Disney-songs deathmatch, day 22
Miggy's Disney-songs tournament proceeds apace. Do you care which Disney song gets declared the best of all time? Then go... (More...)
Miggy's Disney-songs tournament proceeds apace. Do you care which Disney song gets declared the best of all time? Then go... (More...)
Continuing from the previous entry: Monday brought my favorite Si Kahn song: From this love, the space to grow in;... (More...)
Been listening to music while doing other stuff lately, and when lines I especially like come up in the songs,... (More...)
Just heard Bernice Johnson Reagon on NPR, talking about, among other things, her experience (as part of the Civil Rights... (More...)
On my way to bed, half asleep; occurred to me that I could use an optimistic song, and "Julian of... (More...)
A couple weeks ago, the webcomic Darths & Droids had an episode that quoted two songs from Les Misérables. In... (More...)
Keep forgetting to post this: singer/songwriter John McCutcheon is doing his annual Santa Cruz concerts this weekend. As usual, he'll... (More...)
SarahP asked if there's a way to hear how the songs in Lord of the Rings are meant to be... (More...)
I've been intermittently working on putting together another CD of songs I like to sing along with in the car... (More...)
A few days ago, Amy S linked to a video of a fabulous performance: silent monks performing the Hallelujah Chorus.... (More...)
Only two more days 'til Winter Solstice. Here in California, it'll happen Monday morning at 9:47 a.m. I'm really really... (More...)
Am continuing to try to check things off my to-do list. Latest item on list was to buy Sol Weber's... (More...)
Seems like I keep running into Jason Mraz's song "I'm Yours" lately, and every time I do, it runs through... (More...)
While I was driving yesterday, Anna Russell's "How to Write Your Own Gilbert & Sullivan Opera" came up on my... (More...)
Libana is a world music ensemble focused on "the traditional and contemporary music and dance of the world's women." I... (More...)
I like the seagulls I like the harbor bells I like the ocean I like the rolling swells Sitting... (More...)
Some more unthemed videos for your delectation and amusement: The South Pasadena Unified Grade "A" Jug Band, consisting of students... (More...)
I'm on my way to sleep, but it just occurred to me that I ought to mention here that we'll... (More...)
Yesterday in the car, I was a little grumpy, and I thought to myself: "I have a choice here: I... (More...)
Three interesting and really cool art projects from this morning's Facebook, all combining multiple related elements into one work: At... (More...)
I just put together my first iMix. One of my favorite musical trios--Cindy Kallet, Ellen Epstein, and Michael Cicone--does gorgeous... (More...)
Naomi just pointed me to a fun and charming animated video of the song "The Log Driver's Waltz." Remember, a... (More...)
I've been kinda off-kilter lately. Weird mood swings--cheerful and happy, then suddenly grumpy and stressed for no clear reason. Having... (More...)
Whenever a Vienna Teng song I haven't heard yet comes up in the iTunes rotation, I have to stop and... (More...)
Some videos with no connecting theme: Drawdio: Turn Almost Anything Into a Theremin. Make electronic music by drawing on a... (More...)
I've blogged before about how amazingly cool the Ocarina iPhone app is. In the latest release, it gets even cooler.... (More...)
Heard an instrumental orchestral rendition of "Carol of the Bells" on the radio the other day that had a prominent... (More...)
Had dinner with Pam & Arthur & Ray & Robbie (who's about to turn 2); got home, decided to give... (More...)
I was sitting here doing some SH database stuff, and I put on my iTunes playlist, and along came Lui... (More...)
Tough choice between things to do in the South Bay Area next Friday evening (nine days from now): Talisman A... (More...)
A tune has been running through my head. I was pretty sure I had been told it was a hymn,... (More...)
It's not raining, but I'm sure it will be again sooner or later, and I've apparently never posted this. To... (More...)
Ocarina really is one of the coolest things ever. If you have an iPhone and even the slightest interest in... (More...)
It snuck up on me. On Sunday, I glanced at my calendar for the coming week, and was surprised to... (More...)
On the way home from the East Bay today, I turned on the radio in time to hear the end... (More...)
Way back in early 2003, I wrote about hearing the Indigo Girls perform "Finlandia" with Joan Baez at a concert... (More...)
