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for reals.
SOML
“who glued these quarters down?”
“i did.”
“what the hell for, man?”
“i don’t feel that i need to explain my art to you, warren.”
I’ve been locked away in my room for three days. All I have to show for it is an extensive knowledge of Project Runway episodes. fml.
Perez linked me on his Twitter.
“One of my favorite YouTubers doing a classic song! http://tinyurl.com/ccu9rf”
I then proceeded to get about 300 subscribers in 3 hours.
I am..off the wall right now with how amazing that is.
Like, the power of Twitter and the internet and….I’m just, wow.
Response: I love reviews and take them all pretty seriously, so I appreciate all the nice things said. As far as my songs being super depressing..I mean, I dunno. I’m not a sad-sad person and I don’t feel depressed when I play my songs. The majority of them are things I never got to say and I find strength in being able to say them to a room of people. Maybe I don’t write happy enough songs because when I’m happy I’m not sitting down to write. Plus, all of my songs may have angst in them…but I always find redeeming, hopeful lyrics in each one. Most of them are me standing up for myself and saying “Yeah, I’m done with this”. Choosing not to be a victim and to leave a situation isn’t depressing to me, but no one will know the strength it took until you tell the whole story.
P.S. I’m back to tumblr! I strayed, but I am back baby :)
“
Singer/songwriter Meghan Tonjes has a great voice – it has a rich, smoky quality at times, but also has impressive range. Her voice is clearly the best part of her debut CD, Be in Want. Tonjes is also a very solid acoustic guitar player who introduces new elements with each song. However, I can’t help but feel bummed out when I listen to Be in Want.
It’s the lyrics! The words in a song rarely bother me – I’ve been known to say (exaggeratedly, of course) that I listen to music for the music, and read books for the words. But, on Be in Want, the sparse instrumentation (it’s usually just Tonjes on acoustic guitar, but there’s piano in a few songs) puts the lyrics in the spotlight. Tonjes’ clear and attention-grabbing singing voice also emphasizes the words – all of them. You can’t miss a single bitter jab. It feels like most of the songs on the album are very personal, and each is directed to a different person who made Tonjes angry or sad. (I could be way off here, but it’s just the vibe I get.) Because of this, Be in Want is a little exhausting to listen to.
I sincerely think that Meghan Tonjes is a talented musician, but I also really want her to cheer up.”
http://independentclauses.com/2009/04/angst-in-a-pretty-wrapper/
Fuck.
Oh, my dear Allison :(
I actually had my Mac crash twice. The first time I didn’t have a THING backed up and lost it all. Granted, I didn’t try very hard or spend money to have it recovered. I took it as a sign and a way to start fresh. I hope you get all your demos back though, m’dear and when people look at you and say “Mac’s are perfect” you can tell them your story and watch as they faint from shock.
bath time!!
