Sneak Preview of Kerosene!

All the contributor and pre-orders should have received their copies by now. If not, pleas e-mail me so I can find out what is going on with the post office. Here is a sneak preview of what the magazine cover looks like below!

Please feel free to order a free copy of the zine. Just send me an e-mail to aulelia_2(at)hotmail.co.uk

I am very eager to hear feedback from people about the zine. The zine is free but I do not have many copies left and I am interested in spreading the word of Kerosene far and wide.

I will be making a second issue. I haven’t got a clue how I will secure the funding. The difference with the second issue is I will only print for subscribers so please, if you liked the mag, please e-mail me and confirm that you would like to subscribe. Don’t forget subscribing is free.

Okay, my attempts at PR is over…for now LOL.

Shaznay Lewis & the Digitisation of the Music Industry

For as long as I can remember since I came to England to go to school, the All Saints were my group. They were just heavy. No ifs or butts. Who can forget I Know Where it’s at ? and Take that Key. The All Saints were an extremely successful girl group in the UK and Europe, I believe. At the heart of the All Saints as the chief songwriter who masterminded a great deal of the songs was Shaznay Lewis.

Are you having a laugh ?

Just as a finished writing the Blended Thoughts post, I went on Youtube to listen to the Maroon 5 & Rihanna track. So imagine my horror (expected of course) when I read this comment:

I wish more black women looked like this, the real dark ones should be forced to marry white men. at least their children will have fathers.

Stop the colourism! Stop the hate! This is such an inflammatory statement. Unfortunately, still the norm. The worst part of this comment is the assumption that the ‘real dark ones’ are automatically ugly & the myth that black men are absent fathers.

Jesus. What the hell is wrong with some people ? This is such a horrible thing to think. I am convinced that these people need to be reprogrammed like robots to stop spreading their complexes to other black people.

I give up on them as of now.

Blended Thoughts: Maroon 5 & Rihanna, The Apprentice, & Dexter

In today’s blender

**That Maroon 5 and Rihanna song is very catchy! This blog is Beyonce fan territory but the song is good. Check out this link for the video. Really, the only good factor about the song is in the actual music in the background as opposed to Levine & Rhi-Bot’s vocals. Has anyone seen the video ? I agree with people who say that her sex appeal is too much now. I mean, really how many videos can you do the same old “I am sexy because I frown” rubbish ? Nonetheless, the song is good. She can’t sing of course but music is not about singing  as we all know. Does anyone think that she has movie-star looks ? I do. I think that is why she has gotten where she is today. Simply because she is pretty. Now, at least Beyonce can actually sing and has attempted acting. Team Beyonce!

**Dexter! Ah, watched the season finale of the first series on ITV1 yesterday! Do any UK heads know when the second series is coming to England ??? I need to know. I love this program to death. Dexter & Doakes are by far the best character.

**The Apprentice (UK): WOW, how is michael still in there ? Raef to win for sure. Raef is a mixture between a new age Beau Brummell and a posh schoolboy. He is fabulous hands down.

**First Politics exam next Tuesday! But at least I handed in my French dissertation on masculinity in this week. I don’t even want to think about writing dissertations anymore!