Woman(Mia) +(plus) Man(Jem).

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Mia&Jem

Duck Tales - O tema de abertura era cantado pelo Luiz Ricardo, garoto propaganda do Baú da Felicidade. Eu recomendo a visita no site que aparece no final do vídeo, http://www.tiopatinhas.1br.net/.

Gang do Barulho - "Get along gang get along gang / Each one so special in his own way / Montgomery's the leader and he's such a good sport / the get along gang get along gang ..."

Ursinhos Carinhosos - "...os ursinhos carinhosos estão aí pra te ajudar / se precisar é só chamar..."

Muppet Babies - "Muppet Babies, we make our dreams come true / Muppet Babies, we'll do the same for you..."

Jem - "...é emocionante, é elegante...é pura emoção...é contagiante, chocante..."

Stiamo parlando di “Babar”, “L'ape Maia”, “Heidi” e “Anna dai capelli rossi”, che in pratica occuperanno la maggior parte del palinsesto di DeA Kids. Diciamo che non se ne sentiva troppo la mancanza di questi cartoni, visto che vengono trasmessi spesso sulle tv nazionali, a parte “Babar”, anche lui, comunque, andato in onda a lungo e fino a non molto tempo fa su Boomerang. Però si spera che questi cartoni aprano la strada ad altri che mancano da tempo dagli schermi. Si vocifera che a breve arriveranno “Ransie la strega” e “Il tulipano nero”. “Babar” andrà in onda ogni giorno alle 6.00 e alle 9.50, “L'ape Maia” con due episodi alle 6.50, due alle 9.00 e due alle 10.40, “Heidi” alle 7.40 e alle 21.00 e con doppio episodio alle 12.50 e alle 14.50, mentre di “Anna dai capelli rossi” ci saranno una puntata alle 8.05, 15.45 e 21.25 e due alle 12.00.
Su Cultoon invece nessuna novità significativa, continua l’alternanza dei soliti cartoni. Anche in questo caso alcune voci dicono che presto arriverà il cartone americano “Jem e le Holograms”, ma l’inizio in realtà era già previsto per il mese di settembre. Altro cartone che dovrebbe approdare sul canale 148 di Sky sono i Transformers con la prima storica serie.
Sul digitale terrestre, invece, non mancano mai le novità di Boing. Da un paio di settimane alle ore 19.05 è possibile seguire le avventure delle tre sorelle ladre protagoniste di “Occhi di gatto”. Rimane, inoltre, l’appuntamento fisso con Febbre a 80 il lunedì, mercoledì, venerdì e domenica. Mentre alle 22.40 assistiamo alle ultime puntate prima della fine di “Pollyanna”, in attesa di sapere da quale cartone verrà sostituito, alle 23.05 possiamo seguire le avventure di Mowgli ne “Il libro della giungla”. A darci la buonanotte alle 23.30 ci pensano Annette, Lucien e i loro amici in “Sui monti con Annette”, altro cartone ispirato come i precedenti a un romanzo per ragazzi di origine occidentale.
Rimanendo al digitale terrestre, hanno cancellato pare ormai definitivamente lo spazio dedicato ai cartoni sia Facile Tv sia La7 Cartapiù.
Su Italia1 due lieti ritorni hanno fatto la loro comparsa nelle ultime settimane. Uno è “David Gnomo amico mio”, trasmesso, però, a un orario abbastanza proibitivo, le 6.45 del mattino, tutti i giorni dal lunedì al venerdì. L’altro è il cagnone bianco protagonista di “Teodoro e l'invenzione che non va”, cartone che è possibile seguire anch’esso all’alba, il sabato alle 6.55 circa.
Via streaming i gloriosi anni 80 rivivono su vari canali. Ad esempio su Canale7 ci sono “Godam” e “Gordian”, dal lunedì al venerdì a partire dalle 17.20. La rete lombarda TRS TV ci propone, invece, “Calvin e il colonnello” e “Il piccolo guerriero” con inizio alle 16.20. Mentre D1 Television ci riserva un pacchetto all inclusive di emozioni eightees con “Conan il ragazzo del futuro” dal lunedì al sabato alle 17.35 , “Goldrake” alle 18.00 e infine “Blue Noah” alle 19.15. Da non perdere neanche “Peline story”, visibile grazie alla versione internet di Telesirio, tutti i giorni alle 7.40, 14.20, 17.15, 22.40.
Per le tv locali voglio segnalare “Le avventure di Huckleberry Finn”, trasmesso da San Marino RTV, tv di stato sanmarinese visibile anche in alcune zone di Emilia Romagna e Marche, ma anche “Kimba il leone bianco” in onda in Toscana sulle frequenze di Noi Tv tutti i giorni alle 9.00. Al sud invece, nello specifico in Calabria, sintonizzandosi su Telitalia è possibile vedere “Bem” dal lunedì al sabato alle 18.30.
Ma tante sono le piccole televisioni sparse per tutta Italia che trasmettono cartoni classici più o meno interessanti. Magari ce n’è una anche nella vostra zona e non lo sapete. Ecco perché vi conviene consultare il sito www.cartoni80.it o aspettare il prossimo aggiornamento, che arriverà nel giro di poche settimane. A presto!

