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Evanescence "My Heart Is Broken" video released! Posted January 24, 2012 by Franki Starr

So, ever since I had listened all the way through to the most recent album release by Evanescence (their self titled album) I have been absolutely IN LOVE with this song!!!!

Here is the video for "My Heart is Broken"...

 

I mean...Amy just looks stunning throughout the entire video & it's got a very ethereal vibe to it. Just a beatiful video to go with one of my absolute favorite songs on that album. I'm a happy little Evanescenc fan today :)

Evanescence on Jimmy Kimmel Posted October 18, 2011 by Franki Starr

Evanescence is back with a vengeance! They just performed on Jimmy Kimmel last night and here are the two performances from that show:

 

The first one is thier new single off of their new self-titled album..."What You Want"

And here is "Going Under"

And just incase you didn't know, Evanescence is playing at the Rave in Milwaukee this coming Friday, October 21st. I know I will be there rocking out! Hope you can make it out, too. Very excited for this one!!!!!

 

Evanescence-New Video for "What You Want" Posted September 15, 2011 by Franki Starr

Here it is!!! I've been eagerly awaiting this new Evanescence. This is the first released track off of the new self-titled album that drops on October 11th! 

Here is the video for "What You Want":

I am so FLIPPING excited for the new album. And I am LOVING this song too. Don't miss out; Evanescence will be at The Rave in Milwaukee on October 21st!!!! I am expecting an awesome show. It's been a while since I've seen Evanescence live and I know they'll put on an amazing show. They always do! 

Hope you enjoy the new video!

Get your moon boots ready! Napoleon Dynamite is back! In cartoon form this time. Posted August 29, 2011 by Franki Starr

In cartoon form, anyway. BUT, get this! The ENTIRE original cast of the movie Napoleon Dynamite (including Jon Heder, Aaron Ruell, Efren Ramirez, Tina Majorino, Sandy Martin, Jon Gries and Diedrich Bader) is back for the cartoon this is set to air on Fox this Fall during Sunday Night's Animation Domination. It will be placed between The Simpsons and Family Guy. Added to the original cast is Jennifer Coolidge, Sam Rockwell and Jemaine Clement

Here are some HILARIOUS clips of the upcoming series:

So, is anyone else as excited as I am about this?!!!! I think I've seen the movie wayyyy too many times. But, somehow I can't get enough of it. 

In the words of Napoleon Dynamite..."TINA!! EAT THE FOOD!!!!!"

Okay, so that wasn't really relevant to anything. It's just one of my many favorite quotes from the movie! Do you have a favorite quote from Napoleon Dynamite? Let me know!!! 

 

 

 

Get your moon boots on! Napoleon Dynamite is back!!! Posted August 29, 2011 by Franki Starr

In cartoon form this time!!! The ENTIRE original cast of the movie Napoleon Dynamite (including Jon Heder, Aaron Ruell, Efren Ramirez, Tina Majorino, Sandy Martin, Jon Gries and Diedrich Bader) is back for the cartoon this is set to air on Fox this Fall during Sunday Night's Animation Domination. It will be placed between The Simpsons and Family Guy. Added to the original cast is Jennifer Coolidge, Sam Rockwell and Jemaine Clement

Here are some HILARIOUS clips of the upcoming series:

So, is anyone else as excited as I am about this?!!!! I think I've seen the movie wayyyy too many times. But, somehow I can't get enough of it. 

In the words of Napoleon Dynamite..."TINA!! EAT THE FOOD!!!!!"

Okay, so that wasn't really relevant to anything. It's just one of my many favorite quotes from the movie! Do you have a favorite quote from Napoleon Dynamite? Let me know!!! 

 

 

 

Get out your moon boots!!! Napoleon Dynamite is back! Posted August 29, 2011 by Franki Starr

In cartoon form this time!!! The ENTIRE original cast of the movie Napoleon Dynamite (including Jon Heder, Aaron Ruell, Efren Ramirez, Tina Majorino, Sandy Martin, Jon Gries and Diedrich Bader) is back for the cartoon that is set to air on Fox this Fall during Sunday Night's Animation Domination. It will be placed between The Simpsons and Family Guy. Added to the original cast is Jennifer Coolidge, Sam Rockwell and Jemaine Clement

Here are some HILARIOUS clips of the upcoming series:

So, is anyone else as excited as I am about this?!!!! I think I've seen the movie wayyyy too many times. But, somehow I can't get enough of it. 

In the words of Napoleon Dynamite..."TINA!! EAT THE FOOD!!!!!"

Okay, so that wasn't really relevant to anything. It's just one of my many favorite quotes from the movie! Do you have a favorite quote from Napoleon Dynamite? Let me know!!! 

 

 

 

Get your moon boots ready!!! Napoleon Dynamite is back! Posted August 29, 2011 by Franki Starr

In cartoon form, anyway. BUT, get this! The ENTIRE original cast of the movie Napoleon Dynamite (including Jon Heder, Aaron Ruell, Efren Ramirez, Tina Majorino, Sandy Martin, Jon Gries and Diedrich Bader) is back for the cartoon this is set to air on Fox this Fall during Sunday Night's Animation Domination. It will be placed between The Simpsons and Family Guy. Added to the original cast is Jennifer Coolidge, Sam Rockwell and Jemaine Clement. 

Here are some HILARIOUS clips of the upcoming series:

 

Primus fans, be excited...be VERY excited! Posted August 17, 2011 by Franki Starr

It's been 11 LONG years since Primus last dropped a new album on us & the wait is almost over. Come September 13th they will be releasing their 7th album entitled Green Naugahyde. 

