Rant about the British music industry

I'll be honest, I didn't watch the Brit awards last night for one simple reason-I get almightily annoyed when solo artists/bands win just because they are good looking and have managed to produce one remotely catchy song (which they probably didn't even write).

I also get frustrated when World War Three breaks out on social networking sites about who should have won; most of the awards are decided by the group of people in charge of the awards. Can we influence their decision? No. Are we ever going to be in that group? Probably not.

The 'Outstanding Contribution to Music' award created the most painful Facebook statuses. If my generation weren't completely ignorant, they'd realise that Blur were one of the most popular bands of the 90's and one of the best bands Britain has produced-we should be proud of them instead of giving them an endless torrent of "who da hell r blur? get off da stage plz".

Another reason why the state of the music industry in general annoys me is how important looks are to fans; if Niall from One Direction was a 39 year old balding man with a beer belly, how many girls would like him? Similarly, when a member of a band I like gets married or finds a partner, I'm happy for them. I don't start sending her death threats at all hours and insulting her. Why? Because he's never even going to give me a second look; he doesn't know I even exist.

To be honest, I haven't a clue what most of the bands I listen to look like. If they walked past me in the street I wouldn't know, but I appreciate them because they produce good music, not because they're good-looking or wear nice clothes.

Rant over, I feel refreshed now!

Eden x

Vlog the third

Happy Pancake Day everyone!

Sorry about the bad sound quality, but here is my third vlog! Please have a look, it's stuck on a lowly seven views at the moment:(

Many thanks if you watch! 

Anyway, today was the first day back at school and, thankfully, it went quite fast:) I'm now listening to Bon Iver after eating my pancakes with golden syrup! I've been getting into Bon Iver recently after hearing Skinny Love- there's definitely an element of Fleet Foxes in their overall sound, which is a good thing! Also, Ella and I have made a pact to give up Temple Run for Lent...not sure how long that will last!

I originally went on the computer to revise so I shall keep this short!

Eden x

Half term boredom

Sorry that I haven't posted in a while, with it being half term things have been pretty boring-I've been going into town then back home in time for Loose Women! I think the most interesting thing this week has been going to the Fox's Biscuits factory shop... I'm about to watch the last ever episode of Hustle now,I tried not to read the spoilers last night but I caught the gist of what happened-I heard it was a perfect ending! Congratulations to everyone involved, it's been a brilliant show:-)

Stay tuned until Monday folks, I'm going to see The Woman In Black with my mum and I've heard it's terrifying!

Eden x

Adjusting to life as a redhead...

Bonjour peeps! I went to the hairdressers as planned on Monday, and returned with my hair like this:

I look slightly demented in this photo, sorry! But I really like the colour, it gives me an excuse to wear lots of red lipstick!

Also...happy Valentines day to you couples or happy Tuesday to you singles like me!

Literally just read on Twitter that Sherlock series 3 could be aired by the end of the year;I hope this is true! 2012 is already proving to be a brilliant year in terms of TV/film:-)

 I'm so tempted to buy the second Fleet Foxes album on iTunes but I must resist! I managed to go shopping today without buying anything, I think this is the first step on the road to shopaholic recovery!

Eden x

*Insert inventive,witty title here*

Sorry for not posting over the last few days, I've been ill:( I should apologise to Emily for scaring her when I felt ill in French, stood up to go to the medical room, went dizzy and almost blacked out (then proceeded to throw up). My grandad came to pick me up and I didn't want to risk coming to school the next day so I stayed at home and watched Doctor Who. I'm feeling a lot better now though, and I have the eyeliner! After a month of searching the county for it,they finally got it in stock:-)

I'm just packing my stuff now as I'm staying over at my dad's house tonight-yay! We're having a pizza for tea and watching TV, I've packed my Christmas print onesie to snuggle up in;I will post a picture of me in it one day, I look like Buddy the elf! (If you don't know who Buddy the elf is,you should be ashamed of yourself.)

I've finally started the book that Ella bought me for Christmas, it's called Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver. I shall post some more about it as I get further on in the plot, but basically  it's about a girl who has to live her last day over and over again.

I'm getting my hair coloured on Monday-I'm very nervous! Hopefully it'll turn out well...

Last thought for the day: pale skin is better than tanned skin/lots of make-up, right? Someone needs to notify everyone of this.

Eden x

No vlog, so this will have to do...

I'm feeling too lazy this week to do a vlog, sorry guys! I'll probably leave it until next week (half term!), and after Monday when I get my hair coloured, so I don't confuse you all when I randomly appear with darker hair! I'm hoping to go a golden brown colour, but we'll see...

The reason I'm feeling lazy is that I wasn't expecting to have to go into school today due to the snow that speedily came down on Saturday night after my previous post! All the sludgey stuff turned to ice this morning but it's almost all disappeared now:( I managed not to fall on the ice, and today went pretty quickly so I don't really mind.

I shall now go make myself a cup of tea as I drank a grand total of 6 cups over the weekend and I'm now suffering withdrawal symptoms!

Eden x

Snow Saturday!

The snow has finally arrived but it's a bit rubbish. It does look really pretty though, it's that type of snow with little swirling delicate flakes:-) Not expecting any days off school for me! It is the last week before half term though so I don't really mind. Ella and I had an attempt at Skype last night, but we couldn't find each other! There was four possible Ella's that she could have been...very confusing! I think Ella found me eventually but I didn't receive a request or anything. Hmmm...

I've also got a bit of cold, but I'm mainly alright in the day, it's just the evenings when my nose starts streaming! I'll probably post tomorrow because we'll be in the house all day due to the dreaded ice! (Absolute death trap...)

Eden x

I live for Fridays, okay?

Is it the weekend yet? I am so excited for this weekend because...snow!!! I heard its meant to arrive on Saturday night, I'm such a little kid!

We did our little Medusa performance today, it went pretty well and we all got an A so I'm happy:) I was so nervous before as we followed the two best groups, I had a kinda sore throat (Em rescued me with a Strepsil though) and it was the first time we'd practiced on the stage. I really enjoyed doing it but I'm glad it's over!

I've just finished my Geography homework so I don't have anything that can't wait until the weekend. I made a new Twitter account last night as my old one was getting too hectic and I followed too many random reality stars, I kinda didn't feel I could express myself without people judging and that isn't how you should feel-Tweeting and blogging are all about sharing your opinions and feelings.

Feeling frustrated by Spotify because it won't let you play songs more than five times and I'm one of those people who play songs non-stop for a couple of weeks then get bored and move on to something else. Trying to listen to Foster The People and MGMT as they seem like the type of music I usually listen to.

I'll link my new Twitter to here instead of the old one but I'll still Tweet more on the old one because it's the account I have on my phone so it's easier:)

I'd also like to say thank you for taken the time to read this and/or watching my vlog, it means a lot!

Eden x