For the past couple years, this guy wzauscher has been posting videos of himself singing various classical works in multiple... (More...)
A whole collection of rare footage of Tom Lehrer on YouTube, apparently with his permission. Thanks, BDan! As I noted... (More...)
I installed the Pandora app on my iPhone a month or so ago, and have been listening to it occasionally.... (More...)
Alexander Courage died last month. For those who don't know, he was a composer and arranger for TV and movies,... (More...)
Back in 2003, I posted about attending a lovely Kallet/Epstein/Cicone concert, filled with their magnificent harmonies. Among other things, that... (More...)
I'm listening to music while entering stories into the SH database. Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer's "Farewell to Bitterroot Valley"... (More...)
There are certain albums on the iTunes Store that contain one or two particular songs that everyone wants, plus a... (More...)
One of the things I like about some country songs is the way the choruses work. For example, there seems... (More...)
My reactions to John McCutcheon's annual Santa Cruz concerts have been mixed; sometimes I've loved them, sometimes they haven't done... (More...)
Folksinger John McCutcheon will be performing several shows in the Greater Bay Area next week; people with folk-music-inclined kids in... (More...)
James Keelaghan's Somewhere Ahead just came up on the iTunes rotation. Simple, brief, and lovely. First verse: Somewhere ahead, when... (More...)
Made it to the Talisman concert this afternoon. Was a short concert (only an hour), but good. Lovely voices, lovely... (More...)
As I mentioned in passing a couple months ago, I first encountered Talisman A Cappella [link corrected in 2009] when... (More...)
Cute and entertaining music video: "Here Comes Another Bubble" (as in tech bubble), by the a cappella group The Richter... (More...)
A while back, I mentioned that the famous video of "Take on Me" (possibly the first music video I ever... (More...)
Here's the promised second set of videos. If you're short on time, skip down to the cute pet videos at... (More...)
It's been a while since I've posted a collection of videos, and the links keep rolling in. So here's a... (More...)
Back around the end of March, I bought Willie Nelson's recording of the catchy gay cowboy song "Cowboys Are Frequently... (More...)
The other day the song "Somewhere That's Green" (from Little Shop of Horrors, though I have the movie soundtrack rather... (More...)
Just discovered that filksinger-songwriter Cynthia McQuillin died two weeks ago, on January 14, of renal and respiratory failure, at age... (More...)
When I tell people about John McCutcheon, I always forget to mention the one song that people who aren't parents... (More...)
Folksinger/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist John McCutcheon is having his annual concert in Santa Cruz tonight, at the First Congregational Church, at 900 High... (More...)
It occurred to me Sunday morning, after being awakened by a windstorm that was related to the flooding that's happening... (More...)
Scott introduced me to a nifty software toy: BallDroppings, available for Mac, Windows, and mobile phones, plus a Java version.... (More...)
It's been Jed's movie week. Narnia last weekend; Æon Flux Monday night; Brokeback Mountain last night (review to come later).... (More...)
I admit it: I occasionally listen to Delilah. When I'm driving somewhere at night, alone in my car, it can... (More...)
Buncha cool stuff here, including some videos and music, on various geeky topics. Physics of Oobleck (that is, of corn... (More...)
I doubt I'll be posting anything substantive in the next few days. Things still pretty rough around here. But to... (More...)
Today was, of course, the fourth anniversary of the September 11th attacks; I saw surprisingly little commentary about that... (More...)
Happy Father's Day to all of you who are fathers. May your children bring you happiness, joy, and the occasional... (More...)
Some good things that've happened recently: Had lunch with Susan G, whom I hadn't seen in much too long. Had... (More...)
I've been using the iTunes rating system (0 to 5 stars) for all my music ever since I started using... (More...)
I skipped tonight's story reading to go see Kallet/Epstein/Cicone perform in Medford. The only previous time I saw them live,... (More...)
Went to the Lui Collins house concert in Palo Alto tonight. I was a bit concerned about attending two concerts... (More...)
When Lui Collins sent me the CDs I'd ordered a couple weeks back, she included a postcard showing her upcoming... (More...)
My co-workers had another of their semiannual-or-so karaoke nights last night, and it reminded me of what happened the one... (More...)