Alice Machine

I've started a new blog...it will basically be the same thing as this one only it looks nicer, and is on a different site :D

http://alicemachine.tumblr.com/

please follow me on this new blog! I'm going to make more art posts, and opinion pieces on this one along with more talks about music. :)

So I had a nice mental breakdown tonight.

Yeah, don't entirely know where it came from. It's probably just been boiling up inside me for a long time. I've been so goddamn angry at the human race it's a little ridiculous. I just hate how so many people are more concerned with being cool, than being a good person. It's a little disgusting. When you're little being nice is everything, and then when does that change?

I've noticed mostly with guys. Guys who, may not actually have the conscious thought "I'm better than women, gay people, not cool people" but act this way none the less. Guys who act like women are nothing more than meat, and are content with their ignorance, and improper use of English, and act like being tough is so important, and that not being so is unthinkable. They have such small boxes for how people should be. Guys should be tough, and do all the work. Women should be weak, and stupid, and have big boobs and perform fellatio when asked.

Then unfortunately there are the women who give into these standards. Who are more concerned with having a boyfriend or husband than anything else when they can be so much more, and I'm not saying it's bad that women want love of course not, but it's when they settle for not being treated as an equal that angers me,and they find having love more important than being equal.

Also can I just also pick on how much I hate how religious people think believing in god gives them lisence to think they're better than me? That they're so enlightened, and when I tell them I'm atheist they look down upon me, like I'm some kind of poor soul. Fuck that! I'm the fucking enlightened one. If god does exist he's one big asshole, giving America all the wealth and desire in the word, and letting Africa rot with AIDS, that's freakin' nice god, I'm sure the children who die every minute are really thankful for that little happening. If he does exist and does have omnipotent control than he's one royal ass.

Yeah that last part here was really offensive, but I'm sorry I need to outlet here. Feel free to disagree with me, but I didn't make this to start trouble. I figure I don't know any of you, and you seem to all be intelligent people so...yeah.

Emo Anime Fans Rant.

I mean, I guess I don't have a problem with them, but here's my thing. Why do they think they're being original when they're just being like every other emo anime fan there is out there. They're practically being more stereotypish than cheerleaders are, no joke (I've actually met some really nice and cool cheerleaders)

I think Anime is not the issue I have with it. I like anime, not NEARLY as much as I used to, but I would still stay with some confidence I'm a fan, and I think that anime does produce all types of fans. There's the loser fans, the creepy fans, the cool anime fans, and the emo anime fans. I would like to believe myself to be one of the cool ones, or at least I'm most certainly not the emo ones (I mean I'm Throwing Up Rainbows for Gaga's sake)and that all my friends who like anime I consider to be the cool ones.

Then there's the emo ones, and one of the really frustrating things about them is that the only animes they watch are like Naruto, and Bleach (or whatever the really popular ones are these days). My really problem with them is, well, honestly just a problem with emo people.

WHY ARE YOU DEPRESSED ALL THE FUCKING TIME!? I 100% assure you, you have no solid reasons to be. It's one thing to have depressed moods,even have depressed moods frequently! it's another to wear clothes that totally label you as "I cut myself" and to act like the world just raped you all the time. I mean let's be honest, your parents can afford to clothe you entirely head to toe Hot Topic wear, you most certainly have no issues with money or parents. Also most kids who are truely depressed DON'T GO TELLING EVERYONE ABOUT IT. Or writing really stereotypical poems about love and roses and skulls, and your bleeding mother fucking heart.

Also why are you all suddenly bisexual? Did Katy Perry inspire you? Or is this just another attention craving? Being gay myself, I find this offensive. You don't know what it's like at all, trust me, and now you're using it as an excuse to have more people "hate" you and be more depressed. I'm not saying that every single one of them that claims they're bisexual isn't I'm just saying thinking a girl is cute and kissing them doesn't make you bisexual. You have to want their private parts. *ahem* yes that was pretty blunt I know.

So while I doubt anyone read all this, and if you have then I love you, Emo Anime Fans...GET OVER YOURSELVES. thank you.

Namie Amuro PAST < FUTURE Review (Download link)

http://www.mediafire.com/?vomxzdzjoo2

1. FAST CAR - Probably in my top 5 favorite Amuro songs ever. I love it so much! The video is my favorite music video by her ever...just the outfits...omg they're so spectacular! This song and video is what convinced me to buy the album. ★★★★★

2.COPY THAT - My least favorite of the pre-release album songs. I don't dislike it though. Listening to it in high quality I like it quite a bit better...Almost wish there was a video for it. A lot of people seem to really like this song, and I don't dislike it, it's just not my favorite. I just feel the chores is nothing that makes me wanna scream with wonderfulness. ★★★

3.LOVE GAME - I didn't really like the video for this song. It was so...Kumi Koda (It's all love, with the same exact lights in ECSTASY). Not that I don't like Koda, just that Koda should do Koda like videos...not Amuro. Although no one can deny that she looks hot with a bob. The song itself I like quite a bit. It's catchy, and danceable, and just good. Not my favorite again but it's a good addition to the album. ★★★★

