Linda Lind

Fly away with me

2011-07-12T22:27:00.001-07:00

The time has come... After blogging here for quite a while I have now finally created my own website. So from now on you can listen to my music, watch videos, follow my new blog and twitter, all at LindaLind.com. See you there! :)

Postcard from NYC

2011-07-01T07:40:00.001-07:00

I'm having such a great time in New York. The city is just amazing and Jack and Varsha are just the best. I can't believe it's been 5 days already but we've kept ourselves really busy and done a lot of things already. We've been to the Alexander McQueen exhibit at the Met (sooo amazing!), rented a boat in Central Park, been to Greenwich village and SoHo, visited Times Square etc etc... And then let's not forget the Transformers premiere in Times Square... Such a fun day and night. The red carpet event was held right in Times Square and they seriously couldn't have picked a better location. The high podium for the red carpet, all the huge jumbotrons playing clips from the movie, the flipped over cars, race cars and of course the huge Bumblebee statue. Just amazing! "Everyone" was there. A bunch of actors (everyone from the movie of course and many more), Victorias Secret super models and Will Smiths kids hahaha. And then the movie in 3D... So cool! And the afterparty at the Edison Ballroom was so much fun too. Such a great day indeed! I've been taking so many pictures every day but I didn't bring my computer (I'm on vacation!!;)) so I'll do some "picture bombs" when I get back instead. But follow me on Twitter for constant updates and pictures (@lindalindmusic). I'll also probably update a little more here but I can only upload 1 picture per post and it's so slow sometimes :/ well well, have a great day everybody! I have China Town planned in today and then also maybe the Empire State building... We'll see where we end up haha :)

New York here I come!

2011-06-27T01:55:00.000-07:00

Pjuh, I just finished packing... me and Jack are going to New York tomorrow and I'm so excited! We're going to stay with our dear friend Varsha that has been there for about a month now modeling and dancing. I've missed that girl so much and can't wait to see her! I've never been to NYC before so I've already told Jack that I want to do all the typical tourist stuff. He lived there for a while years ago so I trust him when he says he knows where to go haha. We're also meeting up with his parents on Tuesday and we're all going to the Transformers 3 premiere. I remember when we were in Chicago last year when his dad was shooting some scenes there and they blew up half the city haha (or at least it looked like it) so I'm super excited to see the movie. It's always fun to see Kevin in movies and it was so sweet of him to get me an invitation to the premiere. Last time I went to a red carpet premiere was for the movie Unstoppable and I happened to get food poisoning earlier that day! What are the odds right?! Hopefully I'll be fine for this one... I really have to try and get some sleep now though. We have a 5.30 am pick up which is in about 3.5 hours so this is good night for me. NYC here I come!

Me and Jack a couple of weeks ago when we went to a party at Nick Nolte's house. His garden was so beautiful and he was so sweet showing us around it. A really nice guy and a great actor.

T.G.I.F

2011-06-25T00:25:00.001-07:00

The full Dj set is up, the music is blasting, people are dancing, chilling by the fire in the back yard and there's a taco stand right around the corner. I'm the only Swedish person here so most people have no idea that it's the Swedish holiday midsummer today. They're just enjoying another friday night in LA. But for me this is probably one of the best midsummer parties ever :)

Hello bangs

2011-06-20T19:52:00.001-07:00

I've been thinking about it for a while and today I finally gathered the courage to do it... I cut bangs! They're short, thick, totally 60's style and they make me look like 15 haha but I think I love them... It will just take a while to get used to it but I like the change.

Florida part 2

2011-06-11T14:17:00.000-07:00

Florida pics

2011-06-10T10:23:00.000-07:00

I can't believe I've been back in LA for almost a week... time flies! And I didn't expect such a drastic weather change but there's been some serious June Gloom this past week. Not that I really care... I've been mostly inside anyway writing music. I'm going to NYC on the 27th and before that there's a lot that needs to be done so I don't really have time for sunny days at the beach right now. Instead here's some pictures from my two weeks in sunny Florida.

My plans to go swimming definitely changed after I saw this alligator...

Going back to LA

2011-06-05T05:32:00.001-07:00

Standing in this line right now at the airport waiting to go through security. Hopefully it won't take too long... I don't want to miss my flight!

June 1st...

2011-06-01T11:52:00.001-07:00

And it's sunn... Raining?! :( oh well according to the IPhone weather app it will be sunny again tomorrow. 2 weeks of sunshine and only one day of rain isn't too bad after all.

Hello from...

2011-05-29T11:15:00.000-07:00

I can't believe I've been here a week already... time flies! I've had some time these last couple of days to lay out and catch some sun but it's so hot and humid that it's almost impossible to lay in the sun for more than an hour or so. It's not good to be in the sun too much anyway but I'd love to get some color while I'm here... Jack keeps saying he'll be more tanned than me when I get back and he's probably right since he's half greek, but we made a bet so I should at least try to win hahaha. And today's mother's day in Sweden so happy mother's day mom... I love you!

Nap time

2011-05-25T10:42:00.001-07:00

It's nap time for the little kids so I'm taking a break to sit outside and read some magazines and just relax. Kids are a lot of fun but also so much work! I can't believe my sister does this every day haha.

