: We both share that in common.

C: But ironically, it's my least-favourite song to play live. Which is weird.

L: Yeah, it's hard to play live, I agree.

C: It's hard, it's a tough one. It's hit or miss.

L: It's a listening song more than a live song.

What has been your biggest obstacle as a band?

C: Hm...her schedule!

L: [Laughs] You're funny! No, I mean I think more than my schedule, well, OK I get that, yeah it's just being apart, has been the hardest, I think, obstacle.

C: Usually when you start a band you're like, OK, I want to get in the same room and rehearse, and write, and it was like “Let's start a band!”, and then she was like “Bye!”. So, that was a little bit tricky but we made it work, I guess, we're making it work right now.

L: Uh huh, yeah!

What other artists are you into right now?

C: We've been listening to a lot of DJ Shadow stuff, LCD Soundsystem, MGMT...

L: I like that girl Adele, I think she's got a great voice.

C: I've been listening to this girl Holly Miranda, who's coming out with a record soon, it's really really good. She's in this band called The Jealous Girlfriends, in New York, it's really good. Um, what else do we listen to?

L: That's pretty much our stuff.

C: Unkle, Radiohead, the ususal.

So what do you want to do in the future, where do you see yourselves in 5 years?

C: Better tour bus! No, I'm kidding.

L: You mean as a band?

Yeah.

L: As a band, um...

C: Tour bus with a Jacuzzi on it.

L: Eww!

C: No, that'd be so gross, that's disgusting.

L: I think that'd be so skanky! I would never get in that. Um, honestly, what I hope for this band is that we are having a really good time doing it in 5 years, and if we're not, then, that would be bad.

C: It's definitely a job, but it doesn't feel like work.

L: It's a labour of love, it's not work in the bad sense, it's work in the good sense. Yeah, I just hope to be having fun still, cause that's what it's all about, really, you know?

C: That's what it's all about, because if you're not, then there's no point. Yeah, so just keep makin' records!

What are 3 reasons why people should come see your shows?

L: So, we have a really good light show now...yeah.

C: We've been a band for about a year, and playing live for about a year now, so we finally got into the theatrics of it and added lights and kind of added some elements that are really necessary for when you play live. Cause we've been playing like under full, bright spotlights, with no fuckin' vibe whatsoever, and that was killing me. So that's different, and we have an amazing band now, the drummer is like to die for, and likewise with guitar, so I just feel like it's more cohesive now. But that only comes with growth and repetition.

L: But why to come?

C: Why to come, it's fun!

Haha yeah, why are you guys good?

C: I dunno, tell us after the show!

L: Um, I don't know, I mean I guess if you like the record the reason to come would be just to hear them live. We've worked really hard to emulate all the sounds that are on the record...I don't know, I think it's just a fun night, there's always with such great energy, you know, I attribute that to the audience, mostly. I mean we do what we do, but for energy, even from city to city it can totally change, so. I don't know, I think it's just a fun night out.

Do you have anything you'd like to say to your fans?

L: Yeah, I mean thank you, would be the biggest one, because I feel like we have the most loyal fans, the most forgiving, and I think a lot of people have seen us through some crazy performances, I just wanna thank them for coming back. And, you know, just giving us a chance, and watching us grow and sticking by us.

By Melania Fedyna