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Do you want more?

Posted on Nov 25, 2007 in Life, Music | 0 comments

To commemorate Thanksgiving—and to combat the ceaseless commercialism of the “black Friday” shopping orgy—I would like to share with you the lyrics to a song called I Want More (part 1) by the group Faithless. (I could fill pages about how great Faithless’ music is, but I’ll control myself and only say they won the “Best musical group ever,” as...

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Andre Rieu

Posted on Oct 10, 2007 in Music | 0 comments

After seeing Andre Rieu this evening, I’ve broken with my rare-if-ever concert-going tradition. I’ve now seen two events at the Key Arena this year (the first being The Police reunion). I went with my wife and her friend, filling in for the absent original third member of their party. His music—classical and operatic—is not really my thing, but I went. Overall it was a...

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My favorite Kiwis

Posted on Sep 8, 2007 in Music | 2 comments

No, not the small, green fruit—I’m talking about the comedic musical duo from New Zealand, Brit and Germain. Stop reading this and immediately watch one of my favorite songs: I could embed a lot more, but why don’t you go see them all for yourself? I highly recommend “The Humans R Dead” (ecstatic robots celebrate after the “uprising”; listen for the...

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The Police

Posted on Jun 10, 2007 in Life, Music | 4 comments

The Police

Here’s a brief interview I imagine Andy Summers having with his personal trainer: Personal Trainer: “Okay, Andy, let’s hit it hard this week. We’ve got a lot to work on. You’ve got a paunch, you eat terribly, and your skin is pallow.” Andy Summers: “No thanks.” This took place in 1988 and Andy’s not looked back. All joking aside, The Police...

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Anticipation of Judgement

Posted on Apr 9, 2007 in Music | 0 comments

Anticipation of Judgement

iTunes is downloading, as I write, the latest album from VNV Nation. This is an event on the order of importance of a new album by Sting, another artist who I follow closely. If you’re not familiar with VNV Nation—and you’re most likely not—you should immediately buy a copy of Matter + Form or Empires, two of the best albums I’ve heard in a very long time. If...

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Police Reunion

Posted on Feb 8, 2007 in Misc., Music | 1 comment

Police Reunion

No, this post isn’t about another installment of the Steve Guttenberg police comedies. It’s about the real Police: Sting, Andy Summers, and Steward Copeland! In an historic GRAMMY® moment, the Police (Sting, Stewart Copeland, and Andy Summers) will reunite and perform together for the first time on the GRAMMYs when they open the 49th Annual GRAMMY® Awards telecast on Feb. 11, it...

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