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Sparkling water silhouette Muskoka shadow dog

That Expectedly, Unexpected Sound

April 15, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

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 the Australian music festival called ‘Groovin the Moo” in two weeks! Groovin’ the Moo has stacked the deck with awesome bands from Australia. And Australia, if you haven’t noticed, has recently been flooding the market with killer new acts. Today’s feature is a band that […]

Categories: Alternative, Australian, Dreamwave, Electronic, Electropop, Experimental, Indie, New Wave, Pop, Post-Punk, Synthpop • Tags: Alpine, alternative, Australian, Canada, cottage, dog, dreamwave, electric, electropop, entertainment, experimental, Groovin the Moo, indie, lake, music, music festival, Muskoka, new wave, photo, photography, pics, pop, post-punk, summer, Synthpop

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fog over BC mountains, birds, Mission, Fraser Valley

Old Pine

April 8, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

It has been a busy couple of weeks, my dearest doodlers! I was first distracted by the spectacular Australian coast before returning to Canberra and the real world to start my new job. I’ll undoubtedly do a post about the dolphins, pelicans and beaches at some point, so I’ll leave that for now. Today I want to talk about seasonal déjà vu. Walking home from work yesterday, it was made clear that autumn has hit the ACT with force. It’s […]

Categories: Alternative, British, Folk, Indie • Tags: Australian, Autumn, Ben Howard, British, British Columbia, Canada, daffodils, fall, fashion, fog, folk, Fraser Valley, indie, landscape, mountains, music, nature, photo, photography, seasons, slow, soul, spring, travel, weather, wildlife, winter

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Tall Australian grass, barbed wire fence, sunset

We go where we don’t know the way.

February 19, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

New look, new lands, new friends, new adventures. The word ‘new’ has made itself a pretty permanent home in my list of everyday vocabulary. A new application, a new studio, a new routine, a new life chapter; fresh start this, blank slate that. It only seemed fitting that on this new side of my metaphorical leaf that I update the look of Doodledrops. I was never quite happy with the previous look anyway and if I’ve learnt something this year, […]

Categories: Alternative, Americana, Folk, Indie, singer-songwriter • Tags: alternative, Australia, Australian, beauty, dance, DPchallenge, folk, indie, kangaroos, life, life change, map, music, nature, new, outdoors, photography, transportation, travel, wildlife

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Australian graffiti black and white man silhouetted Canberra

Dancing in the Dark

February 5, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Some of my first memories involve my matinee performances of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Showcased daily from our living room. I adored that soundtrack. I would clear off all the laundry from a wooden chest behind the couch, climb up, dance and sing out all the lyrics– including the twenty-nine shades, repeated twice so it sounds endless, listed in his “coat of many colours.” If I really wanted to pull out a particularly show-stopping performance I would wear […]

Categories: Acoustic, Alternative, British, Cover, Covers, Folk, French, Indie, Lo-fi, singer-songwriter, Soul, Soundtrack • Tags: Acoustic, alternative, Australia, Ben Howard, British, Bruce Springsteen, childhood, contemporary, cover, covers, dance, entertainment, folk, french, indie, lo-fi, Matt Luck, memories, modern, music, new, performance, photography, photos, singer-songwriter, soul, soundtrack, swimming, travel, Yael Naim

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Clock at Musee D'Orsay looking out over Paris, Sacre Coeur

The Clock that Mocks

January 28, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

“Time goes, you say? Ah, no! alas, time stays, we go.” – Henry Austin Dobson Looking out through the clock at the Musée D’Orsay, best museum in the world, at Paris’ 1st Arrondissement and on towards Sacré-Cœur. Time is making a fool of my plans. I cannot believe it’s Monday/post-day already! It’s been Australia Day celebrations-this and sightseeing-that… Anyway I was a bit under-prepared for this week’s entry so you’re getting some standby favourites. The photo was taken from inside […]

Categories: Alternative, Dreamwave, Electronic, Funk, Hip Hop, Instrumental, Jazz, New Wave, Nu Jazz, Remix, Rock, Soundtrack, Trip Hop • Tags: alternative, architecture, art, arts, clock, dreamwave, electronic, electronica, entertainment, funk, hip hop, indstrumental, jazz, musee d'orsay, museum, music, new wave, Nu Jazz, Paris, photography, photos, remix, RJD2, Rock, Sacre Coeur, soundtrack, travel, trip hop

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Child plays around art sculptures, Australian National Gallery

Walk Off the Earth

January 21, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Playing around the installations in the Sculpture Garden of the National Gallery of Australia. Walk Off the Earth is a Canadian group that gained viral notoriety from their amazing cover of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” performed with their five members playing on one guitar. Which at the moment has nearly 145,000,000 views on YouTube. Indeed the band does outstanding covers of many artists. A couple weeks ago I featured them on the Snapshots and Needle Drops’ Facebook Page […]

Categories: Alternative, Canadian, Covers, Folk, Indie • Tags: alternative, art, Australia, Canadian, covers, entertainment, folk, indie, music, photography, sculpture

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Angled shot of bar lights at Kool Haus, Toronto

Brooding Vintage Keyboards

January 14, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Diamond Rings is 80s revivalism to a tee. With lamenting synthesizers, deep steady vocals, and a glam to rival David Bowie himself, Diamond Rings taps into the power of neon lasers and shoulder-pad blazers. The persona of this Canadian artist was created to challenge the expectations of the male pop star; again… à la Bowie with rock in 1972-73 with Ziggy Stardust. Doesn’t it sound like it would have been perfect for the Drive soundtrack? I’m especially digging the intro, it’s mad rad. As for […]

Categories: 80s, Alternative, Canadian, Dance, Electronic, Electropop, Funk, Glam Rock, Indie, Pop, Rock, Synthpop • Tags: 80s, alternative, Canadian, dance, electronic, electropop, funk, glam rock, indie, music, photography, pop, revivalism, Rock, Synthpop

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Top 10 songs from 2012

Top of the Drops 2012

December 30, 2012 by snapshotsandneedledrops

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 whole-heartedly on board for. While I see these genres as great platforms for creativity and modernity, the majority of it does little to captivate me. This disheartened attitude took a turn for the better in the summer when I started discovering amazing new […]

Categories: Acoustic, Alternative, Americana, anti-folk, British, Canadian, Dance, Electropop, Experimental, Folk, Indie, Lists, Pop, Rock, Sample, singer-songwriter, Soul, Synthpop, Unsigned • Tags: 2012, Acoustic, alternative, Americana, best of, best of 2012, British, Canadian, dance, electropop, entertainment, experimental, folk, indie, list, music, photography, photos, pop, Rock, singer-songwriter, soul

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mouse ornament, closeup, christmas bulb reflection, silver

It Was Christmas Eve Babe…

December 24, 2012 by snapshotsandneedledrops

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE, EVERYONE!! Just a quick post to wish you a wonderful season. I hope this time finds you all happy, healthy and surrounded by cozy things like Christmas tree ornaments from your childhood. I’ll be writing you again before the end of the month with my list of favourite songs from 2012, followed by some exciting updates in the new year! Look out for them! Please take a listen to this awesome Christmas track. It’s a cover of […]

Categories: Alternative, Americana, Canadian, Cover, Folk, Indie, Pop • Tags: 2012, art, Canada, Canadian, Christmas, Christmas tree, decorations, folk, indie, music, ornament, photography, pop, Rock, Stars

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