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Sneak Peak at The Love Language's Libraries

Yup, you read that right. The Love Language's sophomore album and Merge Records debut, Libraries, due out July 13, 2010, is now available for pre-order on CD or LP from the Merge Records site. However, even better than that, you can stream the entire album for free at the Merge site as well. Here's your link, folks: The Love Language's Libraries at Merge Records website.

The Retrospectacular to Benefit NAMI Needs YOU!!!

Once again, Alicia Falworth and I are gearing up for The Retrospectacular to Benefit NAMI, July 9-11, 2010. The Retrospectacular to Benefit NAMI (The National Alliance on Mental Illness), is a 3-day event, with djs playing retro sets, with styles and eras of the djs' choosing ranging from the 1960s - 1990s, trivia, karaoke, live performers, kissing booth, date auction, SLag Burlesque Troupe show, mall with items donated for the event, all on a urban/city-esque build on a full sim. Last year we earned over 1100 usd for NAMI, I'm hoping that with your help we can double that this year.

How can you help?

DJ:

2-hour set consisting of any mix of 60s-90s music, or a particular theme or era (examples that are being done -- so please do NOT use these ideas except for as inspiration -- include doo-wap, surf, harmonies of the 60s, etc).

Team Member:

Help plan, promote, recruit, build, and generally do anything else that comes up. You can participate as much or as little as you'd like, as long as you do SOMETHING.

Date Auction:

Be auctioned off for a friendly date to the highest bidder. Come up with an idea for the date. Be willing to spend 2-4 hours with the winner at once or, if you choose, broken up over 7 days. Please be creative and charming.

Kissing Booth:

We are having a kissing booth at the Retrospectacular and we need volunteers who don't mind hopping on poseballs with strangers (and ppl they know) to make L for charity. If you're interested, all ya gotta do is hangout and makeout when requested.

Vendor:

We are having a small mall with exclusive vendor items created specifically with Retrospectacular in min. We need designers to create/donate items for this area. All proceeds from the sales of such items will go to NAMI.

Please send one of us an IM or notecard ASAP if you'd like to volunteer.

xoxo,

Katelynn Dastardly & Alicia Falworth

Regular Sunday Crow's Foot Set - May 31, 2010

"Kick Out The Jams" - MC5

"In The Ghetto" - Elvis Presley

"Night Dogs" - The Love Language

"Right Place Wrong Time" - Dr. John

"American Slang" - The Gaslight Anthem

"Here It Comes" - Modest Mouse

"The First Of The Gang To Die" - Morrissey

"Tender Torture" - Islands

"Drunk Girls" - LCD Soundsystem

"Good Ole Fashioned Nightmare" - Matt And Kim

"Son Of A Preacher Man" - Dusty Springfield

"Sunshine/Pretty Girls" - The Unnaturals

"Prophets" - A.C. Newman

"Turn Up The Faders" - Nathan Asher And The Infantry

"So Many Ways To Die" - Bombadil

"You Don't Know Me" - Ben Folds feat. Regina Spektor

"Untouchable Face" - Ani Difranco

"Livin' Thing" - Electric Light Orchestra

"Kiss Me Deadly" - Generation X

"The Little Bit" - The Hidden Cameras

"It's Not Enough" - Johnny Thunders

"That's The Way Boys Are" - Lesley Gore

"Crooked Scene" - Male Bonding

"All The Young Dudes" - Mott The Hopple

"Diamond Dogs" - Beck

"Sunday Girl" - Blondie

"The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future" - Los Campesinos!

"No, My Heart Will Go On (Chorus)" - Gigi (2)

"Morning Light" - Girls

"Everything" - Imperial Teen

"Beautiful Girl" - INXS

"Head On" - The Jesus And Mary Chain

"Lola" - The Kinks

"Do You Believe In Magic?" - The Lovin' Spoonful

"Less Than Thrilled" - All Is All

"Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show" - Neil Diamond

Retrospectacular to Benefit NAMI's Motown/Soul Night Set List - Sat May 29, 2010

"Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time" - The Delphonics

"Mercy Mercy Me" - Marvin Gaye (llive)

