#mazzy star background

[allthegothihopgirls]

the same people who say "____'s music all sounds the same!" are the ones complaining "i can't find another song that sounds the same as this one/makes me feel the same way"

there are just some artists who create in the same genre their whole career, and that shouldn't be something their art is degraded for. and a lot of the time the entertainment aspect of their work is to appeal to a niche or just one target audience, and give them a plethora of ways to express the same feeling.

[stargirlv0id]

Just Another Saturday

pairings: Theodore Nott x F!R synopse: small blurb :) warnings: kissing; fluff a!n: english isn't my first language, sorry for any mistake ;,)

It was Saturday again, quite a good day.

The sun was shining in the sky, not warm enough since it was still March. But it was enjoyable.

Our friends agreed to everyone doing their own thing, and Theo and I decided to spent the day just the two of us.

Just right now, we are in my room. A Mazzy Star record playing in the background as Theo lied on my bed, reading some magazine I left around.

In the meantime I was cleaning up the mess in our dorm, singing along lowly to some words of the song that played. Not realizing that every once in a while he would turn his attention to me, admiring the simple act.

"Do you want to go have dinner at that new restaurant that opened in Hogsmeade tonight?" Theo suggested, keeping his eyes on the paper that he read, flipping the pages.

"Umm." I pretend to think. "Are you asking me to a date?" I smiled teasing him. His eyes find mine and he smiles slightly, getting up.

"Are you saying yes?" He wraps his hands around my waist.

"Mhm." I nodded kissing him.

[griddlebait]

im very curious as to YOUR favorite songs mentioned/referenced in sckl and if there’s any music you’re hoping to incorporate later

my number one favorite has to be fast car by tracy chapman for obvious reasons & sentimental ones! after that i think my second favorite is mayonaise by the smashing pumpkins. i actually can’t listen to it without thinking of sckl griddlehark anymore lol. i’m planning/hoping to incorporate at least one other song from that album :) i also love fade into you but it’s not my favorite mazzy star song so i hope to include more from them as well!

a lot of the songs included in sckl are songs i enjoy in one way or another tbh. and there are so many im planning/hoping to include but i wont say which because of spoilers lol.

(side ramble below the cut)

i wish that there was a way to communicate a song being played non-diagetically in writing, because for some scenes there’s songs i listen to while writing and imagine them playing in the background of the scene but can’t include because it doesn’t make sense for the characters to actually be listening to it/is on the nose or convenient in a way i can’t reasonably justify/sometimes is just an atmosphere thing. an example of this is she’s so high by blur and the scene from ch 24 after nona+apt 69 smoke when harrow is on the floor next to gideon’s leg!

[solthewizard]

moonwater but its just them lying in bed quietly playing google solitaire together. quietly pointing at the answer, rain hitting the windows, mazzy star playing in the background, a cinnamon latte and a chamomile tea next to eachother on the bedside table, I am so not normal about them

[brewed-pangolin]

Under a Blue Moon is so sweet! Was there something in particular that spawned that idea, or was it just a rogue thought caught and embellished?

Oh, Gemma. Be still my beating heart.

Under the Blue Moonlight is a series still very much in its infancy. And I fully plan to flesh out a side of my Johnny that has yet to be brought to light. He pines for you. Needs you like he needs air to breathe new life into his lungs. And he's romantic. Goddamn, does this man want to be the epitome of star-crossed lovers. (Cue some cliché Celine Dion or Foreigner blaring in the background, amirite?)

The inspiration for this title came from a song @deadbranch tagged to me a few months back. Blue Light by Mazzy Star.

It's been rolling around in my mind for months and finally sank its teeth into me while brainstorming for more neighbors!Johnny. I can't divulge too much in fear of giving away too many spoilers, but l'm super excited about bringing this side of my Johnny out into the world.

Mailbox breaking aside.

