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The Whole Wide World is Whistling

January 14, 2014 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Kingscote Pier, Kangaroo Island, South Australia One of the absolute greatest weeks of this fabulous past year was the time I spent on Kangaroo Island with my friend Matt. Our days were jam-packed with adventure and our stupid, incredibly nerdy, humour. I took this photo within our first hour of arriving. We drove straight to the pier at sunset, walked right up to some pelicans, took a few pics, spotted a stingray, had beers with this fisherman and played with […]

Categories: Alternative, Electropop, Funk, Indie, Pop, Swedish • Tags: art, Australia, happy, indie, Kangaroo Island, music, photography, pop, Swedish music, travel

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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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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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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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Espace Go Theatre loading dock, graffiti mural, black and white

Espace Go

September 10, 2012 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Montrealers might recognize the photo as that cool garage up on St Laurent. What they might not know is that this is the loading dock to Théâtre Espace Go. The company had been having problems with vandalism so they held a competition with artists from the two biggest graffiti collectives in the city, En Masse and Mu. Together they created <<Quai des Arts.>> Here’s an awesome vid of the work in progress: The track is from the always fun Matt […]

Categories: Alternative, Dance, Electropop, Funk, Indie, Pop, Rock • Tags: Canada, electropop, En Masse, graffiti, indie, Indie Rock, Matt and Kim, Montreal, Mu, mural, music, photography, pop, quai des arts, Quebec, Rock, speed painting, street art, Theatre Go

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Photographer reflection in Edinburgh

On Returning

May 16, 2012 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Hey… hi there… how’s it goin’?… Remember me? It’s not the easiest thing to start posting again after eleven weeks. My online silence has been the result of offline chaos. There’s been a lot on my plate this spring, but I’m slowly but surely pulling everything together again and I hope to soon be back in a regular posting rhythm. My busy life has also left little time for music foraging. The stuff I have managed to listen to this season has […]

Categories: Funk, Hip Hop, Instrumental, Rap • Tags: Edinburgh, funk, hip hop, instrumental, music, photography, photos, rap, Scotland, travel

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Stripped up graffiti wall, Montreal

… and that’s the way it is

October 12, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

In the mood for some 80s hiphop? I’m pretty sure I was on a dance team that did a routine to this song. It must have been over ten years ago because I can’t quite remember what it was for… certain moves definitely come into mind… muscle memory is an incredible thing isn’t it? Anyway, this track does not deserve to be forgotten. Straight out of 1997, the Jason Nevins remix of Run DMC’s It’s Like That:

Categories: Electronic, Funk, Hip Hop, Rap, Remix

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Raggamuffin

September 12, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Hey friends. Most of you have noticed that I’ve been really slack on the whole snapshots and needle drops business. My apologies. I promise to post a lot more frequently this month. I just spent a couple of wonderful weeks on the west coast and I snaped some pics that I’d like to share with you all- starting with this one of the laughing statues at English Bay in Vancouver. The song is Raggamuffin and is the first single by the young Belgian […]

Categories: Funk, Rap, Reggae, Soul

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Barcelona fruit markets watermelon

Now I’m Not a Highly Metaphysical Man

August 5, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Sorry guys, I’ve been the worst at posting lately. It’s been a busy couple of weeks- girl’s gotta life, ya know? I have quite a few half-baked posts saved so I’ll work on them some more and hopefully be posting more frequently in the near future. This pic was taken at the Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria in Barcelona. It’s one of my favourite places in the world. (Side note: the market dates back to 1217.) I did mentioned […]

Categories: Funk, Hip Hop, Reggae, Soul • Tags: Barcelona, funk, hip hop, Markets, music, photography, reggae, soul

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