Unpublished

2011-05-24T11:22:00.000-07:00

I'm in Florida now enjoying some quality time with my sister and nephews. The baby and my other nephew are both so cute and I'm such a proud auntie. I just took a little blog break to tell you guys I'm alive and show you some photos I haven't posted yet from last week in LA. I better get back to watching Disney Channel now though before my nephew gets upset with me haha.

Have a great day everybody!

1,2,3- Chilling in Downtown Disney after performing at The House of Blues there, 4- On the set of new HBO series Luck, 5- Random carnival in NoHo, 6- Shopping for baby clothes, 7- Stopping for a quick bite at Carneys on Sunset Blvd, 8,9- Performing at Five O Four in Hollywood, 10,11- Shopping on Rodeo Drive.

Florida here I come

2011-05-22T08:10:00.001-07:00

I'm at LAX having some breakfast while waiting to board. I'm going to Florida for two weeks to visit my sister. I became an aunt for the second time a couple of days ago and I can't wait to see the little baby :)

House of Blues

2011-05-20T18:14:00.001-07:00

On my way to Anaheim with Jack to play a show at the House of Blues. Traffic is really terrible though as always on a Friday so even though we left an hour ago we still have a long way to go. Traffic can get really crazy here and a lot of people can't handle it. So far we've driven by two accidents! People need to learn how to relax and go with the flow. Blasting music always makes the ride more fun too so we made sure to burn a new cd with some heavy rock and dirty dubstep :)

Thursday fun

2011-05-20T17:19:00.001-07:00

It ended up being a really late night yesterday but I had so much fun! The gig went great and a bunch of my friends came to listen. We all danced an hung out for a couple of hours in Hollywood and then we all went back to Jack's and my house and hung out for a couple of more hours. I really do have some great friends and I feel so lucky to have met such amazing people. Friends and family, that's what really counts!

Show

2011-05-19T19:42:00.003-07:00

Just had some dinner at the Artisan cheese gallery and then a quick run-through of some songs with my band... We're playing at Five O Four on Hollywood blvd tonight at 8.15... in about half an hour that is if it doesn't get delayed like most shows. Come by if you're in the area!! It will be FUN!

Hollywood

2011-05-19T19:42:00.001-07:00

At Katsuya in Hollywood having some dinner with Jack. We're playing an acoustic show tonight at Five O Four on Hollywood blvd with Ryan on guitar. Come by around 8 to hang out and hear us play if you're in the area :)

Weekend

2011-05-09T21:15:00.000-07:00

Good evening! I hope you've all had a great weekend. I woke up with a cold today so I decided to just stay home and rest (and do some much needed laundry and cleaning haha) ... I've got stuff coming up this week so I really don't want to be sick. I did have a great weekend though. I spent Friday afternoon and evening with my cute friend Varsha driving around LA in her white Mustang doing girly stuff like looking for the Kitson outlet on Robertson blvd, going to the Beverly center, having lunch at Urth and frozen yoghurt in Studio City... I love it! Saturday night was party time at my producer/dj friends house which was also a lot of fun and Sunday I met up with my old teacher and friend Appu. He's an amazing producer and we just started working on a new project together... It's going to be sick! I'm so excited!!

Summer?

2011-05-05T13:20:00.000-07:00

I know that it's technically not summer yet, but it really feels like it. It's been so hot these last couple of days. I was walking around on Ventura blvd in this outfit earlier today and thought I was going to die because it was so hot. I know you can't see it in the pictures, but I am wearing a pair of jean shorts under the tunic haha. It's a little too short to wear just by itself. Today is Cinco de Mayo (a celebration of the Mexican heritage) which is another reason to party here in LA haha. I'm invited to a couple of things but haven't decided what I'm going to do yet. There's a seminar at MI at 7 that I'll probably go to first and after that I'm thinking about stopping by Five O Four for some live music or maybe the Roosevelt where LMFAO is performing... we'll see what I decide to do... maybe both?! Haha

Cinema

2011-05-04T17:54:00.001-07:00

2011-05-03T19:19:00.001-07:00

I started the day by visiting this place called Pampered Foot in studio city for a 1 hour full body massage after breakfast. Definitely a place I highly recommend and just what my tense body needed... The rest of the day was spent the same way I've spent the last couple of Tuesdays... First rehearsal with guitarplayer Ryan for some upcoming acoustic shows and then songwriter's club (where I'm at right now:)). Oh and I finally tried Umami burger that I've heard so much about.. My review? It was good but not that amazing... In n out is still my favorite :)

Thor premiere

2011-05-02T21:32:00.001-07:00

This is what Hollywood blvd looked like today as they were setting up everything for the premiere of the movie Thor that was tonight apparently. I don't mind the premieres they have there all the time, but it's annoying when they block off the whole street like that... Traffic just gets even worse than usual haha.

May 1

2011-05-01T18:04:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it's May already! In Sweden you sing a bunch of spring songs around this time of the year and everyone's so happy that winter is finally all over and that summer's not too far away. In LA though you don't really get seasons in the same way. And even though I love the weather here I miss that spring joy.

I think this top (H&M) just feels so "spring"... perfect for May 1st.

And last but not least... as we sing in Sweden: Sköna Maj Välkommen!

Hand jewlery

2011-04-30T15:40:00.000-07:00

I found this cute hand piece at Crossroads today. I like the simple chains and the cute white swallow on the ring. Something a little different is always fun.

twitter- lindalindmusic

2011-04-29T14:33:00.000-07:00

I've finally created a twitter! You can follow me on https://twitter.com/lindalindmusic.

