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Sunset through St Laurant, Montreal, street fair

The Main

February 19, 2012 by snapshotsandneedledrops

The Main is the nickname for boulevard Saint Laurent in Montréal. This street is the heartline from which everything stems from in the city. You are either west or east of Saint Laurent, and historically it was also the unofficial demarkation between English or French. This 18th century road has been referred to as “The Main” for hundreds of years, as it was the principle path up through the city from the old port. This fact is according to Shwartz’s, […]

Categories: Alternative, Canadian, Folk, French, Pop, Soul • Tags: french, indie, Montreal, music, photography, saint laurent, shwartz

Climbing straight up to Grindelwald glacier

Takes Me Away

January 9, 2012 by snapshotsandneedledrops

This is the climb up to the Upper Grindelwald Glacier or Oberer Grindelwaldgletscher, one of the lowest glaciers of the Alps at 1,400m. First we went up half of the 900 stairs so we could zip-line back down, before we headed all the way up to reach the glacier. The view from the top was absolutely magnificent. Grindelwald in situated in a valley right in the heart of Switzerland. It was the first place I went when I moved there and […]

Categories: Alternative, Folk, Indie, Rock, Soul • Tags: alternative, folk, grindelwald, indie, Milo Green, music, photography, photos, Rock, Switzerland

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

Cirque du soleil acrobats perform in Place des Arts, Montreal

Cirque du Suprise

December 30, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Reason number 129 to love Montréal: sporadic street performances by Cirque du Soleil. This is Birdy. You might have heard her wonderful cover of Bon Iver’s Skinny Love earlier this year. If you like the song, be sure to check out “Shelter” as well. “People Help the People” by Birdy

Categories: Covers, Folk, Rock, Soul • Tags: Bon Iver, cirque du soleil, cirque soleil, folk, Montreal, music, photography, photos, street performances

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

Stained glass window of La Sagrada Familia

It’s Always Darkest Before the Dawn

December 1, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” Slightly cheesy, I know, but when I was 15 I thought this Elizabeth Kübler-Ross quote was incredibly astute. Random fact: Elizabeth Kübler-Ross is the same psychiatrist who proposed the five stages of grief model. The photo is from inside La Sagrada Família, Antoni Gaudí’s cathedral in Barcelona. Construction […]

Categories: Alternative, Rock, Soul • Tags: alternative, Barcelona, Florence and the Machine, Gaudi, History, music, photography, Rock, soul, Spain

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

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

View looking up at colourful fall autumn tree from trunk

Happy Thanksgiving

October 10, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Enjoying the holiday? Enjoy it a little more with choral symphonic pop rock band The Polyphonic Spree and this feel-good number. Light and Day by the Polyphonic Spree

Categories: Alternative, Choral, Experimental, Indie, New Wave, Pop, Psychedelic, Rock, Soul, Symphonic, World • Tags: alternative, Autumn, Canadian, colours, indie, music, perspective, photography, pop, Rock, Thanksgiving, The Polyphonic Sree, tree

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