[salembehindbars]

Born to work in a small, locally owned used bookstore that embodies the mid autumn vibe with antique furniture, a shopkeepers chime on the door, tall brown bookshelves that go nearly to the ceiling, and victorian style rugs covering most of the floor. With a cute study corner with Tiffany style lamps on the table, and the bookstore is a local hidden gem so it’s never busy or crowded, I get a 50% employee discount but because the owner loves me I get most of my books for free, I get first dibs on all the good books, I can wear whatever I want, sit behind the register while reading and journaling in between customers while listening to Frank Sinatra and Mazzy Star in the background and I get an iced coffee from the local coffee shop next door every morning and the owner is a nice old man who wears Ralph Lauren sweaters and brown leather loafers and is kind of like a grandpa to me and we play chess together on the slow days with no customers.

Forced to work at a retail store with mean customers, no benefits, an ugly uniform, tons of unnecessary rules that make working there unbearable and we have to listen to crap music because corporate sends us a CD with preselected music to play on a loop and we have no control over the music that plays. 🤢

(Yes I am a delusional teenage girl who has unrealistic expectations and romanticizes everything. Sue me)

[mothprincess]

i’m the socially anxious bard singing fade into you by mazzy star in the background of your tavern scene

[effyeffa]

overly specific playlists for overly specific occasions 2024 edition

winter 23/24. dreamy mix of many different genres for when someone asks me hey what have you been listening to lately. old songs new songs happy songs sad songs everything from adrianne lenker to marco castello, a frequent rotation

lover. i definitely did NOT make this one to impress one specific person whose taste matches mine in the most miraculous of ways no no. but we will fall in love listening to beach house

fall for you. have you ever put on mitski i'm your man and leonard cohen i'm your man back to back. no? well here's your chance. and i can tell you more about this world, so much more

tasty tunes. synth-heavy dance tunes, good vibes. la femme, miel de montagne, LA priest etc. dinner party background groove

summer roads. one thing almost all of the tracks in this playlist have in common is that they were at some point featured in a skate vid. many classics (bob dylan, cocteau twins) modern classics (frank ocean, cass mccombs) and timeless jams (daniel johnston, mazzy star)

touch. this one's for lying on a big old sofa with your best friends half asleep drunk on love and too tired to go to bed. rhye, james blake, kevin morby

what's the last four years been about? when jockstrap said. What's it all about. i give you bon iver, i give you angel olsen, i give you fiona apple with the answers. i give you black country new road with the musical equivalent of a greek tragedy. dig in.

springsummer 23. don't recall what kind of headspace i was in for this one but we're feeling a wide range of emotions here. tamino and yo la tengo, andrew bird, dope lemon, king krule. the overarching theme may or may not being hopelessly in love with someone impossible

all the in between. mama you've been on my mind. another lovesick one. lots of oldies with new stuff sprinkles in, a short and sweet moment in time. might have cried to this playlist, or written notes app poetry.

transitional. it's raining and you're gazing out a train window dramatically, there is a sweet nostalgia in this but also darkness, rough around the edges. from amyl and the sniffers to flume, moodswings and movement.

[smwhererealistic]

"𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.."

𝗛𝗮𝗶𝗸𝘆𝘂𝘂 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝘅 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿

(𝗕𝗼𝗸𝘂𝘁𝗼, 𝗔𝘁𝘀𝘂𝗺𝘂, 𝗞𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗼, 𝗢𝗶𝗸𝗮𝘄𝗮)

𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: Angst, arguments( in oikawa's one), missed dates, forgetfulness

𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆: moments where you get heartbroken(?)

---

𝗕𝗼𝗸𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗞𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗼

You have been waiting for this day, your date night with Bokuto.You had planned this months ago with Bokuto who happily gave ideas for your birthday date night.

It would be on a Saturday, during the afternoon.Practice would end earlier on Saturdays, that's why you decided to have it on that day.

From the moment you wake up, you get texts, gifts sent to your door congratulating you on being a year older; none from Bokuto.

I shrugged it off, thinking he was probably at practice already.It was just 7, so it must have started.

I excitedly awaited until it was 5 pm.Getting ready, I wore a dress that I recently had bought and some short heeled shoes.

I waited 30 minutes outside my house, but Bokuto hadn't shown up yet.I went back in the house, to wait as I texted him, only for my texts to be sent to delivered.

