Indie rock gets a little more color

I've decided for this blog that Friday's will be very light hearted and cater to my inner child.

I'm not sure what a lot of other people do when they're stressed, but I know my roommate goes for walks and another friend listens to his favorite band. For me, well I like to color. Yeah, I'm a 21-year-old girl who still finds bliss in coloring. It's also a good way for me to listen to new music. If I'm doing something else, like reading or talking to friends online, I don't give the music my full attention. But I'm able to do that while coloring.

And now, the most exciting thing to come about in the world of coloring appears. And this new idea probably completes the life of a girl who loves to color, and loves indie rock: an Indie Rock coloring book. WOW.

According to Amazon.com: "The Montreal-based nonprofit Yellow Bird Project has worked with an amazing range of indie rock musicians over the years to create unique T-shirt designs, benefitting an array of charities. This all-new project enlists artist Andy J. Miller to create witty, hand-illustrated activity pages in a fitting tribute to the DIY spirit of the bands. Including mazes, connect the dots, and coloring pages for Bloc Party, the Shins, Stars, Broken Social Scene, Devendra Banhart, Rilo Kiley, the New Pornographers, the National, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and twenty more musicians, and all royalties going to charity."

Not just coloring, but mazes and connect the dots? Jackpot! (not to mention that about 4 of my favorite bands is on that list of musicians!)

Now I just have to explain to my mom why I used a credit card to buy a coloring book ... then again it'll be released on Sept. 1, so maybe I can get it as an early birthday present.