February 2010
8 posts
As I walk through this wicked world / searchin'...
Funny how music can bring people together, isn’t it? For the last five years, I’ve had the coolest boss, mentor, and friend that anyone could ever ask for, and while we never ran out of other things to talk about, it was our mutual love of all things music that made us understand each other so much more. It’s difficult to pinpoint the specific point in time that Bob and I became...
January 2010
11 posts
Just some technical difficulties, no biggie
Music vs. Misery’s mp3 links are gonna be down for about a day or two… sorry about that! With that said, I promise that the site will be all the more awesome once I get things up and running again.
Thanks for sticking around :) - Megan * While you’re here, why don’t you check out this incredible video of the encore at the Phoenix concert here in Vancouver last Friday....
Still I am not from Barcelona... no, I am not even...
Oh, happy day! Just got word that a new The Tallest Man on Earth record, The Wild Hunt, will be released on April 13 via Dead Oceans (home to many of my favourites, including Califone, who released one of my favourite albums of 2009). An early sampler of Kristian Matsson’s sophomore release, a song called “King of Spain,” is up for grabs as of today — and no,...
lives are found and loves are lost / say goodbye...
I didn’t even have to listen to this brand-spankin’ new cover to know that it was going to be fucking awesome. mp3: Grizzly Bear - And I Was A Boy From School (Hot Chip Cover) mp3: Hot Chip - And I Was A Boy From School from The Warning I hope you’re all as stoked for the new Hot Chip record as I am! One Life Stand hits shelves February 8.
This is where I want to be.
It’s been a week filled with typically somber comfort music like The National and Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks, but this cheerful string-filled remix of a Fyfe Dangerfield track that I recently stumbled upon has been working wonders to help bring me out of my current funk. Dig it.
mp3: Fyfe Dangerfield - She Needs Me (Monarchy Remix) You might recognize Fyfe as the fresh voice of the...
Unmarked graves where flowers grow...
This morning I got a little weepy sitting in front of my computer and reading an emotional editorial piece about the current crisis in Haiti written by Régine Chassagne of Arcade Fire for The Observer. Régine, who has roots in Haiti and travelled there for the first time last year, discusses her reaction to the recent earthquake, urges readers to donate to the cause, and insists that the...
And there is no way back from this...
I got some sad news today which suggests that there will be some major changes headed my way in the coming months. But change can be good… right? I’ll openly admit that I’m a pessimist who doesn’t handle change that well (or at all), but whether I like it or not, I suppose I have to learn eventually. Days like today are just begging for some comfort music, and...
you were standing so close to me / like the future...
I have the biggest crush… and it’s on this song. mp3: Vampire Weekend - Taxi Cab from Contra
Unsentimental Driving around Sure of myself Sure of it now You were standing so close to me Like the future was supposed to be In the aisles of the grocery And the blocks up-town I remember Remember well But if I’d forgotten Could you tell?
So simple… so pretty. Who knew...
keep it real, keep it real, shout out!
Currently getting myself pumped to go to work and play various indoor sports games with a group of 6-9 year olds. I seriously doubt that Animal Collective needs any more press at the moment, but c’mon… how can listening to this song not make you love life? Come to think of it, the same goes for spending the afternoon with a bunch of young, free spirits. mp3: Animal Collective -...
I've been swimming across the lakes just to find...
Just yesterday morning, my best friend left for the gorgeous country that is Sweden, where she will be living for the next five months as part of a university exchange program. It’s tough thinking about spending nearly half a year without her company, but I am so happy that she is going to have the opportunity to meet so many new people and experience so many great things in such an utterly...
the words of the prophets are written on the...
I’ve written about Simon & Garfunkel before and I’m sure that I will again many times after this… but did you happen to catch that 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame concert that’s been airing on HBO over the last couple of weeks? Whoa.
It’s remarkable when you consider the impact that these perfectly-matched voices had on popular music in such...
You can keep tomorrow... after tonight we're not...
Hard to believe it’s already 2010. The past year certainly had its ups and downs, but looking back now, I probably wouldn’t change a thing. I tend to hold the belief that everything happens for a reason, and even when it feels like things couldn’t possibly get any more complicated, the great moments in life eventually surpass and overrule all of the seemingly endless hardships.
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