'He must be rushing to get ready if he didn't check his phone..' I thought.Perhaps he slept as a short break from practice.

But practice ended at 4:30..

I still waited, scrolling through my phone, specifically, Instagram, where I noticed a photo from Konoha's account.

It was a photo of Akaashi, Bokuto, him, and basically the team staying longer to play, since the caption was written;

"might stay overnight to practice"

I sighed sadly, placing my phone down as I stood up, walking towards my bedroom where I undressed and put on comfortable pajamas instead since it was slightly past 8.

I deleted the delivered text messages from me to Bokuto.

'Maybe next time..'

---

𝗔𝘁𝘀𝘂𝗺𝘂 𝗠𝗶𝘆𝗮

Atsumu was always careless, that's why being with him made him better.He showed you love everytime, by physical touch, words of affirmation, etc.

But despite him almost becoming an adult, he still wasn't exactly independant.He relied on me to remind him since the reminders on the calenders and on his phone weren't helping.

However, he promised that you two would be able to enjoy yourselves for one night. No work, no calls from others, just the two of you, alone.

That's what you wanted, and hoped for since he promised.

He would return home, you two could order take-out and we'd cuddle on the couch watching movies.

Atsumu finished work around 4 or 5 so when it was 5pm, you just waited a while. Soon, 30 minutes had gone by, and you decided to order the food first so when Atsumu returned home, he could wash up and relax.

But he didn't return home, and the food had arrived.

It was now 6:25pm, the sun was setting, but Atsumu didn't text to say if he was held up or anything at work. The dinging sound from the phone, indicating a notification gave you some relief.

"took a night shift for a promo. might return in the morning, love you."

That was unexpected.

Even if Atsumu needed reminders often, he'd honestly never forget a date and replace it with something else.I reacted to his message with a simple heart emoji.

I looked over at the neglected take-out that was cooled down by now. I sighed, placing his food in the fridge as I heated up in the microwave.

In the end, I decided to catch up on some work as I sat, eating my food alone, Lana Del Ray playing in the background.

---

Kuroo Tetsuro

it was not often the two of us could go out together, since he was quite busy with work.

kuroo had gotten a promotion at work so he wanted to celebrate properly the next day.

I was happy for him, of course, and i agreed to going out to a restaurant to eat.

it wasn't often i dressed well, but i felt that it was the right occasion to do so.

i had a beautiful red dress on, high heels i bought but never had the chance to wear, and gorgeous silver earrings kuroo bought me for our anniversary.

you waited, and waited, before fatigue took over.

i slowly woke up at the sound of the door being opened. i turned to check the clock, "11:38".

i stood up, stretching myself as kuroo smiled at my unusual dressing, before it dropped slightly.

"baby..i'm so sorry-" he was still talking, but i didn't listen.

he held my hands as he apologised while i simply smiled.

'it's okay kuroo-"

"the guys offered to pay and eat out, and i completely forgot."

i wouldn't mind if he forgot, but going out with others. i stood there in silence as i stared at him, nodding slowly.

was i being selfish?

he wanted to celebrate with his co-workers, so i shouldn't be upset.

"it's okay, tetsu. just wash up for bed." i patted his chest, walking to our shared bedroom. i sat at the dressed, taking off my earrings in the jewelry box.

from the mirror, i glanced at the saddened look on kuroo's face.

---

Oikawa Tooru

Oikawa had promised he'd take me out to eat for missing a date last week. tomorrow would be a weekday, so he'd stay for the night right after. i would be excited, if the date really happened.

i didn't expect to wait at the restaurant for an hour without any sign or text backs from oikawa.

i jumped up from the couch at the sound of Oikawa opening the door.

"what the hell tooru!" i yelled at him.

Oikawa looked up, smiling at how i was dressed but soon frowned when he realised i was angry.

"what's wrong?-"

"you made me wait for an hour like an idiot at the restaurant. People kept giving me pity stares." i huffed.

Oikawa stood there, before he finally seemed to remember.

"look i'm sorry, i just decided to stay a while and practice my sets-" of course.

