Category: Music
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Music Monday
2 comments on Music MondayFrom NASA’s Commander Chris Hadfield comes a revised version of the song “Space Oddity”. From the credits: Guitar and vocals: Chris Hadfield, recorded on board International Space Station Video produced by Evan Hadfield, edited by Andrew Tidby Music (recorded on Earth) produced and mixed by Joe Corcoran, piano arrangement by Emm Gryner With special thanks […]
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When home’s not home
We cannot bring you back when home’s not home We can’t make you pay debts you will not own We cannot reason with the unforeseen We can’t compromise when there’s no in-between — Marian Call, in her song “In The Black”. She’s released both studio and live versions. This reminds me of my parents; making […]
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N things make a post
17) It’s the 17th week of 2013. I think. 12) I’ve been married 12 years. 11) My car (which currently isn’t starting) is 11 years old. Probably needs a new battery. 8) I’ve interviewed eight potential coworkers recently. 5) Five loads of laundry today. This is not counting the mattress cover and comforter, which went […]
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Music Monday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YywBVs1XLMg I discovered Jeff & Maya Bohnhoff’s parody of “Get Off Of My Cloud” this summer at Westercon. Lately I’ve been listening to it a lot more. Why? My birthday is coming up. I’m going to be 47, which moves me kinda-sorta-maybe closer to my “late forties“. Most of my coworkers are in their 20s […]
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Music Monday: Molly Lewis
Molly Lewis also played at Norwescon :) “It All Makes Sense At The End” is about breaking up with Wikipedia. If Wikipedia was a person. And here’s a video of Molly performing “Sell Out” by Reel Big Fish with various guests at her graduation party concert in Seattle:
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Monday Music: Let’s Dance
Specifically some dance music from some of the new-to-me performers at Norwescon! From local jpop artist Rai Kamishiro’s new album is “Doki Doki Feelings” Lyrics are on bandcamp. Chiptune artist Jonny Nero Action Hero. Here’s his Doctor Who song “Exterminate“: Lyrics are on bandcamp. And from nerdcore artist Klopfenpop comes “Don’t Panic“: Lyrics are on bandcamp.
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Music Monday, Monday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc9ABRTBDHY “Monday, Monday” by The Mamas & The Papas. (Oh, and do I need to point out that Cass Elliot died of a heart attack, not choking on food? And the heart attack is likely related to her fasting and other extreme weight-loss attempts?)
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Kickstarter, Storytelling, and A Kitten
People are talking about Kickstarter a lot. Indie musician Marian Call, who organizes some of the most organized shows I’ve helped with, organized a very successful Kickstarter for her first-ever tour of Europe. And did the tour, and has released the live album that the Kickstarter promised. Oh…and blogged about it. A lot of it comes […]
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Music Monday: Whistle While You Wait
When it’s your first time in Tok and you’re broke and just limping down the line And it’s forty below and you know that they know that you’re a hopeful from Outside And people speak distinctly as if you’re foreign And you forgot to plug your car in And you’re clearly overdressed, even for winter […]
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International Women’s Day
Happy International Women’s Day. You might want to check out the free album Talis Kimberley created for International Women’s Day: On Thursday I saw someone tweet that she’d like to celebrate International Women’s Day but she’ll be busy with “precarious part-time work”, housework, and child care. This started me thinking. International Women’s Day isn’t all that big […]
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Music Monday
I first heard this song back in, well, probably 1998 or 1999. To me it’s about learning to live with compromise and setbacks — and broken promises, yes, even the ones you had made to yourself. Lyrics are below the cut.
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Music Monday: Haunting
As Heather Dale states the video intro, this song is about Joan of Arc, “who is a creature of darkness or light, depending on which side you saw her from.” Heather writes on her website that “I had been trying to use her as a metaphor for independence, but [songwriting partner] Ben rightly pointed out […]
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Music Monday
Lyrics are here; to quote the author, this is “[t]old from the point of view of a project manager at a certain little company in San Rafael, CA, sometime in the mid-1990’s…”
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Music Monday
I spent the weekend volunteering at a craft fair. Lots of walking, lots of uncomfortable seating, lots of lifting. Physically I’m sore, but I think it was good to have the break from reality that provided. The craft fair also had some local bands performing during the day. One mentioned a filk of “Baby It’s Cold […]
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Music Monday
I feel a whispered welcome when I come home to the land Where the bridges tread the water and the driftwood paves the sand Where the lakes are clad in diamonds like the mirrors of a queen And the skyline is a living thing of forever evergreen — from Emerald Green by Vixy & Tony This song […]
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Semi-Random Friday Fluff
New office currently is just mine! I’m sure that will change but I am enjoying it now. Also! Allergies / asthma better now that I’m not sharing an office with a dog. Changed my work computer to a giftmas theme. Archie McPhee has a giftmas store. Googly eyes Christmas tree! Emergency Santa kit! Inflatable window! JP […]
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