KRIZIA

I'm loving Linkoban this month! Ling Ly is her real name, and her song 'Oh Oh' has been on repeat for weeks since I first found her online! I always forget just how amazing M.I.A. is, 'Come Walk With Me' is a few years old but it's one of my favourite tracks of hers and i love the build up to the drop. Canadian gal Grimes is one of my current favourite artists and 'Go' is one of her newer tracks that i can't stop listening to! I'm not a huge fan of Aussie Chet Faker, but i'm in love with his cover of one of my favourite songs 'No Diggity', it's such a cool spin on the classic track and it's perfect to listen to on a lazy sunday afternoon. 'No One's Here to Sleep' by Naughty Boy featuring Dan from Bastille was featured during one of my favourite scenes at the end of episode 4 of How to Get Away With Murder, it was the perfect song choice for the scene! I stumbled across this beautiful acoustic version of 'Wildest Dreams' by Taylor Swift on tumblr, the account is now deleted so i don't know who to credit for this, but i think it's so much better than the original. Another artist i'm obsessed with this month is The Weeknd, his voice is so dreamy and i'm loving his song 'Wicked Games' right now. 'Water to Ice' is a bit of an oldie but a goodie from Kiwi bird Ruby Frost, as is 'Never Give Up On Love' by Kiwi drum and bass group Concord Dawn- a must for a kiwi summer playlist. Jack Ü is a side project of DJ's Diplo and Skrillex and their first official single 'Take Ü There' featuring Kiesza is such a sick tune! and Kiesza's vocals are so perfect for it. 'Jubel' by Klinglande and 'Classic' by The Knocks featuring Power are two of my most played songs this summer, definitely add these to any road trip playlists! I found Years & Years last year and have been patiently waiting for them to blow up ever since, and now their new single 'King' is everywhere! (Thanks MTV for making them your push artist!) I cannot get enough of this song! 'Basic Instinct' by 'The Acid' was featured during last weeks episode of Shameless and it's another A+ song choice for that long-awaited Gallovich scene. 

SOPHIE
First off let me say sorry for my lack of presence in Feb's monthly playlist, I was snowed under with uni assessments and then I was in Brussels for my anniversary...BUT I'M BACK and i'm ready to share with all you lovely readers what songs I've been listening to this month. First up is 'Doing It' by Charli XCX feat. Rita Ora, I love the sass Charli brings in the music video and just the other week me and two friends saw her play at the O2 Shepherds Bush where she killed it and even bought Rita on stage! Next is 'Ayo' by Chris Brown feat. Tyga, there's always something about Chris Brown songs that gets me hooked. Spending so much time in the library as of late has meant me getting to listen to A LOT of new albums and artists, one being James Bay, I highly recommend his new album and the song 'Best Fake Smile', along with that I managed to get a hold of the new Veronicas album (used to love those Australian twins when they were first introduced to the music world) one song i've been loving off the album is 'Born Bob Dylan'. I think I first heard the 'FourFiveSeconds (DJ Mustard Remix)' by Rihanna, Kanye & Paul McCartney when I was waiting to go to the movies with a friend, and I love the original version but I'm loving this remix! Funny story with the new Jason Derulo song 'Want to Want Me', when I first heard it I didn't even click that it was him! Since shazam-ing it, it's been a fixture to all my playlists (ok I only have one playlist but still...). Next up is 'New Problems' by another Australian Cody Simpson, the beginning guitar intro has a very Jack Johnson vibe, before Cody starts serenading us with his easy listening pop voice. Like Krizia, The Weeknd's hypnotising voice earns a spot on my playlist with his song 'Earned It' (from 50 Shades of Grey, but i'll let that slide), I was first introduced to him about 4/5 years ago when my sis first bought him to my attention and i've thanked her ever since. His voice is just so easy to listen to! Another remix features on my playlist in the shape of 'Thinking Out Loud (Alex Adair Remix) by Ed Sheeran. My friend Sophie introduced to me to the next song, Jess Glynne 'Hold My Hand', and it's fast become a fave car song of mine. With the news of Zayn leaving One Direction I thought it was only fitting having one of their songs and for some reason 'Clouds' stood out to me as the perfect song to represent this. Finally to round off this months playlist i've been getting into EDM a tiny bit and whilst i'm still navigating through this new music genre (so forgive me if i've miss-classed this song) I really like Marion Roudette's 'When the Beat Drops'. Like I said i'm still new to this scene so i'm just easing myself in slow!