Je fonctionne encore et toujours comme une enfant; toutes mes actions, paroles, rires... sont sans recherches calculatrices ( en tant qu'adulte dit responsable, c'est ce qu'on me reproche souvent) et paradoxallement cette spontanéité est perçue chez "les adultes" qui ne me connaissent pas, comme une "demande" bien programmée et du coup mal interprètée ... à mon plus grand étonnement, quelqu'un m'a dit un jour, que je manquais de spontanéité et que j'étais manipulatrice ???, comme il s'agit d'une personne pour qui j'éprouve de l'estime... J'ai commencée à m'analiser, à m'étudier, ... à ne plus me comprendre moi-même et surtout à me sentir très mal. (Je ne me suis retrouvée dans auqu'un modèle - auqu'une case)

Il y a encore très peu de temps, je croiais que tous fonctionnaient comme moi, du-moin j'aimais le croire...  malgré les avertissements de mon entourage, je ne voyais pas le "calcul" dans les actes ... jusqu'au moment bien tout récent (il y a +/- 4 mois) le voil est tombé! Et mon monde s'écroule avec ...

J'ai bien eu du mal à me resaisir... et a accepter que je fais partie d'une minorité mais sans prétention c'est étant comme je suis, que personne et surtout auqu'un "adulte" n'a réussi à me "modeler"... c'est ça qui rends ma force ...  Mon individuellité de ma personnalité est sauf ;-) ... je ne me suis jamais sentie aussi libre!!!, car maintenant j'en suis consciente!

J'ai ici simplement envie de dire que certains "manuels" sont des pièges à modules ... ex; Mars et Vénus, ... et ceux qui les lisent pour une application dans l'organisation de leur vie relationnelle ont perdu l'essenciel de l'être Divin que nous sommes!

C'est tout pour le moment ;-)

When I saw her second album out today I was surprised.

2003: Our history started when I fell in love with her debut.

2004: Well before its time, on a houseboat in Amsterdam.

2005: She got a funny bob. I ignored her.

2007: She released 2 lousy singles: "It's Amazing" and "Crazy."

2008: I disowned her. I got her album today in reprieve.

Down To Earth she called it. So far, not so good.

You can't mix gospel and acid on the same album and expect it to be cohesive.

From the opening scene to the final credits, the movie is propelled by some great music, including songs from Fergie, Ciara, Jennifer Hudson and Craig David as well as The Weepies, Jem, Al Green and India.Arie. The music in the movie Sex and the City is brilliant and perfectly suits the film. The soundtrack album does a decent job of recreating the music but only has 14 of 29 songs are on it. You can find them all at Reelsoundtrack.com.

In addition to these tracks, the movie also features original music by Aaron Zigman and the Sex and the City Movie Theme by the Pfeifer Broz. Orchestra.

Here's Labels or Love by Fergie:

And Click Flash by Ciara:

I can't wait for photos! Bryan kept me up all night giving me updates and me, trying to allay Bryan's fears of delivery via CS. Told yah, Bry, everything is gonna be a-ok! I can't wait to meet Jem! :)

Clean: 5

Genre: Pop, dance

Jem: as a child of the 80's the first thing I think of when I hear that name is Jem and the Holograms!

Ok seriously, I remember when Jem came out with her first album 4 year ago. I heard her first single, They, once on the radio and rushed out and bought the little mini EP, It All Starts Here (which was produced before the full album Finally Woken). My initial enthusiasm was a little much and I was slightly disappointed at the rest of the EP. I still liked it because it was, after all, good pop music and more on the electronic/triphop/dance side.

