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Parisian Catacomb Skulls

Beast

February 24, 2012 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Last November I finally made it down into the Paris catacombs! They’re one of the only ‘must-see’ sights that had been missing from my list of Parisan adventures. My good friend Kin and I ventured down the 130 steps of their spiral staircase to arrive, dizzy, under the cobblestones and cafés of La Ville-Lumière. We walked through the tunnel system, which was initially created for mining limestone. We walked along the passageways mentioned in Les Misérables, by chambers where 19th century Monachists had […]

Categories: Canadian, Choral, Electronic, French, Indie, Rock • Tags: electric, indie, Montreal, music, Paris, paris catacombs, photography, Rock, travel

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Sunset through St Laurant, Montreal, street fair

The Main

February 19, 2012 by snapshotsandneedledrops

The Main is the nickname for boulevard Saint Laurent in Montréal. This street is the heartline from which everything stems from in the city. You are either west or east of Saint Laurent, and historically it was also the unofficial demarkation between English or French. This 18th century road has been referred to as “The Main” for hundreds of years, as it was the principle path up through the city from the old port. This fact is according to Shwartz’s, […]

Categories: Alternative, Canadian, Folk, French, Pop, Soul • Tags: french, indie, Montreal, music, photography, saint laurent, shwartz

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Dog jumping in snow

My Little Monster

February 14, 2012 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Happy Valentine’s Day! February 14th is special for another reason however, it’s the birthday of the little monster above, Wattie. It was nearly eleven years ago now that we found a ten-month old her on Wattie Road. She’s the best pup in the world. I adored this song from first listen. The last time I remember being immediately excited about a new song or band was the first time I heard Mumford and Sons. Which suits, as this band, Of […]

Categories: Alternative, Folk, Indie, Rock, Unreleased • Tags: dog, folk, Iceland, indie, music, Of Monsters and Men, photography, winter

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Paris wooden door carving of Medusa

Something Evil This Way Comes

February 9, 2012 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Doesn’t this Medusa, found on a Parisienne door, look like she could totally front a punk-rock band? This song was a part of my soundtrack to life when I was 18. I used to listen to it on my Swiss train rides home at night. Yeah, I was that punk in the corner listening to music loudly– but at least I had headphones! Kids today…. have you seen them? Just playing music openly to the maximum volume their little device […]

Categories: Alternative, Indie, Post-Punk, Rock • Tags: indie, Interpol, music, photography, post-punk revival, Rock, travel

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Balloons caught on St Catherine, Montreal

Ready, Set… OK Go.

February 5, 2012 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Today, music-video masters OK Go came out with a new video! This one clip quickly turned into a OK Go marathon. The group’s videos, like their music, are super fun and awesomely quirky. At first their style was very DIY, filming and releasing their music clips themselves on YouTube- even though they were signed. OK Go gained particular attention after one of their videos, in which they performed a hilarious dance routine on eight treadmills, went viral in 2006. In […]

Categories: Alternative, Indie, Pop, Rock • Tags: alternative, art, balloons, creative, indie, music, photography, pop, Rock, superbowl ads

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Jet trails from a plane over Paris

Potential: Part One

February 1, 2012 by snapshotsandneedledrops

“There are 500,000 people in the air right now.” Do you know what I love the most about airports? HSBC ads. Plastered all over gangways across the globe, HSBC has executed two very successful, thought-provoking airport campaigns over the last few years. There’s a lot of interesting material here, so I’m not going to use it all up in one post, but selfishly spin out their material over a few entries. The current campaign is all about the world’s potential. […]

Categories: Acoustic, Alternative, Blues, Folk, Indie • Tags: Angus and Julia Stone, Blues, facts, HSBC, music, Paris, photography, travel

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