Obsessions And Amanda Palmer

My Darling darlings,

Indeed what an interesting few weeks it has been. Well I am here today with some music (yes dolls, more of it). however, as some of you might already know, the exam period is coming up and around that time I am getting more and more booked up. I shall take you through my Diary; March 22nd I am going to see Wednesday 13 (ohhh yes.) March 27th I am off to Poland, Krakow (or however you spell it) for the weekend with my school, we are going to visit alswich (I have no clue of the spelling sorry my dears). Then the Tuesday (the day after we get back from Poland) its Practical Exam week. To jump for joy would be just a slight exaggeration. With My Art Exam (i'm excited about this one), Music (will be okay), Applied Performing Arts (I hope to high heaven that this will be okay) and Spanish (Hmm.. no comment?)

Also my darling, as you can see I have had a little re-vamp of my blog. The URL has been changed (to make things simpler/more complicated.) As your eyes can view, it is now NOT the_asylum_for_victorian_girls because I got bored of that and it was too long; so it is now just LadyOpheliacsAsylum. Also for those of you whom may be really observant and have noticed that I have changed from 'The Insane One' to 'Lady Opheliac' shall be rewarded; with more time in the padded cell. However you may be wondering why Lady Opheliac? Well my dolls, you curious minds shall have to probe no further. I often call myself Lady Opheliac because Opheliac means Obsessive, it is taken from Shaggspeares character Ophelia from Hamlet; she was obsessed with Hamlet and consequently drowned herself over it (I hope my demise shall be a little more dramatic). For me, I have quite an obsessive nature, for those whom know me they will see it as my MSN screen name, Myspace and Bebo; all the other names have Victorian in them. Actually this leads me neatly on to my next subject.

Lately I have had a realisation, its a very weird realisation, and quite hard to explain so please do bare with me while I try. Obsessions take many forms, people obsess about many things. I for instance am quite an obsessive person, however lately I have found one thing has been taking over my life. Without it, i am longing for it; with it, i go through so many emotions that it practically impossible to get down in words. This 'thing' is everywhere. Music. I bet you are thinking 'music that's not a bad obsession'. Which is true I mean there are allot worse things that e.g. Drugs. However Music is my own personal heroin (quote stolen from twilight sorry), and I am addicted. I could try going cold turkey, but if i don't have a hit in the next 2 hours... Mayhem will erupt and madness might take over fully. Not a nice sight.

Anyway, talking about musical Madness; Miss Amanda Palmer = Musical Goddess.
Oh My Gosh.
If any of have listened to her album, or listened to the Dresden Dolls, well it was like that except 100x better. Seriously, her gig was absolutely amazing. If you want proof (not that you should because you should be able to take my word on this) Just type in "Amanda Palmer London" in to YouTube. That should be enough proof, though it was one of those gig where you just had to be there to get the whole feeling of the love. I have even got a link for you "Oasis in minor" [people are laughing at the beginning not because of the song but because the song is meant to be in a major key and it doesn't sound right, so don't be offended] I was standing next to the person who filmed this, that's how close to the front I was. She played some amazing songs and some of her more famous ones from TDD. She was one of those gigs where you left and you were speechless for the next hour; however over the next 5 days you cannot stop speaking about it (out came the sedatives so the doctors could get some peace.)

Amanda can't get all the credit for that gig though because her support band was Detektivbyran. Its like listening to a Swedish Fairground [their Myspaz] They get so passionate about their music its brilliant to see them on stage. Although there is no singing, which means no front man however they are still as entertaining as any band to watch. The accordion player jumps around as the drummer plays on this miniature drum set or often anything her can get his hands on; he played the scissors in London. Last of all the guy on a vibraphone (it's a bigger version of the glockenspiel.. how cool?) just being generally laid back and cool. It was one of those bands that you hear live, then buy their record straight away from the Merchandise stand.

Musical news at the moment that is rocking my world (the rocking is sometimes the madness, though mainly the music);

• Skindred have a new single out "Electric Avenue" they have completely out done the original song, making it their own but still keeping the feel to the song. [have a look at the treats down the bottom of this post] It's great, they keep the beat of the song but make it have heavier guitars and add more of the ragga feel it it. For those whom loved the original I think you are going to like this one too. Its on their Myspaz too if you want to check it out.
• Faith No More are headlining Download and I really want to go. I thought Korn, Slipknot, Killswitch engage, Pendulum and The Prodigy where enough to make me want to go. But now... Faith no more, The Blackout and Dream Theatre have all been confirmed. I have to go. HAVE. There is no choice about it. However I think I will have to save up a little (madness and music addictions seriously don't help with the saving process).
• My Saxophone is fixed! It broke last week, so I have not been able to play the lower register on it.
  

So with this my darlings it is quite a busy month ahead with all the revising (cough) and Art work that I am going to be doing (art doesn't feel like work, and at least it may stop me from spending). Wish me luck as I dive in head first without a helmet to protect me in to the cabaret of life.

As Skindred would say "I'm in love with you, but are you in love with me?"
Just fire the love, as I wish I could adorn you with it.

XxX

P.s. a little treat.