Guns & Bombs & Migraines, Oh MY!

Well my boyfriend did open for Gun & Bombs at Lotus in Waikiki! It was pretty awesome. Um they didn't play very long. In fact they arrived late to the gig. I heard they stopped for a bite to eat at MAC 24/7. And I heard they were fighting. Oh well... my baybee KILLED IT!!!!! And I'm not just saying this because I'm his girlfriend. Dj KSM is pretty talented. And he knows his shit. He eats, breathes, lives music. He can pretty much play ANYTHING the party calls for. Hes not just a hip hop dj, or a Drum & bass dj, or a house dj, or electro/punk dj or indie rock dj or retro dj. He can do all that and then some. This isn't his hobby, or his side job. He does this for a living. Some of the sound techs for Lotus were pretty impressed by his skills. I was pretty impressed with Lotus. Its a nice venue. It looks like it should be in Downtown. It kinda reminds me of Pink Cadillac with the small bar & lounge with its own dj downstairs, and the main room upstairs. And there also another room upstairs. And the sound system is pretty sweet. I hope more cool shows happen at this place. I'm so there.

Now for the migraine portion. Yes, I've just started having them. Well actually they've started from the beginning of this year I think. I would awake in the middle of the night with a sharp pain on the left side of my head right behind my left eye socket. It would happen continously for several nites. I'd take an ibuprofen and I'd be fine. Then It would happen again and this time the pain would be sorta subdued, kinda dulled, but I could still feel it. and it would last for DAYS. Nonstop. I was kinda worried. My sister was having really bad headaches and found that she had a blood vessel in her head leaking blood or something crazy like that so she had to do tests and even do chemo. Then my headache disappeared. So I never went to the doctor ( I LOATHE going to the doctor) and that was that. Then all of a sudden it started up again. Same side, same socket, same pain, for DAYS. I'm in between primary care physicians so i did the only thing that came to mind. I went to the emergency room. So I went. I urinated in a cup. They asked me questions. It didn't seem serious. But the doctor told me it sounded like migraines. Wha? I've never had them before. So he gave me a wonderful shot of Demerol (sp?) because I told him that the pain had kept me up all night. And gave a prescription for painkillers. And told me I should really get a PCP and make and appointment to see a doctor. Those painkillers haven't really been alot of help. I can't take em during the day, because they make you drowsy. But they don't seem to REALLY knock you out at nite. And they don't really help my pain. And I finally got a PCP and scheduled an appointment. When am I going? In FEB. This is crazy. Even the Excedrine for Migraines don't work. Help. I must get some rest. TTYL.

Coachella...who's gonna play?

I know acts will not be announced until next year around mid January ( well, thats what happened LAST year!) But I've been Googling to see if I can dig up any info off the INTERWEB (hahhaha) Well so far, some people were saying Radiohead & My Bloody Valentine. And then Radiohead announced their tour starting in May 2008 so I guess that means no Radiohead. And as for MBV, their manager denied any Coachella performance. CRAP. Then somebody said that The Prodigy label announced that they were to play Coachella. And then that was denied too. Arrrgh the suspense is KILLING me. I wanna know...oh well. More waiting.
I've been off for the past couple of days from work and figured I may as well blog about something. Even tho nobody reads this crap. Oh here's some interesting bits... my boyfriend whos a dj, might open for Guns and Bombs! Pretty kewl eh? If you don't know who they are, they are 1 part Ima Robot Filip Turbotito/ and 1 part dj Johnny Love. Check em out on their Myspace page : Guns N Bombs.
Well I hope he is ... its not finalized yet. Keeping my fingers crossed!

Some Coachella 2007 Photos

Happy Turkey Day...I'm stuffed. Bring on the Coachella!

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! This is my FIRST post! Wow. Anyways, my thanksgiving was spent as it is spent every year, with my boyfriends family. Next year I'm gonna try to spend it with my family on the Big Island. I never get to request time off in time and someone else beats me to it. At my workplace only 2-3 people are allowed time off at a time. Sux. Well now that Turkey day is done all I have now is Xmas & NYE to worry about and then its time for...COACHELLA!!!!!
Most people I talk to never even heard of Coachella. Coachella is a multi day music festival thrown by Goldenvoice usually the last weekend in April with some of the best white hot musical acts and some that used to be white hot in their day but broken up. Check out Wikipedia: Coachella to learn more or check out the official website for Coachella.
Last year was our first time. And it was one of the most incredible experiences we've ever had.
3 days of really great music especially if you are a huge music fan and musical tastes are vast, you'll really enjoy this festival. If you hate crowds, can't handle standing & walking around a lot, can't handle hot weather, enjoy only top 40 music a lot, can't handle port a potties, this music festival is not for you.
I was a little wary at first. I'm not a huge fan of crowds, who is really. I don't like other peoples sweaty bodies touching mine. I hate hot weather. I live in Hawaii, I'm used to hot weather, but i don't enjoy it. We usually like to travel in Oct/Nov, just so we can enjoy cooler weather, and airfare is cheaper. And port a potties give me the willies.
But being able to hear some of the best musical acts all in one place over the course of several days changed all that. And actually sharing that experience with a bunch of like minded people was kinda exciting. Not a lot of people heard of Justice in Hawaii, but hearing everyone sing, " We Are Your Friends" at the top of their lungs together in the Sahara tent was amazing.
Last time unfortunately, we had just gotten back from a 3 week to LA in early Nov. and we were totally broke. We totally had to scrape together for xmas gifts in Dec. In Jan they announced the acts and we just HAD to go. MSTRKFT. Justice. Digitalism. Interpol. Peaches. Amy Winehouse. Lily Allen. LCD Soundsystem. Bjork. Peter, Bjorn, John. Soulwax. Ohmigod. No thats not a band, thats my reaction to the announcement of all these wonderful musical acts playing all in one place. All of these acts would NEVER come to Hawaii. These names mean nothing to most people in Hawaii. But to us it was heaven! So since the bands won't come to Hawaii, we definitely felt like we had to go. No matter what. But as we were in the planning stages, tix had already gone on sale. And the bad news came in Feb. Feb 15 to be exact. Happy Valentines to you too Goldenvoice. You heartbreaker you. The festival changed from 2 day to three days this year and 3 day tix SOLD OUT. After 3 day tix sold out soon single day tix sold out. First it was Sun, because of the Rage Against the Machine reunion. Then Sat sold out. Only Fri was available. ARRRGGGHHHHH. We had to come up with plan. And our plan was EBAY.
You can find n e thing on Ebay, including scalpers willing to sell you tix for outrageous prices if you're desperate. I was. Well to make a long story short, i found Friday tix for very cheap, since Friday was not sold out. I found Sat tix for a little more than what the normal price was. And we did not get Sun tix because they were too pricey. WAY TOO PRICEY. But luckily scalpers like to hang outside of the venue as well (even tho its illegal) and was nice enuff to sell his tix to us. Yay! And we still had to buy our airfare and rent a condo in Palm Springs! Well what I'm trying to say is that, even tho Coachella is not till April, we are not taking any chances and have totally planned ahead this time. I mean they haven't even announced the acts YET, but we totally plan on going. alot of rumours circulate around this time about whose going to play. Right now its My Bloody Valentine, Radiohead, and Portishead. 3 REALLY awesome bands that would totally top 2007 Coachella for me. But I'll keep y'all posted on whats going on. Oh and Coachella always follows my birthday so its like the best bday present EVER. Yay me.