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Life on Mars playlist - twenty songs for when you feel like falling into an endless void
Life On Mars? / David Bowie // California Daze / Peace // The Great Gig in the Sky / Pink Floyd // I Can't Pretend / The Drums // Come a Little Closer / Cage the Elephant // Byegone / Volcano Choir // Cosmic Love / Florence and the Machine // A Token of Gratitude / The Radio Dept. // Love Will Tear Us Apart / Joy Division // Stars / The xx // Science/Visions / CHVRCHES // Kettering / The Antlers // Happy / Marina and the Diamonds // The Waves Have Come / Chelsea Wolfe // Champagne Year / St. Vincent // Blue Lips / Regina Spektor // Cybertronic Purgatory / Janelle Monae // Island Universe / Feeding People // The Moon Song / Karen O // Lost Stars / Keira Knightley
 40 years ago today, a magical joining of two musical forces happened. Buckingham Nicks, aka Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham put pen to paper and signed a contract that would make them the two newest members of Fleetwood Mac. From that day forward, The Mac lineup consisted of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie NicksâŚapart from Chrisâ 16-year break from the band, of course. But never fear our songbird is back now. Phew.
Sex, drugs and rock and roll isnât just a clichĂŠ phrase for this band. The rock and roll element of this 40-year union is easy to comprehend. The relationships certainly arenât. During the early days, Stevie and Lindsey were a couple. During the making of Rumours the pair split, resulting in Dreams and Go Your Own Way. After years of marriage Chris and John stopped talking so Christine ran off with a lighting director, naturally. Out of that came You Make Loving Fun. Then Mick and Stevie entered into a cocaine-induced affair but Mick decided he liked Stevieâs friend Sara. Yes, you guessed it; the song Sara is aboutâŚSara. Exhausting. Between the five of them, the grams of coke and the trips to rehab added up, with Stevie almost dying at one point. The world would never have been the same again. Thankfully, all five are still alive and as far as we know, none of them are sleeping together and none of them are on drugs. If you watch Mick when heâs drumming, however, we donât blame you for thinking that he is on something. Those faces. Work it.
 Nicks insists that she isnât a White Witch, although her role in American Horror Story Coven pretty much cemented it in everyoneâs minds that she is. Side note: We definitely would have reacted the same way as Misty Day when she turned round and saw Stevie standing there. âIâm Stevie Nicks.â And faint. Witch or otherwise, Stephanie Lynn Nicks has a powerful and mystical hold on her audiences when she sings. Besides maybe Joni Mitchell, we believe that there is no one on this earth or in space that can touch you like she does when she sings. She writes her songs as poems first, which could have a lot to do with it. Her heart and soul is put on a plate for everyone and those songs become the soundtrack to peopleâs lives. Nicks has an aura about her that makes you feel as though you are in the presence of something greater than yourself. So many people are in awe of the woman, including another of our favourite bands, Haim. The trio was lucky enough to be invited to her home with T Magazine for an interview and ended up singing a rendition of Rhiannon with her. Uh-mazing.  âI want every woman in the world to meet her,â Alana Haim said. âAfter I met her, Iâm telling you, I looked at the world a different way.â Weâd love to meet her so, Alana, if you could make it happen that would be grand.
 We at Celestial Zine are super excited for their On With The Show tour next year. Expect a full report from me after May 28th if I survive the experience.
 Happy New Year to our fellow Sisters Of The Moon. We hope your 2015 will be out of this world. And remember, STEVIE NICKS IS EVERYTHING.Â
I am already shuddering just thinking about all of the ânew year, new me!â statuses Iâm going to be seeing over the next few days. Making positive changes to ourselves and our lives shouldnât be something we only think about doing once a year. I know it helps a lot of people to have set goals in front of them, but the statistics when it comes to keeping our resolutions are stacked against us. But for some reason most of us insist on creating them anywayâŚ
So here's your antidote to all of the resolutions that you'll see your friends making that you know they won't keep. Here at Celestial we have created a list of simple and positive changes you can make to your life, none of which are going to make you miserable (unlike doing a juice cleanse.)
