Brighter Beats

As soon as Green Day announced the run of club shows before their new album, Revolution Radio came out, no one could contain their excitement. The sheer idea of seeing a band that last sold out the TD Garden in Boston play the House of Blues on Lansdowne Street was very cool.

I travelled the 5 hours from my school on Long Island to Boston for the occasion and I am so glad I did. The cold New England weather and rain did not stop me or any of the others from lining up early to try and get as close to Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool as we could. There was a palpable excitement in the air as time for doors to open came closer and closer.

From the first note of the 2009’s “Know Your Enemy” until the end of the encore, the band and Billie Joe’s antics had the crowd whipped up into a massive frenzy. The band almost didn’t need a big stage with production because their personalities and songs filled the room. Every time Billie Joe Armstrong did his call and response with the crowd, everyone in the crowd immediately responded.

Green Day’s visible excitement over the response from the crowd and the perpetual wave of energy they were receiving was contagious. They banged through both new songs from the upcoming album “Revolution Radio” and old fan favorites. It was surreal to me to hear the band play my favorite songs like “Longview” in a small club and make it feel like it they were playing at TD Garden. Let me explain if you have never seen Green Day, with Billie Joe Armstrong at the helm, the band exudes energy and enthusiasm for every note and lyric. The band shows no signs of slowing down.  

Make sure to catch Green Day at a show on the end of the club run if you can because you will not be disappointed. The setlist included fan favorites “Hitchin’ A Ride” “Jesus of Suburbia” and “2000 Light Years Away.” From start to finish and even Billie Joe Armstrong’s acoustic encore, the band slammed through the songs with high intensity and even higher enthusiasm.

In an effort to bring the art that corresponds with music to life, welcome to a new series where Sydney creates makeup looks inspired by album artwork (and maybe more). Music doesn’t have to just be a medium you experience, but also interact with. We hope this inspires you to try your own interpretation of looks and albums, don’t be afraid to get creative and share on social media with the #BrighterBeauty. -Hannah

Products:

Mehron AQ palette for the white & blue

Kat Von d tattoo liner in trooper

Anastasia Beverly Hills modern Renaissance palette, 

Marc Jacobs highliner

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Interview with Can You Hear Me? (non-profit) on Warped Tour

Get Involved: http://www.cyhm.org/

“CYHM? is a few different things.

First, CYHM? is a movement. It is a way to speak up and be heard, to say something you have never been able to say, and give YOU a bigger voice.

Second, there is CYHM.org, which is a web page where you can share anything you feel needs to be heard. You can share a picture, video, audio, artwork, or writings, basically anything you can upload you can share.

In an effort to bring the art that corresponds with music to life, welcome to a new series where Sydney creates makeup looks inspired by album artwork (and maybe more). Music doesn’t have to just be a medium you experience, but also interact with. We hope this inspires you to try your own interpretation of looks and albums, don’t be afraid to get creative and share on social media with the #BrighterBeauty. -Hannah

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Mehron: paradise makeup AQ ProPalette

In an effort to bring the art that corresponds with music to life, welcome to a new series where Sydney creates makeup looks inspired by album artwork (and maybe more). Music doesn’t have to just be a medium you experience, but also interact with. We hope this inspires you to try your own interpretation of looks and albums, don’t be afraid to get creative and share on social media with the #BrighterBeauty. -Hannah

Products:

Mehron: paradise makeup AQ ProPalette

Buy the album:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/misadventures/id1090576630

In an effort to bring the art that corresponds with music to life, welcome to a new series where Sydney creates makeup looks inspired by album artwork (and maybe more). Music doesn’t have to just be a medium you experience, but also interact with. We hope this inspires you to try your own interpretation of looks and albums, don’t be afraid to get creative and share on social media with the #BrighterBeauty. -Hannah

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Nars: blush (pink)

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In an effort to bring the art that corresponds with music to life, welcome to a new series where Sydney creates makeup looks inspired by album artwork (and maybe more). Music doesn’t have to just be a medium you experience, but also interact with. We hope this inspires you to try your own interpretation of looks and albums, don’t be afraid to get creative and share on social media with the #BrighterBeauty. -Hannah

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Colour Pop: super shock shadows

Mehron: paradise makeup AQ ProPalette

Buy the album:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/in-our-bones/id1086315368

