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The Rise & Fall of the Columbia House Record Club — and How We Learned to Steal Music

An article about the decline of mail-order record clubs claims that it was the “12 for a $0.01” record clubs that conditioned consumers to pay little to nothing for music (and though they don’t phrase it this way, the related joy of having a large “download” of music provide (relatively) instant gratification too.) There’s probably […]

Posted 15 November 2011 § Library § MemoryLane § PopCulture ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Music Monday – Occupy with Aloha

This isn’t a typical Music Monday clip but it’s pretty cool. A Hawaiian slack-key guitar musician named Makana was asked to play at the APEC Summit as background during one of their dinners.  But, being sympathetic to the Occupy Wall Street cause, he wore an “Occupy with Aloha” shirt during his performance and also chose […]

Posted 14 November 2011 § MusicMonday § Politics § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Sappy Sunday – Sometimes Real Life Is Better Than Any CGI Fiction

Guaranteed to blow your mind – a time-lapse video shot by International Space Station astronauts flying over the Earth over a period of two months. Earth | Time Lapse View from Space | Fly Over | Nasa, ISS from Michael König on Vimeo. (via MetaFilter where they’ve solved what the ribbon of light across a […]

Posted 13 November 2011 § Randomness § Sad § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Music Monday – “In a corner of the world on election day/You watched your star shatter/Then fade away/Too many wasted days”

I wasn’t sure which would be a fitting song to post for Saskatchewan’s election day but I saw the lyric I quoted in the post title posted to Twitter by an NDP staff member this morning…

Posted 07 November 2011 § MusicMonday § Politics § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

It’s The First Snow of the Year (Dates Archive)

An annual tradition on this blog is the posting of this Hawksley Workman song which perfectly captures the joy that comes with the first snowfall of the year.  I also realised this also makes an informal weather history – and not sure if I’m always consistent on this but I think I tend to record […]

Posted 06 November 2011 § MemoryLane § Video ‡ Comments (11) ° Also tagged: , ,

Music Monday – “I was working in the lab/Late one night/When my eyes beheld/An eerie sight”

Halloween rarely falls on a Monday but there are so many options for a Music Monday song, how do I choose?  Well, start with one of the best ever…

Posted 31 October 2011 § MusicMonday § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “And all I can do/Is read a book to stay awake/And it rips my life away/But it’s a great escape…escape…escape.”

I’ve been on a bit of a 90’s kick lately. This is a classic of that era…

Posted 24 October 2011 § MemoryLane § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Sappy Sunday – Acceptance & Anti-Bullying Message From An Insurance Commercial?!?

A Thai insurance commercial, mashed-up with an atmospheric piece of music, creates a touching message against bullying and about acceptance:

Posted 23 October 2011 § Randomness § Sad § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Music Monday – “I’m putting all my fears down/I can hear the cheers now/See peace signs when I look around”

X-Factor is the new Simon Cowell owned-show he’s imported from the UK to compete with American Idol, the top-rated franchise he left last year.  Although both shows have similar formats, X-Factor allows groups, a wider age range for contestants and holds auditions in front of an audience instead of just the judges’ panel among other […]

Posted 17 October 2011 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

Music Monday – “You know she’s there waiting/Just anticipating/The things you’ll never ever ever possess.”

Love those A/V Club covers… …although in this case, Peter Bjorn and John don’t hold a candle to the original… …or even to my own personal favourite version, originally featured in one of the greatest music movies of all-time and now in a clip from The Commitments’ live tour:

Posted 10 October 2011 § MusicMonday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: