This marking the first week of availability for Shakira's new self titled set, we here at We Wear Pink decided to focus an article on what we love about Shakira. Expanding on her music, boyfriend, work, and everything related to what we love about Hispanic culture. Click on the Media Monday tab in order to read the full article.
Today is the first Snapshot Saturday and I am kicking it off with a certain celebrity that some love to hate and others hate to love. No matter how you may view her, she has clearly left her mark in the celebrity realm we watch so closely. She has established a questionable reputation, but none the less it has not stopped her upward progression to the top of social media. If anything it has helped her gain even more publicity by being the foundation of her reality show featuring herself and her sometimes equally #flawless sisters. So without further ado click on that Snapshot Saturday page and lets take a look into to this celebrity's journey with snapshots.
It's a problem, that I'm thinking for myself. I should have just let google tell me what has happened on March 27th, but I said to myself. No, you can do this, you can come up with something. The answer to that question was weed. Obviously.
For an elicit drug it has made quite a comeback since it's hey day when free love was- free. States are legalizing it, pop culture idolizes it, it helps you win the Super Bowl. Weed is pretty fantastic. Hang ten.
Way back when in the way back culture was not as open as it is today and drug references were hidden in analogies, none done better than “Puff The Magic Dragon” by Peter, Paul, and Mary (And, yes if you have no idea what this song is you should be ashamed of yourself.) When, I told my mother about this post and how I was going to incorporate that song, she told me it wasn't about marijuana. Really, mother you think the dragon's name is Puff? It wasn't by chance that those words came together.
I Died When I Saw This
Now they were not nearly as subtle as the Beatles fan favorite “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”. There was a very specific reason that “Lucy”, “Sky”, and “Diamonds” were capitalized. It's long form for LSD. Missing that reference is understandable. Although, it would be hard to not know the Beatles were on something with hits like “I Am the Walrus”. They were most certainly smoking something.
This subtly has not fully died, Britney Spears had a hit with her “If U Seek Amy” and Ke$ha (No. I am not spelling it with an S. Ke$ha is not meant to be proper.) had her Cannibal only track “C U Next Tuesday”. Neither of which lacked there subtly. Although, Britney it would be nice if you had clarified what you meant in the video. Are you really seeking Amy?
That being said pop is unabashedly spreading their love of marijuana everywhere. Miley rang in the new year letting us now that she fully supports legalization, deciding to pull a joint out on stage at the MTV awards (Granted it was Europe, and you know howEuropeans are). Then, covering her album booklet for Bangerz shamelessly in marijuana leaves. We all know Miley enjoys a puff now and again. Of course how necessary it was to lace the album with the smell of marijuana one will never know.
Publicly this year Lady Gaga admitted to being addicted to marijuana giving an ode to it on ARTPOP with the fuzzy “Mary Jane Holland” in which you can hear backing vocals say in strung out voices “I Think Weed!” They all make it sound like so much fun.
Granted pot never really went away it just became less popular as drug of choice. Infamous drag queen and host of Logo's premier show “Drag Race”, RuPaul, has freely admitted that during the eighties and well into the nineties he smoked. Of course Ru was also a go-go dancer, a lip syncer for your life, and a 6'1 gay black man who lived in Hotlanta most of his life. He defies social norms.
Of course authority figures (The same ones who smoked marijuana themselves back in the sixties) will tell you not to base your life choices off of Miley Cyrus and most certainly not Lady Gaga. In, which you'll respond that Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin smoked a joint in “It's Complicated”. If Meryl (A Yale Graduate) has no problems smoking weed in a movie, why do I have a problem with it?
Looking back over my shoulder today, I realized something. Pot is never going to go away. It's the same as a good pair of jeans or some fantastic carbohyrdates. It's legendary (Also synonymous with RuPaul)
Now, I say all of this to let you know I'm not promoting marijuana as a life choice. Except for you Lorde. You need to chill the f**k out.
This is dedicated to Bob Marley. The ultimate symbol in regards to freedom of drug choice.
If You Haven't Seen The Clip of Miley at the MTV Awards You Haven't Been Cultured.
Watch.
Okay, so I lied. I did google things that happened on March 27th. The problem is nothing the f**k happens on March 27th.
