Tune Tuesday - Aishling's Picks

I have moved Music Monday to Tune Tuesday for the moment. Because both me and Kerrie are doing the Let's Talk Blog Challenge which has to be posted on a Monday. I didn't want to be posting too many things on the same day. So I've moved music to Tuesday's until the challenge is over :)

Now on to the musics!

JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound


I first watched this video because Aubrey Plaza is in it! I really like her in the awesome tv show Parks and Recreation and the films Safety Not Guaranteed and Scott Pilgram vs The World. It also stars Jake Johnson best known for being in New Girl (I've never watched it but that's what I know him from too!) He was also in Safety Not Guaranteed! The video is good but the song really grew on me! I really like it now and have to listen to more stuff my JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound. I especially like it for the good weather. Nice and summery!


Childish Gambino - Sweatpants ft. Problem


I am obsessed. OBSESSED. With this song and the next song I'm going to post from Childish Gambino. I saw the gifs of this video on tumblr and looked to see what new stuff he has and I have not stopped playing this album Because The Internet since. Especially these two songs. I'm playing this song on repeat as I write this. SO GOOD.


Childish Gambino - 3005



Onto the second song by Childish Gambino that I'm obsessed with. I listened to this right after Sweatpants and I love it just as much. The video is real good so be sure to watch it. It's sad and kinda creepy. (Pay attention to the people behind him.)


Mos Def - Close Edge



I started listening to Mos Def awhile back and OBSESSED I became. This song I heard before on Dave Chapelle's Show and it's amazing. He raps it while in the car. You can hear the album version here which is much better quality but I put up this one of them in the car cos it's just amazing.


Mos Def - Do It Now


I'm going to give you another Mos Def. This is what made me remember Close Edge and listen to more of his stuff. This song is crazy good and I loved it straight away and knew I was missing out. WHAT TOOK ME SO LONG. Listen now and don't make the same mistake I did.


FIDLAR - Cocaine


Not going to lie, I only watched this because Nick Offerman is in it with a beard. If you don't know who Nick Offerman is, you should. He plays Ron Swanson in Parks and Recreation (along side Aubrey Plaza!) and is amazing and totally steals the whole show. When I listened to this though I instantly loved the music. Very punk and very awesome. The video btw is very NSFW! But funny :P I then found out they have a video with Henry Rollins in it and that was it, I'm officially a fan if Henry is around. The video is made up of anti-drug ads.


Enslaved - Thought Like Hammers


Look at all those hairy lads there. Steve will be so proud of me for ending with this :P I really like this song and unbeknown to Steve I have been listening to this song a few times. When I first listened to Enslaved I wasn't too fond of the growly vocals but love the clean vocals. But Mr. Growly Vocals has grown on me. I especially like this song because of the parts with the clean vocals sound very like The Doves or Elbow or someone like that. It's very odd but excellent.


That's all from me!
Also you can follow my boyfriend Steve's blog here on Burn My Eyes. If you like movies, music, tv shows, video games and sarcastic, offensive humour, you need to be following him! Oh and funny gifs! He loves gifs.

Let's Talk Blog Challenge - Aishling's Summer Essentials

So it's week 2 of the #LetsTalkBlogChallenge and if you don't know what that is here's a quick explanation in the words of creator @sarah_hamersley Sarah's Blog.

So this is going to be a 6 week challenge, with a different topic each week that we'll write and tweet about. The plan is to write and schedule our posts for Monday at 8pm and then tweet our posts on twitter at that time, using the hashtag #LetsTalkBlogChallenge. That way every Monday at 8pm all our posts are live and we're all online to interact and share our posts with each other. I'll be online from 8-9pm every Monday, reading and commenting on all the posts and chatting to you all, just so there is a sense of community and interaction.

The topic for this week is; Summer Essentials! Kerrie and I are both going to share are summer essentials with you. I'm up first and be sure to check out Kerrie's post here :) I hope you enjoy!