Jem's second album, Down to Earth, came out yesterday. I haven't gotten a copy of it yet...however she's put out a couple singles already. It's Amazing, was released as a single in June and on the soundtrack of Sex and the City, the movie. Jem's contribution is a solid, affirming, motivational and fun song. Lyrically, it reminds me of Mariah Carey's Make it Happen, or Jordin Spark's One Step at a Time. Jem urges the listener not to give up, to work hard and to have patience! The chorus is inspiring for anyone needing a little encouragement: It's Amazing all that you can do, It's Amazing, it makes my heart sing, now its up to you.

Musically, this song is hard to classify. Poppy, yet slightly more dancy than most pop, the beat is slightly DnB but not really...let's just say pop. Jem revels in these inbetween genre labels however. Her first album was a little trip hop, a little alternative, a little pop, a little acoustic folk rock. This song clearly has electronic roots looping over and over in the background, but it also has trumpet, guitar, strings, and piano, not to mention Jem's soothing voice. Oh and as a bonus a computerized 80's sounding voice at the end urging the listener to trust her instincts, and not give up! Its a good song, not super great. I love it for its positive message and poppy beat. Certainly more creative than most dime-a-dozen pop singers out there. For 99 cents on iTunes I can't think of a reason not to buy it.

Jem's Myspace

All That Remains - Overcome
Marc Broussard - Keep Coming Back
Buckcherry - Black Butterfly
Lindsey Buckingham - Gift of Screws
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson - Rattlin' Bones
George Clinton - George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love
The Cure - Hypnagogic States (EP)
Dead Confederate - Wrecking Ball
DJ Khaled - We Global
Dressy Bessy - Holler and Stomp
Mark Erelli - Delivered
Ill Bill - The Hour of Reprisal
James - Hey Ma
Jem - Down to Earth
Jonezetta - Cruel to be Young
Mother Mother - O My Heart
Leona Naess - Thirteens
Nelly - Brass Knuckles
Ne-Yo - Year of the Gentleman
Noah and The Whale - Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down
One Block Radius - One Block Radius
Amanda Palmer - Who Killed Amanda Palmer
Portugal. The Man - Censored Colors
Jody Raffoul - Big Sky
Darius Rucker - Learn to Live
Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It
Shock of Pleasure - It's About Time
Al Stewart - Sparks of Ancient Light
Taproot - Our Long Road Home
Ben Taylor - The Legend of Kung Folk Part 1 (The Killing Bite)
The Veronicas - Hook Me Up
Matt Wertz - Under Summer Sun

A popolio selection of today's New Releases.

Wayne Brady          A Long Time Coming
Buckcherry             Black Butterfly
The Cure                  Hypnagagic States (EP)
Jem                           Down to Earth
Lisa Loeb                  Camp Lisa
Nelly                         Brass Knuckles
Ne-Yo                        Year of the Gentleman
Nuspirit Helsinki  Our Favorite Things
Raphael Saadiq      The Way I See It

If only I had that panoramic shot of Jem in that scarlet frock to fill one of my walls...

The majority of the tracks do lean towards pop, and defnitely less experimental than those in Finally Woken.  The debut album has got wide variations, from that really aggressively-jarring 24 to the acoustic cooing of Flying High, but Down to Earth feels more consistent (well, with exception of Aciiid! which was really really weird..)

Nevertheless, the wait is finally over!  I'm already looping And So I Pray for the 4th time~

Vanilla Swingers: adoro descobrir bandas no estilo "minha mãe mandou escolher esse daqui". Um indie rock bem gostoso de se ouvir (e um pouco dramático também), feito pela dupla Miles Jackson e Anne Gilpin. Aproveite para ouvir o disco inteiro, dá para baixar de grátis [sic] aqui.

Liz Durrett: eu sempre confundo cantoras; a Liz, por exemplo, faço confusão com a Marissa Nadler (nada a ver). Não sei por que, deve ser dislexia - e não porque são todas iguais. Dois anos após o "The Mezzanine", Durrett parece mais alegre (não é a palavra mais apropriada, mas é mais ou menos por aí), com mais emoção e  vozes mais trabalhadas. A produção, entretanto, das músicas parece completamente caseira - nada contra, eu até gosto de produções independentes, se assim posso dizer, sem estúdio, no quarto ou na cozinha.

Jem: finalmente saiu o segundo álbum dessa menina. Eu pelo menos estava esperando ansiosamente. Gostei, viu. Claro, não dá pra comparar com o primeiro - aliás, na minha opinião, o primeiro disco é sempre o melhor. O estilo pop misturado com batidinhas dance permanece. Para quem não a conhece, experimente It's Amazing, faz parte da trilha de "Sex And The City". Destaque para You Will Make It, minha preferida.

