Posts Tagged: pop music

list time

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You knew it was coming. Even though I’ve blogged only sporadically this year. Here it is – my favorite album releases of 2008. Why? Because everyone else does? No. Because it forces me to winnow through everything that’s stacked up and toss the chaff, leaving an iTunes library chock full of pure luscious goodness.

Annie Hayden for a blustery day

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So I was trying to help people with their Internet problems today and, well, despite everyone’s best efforts, some of us just got on each others’ nerves a bit. I got a bit of a headache. Riding my bike home, this dry wind was blowing dry bits of leaves around and behind my glasses and… Read more »

Trippy music video: Eugene Francis Jnr

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I adore music videos that tell a story. Bonus points for fairytale elements. And super bonus points for exhortations to love our fellow humans. Looks like Eugene Francis Jnr is a winner! Video below the fold, and here’s an mp3 Eugene has made available: Eugene Francis Jnr: Kites Eugene Francis Jnr on MySpace

Music Video: The Shins

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The Shins make me grin wide and scratch my befuddled head at the same time. What do these lyrics mean? Frozen into coats, White girls of the North, Fire past one, fire the one, They are the fabled lambs, A Sunday ham, The ancient snow. I still don’t know exactly what the whole song is… Read more »