My first tweets

Website...

2011-04-28T22:56:00.003-07:00

I started creating a website a couple of months ago but then put it on hold. It's about time though that I have my own website so that's what I've been working on all day. It's crazy how much time it takes to get everything the way you want it. I'm also creating a Facebook music page and a twitter etc and all that has to be linked together and blah blah haha so it's a lot of work. But I think it will be a lot more fun for you guys and easy to follow my updates and listen to my music and watch videos etc because it will all be there. It's starting to look the way I want it too so hopefully it will be up and running soon ;)

It's Me Juicy

2011-04-27T19:24:00.000-07:00

I've been cleaning out my closet for hours today... it really needed to be done. I think it's really hard to get rid of clothes though... it was a constant "maybe I'll want wear this again sometime", but I finally decided that things that I haven't worn in months had to go (or well some of it). I did end up with two big bags full of clothes so mission accomplished! I took a couple of the "nicer" pieces to Wasteland and the rest is going to Goodwill.

Todays outfit consisted of a pair of cut-off jean shorts (an old pair of Abercrombie jeans that I decided to make into shorts today), a Juicy Couture top (also old), sandals , my colorful bracelet that I got not too long ago, a silver ring and earrings and my Swarovski necklace that I wear every day.

Hawks

2011-04-27T10:10:00.001-07:00

I'm sitting on the deck outside having my morning tea in the sun and there's a big hawk flying around in circles above the house. I've been seeing them a lot lately so I'm thinking they might have a nest somewhere close by. Just last week when I was sitting here having breakfast a huge one came flying out of nowhere and grabbed a little baby squirrel in a tree right in front of me. Then he just sat down in the tree and started tearing the poor little squirrel into pieces... So disgusting! I know it's nature but It was so sad to see that little baby squirrel get eaten right there in front of me. Kevin who was sitting right next to me managed to take this really good picture of the big beast feasting...

Songwriters Club

2011-04-26T22:02:00.000-07:00

I've been hanging out with my friend and guitar player Ryan today. We were both really hungry when we met up so we had some lunch at Lucky Devil in Hollywood and then spent a couple of hours rehearsing a couple of new songs (and chatting of course haha). We also went to our old school MI for the Songwriters club that they have for students and alumni every Tuesday where we performed one of my songs. It's fun to go there every once in a while to hang out with friends and listen to them play their new material and play your new songs and hear what they think about them.

Chicago

2011-04-26T21:25:00.000-07:00

April 22- 25

Chris Robinson Brotherhood

2011-04-26T18:51:00.001-07:00

My friend Natasha called me yesterday to see if I wanted to go see Chris Robinson's (the Black Crowes) band Brotherhood play in Silverlake. I was really tired after traveling but decided it could be fun and went... and it was. The band was really great and the vibe in the club was great. Concerts are always a lot of fun. Silly me forgot my phone at home so I couldn't take pictures but luckily my newfound friend Nate was nice and sent me this one of the band at least.

Back in LA

2011-04-25T19:12:00.000-07:00

Hello sunshine, I'm back after a great Easter weekend in Chicago.

Happy Easter!

2011-04-24T14:17:00.001-07:00

4.21

2011-04-21T21:52:00.000-07:00

Who says you can't mix work with pleasure? I've gotten a bunch of stuff done today, and I had time to also lay out for a while and enjoy the sun... niiice! I'm going to miss the California weather this weekend. According to the weather app on my iPhone it will be about 50 degrees F and rainy in Chicago tomorrow... brrr I get cold just thinking about it. Better fly in a warm jacket.

A Swedish thing...

2011-04-20T20:37:00.000-07:00

I've been doing laundry and working on some tracks in Logic basically all day. I'm going to Chicago on Friday over the weekend for Easter so there's a couple of things I have to finish before I go. I didn't really mind spending the whole day inside because it was really cloudy this morning, but when the sun decided to come out in the afternoon I had to get out of the house and enjoy it for a little while (such a Swedish thing haha)... so I walked over to the Ventura/Laurel Canyon area where I checked out some shops before heading back to work. I didn't plan on getting anything but I found a really cute red shorts jumpsuit and a nice top that will be perfect now that it's getting hot here in LA.

The perfect shorts

2011-04-17T22:52:00.000-07:00

I got a little bored in the fitting room today haha... I tried on a million things but didn't really like anything for some reason so I decided to take some "today's outfit" pictures instead.

I've been looking for a pair of 80's style jean shorts for a while and finally found these perfect ones from Levis last week at Wasteland on Melrose ave. I think I'm in love haha.

It's a beautiful day

2011-04-16T19:16:00.001-07:00

The weather's been so amazing here in LA today... Almost too hot, but I'm not going to complain. It's so wonderful to be able to sit outside on the deck with a cold coke and write music. I just get so much happier when the weather is nice.

Friday night @ Eden

2011-04-16T14:04:00.000-07:00

I had a great night last night... I met up in Hollywood with Kevin and we sat down and chatted for quite a while and then we went to the club Eden where we met some more friends and danced until they closed.

Drama in Studio City...

