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The Great Wide Somewhere

October 27, 2014 by ebembo

  Two weeks ago I was invited on an after-hours tour of Canada’s Library of Parliament in Ottawa, Ontario. Built between 1859 and 1876, the Library is the only original remaining part of the Centre Block of Parliament – the rest burned down in a fire in 1916. The Library was saved thanks to a fast-thinking clerk and a pair of steel doors. I only visited the Library of Parliament once before, on a Girl Guide field trip to Ottawa […]

Categories: Americana, Folk, singer-songwriter, Soul, Uncategorized • Tags: Americana, Canada, folk, Frazey Ford, Library of Parliament, singer-songwriter, soul, The Be Good Tanyas

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We Know The Moves

September 22, 2014 by ebembo

  The West Block, Parliament Hill, Ottawa – Scheduled to reopen in 2017 Having each calendar year begin on a seemingly arbitrary day smack in the middle of the winter – just another cold day, undistinguishable from the cold days that preceded it – always struck me as an odd way to start fresh. If I had my way, I would have advised Pope Gregory to start every year in September. What better way to begin anew than during the most dramatic […]

Categories: Electropop, Indie • Tags: Alanis Morissette, Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, coffee, Concordia University, electropop, indie, Kid Koala, McGill University, Montreal, moving, Ottawa, Parliament, Phil Collins, Pop Montreal, Sylvan Esso, The Strokes

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Welcome to My Zoo

July 28, 2014 by ebembo

I’m a sucker for a good bass line. This song by Glass Animals – an indie rock band from Oxford, England – delivers. When you grow up living with a sibling who plays the bass guitar non-stop, you cannot help but develop an ear for new, distinctive, groovy bass riffs. In fact, it is to your advantage to recommend new tracks to your sibling, otherwise you’re just stuck listening to “Aeroplane” by the Red Hot Chili Peppers on repeat. I also […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: animals, bass, British, British Music, Glass Animals, indie, Indie Rock, music, photography, psychedelic, psychedelic pop, trip hop

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Go West, Young Woman

July 14, 2014 by ebembo

Running of the bulls in the Camargue marshlands, France, 1998 I recently rediscovered my old high school diary. It is a treasure trove of late 1990s pop culture gems; no page goes by without some mention of Leonardo DiCaprio, Radiohead, My So-Called Life, or Titanic. None of that came as much of a shock to me. What did surprise me, however, was how much time and effort I devoted to staying in touch with friends. Entry upon entry details the […]

Categories: 80s, 90s, Indie, Rock, Synthpop • Tags: anthemic, Baltimore, bulls, Camargue, France, future islands, indie, music, Rock, Synthpop, travel photography

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Looking up at tree at night, Montreal

The Gloaming

June 5, 2014 by ebembo

I’m a big fan of Sofia Coppola. Her films are so atmospheric.  Her first feature-length film, The Virgin Suicides, has such a hazy aura; you can almost feel the humidity. What adds to the film’s uneasy ambience is the soundtrack by Air. When I see stills from the film, I can already hear the opening lonely piano notes of “Playground Love” in my mind. Virgin Suicides was one of the first films that made me realize that certain lasting images […]

Categories: Alternative, Electropop, Indie, Pop, singer-songwriter, Soul, Swedish, Uncategorized • Tags: Air, atmosphere, Dream pop, film, Lykke Li, movies, music, photo editing, photography, piano, pine trees, Sofia Coppola, Sweden, trees, twilight, Virgin Suicides

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The Tree of Love

March 4, 2014 by ebembo

“I just really like my own company. And wine.” Before I get to the brilliant mind behind that quote, some backstory… I live across the street from an elementary school. On Valentine’s Day they strung up these red cardboard hearts all over the trees in the playground. They’ve left the hearts up for three weeks now, and I love gazing out my office window at them, fluttering in the breeze, weathering the snow, the freezing rain, the fierce winds, and […]

Categories: Canadian, R&B, singer-songwriter, Soul, Synthpop • Tags: AKUA, Argentina, Australia, Canadian, Canadian music, friendship, heart, live music, love, Montreal, music, photography, R&B, Scotland, singer-songwriter, Solange, soul, synth, Synthpop, trees, Valentine's Day, wine

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Time to Steal Away

December 16, 2013 by ebembo

Park Slope, Brooklyn Road trips and music go hand in hand. Before I leave on a trip, I get my hands on some new music, in the hopes that at least one of the albums will become the soundtrack for my travels. Certain albums have left lasting impressions – every time I hear them, I’m brought back to the moment when I first discovered them. Cake’s Fashion Nugget will always be inextricably linked with a family vacation to rural Pennsylvania. […]

Categories: Blues, Country, Folk, R&B, Soul • Tags: Appalachian, bluegrass, Blues, Country, folk, gospel, R&B, soul

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A little thunder’s good

December 9, 2013 by ebembo

In movies and TV shows, there is a trope that, if properly executed, can be utterly charming, and if poorly handled, can be the most grating thing in the world, and that is the oft-used character of the Wise Beyond Her Years Child. In the movie 500 Days of Summer, Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s character seeks life advice from his kid sister, played by a pre-teen Chloë Grace Moretz, as she waxes philosophical from the sidelines of her soccer game. At first, […]

Categories: Canadian, Folk, Indie, Rock, singer-songwriter • Tags: Canada, Canadian music, indie, indie folk, Indie Rock, Montreal, singer-songwriter

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Let Your Mind Wander & Your Heart Soar

November 4, 2013 by ebembo

The Guggenheim Museum, New York City (My thanks to Vappz for giving me the opportunity to write another guest blog.) Many months ago, I was overwhelmed with school assignments and exams. Despite needing to spend every waking moment writing, researching, and studying, I kept finding myself staring off into space, daydreaming. The reason behind these lost moments? I had gone to a concert and exchanged Meaningful Eye Contact (TM) with a bassist. I knew it was silly to keep thinking […]

Categories: Acoustic, Canadian, Folk, Indie, Jazz, Pop, Strings • Tags: Acoustic, Canadian, Groenland, indie, indie folk, indie pop, jazz, Montreal, orchestral, strings

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