This past weekend CollegeCandy jumped aboard planes, trains and automobiles to get to NYC’s first ever Electric Daisy Carnival. For those of you who don’t know, EDC is three days of the world’s top DJs coming together to put on the ultimate electronic music festival. And there are rides. So basically after you jump around to music like a crazy person decked out in neon, you can go on a ferris wheel. Because why not.

Even better than the music and rides, however, are the people of EDC. Believe me when I say I had never seen so many people walking around in underwear, fur boots and fairy wings acting like it was totally normal.

In trying to convey the craziness of the weekend, where better to turn to than the attendees themselves? Scanning Twitter proved that there are some amazing photos out there and I grabbed some of the best ones here to give you an idea of what went down. Read More »

Spring is in the air and though you may not exactly be able to tell from the weather quite yet, don’t you just feel it coming?

My mind is starting to wander off and not care about school as much…or at all. I seem to be dressing in more brightly colored clothes and all I’m waiting for is the time of year people start setting up beer pong tables on their front lawns. Oh, the glory of spring day drinking.

I think there are just one too many excuses to celebrate this month – from Spring Break to St. Patty’s Day and even Mardi Gras (even though I will not exactly be there to enjoy it…). Let me tell you, March is really gonna test my stamina. Read More »

I have a confession to make. I don’t get Madonna.

Not only do I not get her, I’m not a fan. I’ve never been a fan.

I’ve grown up with the Material Girl, and every couple of years or so when she goes and makes a drastic change in her personality, looks, and music, I think now! Now surely I’ll like her! She’s different!

But alas, that’s never the case. No matter who she is at the time – wacky-haired, sleeping-with-everyone Madonna, Henna-tattooed, meditative Madonna, super-yoga master Madonna – I just can’t bring myself to be like everyone else in America and adore her.

First of all, her songs have never resonated with me. Which is strange, because I love pop and dance music. Okay, so Like a Prayer is totally fun, but it’s not the type of song I can listen to over and over. And ever since the 90’s hit, I haven’t really liked anything of hers. Her voice isn’t something to write home about, her lyrics are never particularly interesting (except for Papa Don’t Preach. I’ll acquiesce. Those lyrics are pretty subversive), and the actual songs themselves always sound like replicas of something I’ve heard before.

Plus – and again, maybe this is just me – Madonna seems mean. Read More »