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Merry Happy

August 26, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Lavender lattes with Nams makes me merry happy. In two years of music blogging, I cannot believe I have not shared a Kate Nash tune. I often go months without listening to Kate, only to stumble across one of her gems and want to listen to nothing but this fiery Londoner for the next week. I might not have featured her, but Kate Nash did inspire the post “Because Kate Nash Said…” when she, personally (through her facebook fan page), […]

Categories: Alternative, anti-folk, British, Indie, Pop, Renegade Pop, Rock, singer-songwriter • Tags: anti-folk, coffee, happy, indie, kate nash, lunch dates, music, photograhy, pop, Rock, travel, Vancouver

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Osh- itimmissing- eaga 2013

Osh-itimmissing-eaga 2013

July 22, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Osheaga 2013 is less than two weeks away. That, along with missing Just for Laughs, Jazz Fest, the new food trucks (street meat!!) and hikes up to Mile End for St Viateur bagels is enough to make anyone severely nostalgic for Montreal summer days and nights. Fortunately, I am very happy in my Australian life and will only feel slight pangs of jealousy when you all start increasingly posting about this epic indie festival. Like previous years, Osheaga 2013 features […]

Categories: Alternative, art rock, British, Canadian, Concert Pics, Dance, Dreamwave, Electronic, Electropop, Experimental, Folk, French, Funk, Hip Hop, Indie, Instrumental, Lists, New Wave, Playlists, Pop, Post-Punk, Rap, Rock, singer-songwriter, Soul, Synthpop • Tags: 2013, concert, festival, folk, Montreal, music, music festival, Osheaga, photography

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Live a Little

July 9, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Belated birthday celebrations in Ottawa. Thanks, ST. Giving just a little today.  Take it away, Florrie. “Live a Little” by Florrie

Categories: British, Indie, Pop, Rock, singer-songwriter • Tags: blonde, British, Canada, fun, indie, music, Ottawa, photography, pop, Rock, sparkler, travel

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Sunglasses lake double exposed summer

Mashup Mania

June 17, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

“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 musical genres. The digital synthesizer and the internet have made conversations over music intellectual property a never-ending debate. I can certainly sympathize with the artist who wants to protect the originality of their work and ensure payment of royalties. However, there is a popular argument that rises every time some […]

Categories: 80s, Alternative, British, Canadian, Dance, Electronic, Electropop, Experimental, Indie, Mashups, New Wave, Pop, Remix, Rock, Sample, Synthpop, Trip Hop, Unsigned • Tags: double exposure, experimental, indie, Mashups, music, musical evolution, photography

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Sun rising behind Temple of Kukulkan/El Castillo in Chichen Itza, Mexico 2012

Dissolve Me

June 10, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

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 frequently since moving to Australia. This photo was taken on an amazing trip to the Yucatan peninsula. The history major in me was on an all-time high as we explored some of the most significant sights of the Mayan civilization: Chichén Itzá, Uxmal, Cobá and Tulum. I’m sure […]

Categories: Alternative, art rock, British, Experimental, Indie, New Wave, Psychedelic, Rock • Tags: alternative, art rock, British, experimental, History, indie, Mayans, Mexico, music, new wave, photography, psychedelic, Rock, ruins, temples, travel

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Tame Impala live at Groovin the Moo Canberra Australia

Moos and Grooves: Part Twos

May 6, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

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 DISCO. Amazing. You are given headphones and then get to flick back and forth between two live DJs vying for your aural attention. Most often one DJ would come out on top ie. when one played “Thrift Shop” or “Jump Around” (second playing of House of Pain that […]

Categories: Alternative, Australian, British, Canadian, Concert Pics, Dance, Dreamwave, Electronic, Electropop, Experimental, Indie, New Wave, Pop, Psychedelic, Rock • Tags: alternative, Australia, Australian music, British Music, Canadian music, Canberra, Candian, concert, concert photos, dance, dreamwave, electronic, electropop, experimental, festival, Groovin the Moo, GTM, music, music festival, new wave, photography, pop, psychedelic, Rock, Tame Impala, Tegan and Sara, The Kooks, The Temper Trap

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Merchant City Glasgow fairy lights square

Brighten My Corner

April 22, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Glasgow’s Merchant City  Just a quick indie rock fix this week. Like Wonderland’s own frightened [White] rabbit, I feel there’s ‘no time to say “hello” goodbye!’ Time is seems to be getting the better of me again. On the bright side, the countdown to Groovin’ the Moo seems to be flying by. Frightened Rabbit will be playing amongst the cows next weekend. Looking forward to it. The photos were taken around the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) in Glasgow’s Merchant […]

Categories: British, Indie, Rock • Tags: art, arts, beauty, Glasgow, indie, lights, music, music festival, photography, photos, pictures, Rock, Scotland, travel

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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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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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