2011-04-15T17:00:00.000-07:00

So I have to admit I got a little curious what was actually going on by Ventura and Laurel Canyon blvd after watching the news and all the helicopters so I went down there to take a little look. And this is what I saw... a big part of Laurel Canyon blvd was closed off and there was a bunch of police officers re-directing traffic. There were about 5 helicopters flying around and a bunch of police cars and news vans parked everywhere. I was suppose to pick up a package at the post office but they had closed off that whole area because they had dogs sniffing for "fear scent" (it's crazy what they can train dogs to do, isn't it?!). I didn't stay long but they must have caught the guy right after I left because when I got home it was all over the news... pjuh, drama in Studio City.

A murderer spotted in the area

2011-04-15T11:49:00.001-07:00

I saw a bunch of helicopters while I was walking the dogs but here in LA that's pretty common so I didn't really think much about it.... But then I got home and turned on the news to find out that a school only a couple of blocks away is on lockdown and that the police is looking for a murder suspect! Just another reminder how unsafe LA can be... So crazy!!

Walking on sunshine...

2011-04-15T11:39:00.001-07:00

The Ellen Show

2011-04-15T09:37:00.000-07:00

Here's some pictures from tuesday when I went to the Ellen show with my friends Kevin and Fredrika. It was Kevin that got us 3 tickets a while ago. But back in February when we picked what date we wanted to go we had no idea who the guests would be so we just picked a date that sounded good and when we were all free to go... April 12th. And to our great surprise Swedish singer Robyn happened to be the music guest that day. Go Sweden!

After waiting in line for quite a while we finally got to sit down in the studio but not for long. Even before Ellen walked into the studio we all were told to stand up and dance and clap our hands, then sit down again and then stand up again and it went on like that throughout the whole show. Kevin decided to take it a step further and grabbed the mic and starting to dance and sing along to teenage dream... something the camera crew and Ellen loved. You can actually watch the video of him here. What can I say... we had a fun day indeed!

Freddie's birthday

2011-04-11T22:07:00.000-07:00

Here's some pictures from yesterday... it was my friend Fredrika's birthday and we started the day by visiting the Melrose/Fairfax flea market where our friend Kevin met up with us. After a couple of hours there we went and had some lunch at the Blue Jam Cafe on Melrose ave where another Swedish friend that we ran into at the flea market joined us. Then later at night even more Swedes joined us at a place called Maui something in Hollywood where we had some drinks before heading over to the W for their jazz night. A great day and night indeed!

Burbank

2011-04-11T19:32:00.000-07:00

I met up with my friend and great photographer Curtis earlier today for lunch and after that we ran around Burbank looking in thrift stores and other fun shops for inspiration for a future photoshoot.

Rainbow

2011-04-11T12:46:00.001-07:00

I found this cute bracelet/necklace in a little shop on Tujunga ave in Studio City while waiting for my friend Curtis to meet me for lunch at Aroma Cafe. I loved it so much that I had to get it!

Just finished a great writing session with Drake Bell

2011-04-09T18:08:00.001-07:00

Every night is a party night in Hollywood...

2011-04-07T15:38:00.000-07:00

I'm not really a "club girl", but somehow I ended up going out both last night and the night before with some friends. I had a great time both nights, but going out again tonight would be a little much. Instead there's a seminar at MI that I'm going to and after that I'm just going to go home and relax.

@ Roxbury in Hollywood

2011-04-06T01:09:00.001-07:00

Bye bye Boston

2011-04-04T15:07:00.001-07:00

I've had two great weeks in Boston but now it's time to go back to LA... I can't say I'm going to miss this weather (it's pouring down right now) but it's a beautiful city and I've had a lot of fun here.

Top Artist Mover on Myspace

2011-03-29T19:07:00.000-07:00

Look what I just saw... I'm on the Swedish Myspace chart as one of the "Top Artist Movers" in pop. A very nice surprise! Thank you to all of you listening to and supporting my music... I do write new songs all the time and there are new recordings coming hopefully pretty soon so stay tuned!

Shopping

2011-03-29T12:10:00.001-07:00

Jack's in class again so I'm walking around in the sunshine shopping... I love that there's no tax on clothes here in Boston!

Museum of Fine Arts

2011-03-24T22:58:00.000-07:00

After walking around in the cold for quite a while me and Jack decided that today was a good day to spend indoors so we went to the MFA (Museum of Fine Arts) and spent a couple of hours checking out all the cool art. It was a very nice museum and they definitely have a lot of different and interesting kind of art.

Boston

2011-03-23T21:11:00.000-07:00

Good evening! I've had a great day hanging out with Jack and his nice classmate Jiyan. I met up with them after my hair appointment for some great Thai food and then we spent a couple of hours walking around on Newbury street and checking out the Prudential center. What do you think of my new haircut by the way?... it's a lot shorter but it looks so much healthier so I really like it.

Walking around

2011-03-23T08:52:00.001-07:00

Good morning from Boston... Jack's in school so I'm walking around in the cold exploring some small side streets in the area. I have a hair appointment at Floyd's at noon so I can't go too far. I'll save the real sightseeing for later when jack is out.

Finally on my way

2011-03-23T08:47:00.001-07:00

Good morning!

2011-03-22T07:53:00.001-07:00

Sitting at my gate waiting to board the plane... Just stood in the longest line I've ever seen at a Starbucks to get a green tea frapp. And a blueberry, cranberry, raisin muffin. The weather is nice so hopefully the plane ride won't be too bumpy... I hate turbulence.

Boston here I come

2011-03-21T23:49:00.001-07:00

I just finished packing and now I have about 5 hours to sleep before it's time to head to the airport... I'm so excited! Two more weeks with my baby... In Boston :) a much needed vacation...

