My friends and former college classmates The Alternate Routes, who have come off a banner year of success, have released their first ever holiday track this year, “It’s That Time.” Continue reading
Required listening: Petula Clark’s ‘Cut Copy Me’
Petula Clark is best known for hits like “Downtown” and “A Sign of the Times” during the ’60s, but in her 80s she still has some surprises in store. Last year, a new album of music was released called “Lost in You,” and the lead track, “Cut Copy Me,” is a surprisingly modern selection from the artist. Continue reading
Christmas Present: The Living Sisters’ ‘Kadoka, South Dakota’
I’ve previously shared my love of The Bird and the Bee, and while their next album is said to finally be coming next year, in the meantime, another project she’s involved with, The Living Sisters, has released a Christmas disc, “Harmony is Real: Songs for a Happy Holiday,” that continues in the tradition of lush harmonies that throw back to an earlier era. Continue reading
YouTube has everything: Maddie the dachshund and her bell
Not much to say about this one; an adorable dachshund hits a bell to ask for treats, for your viewing enjoyment after the jump: Continue reading
A virtual tour: New York Transit Museum
Google’s street view has captured some awesome things on the street as the trucks roll by, but they’ve been having fun in other ways too, capturing special areas and putting them on Google maps as a sort of combination between an easter egg and a virtual tour. Continue reading
Christmas Present: Enya’s ‘And Winter Came’
Today’s Christmas Present entry takes us to an artist with a more than 25 year history of consistent musical output: Enya. The artist’s music has remained remarkably consistent in sound across multiple albums, but her popularity has remained consistent as well. Continue reading
Streaming economics revisited, thanks to Taylor Swift
Earlier here on the blog, I featured some thoughts about streaming music and the economics behind it. It’s come up again recently, thanks to Taylor Swift pulling her music off of Spotify as a protest over the streaming rates paid, and Sony Music was reportedly evaluating whether it might do the same. Continue reading
Christmas Present: Straight No Chaser teams up with Kristen Bell
It’s been said here before: Kristen Bell can do no wrong. This time out, she pops up on a quirky holiday track with the a capella group Straight No Chaser, who has been featured previously on the Christmas Present playlist. Continue reading
Game on: Internet Arcade takes you way back
I didn’t get a chance to write about this earlier this month when it was announced, but there’s still plenty to enjoy so I’m sharing it now: Earlier this month the Internet Archive announced an extension of their site that archived classic video games from the early years of arcade machines in what they’ve dubbed the Internet Arcade. Continue reading
Christmas Present: Swedish Chef’s ‘Christmas Smorgasbord’
This year we kick off Christmas Present with a character near and dear to my heart: The Swedish Chef. While most people are familiar with the John Denver/Muppets Christmas album, a more recent one came out in the mid-2000s that expanded the holiday ouerve from the Muppets. Continue reading