• 22Sep 08

  hmmm . . . wow. lol.

  hmmm . . . wow, i haven't posted for agggeessss. lol.

  let's see. i've been really busy, so that's the main reason I haven't been able to post. the other reason is when i do get the chance to post, i just can't be bothered. LOL.

  Anyway, Flight 29 Down has ended, yes, for a long time now, lol, but i haven't posted since then. I'm not too bothered about it. i've pretty much moved on now. I have the whole series on dvd but i just cant be bothered watching it now.

  i've moved onto other stuff now. I'm really addicted to this Australian Drama/Soapie called Home && Away. Most of you probably don't know about it, but I'm addicted to it.

  so, i've been working on a heap of avatars lately. mainly because the new forum i go on doesn't allow you to have images in your signature. so i've just been making a lot of avatars to post on that forum. check them out here and let me know what you think.

  so, that's about it. not much really but there's not much else to say.

  so, bye for now.

  xx.

  • Posted Sep 22, 2008 6:34 pm PT
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• 3Apr 08

  Music Week Blog #5 - Delta

  

  

  At twenty-two years of age, despite a career already full of successes, Delta Goodrem is now back with a new perspective on her own career. Following her two massively successful albums - 'Innocent Eyes' (2003) and 'Mistaken Identity' (2004), which spawned a quick succession of hit singles on the Australian and international charts (most notably topping the charts in the UK and Japan) - Delta took a break from the intense media scrutiny to find time to breathe again and discover a new way forward. "There were a lot of things going on in my life, and I felt a lot of pressure of as a result of the attention I was receiving. Whilst I was grateful for all the support I received, it was a very strange experience for me to live out a lot of personal issues that I faced. I felt it was really important to shed a lot of that baggage and embrace the future. I needed to make some changes and bring the focus of attention back to my music," she says earnestly.
  
  Moving away from Australia to the UK, Delta began to shed some of the layers that she had built up over the years under the spotlight of public attention, and in doing so began a transition from her slightly sheltered existence into that of a woman with a career, a relationship, and her own identity. This growth and new beginning is reflected in her new album, simply titled 'Delta'. The album is a collection of twelve 'songs' - in the truest sense of the word - dealing with life, love, and relationships, reflecting both her own life and those of the people around her. "A lot of the words from the songs can be quite deep, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are always about my life. There are songs on this album which have nothing to do with my own personal experience of events, but which are still honest and emotional, and which tell a great story. A lot of people read into my lyrics and think they know me completely from them, but I'm not always as transparent as people might think."
  
  With a refreshed energy and new vitality, Delta began work on her third studio album in 2006, but she only found the right path in December that year after many sessions with some of the world's best songwriters and producers. "The turning point came with the album's opening song 'Believe Again'. Before that I was feeling a little unsure about the direction of the new album. That song really turned things around for me in a lot of different ways."

  With her new album, Delta wants to break down the complexities and the baggage that surrounds her public image. "When I think back to it now, 'Mistaken Identity' was complicated. but then I was complicated at the time - I was hurt, I was in pain, and that was exactly what the record was about. I don't want this record to be complicated. I don't want to come back like that - I want to be free-spirited. I am different now, in the sense that I've grown and I feel much more independent."
  
  Delta is very proud of this new album and feels it's a great representation of where and who she is at the moment, "It feels like I've turned the corner and everything in front of me is super-exciting, and I'm just looking forward to people hearing my music again."

  Competition

  To win a pack including an award banner along with Delta's new single "You Will Only Break My Heart" and her second single "Believe Again', aswell as the "Believe Again" music video simply answer this question.

  What was the first single off the album 'Delta'?

  Entries close April 6th.

  Links

  Delta Official Myspace

  (More Links Are Featured on the Official Website)

  
  

  • Posted Apr 3, 2008 7:42 pm PT
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• 30Mar 08

  Music Week Blog #4 - Aly && AJ

  

  

  Aly & AJ is a teen pop duo consisting of sisters Alyson Renae "Aly" Michalka and Amanda Joy "AJ" Michalka. They were born in Torrance, California, but spent part of their childhood in Seattle, Washington. They are both actresses, singer-songwriters, and guitarists.

  Aly and AJ have had an interest for music since they were very young. "I think it started when we were three and five. Just singing in church together and in school plays," Aly said. That later moved onto just AJ as Aly started to act very early, when AJ was nine years old. The sisters both live in a gated community in Calabasas, California with their parents. Their mother, Carrie Michalka, used to sing in a Christian group called "J.C. Band", Alyson also had a starring role in Phil of the Future on the Disney Channel alongside Ricky Ullman.