However there were some things:
*Viagra was approved today. Great. Now the bad sex doesn't stop when we're sixty. *Happy Birthday, Fergie! My queen, my everything. Enjoy Josh for us all. *Geronimo surrendered to US forces (He dominated like Al Capone while it lasted) *First Rugby match was played. At least my dentist is happy. My boyfriend lost two teeth and chipped another one. Damn that game. He used to be hot.
So it's Tasty Tuesday and I have a public service announcement. If you have never had a Chocolate Xtreme Blizzard you should be ashamed of yourself. It is the answer to every chocoholic's dreams, fantasies, and fairy tales. I experienced this crazy concoction on a lovely Saturday with the dolls. Mall crawls can be so exhausting and this was the perfect pick me up. Although I was not a fan of the ridiculous mall line I had to wait in for my treat, but I lack in the patience department on any given day. It really was worth the wait though. Although it did take a something special to even entice me to buy. Enter Kelis Rogers.
Blossom, Bubbles and I were getting life to Kelis's Tasty and I got inspired. Any woman who can tell you she tastes like candy and bring all the buys to the yard with her milkshakes is my kinda girl. I can't even describe how perfect Mama Kelis's album is. It will have you salivating for all the right reasons. Not to mention that she's straight killing the game with her booklet art. *sigh* Nothing is as good as a brand new CD with pictures to die for. Artists should take a page from Ms. Spears via Blackout. Those pictures were sickening although the cover could have been more spectacular but I digress. Back to the issue at hand. Chocolate, as I live and breathe. It's so necessary to life and that is why this Blizzard made the cut.
I'm not gonna give you a recipe today because I don't want to. I want you to find 3 dollars and some change and spend your money down to the Dairy Queen and get into this good Blizzard. Yeah, I know it's still cold some places and that most people only break out ice cream treats when they can rock tank tops and booty shorts on the regular but you just don't know how good this Chocolate Xtreme is. It will be all you never knew you required and what you will constantly desire. Get into it! -Buttercup
Mama Kelis shaking it for the kids. Serving you fatty dairy product realness.
Whenever bored and questioning what in the world is happening to (Insert name here) I just go for it. Therefore when I'm having a flashback to the good old days (2012) when Alexandra Stan and I were best friends and we hit it and bumped it everyday, I said to myself what is Alexandra up to?
I'm emotionally distraught to discover that she's just getting out of the hospital. Her manager physically assaulted her to the point where she had to be hospitalized. What fresh hell is this? Even, the most prolific abuse case in the entertainment industry didn't end up with Rihanna in the hospital.
Now Alexandra I need you to read what I'm saying and leave that sorry piece of half a man and find yourself a new manager. The man only gave you one world wide hit with Mr. Saxobeats and that didn't even become that big of a hit in the United States (And as everyone knows we're only country that counts). Therefore, not only is he bad for you physically, the man isn't making bank for you.
If he was multi-billionaire Richard Branson, we may have to consider our options wisely before taking that man to court, but we can leave some unknown manager who isn't dipping and doing it for you the way he needs to.
Which, is exactly why after discovering this horrifying news that I did some research on what Alexandra has been up to musically. I have to say I have missed Alexandra in my life and with all of these songs being sunny and breezy, they are a necessary reprieve from the massive winter that seems to be unable to find it's way out the door. My personal favorite being “Lemonade” (See video below), far more down to earth than “Mr. Saxobeats” it was giving me life and the pursuit of happiness. This song is numero uno on playlist.
Apparently this little case of domestic violence has delayed the album tentatively titled “Saxobeats II” that was due out last year (In honor of Alexandra and her problems I will not comment on the ridiculousness of that title and instead simply let you know that it is indeed ridiculous and she needs to change it. I'm personally thinking it should be called “Glitz. Glamour. Fun.”). Not only have you hurt my girl Alexandra Stan, but you've also delayed my music.
Boy.
Someone is going to have to slap him, because I don't have time for this. I will personally see him off to prison and make sure he's well taken care of by my pimp Maurice.
Welcome to What's Up Wednesdays (Holy Alliteration) where you get to see a little more of who we are at WWP. This week I'm feeling a tad optimistic - so far from my natural disposition - and it's really owed to my friends. Coming off of a rough week, I lost my Granny last Monday I, as expected was not in the most amazing of moods. Due to parental force, I attended The Neighbourhood's concert that I had been so excited about for the months prior. Blossom (my bestie and fellow WWP writer) ,The NBHD, and the guy in the opening band, Kitten (pictured to the right), with the maraca all helped perk me up. That's something that I will forever be grateful for.
