Tag: MUSIC [WriterJax]

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How Could I Forget The Drums, the drums, the drums...

Tuesday, 13 January 2009 11:09 P GMT

When I posted my top 10 albums of 2008 a few days ago, I made a grave error in leaving The Ting Tings' We Started Nothing off the list. Blasphemy! It's such a good, peppy album I'm giving it its very own post. And for the list-

As Chosen By Me: The Best Albums of 2008

Saturday, 10 January 2009 7:48 P GMT

When CD burning was still in its infancy, I used to use Napster, Kazaa, and other questionable music download services to create greatest-hits albums of my favorite bands and singers. I wouldn't put just chart toppers on each CD, though - I'd

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Good Vibrations

Sunday, 20 July 2008 6:52 P GMT

Freedom singers, hula hoops, wrestling masks, hot-air balloons, orzo salad ... the list of unlikely sights I saw crammed into one field at the Green River Music Festival yesterday is a mile long. This was my first trip to the annual event, and the ma

Retail Therapy Thursday: Get Yer WriterJax Tunage here...

Friday, 29 February 2008 3:28 A GMT

I give you The Concoction - their CD dropped this week, and the dudes were cool enough to ask me to provide some backing violin tracks. Give a listen to Piano Planet, for instance: I also fiddled for this track of Grandchester Meadows, an old Pi

The Five-year List

Friday, 29 February 2008 3:28 A GMT

Writer/blogger/dog show aficionado Joe has just published his fourth edition of his Five-year List, a compilation of his 100 favorite songs (updated twice every decade to keep up with the Jones'. Or should I say the Smiths?). Joe was kind en

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Jammin' with The Berries (too much?)

Tuesday, 12 February 2008 3:27 A GMT

I have a tip for all of my mommy-blogger pals: The Berries. I recently interviewed the producers of this all-girl kidsgroup, which stars in a set of straight-to-DVD episodes and on a full-lengthmusic CD.T

Press Release of the Week: Music Improves Morale

Tuesday, 5 February 2008 4:41 P GMT

Well, duh! This release I just received reminded me of this post. Music Makes Sense in Business : Utilizing Good Music in the Workplace Improves Morale & Productivity An interview with Dr. Russ Riendeau. D

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"Spit Out Your Words, Spit Out Your Verbs"

Tuesday, 8 January 2008 1:01 A GMT

I was in a local bagel shop trying to look professional while wolfing down a sesame with veggie cream cheese when I first heard about the 'Pick a Word for the New Year' phenomenon.Kerstin, an interview subject for a freelance article I just f

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Media is My Life

Friday, 1 September 2006 12:48 A GMT

I spent most of my evening - no, the entire evening - updating my mp3 player last night. I was so bored with the music that was in there and even what was stored in my computer ... so I spent hours culling my CD collection and ripping tunes, some o