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Musical Friday: Advent, and Yuletide songs

Musical Friday: Advent, and Yuletide songs

I’ve been so busy placing Christmas orders all week I haven’t made any more posts. But I’ve been keeping my brain filled with the Holiday spirit of Peace with these tunes. Today’s presentation comes from a site called Noise Trade – you have two options to get the music: share 5 of your friend’s e-mail [...]

Musical Friday: Give a mix tape this christmas

Musical Friday: Give a mix tape this christmas
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What say’s “I love you” more than a mix tape? Custom mixed cd – or even tricky series of e-mails with MP3′s attached? Mix up trackes from these  Free Albums on amazon.com: This Is How I Roc: 2008 Yep Roc Label Sampler: MP3 Downloads: Various Artists Light In the Attic Label Sampler: MP3 Downloads: Various [...]

Musical (black) Friday: calm your mind with your iPod

Musical (black) Friday: calm your mind with your iPod

Ah – a musical post – for Black Friday – calm your mind while you stand in line: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download MP3 of Quantum Cello interview by Jad Abumrad, music by Zoe Keating Read the article that goes with the performace and fill up your iPod with this ethereal ambience [...]

Musical Friday: in my rotation

Musical Friday: in my rotation

GIRL TALK – FEED THE ANIMALS – ILLEGAL ART a stream of consciousness re-mix – free album that will tear down everything you expect from your music! Tales Of The Forgotten Melodies – by Wax Taylor has had me on the hook since you heard one of the top tracks in the Blogger Search Contest [...]

Musical Friday + Living in Charlotte : Symphony Orchestra

Musical Friday + Living in Charlotte : Symphony Orchestra

I was thrilled when My wife announced she had tickets for Friday’s performace. The kids were filled with dread. Eben had such a foul attitude leaving his friends playing on the street that I had to discipline him for what he was saying. “Art show, music – WHY do we HAVE to go” they whined, [...]

Musical Friday: John Martyn’s sweet little mysteries

Musical Friday: John Martyn’s sweet little mysteries

Ever recognize someone the first time you meet them? Well a highlight of my year went that way when I met my now friend Steve Yates, who was kind enough to let me stay at his home this summer in the Lake District of the United Kingdom.  He’s a wedding photographer in this legendary landscape. [...]

Give your favorite tunes Vitamins

Give your favorite tunes Vitamins

This Friday’s music installment is weddingified – stringquartetized popular music…. …..generally I would say this might be cheasy, but if you wan to walk down the isle to a blaring version of  You Shook Me All Night Long your guests might prefer that it’s the sanitized string quartet version.  And then it can be your [...]

Funky chicken for the hipsters among you…

Funky chicken for the hipsters among you…

Bostich and Fussible live performance on Morning Becomes Eclectic: Well, you may ban your DJ from playing the funky chicke, but that doesn’t mean you can’t dance the step to a different tune! This music makes me feel silly and spastic all at the same time, which for me is not a new emotional cocktail [...]

Salsa on the mind to tango

Salsa on the mind to tango

Well, last night I had a real blast learning to Salsa with My wife, Bill & Deanna. Today KCRW was playing me some dulce estupendo tango-fusion from Bajofondo which I’ll share with you here: [flash http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb080611bajofondo/embed-audio w=424 h=268] So if you’d like to pick up an album to get your tango on with your lover [...]

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