"ABC" - The Jackson Five

"Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay" - Otis Redding

"Right Place Wrong Time" - Dr. John

"Walk On By" - Isaac Hayes

"My Guy" - The Supremes

"I'll Be Around" - The Spinners

"Let's Get It On" - Marvin Gaye

"Love Man" - Otis Redding

"A Change Is Gonna Come" - Sam Cooke

"Move On Up" - Curtis Mayfield

"Brick House" - Clarence Carter

"Baby It's You" - Smith

"Get Up And Get Down" - The Dramatics

"Ain't Too Proud To Beg" - The Temtations

"If You Want Me To Stay" - Sly And The Family Stone

"The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)" - Joe Tex

"Go Away Stay Away" - Gladys Night And The Pips

"I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)" - Stevie Wonder

"Gimme Some Lovin'" - Sam And Dave

"Tired Of Being Alone" - Al Green

"He's So Fine" - The Chiffons

"Son Of A Preacher Man" - Dusty Springfield

"Love Train" - The O'Jays

"Oh Girl" - The Chi-Lites

"Jungle Boogie" - Kool And The Gang

"Build Me Up Buttercup" - The Foundations

"In The Midnight Hour" - Wilson Pickett

"Slip Away" - Clarence Carter

"Soldier Boy" - The Shirelles

"Machine Gun" - The Commodores

"Breakaway" - Irma Thomas

"Up On The Roof" - The Drifters

"Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honeybunch" - The Four Tops

"Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" - The Temptations

"Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" - Aretha Franklin

"Papa's Got A Brand-New Bag" - James Brown

"Good Love, Bad Love" - Eddie Floyd

"Got To Give It Up (Part 1)" Graham Blvd

"Unchained Melody" - The Righteous Brothers

"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" - The Supremes & The Temptations

Quote of the Day, via TWLOHA's fb page

To Write Love On Her Arms, a great charity that strives to bring awareness to issues of mental illness, self-harm, and suicide, posted this quote as their fb status today, and I'm totes stealing it.

"Remember that at any given moment there are a thousand things you can love." – David Levithan

TWLOHA's fb page

The Retrospectacular to Benefit NAMI Presents Motown Night At The Nightlight

As part of a series of events to promote our main event occurring July 9-11, The Retrospectacular to Benefit NAMI is presenting Motown Night At The Nightlight, tonight, Saturday May 29, 2010, from 7pm slt to 11pm slt. The event will feature djs Alicia Falworth (7-9pm slt) and Rance Alva (9-11pm slt). As usual, all profits will go to NAMI (The National Alliance on Mental Illness).

For more information on NAMI: NAMI website

SLURL: Nightlight 4.0, Kimberly

A special thank you to Rance Alva for djing and to Katherine Ivory for hosting the event at her lovely club and making the kickass flyer.

Can't wait to see you guys in your groovy '60s and '70s attire tonight at The Nightlight! \o/

xoxo,

Katelynn Dastardly and Alicia Falworth

New Poem (Rough Draft) - Breathe In, Breathe Out - May 11, 2010

Breathe In, Breathe Out

we fade away

we waste our days

i sit and stare

as these four walls

look increasingly the same

look increasingly ashamed

to me here

a prisoner still

after all the secrets i still can't spill

are just a breath away

but i'm too scared to play

the game where you finally let it all out in a single rushing breath

let it die its slow and lovely little death

its final farewell just a swell of the air that surrounds you

as you feel the weight

and all the gates

lift and open up like a flower in full bloom

but for you it's way too fucking soon

so you sit in stale air

breathless, lonely, and scared

never knowing the heights you weren't meant to scale

and it's all so pale

you were once a rascal, now you're lacking in bravado

do you have what it takes

to let everything break

in order to build anew

it's just up to you

do or die

sink or swim

all those old adages are so very wise

when you look in your eyes

and they're so very dead

lacking in that joy that spreads

from within you become a thing that without

is something more than just this sac of skin and bone

but it's up to you to hone

the unsharpened swords

it's time to finally battle the hordes

of kudzu that crowd

you into this place

keeping you stuck in a race

that you never seem to win

to which there is no end

just take a step back and see

what you've done to me

you've got me caged and confined

breathless, shaking, and blind

and all you have to do

is loosen one little screw

let the lid fall from the box

don't stop to think or you'll get lost

let those spirits fly away

don't save them for yet another day

they'll be your undoing

and all it takes is one little breath

just inhale and release

that exhalation is peace

now do it again

and this time let it all just slip away like so much dead skin to shed

that's all you need do

and then it all comes rushing back to you

all those things you've laid waste will suddenly not seem like such a useless waste

the body you've abandoned

the mind you've neglected

will come running back to you

they'll jump in your arms

you'll suddenly feel strong

holding all that power in just a breath or a sigh

a blink of the eye

a curl of the lip

a hand on the hip

your movements so smooth

your gait so improved

and all you need do

is let it all go down the drain

swirling down the pipes

then off to float among the other waste

that's all you need do

it's all up to you

breathe out the garbage and

breathe back in the fiber that is you

let it out, let it in

this is how it begins

the middle to which there's no end

just you and the light

never out of sight

so hold it within

grow thicker skin

forget how to feel

if all you want is these four walls looking increasingly the same

if all you want is these four walls in which you stay ashamed

but if you want to live

the one thing you gotta do is give

give to yourself

the gift of breath, the gift of air, the gift of sight

give yourself the gift of life

then begin this again

it never ends

you must always inhale, exhale

out with the old, in with the new

keep what is pure, fuck the noise that only stifles you

but just do the things you know you have to do

this is your life

it's not just four walls

it's supposed to be a motherfucking ball

but what have you got?

