I Love The Glass Beef

I’ve been watching Charlyne Yi’s videos on YouTube for the past two days. If I were to be a stand-up comic, I would love to be like her (and other alternative comedy folks like Demetri Martin, Zack Galifianakis,, and some of the people from the Upright Citizens Brigade). She has a band with Paul Rust called “The Glass Beef,” and I found this song on Funny Or Die. It’s great. THE GLASS BEEF – Little Bird –... Read More

Lady Gaga Gets A New Job

I’m excited about this. I love Lady Gaga, and I can’t wait to see what she does for Polaroid. I know it’ll be very weird but cool. Lady Gaga Named Creative Director for Specialty Line of Polaroid Imaging Products LAS VEGAS – 2010 International CES – January 5, 2010 - PLR IP Holdings, LLC, owners of the Polaroid™ brand, today announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Lady Gaga, who will serve as creative director... Read More

Comptine d’un autre été

“Comptine d’un autre été” by Yann Tiersen. As soon as my piano is moved to our renovated basement and tuned, I will be buying the sheet music for this. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Comptine d’un autre été", url: "http://www.thinklia.com/2010/01/05/comptine-dun-autre-ete/" }); Read More

Empire State of Mind | Jay-Z & Alicia Keys

I love NYC, and after being back home for less than 12 hours, I’m already missing it. I’ve wanted to live in New York City since I was eight years old. I remember riding the taxi with my parents, and when I looked out the window, I saw this woman dressed in a red skirt suit with a huge red hat and red high heels fall over with a bag of groceries on the sidewalk. She laid there and started laughing. And I said to mom and dad, “There’s... Read More

E-603: Better than Girl Talk?

Brandon and I found a new mashup guy: E-603 (Ethan Ward from New Hampshire). You can check him out on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/e603. We heard some samples that were being used as background music for an instructional tech video on You Tube. At first we thought it was Girl Talk, but we later figured out (thanks to the credits) that it was from “Torn Up” by E-603. Here’s one track from mashup artist E-603: “Keep It Cool”... Read More

Sir Paul at Piedmont Park

As soon as news of The Green Concert hit my inbox (thanks to Ticketmaster’s email alerts), I was online in moments, ready to punch in my credit card number and grab tickets to see Paul McCartney. After missing Sir Paul’s free show in Quebec last year — I showed up in Quebec City a day too late — I promised myself that I would be among the crowd at his next concert. He is one of the greatest musicians and songwriters the... Read More

Girl Talk at the Valarium

Girl Talk at the Valarium (Knoxville, TN) from Lia Ballentine on Vimeo. Saw Girl Talk Wednesday night at the Valarium, and I’m still recovering! I danced so hard, I left the venue stinky, sweaty, and wobbly. Check out the short clips to see how much fun was had at the concert! (By the way, I love my Flip Mino!) And if you don’t know who Girl Talk is, you need to find out. Click here to name your price for Girl Talk’s “Feed... Read More

Missing the Music

Thinking about how much I miss playing music everyday. I wish there were more hours in the day so I’d have time to sing and play. [Above: A photograph I took of my Epiphone Hummingbird, edited using Photoshop and a textured background from NinianLif, a Flickr pro.] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Missing the Music", url: "http://www.thinklia.com/2008/01/30/missing-the-music/" }); Read More