"you always overwork yourself with volleyball, didn't the doctor tell you to relax a bit, especially after your knee injury?" i huffed.

"honestly, it's like you'd give me up for volleyball." i didn't mean to say it, but i just did.

"maybe it would be better if i had a supporting girlfriend. i missed one date (name), get over it." he shot back.

"it wasn't just one date tooru! you missed 3 that you haven't repayed."

we argued about it for 5 minutes before he stormed out of the house.

i sighed, feeling my throat dry up. after a sip of water, i decided to lounge on my couch, and watch "Little Women";

"I have been second to Jo my whole life-"

"i have been second to volleyball the moment i started dating oikawa." i muttered to myself bitterly.

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HELP THAT WAS SO BAD :(((

i felt like i kept repeating stuff :/

sorry if you didn't enjoy it, i'll try to write better next story.

anyways, i finished my finals so i'll try to post once in a while :D

[s1eep-o]

Hi! I love ur fics <33 Can I request a Johnny Knoxville fic where maybe the gn!reader is having a really bad depression day (if ur comfy writing that!!) maybe he comes home earlier from filming to take care of them or something 🥺

fade into you.

pairing: johnny knoxville x gn!reader

warnings: reader being sad, alcohol consumption, use of the words: lovebug, doll, sweetheart + darling. lmk is there is more!!

you sat in the living room of the small apartment you and johnny shared. the television in the background on the mtv channel playing mazzy star. you haven't been feeling very well recently, causing you to sit at home with sad music playing as your thoughts engulfed your mind. you turn your head to the tv as an ad comes on, it shows a happy family at some dumb waterpark. this triggered something in you and you started to feel tears welling in your eyes. standing up you walk over to the small kitchen and open a bottle of beer and start to drink it. pulling your phone out of your pocket you decide to call johnny. ''hey there lovebug! what's up?'' johnny says over the phone, you can see the smile on his face, he didn't hear an answer causing him to get worried. ''is everything okay doll?'' he asks, voice laced with worry. ''i'm not feeling so well pj.. do you think you can come home early?..' i answer quietly into the phone. ''of course doll, i'll tell jeff somethin' came up.'' he says hanging up the phone.

you're laying on the couch again, sniffling with a face wet with tears when you hear the door rattle. ''hey darlin' i'm here..'' johnny says quietly as he takes off his shoes and walks over to the couch. ''oh sweetheart.. what's troubling ya' ?'' he asks with a small frown. you open your mouth but nothing come out, more tears start to stream down your face. johnny sits down next to you and pulls you to his chest, ''it's alright doll, let it all out..'' he coos. your tears slowly come to an end and johnny holds you out in front of him, ''you think you can tell me whats wrong now? '' he asks softly. ''i'm just having a bad day pj..'' you answer him softly. he just nods his head softly and stands up, bringing you up with him. ''c'mon let's get you cleaned up, yeah?'' he says as he walks you to the bathroom.

johnny is wiping your face with a warm towel as you are sitting on the counter of the bathroom sink. ''feelin' better?'' he asks while holding both sides of your face. you respond with a small nod and he gives you a big smile, pulling you into a tight hug. ''now if you ever feel like that again, just tell me okay? you don't have to tell me why you feel that way, because no matter what i will still be here to make you feel better. i love you.'' he says and gives you a small kiss to your forhead. you smile and give a small ''thanks''. ''now let's go to bed! i'm tired as shit!'' he exclaims, causing you to giggle.

A/N

woohoo there it is, i am on a roll! i think. anyways hope you like it! xoxo.

[kushblazer666]

fighting over a bad bitch while mazzy star plays in the background

[cygninae]

if you could give the baudelaire orphans a song each to soundtrack their lives, what would you pick?

Hi ! Thanks for the ask. This is a great question !

For Violet, the song I'll give her is I Know It's Over by The Smiths. The painful melancholy of this song and the repeated lyrics of "i know it's over", as though pretending one is okay being so lonely reminds me of her, as she takes the role of an adult by the mid-point of ASOUE, acting as a parent for her two siblings but without someone to look after her. The theme of death carried through the song is also something that I feel translates to Violet's story. There is also a lyric about a sad bride, which I mean, self-explanatory.

