The Mahogany Sessions

Get outta here with this.

Incredibly thoughtful production, intimate presentation, delicious artists, and the happiest of moments make this the best thing I've seen on the internet in weeks.

Here are some highlights, but really I can't post a tenth of the greatness I saw. It was even worth suffering through mood-busting commercials! Explore the whole channel and subscribe!

This is the song that initially brought me to the station. Michael Kiwanuka. This song and this voice are timeless.





Then I got the pleasure of hearing Peter and Kerry. I'm so in love. They have an original song on the channel but I really like the ambient noise in the "Wicked Game" cover. Also, give their song "Knees" a listen.





I'm not a huge fan of the Bahamas but I'm a huge fan of 1:50 - 2:10. I almost pooped and cried at the same time.





Are the Staves not a total breath of fresh air?





And finally this beautifully talented 16-year old from Leicester named Leo Stannard. I see people like this and I want to protect them like a human shield. It's the closest I've ever come to a mothering instinct.





I needed that.

Special Serious Guest Post

I honestly can't fit in any blog time because I am up to my eyeballs in Olympics coverage (BBC FTW!), but I wanted to feature a special guest post by a hormonal adolescent who is definitely NOT a happily-married 27-year-old serious person who thinks her husband is one of the most handsome men she's ever met and has a killer body. Definitely not.

Here it is:

"OMG the GerMAn MeN's GymNAstiCs tEAm is GORGEOUS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!!

PHiliPp BoY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MarCEl NguYEn!!!!!!!!!!!!

I FEel SoRRy For AnyONe stuCK wITh NbC covERaGe they HarDLy ShoWEd thEM at ALL buT thER'es AlWAys YouTUbe aNd GooGLE IMagES!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Cute Helmet Hair

Due to some exciting occurrences this past weekend I have an excuse to try (some of) these neato hairstyles from Refinery 29!

Every single one. This is going to be a vast improvement on the whole frizzled-poor-excuse-for-a-side-pony-that-looks-like-it-got-chewed-on-by-a-drunk-weasel of years past. Wish I had pictures of that to do a proper before-and-after.

 Honorary Member of the Braid Brigade for LYFE!

All photos by Anna-Alexia Basile

Operation Quit Looking Like an Ambivalent Troll" has just been given a booster shot!

Thanks internet!