Here's a little list of material that has recently come to light.
CHVRCHES
I stumbled across THIS VIDEO when I was reading a list of 'the best music videos this year so far or something', containing songs such as Formation and Youth, and I immediately decided that I needed to download this song. It was just the perfect level of upbeat, and the girl is really really pretty in an unconventional or possibly too conventional way, and her voice is so appealing for some reason. And then I realised that I liked the song not for it's lyrics or anything specific, but simply because I liked the sound of it, which is why I decided to search up more songs by the same band, and have now decided that I really like their music.
Frankie
Apparently THIS MAGAZINE is well-known by a lot of people in my demographic and age group, but somehow I didn't know about it. The first time I heard about it was in a passing conversation last Monday night, and the second time was yesterday when the girl on the plane next to me pulled an issue out and started reading. I spotted an article much like one I would read on Rookie over her shoulder, and after she let me spend the flight reading the issue, I knew that I had found a magazine perfectly targeted to people like me, which is exactly what I need.
Some Kind of Wonderful
This is what happens when you become so hooked on chick flicks that you've watched them all and have resulted in obsessively waiting for new ones to come out and watching ones from the 80's (seeing as you've also seen all the 90's ones as well). I've always loved the idea of being a tom boy, one of the guys - even though I know that I am almost the exact opposite - so when I watched the trailer for this movie, and heard it being mentioned in movies such as He's Just Not That Into You, I knew I would end up watching it one day. It was over-the-top stereotypical, as most 80's teen movies are, which makes it incredibly unrealistic. But all the same, it made me feel really really happy at the end.
from The Perks of Being a Wallflower
I knew this book existed before, and I even watched the movie, but back then I didn't like anything that wasn't clean cut and 'normal'. Now that I'm older and wiser, I decided to try giving the book a chance. The book has so many references to songs off playlists, and books that Bill gives Charlie to read. Considering that every part of the book seems to have some kind of meaning, I assume the material used must have some kind of meaning too. I haven't actually discovered these myself yet, but here's a list from the book that you may want to discover for yourself:
The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald (which I actually have discovered and can say is very good)
It's a Wonderful Life - a very well-known movie I haven't seen
Dead Poets Society (which is a movie I remember as being good but don't remember very much of. I think some guy commits suicide for some stupid reason)
Love,
M
I absolutely love Daya! I think that this new artists I discovered, AURORA, is one you'd like very much. I love these posts. Thanks for these recent discoveries that I'll now be checking out.
ReplyDeleteAlex @ The Book's Buzz
Thank you for the recommendation! I guess new discoveries are an unexpected perk of writing a post full of them.
Deletethose are great discoveries.
ReplyDeleteSOME KIND OF WONDERFUL IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES AND PERKS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS! they're so great I could cry. honestly. lol.
I also just read The Catcher In The Rye recently and I adored it. I thought it was both hilarious and sad at the same time. Ive never laughed harder in a fictional book and Im not sure why. lol. It also doesnt read like its from that time period. its very modern in sound which I think is cool
I read the blurb for The Catcher in the Rye and although I was biased against it before (because it's a 'classic') I think I now want to read it. There's something about modern-sounding books with narrators complaining a lot and contemplating life that is appealing in a way.
DeleteI love Daya! If you haven't listened to Don't Let me Down by The Chainsmokers ft Daya, It's amazing you have no idea.
ReplyDeleteGreat post♥
Jumana @ Books by Jay
Thanks Jay! I'll check out that song right now
DeleteThat movie looks like something I would love.
ReplyDeleteIt really does... but keep in mind that it was made in the 80's
DeletePerks of Being a Wallflower is one of my all-time favourite books. Once I started, I swear I could not put it down. I'm glad you liked it! And I'm off to gold ol' YouTube to check out those artists you mentioned (I've never heard of them...*shamefaced*). You should check out 'Crying in Public' by Chairlift. I recently discovered it and it is...unusual, but in a really interesting and pretty cool way. It's a love/hate kind of song; but I really like it.
ReplyDeleteI really like the title of that song already, so I'll be checking that out. The Perks of Being a Wallflower was absolutely amazing, and I rewatched the movie as well, which was just as emotional.
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