What have you been listening to this month?

K. & S.

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Around this time of year some of your favourite TV shows are starting to wrap up for the season, some are about to begin, and announcements are made as to which shows are getting cut and which are getting renewed.

Among these announcements are the brand new TV shows that are hitting our screens this year. Here are a few that LGC are looking forward to!

We love everything to do with space so we're really looking forward to the new upcoming ABC drama 'The Astronaut Wives Club'. The series was originally supposed to air in 2013/2014 but it's now due to premiere this spring (U.S). The series is based on Lily Koppel's book 'The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story', the title of the show speaks for itself.

There may be way too many crime solving shows at the moment, and the plot for 'IZombie' is a tad ridiculous, a zombie solving crime? ok... BUT we have to support this new CW series as the lead role is played by Kiwi gal Rose McIver. The first episode just aired last week, and we're eager to see how this show goes down.

Last Friday saw my sister Charlotte and I attending All Time Low's "One Night with All Time Low" at SSE Wembley Stadium.

This was my first time seeing a full proper set (previously I had seen them do a festival set at Reading in 2010), I had always wanted to see them live, but fate always got in the way.

Being a lot older now (with the golden era of pop punk far behind me) my sister and I opted for seated tickets. Our seats were pretty decent as we had a clear view of the stage, although nothing beats being up close and personal at the front with the band. It was amazing seeing so many younger fans singing along to all the songs (even to songs that were released 10 years ago!), we even saw a grandma in our section who had taken her granddaughter to the gig! (I hope to be as cool as her one day).

All Time Low opened up with 'Love Like War' which is off their 'Don't Panic' album and one of my favs from that album. From there we went down memory lane with 'Lost in Stereo' and ' Six Feet Under the Stars'. After playing their hit song 'Weightless' from 'Nothing Personal' we at the back were treated to an acoustic set from Mr Alex Gaskarth when he appeared on a makeshift stage by the sound booth. Here he serenaded us with one of my favourites 'Remembering Sunday' and we were even treated to Cassadee Pope coming out and doing a duet with him. He finished the acoustic set with 'Therapy' which is another fav of mine before going back on stage and playing their new single 'Kids in the Dark' (if you're a fan of ATL and haven't heard this song, I recommend you check it out) from there they played 'Guts' from their album 'Dirty Work' (and another fav of mine). Their song 'Outline' saw lead singer of You Me at Six Josh Franceshi come out and sing with the band (I was super gutted they announced their co-headline tour with each other after we had bought these tickets as You Me at Six is another band I want to see live). After playing 'Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don't)' and 'Forget About It' (Which has to be my fav song from Dirty Work), they picked fans from the audience (of course they were all from the front row) to come up on stage during 'Time-Bomb'. We were treated to a mix of people, some coming all the way from Germany and Italy and one who came dressed up as a Hotdog (I can only imagine the bucketload of sweat he must have.. sweated haha). From there they played their first single off their new album 'Something's Gotta Give' (again check it out if you're an ATL fan) before leaving the stage as all bands do, to then reappear for their encore.

I briefly got excited at the prospect of possibly hearing 'Coffee Shop Soundtrack' but alas they decided to grace our ears with ' Jasey Rae' instead before finishing off the night with the first ever song I ever listened to (from All Time Low) 'Dear Maria, Count Me In'.

Slightly disappointed I didn't get to hear 'Popping Champagne' but we can't always get we want. Overall the night was fun, I thoroughly enjoyed the walk down All Time Low memory lane (even if I felt a tad old not jumping around and singing along to all the words like the young Sophie would have). Defo glad I can finally cross All Time Low off my music bucket list.

This gig was also filmed for their next DVD so if you were unfortunate enough not to attend because you weren't in the country, live abroad or just didn't go, you have the chance to experience this night from the comfort of your own home!

Their new album 'Future Hearts' is out April 2nd!

S.

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 I can pack my life away inside, from make up, phones, cameras, pens, note pads, hair brush, sunglasses, etc. I'm surprised I can end up finding anything in my bag, it's like i'm Mary Poppins- I can fit anything inside and the more I keep digging, the more I find.