Category Archives: Music

Yay, me!

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

I just spelled “silhouette” correctly on the first try, for the first time ever. It’s one of those words (along with “porcelain” and “exhilarating” among many others I can’t think of just now) that I end up trying multitudinous variations … Continue reading →

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Brain Candy

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

The other day I was listening to NPR and there was a discussion on why certain songs elicit such strong emotion in listeners. Specifically, Adele’s Grammy winning “Someone Like You” and why it’s so heartrending. There’s a musical device called … Continue reading →

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Western Skies

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

Every day, I’m overwhelmed with gratitude for being able to live where I do. I love the beauty and majesty of the landscape, the abundant wildlife, the culture of proud independence, and above all, the incredible sense of freedom. This … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

2011 has been a hell of a year. Good stuff, bad stuff, indifferent stuff. Most saliently for me, it marked my relocation to this amazing part of the world, and all that that entailed: the beginning of this blog, the … Continue reading →

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The Devil’s Candy

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

And I’ve fought it all my life And the battle’s now a war But I’ll get up tomorrow And I’ll fight it all once more I want to do what’s right But I’ll never understand me I’ve always had a … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Future

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

If Toby Keith is an unabashed patriot, bad boy and unapologetic hawk, Brad Paisley represents a cuddlier, more cosmopolitan tendency in contemporary country music. While songs like “Camouflage” and “This is Country Music” shore up his good ol’ boy credibility, … Continue reading →

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I don’t know where I’m bound

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

This song came on my Pandora station the other night and it really grabbed me. Johnny Cash’s catalog is so massive that I’m often delighted to discover a song of his I haven’t heard before. This one was written by … Continue reading →

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White Rabbits

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

As a kid growing up in England, I learned to say “white rabbits” on the first of the month. Theoretically, if you say this phrase aloud as soon as you think of it on the first day of a new … Continue reading →

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All Hail!

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

These guys are incredible. I got to see them in Brooklyn a couple of years back and it was a rollicking, rowdy time indeed. Also: swoon!

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Crass amateurism

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

Sloppy and unrefined, but here it is.

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