Nigel, Dylan, Matt , Elias and Jordan WIN the Talent Show at Lake Howell High School with this performance they put together in only one week!
This performance was submitted to the America’s Got Talent reel for 2013… So this might not be the last you hear of these cuties.
If you haven’t heard of Brendan Maclean, then don’t beat yourself up about it too much. He’s another Aussie singer with just enough quirkiness to weasel his music into your brain forever (think Gotye/Kimbra). After one watch, you won’t be able to stop singing the song.
Besides the fact that it’s actually quite a good song – his dance moves are EPIC. In fact, if you’re struggling when it comes to hooking up, i would suggest that you learn this entire dance and break it out on the dancefloor of whatever club you frequent.
Not sure if i can believe this, but it seems like this lucky Australian found himself in Baz Luhrman’s “The Great Gatsby”. So keep an eye out. ANd jump on the Brendan train while he’s still “not-so-famous/commercial/well known”… get yourself some free hipster points.
Enjoy!
Sia apparently co-wrote the song, so it makes sense that she would know it well it enough to be able to cover it so beautifully. At a Norweigan-American Achievement Award ceremony in Sweden, Sia explained how she co-wrote Rihanna’s hit “Diamonds” with Benny Blanco in just 22 minutes!
After hearing this version, i think i would have loved to have Sia release the recorded version :/ Sorry, Riri!
Despite neighbors’ complaints, J. K. Rowling has been granted permission to construct a reportedly £150,000 Harry Potter–inspired tree house on her Scottish estate, next to her £2mil mansion. Baring a striking resemblance to the fictional Hogwarts Castle, if architects’ renderings are to be believed, a set of 40-foot-high, two-story towers will feature balconies, turrets, trap doors, a spiral staircase, and a steel slide.
Her two children – nine-year-old David and seven-year-old Mackenzie, better appreciate this thing! Dammit, i can’t even contain my jealousy. I would play my little heart out here.
Also, this place is bigger than my house. FML.
I have no words…
Hailing from eMahlabathini near uLundi, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Toya Delazy has made a real impact on the South African music industry with the release of her debut and follow-up singles ‘Pump It On’ and ‘Love Is In The Air’.
Brought to the attention of Sony Music Africa by A&R scout Vusi Leeuw of H.U.G.E. Entertainment in 2011, the talented young singer-songwriter trained as a jazz pianist but Toya’s more recent influences lie somewhere between Hip Hop, Electro, Alternative & Pop.
Here, she covers Kings Of Leon, “Use Somebody”. I am beyond impressed!
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We might not be American, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t get in on the 4th of July (Independence Day) action! There’s a lot about America that i don’t like, but there’s definitely a lot i LOVE about the-land-of-the-free-and-the-home-of-the-brave. … Continue reading
I can’t get enough of this band/song at the moment! He has quite the accent, so i’ve posted the lyrics below, for convenience sake.
“It’s My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry”
Oh I’m so clever
Until my paranoia kicks in then I’ll accuse her
Of doing all the worst things i do best
Its funny how me, fucking her about,
Has got me in this fucking mess
Liar liar pants on fire
Lies alibis lies more alibis
From the truth, I admit I’m more than shy
Ain’t the the times we are living in
Everybody’s doing it so why cant i?
I tally up tonight’s strangers
And stragglers that I’ve kissed
Training ground notches, perfectly executed notches
And near misses
Its all about going out and getting pissed with eagle eyes
And sincerity bottom on my list
What’s the story morning glory?
I feel so low and worthless
So this is where the outcome unfurls and the truth is being told
A cloud has gathered over my head and now i know
Infidelity and my good friend ecstasy doesn’t work, it makes you worse
I’m feeling so guilty about the things i said to my mum when i was ten years old
I’m feeling so guilty about any old shit
And how I think my missus is fucking every guy that she looks at
This is it, the end was always coming and now its here
So this is the grande finale
The crescendo of demise
This is the happy ending
Where the bad guy goes down and dies
This is the end
With me on my knees and wondering why?
Cross my heart, hope to die
Its my own cheating heart that makes me cry.
*Before you read this piece, just know that i’ve been struggling to decide whether to actually post it or not. It’s not quite finished yet, but just having it sit there in a document on my desktop was making me anxious and i needed to get it out… sooner rather than later. I’ll update/finish it tonight 
If I’m being honest, this #COSQueen thing has me feeling a little… uhm… pathetic. Useless. Worthless. Inadequate. You get the point…
I feel like I’m in an American teen film, sitting in the cafeteria at the table nearest the garbage bins with all the other rejects. These films usually have a prevailing “theme” which is that the popular kids always end up getting knocked down a rung or two… and that the uncool/nerdy kids eventually get the girl or guy they’d been pining after. This, very rarely, happens in real life.
For the past few days, Twitter has felt a bit, to me, like navigating the High School hierarchy all over again. My timeline is inundated with people I talk to on a relatively regular basis all nominating each other for #COSQueen and all the Twitter dudes putting their favourite girlies forward… and none for Gretchen Weiners.
Do I not go to the same school as the rest of you? Maybe I don’t get my boobs out enough, maybe I’m not friendly enough, maybe I don’t talk to the right people, maybe I’m not intelligent enough, maybe my tweets aren’t funny enough, maybe I’m not pretty enough, thin enough, just… enough.
This is ridiculous, right? I’m questioning myself, my worth, my value, based on the fact that I’m not being chosen for some magazine’s made-up award for Twitter’s “Queens”. I shouldn’t care… I know I shouldn’t… but I do. Not seeing my name mentioned, made me rethink whether I was having the impact on my followers that I wanted to have.
