December 2010
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A toast to youth, upon the school, unto the halls,...
Jagjaguwar is a damn good label that I have mentioned before, and almost anything that they release warrants your immediate attention. This rule most certainly applies to Peter Wolf Crier, a Wisconsin/Minneapolis duo comprised of Peter Pisano and Brian Moen, who released their debut album, Inter-Be, earlier this year. I haven’t been able to shake these echoey folk tunes for the past week,...
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I want you to make love, not war... I know you've...
I work part-time at a drop-in youth centre, and one of my favourite teens (I know I’m not supposed to play favourites, but sometimes you can’t help it!) is a massive Beatles fan. Today, he came in looking particularly down, and I asked him what was wrong. He replied, “It was 30 years ago today…” with this look on his face like he was about to burst into tears. He...
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Music vs. Misery's 2010 Winter Mix
A wintery mix, just for you. [Photo taken by me, one early morning a couple weeks ago after a beautiful Vancouver snowfall] 1. Fleet Foxes - Blue Ridge Mountains from Fleet Foxes [2008] If you want to start a winter mix off right, it’s simply has to be Fleet Foxes.
2. Josh Ritter - Lantern from So Runs the World Away [2010] Last month, a couple friends and I went to see Josh Ritter live....