  Aly & AJ's debut album, Into the Rush, went Platinum as of May 2007. The song "No One" was featured in the Disney motion picture Ice Princess. The song "Do You Believe In Magic", written and originally recorded by The Lovin' Spoonful, added a rock edge. This cover was used in the soundtrack of the made-for-TV Disney Channel original movie, Now You See It..., in which Alyson held the starring role of Allyson. Also, their cover of Katrina and the Waves' "Walking on Sunshine" was used in the Walt Disney motion picture Herbie: Fully Loaded. They have been involved in various Walt Disney Records projects, some of which are covers. These include soundtracks and compilations, and are primarily "Rush". "Rush" has been featured on the Disney Channel Original Movie, Twitches, and on many other soundtracks and compilations from Walt Disney and Hollywood Records.

  The album was re-released in August 2006 with three new songs, including the hit, "Chemicals React". It was released with an all new cover and was the group's second CD to be released in the UK physically.

  On September 19, 2006, Aly & AJ were nominated for "Contemporary Inspirational Artist of the Year" (also known as Christian Artist of the Year) for the 2006 American Music Awards, which were held on November 21, 2006. They did not take home the award. Gospel R&B artist Kirk Franklin took the award for his first time instead. Besides being nominated for an award, they introduced Nelly Furtado's performance of her new song, "Say It Right", along with 2006's Dancing With the Stars runner-up Mario Lopez.

  On September 26, 2006, their album, Acoustic Hearts of Winter, was released. On this album, Aly & AJ perform traditional Christmas songs, including "Joy to the World" and "Silent Night", as well as original songs, "Greatest Time of Year" and "Not This Year".

  On May 8, 2007, they released a brief clip of their new single called "Potential Breakup Song". The full song is currently available for request on Radio Disney, and available for download on iTunes as part of their new album, Insomniatic. The album was released on July 10, 2007. Time magazine named "Potential Breakup Song" one of The 10 Best Songs of 2007, ranking it at #9. Writer Josh Tyrangiel singled out the lyrics in the bridge: "This is the Potential Breakup Song/ Our album needs just one/ Oh baby please", and praised the authenticity of its having been written by the teenage sisters who sing it.[5][6]

  On November 28 2007, Ami Suzuki released a new version of "Potential Breakup Song", produced by Japanese DJ and musician SUGIURUMN, featuring a collaboration with Aly & AJ. Ami, alongside the girls, performed a live version of the song on Japanese television.

  In December 2007, Aly & AJ replaced the Jonas Brothers as the opening act for the extension of the Hannah Montana Best of Both Worlds Tour from January 11th - January 24th. Also before the premiere of the Disney Channel Original Movie, Minutemen, they released a music video of "Like Whoa (Remix)".

  Billboard also confirmed the girls are working on a third studio album, to be released at the end of 2008 or early 2009, aside from the films they both are filming.

  The girls also starred in their own movie, Cow Belles, as Taylor and Courtney Callum, two spoiled yet good-intentioned sisters whose father Reed Callum, (Jack Coleman) owns Callum Dairy. Taylor has just gotten her license, after almost failing it at the beginning of the movie. But then their life turns upside down. One day, when Taylor and Courtney return from a shopping trip, they find their kitchen has burned because of them dropping a dish cloth on the stove, causing the kitchen to catch fire. Shocked by their carelessness, and deciding the girls should start making their own cash, Reed puts them to work at the dairy to show them responsibility about running a business. Their dad goes out of town, looking for a rare butterfly to add to his collection. This leaves the girls to look after the dairy.

  When the girls start working at the dairy, they are at their worst nightmare. They mess up almost every step of the way, such as tripping and splashing blueberries on themselves, and dropping Courtney's cell phone into one of the full yogurt cups. Soon after they start working there, someone steals all the money out of the businesses bank account. It's then up to the girls to come up with a plan to save the dairy, and the jobs of all the people who work there.

  Competition

  To win a pack including an award banner, the "Like Woah (Remix)" Music Video and the songs "The Pontential Break-up Song" and "Like Woah", just answer this question.

  What Disney Channel TV Show did Aly star in?

  Entries close 1st of April.

  _____________________________

  See you next time for the next Music Week blog starring Delta Goodrem.

  x0x.

  • Posted Mar 30, 2008 9:31 pm PT
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