Edit: Woo! I’ve finally overcome the Irritating Dot problem. I worked around it, using the fantastic god-sent plugin Ultimate Tag Warrior! Boo-yeah. It rocks. Although it looks a little bit odd now, because I don’t have that many blog entries. But, as time goes on, my tag cloud shall become prettier! Muhaha.
As you can see, I finally made a theme :D! Well… Not really made, since I wouldn’t consider it finished yet. There are a few things that need fixing. The header image featuring photographs by Jeurgen Teller, my favourite fashion photographer who rocks so hard it isn’t even funny? Cool. The little grey wings made entirely by me? Cool also. That irritating dot underneath the navigation links?… Not so cool. Maybe if I just ignore it…
I kid, I kid.
I am trying so very hard to fix it right now. I’m pretty sure it has something to do with the CSS, which is out of whack in Internet Explorer (Also known as as The Most Irritating Browser Ever Invented). If I get rid of the categories altogether in the sidebar then everything is pretty and neato! … But then there are no categories. And I neeeed those categories there.
Away from web design, I found The Magic Position, Patrick Wolfs latest album :o! I almost fainted when I saw it sitting on the shelf in all it’s shiny and wolfish (I couldn’t resist the pun! Haha) glory. Took it home, and it’s been on repeat ever since. I love him. I do, I do, I do.
Standing at 6 feet 4″ tall with a shock of bright red hair, 23 year old Patrick Wolf is something of a statement even before he opens his mouth. His two albums to date- 2003’s Lycanthropy and 2005’s Wind in the Wires- have showed him to be more than a pretty face, however, with songs that strike an attractive balance between the imaginative and the indulgent. His third album, The Magic Position, is undoubtedly Wolf’s ‘pop’ moment. The rollicking romp of “Get Lost,” the upbeat “Accident and Emergency,” and the celebratory title track all underline new levels of accessibility and- dare we say it- optimism. There are hints of the old Wolf too of course, especially in the eclectic choice of instrumentation and the off-kilter song arrangements; for every pop-perfect track there’s a slice of raw darkness (”Bluebell”) casual introspection (”Augustine”) or sidereal rock-tronica (”The Stars”). Less a dramatic reinvention than a sideways turn into the world of adult emotions and mainstream accessibility, The Magic Position is nonetheless Patrick Wolf’s most accomplished work to date.
(From Amazon)
It’s so different from Wind In The Wires! It fills me with glee! Not that WITW depressed me, but it’s just so different! Yet very Patrick-y.
But, a negative: Because this album is released with a major record label, some other fans who were fans since he first started out are getting annoyed because they have to ’share’ him with fans who are mostly into mainstream music. I believe I rave!rant!rave!ed about this before, but really. He’s becoming more famous! Is that such a bad thing? Someone even said that his latest album was too mainstream for them. Eurgh. I don’t want to get mad about it again, because it really should be instilled in peoples brains by now that liking popular music isn’t a bad thing, and people who do like it aren’t brainless zombies.
Well, I was going to write more, but I have to go :). Byeeee. (Also, if anyone can point me in the right direction for help with that annoying grey dot in my sidebar when I put in the category list, help would be mucho apreciado! It is Killing me that I can’t do anything about it.)
12 Comments until now
Hey Melinda!! Wowwee!! The new theme looks awesome!! But hmmm, yeh, that grey dot is really weird! But I KNOWWW you’ll figure out a way to make it dissapear without sacrificing your categories!!
But yay! That’s awesome to hear you found his new album ^_^ And you’re right, people shouldn’t care who’s producing it, as long as they’re still making the same music, and as long as his music still gives you that special feeling you get when you REALLY like an artist, then it’s all good, right? YES! ^_^ Lol, so how’re you doing?
I think your new theme looks beautiful!!! I LOVE it!!!! :D
Hmmn… I’m going to put Patrick Wolf in my ‘To Listen’ list… haha ;)
Your theme is excellent! You did a great job.
I hate it when people shun mainstream music! I know I don’t like to share my obsessions, but I won’t complain if things I love get mainstream and successful. It means you, as a fan, will have more cool stuff to look forward to like more shows, appearances, and bigger budget for videos. And he gets more cash! It’s a win/win situation really. Unless, of course, your main concern is loosing your “indie cred”.
Ohh, your theme is lovely! I wish I had the patience and the motivation to make something like this :)
The majority of the music I listen to is mainstream, which according to some poeple means I’m not a real fan, but whatever. I’ve never heard of Patrick Wolf, but I may just have to give him a listen after reading this.
Th new theme looks amazing!
I like your new theme a lot. And the tag cloud looks good too.
I’ve been thinking about doing the tag cloud..This theme is very nice.
I don’t know who Patrick Wolf is guess I’ll have to check his stuff out.
Heh, congrats with figuring that out. I tried to do a tag cloud before and it wouldn’t mesh with my version of WordPress. I’ve recently updated, though, so maybe I’ll be able to find a newer plugin that’ll work for it.
This theme is really lovely, by the way. :)
Whatis so wrong withpeople becoming famous? It’s like ditching metallica when they broke out because we had to sharethe hard core guitar sounds.
I have no clue who the guy is, but I’m glad you like the album.
The only thing about the theme I’d really say is that the sidebar disappears when you go to the comments page.
I like you new layout! Very cute. I don’t know who that artist is but I’ll check him out. Glad you like the album.
I wrote my own tag cloud script, there are actually tons of tutorials for that on the net. Though I have no idea how they work with stuff like Wordpress…
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