Category Archives: Music is My Life

Speaking of Inspiration

I’m so effin busy, this post has been half written since back during the Xanadu Days.  But I finally finished it.  Enjoy! What inspires you? I’ve had my head full of Muses and heavenly Inspiration for the past few weeks, … Continue reading

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Sax and Violins

I try very hard to live my life with no regrets.  I’m happy to say that I have largely succeeded. However. When I was 6, I started taking guitar lessons.  I still remember begging my parents to make that happen.  … Continue reading

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Old friends, reunited.

There are a handful of musical artists who epitomize my childhood.  The singers and albums that defined my teenage years.  The ones whose voice can instantly transport you to that time, like it was just yesterday. For me, that short … Continue reading

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The Fair Returns.

I have very important news to tell you, interwebs.  You best sit down. Sitting? Ok. So, I tend to scoff at screaming squealy fangirl/fanboi displays.  And when I say tend to, I mean seriously people, have some dignity, would you?  … Continue reading

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A challenge.

I try to be a good blogger.  As such, I take time out to review my blog.  You know, read it.   For my dear interwebs’ sake.  Making sure my stuff it still as funny as when I wrote it … Continue reading

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And she was just here, too. Damn.

This is OMFGMF hot.  That is all. Lykke Li @ NTBR Part 4 – “Hustlin’” from Drew Innis on Vimeo. Oh, and yeah.  She was just here last Thursday.  I found out about her show when I drove by the … Continue reading

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Old Model Army, or Why I’m Not Emo Anymore

I was an angry, disillusioned, totally emo chick in college.  I’m not exactly sure how it happened.  (Translation: it would take far longer than this blog post to explain, and I’m not sure we’re at the stage in our interwebs … Continue reading

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House cleaning

This is a post about cleaning house. Not like, you know, vaccuuming and mopping and dusting, although that is where it starts; more like cleaning out all the random thoughts and stuff lingering around in my head that I’ve been … Continue reading

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eTown PDX, or How I Nearly Got Ejected From the Schnitz.

If you know me, you know that my personal muse is Sarah McLachlan.  I regularly abase myself at her feet and quiver with inspiration and yes, lust.  Figuratively speaking, of course.  Oh if only…  Seriously, to my knowledge I have been … Continue reading

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The Return.

I just heard today that New Order has a new album coming out: Waiting for the Sirens’ Call. Sweet! Put that on my list of albums to check out, along with Modest Mouse, Keane, the new Queens of the Stone … Continue reading

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