I started out on Twitter because I was told, by the radio station that I work for, that all of the DJs needed to build an online presence. I’ve never been one to do anything by half measures and I’m super competitive, so when I signed up, I tried my damndest to figure out what people wanted to hear.
In the beginning it was all business, but then something strange happened… I found myself drawn into a tiny community. The community grew and some members of the community became more like friends and a couple like family. My tweets, as a result, gradually became more “me”. The majority of you weren’t following me 2 years ago, and you should be glad you weren’t… I went through a really really really bad break up. I withdrew from my “real-life” friends (because they were his friends too) and ended up taking to Twitter to vent… and vent I did. Emo doesn’t even come close to describing my tweets :/ Thank you to everyone who stuck with me through all of that.
I know that a good number of people are going to read this post and come to their own conclusions about why I wrote it or make judgments on my character, and that’s ok. I can’t stop you. I will however be brutally honest here; I’m shy. I’m insecure. I’m paranoid. I just want to be liked. Don’t tell me that I shouldn’t care what people think about me… I do. It’s called a reputation, and reputations are important.
Back to the point… here I am today. I’m much happier (partially thanks to quite a few very special Twitter friends) and way more “myself” than I have ever been. You laugh at my stupid jokes, you comment on my pictures, you sigh at my silly questions and you reach out whenever I have the odd sad tweet or two… I don’t really know how to say this next part, and I really don’t want it to be misinterpreted at all… I just want an honest answer: What am I missing? I’d genuinely like to know. Those other girls, that have been nominated time and time again, what do they have that I don’t? Is it something I can fix, or should I just get used to never really fitting in? Never being one of the “popular kids”. Never feeling like I’m special enough to be recognized.
Speaking of being recognized, there are a couple of women/girls/ladies in my Twitter world that, I feel, deserve to be acknowledged. I’ve noticed that most of their names have been, in my opinion, erroneously excluded from the waves of nominations:
@djmixi: One of my oldest friends, and one of the kindest people I have ever met. She is beautiful beyond measure and my life would be empty without her in it. I am so lucky to be working with one of my bestest friendsicles, and I know we’ll be laughing about life&love for years to come!
@missgerio: We are like the Sun & Moon; complete opposites… but it works. She’s someone you want in your corner, never afraid to stick up for you or be the voice of reason. She’s not afraid to throw a punch and even constructed her own “gun” using a pipe, plastic glove, an elastic band, and frozen chickpeas!
@lizetheunicorn: The girl who has it all, but who worked DAMN hard to get it! Ambitious, intelligent, stylish, well-spoken and always manages to look like she stepped out of the pages of a magazine. She has a massive heart and values her friends, she also happens to give some of the best advice around.
@mishtothed: One of my first Twitter turned “real” friends. She’s a cutie pie of note, with the most adorable smile. Generous beyond what is necessary and always willing to help wherever she can. My timeline would be a husk without her in it.
@kbattaliou: Blonde beauty with a beautifully kind heart and an obsession with her adorable cat, Charlie. She loves a good party, but also enjoys her time alone, visiting her parents in the middle of nowhere and tanning with a good book in her hand.
@wordsoflizdom: I’ve never met this pink-haired JHB girly-pants, but I wish I could! I’ve lost count of the amount of times she’s tweeted something and all I can manage to say is, “AMEN!”. She’s funny, serious and caring. Thanks for reaching out to me with a kind word every now and again.
@lolabythesea: We seem to somehow miss each other at social gatherings, even though we both find ourselves in the same places sometimes. She has a wicked sense of humour and is a sucker for competitions (in the cutest way possible). She’s a loving mom of 2 and somehow still manages to have a HAWT body 
@megpascoe: Another JHB lady I’ve never met, but I feel like Meg and I could be friends in real life. She’s just as dirty as me and just as crazy… which is probably why she’s in JHB and I’m in Cape Town, because one city wouldn’t be able to handle the 2 of us!
@justcallme_k: Kamini, like “harmony”… it’s funny that her name rhymes with harmony because she seems to be one of the most well put together people I’ve met. She’s pretty – inside and out – and I have a feeling that I could learn a lot from this Durban (now Cape Town) chick.
@kimgreyling: Larger than life personality and infectious laugh, also one of the first girls I met in real life from the Twitter community. She’s encouraging, open and completely devoid of the “airs and graces” that affect a large amount of Capetonian girls. Awesome woman!
Believe it or not, this post actually has me a little emotional, not in a weepy/teary kinda way… more in an anxious, loser-ish kinda way. There are a few more ladies I’d like to nominate, but this is all I can get done right now. I’ll have it all up by tomorrow, promise.
Also, after writing out those descriptions of all the wonderful ladies in my life (on Twitter or in lewende lywe) i’ve realized why i’m not on anyone’s list and i should be ok with it. Maybe i shouldn’t be upset that i didn’t make the cut, but rather be happy that so many people i know, did?
Still to follow:
@jessobese
@konfytbekkie
@cupcakemummy
@djsideshow
@melfunktion
@anib
@allhail
@capetownchick
@staceface248
“I wish we could all get along like we used to in middle school… I wish I could bake a cake filled with rainbows and smiles and everyone would eat and be happy…”
“She doesn’t even go here”
- Mean Girls
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Apparently it was “no undies” day today in South Africa? Cape Town? I’m not sure… something tells me that this was thought up by some serial fapper hoping that his timeline would be filled with tweets like, “OMG you guyssss, … Continue reading
