Entries Tagged as 'Music'

Irrelevant Yet Harmless

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I receive some bizarre comment spam. Most of it is the standard phentermine/viagra/casino "Great design! Check out my site!" but take a gander at the comment on the post Hello on drewd. I just approved this missive from my moderation queue. He or she is not trying to sell anything and cannot earn anything from [...]


It’s Business! It’s Business Time!

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I cannot get this fantastic song out of my head so I will now inflict it upon you. For your viewing pleasure, Business Time by Flight of the Conchords. Check out their other clips on Youtube and their show on HBO---it's all good. Apparently I need to see Eagle vs. Shark.


Mental Vacation

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According to one of my co-workers, while listening to "Jump in the Line" by Harry Belafonte, "Put this on in your house with a fruity drink in your hand, you're instantly 10,000 miles away."  Brilliant.


Melodeo and nuTsie: Lawsuit Incoming?

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The short version is that a new company has created a service in which you upload your iTunes song list and they stream whatever music they have from that collection to any device with audio capabilities. They stream to your cell phone. They stream to your work computer. Does it have an Internet connection? It [...]


Quick Notes on Recent Musical Enjoyment

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I've been meaning for a while now to "review" the Mika album Life in Cartoon Motion. The quick review is that you should listen to it: I think you will enjoy it. The longer review is that you may feel silly and guilty for enjoying it. The music is poppy and syrupy and derivative. Do [...]


Since We Last Spoke, I Let the Good Times Roll

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Charlie, Galen and I went to a phenomenal RJD2 show at Neumos on Friday night. After a bit of wine and vegetarian potluck with Galen's friends from Whitman---Corey, Sarah, and Lance---we hopped over to Capitol Hill with plenty of Fighting Cock in Charlie's Atwood Dorm Flask. Happy Chichester, a solo musician, was playing as we [...]


A Full and Musical Weekend

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I spent no moment of calm between work and revelry on Friday, leaving almost immediately from my apartment upon arriving home to catch a bus back downtown with Charlie (Chuck, for you Mudders). We grabbed some delicious ravioli and then skipped to 9th and Pine to see the Decemberists at the Paramount.They were worth every [...]