Blog:10 All I ever wanted

One of my other favorite bands aside from “The Killers” is “ The Airborne Toxic Event” originally came out in 2006, from Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California. Mikel Jollett is the lead singer, Steven Chen is the lead guitarist, Noah Harmon is the bass player, Daren Taylor is the drummer, and Anna Bulbrook is the violin player. I liked this band because of their lyrics, sound, and their live performances. They named themselves after a section of a book called “White Noise” by Don DeLillo.

Mikel was a song writer but was hit with many hardships all at once, his mother was diagnosed with cancer and himself was diagnosed with autoimmune disease, which led to two cosmetic conditions: Alopecia areata and Vitiligo, so after all this, he went through intense song writing. Most of the songs that he wrote such as “Wishing Well,” “Missy,” “Innocence” appeared in their self titled cd in 2008.  Their first music video was “Does this mean your moving on” which is pretty much what the song means someone moving after a heart brake. Another song that was released which gave them their hype was “Sometime Around Midnight” a song about meeting a girl at the bar and well one night stand type of deal but the girl was so amazing that you can fall for her but she wasn’t a type for commitment.

Under their first label with the Uk indie label but the band changed to a different label that was located in the Los Angeles area. In two year they performed over 200 shows and ended their tour at the Disney concert hall here in Los Angeles, they had a string quartet, and Belmont’s hs marching band, and a choir of little girls at this event. The concert was sold out and was made in DVD, which I own and love the concert they had. After they started to work on their next cd named  ‘All at Once  ‘ released on April 25, 2011. That same day I got to see them live at Jimmy Kimmel Live for free, I got to see them front row, I loved that concert and marked it down as one of the best concerts ive been to, their cd was really well done I loved all the songs on that album by far, just like the Second Killers album (which I love also) The next song that came out from their new album was “Changing” a song about someone that never worried about changing but their other always worries about making them change and only wants them the way they want them to be. The next song that came out from the album was “Numb” a song pretty much going through the pain of loving someone but want to feel numb by drinking so you can for get them for that moment. They had a tour in the U.S, which I got to see them live again on October 25 2011, they through another great show and I got to high five Mikel and well another list of best performances ive seen on my list.file:///Users/mayracastillo/Desktop/The+Airborne+Toxic+Event++3.jpg

Blog:9 Great Scott

One of my favorite movies of all time, which I never get tired of watching, is the Back to the Future series. Michael J. Fox at his best, well his career blew up from the series but this movie was just so well done and written. The special effects were well done for its era, and I loved how all three intertwined all into each other. In part one you learn about Marty Mcfly, he is called a slacker by his principal and his family isn’t considered cool, his father George Mcfly isn’t very confident and lets his old school Bully Griff Buchanan punk him his whole life and well even crashed their car and blamed George but it was Griffs Fault. Marty was friends with a scientist in the town Named Doc Brown but everyone considered him crazy. One night Doc (brown) asked Marty to help him with a science experiment at their mall’s parking lot, and well we learn that he built a time machine with a delorean (which got really famous and sold more than usual after the movie was made) it was completely functionally, all it had to do is go to 88mph so it could work. That’s when things turn for the worse, terrorist came after doc because he built them a fake bomb and stole their plutonium so he can use it as a fuel source for the time machine. They shot the Doc and Marty was forced to use the time machine and went back to the year 1955.            

He ran into a guy named George and well saved his life from getting hit by a car but we later find out that was his father and he just ruined how his parent were supposed to meet. He finds Doc in 1955 and convinces him that he’s from the future and his science experiment was a success but he needs help getting back to his year but before he has to help get his parents back together. Marty has to deal with Griff trying to get with his mom, plus to make things all for the worse, his mom got the hots for Marty (awkward) Well he helps his father man up and to try to talk to the girl of his dream but it just took alot of determination, so Marty has to cut things short because on the day the lighting bolt that will help him send him back but he has to get his parents together or he will disappear. He came up with a plan to take out his mom but he would make things look he’s having his way with her in the car but the plan back fires when Griff beats up Marty and has his Gang throw him in a car, Then George has to build the courage against Griff and ends up punching him. Then Marty has to help his parents kiss at the dance but in the end things worked out and he got sent back to 1985 and his family was completely different because George stood up for himself back in 1955 and it changed the family from what they were. Then find out Griff works for George and things end up better.