"It's so easy to laugh It's so easy to hate It takes strength to be gentle and kind Over, over, over, over... I know it's over."

For Klaus, I'll give him the song The Wolves Act I and II by Bon Iver. This is a song that I personally have a strong attachment too and it's a really, really interesting piece of music. Although the primary lyric in this song is "what might've been lost doesn't bother me," this is an antiphrasis. As the song develops this lyric becomes louder and louder until eventually it is being screamed and the background noise is crashing. The point is, these losses do bother him, and it's obvious in the way he acts, even sounds, yet he will repeat this phrase "it doesn't bother me". I've chosen this song for Klaus because I feel like he's a character with a lot of hidden anger. Badly hidden anger, I'll add !

"What might have been lost (Don't bother me) What might have been lost (Don't bother me) ... Someday my pain... (Will mark you)"

Lastly, Sunny. This is more difficult, since she's literally a baby for the majority of the story (that is documented), but I've decided to give her the song Look On Down From the Bridge by Mazzy Star. This song is dark, like the songs I've given her siblings, but it's more about feeling lost. My impression of Sunny is that, especially when considering her post-canon story, she is unsure on what her and her siblings really went through due to her lack of cognisance and she probably feels lost on her place in the world, due to the lack of support system around her while growing up.

"Everybody seems so far away from me Everybody just wants to be free."

Well, I hope these make sense! I tried my best to think carefully about these and really be accurate to the canon characters. If you want me to assign some songs to other characters let me know !

[jellieclogs]

october media recap ✩°｡ ⋆⸜ 🎧✮

i love music, movies, tv, podcasts, games, books, and more. here's a recap of things i watched in october 2023!!

music ♫⋆｡♪ ₊˚

i've been really into more indie blues type music as autumn comes to a head, my playlist autumn girls this is for you has a bit more songs that i really associate with this season. anyway heres the list!

mitski - my love mine all mine

mitski - i'm your man

these two songs are phenomenal, as is mitski's album "the land is inhospitable and so are we" i actually wrote a brief analysis on my love mine all mine as a love song and breakup song. the feeling it invokes in me is second to none, what a beautiful song.

olivia rodrigo - lacy

sixpence none the richer - kiss me

jane remover - search party

searows - used to be friends

phoebe briders - moon song

iron & wine - flightless bird, american mouth

mazzy star - fade into you

sting - shape of my heart

yeule - software update

yeule - sulky baby

taylor swift - "slut!"

rachel chinouriri - maybe i'm lonely

emile mosseri - jacob and the stone

i actually listen to this song to fall asleep, but i can assure you that i also cry every time i watch those videos on the internet with this song playing in the background. it perfectly encapsulates a feeling of hope and loss. beautifully done. minari was a phenomenal as a (real) movie lover, i love when movies have tracks like this that so clearly stand out from the soundtrack and score.

movies 🎞️✮⋆˙

i haven't watched as many movies as i'd have liked in october, it has been an emotional month to say the least. but, now im on anti-depressants so our regularly scheduled slaying is back. movies will be rated a 1-5 star based on how much i enjoyed it! and NO NOT EVERY MOVIE IS FROM THIS YEAR OR EVEN THIS DECADE <3

talk to me (2022) ★★★★

pearl (2022) ★★★★

the invisible man (2020) ★★★★

child's play (1988) ★★★★

doctor sleep (2019) (fucking insanely good) ★★★★★

bodies bodies bodies (2022) (so camp??) ★★★

call me by your name (2017) ★★★★

silence of the lambs (1991) (this is a perfectly made film. argue with the wall!) ★★★★★

and thats about it, i genuinely have been too busy with school to watch as many films, still have not seen barbie or the fnaf movie because im so busy and too broke to go to the movies constantly LOL. however, i will say what my favorite youtube video topics are currently in my honorable mentions section!!

