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Catherine de Medici statue silhouette in front of stain glass, Saint Denis Basillica, Paris

Johnny

July 3, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Johnny Cash… This is going to take a while. In his long career he released 96 albums and 153 singles. His redemptive story is told through the film Walk the Line, but students of popular music come across the Man in Black repeatedly. There’s just so much to this man’s story and the people he affects. A couple years ago I attended an event featuring Bob Johnston, a record producer for Cash, as well as others like Bob Dylan, the Byrds, […]

Categories: Acoustic, Country, Rock, Soul • Tags: Acoustic, Basilique Saint-Denis, Country, Johnny Cash, music, photography, Rock, soul, stained glass

Café du Cerf

June 30, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

I had this song on my itunes a good two years before they released their album in 2010- I’m not saying this to sound cool… although, I mean… come on- two years before!?… but anyway- that’s how long it took for them to get released. It’s an old song for me but I still regularly listen to it. The band is Local Natives. Check out their website, it’s pretty cool. P.S. No one has correctly guessed the film from the […]

Categories: Alternative, Indie, Rock • Tags: alternative, indie, Local Natives, music, Neuchatel, photography, Rock

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Jazz Fest Wanderers

June 27, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

These photos are the result of me waiting around for a friend at Jazz Fest. The Song is The Stand by Mother Mother. Mother Mother released their third studio album this year called Eureka. I really like this band, they have such a unique and quirky sound with smart lyrics. Mother Mother are creative, experimental and eccentric. However their hooks are so catchy that, despite their alternative heart and soul, they are still very accessible. ….and did I mention they’re […]

Categories: Alternative, Canadian, Experimental, Folk, Indie, Pop, Rock • Tags: Canadian, experimental, indie, Montreal Jazz Fest, music, photography, Rock

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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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

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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Favourites at Second Cup

June 10, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

One of my favourite photos of one of my favourite people deserved to be paired with one of my favourite songs from one of my favourite bands. Pairings with The Temper Trap might just keep happening… they’re just so stellar. I saw them last fall when they came to Montréal the onstage sound these guys have is incredible. This pic came in second in a photography competition, the one that came in first I used for my first entry. Sweet Disposition […]

Categories: Indie, Rock • Tags: Australian, award, competition, indie, Montreal, music, photography, prize, Rock, Second Cup, studying, The Temper Trap

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Johnny

Café du Cerf

Jazz Fest Wanderers

A Super Supergroup

The Old Port After a Storm

He is… his daughter’s father.

“Put the friggin’ camera down!”

Walls Fall Down

Favourites at Second Cup