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GREAT MOMENTS IN MUSIC HISTORY
No, this is not really about music “history”. Even if I wanted to write about the actual history of music I would be lost in a sea of my own ignorance. Instead, I am writing this as tribute to the incredible moments of great songs. The moments that you get awed by the awesomeness of it all, and you either enter a frenzied dance session or a jaw-dropped hypnosis. The part of a song that defines it, maybe defines the band, and maybe even defines a genre or a time. These are the things that stay with you, and I have always wanted to share them. These are the particular parts, the fragments of a song that have solidified a spot in my mind as some of the greatest moments in music history. So without further ado, here are my new entries…
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GREAT MOMENTS IN MUSIC HISTORY
No, this is not really about music “history”. Even if I wanted to write about the actual history of music I would be lost in a sea of my own ignorance. Instead, I am writing this as tribute to the incredible moments of great songs. The moments that you get awed by the awesomeness of it all, and you either enter a frenzied dance session or a jaw-dropped hypnosis. The part of a song that defines it, maybe defines the band, and maybe even defines a genre or a time. These are the things that stay with you, and I have always wanted to share them. These are the particular parts, the fragments of a song that have solidified a spot in my mind as some of the greatest moments in music history. So without further ado, here are my new entries…
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MUSIC FOR THE MALADJUSTED
Without a mirror, I don’t know if I resemble anyone else. If I don’t know who I resemble, then I am without a family. If I am without a family, I am alone.
This is the best way I know how to describe catharsis. Seeing yourself, your true self that you fear revealing, within the eyes of others. It is a wholly therapeutic experience. Knowing that other people have seen the darkness you have gives you a sense of belonging and brotherhood, and with that, an unorthodox sense of family. Catharsis is truly about connecting.
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GREAT MOMENTS IN MUSIC HISTORY
No, this is not really about music “history”. Even if I wanted to write about the actual history of music I would be lost in a sea of my own ignorance. Instead, I am writing this as tribute to the incredible moments of great songs. The moments that you get awed by the awesomeness of it all, and you either enter a frenzied dance session or a jaw-dropped hypnosis. The part of a song that defines it, maybe defines the band, and maybe even defines a genre or a time. These are the things that stay with you, and I have always wanted to share them. These are the particular parts, the fragments of a song that have solidified a spot in my mind as some of the greatest moments in music history. So without further ado, here are my new entries…
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I’M VERY SUMMER
IMVERYAPE’S SUMMER MIXTAPE – VOLUME 2
It is a beautiful 24 degrees celsius in Cowtown, without a cloud in the sky. I just finished mowing the lawn, and am ready for another excuse to hang out in the sun… walking my dog. But I will need my trusty iPod alongside, and I will need a kick-ass playlist that will be the appropriate soundtrack to this perfect summer day. So, I have made volume two in my collection of summer mixtapes. Enjoy and stay cool, my friends.
Summer Mixtape – Volume Two
The Individual Songs
1. Nelly – Country Grammar (Hot…)
2. Outkast – Rosa Parks
3. Paul Simon – I Know What I Know
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers – Scar Tissue
5. Santigold – Lights Out
6. Animal Collective – Summertime Clothes
7. The Drums – Let’s Go Surfing
8. Bran Van 3000 – Everywhere
9. Warren G – Do You See
10. Weezer – Island in the Sun
GREAT MOMENTS IN MUSIC HISTORY
No, this is not really about music “history”. Even if I wanted to write about the actual history of music I would be lost in a sea of my own ignorance. Instead, I am writing this as tribute to the incredible moments of great songs. The moments that you get awed by the awesomeness of it all, and you either enter a frenzied dance session or a jaw-dropped hypnosis. The part of a song that defines it, maybe defines the band, and maybe even defines a genre or a time. These are the things that stay with you, and I have always wanted to share them. These are the particular parts, the fragments of a song that have solidified a spot in my mind as some of the greatest moments in music history. So without further ado, here are my first entries…
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I’M VERY SUMMER
IMVERYAPE’S SUMMER MIXTAPE – VOLUME 1
If there is one thing I learned from Weekend at Bernie’s, it was that summer can make anything fun (even the cold-blooded assassination of a colleague). Something about the liberation of the warmth makes every moment just that much better. Maybe vitamin D’s chemical reaction with Coke slurpee releases mass amounts of seratonin, I don’t know. Whatever it is, it keeps me smiling for three months. And my strong positive connection with the fairer season also gives me a partiality to its music.
The sounds of summer are carefree, light, airy, and catchy. They are the Vampire Weekends, the Gipsy Kings, the Avalanches, the Paul Simons, and I love them all. What better music to listen to than the music that brings you back on the beach, by that baby blue water, under that gorgeous sun? So I thought I would make a few summer playlists over the course of the next few months, and I hope you have as much fun listening to them as I did making them.
Summer Mixtape – Volume One
The Individual Songs
1. Jane Says (Steel Drums) – Jane’s Addiction
2. A Ti A Ti – Gipsy Kings
3. Amor Infinito – Alex Cuba
4. Is This Love – Bob Marley
5. Always Like This – Bombay Bicycle Club
6. Eye Know – De La Soul
7. Ragoo – Kings of Leon
8. Everywhere (Fleetwood Mac Cover) – Vampire Weekend
THE IDLER WHEEL IS BEST
IS FIONA APPLE’S NEW ALBUM THE BEST OF THE YEAR?
What are the elements of a classic album? What is it that makes critics and fans alike place an album on the highest pedestal? For that I have looked back at my favourite albums and asked what they shared:
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THERE’S NO LEAVING NEW YORK
THE NATIONAL, AND OTHER MUSIC THAT DANCES OVER MANHATTAN