The most common resolution is to lose weight/get fit/go to the gym more. This is also the most commonly broken one. I am going to hazard a guess that itâs because we get to wrapped up in the left over holiday enthusiasm we set unrealistic (and possibly dangerous) goals for ourselves and then feel like a failure when we donât see the results we want. So yeah, donât do this. If youâre set on making a change to your appearance make sure that youâre doing it for yourself, set realistic targets and look after yourself.
Stop making negative comments about other peoplesâ bodies. And donât put down one body type to build another up. Body positivity for everyone in 2015, including and especially for yourself.
Keep a diary. Write about the old lady at the bus stop with the pink hair or the pulling faces competition you had with a toddler when its mum wasnât looking. It doesnât have to be good, just write. One day you can look back at your past musings and have a laugh at yourself.
Drink more water.
Itâs probably about time you stopped pretending that you donât listen to pop music.
Donât let your self-worth depend on being validated by someone else.
Don't put up with your friends saying racist, sexist or homophobic things. Not calling them out isnât being a good friend because youâre allowing them to continue being a rubbish person
Worry less of what others think of you.
Take more chances.
Learn how to deal with and combat your stress.
Remember that friends that make you feel bad about yourself arenât friends.
Yoga, try it. So many benefits. (Thanks to Youtube, you donât even have to leave your room.)
Stop comparing yourself to anyone else. Youâre your own person and thatâs completely okay.
Remember that youâre totally allowed to reinvent yourself at any point during the year. Change shows that youâre growing as a person and nothing is holding you back from being the person you really want to be.
Donât get too caught up on your failures, concentrate on your successes.
Prioritise your emotional wellbeing. Be kinder to yourself.
BABYFACE GIRLS â YOUR LITTLE BLACK BOOK OF GIRL POWER
I tell everyone about BabyFace Girls because itâs ultimately your âlittle black book for all of the hottest female movers and shakers aroundâ. What more could you possibly need? Keeping you up to date with all the hottest young female artists/writers/curators/general cool girls making their through the creative circles and doing some pretty incredible things (hello Antonia Marsh, a recent edition to BabyFace who runs super cool all girls art collective/curatorial body Girls Only?). Itâs your one stop shop for all things girl power.
The girls who run it are the girls you want to be. Founders Claire Burman and Nellie Eden, conduct short interviews with up and coming creative, writers, events chicas and general all-round cool girls. The girls featured are in many different creative areas, like art curation, fashion, journalism, hair styling, PR, and creative consultantancy (among others), so thereâs a BabyFace Girl for whatever youâre interested in. Featuring the likes of Antonia Marsh, Tuesday Bassen and Tish Weinstock, youâll leave feeling even more GIRL POWER that usual.
Antonia Marsh - Curator and Director of Girls Only
Katie Eary - Menswear Designer
Leonn Ward - PhotographerÂ
(Images from bbyface.com profiles)
Aside from their impressive creative endeavours, they also reveal some pretty excellent advice. Hereâs what the BabyFace Girls advise/have been advised themselves (take it on board for 2015, itâs genius):
 âStay real and do your own thing. Try not to get to caught up in others peopleâs lives, and most importantly do what makes you happy not coolâ â Maria Falbo
âWhen your Gutâs talking â have a listen.â â Violetta Fancies You
âThe energy that you project is what gets reflected back, so carry positivity and the world will shine back.â â Fred Butler
âFind your voice and whenever youâre ready to make a statement make it cohesive.â â Olivia Seally
âComparing yourself to other people is one of the most self-destructive things you can do to yourself and it takes up so much space in your mind that you should be using for much better thingsâ â Hayley Louisa Brown
âThe more authentic your work is, the better it looks.â â Leonn Ward
âLearn to accept the inner you, embrace it and live with a positive mind. If you think positively, your life will be positive and the only person that has the power over your life is you, so exercise your ability and realise the sky is your limit only if you allow it to be.â â Portia Ferrari
âLearn from your mistakes. Embrace them like little the fastest lessons you will ever learn and nourish them.â â Tessa Metcalfe
âFigure out what you want to do, where you want to be and just do it. But always remember the people you love and try to not hurt anyone (only if you have to).â â Maria Pizzeria
These girls are the girls I want to be in a few years - go be inspired.