First up is some music! I created a playlist on Youtube which I thought was handier than adding individual YouTubes. The playlist includes Joan Jett, Smashing Pumpkins, Eels, Jefferson Airplane, Queens of the Stone Age, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dinosaur Jr, The Who, The Clash and lots and lots of others! So hit play, enjoy the tunes, scroll down and read the rest of the post!

I only just figured out how to use Polyvore and now I love it! It's such a great way to put outfits together. Expect more Polyvore outfit sets from me in future. I will always try and keep everything in Polyvore sets available to buy around here and not too expensive. Some Polyvore sets I see are ridiculous and you can't even get any of the stuff.

In this first set most of the stuff is from New Look and Etsy. I went for a nice summery mint look and added my own style.

Summer Mint by fluffyvolkswagen featuring vintage turquoise jewelry

AX Paris blue skater dress / Light blue jean jacket, €28 / Vintage turquoise jewelry, €6,49 / T.U.K. Mondo Hi Brothel Creeper Mint Suede, €91 / BEAT IT CREEP Wanda patch by witchhboy on Etsy / Zombie Creepy Cute Laser Cut Green Eyeball Necklace by Clotique / mint GOOGLY EYES pastel glitter heart brooch cute & by cryybaby

Next up I went for a more laid back grunge style.

Whatever Smashing Pumpkins by fluffyvolkswagen featuring a vegan biker jacket

Vegan biker jacket / Denim mini shorts, €28 / Ankle booties / Pin jewelry, €6,85 / Smashing Pumpkins '93' TShirt. by SlunkTees on Etsy / Fashion 80s 90s Vintage Thin Black Bead Magic Tattoo Choker Necklace... / Models Own - Polish For Tans, €6,09

I need to buy all of those things! I do actually have that Models Own nail polish and its so neon green! I will be sure to have a review up after I use it! I hope you like my picks and get an idea of my style :)

I love colourful eyeshadows and lipsticks for around spring and summer. I've recently been dying to try some of Limecrimes amazing lipsticks and glitter eyeshadows. Just look at those colours! I need!

Summery Limecrime Wants by fluffyvolkswagen featuring lips makeup

Glitter makeup, €9,38 / Glitter eyeshadow, €9,38 / Glitter eyeshadow, €9,38 / Lips makeup, €13 / Lips makeup, €13 / Lips makeup, €13 / Smudge proof eyeliner, €10

I love the new eyeshadow palettes that have come out by Essence which are available for about €4 in Penneys/Primark. They're in lovely colours and the colour pay off is great! I already have All About Sunrise which is full of neutral colours and a lovely yellow. Keep in mind though that they're all glittery and shimmery, not matte. There's 3 other palettes available but the main ones I want are below along with some Mac lipsticks I really want!

Cheap and Expensive by fluffyvolkswagen featuring lips makeup

                                       MAC Cosmetics lipstick, €12 / MAC Cosmetics lips makeup, €12

I'm not a lover of pink but pink lipsticks actually suit me well, if I do say so myself :P, and Candy Yum Yum is one of my favourites. It looks amazing on nearly everyone and I would love to try it myself! Lady Danger is another one everyone is raving about this spring/summer and who can say no to a coral red?!

I thought I would include some summer movies or movies that give me a summery vibe. Whether its set around summer time or you can just feel that sticky heat and summer air or it simply reminds me of summer.

Dazed and Confused in my opinion has to be the best summer movie of all. Set in the 70s in follows different groups of teenagers on the last day of school. It feels summery and hot, it's set in an amazing time, the clothes, the music! UGH. If I could go back to then, I would in a heartbeat.

I love everything about it, I love all the people in it, there are so many familiar faces. We're the Aliens, man.

