There is a radio show on CBC here in Canada that occasionally does a feature called SYNTH: Songs You Need To Hear. Now, I can't say to someone, "You'll like this song" (or book for that matter) because I can't presume that others will share my taste in music (or books), so it is safer … Continue reading Music Monday Aug 8: Jenn Grant
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Music Monday: Oh Wonder
Nichelle Nichols AKA Lt. Uhura passed away yesterday. I have always been a Star Trek fan. Well, maybe not between the ages 1-6. I don't remember when I first started watching. It wasn't during the first run of the original series, but in the 70s reruns. It is quite the franchise. It just seemed to … Continue reading Music Monday: Oh Wonder
Music Monday: Terra Lightfoot
There is a radio show on CBC here in Canada that occasionally does a feature called SYNTH: Songs You Need To Hear. Now, I can't say to someone, "You'll like this song" (or book for that matter) because I can't presume that others will share my taste in music (or books), so it is safer … Continue reading Music Monday: Terra Lightfoot
Music Monday: Matthew Good Band
Matthew Good has one of the most distinct voices in rock. Never heard of him? Probably because he's Canadian. Many songs have an ethereal quality to them. Most are edgy. He likes his dissonance. Matthew Good Band was a Canadian alternative rock band formed in Coquitlam, British Columbia in 1995. The band consisted of singer-songwriter/guitarist … Continue reading Music Monday: Matthew Good Band
Music Monday: Our Lady Peace
Do you ever forget about a band, then you hear it and are immediately transported back in time to when you first heard it? Our Lady Peace is a little Pearl Jam, some Nirvana, a touch of Oasis, and bits of other 90s grunge. I haven't followed them since their first few albums when they … Continue reading Music Monday: Our Lady Peace
Music Monday: Japanese Breakfast
One hit wonders. It depends on who to talk to. I don't claim to like every song a band releases. Unless you are a "superfan", most listeners will have their favorites and their not-so-favorites*. So for me, there are some bands of which only one song really grabs me. Oh, I try. I do listen … Continue reading Music Monday: Japanese Breakfast
Music Monday: That song you don’t know why you like.
There are some songs that when you hear them you either turn them off (if you are able to) or try to tune them out. Then there are songs that you have no idea why you are compelled to listen to them every time. 'Nuff said. Here is Wet Leg with Chaise Longue, You'll either … Continue reading Music Monday: That song you don’t know why you like.
Music Monday: k.d lang
Sometimes a song slips away from you, and you forget about its existence. Then, like a thunder clap reverberating thought your body, something reminds you of the memory and you think, "Why haven't I thought of this for so long? I'll let the music sing for itself. From back in 2005, at the Juno Awards … Continue reading Music Monday: k.d lang
Music Monday: Sam Fender
17 Going Under and Getting Started by UK musician, Sam Fender, are similar sounding songs. I heard the first one on, you guessed it, CBC Radio. It took me a few songs to figure out that his voice reminded me of Scott Hutchison* of Frightened Rabbit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAifgn2Cvo8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtEbyt1_cw8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoODq7Ol1so As a comparison, here is Frightened … Continue reading Music Monday: Sam Fender
Music Monday: The Tragically Hip
Sometimes there is a band that you think everyone knows about because they are so popular where you are from, but despite world-wide connectivity, they seem to be a well kept secret. The Tragically Hip may or may not be one of them. I don't know how far their music has travelled, but they are … Continue reading Music Monday: The Tragically Hip
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