RACHEL FANNAN

Lots of tumultuous thinking done today. The bodies must not be...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:16:49 -0400

Lots of tumultuous thinking done today. The bodies must not be so unlike the human condition itself. Healing is a biological process of the mind….In which certain things can be applied to protect, but nothing produces instant disappearance. In other words, the surest way to heal emotionally must be to not just talk yourself through it, but to not touch it directly. All agents are temporary. Something I seem to be picking up on from my elders these days is that you’re not married to anything. Convictions are a daily commitment, some easier to pledge than others. I immensely enjoyed the last show, I discovered a singer who floored me, and I wrote a song in my head on the way home from dinner in Venice.

Police siren outside

Dogs lick anxiously

Miss USA is crowned

I finally fall asleep with my guitar and the world seems to exchange damage for new skin deep down in the pink fleshy cosmos of my heart…..

there’s more to come and then some only...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:04:18 -0400

there’s more to come and then some

only you

www.onlyyouband.com

It’s happening. I’m fully fronting a band and I have...

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:33:18 -0400

It’s happening. I’m fully fronting a band and I have absolute vocal freedom….this is an unmatched circumstance in my life. I have been dreaming of this for 10 years. I write all the songs, I call all the shots and I just….sing. It’s on like my first time…..I’m getting flush just thinking about it. If you love Motown, if you love surf rock, if you love the fucking Beatles and fucking Led Zepplin and fucking 50’s 60’s pop please, allow me to do you a favour. Come see my band Only You. Find us online, listen to the single, and wait for our EP coming soon. I will not let you down, I absolutely promise. Gigging out this month so poke us on Facebook already.

https://www.facebook.com/OnlyYouBand

Photos via Pinpoint Music (http://www.pinpointmusic.com/)

🎩Attention Friends and Fanz: I am mounting the Bootleg stage...

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:03:35 -0400

🎩Attention Friends and Fanz: I am mounting the Bootleg stage Wednesday the 15 9PM sharp with an all new line up of LA casanovas. I’d be more than honored to have your attendance. I need help spreading the word. $8 gets you a face full of Motown and a heart full of loneliness. If I can drag you to one show this summer let it be this one. Sending out deep respect // +

Yes…..Only You is back. And playing out THIS month with a invigorated line up of hip jerking...

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:26:22 -0400

Yes…..Only You is back. And playing out THIS month with a invigorated line up of hip jerking casanovas guaranteed to charm the whiskers off even the very baddest of kittens.

New romance, new songs, and more heartache than ever, I am dying to wail for you!

We are getting ready to release a fresh EP of this material so I am SO looking forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming shows.

5/15 - Bootleg Bar
5/19 - Central SAPC

Check out www.facebook.com/OnlyYouBand for more info

I had the fortune of attending Coachella this Sunday, the last...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:14:00 -0400

I had the fortune of attending Coachella this Sunday, the last day of the ever expanding musical festival in Indio, ca. Watching bands like Thee Oh Sees and Father John Misty show me there is hope. Watching bands like Dinosaur Jr and Dead Can Dance remind me that good things can last. Doing my best to find the occasion to rise for. Holding on to the demonstrations of my respected peers. Getting lost in the sea of false starts, entitled single white men and my own tendency to go with my heart.

////// all I have is my own honesty

“I took you in my heart at once and at once you were...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:55:28 -0400

“I took you in my heart at once and at once you were family.
I sank in the river like everyone else.
Accept me for who I am.
True light baring love, love me true. Because I do.
All at once.” - Rachel Fannan

practice s.t.e.a.z.e

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practice s.t.e.a.z.e

“Concept: A single photograph of an artist expressing...

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:04:00 -0400

“Concept: A single photograph of an artist expressing their entire “vibe” in one direct defining look. Sometimes its those iconic shots that help separate Thom Yorke, Bjork, Patty Smith, Bob Dylan etc from everyone else in your mind. But just as few artists move you to learn their words, even fewer photographers are finding room to stand up and stand out.

In a world of instant art, I find myself yearning for authenticity. Individuality. Strength. Realness. Heart. And recently I’ve had the distinct pleasure of working with two photographers that rock the concept.

Through their work they seem to marry you to the subject. In the case of A. Dola Baroni, a local bad ass babe who spends a good chunk of her time snapping musicians, we as an audience to her work are exposed to her personal relationship with dance, her dedication to artistic expression and sharp old fashioned honesty. There’s an undeniable chemistry that pulls photographers towards the impossible. Relaying the spirit of a subject, inside one moment of their ever blooming continuous flow.

I’m not a scholar, I’m a poet. I’d be the first girl in line to drop my camera on the floor but in all my experiences posing for various musical components I’ve very rarely been impressed. This woman should be moving up fast, and although I have a feeling she’d hate a comparison of any sort … I gotta give it to her. A. Dola Baroni is MY next Brian Duffy.

For more photos from Dola, check up on her blog ///// + ladola”

- Rachel Fannan

my gramma Patricia Fannan /// happy st Patrick’s day ///...

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 01:50:21 -0400

my gramma Patricia Fannan /// happy st Patrick’s day /// chase all the snakes out of YOUR life #onlyyou

on set - thanks @rickcraft (at Air Hollywood)

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on set - thanks @rickcraft (at Air Hollywood)

Only You - Jen Siska

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Only You - Jen Siska

Only You: The TVD First Date By Special to TVD | December 19,...

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Only You:
The TVD First Date

By Special to TVD | December 19, 2012

“It’s because we’re supposed to be inspiring each other, not jerking off and cramming it onto an LP. Real metaphors. I worked at Streetlight Records in Santa Cruz, California for 4 years after high school. Slinging vinyl was a coveted role and no aspiring young Beat like myself would look down on Streetlight’s selection. All good girls know there’s a big importance in protecting and sharing records. Fine records enhance the mind and what good are thick sticks if you’re running the ship with earwax?

I bought Cat Power’s Dear Sir LP after hearing the track “Mr. Gallo” on a rainy day. It wasn’t my first record but it was the first to be listened to front to back. It’s the type of record you sit down and you listen to. I mean you let it get at you—it’s your world for the hour. So it was then I knew how strong the concept of an album was. And it was then that I fell in love with vinyl as a format.

It was tremendously different from plugging in and zoning out to music on my computer. This makes me think we as a collective or as individuals should try harder to introduce friends to records.

Collecting records is both engaging and private. How do I convince whoever’s reading to go out and pick up Black Sabbath’s eponymous debut?”

—Rachel Fannan

Only You - Applying Myself - OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO (by OnlyYouBand)

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