4.Bad Habit - First completely new song. I adore the chorus...the instrumentation is so cool, and great. I remember thinking while listening to the song "if these are the songs that they thought weren't worth a video than this album's gonna rock". It kept a really good mix between a pop song without getting gimmicky. ★★★★★

5. Steal My Night - love the title! I really don't dislike this song...it's just the chores sounds like a pre-chorus. I really wish they had crafted a different chorus. The actual pre-chorus was spectacular. It's kind of sad because I love that Indian acoustic guitar after the chorus. takes me back to WANT ME, WANT ME. Which is a good place to be. A well crafted song none-the less. ★★★★

6.FIRST TIMER (feat. DOBERMAN INC)- Wasn't horribly excited for this song...Not a huge fan of the "feat." songs usually. I don't wanna hear some other guy singing. I wanna hear Amuro, and as badly as I want to tell you that this song made me change my mind on feat. songs...it didn't. It felt so scattered, and weird, and an unfortunate waste of good instrumentals. Even if it didn't have mr.DOBERMAN INC in it I probably wouldn't like it. The chorus isn't bad though...the song as a whole felt too long. Probably my least favorite on the album.★★

7.WILD - What can one really say? Again one of my favorite Amuro songs. Top 5 easy. Work the middle!!! It's just so catchy super-tastic. probably tied with FAST CAR for favorite album track. So dancable and different, and the video is like fucking amazing. The dancing...I REALLY want to learn the dance, even though I'd never be able to. ★★★★★

8.Dr. - A far underrated song in my opinion.Each part is better than the next. The verses to the chores of people say/singing "Please save us Doctor!". To the slow pre-chorus, to the hook then to the explosively good chorus with dreamy and futuristic synths. One can't help but to love. Although it seems most don't agree with me (ranking it as some of their last favorite of the pre-released tracks) it was always my third, under WILD, and FAST CAR. ★★★★★

9.Shut Up - I liked the sound of this song from the beginning. The instrumentals remind of t.A.T.u which is always good instrumentals to be reminded of. the chorus is so good as well, and the verses. Everything good in this song...with Bad Habit this is by far my favorite new songs on the album. In fact I like them better than COPY THAT, and MY LOVE ★★★★★


10.MY LOVE - I really like this song, just to start off. It's so easy, and synth-pop catchy. with a R&B vibe which...one wouldn't think mixes, but it does in this case. Never been a huge fan of R&B, but there are certain cases I do like it, and this is one of them. ★★★★

11. The Meaning of Us - I've never really liked Amuro's ballads. I jsut really don't think they suite her at all. They suite Hamasaki, not Amuro, but this is a really good one. I love the chorus, and the easiness of the this song, but I felt a lack of climax in this song...there's was no deep emotional singing in the bridge or final chores maybe if it had been it may have gotten 5 stars, but 4 is good right? ★★★★

12.Defend Love - I love this song...it's so dark and reminds me of Blade Runner, again a beautiful place to be. So electronica! one of the best album songs! what a great way to round of a spectacular album! ★★★★★

The album as a whole had a few low points, but there were so many more high points that it by far counter-balances it, and makes this album one of my favorites, and probably my favorite Amuro (That could be my excitement talking, but who knows It's as good as PLAY). Good job on this album Amuro. Love all the videos work so well too, even the animated ones, which seem to piss off some people. They're wonderfully animated (unlike Break the Ice) love it love it love it!

Lady Gaga: The Fame Monster Review + Download link

http://www.mediafire.com/?ykz3j2lewqb

OMG so excited!!! 4 out of the 8 songs already leaked, but oh well. The only thing I kind of didn't like is how the best songs all leaked. Well, minus Teeth.

1.Bad Romance - Fear of love Monster. This is in my top 5 Gaga songs. There's something about the chores that feels like it has emotion and pop appeal which is so hard to do these days. She's taken it to an original place, while still keeping it a "Gaga" song. I love her french as well. ★★★★★

2.Alejandro - The album version is good, but it's not nearly as good as the demo version...I kind of feel like I would really like the album version, but have already been jaded by the industrial synth epicness of the demo. The chores is great, and really everything about it. ★★★★★

3.Monster - There's a more upbeat, yet still melancholy sound to it. The beginning reminds me so of Madonna's "Sorry", but not the rest of the song. I love the pre-choures for some reason. Really great lyricism here "He ate my heart" is bound to go down Gaga lyric history with "I wanna take a ride on your disco stick". ★★★★

4.Speechless - Gaga was obviously heavily Beatles inspired for this ballad. At first I felt it was way too obviously Beatles, and didn't want to like it, but listening to it more I like it more. I was hoping for an electronic ballad because they're so rare to come by, and also so amazing when done well. ★★★

