Girlbands of the 90s

Girlbands owned the 90s, i don't think there can be now a group with all female members having success like it happened then but maybe one of those bands will prove me wrong.

Sugababes' original members (the band has now been totally replaced), have reunited and are already recording in the studio! This one is probably one of my fave bands back then, which made me remind of many other girlbands i used to play nonstop on my casette player, so here are my fave 3, as well as some others worth mentioning:

- Sugababes: their first album 'One Touch' is really a little jewel, it sounded really different at the time, though it had similarities to All Saints, and proved that they didn't need to wear flashy outfits or do any choreographies to succeed, here's of course, everyone's favourite and also another track that i adore:

Sugababes - Overload por johan_

Overload

Soul Sound

- All Saints: these four ladies also made a difference, they dethroned the Spice Girls and brought to the girlband scenario some quality to the music and lyrics, another band of talented girls but who didn't mind being sexy at the same time. Obligatory 'Pure Shores' song and also their first single 'I Know Where It's At' which i played over and over and over again, as well as their first album:

Pure Shores

I Know Where It's At

- TLC: Second best selling girlband ever (1st are the Spice Girls and 3rd Destiny's Child), their album 'Crazy Sexy Cool' was the first CD i ever bought and damn it was good. I have to admit that the death of Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes was really shocking to me, as well to the world, but this band was the soundtrack of my teen years and it was really sad. Everyone knows 'Waterfalls' so i'm posting two of my faves, the fantastic and elegant 'Creep' and the so very 90s sound, video and everything 'What About our Friends' from their first album, which i bought without having heard a single song but it was money well spent:

Creep

What About Your Friends

Noone of these women had later success as solo artists but they made some nice efforts, here are the three best songs a member of each band has done:

Siobhan Donaghy - Overrated

Artful Dodger feat. Melanie Blatt - Twentyfourseven

T-Boz - Touch Myself

Other bands worth mentioning of course are the Spice Girls, En Vogue, Atomic Kitten, Destiny's Child, Allure, Solid Harmonie, Girl Thing and Eternal so click on each of them for your listening pleasure.

UPDATE: Part ll continues here.

sources: addyjagat, aquarious12493, dailymotion, youtube

Miu Miu love

Miu Miu never ceases to amaze me, their whole tres-chic but extravagant style always captivates me and for the Autumn/Winter 2012 ad campaign they have chosen the It-Girl forever Chloë Sevigny to be their face and damn it all looks perfect, a little Bowie-esque but without losing the brand's signature chic. I would buy and wear only at Miu Miu if i had to choose, it is that serious.

Let us have cake!

sources: pprivado & youtube

TDKR

(No Spoilers whatsoever)

So, i watched the much expected, much anticipated movie from this Summer, 'The Dark Knight Rises', and while i didn't expect much, for no reason in particular, i was left unimpressed.

The movie is too long, way too long, there are too many explotions, the plot is kinda left unexplained and i got bored sometimes. I feel like maybe Christopher Nolan wasn't willing to make this movie so his heart and brains were not there because the other two Batman movies he directed were great, especially 'The Dark Knight', no need to mention that. Also, it got similar twists to TDK and some 'Inception'-esque scenes that made the movie lose more points. Still, i got a reaaally nice surprise with Anne Hathaway as Catwoman (she's never referred like that in the movie) i barely remember Michelle Pfeiffer's portrayal but Hathaway slayed, she was the scene-stealer that everyone was talking about and it needed more Selina Kyle in the movie. Also more needed? Michael Caine as Alfred, such a flawless man and actor, his role is simply so sweet that i cannot bear to see him cry onscreen.

Other cast members worth mentioning were Tom Hardy which i did not like, Gary Oldman who was, as always, good, Marion Cotillard, whose acting was surprisingly dull, and Joseph Gordon Levitt was fine. It also got tons of famous faces in minor characters, Juno Temple, Jack Bass or Eijah, the hot nurse from 'Grey's Anatomy' (too lazy to look up the names).

Anyway, i guess it's a movie one should watch but without too many expectations and lots of patience, only recommended to die hard Batman fans.

sources: grizzlybombs, uk.ing, flicks&bits & thecinemadose

The movie theatre is my home

Faster Higher Stronger

This is a really great BBC documentary about gymnastics in the Olimpics, the evolution of female athletes in this sport and the stories behind many of the important gymnasts that won Gold and made an impact in the world. It's mostly about female gymnastics, there are a few male gymnasts but it's mainly focused on women from the beginning of female gymnastics to this day. You'll miss a more modern approach to it with stars of the U.S. team like Dominic Monceanu, Nastia Liukin or Shawn Johnson, but it is really worth watching if you love this sport, i didn't like 'Make It Or Break It' just because, you know?

source: youtube

How different would 'Sex and the City' be if were on TV now?

'Sex and the City' premiered on HBO 14 years ago (can you believe?) and BuzzFeed has wondered what would these ladies be like if the show was now on TV, they sorted 28 ways in which the show would be different now but here are my faves:

- Samantha would run a social media marketing company.

- They'd eat Magnolia Bakery's cake pops instead of cupcakes.

