although i expected to have a ton of 'backfill' posts, it looks like this is more or less going to be the only one, so maybe i just made a promise that i can't keep. wouldn't be the first time. nothing much to say about this one either, discodust favorites designer drugs remixing the wonderful annie (i mean, just look at the picture above - swoon), this is definitely one of my favorite tracks in a long time! (although i think the vocals sound a bit off-beat throughout the verses but i am not gonna say this in public.)
annie - anthonio (designer drugs remix)
in related news: the new annie album has been delayed, as most of you have probably noticed by now. no idea what's wrong but maybe she should hire designer drugs for some actual production? just a thought. (and i'd still love to date annie one day. le sigh.)
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she got dropped :( sad times/stupid island records.
I live in Bergen, Norway, and know Annie personally. Just wanted to mention that we have a saying in this town; you are not a musician before you have fallen seriously in love with Annie at least once. So there. You're not alone.
The wrong choices. Annie's first album was brilliant. After that, her sound steadily seemed to become more & more contrived, less natural cool & funky.
Maybe this was her, or maybe it was all the usual major label b.s.
She was a cooler, classier act, and now it's come to designer drugs remixes & a major label fall out.
Hope her next release gets back on point.
anonymous #1: haha. one of my favorite comments on here in ages, thanks for that! and i already had a feeling i am not alone :).
anonymous #2: there's a fred falke remix too and this designer drugs remix is probably their best ever. this definitely looks like better choices to me than her last single.
and 'brilliant' doesn't apply to the first album at all either. 'heartbeat' was great, so was 'the greatest hit' but i think that's about it.
annie is great and the whole blogs and indie press wanted her to become the next kylie but she just didn't have the productions to pull it off.
so yeah, you are right about wrong choices, i think she might just need some 'guidance'. fuck the majors, she can still make it to the top! now more than ever!
Hey Aleks, you make fair points. I wasn't trying to sound snotty, it's all cause I generally really like what Annie's vibe etc...
When I first heard "Greatest Hit" using the sample from Madonna's first single, "Everybody" I was like, oh yeah duh! That's such a spot on idea, how come nobody thought of that before?!
This song is great. Designer Drugs is spot on like always. I don't think her vocals sound off at all, she just sounds slower than the music, so it's an illusion.
I think getting someone like Designer Drugs to produce her album would be exactly what she needs. And you're right Aleks, right now is the best time to not need major labels. There are plenty of musicians out there getting really big thanks to blog support. IMO, if it's good enough for DiscoDust, it's good enough for anyone else. You've always had the right taste.
The anonymous dude in Bergen... do you mean to say you cannot be a proper musician if you're gay? or a woman? Or does Annie even seduce this combined majority of the human race?
And Aleks... Greatest Hit is basically Everybody by Madonna isn't it?
I like your blog though! I'm a 'follower'. I should get sandals.
xx
What a fine day! Let’s talk about UGG Boots’ history today.
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Did you know that Australian Sheepskin Ugg boots have always been called Ug, Ugh or Ugg boots and have been made in Australia for almost 200 years? "We always called them Uggs, Smith says, "long before it was a trademarked brand." Brian Smith, Founder UGG Holdings, Inc. Los Angeles Magazine October 1st, 2001
The Ugg Boots Story
The original Ug Boot. "Ug," (also spelled "Ugg" and "Ugh" in Australian dictionaries) is not a brand name but an age old generic term for this style of Australian-made sheepskin boot. In Aussie slang, the Ug name is short for "ugly." In terms of comfort, however, the Ug Boot is a thing of beauty. The softness of the Australian Merino sheepskin produces a boot with a snug, cozy, form-fitting feel that’s more like a sock than a shoe, yet it’s rugged enough for outdoor wear. The fleece lining has the astonishing property of providing year-round comfort. In cold weather, the plush fleece provides an insulating layer of warmth by trapping your body heat, much like goose down does. But in the heat of summer, the natural fibers of the fleece actually cool your feet by wicking away perspiration.
Growing Up in Uggs
By the 1970s, in Perth, the largest city on Australia’s West Coast, Ugg boots were being manufactured by several small companies in the area. Perth has much the same climate as Southern California and is also a haven for surfers, whom Aussies call "surfies." And it was the community of surfies at the great surfing beaches at Margaret River near Perth who first adopted Ugg Boots as their footwear of choice and made them a symbol of the Aussie surfing lifestyle.
Ug Fever Spreads
From the beaches of Western Australia, Ugs were soon seen on the feet of East Coast surfers from Brisbane to Sydney. And it wasn’t long before some of these surfers -- the ones who traded their surfboards for skis in the winter -- found that their Ugg Boots were just as at home in the ski resort areas of the Snowy Mountains as they were on the warm sands of Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
It was Aussie surfers, traveling the world in search of the perfect wave, who first introduced their mates in Southern California to the pleasures of the Ug Boot. Ugs soon became a cult fashion among those L.A. surfers who could depend on a buddy ‘down under" to send them a pair of boots.
Ug Essentials
Today the Ug "secret" is out. You’ll find these versatile ugg boots to be in fashion on beaches from San Diego to Santa Cruz and in ski resorts from Tahoe to Vail. And today, you don’t have to "know someone" in Australia who will send you a pair, since there are now a number of companies importing boots of this type. But, if you want the genuine article, you do have to know what you’re looking for because, no matter how they spell it -- Ug, Ugg or Ugh -- there are several importers with look-alike products that fall short of being the real thing.
If you want genuine Ugg Boots -- well-made boots with all the qualities that made the original so desirable -- you’ll want to make sure that.....
The boots are made from 100% Australian Merino Sheepskin. This will ensure your purchase is made of the finest Sheepskin hide avaliable.
Please Note:
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What do you think after you reading this UGG Boots history? Just hope you’d like it, see you next time!
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