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On Tap: Viburnum: no, not the beer, the album by Oweihops. Again, not the beer.
Despite what you think, instead of this being a sparkling review of a great micro brew, it is in fact a stunning review of the best folk coming out of North East USA. I have been holding onto reviewing this album and as you can see by the post title, I must have been struggling…
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The Jeckell & Hyde show that is The Big Nasty
I am a bit confused by The Big Nasty – they have two CDs coming out and one is more country folk and the other more rock alternative. I mean each is its own project – and actually kudos to them for having the energies and ability to have two separate albums to promote. And…
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Listening…
Ciao My Shining Star – Mark Mulcahy So I’m diggin’ Mark’s tribute album that was just released (or most of it, okay some of it…). Especially like that Hayden version of “Happy Birthday Yesterday” as it is classic Hayden sounding. Remember the tribute album isn’t only about the Thom Yorke track…just sayin’. Pick up the…
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Interesting find and slam dunk find of the weekend: Glass Ghost & Vic Chesnutt
I end up being in a bit of a bubble at times. I know what you are thinking: “Hey Sandy, you are totally on the bleeding edge of music, how can I know as much as you??”. I hate to burst this proverbial bubble (maybe just the one in my head), but I tend to…
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Songs of The Night Belong to Jason Molina
“Laboring (East’s Last Heart)” “Redhead” “Goodnight Lover” These tracks taken from a live performance at VPRO back in 1998 and obtained from Archive.org. Head over for the rest. ~Smansmith
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New on The ‘Nets in and around the last week or so, kind of…blah, blah, blah
www.nataliedee.com la·zy (la zee) adj. la·zi·er, la·zi·est 1. Slow-moving; sluggish. 2. Conducive to idleness or indolence. 3. Depicted as reclining or lying on its side. 4. Resistant to work or exertion; disposed to idleness. I have been very lazy lately – the weather is changing, trying to get into the new job and finding less…
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Newly infatuated: One Hundred Dollars – Forest of Tears
Holy shit I am digging this song (Tirade Of A Shitty Mom)! Wait, I’m digging the whole damn thing. I recently picked up the album for One Hundred Dollars – another winner from Canada folks – and this song (and below video) are just amazing. It is all psychedelic, folkish and is stuck in my…
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Does anyone else hear Pornography-era The Cure here?
The Twilight Sad “Reflection of the Television” (mp3) from “Forget the Night Ahead” (Fat Cat Records) More On This Album ~~~ Maybe just a bit more “noise” in the studio than Robert Smith & Co. – but that base line…listen @ the 0:40 mark of the video in comparison to the above track: It’s gloomy…
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This Blog Post should have Two Titles: A Band You Should Know AND How To Borrow From Other Bloggers Graciously
I have a band you should know and they are Blood Warrior: but besides a bit of back and forth with them, I don’t really have anything “of my own” to offer. So, what is a blogger to do when he wants you to listen to a band? Why, he is to direct his readers…
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My “Various Desktop Mp3s” playlist
I have done this before (see here) and I just did the whole drag and drop into my iTunes and have a new playlist for this Saturday. I have had these mp3s on my desktop for weeks now and they are not related at all besides the fact that I listened quickly, liked it and…
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Song of the day – Matt Dill’s “Mountain Side”
I have been listening to a lot of music, but not posting as much as I should. I thought I would give you a quick song of the day post to fend of the daily mp3 crowd and the die hard regulars (love you guys!). Hopefully I can get some decent coverage of some really…
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Nineteen Year Old Swedish Sisters!! This is not spam, it’s “Taxi Taxi!”
Okay, lame post title I know – but seriously, how is “19-year old Swedish sisters” not something you get in public email spam filters? Seriously though, the subject of this post are folk diva sister’s from Stockholm, Sweden and they have quirky, tragic, fun, heartbreaking folk pop simply oozing from them. Comparable to Calgary’s own…