Archive for March, 2010

March 31st, 2010 - No Comments

Coming back home

Hello there.
Months and months far from this site, and I even don’t know why.
I missed it soo much.
Anyway..
Thanks to irreplaceable Jenny, Pretendingtobejapanese has restarted. And I’m extremely happy to be here again to contribute.
That’s all, for now.
Since today’s my birthday, I can choose whatever video I like (it comes from the 90s, as you can […]

March 12th, 2010 - No Comments

The Affair

The second album of project The Record Collection Mixtapes is New York City’s The Affair’s Yes Yes To You from 2006.
I like the sound, a kind of 70s-early 80s punk new wave sound but with modern pop added to the mix. The synthesizer is a killer and singer Kali Holloway’s voice is great, sometimes very […]

March 11th, 2010 - No Comments

The Record Collection Mixtapes, part 1

So, I guess I feel like I don’t have enough to do; between being a mother, writing my thesis, selling the apartment, moving to a house and all the rest of life’s lovely assignments; that I need a new project of some sorts. Well, here it is.
I’m going to go through my record collection, record […]

March 7th, 2010 - No Comments

Courtney is on!

Holy crap! A year ago I wrote a post about Courtney Love and Hole here, about longing for her upcoming Nobody’s Daughter that was scheduled to come out that spring - but surprise, surprise didn’t - and fondly remembering the past. Well, folks, the new album is now finally here! But trust Courtney to do […]