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Thank you to everyone who commented! I especailly loved the video Hammerogod! So I was racking my brian for a song that mentioned strumpets and the only one I've been able to come up with is (oddly enough) a Disney song. Topsy Turvy from the Hunchback of Notre Dame contains the line: "Join the bums and thieves and strumpetsStreaming in from Chartres to Calais" Now on to Trumpets. So I kind of lied when I said this would be about trumpets. Well it is, but it's mor... MORE
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Honestly beirut is my first introduction to balkan music. But Zach Condon manages to translate their music into gorgeous pop that a wider audience can not only accept but love. I saw beirut play in october and it was mindblowing!! Their music is so powerful that it was surreal to stand their and watch it being played. Anyways here are some pictures.
The last pic always make me laugh.
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hey everyone.so, a friend of mine was talking about mog today and it made me recall a time when I actually WENT on this site.... heh... sorry guys. here are the bands i'm into at the moment:the entire juno soundtrack:Kimya Dawson and I are going to get married and move to new york.... except i like boys... but that's okay! ALSOOOO Beirut. OH GOD I love them too much. if you have not heard them, PLEASE do....here is a great tidbit of info about them...Zach Condon ... MORE
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I usually try to offer some information about the bands/songs I post, but I see moggers are already quite familiar with Beirut - which is good... I'm feeling kinda lazy.
I will say this... I SWEAR I saw him (and possibly one other person... can't quite remember now) playing at the Lorimer/Metropolitan stop on the G train (smith/9th side) 4-7 weeks ago. At this point I had never seen zach, or even been formally introduced to Beirut. I had heard the name and the music, but n... MORE
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I read a lot of Middle East news. It's my job. I edit a site called Electronic Iraq. Our sister site, Electronic Intifada, has been covering the Israeli attacks on Gaza this week (it seems they are always covering Israeli attacks on Gaza). I was reading through a week's worth of reports from Electronic Intifada yesterday and listening to a mix I just received from one of my closest friends. Reading the news from the Middle East every day I can get numb. Not numb exactl... MORE
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Beirut is a band that has recently stolen my heart. And they are not giving it back. It was an afternoon at my house when my brother burned both their CDs onto one CD for me and insisted I listen to it immediately. Honestly, I was not expecting a brand new obsession. I was thinking a band I would enjoy listening to, something cool to walk down the street to. Now, I do both things with Beirut, and I am also enthralled by them. I believe it is Beirut's unique sound that ... MORE
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Sometimes we find ouselves in unexplained distress. Sometimes the path is more difficult than we anticipate. You know how it is, friend. But there are things we end up grabbing on to...moments that seem irrelevant as they're happening, but end up defining our very existence. Music has this incredible power to soundtrack the moments that make us who we are, and provides a spiritual "marker" in our brains. Sounds so precious they can't be replaced by anything else. The first... MORE
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Beirut
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I wanted to post a live video of this song, but all the live clips on YouTube have terrible audio.
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... and raw emotions but I'm back after a long-ish hiatus. I'm back for practical reasons. I was able to find some new music on my own while I was away, but I MOG is still the best way I've found to get new leads on great stuff. What was I doing while I was away? My normal routine plus way too much World of Warcraft. Ventrilo severely cut into my music listening, but I'm feeling the need to shift back to music. (In case this helps anybody, here are some examples of th... MORE
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I love Beirut. It's like Emir Kustirica without being annoying. Don't get me wrong, I like Kusturica's music too, but I get tired of it really quickly. That doesn't happen with Beirut.
But I kinda hate Zach Condon just a little. I mean, he's 21 and he has recorded more than 5 albums. I haven't even recorded one! So if I wanted to catch up, I'd have to make 6 albums right now... and I don't see that happening. O well...
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Mogging Hiatus
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Looks like you are going to be without my charming company for a week. I'm heading off to Sicily on Friday, and this will probably be my last chance to post before then. I hope you don't have to much fun while I'm absent. Don't worry about me, the drinking age there is 16, so there will be much frivolity and merrymaking(admittredly, it is a school trip, so I'll be limited to three pints a night). I'll be back on Good Friday with some stories and pictures for you all, in th... MORE
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I really like songs, and I really like lists, but trying to list my favorite songs in order of greatness just didn't feel right. These are the songs I heard this year that accompanied my ups and downs, made me dance carelessly around my living room, helped me fall asleep and wake up, and gave me reasons to love music all over again. How could I choose one great song over another (besides "Postcards From Italy, of course)? So without further adue, I present to you my "best ... MORE
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And I just reintroduced myself to Bitch (formerly of Bitch and Animal), whose album debuted over month ago. SHe's been way out my radar for a while. She's been busy since the last time I saw here like 2 years ago. Starring in movies, getting mag write-ups along with her ce-les-brity GFF, Daniela Sea (The L-Word)... She's like the female Tenacious D, and all that that implies ;). Ironically she just just played her only NY date tonight, the same night i remember she exists.... MORE