Benni Hemm Hemm: o nome é estranho porque eles são da Islândia. Não tente ler os posts deles no MySpace ao menos que você saiba falar a língua de lá. O álbum, mesmo não sendo em inglês, espanhol ou outra língua mais agradável aos nossos ouvidos, convence qualquer um pelas melodias indie - uma mistura exótica de Belle & Sebastian e Múm. Se tiver curiosidade, acesse o site deles: além de ter as letras, eles tiveram a bondade de traduzi-las para o inglês.

The Dears: é uma das minhas bandas-referência que descobri de uns anos para cá. Fiquei sabendo pelo MySpace deles que estão sozinhos novamente, assim como aconteceu no começo. Espero que o álbum seja compensador pelo trabalho magnifíco que fizeram nos discos anteriores.

Anyway, now that we've determined that I'm FREAKING SCREWED, let's talk about life in Chucktown. I've been here for three weeks and I LOVE it. I've got school (duh), I had a job (and am looking for a new one... anyone hiring?) and I'm up to my ears in activities. I like having activities though. I enjoy being busy. I enjoy being the roommate who's never home, I enjoy being the person who manages it all and a social life (who do people call when they're looking for a party on a random night? Yeah, that would be me. It's a first. I'm excited).
So anyway, to get an idea of a Day in the Life of Miss Victoria-fly, we'll leave out the boring crap (classes, which aren't that bad and some of which I enjoy) and cut straight to the chase.

So I've been writing for the school newspaper for all of about three weeks (since I got here haha). And I've been assigned a beat. Which is cool. I'm not going to say which one, because I'd like to be incognito, a little bit. Anyway, look for my stories in your local GSO (unless you don't go to school with me. In which case, check it out online here).

Also, I'm a DJ for CofC Radio. Which is freaking amazing. We all know how music-y I am. Hey, at least I got out of that nasty habit of interjecting everything with what song happened to come on my iTunes. Whatever. Anyway, I'm excited. I've got a show from 2 to 4 on Tuesdays, which you can listen to here. They're working on getting their FM license, which means eventually I'll be on the airwaves. For the time being, it's pretty immaterial to me, since I've never done anything like this and I'm supernervous and the majority of the people that i'd REALLY want to listen to me are back home, and can do so over the internet. Anyway, seriously, check me out. Don't judge.

I had a job at Domino's Pizza, but working there (a grueling 24-hour week which is RIDICULOUS for a college freshman and even more ridiculous for someone who agreed to work 10-15 hours per week) made me realize how much I hate it there. And I hate this one even more than the one in Easley. I kind of liked the one in Easley. It's my home.

Anyway, I'm totally freaking screwed and I need to do my homework. Right now. Goodnight, all in blog land (yeah, I know you pay no attention to me. I don't care. I'll keep screaming.) LOVE!

Band of the Day (week, month, post): I Was Totally Destroying It. I saw them live. They're pretty awesome.

UPCOMING CD RELEASES THAT I'M DYING TO GET: Down to Earth by Jem- Sept. 16. It's the follow-up to 2005's Finally Woken. First single "It's Amazing" was on Sex and the City: The Movie.
Broken Doll by Anna Nalick- Sept. 23. Follow-up to 2005's Wreck of the Day. First single "Shine" was released in January, so this whole CD is a long time coming.

Jem
Down To Earth ••½
ATO 

For Jem's skill in having her jazzy songs previewed in television shows, the 33-year-old former DJ agent lives in the right place – Los Angeles – a long way from her childhood home in a South Wales seaside town. Down To Earth, the follow-up to her platinum-selling 2004 debut Finally Woken, has at least three tunes a screen-savvy audience will already recognise from the 'Sex & The City' movie ('It's Amazing'), grungy/glitzy teen show 'Glamour Girl' (the banjo-tinged 'Crazy') and the all-new 'Beverly Hills 90210' ('I Always Knew'). Jem might serve us a first course via mainstream cinema, but if we enjoy the aperitif, we will definitely order further dishes.

Jem creates songs like one wraps a present, rewarding the patient listener with treasures nested in the tissue paper of technically-enhanced guitar elegance. The 9/11-inspired 'You Will Make It', which features the accomplished voice of South African folkie Vusi Mahlasela, performs like Coldplay's 'Death & All His Friends': able to incorporate a completely different song through soft transition and making what was, at first glance, just a box and bow, into a beautifully eclectic thing. And although her voice does not boast superiority, its whispery effect is humble and befits her budding pop princess reputation without the showy trappings of the so-called divas. Jem does not rush from one song to another, which might be expected of someone who's in it simply for the cash payout; rather, she lets her hands trace up and down the ivory keys, waiting for the perfect moment to quote her poetry. 