Graduation

2011-03-19T21:08:00.001-07:00

I have now officially graduated from Musicians Institute... It hasn't really sunk in yet but I guess it takes a couple of weeks... here's a picture of me and some of my wonderful teachers. You guys have been amazing!

On the road

2011-03-17T17:51:00.001-07:00

Me and Jack are in the car right now on our way back to LA... We decided to go on a little road trip to Santa Barbara and have had an amazing day! A great way to celebrate that my finals are over... And when we get home it's time for some Saint Patrick's Day celebrating with friends...

2011-03-17T17:46:00.001-07:00

On the road

2011-03-17T17:40:00.003-07:00

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Surprised

2011-03-15T01:45:00.000-07:00

I was just checking my school e-mail and all of a sudden I saw myself on a big picture... Really didn't expect that. So funny!

I was really surprised when I saw this pop up on my computer screen...

Back to school

2011-03-11T10:51:00.000-08:00

Good morning!

I just finished eating breakfast and I'm about to leave for school. I'm really excited about going to school actually... I've missed all my friends, my teachers and being in class. It feels weird though that this is the last "real" school day. After this it's just finals next week and then I'm done. I can't believe how fast time flies! And I can't believe that Jack comes home tomorrow!!! I'm sooooooo excited! He'll be here for my graduation and stuff and then I'm going to Boston for two weeks. Fun, fun!

I'm wearing a long black dress and a black belt both from H&M today. I will probably wear a lot of dresses in the nearest future since my stomach is still sore.

Hospital weekend

2011-03-07T07:52:00.001-08:00

What a weekend. As if I wasn't having enough bad luck with my computer hard drive failing... But no no apparently not. Saturday night I had to go to the hospital because I was having really bad stomach pains which turned out to be appendicitis. So after spending the night they finally operated on me yesterday and now here I still am in my hospital bed waiting to hear from the doctor when I can go home. Hopefully it will be later today but we'll see... I'm still in a lot of pain. I'm also sad because I will miss the hip hop dance performance show at MI on tomorrow... I was really looking forward to performing Madonna's Material Girl but the way it looks now I can't even go to school for a couple of days :(... But good luck to all my friends performing... Get up there and kick some ass! :)

Sunny funny

2011-03-05T15:30:00.000-08:00

It's finally sunny and hot again here in LA and I love it! Studying is just so much more fun when you can do it outside in the sun!!!

With the final project that needs to be done this coming week and finals coming up I have a lot of studying to do...

Mmmm...

2011-03-04T21:03:00.000-08:00

Good evening!

I finally got my computer back today so here I am sitting at home on a Friday night re-installing all the programs and writing on a marketing plan that is due next week. Sounds like fun right?! Haha... luckily I have my Marabou that my sweet mom sent me. (I LOVE YOU MOM!)

Last night was really fun though. First I spent a couple of hours in the studio with my fellow Swede and great producer Kristoffer recording a new song that I wrote... (I'm so excited because I really think it will turn out sooo great! :)) And then I ended up playing a spontaneous gig at Five O Four in Hollywood with my wonderful guitarplayer Ryan. Thanks to the great Printz Board who hosted the session. I also met some Swedes there (of course... I mean I'm in LA where probably 4 out of the 9 million Swedes live haha) and I'm sure some of you Swedes are familiar with these names... Louise aka Hollywoodspionen and Natacha Peyre.

...

2011-03-02T14:34:00.000-08:00

Sorry that I haven't updated in a while but besides being really busy with school I've had a bunch of problems with my computer. And yesterday my hard drive failed so now I have to wait for them to order a new one and install it and then I have to re-install all my programs and stuff. Hopefully it should all be done by Friday but the timing almost couldn't be worse since I have to turn in all my final projects for school next week. But I'm not going to be too upset... I'll just have to work harder to get everything done in time.

Afternoon sun

2011-02-22T10:02:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was President's day which meant no school... I spent most day trying to get my logic session to work, being on the phone with Apple tech support (which didn't help much) finally solving the problem myself. I guess I know more about technology than I sometimes think I do. Sitting by the computer all day though can be very exhausting so I felt I needed to get out of the house so I called up my friend Tobin and we went on an afternoon hike. So relaxing and so much fun!

Studs

2011-02-21T01:35:00.000-08:00

I spent almost all day in school today working in the studio... or trying to. Everything was working great but after getting back from lunch with my friend Kevin one of my logic projects wouldn't open. Something has happened to that file so every time I try to open it, it crashes. I've spent hours trying to fix it but I can't so tomorrow I'm going to the Apple store to see if they can help me. I really hope so because I don't feel like going back to an old version re-mixing everything I've already done... this is why I hate computers sometimes!! Anyway if worse comes to worst that's what I'll have to do so I'm going to try and not stress too much about it. Instead here's some pictures of my outfit today. I saw these red boots yesterday and knew right away that I had to have them. So much more fun than the usual black, grey or brown...

Studded puffer jacket- Rocawear, leggings- M Fredric, Boots- Mixx, top- H&M, Bag- Marc Jacobs

Hot and cold

2011-02-19T18:46:00.000-08:00

What happened to the nice weather? It's been so cold here lately... I went for a walk earlier today thinking that I would be home again before it started raining, but it didn't work out the way I planned. Halfway through it started pouring down so I had to take shelter at a super crowded Starbucks with nowhere to sit. Well well it was nice anyway. I like to just walk around by myself sometimes... it's kind of like therapy because it gives me time to just think about things and relax. Now I'm back home ready to sit down with a hot cup of tea and work on some music. I might go out later, but the rain pouring down outside kind of makes me just want to stay home and keep drinking tea all night haha.

