For Junior Cert Music, which I do, you have to do four practical pieces for the exam. I’ll be doing two on voice and two on drums. One of the songs I’ll be singing is this one, A Long December by Counting Crows. Counting Crows are a relatively new find for me. I’d known Accidentally [...]
One of the jokes my friends are bandying about is that my taste in music classifies me as a “hipster”. For those of you who may not know what a hipster is (as I didn’t until recently), they’re a culture that value independent thinking, counter-culture, progressive politics, an appreciation of art and indie-rock. They’re a [...]
Always try to have something different playing in the background as I study. Carmina Burana, Radiohead, Dvorak and Sunset Rubdown have all been previous listens and today, on the suggestion of a friend, I put on Counting Crows’ Best Of CD. I really like this track:
After writing a post about my headphones, I thought that it’d be worth talking about what I listen to. I won’t call these my favourite 3 albums ever, but these are certainly 3 albums that I really, really like right now. In no particular order: Siamese Dreams — The Smashing Pumpkins The Smashing Pumpkins are [...]
When I was in America and on the flat of my back for a couple of hours a day, I decided to treat myself and get a set of Bose QuietComfort 15s. I’d heard many good things about them and their active noise canceling. I especially liked that they were headphones rather than earphones, as [...]
You know the way some families send out mass newsletter-type cards? With a picture of the whole family on the front and inside detailing of all the family’s goings-on on the inside? Well, I’ve been tinkering with the drums so much since I’ve got back, lavishing them with love and attention as I imagine parents [...]
I really enjoyed seeing Idina Menzel with the Minnesota Orchestra last Friday. The veteran Broadway star is known for roles in RENT, Chess and Wicked as well the zany musical comedy Glee: I got the script to join the show and there I am reading it on page 34 and it says, well, first of [...]
Going to see Idina Menzel with the Minnesota Orchestra tonight in Orchestra Hall on Nicollet Mall. It’s nothing short of a massive shot of luck that the female star of RENT, Wicked and Chess was playing at a venue that I can literally see from our apartment. From the seating plan, we have a pretty [...]
Picture the scene: 11 year old Tommy has just bought his first ever album. He puts it on in the car-ride home, hoping that his mum won’t notice the swear words. He plays that album incessantly and loves it to pieces. A burgeoning love is blossoming. Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t of those angsty, [...]
Like a lot of teenagers, a lot of what I say tends to be made up of phrases from popular films, books, games or Subconsciously, I find myself adopting them into my vocabulary and using them in everyday life. Things like To infinity.. and beyond! whenever anybody asks me where I’m going or such. The [...]