5.Dance in the Dark - This is also one of her best songs ever. The verses are a little too similiar to "I like it Rough"'s though. Although the Chores is catchy, and sweet, and melancholy, and also has a deeper meaning. The song appears to be about an insecurity of a girl who doesn't feel beautiful, and also an abusive boyfriend. There are mentions of Marilyn (Monroe), Judy (Garland), Sylvia (Plath), and Diana (Princess). While I don't know much about ms.Plath (besides she's a writer who committed suicide)I know the others were beautiful women who had a lot of problems, and died sadly. Perhaps pointing to the idea of beauty, and fame not lasting forever.★★★★★

6.Telephone (feat. Beyonce) - Bound to be a #1 hit...Beyonce's part in the song is so pointless she adds nothing, but thankfully doens't take anything away. It's addicting, and I just do love it, a bit more mainstrem pop, but of course has a Gaga twist that she will always have. ★★★★

7.So Happy I could Die - Probably my least favorite on the album...It's a good song, it just has no spark compared to the other perfectly crafted songs. I do love the Lesbain lyrics though haha. ★★★

8.Teeth - I had so much anticipation for this song. It had the coolest title, and it didn't let me down. From left field Gaga shows such a musicality here, a bigger depth than just "pop" music.I've noticed it has had qutie a few negative responses to it which is to be expected, but applause for Gaga on doing something different. It has a southern old timey feeling mixed with a big band sound, and a great old feeling of the Bayou, and witchcraft. A simplistic arrangement works for it, and makes you want to pound along with it...It also total reminds me of True Blood. haha ★★★★★

Overall Gaga proves many things with this mini-album. Most of all is that she's not just a one album hit. She can crank out hits beautifully. There's another great thing shown in this album, a deeper care for her sound than 99.9% of other pop artists. Her lyrics, her synths, You can tell Gaga put more into this album. The fact that one doesn't imminently know what the song is about! She has a deeper meaning to her songs. Also less fear to try new things. Especially seen in Teeth. She made a new darker more Monster" sound while still keeping it pop, and still keeping it Gaga, and also shows so much growth from the Fame, money, sex lyrics she got so known for with the Fame. Kudos to Gaga, You've leaped so much higher for me in my favorite artists lists. My favorite pop singer.

Lady Gaga Bad Romance Video

HOLY SHIT FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO EVER MUCH?



watch it...'nuff said.

Lady Gaga Bad Romance Video Wait.

I hope I don't post this just to have the video be released right after, haha.

Anyway on Lady Gaga's main site there was a post that the Bad romance was to premier on Monday November 9th (Today). So of course like all the other Gaga lunatics I waited up 'till midnight for the video to premier. Midnight pops up...no video. I honestly wasn't that surprised, It occurred to me (at like 11:30) that it had been Monday in Asia for a long time, and that "why would it magically be my timezone that it premiers?".

Thus I figured, oh, they're going to wait until it's Midnight everywhere (since gaga has fans everywhere) So I knew the video would come out sometime during the day, I figured while I was at school, so I could watch it when I got home, and was very excited.

I get home...no video. STILL. It was Tuesday in Asia by this point. Then it became apparent. The video wasn't coming out today. Haus of Gaga lied to us.

Doing some frantic Googling to see if it had leaked somewhere, and it jsut wasn't on the main site I read something about how Beyonce's video premier for her new video "Video Phone" (how many times can one say "video" in one sentence?! haha) had a similiar happening. November 5th, set to premier...no show. What? Technical difficulties was supposed to have been the culprit.

Not so likely. For some reason they think that if it comes out later it'll be better, and making us all wait was a good idea...yeah. It's obvious the video is done, perfect, ready for release (they have a 30 second preview up) but they're stalling for unknown reasons. It's also suspect how the Video Phone video is a remix of the original, and features Gaga singing a verse...hm.

Anyway the video better come out soon, or it should, the new album is out in only 2 weeks, and they need some more hardcore promoting, or one would imagine.

I also found it funny to read people's comments on the "video premier" news thing on Gaga's site. All these people were either freaking out,angry, or saying "Trust Gaga guys she knows what she's doing" (or maybe her management knows what they're doing? I doubt Gaga herself has anything to do with this!)

Or even better was the people saying "It's obviously not done,and they're perfecting it, I'd rather wait and get a masterpiece than get it now and have it be shit" for two reasons this is funny, a.It's so done, you don't put up a 30 second preview unless it's done,and you're sure the preview's in the video and b.The difference between now, and say 3 days from now is apparently the difference between shit, and masterpiece?

So I love you Gaga, and honestly just based on Bad Romance, Alejandro, and Dance in the Dark I can tell I'm going to LOVE this new "re-release" or really; mini-album. It's honestly sad that her management is so obsessed with this album breaking records they make a re-release that has 8 completely different tracks. Re-releases usually only have like one, really similiar to the album track (and maybe a DVD)

I hope the video comes out soon, and I hope Gaga's management team stops sucking so much, and just let her do what she does. Sorry for the ramble. haha