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Top songs from 2014

Top Drops 2014

January 13, 2015 by snapshotsandneedledrops

It’s been a scarce couple of musical months, guys and dolls. Life has taken on a new kind of intensity after starting my new job– which I love– but unfortunately leaves me with little time for musical exploration or blogging. However, missing out on listing Snapshots and Needle Drops’ top ten drops and shots for 2014 was never an option… even if it is late. Once again, I plan on posting last year’s photography on the Snapshots and Needle Drops […]

Categories: Alternative, Australian, British, Canadian, Dance, Electronic, Experimental, Folk, Indie, Irish, Jazz, Lists, Playlists, Pop, Remix, Rock, singer-songwriter, Soul • Tags: 2014 music, best of, Canadian, indie, jazz, music, photography, pop, Rock, top ten

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Man stands alone on beach, Kangaroo Island, South Australia

Sam Smith, so hot right now

May 26, 2014 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Secret beach at Stokes Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australia Ah! I’ve been meaning to write about Sam Smith for the past couple of months, but I’ve been humming and hawing about his high level of notoriety– yes… I am a music blogging snob, and?… But then, I had the same internal debate last August with sharing Lorde– and it turns out she was still pretty under the radar. Once again, like I mentioned in the RAC post from last month, […]

Categories: Ballad, British, Indie, Jazz, Pop, singer-songwriter, Soul, Unreleased • Tags: Australia, beach, British, music, new music, new release, photography, sam smith, travel

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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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Boom, she clack-clack

October 29, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Waiting for my connection, just my water and I, at Heathrow At the moment, I live with two kids on a South Australian farm. There are many advantages to this rural life: running with the farm dogs past fields of crops, relaxed hours, daily fresh eggs, playing hide and seek in the canola flowers, picturesque sunsets. But for all its advantages, living on a farm does not easily loan itself to tracking down new music. The kids have literally been […]

Categories: Alternative, art rock, Dreamwave, Indie, Jazz, Nu Jazz, Pop, Rock, World • Tags: alternative, art rock, farm, indie, jazz, Malaysian, music, photography, pop, Rock, Zee Avi

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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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Heart made of stones on marble slab

Obsessed with 2011

January 3, 2012 by snapshotsandneedledrops

NEW ADDITIONS TO SNAPSHOTS AND NEEDLE DROPS! A few of you have stumbled across the new pages, can anyone else find what’s new on the site? I spent New Year’s Day with my good friend Jess. The two of us live pretty far apart so we only manage a visit about once a year. We were reminiscing about road trip a couple years ago when we became obsessed with the, then new, Taylor Swift hit “Love Story.” We didn’t know the words […]

Categories: Acoustic, Alternative, Canadian, Electronic, Experimental, Folk, Indie, Jazz, Lists, New Wave, Pop, R&B, Rap, Rock, Soul, Soundtrack, Unsigned • Tags: 2011, best of, guilty pleasures, music, photography, photos, review

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Close up of pink rose in Victoria

Mellow Times

December 27, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

One of the great things about this time of year are the many lists of the best music of the past twelve months. For 2011, new artist Lana Del Ray seems to be reigning over the indie music kingdom. This is not surprising, the girl’s got a fantastic low voice and a unique slow steady style, her first single “Video Games” has been hit all over the bloggosphere. As “Video Games” has such an online presence, I hesitate to use […]

Categories: Alternative, Dreamwave, Electronic, Indie, Jazz • Tags: best of 2011, indie, jazz, Koops, Lana Del Ray, music, photography, photos

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Murmuration

December 4, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

To witness a murmuration must be a phenomenal experience for, even through an online video, they are spectacular. Please put the full screen on. I was going to find a silent video and put in my own music, but I felt like Sophie and Clive did such a great job with this one that it needed to be shared. I really like that you can hear the rough wind. The wind grounds the event in reality while the music playfully […]

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Bird's eye view of fish and fishbowl, pink

“What’s your fish problem?”

October 15, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Last weekend, for Thanksgiving, both my brother and I went home for some family-turkey-time. The bro was even kind enough to swing by the airport to pick me up during his three hour drive north from his university. We’re home for maybe five minutes when this conversation transpired: Mom – Did you remember to unplug everything and close the house? Brother – yes, Mom. Mom – Where’s the fish? Brother – ……..oooooh no. Mom – You didn’t!? ……………… ………………….. ………………………. […]

Categories: Folk, Jazz, Pop, Rock • Tags: Canada, fish, folk, Gin Wigmore, jazz, music, photography, pop, Rock, Thanksgiving

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