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mlp

Music is my hot, hot sex.

About Me

Marcus Lee Powers. Loves music, pop culture, magazines, Austin, breakfast tacos, the New York Times and so much more.

My Interests

Music, magazines, TV, cities, NPR, New York Times.

I'd like to meet:

Kelly Clarkson. Hilary Duff. Jonathan Capehart. Charlie Rose. Jack White. Ellen.

Music:

The Arctic Monkeys, Goldfrapp, The Decemberists, Arcade Fire, Interpol, Fiona Apple, MIA, Coldplay, The White Stripes, The Shins, Wilco, Dandy Warhols, Death Cab for Cutie, Phantom Planet, The Thrills, Dogs Die in Hot Cars, TV On the Radio, The Killers, The Futureheads, The Hives, Modest Mouse, Bright Eyes, Pixies, The Strokes, Jimmy Eat World, Rooney, Brian Wilson, Ryan Adams, Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainwright, XTC, The Velvet Underground, The Smiths, Duran Duran, AC/DC, Rilo Kiley, Sondre Lerche, Damien Rice, Annie, Fannypack, Eisley, Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Madonna, Ashlee Simpson, Hilary Duff, Kelly Clarkson, LCD Soundsystem, Franz Ferdinand, The Chemical Brothers, Basement Jaxx, Beck, Scissor Sisters, Bjork, Tegan and Sara, Junior Senior, The Streets, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Miles Davis, Nellie McKay, Jack Johnson, Le Tigre, OutKast, Beastie Boys, The Go! Team, Out Hud, New Order, Joy Division, Sufjan Stevens, Jem, Fischerspooner, Diplo, VHS or Beta, United State of Electronica, The Faint, The Bravery, Bloc Party, Feist, The Fiery Furnaces, Iron and Wine, Frou Frou, Imogen Heap, Spoon, Lady Sovereign, Death from Above 1979, Ella Fitzgerald, Talking Heads, Gnarls Barkley, The New Pornagraphers, Smoosh, M83, Stars, The Like, Living Things, Jenny Lewis, Nickel Creek, Dixie Chicks, Of Montreal, The Sounds, Lily Allen

Movies:

Kill Bill Volumes 1 and 2, Super Size Me, Mean Girls, I Heart Huckabees, Fahrenheit 9/11, Saved!, Crash, The Incredibles, Funny Face, The Truman Show, An Inconvenient Truth, Children of Men, Dan in Real Life

Television:

America's Next Top Model, Pushing Daisies, Project Runway, Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, The Hills.Let's not make fun, shall we?

Books:

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Dave Eggers; The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Michael Chabon; Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger; Twelve, Nick McDonnell; The Partly Cloudy Patriot, Sarah Vowell; Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris; The Elements of Style, William Strunk and E.B. White; Harry Potter I-VI, JK Rowling; The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion

Heroes:

Ellen. Walt Disney. Brangelina. Tom Ford.

My Blog

Gone the way of legitimate.

That's right. I've done it for real. I've started a blog. I know I've threatened it before (to no avail), but this time I have a REAL header...and a title!Propaganda! It's here: marcusleepowers.blogsp...
Posted by mlp on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:09:00 PST

This woman will save the music industry.

.. ..">I'm pretty sure this woman--um, girl, she is only 15--is going to save the music industry. That's from her performance on Idol Gives Back Last Night (she sang two songs).Now, I'm no...
Posted by mlp on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:50:00 PST

Score.

Yay! I just bought my ACL 2008 ticket! September 26-28! I even got the $5 Green Tag that helps offset my carbon footprint of traveling (though I doubt the plane flight from DC will be covered by five ...
Posted by mlp on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:08:00 PST

Please, please, please let this be official.

It seems that this is, in fact, the official cover for Lil Wayne’s "Tha Carter III."I certainly hope so, since it’s the...Best. Album. Cover. Ever. (Album’s out May 13...or June 11.....
Posted by mlp on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:13:00 PST

ACL 2008.

So, ACL last year was hard. It was hot, humid and incredibly tiring. But that doesn’t mean I didn’t have an amazing time. All those bands (over 100) for a measly $170? Sure, that’s a...
Posted by mlp on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:30:00 PST

So much for the healthy alternative.

So, I thought it was cool that I ate at Chipotle. It was like fast food, only trendier and much healthier. I mean...their meats (in Texas, at least) are organic and hormone free, while the vegetables ...
Posted by mlp on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:50:00 PST

What?! New Kelly?

It’s not secret that I’m a Kelly fan. I mean...come on. You’ve got to know that I am. Just sayin’. Anyhow...Idolator posted a story about it earlier today about some new Kelly ...
Posted by mlp on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:05:00 PST

You’ve only got four minutes.

That’s right. It’s here (seemingly) a day early.The video for Madonna’s "4 Minutes" was released to iTunes today, although it wasn’t advertised for release until tomorrow. (Get...
Posted by mlp on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:05:00 PST

I left my heart in St. Louis (sort of).

So...St. Louis. I was BLOWN AWAY by how amazing that damn city is nowadays. I’ve never been, but I still had semi-low expectations. Maybe that’s why I was so surprised. The architecture is...
Posted by mlp on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:38:00 PST

It’s official, Mother Nature.

As if the glorious sun and fantastic temps outside aren’t enough proof, here’s some genuine, 100% scientific photographic proof that it is, in fact, a new season.That’s the sun cross...
Posted by mlp on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:57:00 PST