As previously announced in my last post, I am leaving MOG. I want to thank those who took the time to comment and say good things about my 28 months here.I've decided to follow your suggestion to leave my account open, although it seems to be more like a message in a bottle in the immensity of the cybersea. But, it's also a way of keeping a little channel open; should you want to communicate wi
That's it for me. The magic has gone. I'm leaving MOG. I will not even try to explain why; it would be a waste of time and probably wouldn't get more than a couple of comments - as usual.I cannot say I will miss you much, specially the leeches. Those I care for I can always find at Multiply.I'll most probably delete my account tomorrow.Adieu. "Wrong to say that I am giving upRight to say that
I really enjoy music criticism, even more when the critique is short and witty. I must admit that the wit is most often used to dis an album or artist.From the Hour (22-28 Jan 09), here's an example taken from Dave Jaffer's remarks about The All-American-Rejects' album When the World Comes Down:"I'll grudgingly allow that album opener I Wanna is infectious like chicken pox, although just as scarr
Here is a subject that has rarely been treated in songs: contempt. What makes it more interesting is the fact that such a serious matter is wrapped in a sweet melody. I put a loose translation in parentheses.Caracol is Carole Facal who used to be one half of Dobacaracol. Hope you like it.Le Mépris (Contempt)Arrive souvent en avance (Often comes early)Se met facilement en travers (Easily gets in
Thanks to NPR, you can listen to Andrew Bird's new album scheduled to be released on January 20. You can listen to it in one session or track by track. Here's the link:http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98649962&sc=nl&cc=asc-20090104
Pizza Hut offers 25 various free tracks from the eMusic catalogue. http://www.emusic.com/playlists/playlist/pizzahutmp3playlist.html?group=Oct&lid=2&AID=10572548&PID=361116&SID=FW7giuai
"You ask me who I am" is the first sentence of this song by my favorite Québécois artist. I'll tell you:My name is Réjean. I live in the French-speaking part of Canada that is called Québec, in the suburbs of its metropolis, Montréal. I was born in 1942 which makes me ancient, but I plan to die young. I was a "war child": to avoid being drafted to go to WW2, my father joined a program promotin
!K7 is offering a free sampler of 2008 releases and a couple of 2009 previews (9 tracks total) for your enjoyment.Featured: Hot Chip, Carl Craig, Quiet Village, The Herbaliser, Milosh, Bomb the Bass, The Matthew Herbert Big Band, Circlesquare, and Boozoo Bajou.Get it at http://www.k7.com/sampler/
http://rcrdlbl.com/artists/Gemma_Hayes/track/Out_Of_Our_Hands_feat_Kevin_ShieldsI posted this link so you could get to know, if you already don't, a great singer and a great song as well as to introduce a great music Website.