Sometimes an album can grab me right off the bat – first couple songs and I know I’ll be hooked. Other times it depends on my mood. I can listen to an album and not think too much of it, then when I’m in a different scenario or frame of mind that same album will blow me away. I love when that happens! Its like when you meet someone [...]
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Jack White may be best known for his role in The White Stripes, but when I sat down to write what I thought could be a brief post about the rock legend, I soon found myself immersed in articles and videos about this complex rocker and I was worried I couldn’t do him justice. Before I continue, I must say that even though I have a huge appreciation for Jack [...]
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For those of you who follow Toe Jam Mondays, you are familiar with my friend Bodden who sometimes shares his vast musical knowledge with us. (See Weezer and Mando Diao posts) Well as usual, Bodden and I were having our weekly music chats and he asked me if I got around to listening to the Okkervil River album he had sent me. He had told me about these guys a [...]
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I’ve talked a little bit before about having a soundtrack to your life. A song or album that can take you back in time with just an opening riff or beat. My life is full of these, but there are a few albums that can even bring back the butterflies of that exciting time – an album with songs that I still know all the words to, even after [...]
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I know this picture has nothing to do with anticipated albums of 2011, but really, what picture does? and this one still makes me laugh. The sister looks so accomplished, and the baby has no idea that this look is not normal. But back to the music. I thought I would start 2011 with some of the albums I am looking forward to this year. Some of them have had [...]
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