VIDEO

Hi my loves!

I released my first video yesterday which was shot by the incredibly talented Nick Borges.

You can watch it here if you like!!

;)
-V

music mondays: liam bailey

its been one of my favorite songs since i heard it early this year.

gorgeous music video that completely fits the sound

go ahead and try to hold your head steady listening to this.

Liam Bailey

You Better Leave Me

british invasion, i know. but how can i resist?

-l

San Gorgonio High School!!

 Yesterday I had the awesome pleasure of speaking at San Gorgonio High School in San Bernadino CA.  I was asked by their theater teacher (who is a friend) if I'd come and speak to her students about life as a musician in LA.  I teamed up with my awesome, talented and beautiful friend Stevie Scott and we headed out bright and early to speak to the kiddos.  Let me tell you they were awesome!  They were super respectful and asked some really cool questions, we played a few songs for them and opened up the rest of the class time for some Q & A.  And since yesterday was the big SHAKEOUT drill for California we even practiced a little earthquake prevention...drop.cover.and hold. ;)  So a huge thanks to all the kids at San Gorgonio...You guys rock, thanks for making our day at your school so memorable!!!  We Love You!

Q&A

Some of the awesome students!

A group picture with the kids who came to say goodbye and sing for us...UM you guys are amazing!!!!

xoxo -V

music mondays: olly murs

confession time:

i am a closet singing competition watcher.

there. i said it. 

i catch up via youtube, just watch the singing parts and then make the appropriate "ouch" faces and state my opinions like they matter and walk away.

that being said, x factor uk brought the cutiest cutie patootie to my youtube addiction and now... oh joy of joys!! ... olly has a catchy, toe tappin', just havin a great time, doo-woppin' fun song that you should listen to. 

Olly Murs

Dance With Me Tonight

i know that this might throw your opinion of my musical tastes into a blender and you may never trust me again. but... i'm ok with it. maybe i'll find you some underground, indie rock, grungy and unknown amazing talent for you later this week... but for now, last week was a long one for me and i just want to have a little fun. and my cutie patootie olly is the answer.

don't judge.

-l

Partners

A few posts earlier Laura had mentioned that we are teaming up with SHE DANCES, a non profit that we both care deeply about that works towards rescuing and rehabilitating girls that have been sold into sex trafficking.  While I won't tell you just yet what this partnership looks like I did want to give you some hints (pictures below) and a few facts about why we think this is important in today's environment.  First. the facts.

Up to 800,000 CHILDREN, women and men are trafficked across international borders annually.

250,000-500,000 CHILDREN live as prostitutes in Brazil.  Some sources place this number as high as 2 million.

6,000 Thai CHILDREN are abused each year, and most suffer sexual abuse.

3, 500 CHILDREN are trapped in brothels and clubs for commercial sexual exploitation on the borders between Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.

40,000 annual births in Thailand go unregistered.  Without a birth certificate, these children are denied health care and education, and are more vulnerable to exploitation and abuse.

80% of human trafficking victims are women and girls

50% of human trafficking victims are MINORS.

30% of sex workers in India are CHILDREN.

14 MILLION adolescent girls give birth each year and are five times more likely to die during pregnancy.

1/5 One in Five women worldwide becomes a victim of rape or attempted rape in her lifetime.

2 CHILDREN are old into the human sex trade EVERY MINUTE.

Sobering isn't it. The facts are so horrible that they make my skin crawl!  That's why we are incredibly honored to partner with organizations like SHE DANCES that help make a difference!!!  In my mind helping others should be as natural and easy as breathing, generosity should NEVER be difficult.  And here are some pictures of what the beginning stages look like for the expansion of LACE & LEAF!!! We can't wait for reveal day!! xoxo

Laura is wonderful at the details, like measuring, she's invaluable. ;)

Laura is a master seamstress! Just look at that, coffee in one hand, fabric in another. ;)

 

 

 Love, love, love!  -V

music mondays: feist

bought. listened. loved.

finally FEIST 

new album

METALS

released last week. 

if you want to be my friend, you must buy this album

Feist
How Come You Never Go There

what is good about this album, you ask?

each song is a series of individual parts and movements coming together to create a really beautiful theme. its just......... goodness.

buy it.

-l

babble: its not just life

i've only ever been been more affected by the death of one other person, and its especially strange that i'm so affected by the death of someone that i've never met.

steve jobs passed yesterday, and even knowing it was coming i was still surprised.

i believe the reason its sticking with me is that he effectively transformed the lives of society - worldwide. not just the american population of computer users or "simply" influencing one generation; it was my grandma with her iMac, born on the east coast of america at the start of the depression to the young student in the third world with their iBook.

good and bad, one person took to heart that its not just life, its LIFE. 

there have been a few people that took that to heart and changed the world forever. not just locally. they took on the world... globally... forever. good and bad, there have been people who took it upon themselves to change the world.

humble beginnings

just don't stop some people

some start small and become... mother theresa. she wanted to serve the hurting. she is now synonymous with humble service. desmond tutu. started as a teacher. he wanted to bring restoration to south africa. he is now a model for peace.

i wont mention the bad ones.

i will mention you. me. us. we. 

one person, doing life to the best of themselves

plus another person doing the same thing

plus you

plus me

becomes an amazing group

that changes the world forever.

the thing is, i've decided i'm not going to wait for you so we can make a group to sweep the nation and then the world. and i'm not going to expect my life to become something so huge that it marks world history. 

what i am going to do is live ... greatly. be the best of myself. 

and fall down a lot

and learn to be humble because of it

and then dust off my skinned and bruised knees

and then get up and live my greatest life.

day to day. 

because, i'll say it again. its not just life, its LIFE. and you make it however you want it. 

so, i'll see you on the side of the world changers.

-l

a few world changers to inspire you:
SheDances
           Victoria and I have a project coming to Etsy soon to help support this wonderful organization. keep an eye out for that!
Invisible Children
World Vision
Compassion International

music mondays: ryan adams

soooooooo much good good music coming out in october, but this album i am more than a little excited about

ashes & fire

lucky now

you can get a first listen to the full album, with love from NPR, that will remind you of why you love ryan adams and make you wonder what you did without him while you "innocently" tried out new bands while pondering over their inability to write lyrics that are exactly what they mean to say without over doing historical and metaphysical references.

welcome back to the fold, all you wanderers. ryan is here.

-l