June 2011
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Love-full or Love-starved, New Music For Us All
(What I’m listening to as I write: Diego Garcia)
I get such a rush from discovering new music, bands, artists – and even when it’s been around, if it’s new to me - it’s like nirvana. Music connects me to what’s current or what might be underground ready to burst into the mainstream, and by chance if it doesn’t go ‘pop,’ it’s like a little kept secret to those of us who relish it whether it’s...
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Human beings are funny. They long to be with the person they love but refuse to...
– Sigmund Freud (via incapacityinc)
It was true, still true now.
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An ode to song covers
(What I’m listening to as I write: The Walkmen, Gary Go, Band of Horses)
When done right, song covers are like a second life, bringing back something incredible. As I use music in this blog to reflect on love’s lies and contemplate second chances, it seemed perfectly fitting to take a closer look at covers.
What Jeff Buckley did with Leonard Cohen’s “Hallellujah,” was just genius. Johnny Cash’s...