- Carrie would be insane for Pierre Hardy shoes instead of Manolo Blahniks.

- Carrie would write for Vogue.com instead of "Vogue".

- And she'd have at least 60,000 followers on Twitter.

- Carrie would refuse to give up her Blackberry while all her friends make fun of her for not having an Iphone (pretty much my life).

- Instead of breaking up with Carrie via PostIt, Burger would have broken up with her over Gchat.

- Instead of Cosmos they'd drink vodka sodas.


- Instead of this Gucci fannypack she'd carry a huge-ass Celine bag.

(AS IF, the Gucci fanny-pack is one of the best and one of my favourite fashion statements of the show).

- Charlotte would have met Harry on JDate.

- And she would have gotten all the ladies to try a juice fast.

- Carrie never would have followed Aleksander Petrovsky to Paris.

- Big would take cabs.

- Miranda would run the marathon again - in barefoot shoes.

- Carrie would eBay her stuff instead of giving it away.

- Samantha would read '50 Shades of Grey' and decide it's hardly raunchy or scandalous at all.

- Instead of Tivo-Ing 'Jules and Mimi' Miranda would DVR 'Downton Abbey'.

- Instead of writing a weekly column for the New York Star, Carrie would be a blogger.

sources: buzzfeed

Girls dancing on their own

Another 'Girls' post, just because. As i said before, this show is a grower, each episode is better than the previous one (though it's difficult to top ep. 7) but it took me 3 episodes to know i was gonna love this, and partly it was because of this scene. So Hannah had just discovered that her ex-boyfriend is gay? fuck that and dance to some music with Marnie. This is one of those scenes where a song is another character and this one is perfect, just like when you're at home and a song completely changes your mood, it won't make any sense to those who haven't seen it, i don't think it will make sense for many of those who have watched it but i liked this scene and that is all:

sources: talkischeap & youtube

'Girls' HBO

How can i explain 'Girls', the best new thing on TV? i actually posted season 1's trailer below so you can get a more accurate idea but let me tell you that, even though the first 2 or 3 eps are not that impressive, the show gets better and better and it doesn't disappoint. It's funny but it's real, it's about four girls living in Brooklyn but this is not 'Sex and the City' or anything like that, even though those two shows share the same plots (relationships, friendship, love, men). It is also sad, because just like in life, not everything is about having fun and partying, it's more about the struggle to make in onto adulthood, to find your place in the world, to establish oneself and get to know yourself in the process of that.

The season finale was flawless, it was so real and you could relate so much to it that it actually hurt and season 2 is already filming so high fives to that. I seriously couldn't recommend this show more, so please do it, you won't regret.

sources: agent-355 & youtube

MDNA Barcelona

I wasn't really excited to see Madonna live this week as i didn't like her new album that much and despite having the best time when i saw her with the 'Sticky & Sweet' tour, i wasn't looking for it as before but... it was AMAZING! Just like the other time, Madonna gives everything she has to offer on stage to the max, she makes absolutely everybody dance and jump, she lives for the audience and maybe that's something you don't usually hear about her, but i've seen her two times live now and she's been the same at both.

She also looked flawless, danced her heels off, rocked with the guitar and basically, she offered a show like it was her last one, and i can only take my hat off to her. As for the performances, i danced like mad with 'I'm Addicted' (what a massive grower), 'Vogue' (always), 'Hung Up' (0bvs) and 'Girl Gone Wild' (0fc), sang like crazy with 'Papa Don't Preach' (i wasn't expecting that song - i never check out the set list before a concert), teared a bit with 'Like A Prayer' and the choir singing (it was magical), was amazed with the flawless 'Human Nature' performance with the mirrors like in the music video, just like with all those dancers playing the tambourine and hanging from above in 'Give Me All Your Luvin' and what can i say about 'Express Yourlsef' meets 'Born This Way'? she simply makes it so obvious that Gaga ripped that song it's not even funny, it's nearly ridiculous, Madonna even sang the line from her song 'She's Not Me' at the end which was superb and A+, you can see that on the vid below and you can also check out the crappy quality pics i took with my Blackberry cellphone but well, i didn't really care about that at the moment, so :)

Express Yourself meets Born This Way / Gimme All Your Luvin

source: moi!

Me wants!

Having a Tumblr is not only a wonderful way to waste time but also a great source to discover new things like these two cameras, the Knäpa Ikea camera and the Instagram Socialmatic camera, two to die for cameras that i need in my life:

Knäpa is going to be the world's cheapest digital camera, it's made out of a single piece of folded cardboard, a single circuit board and an integrated USB connector. No word about the camera's launch date or price but i'm definately gonna buy it if it doesn't cost much though it works with batteries which is a total downer.

And here's something i'm really gonna buy no matter what, the Instagram Socialmatic camera, this was at first just a project but now it's going to become a reality and it will come with 16GB mass storage, Wifi and Bluetooth, a 4:3 touchscreen, two lenses, optical zoom, LED flash and all the Instagram filters! Isn't this good news? I adore Instagram and this is about to become the new Polaroid, me wants!

sources: thesebrokenalwaysseemtomend, fotorater & procastinationrulesthenation