Here is the first release off of their new album, it's called "Tragedy's A'Comin":

Primus will be touring starting this September & here is a link to all of their website which has all of the upcoming tour dates:

www.primusville.com

(*sidenote: they will not be stopping in Milwaukee...for WI fans Madison & Chicago are going to be the closest locations...*)

Really looking forward to this new album!!! If you get a chance to go see them live this time around, you should definitely do it. They put on an amazing show.

Evanescence is back & so am I... Posted August 10, 2011 by Franki Starr

So, it's been a good long while since I last blogged. Not sure why. But, I felt the need to get back to the blogosphere as of late. I'm also very very excited for new music from one of my favorite bands; Evanescence!!!!!!!! (lots of exclamation points because I heart them that much...)

Well, incase you have not seen this yet, Evanescence performed live recently on MTV & here is that performance...

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I am LOVING the new single "What You Want" and here is a link to hear that single...

Evanescence - What You Want by bringmetolife

Evanescence will also be coming the The Rave-Eagle's Ballroom in Milwaukee on Friday, October 21st. I know I will definitely be in attendance for this show. Long time fan of the band & very much looking forward to their show since it's definitely been a while. Glad that they are getting back into things & looking forward to hearing more of the new material. The new self-titled album will be hitting shelves on Tuesday, October 11th. So Wisconsin fans who are going to the Rave show will at least have almost two weeks to familiarize themselves with the new tracks before the live show. 

Any other huge Evanescence fans out there that are really excited for the new album & upcoming concert????!!! :)

 

 

Adventures in Fitness... Posted August 26, 2010 by Franki Starr

Well, it's been a little while since my last blog. I have to get on here more often! Since last I blogged, I've decided to start working out & eating healthier, blah blah blah. You know, the boring way to lose weight. No grape fruit diets for this girl. I'm certain a diet of that nature would make me a very hard person to be around. For everyone. No joke.

Anyhow, I've noticed certain things since I've started my little fitness adventure, as I like to call it. There are definitely certain people that get stereotyped as "Gym Rats". And that is no lie. No matter what gym you go to, there's usually going to be some dude who is lifting weights and making funny noises while doing so. I feel sort of bad, but I can't help but giggle to myself a little bit. Because, he is probably so into the weight lifting that he has no clue the kind of noises he's making. Ahhh, I shall deem this occurence "Gym Comedy".

There's also the girl that's really intimidating. As you are going at a somewhat decent pace on the machine next to her, she seems to be going a bajillion miles an hour. And then my machine is making some horrid noise & I'm wondering is it just me? How come super woman's machine isn't making that noise? And then, I remember I don't really care & I keep working out. Nonetheless, there is always at least one of these girls/women present at a gym.

I've also discovered another kind of person at the gym. The person who is huffing & puffing & breathing so heavily that you are creeped out and worried for them at the same time. Now, don't get me wrong, I do my fair share of labored breathing at the gym. But this was almost borderline wheezing. I wonder to myself as I'm working out next to them; What would I do if they passed out on me? They are rather sweaty too, so that wouldn't be pleasant, but really...these noises don't sound healthy. And just as I'm pondering this, the heavy breather gets off of the machine and walks away. I'm just glad to see they are still alive. This is good.

Well, that's about it for my Adventures in Fitness...for now. I don't plan on quitting anytime soon. Intimidation or no, I'm enjoying the feeling of accomplishment after each workout. And yes, I enjoy giggling to myself about the little intricacies of the gym environment. I guess I always have to find the humor in things.

Brandon Boyd's New Solo Album & other ramblings... Posted July 7, 2010 by Franki Starr

 Brandon Boyd of Incubus is releasing a solo album entitled The Wild Trapeze :) Excited to get mine in the mail! Comes with a letter from him too. I didn't really need the t-shirt though (t-shirt is optional). I am really looking forward to hearing this album, being a long time Incubus fan.

Check out the video for Brandon's first release from  that album, 'Runaway Train' (NOT a cover of the Soul Asylum song...)


NOW I just need for Incubus to frickin' come back to Wisconsin for a show (as it has been OVER 5 YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!). They come to Chicago once in a while, or perhaps Minnesota & haven't done a WI show in YEARS. I guess Incubus will be back in the studio in 2011. How the hell does one get them to come back to WI???!!! Shall I just call up thier label & ask? Perhaps that will be a project. And when I find out, I'll let you all know!

For my fellow Harry Potter nerds... Posted June 28, 2010 by Franki Starr

So, if you're anything like me you've read all of the books in the Harry Potter series and are now eagerly awaiting the first of two installments of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Well, then you might also adore the actress Emma Watson (who plays Hermoine in the series) just as much as I do. Turns out, Emma is dating the lead singer of a band called One Night Only who recently released a video for thier song 'Say You Don't Want It'. Emma is in the video looking adorable as ever.

The band is kind of New-Wave, Pop, Alternative...nothing too mind blowing (to be perfectly honest), but Emma Watson looks adorable as usual! I figured my fellow Harry Potter fans would appreciate a viewing of it. The video itself doesn't seem to have any real concept or story, and the band actually reminds me a bit of 80's New-Wavers Duran-Duran.

AND...Even if you're not into Harry Potter you can probably still appreciate how adorable Emma is, though. So...ENJOY! Or don't, that's up to you, I guess.

 

And here is the official trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows!!!!