I got this sweater in Sweden right before I moved to LA and it's been hiding on a shelf in my closet almost all this time... but after trying it on today and realizing how comfortable and cute it is I'm definitely going to start wearing it a lot more.

Busy busy

2011-02-18T22:06:00.000-08:00

I'm so tired... I've been in school all day and I just spent 2 hours in the studio mixing some music. I basically have two weeks to finish my whole school project which includes a demo with a minimum of 2 songs (recorded,mixed and mastered by me), creating all the CD art, creating a website and a marketing plan. It's a lot to do by yourself, but it's fun too... and it's so good as an artist to know how to do all that yourself!

No partying for me tonight... I'm ready for bed haha...

Paparazzi

2011-02-15T08:08:00.000-08:00

I got an e-mail that my video that I submitted to this online music competition finally got uploaded. It's pretty late because they have already started picking top 20 so I need your help... please go in and leave a comment and vote for me! :) Thank you guys!

Lind_a_Lind - Paparazzi
| 179 views | 4 votes - Vote or comment on this video
See more auditions at onthespot.cambio.com

I passed!!!

2011-02-10T23:44:00.000-08:00

I am proud to say that I now have a California driver's license! I had my driving test this morning and it went great obviously since I passed. I was pretty nervous because the girl before me that had the same examiner failed but he actually told me halfway trough the route that I had already passed as long as I didn't screw up big time later on. He also asked me sing in the car as I was driving and since I was afraid he would maybe fail me if I didn't I just did as he said and started singing haha.... and he must have liked it because he said he wants my CD when I release it hihi :)

Me and my driving instructor both happy after I passed the test... If you're in LA and need a good teacher let me know, he's the right guy!

Superbowl vs Studio

2011-02-06T17:25:00.000-08:00

While almost everyone else in this country is watching the Superbowl I'm on my way to the studio to work on some music.... I got to see the halftime performance by the Black eyed Peas, Slash and Usher though which honestly is the only part I'm really interested in haha.

Saturday

2011-02-05T16:01:00.000-08:00

It's been a good Saturday so far. I started the day by hiking Fryman Canyon with my friend Tobin (so far we've gone once a week just like we decided to) and then we had some lunch at the Artisian Cheese Gallery before I had my last driving lesson preparing for my driving test that is on Thursday...

I have studio time later today and then I'm going to see Billy Childs and some other amazing musicians play. A productive and fun day!

Mellotron

2011-02-02T22:34:00.000-08:00

Check out this old demonstration video of the Mellotron that my Synthesis and Sampling teacher showed us in class today. The Mellotron sounds like it's something from Transformers haha but it is actually the first commercially available keyboard driven tape instrument which allows you to play pre-recorded samples and it was first built in the early 1960's. So cool!

iPhone 4

2011-01-31T00:54:00.000-08:00

I have now joined the club of iPhone 4 owners... and talk about timing. As I was in the store getting my new phone my old one decided to just stop working. Just as if it knew that I was about to replace it haha.

Going to the studio...

2011-01-28T17:25:00.000-08:00

I have some scratch vocals on a song and I'm re-recording them "for real" this time so hopefully they'll turn out just the way I want them :).

Linda Lind and Julio Iglesias duet in Egypt

2011-01-26T00:51:00.000-08:00

Hey... I just remembered that I haven't posted the video of me singing with Julio Iglesias in Egypt that a fan posted on Youtube. I know some of you have probably already seen it, but for you who haven't yet here it is :).

Since it's recorded from the audience it's sometimes a little hard to hear us because of fans singing along (out of key haha) but that's fine.

Yes... that's the real Sphinx in the background!

Runyon Canyon

2011-01-24T22:52:00.000-08:00

Me and my friend Tobin have decided to start hiking and when I told Jack after the hike we went on in Malibu last week he said that one hike doesn't mean anything so to prove that we're actually serious we went on another one today. Our goal is to try and go once a week and I really hope we will. It's such a fun way to exercise and you feel great afterwards. I told Tobin today that we should start out softly and not take the hard trail (last time I went a long time ago I sat down and cried when we were halfways cause I felt like I was dying haha) so we started walking up one that looked easier but then somehow ended up having to walk down the hard trail anyway which was very steep and kind of scary haha.

So pretty except that brown layer of smog covering the city...

Some parts were really slippery and scary...

Party party

2011-01-23T10:50:00.000-08:00

Some pics from Friday night that my friend Malin posted on her blog. A fun night indeed!

Lace

2011-01-20T22:37:00.000-08:00

My mom sent me these cute lace stockings from Sweden. Besides spicing up pretty boring everyday outfits like this one I see them together with a cute summer dress for that romantic look.

Cuties!

2011-01-19T12:29:00.000-08:00

Knitted top

2011-01-18T21:45:00.000-08:00

It's so warm here in LA and I love it! I mean there's not that many places where you can wear shorts in January... I found this cute little white knitted top in a vintage store the other day and I fell in love haha. I didn't feel like showing my whole stomach in school today though so I wore a black body under. The shorts are pretty old from the Swedish store Bik Bok and the belt is actually a bag strap that I got at the Melrose/Fairfax flee market months ago. I also wore my new favorite watch from La Mer Collections and some old braided bracelets with beads that I wrapped around my wrist. The beautiful necklaces are gifts from two of my favorite people in the world... the heart is from Jack and the cherries and star is from my mommy. I love you guys!

