Garbage's music video for 'Empty'

The first music vid of Garbage's upcoming album 'Strange Little Birds' is out with its first single 'Empty' directed by Samuel Bayer who also directed other videos for them like 'Vow', 'Only Happy When It Rains' and 'Stupid Girl', iconic music vids from the 90s. And just like the track is classic Garbage, the vid is also good old Garbage in a modern way.

We can say that the vid's direction is really similar to 'Vow', with frontwoman Shirley Manson dressing a fur coat like in that vid, but this time it's pink, just like the colour of her dress in the OHWIR's vid and like her hair colour now. I feel the vid is kinda like a mix of 'Vow' and 'Stupid Girl', like a modern version of them, and while the good old formula is good, i wished they did another turn of their signature style and surprise everyone like they did with the 2.0 era. Anyway, enjoy the vid below.

'Faking It' cancelled

It's not fair. It really isn't. This guilty pleasure of mine has been cancelled after three seasons and it feels like a waste. A waste of potential because this show could had given a lot more. Obviously it's not the best tv show out there but it had something different, and that was the clue of its, then, success; 'Faking It' was a show with no taboos, that immersed itself in teenage years and was open to any gender, sexual orientation or anything that was not stereotypical about young people. From lesbians, to gays, to transgenders, to intersex, i felt that the show was educating many young and not so young folks out there about these topics that are not talked enough in highschools and that's the show's biggest loss because, as all of those non conventional stereotypes, they all had room in here and made them not different from the rest. Just teenagers struggling through their identities and trying to fit into a world that was not so welcoming as they wish. Of course, the show was funny, and bubbly and ridiculous at times but it brought the good in that and i loved it.

Also, it's not fair that a show like 'Awkward', which i adored at first because it felt so fresh and funny, has had 5 seasons despite the last two, or three, being totally average and kinda boring, when 'Faking It' ended this season 3 and with no closing finale or anything, and it didn't deserve that. At least they could have given it a proper ending and not to be so lame to cancel it like that.

About the "finale"... well, it obviously wasn't a show's finale, it left a lot of things open and lots of possibilities and new interesting plots, so it feels like a waste not to give it a proper ending. It's really frustrating and i think the show had a lot to explore and especially, we were all waiting for Amy and Karma to happen so now we'll never see it. There are people suggesting that Netflix should pick up the show for a last season but i see it difficult but anyway, those who watched the show loved it while it lasted and even though it wasn't the best show out there it will be missed.

sources: bottl3blond3wannbe

Music Monday (Rihanna, JT, JLo, Elderbrook, Sigala & The Chemical Brothers)

It's been a while since i did the Music Monday post that mainly everything i'm bringing it's so mainstream that you're probably already heard it but i had to post them anyway.

Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna - This Is What You Came For
So, first things first with this instant hit, of course this collaboration was going to be gold as Calvin Harris always makes hit songs and Rihanna is always flawless, so here you have it. I've been listening to it nonstop so enjoy!

Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop the Feeling
JT is back with new music and he always makes pretty good stuff (no matter how i dislike him as a celebrity). But anyway, this new single is super catchy and you can't help but love it.

Elderbrook - How Many Times (Andhim Remix)
This is another song that i'm playing everyday at home, but it's simply so smooth and makes you want to dance at the same time. A really great discovery.

The Chemical Brothers - Wide Open
I didn't dig this song at first but with a few listens i ended up liking it a lot. Maybe it's not the average Chemical Brothers dancey stuff but it's enjoyable as well.

Jennifer Lopez - Ain't Your Mama
J.Lo is back and while at first this song didn't do much for me, now i've got it in my head literally all of the time. You've been warned, this is a grower.

Kygo - Stay

And finally, one song to dance and cheer you up, because sometimes these type of songs that are not really that much or that doesn't have deeply meaningful lyrics, are the best ones to listen and start the day off right, enjoy!

sources: youtube

MET Gala 2016: Manus x Machina - Fashion in a Age of Technology

Finally, here's the post about the MET Gala 2016 looks. I know this is old news by internet standards but i had to do it no matter what, i've done it in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 so this year couldn't be a miss.

So, this year's theme was very 'Ex-Mchina'-esque, "Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology' and this was quite a theme to amaze but some, as always, decided to put on the hell they wanted no matter what, when they could all have done sooo much better. But some have stick to the theme and have been more than amazing so here are my favourite looks from the MET Ball 2016 alongside others that haven't been so on point but are worth to criticise. Check them all after the cut!

Obvioulsy, this year's dress of the MET Gala has been the fantastic Zac Posen gown Claire Danes wore and it was mesemerizing (as well as electric). She was the absolute winner of the night.

'Julieta' de Pedro Almodóvar

(English translation after the cut)

(Crítica sin spoilers)
Como hablar de una película de Pedro Almodóvar si no es en castellano. Por supuesto que he añadido mi crítica en inglés pero primero tenía que hacerlo así. 'Julieta' lo merece porque es una semi reconciliación con el director manchego. Y apenas es una reconciliación porque a pesar de que haya hecho trabajos mejores o peores en los últimos años ('La piel que habito' por ejemplo muy bien pero 'Los amantes pasajeros' vaya desastre) siempre me parece interesante su trabajo, al menos, digno de ver.

Con 'Julieta', protagonizada por Emma Suarez y Adriana Ugarte (quienes tuvieron una sonada bronca después de una entrevista conjunta en un programa de radio) y con secundarias estelares como Rossy de Palma o Michelle Jenner, quien está bastante aceptable, el film recuerda a esas grandes historias que, aunque siendo historias sencillas y no tanto rebuscadas como sus últimos trabajos, llegan a alguna parte dentro de ti sin saber muy bien porqué. Y aunque la primera parte del film puede que sea algo incierta y sin saber el rumbo que tomaría la historia (bien es cierto que no sabía nada sobre el film ni había visto el trailer), a medida que va avanzando te va atrapando en ese mundo de esas dos Julietas en el tiempo cuya historia se va descifrando.

Y tal y como yo fui a ciegas pero con ganas a ver el último largo de Almodóvar al cine, no creo que deba hablar más sobre ella, sólo comentar un genial plano en un tren que recuerda a esa letra de Madonna de 'Justify My Love' que dice "I wanna make love in a train cross-country" y que la película es muy roja, color fetiche del director, está bañada en rojo haciéndola más Almodóvar que nunca, y eso que dicen que es uno de los filmes que menos recuerdan a su estilo, una concepción errónea en mi opinión.