Sure, her similarity to Dido is obvious, but if she can defy naysayers by resolutely keeping it pop and proud, then no one can expect her to be different. Someone has to fill the shoes of the late-'90s women who inoffensively bee-bopped to the rhythm of muffled drums. The inspirational 'Got It Good' has simple lyrics that are familiar, but never old, and is a cute relief from angry teen idols like Avril and Pink, while the Brazilian percussion of the title track keeps things interesting. Then, suddenly, we hear the anomaly 'Aciiid!', co-written with Greg Kurstin of The Bird & The Bee, and it's (shhh...) a little bit naughty! You can just imagine gossip girls everywhere prancing in their heels to Jem's proclamation of "kiss my ass". Quite what they will make of her attempt to sing in Japanese is another matter entirely.

Indeed, a second look heralds the realisation that most of Jem's songs in fact have the lyrics of an anapestic lullaby. There's nothing groundbreaking here, certainly, and Down To Earth presents a threat to no one. Unless you count the other Hollywood music artists who are rolling their eyes and sulking out of botched auditions because Jem is back in town.

Paige Taylor 
US release date: 16/09/08; UK release TBA

You know what we haven't had in a while? Some awesome (according to me, of course) Youtube videos. Ah, Youtube - the working man's time waster.

1. I was recently reminded of why this is still my favorite Batman movie...

2. Speaking of Michelle...

3. Come on, you didn't think I'd miss this opportunity, right?

4. And this? This is AWESOME.

No need to thank me, the sound of tapping feet is enough...

http://www.myspace.com/jem

Nouu nou nouuu

Stick to the Status Quo!

or this is what it happens U_U

Months ago, without previous warning, I had the *lucky chance* of living the AMAZING, ASTONISHING and FULFILLING experience of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL movies on TV.

TODAY I was just looking for the JEM and The Holograms ripped tracks (yesssss what about that??? Do you remember Synergy -truly outrageous!!!!!!). I've also downloaded some retarded music from an old-Argentinian TV show (Chiquititas). Hey, LET IT BE!

Sooo... After watching the profile of the most interesting girl I've "known" the last months, I've downloaded the THINGS : D

I really like the two silly brothers: Sharpay and Ryan Evans . They're STYLISH and mean : D , yes...but they also have talent. And this is my 1st Personal Statement here:

IF YOU HAVE TALENT MAYBE YOU HAVE ALSO THE RIGHT TO DRESS FLAMBOYANTY AND BE A JERK : D

mOre THINGS. There was a time when I proclamed myself as a "POP HATER". Childish dreams, ignorance, low self-esteem...I'm also like that today. But, guess, I tripped over puberty and while some girls began to listen naughty and/or depressing tunes - this is what I listen to NOW xD + metafiction·hyper·music- I've started to crash my brain with anime and cartoons soundtracks ... 2nd Personal Statement!

SOUNDTRACK LOVERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO LISTEN TO H.S.M. ONLY FOR EDUCATIONAL REASONS : D

This has no sense!!

The ultimate truth is that H.S.M. music is funny, it has the perfect pop songs to cheer you up, sing-along, LIPSYNCH!, laugh at ...etc. Remember, an old Personal Statement.

WHEN I GROW UP I WANNA BE A DRAG QUEEN WITH COOL GLASSES.

Cindy Lauper when I have retro-feelings, H.S.M. when I need to avoid feelings? But,

I CAN'T TAKE MY EYES FROM YOU xD

Sorry, maybe you ended up reading this post just because you were googling High School Musical things, and this has too many grammatical mistakes and is to weird and it feels like the writer has some kind of mental disease or SHE is just stupid. Sorry. I'M SO SORRY (q)

This post has some personal backgroud INDEED. But I cannot explain it with my current english -and it isn't worthy to be expressed in my native language either. So, this is my 3rd and Last Personal Statement:

WHEN YOU'RE OUT OF PIZZAS, JUST LISTEN TO HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL...IT WON'T GET BETTER, BUT YOUR BRAIN WILL STOP WORKING A WHILE.

And you will start dancing as an idiot : D - Wait! I DON'T DANCE

Thanks to: 16 year-old AWESOME girls with motivating English.