Week of 3 Gigs















Peace EP- Delicious

So, the week 29-6th December, I went to 3 gigs.
A very lovely surprise...
On the 29th I went to Frank Turner, in a slightly smaller venue than before considering that the last time I saw him was in Wembley! It was his first 'big' gig too and he was so cutely proud. They were probably the best gigs you could go to of his. His first big gig, then the 'home' one. There was a great moment when playing one of his songs, 'Wessex Boy', that he said "Usually I say, although this song is written about my hometown [Winchester] it really applies to all hometowns. But fuck it, this is about here, so enjoy it."

On the 1st, it was Jason Mraz in the O2. Okay, we had had this planned for a pretty long time, so we were excited. Although, my interest in him had decreased by that time. He was my favourite artist in previous years since around 2009. So after lasting nearly 3 years at the top of my charts, he released his new album 'LOVE is a four letter word...' I was really not very keen on this album, it's too country. There are a few songs that have grown on me, but I prefer and still love 'We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things.' My favourites currently being 'A beautiful mess', 'Coyotes', 'Live High' and 'Only Human.' But he was lovely. Seriously. For example, when he did the famous 'I'm Yours', he mashed it up with 'Three Little Birds' from Bob and when it got to the 'every little thing is gonna be alright' part he made us turn to our neighbour and sing it to them. Then to do the same to someone we don't know and another. Smiles and all in true Mraz style, bringing us all together.

The last, on the 6th was Peace(foreverever). It was a very late planned thing. It was quite perfect that way. It was just a few days after I, uh, discovered them. My best friend called me up around 2am shouting about how she had got us tickets at a small venue to them.Whisper screaming back and forth while everybody was sleeping. They were awesome. Seriously. A lot of indie dancing went on that night. Pretty fucking hilarious, when the main singer, of the support actually 'Gabriel Bruce' is staring you in the face like a mass murderer(bit much?) in an interrogation room. Anyway, we touched them, took pictures, and were more on the same level which is always awesome with starting up bands. Another funny thing, the drummer of Gabriel Bruce's act was somebody who went to our previous school. Peace were awesome, played all of our favourites. Left me hyper.

What's the best gig you've been to to?
-Jazz

**Since writing this, it turns out that the venue that we saw Peace - The Joiners, Southampton, won 'NME best small venue.' ^_^ Check out whats taking place there on their website.

Festive Wishlist



1. Suspender Tights

2. Pring's Photographers Miscellany

3. Jeffery Campbell Spike Litas

4. Moroccan Oil
Credit: www.memoirsofawardrobe.co.uk

5. Crush Jacket in Wine

6. Pure DKNY Touch of Vanilla
Credit: www.projectvanity.com
What are you wishing for this Festive Season?
Merry Xmas
-Jazz

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Moon Lina? Name Change


Hi Guys, I've been having some thoughts recently on changing the name of this blog.
'Black Liner and Things' is starting to annoy me now, it sounds too... Generic, I'm not sure that's the word I'm looking for.
But I have come up with the name 'Moon Lina', it feels and connects with me more except it does miss the Beauty/Fashion blog aspect...
So, originally the name 'Moon Liner' came into my mind. I don't know where from. Now, it reminds me of the phrase 'Every cloud has a silver lining'.
Then, 'Moon Lina.'

  • Firstly, it looks similar to Mona Lisa to me, which is a weird obsession with mine. My mum always says that when she took me to the Louvre when I was little that I put my hands in front of my eyes whilst walking through the the religious gory paintings, but when we arrived at Mona Lisa, that I stood there for hours just staring mesmerised at it.
  • Next, I love celestial things. The Moon, 'Balloona' as I used to call it is a very interesting subject for me. It's the only other place in space that we have reached and human beings have stood on. 
  • Again the silver lining phrase.
So, those are some of the reasons that I am thinking of using this name.

What do you think?
Do you prefer 'Moon Lina', or 'Black Liner & Things' or any other suggestion?
Jazz

Intro to Photography: RTI Boat Race '12




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Hey guys,
So something that I have been yet to share with you is my passion for photography. Although it seems like most people these days are photographers with iPhone, other mobile phone camera's becoming so good and  Instagram (follow me!! ;) link in the side bar). I have been one of those.... But it has helped me, because I realised that some of the photography I love best is the pictures of everyday life but seen in a different way. For me, this is incredibly special. It debates with how you see the world. And it made me notice all the beauty in little things. Such as when I'm walking back from the main bit of town in the evening I see the moon shine, split into a triangle by 2 clouds. The problem is when I see these is that I only ever have my iPhone, and although it's a great camera(especially since recently I got the iPhone 4s), it doesn't capture everything perfectly. So, my self set mission is to take the Canon(EOS 550D) out more often, on normal occasions. I am still learning with Photography, well yet to learn really... I haven't ever been taught, just read most of the manual. I am currently scouring the internet and learning more about exposure... etc and all the basics.

And with that said, I wanted to share some of my favourites from a boat race that I went to earlier this year. (The Round The Island Boat Race 2012, IOW) if you were wondering... I'm hoping to do more of these  posts as I take more photos and share some that I have previously taken. Also, keep in mind that these are unedited, as I haven't taken the time to learn my Photoshop Elements yet!!

Let me know if you did/didn't enjoy this type of post and I will try and do more/less of them.
Jazz