In honor of Valentine's Day (and our latest contest, The Crush) we've asked some of our employees to spill the beans on their crushes—past and present.
Employee: Melissa Woodhead
Title: Web Merchandiser
"While most girls my age were swooning over boys like Joey McIntyre and Mark-Paul Gosselaar, I had my eyes set on a man. A man who sang ballads that would make any girls heart melt, a man who wore leather jackets and muscle tees, a man who used a whole can of hairspray just to get the perfect amount a frizz. That man was Richard Marx.
Richard Marx was my first in many ways: my first concert, my first cassette tape and my first crush. Now as you can imagine, finding Richard Marx paraphernalia was hard to come by. There was no Richard Marx bedding set or lunch boxes and even posters were limited. Of course, I was resourceful, as anyone for their crush would be, and I found four piano music sheets that featured a different picture of him, looking hotter than the next. I'm sure my Mom bought these as an incentive for me to practice the piano but I had different plans for them—to be displayed side by side in my room next to my bed. Every night I would kiss the pictures in order from left to right before getting under the covers to wake up the next day to kiss them good morning.
I can still recite all of the songs word for word from Repeat Offender and when one of his songs randomly plays while I'm shopping or comes on the radio, a small chill goes down my spine and my heart skips a beat, because you never forget your first crush. I guess Richard himself said it best, "Hold on to the memories." Thanks Richard, I will."
Woo your crush and donate to a good cause at the same time. Get all the lovely details here. There's gonna be a lot of making out on the dancefloor at this Making Time, we think.
The new video for "Brothers" from The War on Drugs is like an incredibly short horror film for the ADD generation. It has all of the key elements: a girl who is not too good on her feet, a creepy guy who toys with said girl, an ominous dark house with no escape and—of course—an ending where we are left with more questions than we had at the start. We're ready for a sequel!
Trailer Trash Tracys just hypnotized us with their newest video for "Engelhardt's Arizona." Where are we, what day is it and why do we have a bunch of numbers tattooed across our forehead?
Although UK band Islet has been making music since early 2010, they are just now releasing their psychedelic debut album, Illuminated People. The video for their song "A Bear on His Own" is a hypnotizing animation filled with everything from skulls to swirling clay to sandwiches! - Hazel
Allan Young makes clocks out of recycled materials at his Etsy shop Pixelthis. From old bike parts and vintage record players, to computer hard drives and circuit boards, it seems like Allan can make a clock out of anything.
Listening to Class Actress always makes us super excited for the weekend, and watching the video for "Bienvenue" is no different. We're ready to do our hair, pick out a killer outfit and make out with a hottie in public. TGIF!
The best cure for emotional baggage? A big dose of music. Check your problems at the door of the Emotional Bag Check, and a caring someone will send you a song to help lighten your mood.