honorable mentions ˙˖°📷 ༘ ⋆｡˚

my current fave youtubers or streamers :3

dead meat (james and chelsea constantly demonstrate a genuine love for horror and have recently been branching out to video games amidst the SAG strike! love them and their work so much, they have definitely made me into more of a horror movie buff)

wendigoon (i will listen to this man talk about anything, but he constantly raises the bar with how informed he is on topics. he just likes to talk abt weird shit and thats really neat idk)

supertf (ive been watching this guy for over 5 years he is still the funniest ow streamer out there sorry)

kyedae (she is rlly funny and even though valorant is boring to watch i watch her play mostly, however i LOVE when she does variety or horror its so funny how scared she gets)

jacksepticeye (watching him play spiderman 2 bc i don't own a ps5, BUT ALSO sean just has the best playthroughs of games like this. love his takes on the game!!)

mike's mic (olivia wilde nodding gif like if you get it you get it!)

games im playing right now :3

the sims 4 (do i need to explain this rlly... i have 2000 hours on sims... currently building a tiny town for the new expansion pack :3 pics here)

sun haven (started playing with my bf, feels like stardew valley with a bigger world and more things to do! i HATE the fishing mechanic. it is not for me babes)

valorant (playing occasionally as i am not very good, but i have alot of skins so yipee)

overwatch (i have 1600 hours in the game unfortunately. addiction is real guys)

fall guys (just recently started playing with my friends again, idk why anyone wouldnt want to play this its free and fun. theres a hatsune miku skin in the game like CMON)

genshin impact (im actually really invested in fontaine's story, if i had multiple hours a day to game i would do all the story quests and things but again, im so b u s y. still farming for arataki itto, pls come home)

bloons td6 (i've somehow racked up 60 hours on this game...its so fun...i love it...)

lastly, my october hyperfixation was...

horror movies and true crime!! i watched over 100 hours of movies, video essays, podcasts, and documentaries relating to horror and true crime. i'm officially burnt out of it though, so i will be back next month to once again happily share my interests!! byeee

- jane ⋆｡° ✮

[agentdumortain]

AN INTERVIEW WITH JACKIE COHEN by Isaiah Mock for WHIPLASH MAGAZINE

(Top row: cover art from Jackie Cohen’s solo EPs About Yesterday and Give It Time. Bottom row: cover art of one of Stunts’ EPs “Leaning Backward” and their most recent release, “Didn’t See That Coming”.)

Jackson Cohen, better known as Jackie, is the frontwoman of one of alternative’s underdog up-and-coming bands Stunts. She tells me before she’s even sat down that she never expected to be where she is today. “I know a lot of people say that kind of thing under these circumstances, but I mean it in every sense.”

We discuss the obvious first; how the element of surprise, virality, and speed affects the path and struggles of becoming a public figure. But the singer feels that the "unexpected" sentiment she holds is even more relevant to her and the band's evolution since highschool. "I don't think our music is what we imagined it'd be at all, but we're pretty in love with it. That's a good thing!"

Cohen’s earliest works, both solo and collaborative with various members of Stunts, (past and present) are a far cry from what you’ve most likely heard from her today. Psychedelic pop, sweet and swooning, are accurate descriptors—sometimes even synthesized.

All of those elements are still found in Stunts’ recent projects, but the trajectory of their music has undoubtedly shifted into something heavier. Not darker, but in the literal way, with more weight. Post-punk and rock influences are obvious, especially in lyricism. There’s an air of confidence and lived experience that wasn’t present before. The singer names Jeff Buckley, Slowdive, The Smashing Pumpkins, and The Cure, as just a snippet of her and her bandmate's inspirations. “Y’know, I think—doesn’t everybody want to be someone else a little bit?” She smiles with some humor at the thought, but it’s clear she believes it.

“About Yesterday”, Cohen’s first EP, can be found scattered in many corners of the internet, (not on any formal streaming platforms, as it is rife with uncleared samples) where it’s often named as a favorite by indie popheads from all backgrounds. She made it in her basement with the help of her older brother and a few of his musician friends. “Realizing your older siblings are cool is a tough pill to swallow,” she jokes. “But at some point or another, they realize you’re kind of cool too, and that opens up a whole new world of opportunity. He [Jackie's brother] definitely encouraged my, um, my—penchant for music? That feels dorky to say."