So on to the meat of this post
I'm back in my hometown for spring break and the first 4 days (yes I count the weekend) have been everything and then some. First of all I'm getting life to my tried and true radio stations. No one tells you how important that type of thing is when you go off somewhere to college. How much of your home is the unique sound of your city.
As I mentioned, Saturday I went to see The NBHD. The venue was standing room only as well as slick chic. Super swank. Needless to say that seeing Jesse Rutherford in the actual flesh was almost too much for my senses to handle but luckily I made it through without passing out. Blossom and I had the best time and some amazing conversation to boot.
But what takes the cake in all of swanky and luxurious taste was the movie theater Bubbles (who you'll meet Friday) and I went to yesterday. After we watched Beyonce's visual album and obsessed over YouTube's Superfruit we popped Bangerz into the CD player and jammed to Adore You and #GETITRIGHT on our way to the fanciest movie theater we've ever been too. We went midday so it was all but deserted and we saw American Hustle so it was really empty save a darling old couple and a lone old man who found just about every scene hilarious. The seats were individual with ample armrests for comfort. Simple amazing. The staff was friendly and the giant pretzel (my movie vice) was exceptional.
Those experiences birthed the word swank which is how I've chosen to express any and everything fancy and free. I suggest you get used to it
Well wishes on your quest for Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Love -Buttercup
Today is the first Media Monday and I am kicking it off with The Neighbourhood (NBHD). The NBHD is an upcoming band that is slowly sweeping the nation from their west coast hometown of sunny Newbury Park on the outskirts of Los Angeles. The NBHD is composed of vocalist Jesse Rutherford, guitarist Jeremey Freedman and Zach Abels, drummer Brandon Fried and bassist Mikey Margott. The NBHD has introduced a new genre of music design just for their band I like to call it dark pop. They have that pop feel to their music, but if one closes their eyes and just let the music flow through their soul they will hear so much more. Jesse’s vocals gives the band the pop feel, but Jeremey and Zach provide that dark sound to it and Brandon adds a touch of alternative rock. The best thing about the NBHD is that they all known each other since forever, that’s how they came up with their name, they all grew up in the same neighbourhood. Jesse stated in one of his interviews that he likes to surround himself with a group of people who know him and where he comes from, because they been where he's been. The NBHD is not just a typical band that wants to rocket off to success in whatever way they can. They want their fans to actually feel and relate to their music. They have established a theme for their band since the beginning, black and white. Jesse stated in one of his many interviews that they choose the theme black and white because the world was full of so much gray that music shouldn’t be that way. It should be either you like it or you don’t, either it makes you feel or it doesn’t no grey just black and white. When one listens to their music the theme is very evident in it. When I first listen to their hit single “Sweater Weather” I loved it. There was no ‘I think I like it’ moments, which I sometimes get with other artist. I listened to it and wanted to hear even more of their songs. That is how I stumbled across “Afraid” by them. “Afraid” is completely different from “Sweater Weather”. “Sweater Weather” made me want to put on an oversized sweater and head to the nearest beach, but “Afraid” exposed the vulnerability that lies within. One of my favorite lines is, ‘Keep on dreaming, don’t stop breathing fight those demons.” Jesse really takes you out of that comfort zone and puts reality in front of you. We are all afraid of something whether it is not being good enough or the monster under the bed. In this song Jesse exposes that. He even strips off everything in the music video to stress his point in being vulnerable. The NBHD is everything that I have been looking for in a band. They have amazing vocals, instrumental and visual to complete the whole package, and for this reason I was more than happy when they came to my hometown on their tour. Being able to see them live was like seeing them come to life. They were no longer this band I was following on twitter and liking on Pinterest, but they were right there in front of me. Jesse’s vocals are even better in person. He likes to add a little more on certain parts that just draws you closer literally. The venue he performed at was standing room only and I was about in the middle, but as the concert went on I found myself only seven people away from him. Listening to The NBHD live is an incredible experience that you will not want to end. Jesse makes sure throughout the concert that you know he is very grateful that you are there and liking the music. They are an incredible band and their album I Love You is equally incredible. You should definitely give them a listen or two. Check out their hit single down below and leave your comments.