Snapshots and Needle Drops

A Super Supergroup

June 22, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

I took this photo peering outside my hotel window in Florence. In all likelihood Mika’s Grace Kelly was probably playing in the background as MTV Italia was obsessed with the song at the time, and my roommates and I were obsessed with MTV Italia. Salute Your Solution is by the supergroup The Raconteurs. A supergroup is a band made up of individuals well known from other projects like Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young or Broken Social Scene. Apparently, The Raconteurs don’t consider […]

Categories: Alternative, Rock, Soundtrack • Tags: Florence, music, photography, Rock, soundtrack, supergroup, The Raconteurs

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The Old Port After a Storm

June 21, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Bon Iver was on the Colbert Report last night as his album “Bon Iver” was released TODAY. Justin said that this disk is a bit more colourful than the last “a little less like laying with your face on the floor,” which is amazingly accurate. Regardless, “For Emma, Forever Ago” is one of my most favourite albums. Having said this, I already used Bon Iver in a recent post so I’m not going to use him today. Instead, I’m embedding Matt […]

Categories: Indie, Rock • Tags: indie, Matt Kanelos & the Smooth Maria, music, photography, Rock

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There’s no need to convert a believer

June 20, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Bahamas aka Afie Jurvanen is a Torontonian artist. The tracks on his album Pink Strat are short and sweet- like the early Beatles stuff, with only three of the twelve songs reaching the three-minute mark. Bahamas has toured with other Canadian indie artists like Amy Milan, the Stills and Hayden. On the 24th he’s opening for Robert Plant & the Band of Joy on the first night of the Montreal Jazz Festival. He is great. The end. Already Yours by […]

Categories: Canadian, Folk, Indie • Tags: Bahamas, Canadian, folk, indie, Locarno, music, photography, Switzerland, Ticino

À la prochain, les FrancoFolies

June 18, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

The last acts of this year’s Les FrancoFolies de Montréal are currently underway. This annual ten-day music festival features over a thousand french-language acts and Francophone performers from around the world. Like other music festivals in Montreal, there are hundreds of free outdoor shows around Place des Arts (in case you had questions about how awesome Montreal is, it is hundreds-of-free-concerts awesome). Feeling the FrancoFolies vibe, I’ve decided to feature Canadian bassist and singer Marie-Pierre Arthur. Elle by Marie-Pierre Arthur

Categories: Canadian, Folk, French, Indie • Tags: Canadian, festival, flower, folk, french music, Geneva, Geneva Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, indie, Marie-Pierre Arthur, Montreal, music, photography

Cathedral arches, St Paul's Basilique, Paris

He is… his daughter’s father.

June 17, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

I spent a long time trying to find a photo to match the song I had selected for today. I eventually decided on this one because the band, Fleet Foxes, often use incredible and layered vocal harmonies… they’re almost choral-like. As well, there’s this reverb quality to their sound almost as if they record in an empty cathedral. This week I was a very proud daughter. My dad was visiting for a couple days and we spent some time in HMV. […]

Categories: Americana, Folk, Indie, Rock • Tags: Basilique Saint-Denis, cathedral, father-daughter, Fleet Foxes, folk, indie, music, Paris, photography, Rock, shopping

Highway north of Whitehorse, mountain, forest,

“Put the friggin’ camera down!”

June 16, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Alaskan Highway, Yukon Three cheers for the Yukon! This is on the Alaskan highway going north from Whitehorse. My aunt repeatedly yelled at me to put the camera down but I just couldn’t, that whole territory is breathtakingly gorgeous. The song is A Million Years by Alexander. He’s the lead singer from Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and Ima Robot. I feel like ‘Alexander’ is one of the most un-google-able artist names out there. You pretty much have to know […]

Categories: Folk, Indie • Tags: Alexander, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, folk, googol, indie, music, photography, Rock, Yukon

Ciao Moon Balloon

June 14, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

This post is dedicated to Moon Balloon who is moving across the country tomorrow to start her next adventure. I wish you all the best Nams! This balloon will have to be our paper aeroplane today. I first heard this song at a dance gala put on by my amazing R-Dogg and the ESS dancers. It was an incredible number. Paper Aeroplane by Angus and Julia Stone

Categories: Acoustic, Folk • Tags: Acoustic, Angus and Julia Stone, Australian, folk, Locarno, music, photography, Switzerland, Ticino

Walls Fall Down

June 13, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

I think I just ate some questionable cheese. Okay yes, another Paris photo. I was listening to The Zolas and ‘Zolas’ makes me think of Émile Zola, who makes me think two things: 1) “J’ACCUSE!” 2) the French Revolution. Which is why The Zolas are being paired with this images of Les Invalides, a series of buildings that honours french military history and where Napoléon Bonaparte is entombed. “Cause we all want something that’s bigger than fashion.” You’re Too Cool […]

Categories: Canadian, Indie, Rock • Tags: Canadian, indie, music, night, Paris, photography, Pont Alexandre III, Rock, Seine, The Zolas

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Que reste-t-il de nos amours?

June 11, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

It’s been a dreary day and my energy level has been at zero. I’ve selected an image and music to match. The song is the standard I Wish You Love. Originally written in French, the English version has been sung by greats like Ella Fitzgerald, Shirley Bassey, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, The Drifters, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Barbra Streisand… the list goes on and on and on. I like a relatively new recording; the Rachael Yamagata version was […]

Categories: Jazz, Soundtrack • Tags: Black and White, Jardins des Tuileries, jazz, music, Paris, photography, Rachael Yamagata, rain, soundtrack

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