Category: Music

Mary, Did You Know?

If you haven’t heard it already (it’s gotten nearly 15 million hits on YouTube), may I present the astounding a capella Mary, Did You Know? as performed by the Pentatonix. Check out the Pentatonix YouTube channel for more Christmas magic. Their only instruments are their voices. Even if you think you don’t know who they are, you […]

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X-Wing Drummer

New video from the Aaron English Band. Good stuff. Great imagery/symbolism/’80s references. I want it to last about three times as long though, and/or develop into a mashup with some Falco Star Wars reference… love it. There needs to be a 17 minute long version to do true justice to the creativity here. There’s so much good […]

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Happy 2008!

What, you say? If Jesus was born in 6 B.C., then we’re in 2008 rather than 2014 (see Star of Wonder), right? Technicalities aside, let’s not only change the world, but change ourselves for the better in the new year. Lasting change has to start at the individual level.

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Lion’s Den

Diggin’ this new single from Aaron English and Seattle-area electronica artist Reprecode: http://reprecode1.bandcamp.com/track/lions-den. I hear shades of DM (Perfect), The Shamen, Simple Minds, Chemical Brothers, and a dash of Neil Tennant. I still can’t put my finger on why, but there was a twinge of something in here that made me think of something space jazzy […]

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RIP Richie Havens

Gary Jackson over at A Time for Choosing has posted a nice tribute to Richie Havens, who passed away yesterday at the age of 72. Remembering Music Legend Richie Havens. Havens had one of those voices you just can’t forget. There was such energy and power and soul driving his music. So many “artists” today […]

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Cookie Monster: Share It Maybe

For those who haven’t seen Cookie Monster’s spoof of Carly Rae Jepsen’s Call Me Maybe already, check out this ode to the wondrous cookie: The lyrics had me guffawing the first time I listened to it, including the references to selling his soul and freaking out. Hilarious, even if there’s speculation that Ja Rule lent […]

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Coldplay– Eh?

Lately Coldplay’s Paradise has been on the radio nonstop. It’s been on my playlist for a personal reason besides the fact that Paradise is their best song in awhile. The fluidity and oomph of the intermittent bass line alone sets it apart from most of its peers. The relaxed beat and well-choreographed interplay of the piano, […]

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AE House Concert

Couch cushions, Springsteen, and caprine foot trimmings, oh my. Where, you might ask, can you experience all of this and more? An Aaron English house concert, of course. If you haven’t heard of Aaron English, to quote the Geico commercial, do you live under a rock? English is a prolific songwriter and performer from Seattle […]

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The Classic Crime

You know the kind of music that you crank up and sing along with when you’re driving? The type that has you playing air drums at a stoplight and other people look over in awe of your percussion skills? I’m proud to say that one of my favorite “crank it up” bands is Seattle’s own […]

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