Category: Music
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Ween, mang!
So last spring I was able to reconnect with my weird, bright and wonderful college friends again through a sad occasion, which was the untimely loss of the beating heart of our friend group, Mr. Eric J. Lawrence. One of Eric’s favorite bands, which in turn became a college favorite for all of us, was…
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Christmas Record Collection
Every year on Black Friday, I start getting really excited about Christmas, but I refuse to go to any big box stores to participate in the commercial extravaganza. Instead, in what seems to be becoming a “day after Thanksgiving” tradition for me and my girls, I stopped by one of my favorite secondhand stores, The…
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The Kinks
If I’m writing about all the mid-60s music and bands that I love, I should probably start with the Zombies; after all, it was their song Brief Candles that inspired the title of my blog. However, I have a greater love for The Kinks, and, having just experienced listening to a fun Apple Music playlist…
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Christmas Jazz
I thought I should get a post in for December so that I have one per month since I started this blog. One of my favorite personal Christmas traditions is to listen to my collection of jazz renditions of Christmas tunes. I have a few actual albums (LPs and CDs), but now that Apple Music…
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Elliott Smith favorites
I don’t listen to Elliott Smith that often, because his music is associated with melancholy moods. But when I do, I continually re-discover the beauty of his singing, playing, and songwriting (both lyrics and melodies). I’ll probably add to this post periodically (so that it’s a living, breathing thing – rawwr!), but here’s the first in what will be…
bright & tiny gems 