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The Road Trip Home

December 22, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

FREEDOM!! Freedom came for me at 3am on Wednesday morning when I finished my last of 10, twelve-hour shifts, in the past 11 nights. Within 9 hours my co-worker Mel and I picked up our paycheques and hit the road for our Ontarian homes. If you’re going to be stuck in a car with someone for seven hours it is near-impossible to beat the fine and fun company of one Miss. Mel. We talked about anything and everything. And just to […]

Categories: Alternative, Dreamwave, Electronic, Indie, Rock, Soul • Tags: Christmas, electronic, indie, music, photography, Rock, soul

An Indie Pickup

December 17, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

This song is a little indie-style pick-me-up for all of you currently studying for exams- as well as those just coming out of them. I don’t know if you’re like me, but after writing my last exam, my brain would always take a few days to really understand that the whole ordeal was over. All that prep work and it’s done in three lightning-fast hours? This song always makes me think of road trips to the beach. “Lust for Life” […]

Categories: Alternative, Indie, Lo-fi, Pop, Rock • Tags: colour, Girls, indie, music, photography, pop, Rock

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BC totem pole against blue sky with clouds, Stanley Park

Phone!

December 14, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

I’ve been living alone for the better part of six months now. It’s been going pretty well except yesterday, for the first time, I crossed a line- I started talking to myself. Or rather, what I should say was that I was talking to my phone. Is talking to inanimate objects better than talking to yourself? Doubtful. Regardless, these were not murmured internal ramblings, but full sentences at a conversational volume. If a girl talks in her apartment, and there’s no one […]

Categories: Alternative, Canadian, Indie, Rock • Tags: alternative, Canadian, indie, music, photography, Rock, Vancouver

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Reunited

December 11, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Two nights ago I was reunited with my girls Lex and ST in Ottawa. These two girls are the reason I got through university with most of my sanity intact. We all took some variation of the same degrees: History, Political Science, Humanistic Studies, Art History, Religion, so we always found fantastic courses and took at least one of them together each semester. These girls and I share very specific knowledge on a range of subjects. Yeah… it’s pretty cool. […]

Categories: Electronic, Indie, Rock • Tags: AWOLNATION, electronic, friends, indie, Ottawa, Rock, snow

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Water display at Place des Arts, Montreal

To the Giver of Cookie Dough

December 8, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

So I have this amazing friend Liane who is known, internationally, for her amazing cookies. Her ginger ones are my favourite, but it’s her chocolate chip that have become the stuff of legend. Regardless of the flavour, she always leaves a portion of cookie dough specifically so I can eat it raw. Did I mention she was amazing? This girl also has fantastic music taste. She’s currently finishing her final essays of the semester and preparing to jet set across the […]

Categories: Alternative, Electronic, Experimental, Indie, Pop • Tags: electronic, experimental, indie, lights, Montreal, music, Oh Land, photography, pop

“There’s no lions!”

December 5, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

One morning I was having breakfast with my good friend Phil, and we were discussing the mental benefits of going for a run. He talked about how his brain seems to figure stuff out while he’s jogging only to pop up later like “hey! While you were running- we were working, and we figured some stuff out for ya!” My favourite line to come out of this conversation was when he told me he always thinks his brain is confused […]

Categories: Alternative, Canadian, Indie, Pop, Rock • Tags: alternative, Canadian, Glasgow, Hey Rosetta, indie, music, photography, pop, Rock, Scotland

In Slow Motion

November 28, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Happy Monday! I do have a non-blurry version of these two who are standing along the Seine, but I think this one better suits the music. I just found this beautiful song and I couldn’t resist sharing it immediately. I heard it in a great ad that I’ll put up as well, it’s definitely worth watching. “Last Night I Heard Everything in Slow Motion” by Oliver Tank

Categories: Alternative, Dreamwave, Electronic, Experimental, Indie, New Wave, Soul, Symphonic, Unsigned • Tags: Australian, experimental, France, indie, music, night photography, Paris, photography, Seine, soul, unsigned

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Paris at sunset, Place de la concorde, Eiffel tower

Paris, je t’aime

November 15, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Fun fact: it is impossible to take a bad photo of Paris between the hours of 5pm and 7pm. This city is so freaking gorgeous. I should really just rename this blog “Paris Shots and Needle Drops” because that might be all get from me for awhile. I’m giving you some vintage Feist. This song was used on the Paris, je t’aime soundtrack- something I had not thought about when I titled this post. For those who haven’t checked out […]

Categories: Alternative, Canadian, French, Indie, Pop, Rock, Soundtrack • Tags: Eiffel Tower, Feist, France, music, Paris, Paris je t'aime, photography, soundtrack, sunset

Close up on Barr Brothers' guitar and harp

Releasing the Brothers

November 13, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Eeeks! I had got complaints, but I hadn’t realized it had been nearly two weeks since I had posted! Sorry, it’s been fast-times in the world of VApps, and at the moment, I’m writing to you from my best friend’s place in Paris. Alright, so about a month ago, I was fortunate enough to attend the album release concert for The Barr Brothers. The Brothers have been a big hit on this blog. For previous posts click here (coincidentally a photo […]

Categories: Alternative, Canadian, Concert Pics, Experimental, Folk, Indie, Rock, Soul • Tags: album review, alternative, Canada, concert, experimental, folk, guitar, Harp, indie, La Tulipe, Montreal, music, Paris, photography, Rock, soul, The Barr Brothers

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Category Archives: Indie

The Road Trip Home

An Indie Pickup

Phone!

Reunited

To the Giver of Cookie Dough

“There’s no lions!”

In Slow Motion

Paris, je t’aime

Releasing the Brothers