in this moment, this sigh,

the desperate, breathless, soundless, epic cry

of just another old refrain

about the things that'll pass you by

but now you know better than that

so you can get to where the good stuff's all at

just breathe in and breathe out

have faith, rid yourself of doubt

love all that is you

this is the thing that above all else you must do

then you'll see it's all true

so much truer than this

so much closer to bliss

filled with moments of joy

epiphany and grace

but you've gotta put on your brave face

and look at those walls, the ones fencing you in

and say never again

will you hold me in your loving prison to live this waking death

go

ahead

and

just

take

that

one

first

breath

copyright 2010 Katherine Andrews

We Broke Ground (So To Speak)!

I'm all giddy and uber-excited because today, or rather, as it is currently 4:55 a.m., yesterday, I broke ground on Retrospectacular, in a manner of speaking. Yes, we've been making our lists, we've been checking them twice, and all that goodness, and other stuffs nice. However, we have yet to do anything of real significance (though that will be changing very shortly, in the next week or so, I hope... be ready for some notecards and IMs folks, because we're comin' a'knockin'). But...! But...! But...! Well, I bought the first building for this year's Retrospectacular to Benefit NAMI. One that I hope we'll be able to use as a punk club. YAY!

Now, this might not seem of all that much significance to you, however, it was something I did that felt tangible to me, that produced results that I could see and walk through, that I could imagine transformed and start making plans for. It made me feel like I had actually taken a step forward and accomplished something, gave me that shove I needed, that oomph, to be ready to tackle the task at hand. So, folks, be ready for me to start going into work-mode in the next few weeks. After all, have you checked your calenders lately? This year's Retrospectacular is a mere 11 weeks away. Now that may sound like tons of time to you but to me, it sounds like a heartbeat. I'm a slacker and a slow worker and I like to start things early so I can take my time in the beginning.

Anyways, point being, I got something done and I'm proud and I wanted to share my excitement and enthusiasm with you all. The Retrospectacular to Benefit NAMI's proceeds go to a wonderful charity close to my heart, The National Alliance On Mental Illness. I hope in the coming weeks to talk to many of you about how you can help make this year's Retrospectacular the roaring success that last year's was. For more information and/or to volunteer in any way/shape/form (pariticularly if you're a content creator or dj), contact me, Katelynn Dastardly, or Alicia Falworth by IM or notecard inworld.

Regular Tuesday Laundromat Set - April 20, 2010

Good Life - Kanye West featuring T-Payne

Guilty Cocker Spaniels - Modest Mouse

Two Headed Boy - Neutral Milk Hotel

Honeymoon - Bombadil

Kiss On My List - The Bird And The Bee

Gimme Sympathy - Metric

Convinced Of The Hex - The Flaming Lips

Burn It All Down - VHS Or Beta

All This And More - Dead Boys

Serva Ad Manum - Violet Vector And The Lovely Lovelies

Tear You Apart - She Wants Revenge

Horrorshow - The Libertines

Are You Taking Her Home? - Bare Wires

When Sunday Goes - Boy Genius

Girls FM - Happy Birthday

Radio Heart - The Futureheads

Well Alright - Peasant

Broken Heartbeats Sound Like Breakbeats - Los Campesinos!

Promises - The Morning Benders

There Are Maybe Ten Or Twelve - A.C. Newman

If We Can Land A Man On The Moon Surely I Can Win Your Heart - Beulah

You're Lovin' Ain't Pleasin' Nothin' - Mayer Hawthorne

Discipline - Gang Starr

Tired Of Being Alone - Al Green

Lay Lady Lay - Bob Dylan

Fly - Nick Drake

Haiti - Arcade Fire

What A Drag - Bear Hands

Dreaming - Blondie

Let The Distance Keep Us Together - Bright Eyes and Britt Daniel

Night Dogs - The Love Language

I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Deathcab For Cutie

Romeo And Juliet - Dire Straits

Hey Boy - Magic Kids

Time For Heroes - The Libertines