Machine Head, the band of my life!

   Hi everyone,

   I hope you're doing fine... I know I haven't posted anything for quite a long time now, but I've been feeling a bit under the weather the last few days. This bloody sad weather is really starting to get me depressed and I've got so many things to study in German that the pressure keeps growing. Right now I feel so pissed off that I felt the urge to jot down some words in order to shrugg all that pressure off. So what will be our topic today (or tonight if you prefer)? Well, it's gonna be about my favourite band ever, aka Machine Head!

   I reckon I've known them since 2007. From then on, they always have this special place in my heart that no other band could ever fill. I discovered the Californian band with their album "Through the Ashes of Empire" that is still my favourite Machine Head record so far. When I listened to it for the very first time, I really can say that I was (deeply) feeling every single emotion that the music was displaying such as anger, longing, strength and even sadness.

   I won't lie by saying that I'm an absolute fan of everything they've created. No, not at all! They've done some marvelous albums such as Burn my Eyes, Through the Ashes of Empire or recently The Blackening.... but they've also tried some new things which I don't especially like (Supercharger or their latest album : Unto the Locust. Some songs in this one are actually the shit, but let's say some others are not really my cup of tea).


   If you know me personnally, you probably know already that I say quite often that Machine Head is the "band of my life", which is totally true. And I'm sure that you would understand why. With Machine Head, the thing is that I've been through a lot of rough stuff so far; and everytime I would listen to them. I wouldn't say that their music helped me getting better, at least not directly. But they certainly gave me the strength to fight... to keep my head up and not to give in to sadness. So to me, Machine Head means that I mustn't let bullies or life tear me apart and that I have to be a strong woman. And that's what I'm telling myself every morning and what I'm trying to achieve every single day!

   Machine Head doens't only means their music to me. Above all, they represent the inner force that lies inside of each of us; the strength to live, the strength to fight, the strength not to let go! That's why, as some people and I are used to saying : "Machine fucking Head 'till I'm fucking dead"!

   I'd be delighted to know what's the "band of your life" anyway. =) Have a good evening and talk to you soon!

The perfect week!

Hi guys,

I'm back after an extremely busy week, but I actually had so much fun that I just must share a few things with you. Well, long story short, I went to visit one of my best friend ever who's living near Strasbourg. I must say that I absolutely love Alsace, its lovely houses and its breathtaking landscapes; but the main reason we drove for more than 400 km was that we were supposed to attend Pain's show at "La Laiterie" in Strasbourg.

That's right, I said supposed. Once we arrived near the venue, the car simply broke down before a crossroads. My friend and I started laughing, and I don't even know why... probably because freaking the hell out wouldn't have helped us to get out of that mess. We stayed there around half an hour until someone finally came to rescue us. We missed the whole show of Turmion Kätilöt (well, not exactly the whole show, we were able to see one song live. How awesome is that!) and were pretty pissed off at every single thing occurring around us; but the feeling went away after some time.

As far as Pain's show is concerned, I must admit that I was kinda worried when I saw Peter and David entering the stage totally loaded. When then started with 'Let me out!', I was even telling myself 'Oh my God, I drove 400 km to see them perform a drunk/hangover show' but they actually coped pretty well to struggle with the pain (they must be used to it). I didn't check the setlist because I wanted to 'feel the surprise' and wow, I deeply felt it. What I like about Pain is that you can enjoy their music headbanging, jumping and as far as I'm concerned, dancing. The whole show ended up being a total party with lots of dance, people banging their heads and hysterical screams (and it was awesome)! We had the opportunity to meet Peter after the show since only a few  people were remaining in front of the venue. It was short, but it's always a great pleasure to meet such an wonderful artist. We definitely shoud have attented their show in Antwerp as well but hey, it doesn't really matter anyway.

But Strasbourg is also a interesting city for a girl, as a huge make up geek, I had to visit at least one of the four Sephora in the city and I deeply fell in love with Bobby Brown. As high end brands like Chanel, their products are kinda expensive, but really worth the saving! I just can't wait until the Bobby Brown shop opening in Brussels in November (whaaat? my wallet doesn't agree with me?!).
I also had to purchase the latest Machine Head album, which I'll talk about in another post. I also bought some fake blood since we were going to attend a (in advance) Halloween party in the evening (total mess, we couldn't even reach for a bloody drink, no need to say that we left the 'party' early). And finally, I really needed a tiara, since I would like to recreate Black Swan's makeup for Halloween (the true one this time). I found one in Claires for 12e and I'm so looking forward to be next week! =p

Well, I think that this post is getting pretty long and boring so I'll end it right now. Let me know what you thought about it and talk to you very soon my friends! =)