“Artists like Imogen Heap, TV Girl, Mazzy Star; I looked up to them for sure while making that, [About Yesterday] and most of my other stuff too, to be honest. I think it was comfortable and fun to work in that style. I was able to express myself how I needed to at that time, and I still am, it just sounds hugely different from when I was 16.”

I ask her how that change in sound, as vague as that is, came to be. Does she attribute it to anything specific, or feel like it was a natural progression?

"Working as a team, probably? That will always yield different results and force you to "evolve" in some way or another. I was doing the band and my own thing at the same time, [in highschool] though, so if I came up with something I knew wouldn’t fit with Stunts, I could still take it somewhere else if I really wanted to. But I think meeting my friends, my bandmates, that was a really big part of the shift. Probably the biggest. They all have their own unique tastes and styles in what they consume and create. I grew up going to shows, but they have taken me to probably hundreds more at this point, and shown me stuff I wouldn't find on my own. They’re so versatile as musicians and artists, they’re always open to trying all these different things, but they don’t lose their standards or vision in the process. Ever. Um, they’re the best. Sorry—I’m rambling," she laughs. "Does that answer that question at all?”

Not even minutes later, we've bounced through several different subjects, Jackie sometimes asking me more questions than I can ask her. When I had reached out for an interview, she eagerly accepted the opportunity and invited me to come to her apartment rather than my initially suggested café. "Coffee shops can get so fucking loud!" She had emailed me.

We're still in her living room, which also serves as a makeshift studio. (She clarifies: "None of the real recording happens here, I think I would've been evicted by now if that were the case.") The space is small and full, but well organized. There's a few photos framed on her desk-side wall above her monitor, a handful of them I recognize as cover art. I ask her if there's any story behind them.

"Oh—ha, I was really into film in highschool. I still am, I just don't have as much time or opportunities for it right now. But yeah, some of the photos I've used for cover art are mine. Some are just ones I dug up from my parent's basement." She follows my gaze, which lingers on one cover that has been an object of speculation since it's release. "Give It Time."

I glance back at her, understanding if she doesn't want to elaborate on it. Most fans believe it's a photo of her and Seven Lawless, her ex-bandmate and ex-boyfriend, (who, at the time of the EP's release, were both in Stunts but their relationship was not yet public.) but the pixelated editing has left it fairly ambiguous. There are other plausible theories floating online about who it could be.

When I had first arrived at her door, she told me: "I'm an open book with most things, as long as you don't have bad intentions." And I'm not in the business of prying into subjects like that for anyone I interview—but she smiles at me warmly when she realizes what's caught my eye.

"I didn't take that one actually. It's still one of my favorites, though."

There's a comfortable lull in the conversation while I continue to examine the wall, until I point to one that looks only slightly out of place among the rest. There's about five people (you can probably guess who) squished into the frame, all half-dressed and soaking wet with wild grins plastered onto their faces.

She immediately bursts into a fit of laughter. "Okay, maybe not that one. My manager might kill me."

Stream "Didn't See That Coming" here.

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This is the first part of a pre-BOTB interview miniseries about my @infamous-if OC, Jackie Cohen. Whiplash Magazine is local to her home county's music scene but a lot of their audience is spread out online too. :)

The album cover edits were inspired by @spider-actual’s edits for their Infamous band Shelter In Place, go check them out they are so cool !!!

Original sources of the photos used for album art: About Yesterday / Give It Time / Leaning Backward / Didn't See That Coming

[ladybirds3world]

About me ;)

My name's Julia 🦪

I use she/her pronouns

Infp | Aquarius ♒

Lesbian 🧡🤍💗

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Some things that I like :

1. Different types of arts and crafts.

2. Women and being a lesbian ( lesbians of any background are welcome on this blog ).

3. Horror movies/games ( for anyone trying to find a good horror pls watch House of Wax ).

4. Spicy food.

5. History ( especially Joan of Arc, Emilia Palter etc. ).

6. Plants and flowers ( I also dry them and I plan on making a rosary from dried roses :) ).

7. My friends + brother.

8. Skincare and fun makeup.

9. Rocks, crystals and shells.

10. Thrifting.

11. Witchcraft.

12. Cool trinkets and bone collecting.

Some music I listen to

( +my spotify ):

1. Stevie Nicks/Fleetwood Mac

2. Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers

3. Ethel Cain

4. The Cure

5. Chappell Roan

6. Jack Off Jill

7. Lunachicks

8. Bikini Kill

9. Blackmore's Night

10. Mazzy Star ( I'm getting more into them by now tho )

And let's get some things straight:

I am pro Palestine.

