fourth edition

Happy Birthday, Neil.

I missed it by one day (oh dear!) but Happy 50th Birthday, Mr Neil Finn, soundtracker to the Ms Bookish life for a very, very long time.
Three youtube links:
+ Crowded House: Don’t Dream It’s Over
+ Crowded House: Nails in my Feet
+ Crowded House: Silent House (live ‘07)

¶ Posted 28 May 2008 † Karie § Finn ‡ Comments (0)

Euro ‘08.

My personal favourite at this year’s Eurovision is Bosnia-Herzegovina. David describes it as “Arcade Fire doing Rocky Horror”. It won’t win but it’ll worm its way onto my iPod.

Five other countries of note:
+ Turkey has sent a local version of Manic Street Preaches with a hefty dash of Muse. Niice. A snowball’s chance in hell, […]

¶ Posted 21 May 2008 † Karie § Music § Popular Culture ‡ Comments (1)

The Hills are Alive

If Rufus Wainwright were a soft toy..

¶ Posted 07 March 2008 † Karie § Music § Popular Culture ‡ Comments (0)

Getting My Geek On

I finally got hold of Alex Lloyd’s third album, Distant Light the other day. It’s the aural equivalent of me snuggling up in a blanket on a spring day: it’s invigourating but also deeply comforting. However, most days I’m listening to Canadian band Alaska in Winter - their album continues to worm its way into […]

¶ Posted 29 February 2008 † Karie § Art § Personal § Philosophy ‡ Comments (0)

Saturday Linkage

Why smart songwriting is huge in Sheffield and guitar-pop thrives in Glasgow: You hear where you live? An interesting look at how geography may help shape your taste in music - whether you are aware of it or not.
Meanwhile, it’s nice to note that Hillary Clinton wants to share her political views with the part […]