Samantha Parrish
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Modern covers you should listen to
1. Gods and Monsters by Jessica Lange (Originally by Lana Del Rey) This was specifically covered for the show, American Horror Story in its fourth season called, "Freak Show". Throughout the season, there has been numerous covers by the cast of the show. But when veteran actress did her cover of Gods and Monsters, with a haunting melody, carnival music, and considering the character that sang the song, it was a perfect fit. I've never known Jessica Lange as a singer, and to see her perform various covers throughout the show was amazing. Gods and Monsters had a perfect parallel to the horror ambiance of the show and for the plot of the episode where Elsa Mars sings this song to perform on Halloween. Elsa Mars is a performer with a deadly determination to become a Hollywood starlet. The original Gods and Monsters is a song about a girl making toxic decisions and not caring of the outcome. This would be a song that Elsa Mars would sing, because it does have a semblance to her the character's story as well as the glamour in this song.
By Samantha Parrish4 years ago in Beat
The change in the Cosplay community
In 2007 when I got into this hobby, I was excited to enjoy a hobby that more then playing dress up, for the next ten years it would serve as something that helped me get out of my comfort zone, go to new places, make new friends, and become an important factor in keeping me busy through the rough times. But in the past years, I've noticed some dramatic changes to happen, that has made me retract from the community year by year. I still enjoy the costumes, and the transformation into a character, but the dramatics of the other individuals. I can't abide by it, nor endorse it. I've just continued to distance myself even though I miss the groups, and gatherings. I miss being able to ask a friend of mine what character they were going to dress up as for the convention weekend. Now I've not only grown apart from it, I've purposely limited my interactions and involvements. It's not just me that has noticed this, many individuals have experienced harsh toxicity in various cosplay groups. Why did a fun hobby turn hellish and more dramatic then a talk show? Now before I go on, an important disclaimer: this does not mean every cosplayer is toxic, heavens no. I personally know some amazing, humble, and kind people that are in the community that I am still close with. But there are some that have changed that I have witnessed first hand as well as some of my friends that have unfortunately experienced this change.
By Samantha Parrish4 years ago in Geeks
Anxiety songs to relate to
When the mind races without a way to explain to others in a feeling of wanting to fend of the demons by ourselves, this is a selection of songs that have gotten me through those times to find peace. Even if you aren't having an anxiety episode now, these five songs could be able to help in the moment that it happens and you need something to calm the nerves.
By Samantha Parrish4 years ago in Beat
Girls: The Modern Mess Masterpiece
There's been a lot of shows to come out in the past decade with a modern take on presenting twenty-somethings. Girls is one of those that went the extra mile in cringe commentary, uncomfortable the relatable situations, anxiety in ambition, and how life really works one mess at time.
By Samantha Parrish4 years ago in Geeks
Songs about Betrayal
The tough slice of life when we feel someone has wronged, and the different answers depending on someone's situation, there could be salvaged to the pain. Sometimes it doesn't and there is no way to fix the betrayal. It's a sting that's hard to express how exactly it feels when someone we trusted has become a traitor. These songs have portrayed that definition in that moment when it happens and there needs to be a musical comfort from it.
By Samantha Parrish4 years ago in Beat
Army Of One: The story that safety isn't in numbers
This was a story I strayed away from just from the tiny image I saw, it alarmed me from the image of two people stitched together. Any sinister story Junji Ito crafts into a cultivating tale of terror. We never know what to expect. This one took many different turns to the ending that was sewn into our psyche.
By Samantha Parrish4 years ago in Horror
It's not the Same
Attraction. Relationships. It's not the same anymore. The ways have changed. I'll explain from my point of view because the frustrations have gotten to me about who doesn't listen to what my answer is. It's on deaf ears. I’m not speaking in an antagonist way against men, I do see the other side and I’m not a prudish feminist about that matter. It’s a neutral commentary about what I experienced.
By Samantha Parrish4 years ago in Humans
Ivy Levan: The Dame of the Decade
When I watched the movie Spy (2015), During the opening credits, there was a song very reminiscent of a bond song, fitting for the movie. When I got home I had to find out what that song was, and who sang this song. I found out it was and I had a plethora of songs she made to discover from this modern-day dame.
By Samantha Parrish4 years ago in Beat
The change of beauty norms
Self-grooming has been apart of our culture since who knows how long when it began for women to put on makeup, do their hair, shave every part of their body up to the eyebrows, and put on a dress. It's what we've been programmed to do. I remember having to start these norms in the fifth grade. I'm going to go down the list of what we've been accustomed to have to do and why we don't have to follow the beauty protocol, as the evolution has changed, those norms don't have to go with our way of life now. I'll also be giving my own side to how I have evolved as well.
By Samantha Parrish4 years ago in Blush
Bands that should be on your radar
There is more of a chance for other rising musicians to make a name for themselves, and they have, but it's not the same acclaim as popular bands that got lucky for worldwide spread or had to work harder to get the name out there. The bands I have discovered the past years have had positive praises but not enough of a fanbase, it almost seems like it's an underground movement since it's not in the mainstream. We all love the same bands but at some point it gets tiring to see the same bands over and over again in the media or hearing it on the radio repeatedly. When there is other talent out there that just hasn't gotten that same treatment. Here is my list of bands you should listen to.
By Samantha Parrish4 years ago in Beat
Writing tips for starters or struggles
I've been asked how I am able to stay focused on writing or get my central ideas for the plot together when I wrote my first book. Most writers I know can just get right into it and keep going. To quote one writer I know he says, "Don't think, just write" which is true. In the present time you have the idea, it can be edited or expanded later on. But if there is a present idea that needs to have a balanced outline. This is the method I created and it has worked for me. I don't know if all of my tips can work to your progress, but one or two may pertain.
By Samantha Parrish4 years ago in Lifehack
Another list of underrated 80s songs
The 80s had many musical wonders that no one got on their retro radar, so I’ve comprised another list of songs to bring attention to for your playlist of the nostalgic misses. You'll find that you know this specific artist or band for an iconic song they are known for, but to find out what else they did that went unknown to others. Get your hairspray, your leg warmers, and take a trip back to the past.
By Samantha Parrish4 years ago in Beat