I’ve never been a fan of Lady Gaga, but she’s starting to grow on me. This weekend I went to an incredible party and I had loads of fun dancing to that song, so I thought it would be good for today’s Music Monday. Fun, upbeat and good to dance to!
Miss Sofia
I went to a rock festival on friday and saw four bands: Holger, El Mató a un policia motorizado, Super Furry Animals and Gogol Bordello. They’re all great, and you should get to know their music. So here it goes:
Miss Sofia
I’ve just relearned the bass for these two songs today, since I’m going to be playing them with my new band. Our first practice is the day after tomorrow, I’m kind of nervous. Wish me luck!
Miss Sofia
Oh the clever
things I should say to you
They got stuck somewhere
Stuck between me and you
Oh I’m nervous
I don’t know what to do
Light a cigarette
I only smoke when I’m with you
Ida Maria – I like you so much better when you’re naked
What song has been stuck in your head today?
Miss Sofia
Good morning, people of the world. You know what day is today? It’s Halloween! Even though it isn’t a major holiday here in Brazil, I absolutely adore it. So today I’ll dress up and spend the day watching crappy horror movies with a bunch of friends and dwelling in candies. Think Rocky Horror Picture Show, Dance of the Dead (not exactly, since those were the ones we watched last Halloween, but you get the picture), a jar of cookies and a bag of strawberry lollipops. Fun, fun, fun! And, as my own little Halloween treat for you, Wine in the Afternoon Mixtape #2 – Trick or treats. Yay.
TRACKLIST
Wine in the Afternoon Mixtape #3 is coming soon, don’t worry. For the moment, go out, dress up and enjoy the day with your friends. Whether it is at a costume party, a horror film marathon or an evening of trick-or-treating. Tell me what you’re up to today – and feel free to send pictures of your truly kick-ass costumes – in the comments.
Miss Sofia
For today’s music monday, I’m gonna play a little game. It’s based on a meme I found on Come to Loserville!, and it goes like this:
I’m going to set my iTunes on shuffle, and write a line for each one of the 25 songs that come up. You, my sweet readers, have to guess which songs I’ve posted (don’t look up on Google, that’s cheating!), and next week I’ll post the answers. I think it’d be a fun way of showing some of the type of songs I’ve got stored on my computer. So here we go:
That’s it. Now go on and tell me your guesses!
Miss Sofia
Miss Pamela (aka Pamela Des Barres or Pamela Miller) is a rocker girl, music muse and supergroupie. She dated Mick Jagger, Keith Moon, Jim Morrison and Jimmy Page, to name a few, and hung out with all the cool music folks from the 60s and 70s. She is my greatest life and style inspiration, and that’s why she’s here at Sunday Idols.
Why you should love her: Have I mentioned she dated Mick Jagger? Yeah, I thought so.; She was free-spirited and did whatever she wanted to do. She once spent the night waiting outside the house The Beatles were staying, just to catch a glimpse of John leaving on their limo.; She got everything she could ever want: she met some of The Beatles, and she dated the guys she dreamed of dating when she was just a high school girl.; Her fashion sense was incredible. She would mix beautiful gowns with bracelets from the $1 shop, and look absolutely fabulous; She was part of Frank Zappa’s girl group The GTOs, who were all about being revolutionary girls in the music scene; She was one of the world’s first supergroupies; She searched for spirituality all through her life, in multiple ways, and came to very interesting conclusions; She wrote 4 books (I’m with the band, Let’s spend the night together, Rock Bottom and Take another piece of my heart), and the two I read were incredibly amazing. I can’t wait to buy the other two!; She still updates her blog with stories about her 61-year-old rock’n'roll life; She’s a huge fan of Jack White; She’s a breast cancer survivor; She visits James Dean’s grave once a year; She was also stunningly beautiful; Well, you know, she’s just absolutely amazing.
Random Fact: She tried to pursue an acting carreer, and got a part at Frank Zappa’s 200 Motels.
How to celebrate her: Go to a rock concert (bonus points if you can sneak in backstage and actually talk/make friends/sleep with someone in the band); Sleep with a musician; Listen to The Who, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Frank Zappa & The Mothers of invention, The GTOs, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Gram Parsons, The White Stripes, The Dead Wheather and basically anything rock’n'roll; Draw hearts and/or stars on your face and go out; Dance, dance, dance; Write a book (or a chapter, or a short story) about your life, specially the juicy details; Dress up in crazy ways, go out and meet your friends; Call all your girl friends “Miss” and all your guy friends “Mr.”; Watch some rock’n'roll documentaries, such as Groupies, Plaster Caster or Mayor of the Sunset Strip; Watch James Dean’s movies; Hang out with your friends, listen to great music, write in your journals and gossip about boys; Make a list of people you’d like to meet/hang out with/make out with. Then try to make it happen; Tip: Her birthday is September 9th.
More Miss Pam: Her Myspace profile; Her website; Her blog.
Miss Sofia
To celebrate the launch of this website, I present you Wine in the Afternoon Mixtape #1 – New Begginings. It features 12 songs chosen from my impressive 58,34GB mp3 collection, including artists such as The Zutons and Supergrass.
TRACKLIST
1. Tired of hanging around (The Zutons)
2. Change is hard (She & Him)
3. Motivés (Zebda)
4. The Masterplan (Oasis)
5. Woke up new (The Mountain Goats)
6. Hello, sunshine (Super Furry Animals)
7. It’s a new day (Will.I.Am)
8. Start anew (Acid House Kings)
9. Enjoy the new planet (The Deathray Davies)
10. I’m Free (The Rolling Stones)
11. Alright (Supergrass)
Bonus Track: If I only had a heart (Wizard of Oz OST)
The cover art is made by yours truly, and the photo is taken from FotoDecadent.
Wine in the Afternoon Mixtape #2 is already on the making, and I sincerely hope you like this one. Now hit play on your iTunes, close your eyes and soak up in fresh starts and new opportunities.
Miss Sofia
P.S.: If you want to recommend me anything, or make your own version of the mixtape, please do so in the comments. I love finding out about new music.
So summer stains the sky with inky swirls that bring the thunder low
Bem-vindo ao primeiro post do Wine in the afternoon. Os textos serão publicados em inglês e português, e eu falarei sobre a vida, o universo e tudo o mais.
E, caso não conheça a música que dá nome ao site, veja o clipe:
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Welcome to Wine in the afternoon’s first post. Text will be published both in english and portuguese, and I’ll talk about life, the universe and everything else.
And, in case you don’t know the song the title is based upon, check it out. Right now.
Miss Sofia