Leather and gold

2011-01-17T16:55:00.000-08:00

I got this dress (/vest) form "Classiques for Nordstrom" at Wasteland in Studio City yesterday. It's a little too short to wear just as a dress without having a pair of shorts or tights on so I was standing there in the store looking at it trying to decide whether or not I should get it when I heard a guy saying that he really thinks I should get it because he had seen me try it on... so I looked up at him and saw that it was Chad Michael Murray from One Tree Hill haha.

Time to hike

2011-01-17T14:36:00.000-08:00

Another beautiful day in LA.... it's around 77 degrees outside and the sun is shining. I'm sitting on the deck outside the house looking out at the valley waiting for my friend Tobin to come pick me up so that we can go hiking. We're thinking about going to this place in Malibu where I've heard there's waterfalls and stuff but traffic might be really bad since it's Martin Luther King Day today and most people are home from work. Let's just hope they all decide to stay home and don't go out on this beautiful day (I highly doubt it though)...

Lalala

2011-01-17T11:29:00.000-08:00

Spent some time in the studio last night working on my IAP project... can't wait until it's done so that I can show you guys some of my new songs...

Brown and gold

2011-01-16T14:11:00.000-08:00

Check out my new watch from La Mer Collections. It's called Brown- Gold Bali stud wrap.

I was lucky and found it brand new in a vintage store for only $20. Such a great bargain since it's $135 in the store... I love it!

Yesterday @ NAMM

2011-01-16T09:01:00.000-08:00

Daisy Rock

Haha the penguin's my favorite

Really cool looking new electronic drumset

So cute

Texas

Steve Vai

I have no idea who this guy signing autographs is... anyone that knows?

Just like the day before I saw plenty different hairstyles

It's warm in LA again... I love it!

NAMMed out

2011-01-15T18:05:00.000-08:00

Just got back from my second day at the NAMM show. I don't think I'm going to go tomorrow which is the last day. It's fun and stuff, but it gets a bit overwhelming and exhausting after a while. I'm NAMMed out so to say haha. Instead I have some studio time at school and then we'll see I guess.

I haven't uploaded the pictures from today to my computer yet, and I'm having dinner with Jack's parents and some other guests tonight but I'll probably upload some before I go to bed. Instead here's a picture from yesterday when I was wearing my grey Rockstar jeans, Jeffrey Campbell boots , LABANGA top, Botkier bag and Swarovski necklace.

The NAMM Show

2011-01-14T22:03:00.000-08:00

I went to the NAMM show today and I can say it was crazy! It's sooo big and there's so much to look at. I'm probably going to go for a while tomorrow as well to see some more. For you who don't know what the NAMM show is it's one of the biggest music product trade shows in the world. I felt just like a little kid walking around in a huge candy shop haha.

Good thing I put on comfortable shoes... cause I did a lot of walking today!

Something for Jack?

Self- playing piano...

Musicians Institute had a booth there and look there I am... right next to the floor hahaha.

Keep your fingers crossed!

We saw a lot of crazy hairstyles... this one was definitely a favorite. (Yes that colorful thing in the middle is someones hair!)

My friend James liked this guy's hair (so did I haha)..

There were a lot of interesting fashion choices as well...

Custom mics... $1000 and up... plus the price of the mic itself!

I could make a long list of things I wanted... maybe next year Santa?!

Virgo or Leo?

2011-01-13T21:43:00.000-08:00

So I've been hearing stuff about the zodiac sign dates changing this year so I decided to look it up and here's one article from The Washington Post that I found. Kind of interesting actually even if you don't care about zodiac signs...

New Zodiac sign dates: Don't switch horoscopes yet

By Melissa Bell

(Courtesy of the Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress)

So, you've spent your whole life happily smug in your star sign. You're a fish! Swimming in two directions! You're intuitive, imaginative, unworldly! And then today's Web is aflame with the news: You are not a Pisces. You are an Aquarius. Your star sign has been wrong your whole life. All along, you've been a freaking water carrier. This is not cool.

According to Parke Kunkle, a board member of the Minnesota Planetarium Society, cool or not, it's written in the stars. Star signs were created some 2,000 years ago by tracking where the sun was in the sky each month. However, the moon's gravitational pull has slowly moved the Earth in its axis, creating about a one-month bump in the stars' alignment, reports the Minnesota Star Tribune. Now, during what we think as the month of Pisces, the sun is actually in the sign of Aries.

The new dates would therefore be:

Capricorn: Jan. 20-Feb. 16
Aquarius: Feb. 16-March 11
Pisces: March 11-April 18
Aries: April 18-May 13
Taurus: May 13-June 21
Gemini: June 21-July 20
Cancer: July 20-Aug. 10
Leo: Aug. 10-Sept. 16
Virgo: Sept. 16-Oct. 30
Libra: Oct. 30-Nov. 23
Scorpio: Nov. 23-Dec. 17
Sagittarius: Dec. 17-Jan. 20

Is this the dawning of a new age of Aquarius? Well, Kunkle is an astronomer who is not too keen on the practice of astrology. When asked by telephone if the new star locations now require us all to switch our loyalty to a new sign, he demurred. "I can tell you what the science is, but I'm not going to tell you what your personality is based on the location of things."

