I got marble bed sheets and a blue ukulele and it's made me want to blog again. There's probably a problematic correlation there about materialism and aesthetic, but we wont look into that now.
I probably had the best summer this year. The summer of all summers, a summer of happiness, busyness and laziness in complete and equal measure. A summer of just exactly what I needed, what I deserved.
This summer however, I fell out with blogging.
Something had to give. It didn't happen quickly, I tried to hold on to the routine of it all but my heart just wasn't in the words I was writing. I didn't care anymore about writing down the little things publicly because they were my experiences and mine to appreciate. I stopped writing reviews of material things; not because I stopped buying things, but because it bored me to talk about them. My blog was becoming conventional and I hated it.
It was also becoming a bit more of a public diary, the monday posts were getting more and more personal and I shared some stuff in some dark times I probably shouldn't have. I enjoyed writing them, but they became a bit of a chore every monday night and then I used to worry about who would be reading them and what people would take from them. Could somebody sum up my whole personality from my blog? That's terrifying.
I haven't stopped writing about the little things, it just doesn't have to be shouted into the void anymore, instead it can be shouted into pages and pages using biro ink, ink that no one else will read apart from me. It gives me the same amount of catharsis I've found.
This is getting hella deep when it really doesn't have to be because; the main reason why I stopped blogging and the coolest reason ever is that I'm a musician now and I'm working on so many things that take up so much time that I have no time to blog weekly anymore, let alone monthly. I started a Youtube channel that I enjoy making videos for I only have 22 followers, but it's kind of like a music portfolio y'know? And I'm currently putting my heart and soul and all of my money into making an EP! It was on my new years res list and I can't believe I'm finally getting to do it. It's being released on all the things in early January btw and I'm so. fricken. pumped. about. it.
So what happens now?
Do I just continue with my musical career and leave this blog, one of my main and enjoyable hobbies to die in a dusty corner of the internet?
Nah man, I love it too much.
Here's the plan:
This blog is turning over a new leaf, to match its owners new career path.
Basically I want a space to write about music and all the musical things I'm doing. My playlists on here have always been my favourite to write and probably my followers favourite to read i could be wrong there you might hate it all. And I was overwhelmed with the feedback on my last musical post. I just love talking about music, ask any of my friends and they'll tell you that I don't shut up, it controls my life, every aspect of my day, my mood, my creativity. It just makes sense to make this the main premise of this blog. I love talking descriptively about an artists way of making a sound that can get stuck in someones head for weeks. Most of my friends are in the music industry and we love having long debates and chats about albums and eras.
Also this space will be a hub for all things marblmoon: soundcloud posts, youtube links, gig info and eventually a shop where you can purchase my EP and maybe some merch? possibly? we'll see how easy that one is?
I just think it makes a whole lotta sense, I'm moving in a new direction so shouldn't my blog?
Shouldn't it make sense to merge the two to make each of them stronger?
Not a lot of musicians do this and I'm hoping it might make my brand stand out more please notice me. But above all else is my happiness and enjoyment around this lil dusty corner. I'm going to stop caring about numbers I don't expect everyone to enjoy this new music focused venture and a schedule and just write when I feel the need.
I haven't really thought about content too much yet, but just expect some more playlists and album reviews coming at ya soon. Monday's have stopped and this bitch probably wont air her dirty laundry on here anymore. But there might be a few essay sized rants and even some book or makeup reviews sometimes, who knows, I'm sure we'll settle back into the swing of it soon.
As Janis Joplin once said:
'rock on out'
bye fn, thanks for listening to my ted talk xo