Music Archive

Gardening, Not Architecture

February 17, 2009  ·  Category: Music
"If You Only Knew" -- a new music video from my friend Sarah Saturday, who some of you might remember from her 2003 interview at the Atlasphere. Tried to embed it here, but it mucked up ...
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Happy Holidays: The Song

December 25, 2008  ·  Category: Music, Objectivism, Personal
Happy holidays, everyone. The holidays can be an awkward time, sometimes, figuring out what to do for whom. But once in a while you see someone hit the ball so far out of ...
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To whomever introduced me to the music of Bedouin Soundclash...

August 1, 2008  ·  Category: Music, Reviews
...Thank you. Tonight, while working, I've really enjoyed listening to their albums Street Gospels and Sounding a Mosaic. Rhythmic, upbeat, groovy. Not normally a reggae kind of guy, but their music is catchy. The song "When the ...
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We The Living’s acoustic cover of “Viva la Vida”

June 8, 2008  ·  Category: Music, Reviews
This is terrific! I have (and love) We the Living's album Heights of the Heavens -- which gets a strong 4 out of 5 stars, in my book -- and would enjoy seeing them record more ...
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Tristan Prettyman’s music is fantastic

May 6, 2008  ·  Category: Music, Reviews
If you like music in the vein of Sarah McLachlan or Norah Jones, you simply must check out the music of a young musician named Tristan Prettyman. I discovered her two albums Twentythree (2005) and ...
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Trace Bundy: Acoustic “Sweet Child O’ Mine”

March 4, 2008  ·  Category: Music
I couldn't agree more with Allison Taylor: I’m not the biggest fan of Guns ‘n Roses, but I do love this song (Sweet Child of Mine)…and I am a huge fan of acoustic guitar. This rendition ...
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David Byrne on the Evolving Music Industry

December 23, 2007  ·  Category: Intellectual, Music
Glenn Reynolds points us to a fascinating article by David Byrne on the changes currently taking place in the music industry. Byrne was a member of the Talking Heads. Some key points: What is called the ...
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Charice Pempengco on Ellen Degeneres Show

December 22, 2007  ·  Category: Music, Reviews
Thanks to C4Chaos for this tip about another phenomenal, world-class singer coming from the Philippines. Her genre isn't really my genre, but I can sure hear the talent. I had a similar reaction to the videos of ...
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Journey Finds a New Lead Singer, and He’s Filipino ... and He’s Good

December 15, 2007  ·  Category: Music, Reviews
His name is Arnel Pineda. First things first -- watch this video of him singing Journey's hit "Faithfully" (backed up by his Filipino band The Zoo): Hat-tip to C4Chaos for his post "Journey Welcomes Arnel ...
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Songs with a Cool “Night” Vibe

October 4, 2007  ·  Category: Music
I've begun a new playlist in Windows Media Player: Genesis - Tonight Tonight Tonight Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight Eric Clapton - After Midnight (Crossroads version) Steve Winwood - Don't You Know What the Night Can Do Steve ...
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