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Cirque du soleil acrobats perform in Place des Arts, Montreal

Cirque du Suprise

December 30, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Reason number 129 to love Montréal: sporadic street performances by Cirque du Soleil. This is Birdy. You might have heard her wonderful cover of Bon Iver’s Skinny Love earlier this year. If you like the song, be sure to check out “Shelter” as well. “People Help the People” by Birdy

Categories: Covers, Folk, Rock, Soul • Tags: Bon Iver, cirque du soleil, cirque soleil, folk, Montreal, music, photography, photos, street performances

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Close up of pink rose in Victoria

Mellow Times

December 27, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

One of the great things about this time of year are the many lists of the best music of the past twelve months. For 2011, new artist Lana Del Ray seems to be reigning over the indie music kingdom. This is not surprising, the girl’s got a fantastic low voice and a unique slow steady style, her first single “Video Games” has been hit all over the bloggosphere. As “Video Games” has such an online presence, I hesitate to use […]

Categories: Alternative, Dreamwave, Electronic, Indie, Jazz • Tags: best of 2011, indie, jazz, Koops, Lana Del Ray, music, photography, photos

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Banister decorated for Christmas

Carol of the Bells

December 24, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Merry Christmas Eve Tonight I’m sharing a favourite Christmas song from my childhood. I used to dramatically dance to the following piece in our living room. “Carol of the Bells” by David Foster And if you’re in any doubt about the passion of this piece, you can always double check with Mr. Schrute.

Categories: 20th Century Classical, Canadian, Classical, Covers, Instrumental, Symphonic, World • Tags: Christmas, Christmas Eve, classical, David Foster, instrumental, music, photography, photos

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Car side view mirror moving in rain

The Road Trip Home

December 22, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

FREEDOM!! Freedom came for me at 3am on Wednesday morning when I finished my last of 10, twelve-hour shifts, in the past 11 nights. Within 9 hours my co-worker Mel and I picked up our paycheques and hit the road for our Ontarian homes. If you’re going to be stuck in a car with someone for seven hours it is near-impossible to beat the fine and fun company of one Miss. Mel. We talked about anything and everything. And just to […]

Categories: Alternative, Dreamwave, Electronic, Indie, Rock, Soul • Tags: Christmas, electronic, indie, music, photography, Rock, soul

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Colour sample wheel

An Indie Pickup

December 17, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

This song is a little indie-style pick-me-up for all of you currently studying for exams- as well as those just coming out of them. I don’t know if you’re like me, but after writing my last exam, my brain would always take a few days to really understand that the whole ordeal was over. All that prep work and it’s done in three lightning-fast hours? This song always makes me think of road trips to the beach. “Lust for Life” […]

Categories: Alternative, Indie, Lo-fi, Pop, Rock • Tags: colour, Girls, indie, music, photography, pop, Rock

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BC totem pole against blue sky with clouds, Stanley Park

Phone!

December 14, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

I’ve been living alone for the better part of six months now. It’s been going pretty well except yesterday, for the first time, I crossed a line- I started talking to myself. Or rather, what I should say was that I was talking to my phone. Is talking to inanimate objects better than talking to yourself? Doubtful. Regardless, these were not murmured internal ramblings, but full sentences at a conversational volume. If a girl talks in her apartment, and there’s no one […]

Categories: Alternative, Canadian, Indie, Rock • Tags: alternative, Canadian, indie, music, photography, Rock, Vancouver

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Street lights through snow

Reunited

December 11, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Two nights ago I was reunited with my girls Lex and ST in Ottawa. These two girls are the reason I got through university with most of my sanity intact. We all took some variation of the same degrees: History, Political Science, Humanistic Studies, Art History, Religion, so we always found fantastic courses and took at least one of them together each semester. These girls and I share very specific knowledge on a range of subjects. Yeah… it’s pretty cool. […]

Categories: Electronic, Indie, Rock • Tags: AWOLNATION, electronic, friends, indie, Ottawa, Rock, snow

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Water display at Place des Arts, Montreal

To the Giver of Cookie Dough

December 8, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

So I have this amazing friend Liane who is known, internationally, for her amazing cookies. Her ginger ones are my favourite, but it’s her chocolate chip that have become the stuff of legend. Regardless of the flavour, she always leaves a portion of cookie dough specifically so I can eat it raw. Did I mention she was amazing? This girl also has fantastic music taste. She’s currently finishing her final essays of the semester and preparing to jet set across the […]

Categories: Alternative, Electronic, Experimental, Indie, Pop • Tags: electronic, experimental, indie, lights, Montreal, music, Oh Land, photography, pop

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Condensation on window over Glasgow

“There’s no lions!”

December 5, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

One morning I was having breakfast with my good friend Phil, and we were discussing the mental benefits of going for a run. He talked about how his brain seems to figure stuff out while he’s jogging only to pop up later like “hey! While you were running- we were working, and we figured some stuff out for ya!” My favourite line to come out of this conversation was when he told me he always thinks his brain is confused […]

Categories: Alternative, Canadian, Indie, Pop, Rock • Tags: alternative, Canadian, Glasgow, Hey Rosetta, indie, music, photography, pop, Rock, Scotland

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