To find out more go to http://www.bbyfce.com/, or go to their twitter, facebook and Instagram. I promise they wonât bite.
2014 had its ups and downs, but one things for certain, it was a big year for women in music! From everything to hip hop to psych-rock, there were ladies rocking in every genre. Here are just some of the magic that was released by talented, bad ass babes. Be sure to check them out before 2015!
Bonfire Beach, Bonfire Beach
Singer and guitarist Dexy Valentine provided the best tunes to kick ass tunes with this release from her latest side project. The single âSpit U Outâ has all the right elements and perfectly encapsulates the flirty dirtiness of Los Angeles in the 80âs, while maintaining a modern twist. If youâre looking for some amazing party jams, look no further.
1989, Taylor Swift
No end-of-the-year-ladies-in-music list would be complete without mentioning the album that caught even the most hardcore of TSwift fans by surprise. Iâll be the first to admit, Iâve never cared for Swift. Her cutesy pop-country just wasnât my thing. 1989 is the furthest thing from her previous releases. With classic pop songs, you canât help but smile and bop along to THEE BEST BEATS. Guilty pleasure or not, I can guarantee thereâs something for everyone in this genius album. Hell, sheâs even progressed IMMENSLEY lyrically if beats arenât your thing. Giving her a second chance by listening to this album was the best thing I couldâve done.
Girlpool, Girlpool
Excuse me if my fangirl side comes out talking about this next release, but OH MY GOD GIRLPOOL! With straggly guitars and bluesy bass lines, their single âJaneâ off their debut EP, encompasses what theyâre all about. Mess with them, youâll get a fist in the mouth. This specific single was my anthem this year. The power and dominance that Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad are able to convey while being a twosome is incredible. If you havenât heard of them, check them out ASAP!
The Pink Print, Nicki Minaj
DO NOT GET ME STARTED ON THIS ALBUM. It was just released in Novemeber, and it was the perfect way to end the year. One of the most talked about tracks was the iconic âAnacondaâ. While many were quick to dismiss and judge it as just another over-sexualized tune, thatâs actually not the case. What I love about it is how Minaj took a song that famously objectifies women and used it as a backdrop of sorts in a song all about empowering women. What people must understand about feminism that itâs all about a womanâs right to choose. Just like women can choose to not be sexual beings, they can use their sexuality as they please and thatâs exactly what Nicki is expressing in this song. Too often in the music industry, especially in hip hop, women are just objects in the maleâs world. Minaj is speaking for women who own their sexuality and power. I also loved how sheâs using the male characters in her lyrics without having a male present in the video (besides bb Drake of course, but more on that later). Sheâs speaking for a group of women who are often so overlooked and underrepresented in popular music, plus size women. This song is about them and for them. Showing the world that âfat ass big bitchesâ are out in the club having fun just like their thinner counterparts! I love everything about this song & it gave me newfound respect for Minaj. This is her feminism, and this album shows how Minaj is really coming into her own and isnât concerned with hiding it anymore.
Warpaint, Warpaint
To start of 2014, Los Angeles based female band, Warpaint, released their eponymous second studio album and it was well worth the wait! Their previous release was way back in 2010 and trust me when I say that many, nay all, Warpaint fans were very impatient! But of course, it did not disappoint. With everything from amazing chill-out tunes such as âLove Is to Dieâ to the bad ass funk rock in âDisco//Veryâ, their musical maturity and versatility is well on display. Itâs one of their most personal and mature works to date. Not only lyrically, but instrumentally. Even vocally, theyâre able to convey intense feelings and surroundings, something they had yet to master previously. Itâs an amazing listen beginning to end and if you have yet to check it out, do yourself a favor and do it now! Europe babes, youâre in luck! Theyâre set to begin the Europe leg of their recent tour in March! You can check their website for more info!
