Nice Paul McCartney video with lots of footage of Linda. I think she contributed so much to Wings’ sound, far more than most people realize.
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Christmas Without You
A tune I’ve been working on since last summer… this is a rough take recorded on iPad (= thump thump) but what the heck…
After watching this a couple of time, I think I like the little “beam up” at the end most of all! Going to have to figure out how to get the thump out of the recording without drowning out the voice. It’s fun recording on the iPad. Fast and easy. I find that when I take a long time to set up more complicated gear, the original inspiration dies and the song comes out sorta wooden.
TobyMac – Me Without You (Official Lyric Video)
Toby Mac is one of my favorite Christian pop stars. He’s married to a woman from Jamaica, and perhaps her Island roots influence in his music. Whatever the case may be, I find he’s great to listen to in the city.
The past few weeks have been extremely challenging for me. No, not because of my romantic life. Something far more fundamental than passing relationships has been rocking my boat for the past little while. I won’t go into the details because, well, it’s my personal life. And there are boundaries between that and my web life.
Anyhow, I mention this because yesterday I felt sorta blah at one point. And it was this tune that got me moving and into the shower. After that, I went to a downtown Mass and was good to go for where I had to be in the evening.
As the song goes… “where would I be… without you.”
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Some of my favorite new chill tunes
Image via Tumblr
I just pinned 4 or 5 of my favorite new chill tunes. Instead of posting only one video here, I thought I’d link to the pins -
– so visitors can choose whatever might strike their fancy.
I’ve loved this kind of music ever since I first heard it back in the 90s. Of course, many precursors were around before the 90s, and I like a lot of the old school stuff too. But these days it seems the genre has taken a definite shape and form all its own.
The innovation is usually more subtle and slick than it was in the past. I just hope it keeps growing and doesn’t get in a musical rut, like so much new stuff does.
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Life is MORE than a highway…
Just discovered this video. The driver seems to be coming into the city from the country, but for me it really captures hitting the highway, headed for the country away from the city. Once I get past the heavy traffic and can relax a bit, it’s time to crank up the Ibiza and open the moonroof–in winter I can still pull back the solid hatch so the light shines through!
Sorry Tom Cochrane. Life might be a highway for you. But for me, it’s so much more!
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New David Bowie Single – Where Are We Now?
I remember when the web was new and Bowie’s site didn’t charge to chat there. What fun I had at the section called “Discourse.” I (and a few others) took on all sorts of usernames and played out several personas. Bowie allowed that back then. He even encouraged it. I guess calling the chat room “Discourse” was Bowie’s slightly pretentious (?) way of being postmodern. I mean, he could have just called it “Chat.” Pretentious or not, it’s hard to say. Many would say he’s a sophisticated artiste.
Anyhow, this video leans heavily on the sophisticated side. Nice tune. Nice video. The Old Minstrel continues to inspire!
Oil change
Was sitting in the car dealer earlier today, getting that seasonal oil change, playing with the iPad and Pinning up a storm, when this played over the waiting room speakers. Ahh… what memories.
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Change The Record – Melanie Fiona
Melanie Fiona – Change The Record (Video)
Was just watching new music videos this morning and liked this …. not on YouTube yet so will post a link to the video.
This probably speaks to anyone who’s in a situation that’s so bad they just have to distance themselves and move on to something new. It could be an old flame, an estranged friend or family member, or possibly an oppressive job…
I used to think that people who couldn’t face difficult situations were copping out. But recently I’ve come across something where I just have to… change the record. A first for me. But at least I can better understand those whom I’ve unfairly judged in the past.
http://hiphopwired.com/2012/11/08/melanie-fiona-ft-b-o-b-change-the-record-video/
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Enigma’s Gregorian chants and pop music…
The other day I took my portable radio into the bath – well, not INTO the bath – but you know what I mean. Last summer I got this fabulous little Sony from Amazon for that very purpose. Anyhow, I tuned into the first FM station that came in clearly and, hopping into the bath, heard this for the first time. Seems like a great integration of Gregorian chants and pop music. Never having heard it before, I assumed it was current. Turns out it’s been around since 1990.
Where was I?
I guess I’d just returned from living in India for a couple of years and was still discovering what’s good in the West.
Katy Perry connecting with her inner child…
I like this tune and the video is sorta interesting too.
