manic fantastic

magdalena777 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:11:10 +0000

Needs. Wants. Desires.

magdalena777 — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 02:56:48 +0000

“It has been 1478 days since your last release”

This is what I see every time I log into tunecore. Simply put, making music costs money. At least in my world, it does. With approximately 20 songs and another 20 potentials in the Telenovela Star “to-do” pile, I’m left feeling like I need to win lotto to complete anything.

Sometimes I waste time by using my very old and/or non-existent equipment, pretending as if I can teach myself to record T* on our own. I am wrong, but I’ve got spirit. We are pretty savvy with using digital means to write songs, alleviating the time and money involved in rehearsing (2×3 days/week when we were actively performing). This helps us exchange ideas clearly without even seeing each other. It still doesn’t solve the dilemma of time and money needed to get some songs up an out the door. Since this band is a touchy beast in its totality, we most likely will need to use the same producer again. Our silent 4th member. Its possible he retired shortly after 1400 days as well.

The photo I took is in Nikkie’s apartment, attempting experiments using her electronic drum kit and steel pan. I had several tracks mixed and had Nikkie add percussion. Although the ideas are there, the inability to record, track and mix a song, is stifling.

We shall persevere.

-Magdalena777

Gatorade + Ellery Hollingsworth + Telenovela Star =

magdalena777 — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:29:09 +0000

Hey hey hey. Telenovela Star lives on.

Two of our songs – “FLUFF” and “CAR SONG” – were chosen by Gatorade as the tracks for several videos, and website featuring snowboarder Ellery Hollingsworth. We were so psyched about this, that we met up and had a jam session to celebrate.

View our musical accompaniment to this thirsty, sporty event here:
http://www.elleryridesallday.com/

Embed clips here:
“CAR SONG”

“FLUFF”

Thirsty Songs

magdalena777 — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:37:26 +0000

A few songs by my band Telenovela Star are featured in a few teaser promos for pro snowboarder Ellery Hollingsworth.

Watch the teaser featuring ”Car Song”, and stay tuned for an update that includes a teaser of “Fluff”

Kasabian Live @ T in The Park

magdalena777 — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:11:41 +0000

Tom Meighan interviews at T in the Park, and talks Jay-Z, futboll, and…what??

That’s a strong accent. Thankfully, I can decifer Kasabian lyrics just fine, but this interview needs subtitles. Full article here

Onto T In The Park 2010. I would’ve roughed someone up to have gone to this. Ears, bleed. Kasabian overcome volume problems for T In The Park 2010′s finale.

Evidently, Tom Meighan told the crowd to ‘hold on to your dicks!!’ and went right into “Fire”

And here’s amazing video of the performance

Andres Iniesta loves Kasabian

magdalena777 — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:56:03 +0000

I was rooting for Holland, but Andres has some damn fine taste in music.
Who knows where I can see the performances at this party? Impossible? Please say it isn’t so…
http://www.nme.com/news/daily-gossip/52015

KASABIAN’S “Empire” (proudly my ringtone)

I’m detecting a pattern here…

magdalena777 — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:41:43 +0000

Perfect summertime songs and videos by the superiors of indie-pop songwriting, Miike Snow with “The Rabbit”, and the masters of low-budget videos, OK GO with “End Love”.

Seriously enjoyable.

MIIKE SNOW “The Rabbit” (Stuart Price mix / video version)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VadVv1OTNa0

MIIKE SNOW “The Rabbit” – original album version/mix (WORTH BUYING, trust me).

OK GO “End Love”

Miike Snow @ Webster Hall 3/27/10

magdalena777 — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:54:10 +0000

After much anticipation, album-repeating, internet-stalking, and melody-obsessing, I finally got to watch Miike Snow perform live. A month ago I was prepared to buy tickets, and not realizing the buzz that had occurred, was too late for all 3 sold-out NYC shows.

Thanks to K2-power, I was able to go! Thanks to me, I missed out on two hand-delivered opportunities to meet the band. I had some questions. Andrew Wyatt is very tall. Especially when I’m sitting down. I became very shy.

This is not a review of the performance, and I’m not a writer. If you want a review try this one: http://www.deathandtaxesmagazine.com/?p=9948. I agree.

Here’s the video I took on my phone of the performance of “Animal”. The audio was horrible on my cell, but I found another comparable live performance on Myspace Transmissions, editing the audio to fit over this one. This is for those who attended, and our fun night. (Great light show)

All I want in life is a roof over my head that happens to be full of instruments and musicians.

magdalena777 — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:13:07 +0000

Our friend and producer Byrd invited us to his home in the Catskills for weekend jam, some recording, and a fabulous time in general. Most gracious. It was refreshing to play and not have your eyes -and mind- on the clock either because your studio time is running out, or because your neighbors will call the cops.

After a 4 hour drive we all met at the house, moved the furniture out, and set up Nikkie’s drum set for recording Saturday morning. Once they were done, she just kept playing, as fervently as a kid let loose in a candy store – with a grin to match. That was enough. It was our cue. Out come the amps, the guitars, and some melodies. Everyone jumped in at one point or other, making music for the animals in Byrd’s back yard.

Jonathan shot this on – I believe – his iPhone. Then I got dreamy and had fun editing the footage on iMovie.
Here is Hanna, Nikkie and I getting our mood on.

(Double click on the player for the HD version hosted on youtube)

first show of the year for Telenovela Star

magdalena777 — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:14:29 +0000

We last played July 3rd for DJ Mojos birthday and only thought it was the right thing to do to play again this year. We have dusted off our instruments, emptied out whatever pocket change we could for rehearsals and wrote a few new songs.

We hope to have your ears to test them on. Maybe you can name one of them for us, since we are totally stumped. If you cant make it, look out for a couple of new recording we should have by late summer.
xx
Maggie