Sucker, Charli XCX
What does Icona Pop and Iggy Azealia have in common? No, not their annoying poppy tunesâŚthey both had iconic vocals from Charli XCX! 2014 was definitely her year! Her vocal work made the previously released artists chart toppers tracks what they became, in my opinion. With her own successful track âBoom Clapâ (featured on this yearâs âThe Fault In Our Starsâ), the skies are the limit on XCX-mania. What I love about her tunes is that it brings back a fuzzy 1980âs and 1990âs bugglegum pop nostalgia. I am so ecstatic that sheâs finally getting attention in her own right and cannot wait to see what she does next!
Listening to Music, Willow Willow
Whatâs better than having a girlâs day in with your best friend? Nothing, thatâs right! For those days, the perfect jam out tunes will be courtesy of Willow Willow. The Los Angeles duo have been besties since kindergarten and their adorably catchy songs show just that. Their single, âListening to Musicâ, must have been my most replayed song this year. With endearing vocals and harmonies paired with their magical lo-fi musical tendencies, youâll find yourself smiling and singing along. As their song says: I will never tire of you!
Stardust, Globelamp
While I love all these releases, the one that really resonated and stuck with me was this debut release from California and Washington based Globelamp aka Elizabeth Le Fey. With haunting vocals and painfully beautiful lyrics, listening to this release is an adventure of its own. My personal favorite track is the inspiring âWarriorâ. Although the album is described as very DIY, one canât help but realize the professionalism and dedication placed into every single song. Every distorted background sound was strategically placed to convey a feeling of hope, abandon, love, etc. With no exaggeration, I can honestly say itâs brilliant. Every song is surrounded with a different feeling, and thatâs what I love about it. Please, do yourself a favor and check it out ASAP!
The name Winona Ryder is synonymous with teen angst. Her teen angst bullshit even has a body count. But I think the true genius of Winona goes beyond that. It's not hard to forge a comparison between Winona Ryder and James Dean. They're both symbols of the misunderstood youth. Both even have a propensity for leather jackets (or maybe Winona's is just for guys who wear leather jackets).
For myself personally, and probably others out there, Winona has played a huge part in my life. I grew up in her films. Beetlejuice plays in the background of almost all of my childhood memories. When I became a teenager I discovered even more of her oeuvre. Heathers was a theatrical flop but has since become a cult classic. The movie is rather morbid but I think there's something under the surface that's incredibly relatable. We are all just trying to fit in. Much like Winona's character Veronica Sawyer we all want to belong but we're not willing to sacrifice our own identity to do so. Then there's the movie Reality Bites in which Winona's character had recently graduated and was struggling to find her way in the world. There's this but of dialogue on this movie where Winona's character Leilana says "I was really going to be somebody by the time I was 23." The first time I ever watched Reality Bites I was struck by how much that feeling resonated with me. I think that's a part of Winona Ryder's appeal. Even though it was her characters who said these things there was something about the performance itself that made it feel like they were Winona's words. She was the personification of all the mixed up confused feelings I had as a teenager. Her characters always mirrored my reality.Â
Aside from her films there's just something about Winona that's so powerful. There's something in her persona that's so incredibly raw and real. She never dumbed herself down or tried to fit into the Hollywood mould. Winona was always one hundred percent herself. She has always been unpredictable. Winona is a true enigma.
The fame never seemed to go to her head. When she produced Girl, Interrupted she had a chance to make herself the star. Winona easily could have been the break out performance from that film. Instead she chose to let Angelina Jolie take the reigns. Winona chose to play a more subdued character. Angelina won the Oscar that so easily could've been Winona's. That's what is great about Winona. She genuinely cares about the success of others. Winona seems incredibly kind which is a rarity in her industry.Â
On Decemeber 12, 2001 everything changed for Winona. That was the day of her now infamous shopping trip to Saks Fifth Avenue. She walked in to the store empty handed and left with more than five thousand dollars worth of designer items. Her haul included a Gucci dress, Donna Karan socks, and an Yves Saint Laurent blouse. When word of her excursion got out she immediately became a punchline. It was debilitating for her career. She took a while off so that she could work on her personal issues. Winona claimed to have been abusing prescription drugs at the time. She even went as far as to say that her arrest saved her life. Winona returned to acting and has been in a handful of movies since then. In the end it was she who had the last laugh. She even appeared on the cover of a magazine wearing a "Free Winona" t-shirt. Since her "downfall" she has proven herself to be a dynamic and versatile actress.Â
Winona's career has been nothing short of controversial. She had a celeb meltdown years before it was the norm. Yet she recovered. Winona dated a 26 year old Johnny Depp while she was just a teenager. They were engaged for three years but ultimately broke up. Winona and Johnny may have not lasted, however, Wino is forever. There were multiple times during her career when she was told that she'd never act again. She turned down roles in big movies and agreed to questionable scripts. One bad role could've easily ruined her career. Still she rose time and time again.Â
To all the naysayers I say "What's your damage?". She is the James Dean of a new generation. Winona Forever.Â
Welcome to the first of what will be a continuing series celebrating important women throughout history, from everyoneâs favourites to the ones who'll soon become your favourites.