I stand with poc and especially woc.

I stand with SA survivors including s3x workers, men, cocsa etc.

I support LGBTQ+.

This is a safe space for anyone form these groups that need it.

I am a radical feminist and I'll never support s3x industry, homophobia, transphobia, fascism, misogyny nor misandry and if you do then you have nothing to find on this blog.

[jettyfisher]

Fade into You

Edgy shit. Dumping this here for my own reading. Off the screen stuff my Hunter thinks about.

[TL;DR girl smokes a cigarette and cries about having feelings.]

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I grabbed my radio and slipped out my bedroom window onto the fire escape patio. I sat down and hung my legs over the balcony. My red converse dangled over a two story drop below into an alleyway. One of my favourite pastimes was watching strangers walk by beneath me. I wondered how many were monsters this whole time. One in ten perhaps? Two in four?

I shivered as the night air whipped my collar and licked the back of my neck. I tied up my hair into a half-hearted bun with the scrunchy I wore around my wrist. Any strenuous movement tired my arms out quickly, especially from the lack of blood in my system as of late.

My hand pulled out a pack of Marlboro from my flannel pocket. I bit the filter between my teeth and flicked my zippo lighter to ignite the tip of a cigarette. Made sure to let it simmer before I took the first breath in. Cold, wet winter air hit the back of my throat and nostrils. The poisonous smoke went down smoother than anticipated before I released it through my teeth, mimicking a dragon. My fingertips reached down to turn the station dial on my radio. I set the volume low to make some sort of background noise to fill the soft raining atmosphere. 

I stared out over New Orleans. Lake Pontchartrain was just visible across the horizon. My eyes glazed over as my attention fixated on the Catholic church my real Dad used to make me go to sing in a choir. I was only eight, I thought.

I took another drag of my cigarette. Yeah, I remembered the priest used to give me the creeps.

Fade Into You by Mazzy Star comes on over the radio. It hurt, but I turned it up just to hear the lyrics. I mouth the words as smoke empties my lungs and I think about dying.

I want to hold the hand inside you I want to take the breath that's true I look to you, and I see nothing I look to you to see the truth…

I placed my forehead against the bars of the railing. I tested how hard I can bang my face against the metal until I felt dizzy. All the while, the droning of the song played beside me. I thought about whether I might’ve been overreacting.

You live your life, you go in shadows You'll come apart, and you'll go black Some kind of night into your darkness Colors your eyes with what's not there…

I eventually stopped once I realized it’s pointless to harm myself. I wasn’t even depressed. I think I was angry. Angry at him. Angry at the world. Every barrier I built up over the years was completely bypassed. And I made no mistakes, I made sure I gave myself up for no one. Made sure I was as unlikable as they come. Easy to hate. Hard to be around.

A stranger's light comes on slowly A stranger's heart without a home You put your hands into your head And then smiles cover your heart…

It was simple for me to be spiteful in return. All the friendships that came and went. The pretty boys and girls I had to hurt. Better ruin happiness for myself before anyone else could try. That’s how I thought I could control my life. I loathed myself, so I surrounded myself in a cruel world. Now, I wasn’t able to tell if I was confused. Was this hate I was festering?

Fade into you Strange you never knew Fade into you I think it's strange you never knew…

I took one final drag of my cigarette before I flicked the bud from my chilled fingers. It landed in a puddle of rainwater in the alley way. My tired eyes lingered on the movement of the ripples of the water. It was all so mesmerizing. I thought about how my heart wanted to go home. But I didn’t have one. I burned all the bridges. I was long gone.