MUSIC - Coldplay Concert (i.e. the greatest night ever)

My friends Jenny and Cecilia and I bought the tickets early in the year and after several months of waiting, the night was finally here. We arrived at Allianz Stadium about 2pm and there was already 200+ people waiting. We joined the queue and spent the next three and a half hours in the scorching sun. After several attempts of entertainment, from charades to eating, our patience was rewarded with an amazing spot near the stage:

and xylobands!

First up were The Pierces who were really good live. They played We Are Stars, Secret, You'll Be Mine and some other songs but not 3 Wishes which is my favourite song from them. Jenny hated them though ("WHY ARE THEY EVEN CALLED THE PIERCES?") but I thought they were pretty good. Except one of the guitar players was :| for the whole time. That was really distracting.

Next were the Temper Trap and they were great as well. I love love love love love Rabbit Hole and I'm so glad I got to hear it live, I can never get tired of that song.

Finally Coldplay came on and god damn they were amazing.

this being their first song last night, you can imagine how the rest of the show was like

I felt like a spoilt child at Christmas, so much happened during their performances.

In the first couple of songs, these crepe paper butterflies started shooting out and filled the whole stadium. For a few magical moments, the only thing you could see was this:

It was so beautiful, you cannot fathom how surprised I was when they first came out. The moshpit is seriously the best place to be.

Later on, these colourful giant balloon balls were released and bounced on top of the crowds. I managed to whack one towards the stage hehe.

The security guards had to pop them later though :(

There were so many lasers and fireworks and flashing lights. Honestly, I felt disappointed afterwards, not because of the concert itself, but because I had to get back my less vibrant reality. My favourite performances of the night would have to be Charlie Brown, Viva La Vida, Paradise, Fix You and Hurts Like Heaven.

This is definitely not my last Coldplay show. In the future, if you ever get the chance to go, don't hesitate. And get there early.

MUSIC - Movie Soundtrack Recommendations

Samskeyti - Sigur Rós (Mysterious Skin)

In context, this song is heartbreaking. Every time I listen to this, I remember exactly how I felt during the last scene of the movie. I don't listen to this much because I want to retain that feeling, I don't want it to diminish.

Johanna - Jamie Campbell Bower (Sweeney Todd)

Easily my favourite song from my favourite Tim Burton movie.

Born Slippy - Underworld (Trainspotting)

The tone this song sets in the final scene of Trainspotting is one of the main reasons why I really liked the movie so much. The film itself was great, but the ending was what stuck out to me at most. ("So why did I do it? I could offer a million answers - all false. The truth is that I'm a bad person. But, that's gonna change - I'm going to change.")

Man Or Muppet (The Muppets)

I had no idea that Jim Parsons was in The Muppets so this gave me a huge surprise. Needless to say, I was grinning the whole way through this song.

Hope you're having a good weekend!

MUSIC - Quick Song Recommendations

Sóley - Smashed Birds

Exactly what the song title entails. The lyrics are quite.. strange to say the least. But it's such a lovely song.

I took all of your birds 

And I smashed them in my pocket

Oh 

And then I got the feathers off and I made myself a beautiful dress

Sky Ferreira - Obsession

I found this really catchy. I heard of her in passing but never really made the effort to listen to her stuff until now. I also really like her song Animal.

Ain't nothing wrong with OCD 

Long as it's for me, long as it's for me 

M83 - Too Late

If my dreams had a soundtrack, this would probably be in it.

Like a wall of stars

We are ripe to fall

Hope you're having a good weekend!

MUSIC - Crystal Castles

From by best friend Wikipedia:

Crystal Castles musical style has been described as "ferocious, asphyxiating sheets of warped two-dimensional Gameboy glitches and bruising drum bombast that pierces your skull with their sheer shrill force, burrowing deep into the brain like a fever."

Their music frequents television shows such as Skins, Degrassi and Gossip Girl but I started paying attention to their sound when I first heard their song "Tell Me What To Swallow" in Xavier Dolan's film 'J'ai tué ma mère' (of which I adore and will review some time in the future).



It sounds euphoric but when you actually pay attention to the lyrics, it's so creepy and reminds me of Nabokov's Lolita. Nevertheless, I love this song, it's enchanting and it's my top played song on iTunes ehehe.



Another one of my favourites is "Not in love" featuring Robert Smith of The Cure. A fun fact: this song is actually a cover of song released in 1983 by a Canadian new wave group Platinum Blonde. Lee Minki also did a cover of it in the Korean drama "Shut Up Flower Boy Band". Personally, I prefer the Crystal Castle's version, but that's just up to personal taste.

I don't predominately listen to electronic music, but I can't enough of them. Other songs include 'Untrust Us", "Lovers Who Uncover" and "Courtship Dating" so check them out if you have time!