I hadnât heard of Mary Shelley until a year ago. I didnât study Frankenstein while at school and the idea of the story didnât particularly appeal to me so I didnât read it for pleasure either. It wasnât until it was set as a text for my first year studying English at university that I bought a copy. I put off reading it for as long as possible because I am a pro procrastinator like that, but when I finally picked it up with the intention of reading it, I found myself not skipping the introduction. I nearly always skip introductions, life is too short to read all of the books you want to, let alone read the introductions to those books. But for some reason (probably because I was further putting off actually reading the novel) I read all of the notes and the introduction in my copy and Iâm so glad I did.
Regardless of whether or not you have read Frankenstein, you too need this woman in your life. Prepared to get excited about and heartbroken for, Mary Shelley.
Mary Shelley was born August 30th 1797 to noted feminist writer, Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin. Her mother died only days after she was born. This is just the start of the lengthy list of tragic events that was Mary Shelleyâs life, just you wait.
Ah, so Shelley, where have we heard that name before? That would be that famous Romantic poet, Percy Shelley. Mary met the then married Shelley when she was just fifteen and the two eloped when she was just sixteen. After travelling Europe for a few months, they returned to England and had a baby who only lived for a couple of days. And the year after, still unmarried, they left for Switzerland with Maryâs step sister, Claire Clairmont. Once there, they met the Lord Byron and his doctor, John Polidori. (Polidori invented the sexy vampire genre stuff â you can essentially blame him for Twilight.) A series of events then unfolded which led to the creation of one of the greatest novels ever...
I recently watched a strange documentary/drama mashup about the groupâs time in Switzerland together, from their diary entries it seems like they were all getting it on with each other/Byron was getting it on with everybody⌠Anyway, it was an awful summer and one particularly dark and stormy night - trust writers to be involved in such a clichĂŠ - they were reading from a book of ghost stories to entertain themselves when Byron suggested that they have a competition to write their own horror story. And there you have it, Mary began to write what would become what sheâs still famous for hundreds of years later. The frankly disturbing book was published anonymously two years after she began to write it. Everyone thought that Percy Shelley had written it until the second edition was published a few years later under her name.
So we all know Mary wrote Frankenstein. But did you know that she started writing it when she was only eighteen? And not only was she just a whippersnapper when she wrote but it is also the first real example of Science Fiction as we know it today. SHE LITERALLY INVENTED A GENRE. We only have to thank her for most of our favourite popular culture. No big deal or anything...
I wish I could report that the rest of Maryâs life was all sunshine and sparkles, but that really wasnât the case. Her half-sister committed suicide, and another two of her and Shelleyâs children died young. Only one of their children lived to reach adulthood. Percy Shelley died prematurely too, drowning and leaving Mary a widow at only twenty four. But despite it all, Mary kept on writing and even kept the memory of her husband alive by promoting his works too. She was a truly interesting and remarkable woman.
If you want to know more about Mary Shelley, I have the Oxford Worldâs Classics edition of Frankenstein and it has a lot of information about her life, and the novel itself within it. I hope you have a new favourite novelist/motivator⌠because if Mary Shelley can write Frankenstein at eighteen, you can definitely write that 5000 word paper.
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