Tag: alternative

On the Road

October 21, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

A secret beach. Tunnel access only. “There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars.” – Jack Kerouac, On the Road Well, I’ve done it again. I’ve turned my life upside down and am now living on a farm in rural South Australia. Just over a month ago I hopped a flight from Canberra to Adelaide with the intention of going orange picking. Intentions are all well and good, but the best laid schemes […]

Categories: Alternative, Folk, Indie, Rock, Unreleased, Unsigned • Tags: alternative, Australia, beach, books, folk, indie, jack Kerouac, Kangaroo Island, music, photography, Rock, travel, wanderlust

Close to the Cold Coast

September 23, 2013 by ebembo

I’m very excited to be Snapshots & Needle Drops’ first guest blogger! Many thanks to Vappz, who is currently driving somewhere along the Australian coast, about to embark on a springtime fruit-picking adventure. Right now Montreal is experiencing that wonderful brief window when you wake up in the fall, spend your day in the summer, and go to bed in the fall again. It’s beautiful and warm, but there’s a certain crispness in the air. People are going out of […]

Categories: 80s, Alternative, Canadian, Electropop, Indie, Pop • Tags: alternative, Canada, electropop, indie, Montreal, music, music festival, photography, pop, Pop Montreal

Running Royals: City2Surf 2013

August 12, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Just me and 84,999 of the world’s other coolest people. City2Surf! City2Surf! This weekend was City2Surf! This event, the world’s largest timed race, takes its runners from the heart of Sydney to Bondi Beach: 85,000 participants, 14 kilometers and a whole lot of amazing and hilarious sights in between. Favourite moments include the plentiful costumes, KISS tribute band, kids screaming you on, impromptu YMCA jog-dancing, stunning views of Sydney harbour at the top of “Heartbreak Hill” and soaring across that […]

Categories: Alternative, Electronic, Electropop, Indie, Kiwi, Pop • Tags: 2013, alternative, City2Surf, electronic, electropop, indie, indie pop, Kiwi, Lorde, music, photography, pop, race, running, Sydney

Gold fleur-de-lis gates at the jardin tuileries, Place de la concorde, Paris, sun flare

White, Gold, Wild

June 25, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Looking out through the gates of Jardins des Tuileries towards Place de la Concorde, Paris The Montreal Jazz Fest starts this Friday, which makes me unbelievably jealous. That city is just the greatest place on earth in the summer. Jazz Fest is only the first in a long string of festivals of all my favourite things: music, art, music, comedy, music. Resulting in former-Montrealers to think of the City in wistful tones “Oh Montreal…” We use the same air of […]

Categories: Alternative, Dreamwave, Folk, Indie, Rock, Symphonic • Tags: alternative, art, dreamwave, indie, indie folk, Indie Rock, Montreal Jazz Fest, music, Paris, photography, travel

Sun rising behind Temple of Kukulkan/El Castillo in Chichen Itza, Mexico 2012

Dissolve Me

June 10, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Temple of Kukulkan, Chichén Itzá, Mexico All week I’ve been thinking up a completely, mindblowingly awesome post- it didn’t happen. Sorry kids, time has once again escaped me, as it has done so frequently since moving to Australia. This photo was taken on an amazing trip to the Yucatan peninsula. The history major in me was on an all-time high as we explored some of the most significant sights of the Mayan civilization: Chichén Itzá, Uxmal, Cobá and Tulum. I’m sure […]

Categories: Alternative, art rock, British, Experimental, Indie, New Wave, Psychedelic, Rock • Tags: alternative, art rock, British, experimental, History, indie, Mayans, Mexico, music, new wave, photography, psychedelic, Rock, ruins, temples, travel

2004 Nostalgie

May 21, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

I’m thinking it’s a sign, that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images and when we kiss they’re perfectly aligned. Inspired by Zach Braff’s latest Kickstarter campaign, I got cozy and watched Garden State this weekend. The soundtrack transported me back to my early high school days, exploring indie music for the first time. Coldplay, Andrew Murdoch, The Shins and most notably– Iron & Wine’s cover of “Such Great Heights.” Covers are strange, 98% of them don’t come close […]

Categories: Alternative, Cover, Covers, Folk, Indie, Pop, Strings • Tags: alternative, Australia, balloons, Canberra, cover, covers, festival, folk, Garden State, indie, joy kills sorrow, music, photography, Zach Braff

Mystic Mind

May 13, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

I’m not going to lie to you guys: I’m exhausted, and listening to today’s song on repeat while I chose a photo has completely mellowed me out. I’m phoning this one in. The photo above was taken in last November in Ottawa. You can just make out the light dusting of snow on the trees. So… heard it snowed this weekend, eh? Six months of snow. Oh Canada. Enjoy this subdued tune. Reminds me of my favourite Cat Power track. […]

Categories: Alternative, Dreamwave, Indie, singer-songwriter • Tags: alternative, art, Canada, dreamwave, indie, Lia Ices, music, Ottawa, photography, photos, singer-songwriter

Moos and Grooves: Part Twos

May 6, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

The adventure continues! After our first three acts, we decided that it wasn’t absolutely necessary to be in the crowd for Alpine. So we went out to pasture. Pas de <<moshing.>> SILENT DISCO. Amazing. You are given headphones and then get to flick back and forth between two live DJs vying for your aural attention. Most often one DJ would come out on top ie. when one played “Thrift Shop” or “Jump Around” (second playing of House of Pain that […]

Categories: Alternative, Australian, British, Canadian, Concert Pics, Dance, Dreamwave, Electronic, Electropop, Experimental, Indie, New Wave, Pop, Psychedelic, Rock • Tags: alternative, Australia, Australian music, British Music, Canadian music, Canberra, Candian, concert, concert photos, dance, dreamwave, electronic, electropop, experimental, festival, Groovin the Moo, GTM, music, music festival, new wave, photography, pop, psychedelic, Rock, Tame Impala, Tegan and Sara, The Kooks, The Temper Trap

Seth Sentry Groovin the Moo Canberra Australia 2013 live

Moos and Grooves: Part One

April 29, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Between sets. This weekend I went to my first Australian Music Fesitval, Groovin the Moo. The guiding shtick of this festival is to take over the fields of small town Australia and bring ‘local and imported produce’ to the people and our bovine friends. I had a complete blast. Like the previously mentioned Alpine and Frightened Rabbit, the lineup featured some pretty fantastic acts, I got to enjoy some all time favourites and hear some fresh local Australian crop at […]

Categories: Alternative, Australian, Concert Pics, Dance, Electropop, Hip Hop, Indie, Pop, R&B, Rap, Rock • Tags: alternative, American, Australian, concert, concert photography, concert photos, culture, dance, electropop, festival, hip hop, Hungry Kids for Hungary, indie, live music, Matt and Kim, music, music festival, photography, photos, pop, r&b, rap, Rock, Seth Sentry, travel

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