Sweater Weather
Well it’s happened. The temperature has dropped, the leaves are falling, decorative gourds line entrances to grocery stores and I’ve been consuming pumpkin-flavoured treats with gusto. I spent a good...
View ArticleTop of the Drops 2012
Music and I got off to a rocky start in 2012. Most of the new releases from early 2012 left me underwhelmed. Everyone seemed to be wrapped up in a big electro-techno wave that I was not...
View ArticleVamps from Ipa’hema’
Tulum (Mexico) beach at sunrise D’ya get it? Vamps from Ipahema. Judge me all you want, but I am shamefully proud of that title. Now that the incredible Osheaga lineup has been announced- even though...
View ArticleThat Expectedly, Unexpected Sound
The stunning ST a ‘Sparkling Hour‘ in Muskoka Dulling the pain created by the release of Osheaga’s 2013 line-up and the acceptance that I won’t be attending this year is the anticipation of going to...
View ArticleMoos and Grooves: Part Twos
The adventure continues! After our first three acts, we decided that it wasn’t absolutely necessary to be in the crowd for Alpine. So we went out to pasture. Pas de <<moshing.>> SILENT...
View ArticleDissolve Me
Temple of Kukulkan, Chichén Itzá, Mexico All week I’ve been thinking up a completely, mindblowingly awesome post- it didn’t happen. Sorry kids, time has once again escaped me, as it has done so...
View ArticleMashup Mania
“I quote from others to better express myself.” – Michel de Montaigne With the emergence of digital sound technology, increasing connectivity and availability, sampling has become a constant in modern...
View ArticleThe Nature of a Renaissance Girl
It is my pleasure to be back with yet another SS&ND guest blog! Oh Land’s “Renaissance Girls” is like an updated version of No Doubt’s “Just a Girl”; a 21st century tongue-in-cheek take on...
View ArticleThe Echo from the Mountain
View from the Ubisoft rooftop terrace in Montreal Pop Montreal has come and gone in a flash. This year’s line-up was particularly strong and the festival was made all the better by gorgeous,...
View ArticleSlow Blow
Sydney reflections Sorry guys and gals, Snapshots and Needle Drops has been taking a brief and unintentional hiatus. Fortunately, I’ve been taking loads of Snapshots-worthy pics and Emily is on deck...
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