In an effort to bring the art that corresponds with music to life, welcome to a new series where Sydney creates makeup looks inspired by album artwork (and maybe more). Music doesn’t have to just be a medium you experience, but also interact with. We hope this inspires you to try your own interpretation of looks and albums, don’t be afraid to get creative and share on social media with the #BrighterBeauty. -Hannah

Products:

Colour Pop: super shock shadows

Mehron: paradise makeup AQ ProPalette

Buy the album:

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/side-effects-ep/id1051036456

In an effort to bring the art that corresponds with music to life, welcome to a new series where Sydney creates makeup looks inspired by album artwork (and maybe more). Music doesn’t have to just be a medium you experience, but also interact with. We hope this inspires you to try your own interpretation of looks and albums, don’t be afraid to get creative and share on social media with the #BrighterBeauty. -Hannah

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Buy the album:

In an effort to bring the art that corresponds with music to life, welcome to a new series where Sydney creates makeup looks inspired by album artwork (and maybe more). Music doesn’t have to just be a medium you experience, but also interact with. We hope this inspires you to try your own interpretation of looks and albums, don’t be afraid to get creative and share on social media with the #BrighterBeauty. -Hannah

Products:

Mac: pigment dark soul for the lid

Mehron: paradise makeup AQ ProPalette

Buy the album:

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On Friday June 17, I See Stars released their long-awaited album Treehouse; the first record as a four piece band which includes vocalist Devin Oliver, guitarist Brent Allen, bassist Jeff Valentine and keyboardist/drummer Andrew Oliver.

The 12-piece tracklist is reminiscent of a love letter to an ex-boyfriend/girlfriend, with lyrics “ I’m holding on by the tips of my fingers,” “I gave you hope, you buried your chances,” and “My voice wasn’t strong enough for you to listen.”

The songwriting is representative of the last few years of Oliver’s life as he’s faced heartbreak and losing some of his closest friends. "When going into an album I always find myself overwhelmed with every emotion I possess. Everything we've been grateful to do and achieve over the last few years, all the tragedy that has overwhelmed this world, and the heartbreak I have endured as a musician and person is written all across this album," said Oliver.

Along with the lyrics, the album artwork illustrates a feeling of loneliness yet unity with the contrast of dark and light as a single tree stands in the forest with four sets of arms wrapped around its bark.  

Previously a 6-piece band, “Treehouse” signaled change for the band as they began experimenting with new sounds and production.

The album is simply not marked by one genre but a fusion of electronic and heavy rock complete with Oliver’s powerful clean and unclean vocals that range from a melodic high to gritty.

“This is my dream. This album is us taking everything that we love from hip-hop, drum and bass, pop, dubstep, trap , r&b, footwork, metal, post-rock and throwing it in a melting pot with zero expectation,” said drummer Andrew Oliver.

I See Stars will be performing “Treehouse” all summer on Vans Warped Tour, which began June 24 in Dallas Texas and will conclude in Portland, Oregon.

'Treehouse' is now available in stores (Best Buy, FYE) or on iTunes, Amazon and Google Play.

Set List

Mobbin' Out

Ten Thousand Feet

Running With Scissors

Filth Friends Unite

New Demons

Break

Murder Mitten

In an effort to bring the art that corresponds with music to life, welcome to a new series where Sydney creates makeup looks inspired by album artwork (and maybe more). Music doesn’t have to just be a medium you experience, but also interact with. We hope this inspires you to try your own interpretation of looks and albums, don’t be afraid to get creative and share on social media with the #BrighterBeauty. -Hannah

Products: Electric Palette and Naked Palette from Urban Decay, Tattoo Liner by Kat Von D and Mink Lashes by Sephora.

Buy the album: http://smarturl.it/headspace

Idle Lives ( Lions Lions and ex-members of The Alchemy Index) have just signed to Third String Records; a label which aims to empower up and coming artists by creating successful partnerships with them to take their careers to the next level.

The 4 piece have also released their debut single and music video for “Thoughts In Your Head” which is off their debut EP going by the same name, to be release this summer. The track quickly shows the band’s talent to transition between in-your-face screaming to beautifully clean vocals, all backed by distinctive instrumentals with a purpose to push the listener through without coming up for air. The music video acts a powerful visual aid to embody lyrics that are fighting against the world and the lies to “carry on, it’s all in your head.” With a debut as strong as this, I can only imagine how Idle Lives will progress in time.