Adventureland stars Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart and Martin Starr. It's set in the summer of 1987, James (Jesse Eisenberg) has to find a job to pay for a trip he wants to take before going to College. He ends up getting a job at a local amusement park called Adventureland. Stuff and tangs happen :P

Jesse Eisenberg, I feel, is a toned down version of himself in this. I find he can be a bit too much with his quirky ways but he fits well into this excellent summertime indie movie. Kristen Stewart is particularly good. I find she is tainted because of the awful Twilight films but actually she is a good actress (especially in The Runways which I mention below) but there is just not much than can be done for terribly written characters like Belle Swan. If you're a Freaks & Geeks fan, which you fecking should be, this film also stars Martin Starr who is amazing and so nerdy and impossible not to love.

Almost Famous is about a boy named William who gets to write about, and go on tour with Stillwater for Rolling Stone magazine. I didn't know whether to include this or not because although it feels like summer film he actually goes and tours with the band while school is still going on. But to me it feels very much like a summer movie.

Everyone is brilliant in this film so there is no point going through every one of them. Even the people who aren't in it much are excellent. And one of Philip Seymour Hoffman best performances. Excuse me while I have a little cry. RIP :(

The music is especially amazing, even from the made up band Stillwater. Again, like Dazed and Confused, the clothes, the feels, the people. So so good.

The Runaways, keeping with the music theme, a film about the girl band The Runaways. It stars Dakota Fanning as Cherie Currie, Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett and Michael Shannon as a creepy music producer. I feel like they did tone this movie down a bit for the teens but overall it is very good. Kristen Stewart is especially good in this. She is actually perfect as Joan Jett.

Like the movies I mentioned before it, it's the time it's set in, the clothes and music that makes it feel summery to me.

Whip It is currently my favourite movie. I can't watch it enough and it is to me a perfect summer movie. It's hard to tell when it's set because they have mobile phones yet it feels very like a 90s movie. Directed by Drew Barrymore, it's about Bliss (played by Ellen Page), a girl living in a small town being entered into pageants by her mother. She finds a Roller Derby league near her and joins up.

I love this movie so much. Who doesn't have her feels of being trapped in a small town? Every woman needs to watch this cos it shows women and how badass they are. Now I need to go find me some skates.

And there you have it! My list of Summer Essential things! I do hope you enjoyed and can't wait to read what everyone else's summer essentials are! Let me know if you liked the music and the outfits and have watched or will watch any of the movies! Thanks for reading :)

Lets Talk Blog Challenge - Kerrie's Summer Essentials

It's already Week 2 of the #letstalkblogchallenge?! That week flew!  (For Details go here) 

To me no summer is complete with out the following!

 (All pic's courtesy of Google images)

Oh hai hayfever, yes it's that time of year for us sufferers! Citronella candles and wasp killer are essential for me to go into battle with my most feared critters :S  And please don't forget the sunscreen!

(pics from clairelibrary & listowell connection)

 Hay making and Turf cutting season is upon us :)

Wimbledon is one of my fav summer events! Along with The Tour de France for the views of a beautiful country.  Mmmm the smell of fresh cut grass (maybe from a candle for those allergic!) 99's and Strawberries are my foods of choice in summer.  Yum.


These are my essential Summer songs, I just chose what came into my head without thinking it over too much so here you go!  Enjoy :)


First up ELO - Mr. Blue Sky.  
You can't help but feel summery when you hear this :)



Next DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Summertime.  
A contender for the best Summer song ever?



Phosphorescent - Los Angeles
I saw Phosphorescent live in the Summer time so this will always remind me of awesome times :)



I think this an appropriate time for some 
Freak Power - Turn on, Tune In, Cop Out.




Presidents of the USA - Peaches  
Needs no explanation!




The Pigeon Detectives - I'm Not Sorry
Maybe not the mostest amazing song in the world but this will always remind me of our first trip to Oxegen :) Remember ASH?! :D



The Streets - Weak Become Heroes 
This happen to pop up on the Ipod recently and I instantly thought; summer playlist!



Roots Manuva - Witness The Fitness 
Summer = School sports day! If you only watch one video from this list let it be this! 



I'm going to end it here.  I've had so much fun doing this it's taken me hours! and there are sooooooo many more I could include I'll add a link if you'd like to here some more. 
SUMMER PLAYLIST LINKY !!
Bye for now!