Good old record stores

Tell me I am not the only one completely captivated by music stores! Really - everything from the beautiful vynils and amazing cover art pieces to the great load of surprisingly cool hits being played exactly while you are strolling around. Magic! Luckily we still have some rare record store places that keep that vibe and aesthetic alive. However I am so sad I’d never walk into one of those epic 70s music stores, people got to be so lucky to see these times with their own eyes.

So as a record store enthusiast I make sure to often pay such inspiring record store visits and almost always the first thing I run to is the vinyls section - I’m so happy vinyls have been getting back to being popular in the recent years. I remember when I was a kid and we had a vintage record player at home, then CD became the trend and now we finally remembered that vinyls got the best sound and are indeed amazing. I really enjoy it when something I like suddenly becomes trendy and everyones starts liking it! P.S. The same happened with the Harley Quinn charater after the “Suicide Squad” movie premiered as well as with metal boots that I fell in love with because I listen to metal bands then two years later they becme a famous trend and everyone started wearing them. Now let’s go back to the topic of vinyls, actually, I currently don’t have a vinyl player so I just watch them but I think I’m gonna get one soon because the sound is so much better and of course, because I love the vintage feel :D

Forever a great Nirvana fan and I literally couldn’t resist taking a photo once I saw this record. It includes 14 songs and looks so cool that I think it might be some special edition or something. Just amazing!

See this CD wall? I like to call it that way. Very often when I take a photo of something, the photo just doesn’t capture the magic. Like sunsets for example or cool indoor places, especially not well lid. Has this happened to you? I hope I’m not the only one it happens to but I also hope you have tricks to deal with this that you’ll share in the comments. :D So I’ll keep that image a bit artsy because the light made it look interesting but keep in mind that it looked even better irl.

Now to my best part of the post! I even got two favorite records of mine - David Bowie’s Station to station, which is probably the album I have played most times in my life ever and Lana del Rey’s Born to die, bits which I happen to sing litarally every single day.

There is someting more I’d like to share, I don’t know why but record stores remind me of how much I miss video rental stores a lot. They used to be a big thing when I was a kid and if you remember how happy a walk to the rental store made all kids - it was such an amazing experience each time. Sweet memories haha

I hope you enjoyed this post and if you have music store stories, I’d love to hear about them so share with me in the comments. :)

- Nicole

Inspiration time

I’d like to share with you a small moment filled with inspiration that is part of my favorite self tradition - to take some me time and get recharged and inspired. And what inspires me? Art, always. It could be a drawing, movie, song, photograph, also a magazine page with some kind of innovative graphic design composition or a great piece of writing. It could even be a nice fragrance or a great fashion item especially when I’m watching a runway show because so much design work and ideas and creativity is put in literally any product or project - it’s astonishing. Basically art inspires me to make more art. And it’s a vicious circle of art that I adore.

I usually use my days off work to enjoy and explore quality art and also create some pieces of my own. Last week was no exception and I made my best to devote time to my favorite things. And here are some photos I’d like to share with you.

I have been in love with Vogue magazine since forever. I remember when I was very little and couldn’t read the articles but I loved flipping through my mom’s magazines and getting lost in the beauty of the photographs.

Chanel is a brand I truly love. It’s minimalistic classy concept, the strong women image they represent and empower, Coco’s eternal style, Karl’s new wave of trends - just everything! Whenever I am looking for some fashion inspiration, I know I can trust Chanel in everything. Just look at their couture collections and ads, pure perfection.

David Bowie is one of my favorite artists ever and the reason I say artist is because this man is literally a complete Universe of his own - form his music to his style choices and concept album work and stories, definitely a remarkable individual.

And the best way for me to arrange the inspo space was to add a bit of a mood board feeling with the photos. If you’ve been following me and my blog for some time, you already know that I am a big fan of mood boards. Well that’s because having a visual atmosphere builder that sets the mood is always welcomed and in this case the retro vibe sure is strong.

This actually resulted in me writing two rather jazzy songs which are not my usual style and made me feel that I am broadening my songwriting choices which I find amazing. Hopefully some songs are going to be ready for you soon because I already cannot wait to share them. 🖤

How about you? What inspires you? Do you enjoy creating art and of yes, what type of art?

- Nicole