Commentators have also responded to the initial article, saying the new location of the earth does not matter. One wrote, "Oh for heaven's sake (oops), how can people with Ph.D.s be so ignorant? Of course astrologers know about precession -- they've known since about 200 BC. Horoscopes always take it into account... Sheesh."

The commentator is correct that this is not new information. Live Science reported on the role of "precession" on astrology in 2007. Precession is the phenomenon of the moon causing the earth to "wobble" on its axis.

Other astrologists say the ancient system was merely a practice used as a helpful hint for diviners. Blogger Jamie on Darkstar Astrologywrites, "It is the planets moving across the backdrop of the stars which influence our lives, not the planets moving through imagined 30 degree divisions on a piece of paper."

So all those hapless men and women who rushed out in college to get a scorpion tattooed on their back don't need to now rush to sign up for laser removal. If you're going to believe that all the people born on your birthday are imbued with certain traits similar to your own in some mystical, ancient manner, you might as well believe it does not matter where the stars are in the sky to begin with. On the flip side, if you've never liked your sign, here's your chance to switch.

Update: Well, strike that, you don't get to switch your sign. At least reader StarJack says so: "The stars are markers that drift, but our main points of reference are not directly the stars. They are the equinoxes (both spring and vernal) and the solstices which altogether make the four cardinal points of the zodiac which in turn determine the signs. The stars help us locate those points which define the SIGNS of the Zodiac which remain constant in relation to the equinox point. The CONSTELLATIONS do move about and we take that into consideration when locating planets."

Update take 2: To address a couple issues readers have brought up: the purported "new" sign of Ophiuchus is not a new sign. According to the original constellation chart, Ophiuchus made the list. People born between Nov. 29-Dec. 17 now fall under the Ophiuchus sign, also known as the Serpent Holder sign (according to Time, you'd therefore be an interpreter of dreams and vivid premonitions and envied by your peers and favored by your father and authority figures).

However, the Babylonians discarded the 13th sign, to make for an even 12 signs two millennia ago. Which brings us to our next point: in case you don't know the O.G. star chart, here's what constellation your sign fell under 2,000 years ago:

Aries: March 21 - April 19
Taurus: April 20 - May 20
Gemini: May 21 - June 20
Cancer: June 21 - July 22
Leo: July 23 - August 22
Virgo: August 23 - September 22
Libra: September 23 - October 22
Scorpio: October 23 - November 21
Sagittarius: November 22 - December 21
Capricorn: December 22 - January 19
Aquarius: January 20 - February 18
Pisces: February 19 - March 20

Updated at 11:46 p.m.

Does this mean I'm a Leo now???

Rockstar

2011-01-12T14:41:00.000-08:00

I don't think I've ever really showed you guys my Rockstar biker jeans. I first got a pair in "pigment black" a while ago and then also these grey ones. Probably my favorite jeans right now and they have been for a while!

New Header

2011-01-09T16:38:00.000-08:00

I felt it was time for some change so I uploaded a new header. The picture is taken in Sweden by the great photographer Robert Milovan.

Studio time

2011-01-08T20:02:00.000-08:00

Just spent some time in the studio working on some new songs and now I'm on my way home to eat. Hopefully I'll have some good recordings that I can show you guys at the end of this quarter when my project is done. I'm recording and mixing/mastering everything myself and this project is part of the Independent Artist program that I'm taking right now at school. It's time consuming, but so much fun! We'll see what I end up doing the rest of the night... I have some friends that wants to go out so I might do that, but I also just made plans with another friend to get up at 8.30 am tomorrow morning and hike so we'll see haha.

Simple black shoes

2011-01-08T12:20:00.000-08:00

I found these cute Joey O shoes on sale at Ross for $12. What a great deal! And a great addition to my "little" shoe collection...

Interview outfit

2011-01-07T08:57:00.000-08:00

I'm sad today... I just got back from the airport where I said goodbye to Jack. He's going to Boston where he starts school next week. This means we won't see each other until his spring break and my graduation which is in about two months. It will be hard and we will miss each other a lot, but we love each other so we will make it work just like other couples have before us. You have to follow your dreams and that's what we're both doing! Just wanted to let you guys know so you don't wonder why I'm not hanging out with him these next couple of months. Luckily I have some sweet friends that have promised to take care of me and it's also my last quarter in school so I will be busy with that and recording new songs. (I'm going to the studio tonight:)). Anyways I thought I would post some outfit pictures that I found on Jack's computer last night that he took of me with his iPhone the same day that I did the video interview for MI.

Dress- H&M, belt- not sure... my mom sent it to me together with the dress , shoes- Patricia Field, bag- Botkier and sunglasses (on top of my head haha) from Gucci.

Video Interview

2011-01-06T18:10:00.000-08:00

Hey guys! The interview I did for my school Musicians Institute before Christmas is now up on their website (Just look under recently added on the homepage). And just as I promised, I went and got a copy of it that I've posted below. Please remember this is my first video interview ever so I was a little bit nervous haha...

(If you want a bigger image just go on my Youtube page ;))

Big Bear photo diary

2011-01-04T21:00:00.000-08:00

I'm pretty much going to let the pictures speak for themselves... all I have to say is that we had an amazing time in Big Bear and that I haven't been so excited about snow since I was little.