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  • 30 Day Song Challenge Redux (Day 3): Song That Makes You Happy

    It’s definitely not “Happy” by Pharrell. That song annoys me. I want to be happy on my terms Pharrell, not yours. But I must say the song that currently makes me happy is “Won’t Turn Back” by Our Lady Peace. I love…

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  • Track of the Day: “Coyote Love” by Grace Askew

    When I started listening to GRACE ASKEW, I didn’t know she was a contestant on Season 4 of THE VOICE. I discovered her on my local NPR station and immediately bought everything she had available. Her voice is whiskey on the rocks…

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  • 30 Day Song Challenge Redux (Day 2): Least Favorite Song

    Hands down, “Fancy” by Iggy Azalea only because I really don’t like the fact that she doesn’t enunciate. I think if you’re going to sing, rap, scream, whatever you should be understood. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-zpOMYRi0w?rel=0] 2011 30 Day Song Challenge answer: Tim McGraw’s…

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  • Track of the Day: “Halloumi” by Wayfarer

    Melbourne beatmaker WAYFARER has released a brand spanking new single from his BEAT TAPE 02 EP and it’s downright fun, flirty, and sassy! While listening to it, I am instantly thrown back in time and watching my friends play Mario Cart. I believe…

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  • 30 Day Song Challenge Redux (Day 1): Favorite Song

    Choosing a favorite song is hard. I would normally pick “Pirate Looks at Forty” by Jimmy Buffett, but I’m going to have to change it up because this song has sort of become my theme song for 2014. That song is “Comfortable…

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  • #CheckersComeHome

    On November 24th, the Charlotte Checkers announced they reached a tentative agreement with the Charlotte Regional Visitors’ Authority to return to Bojangles’ Coliseum beginning with the 2015-16 season. It should have said the Charlotte Checkers were moving to the Dark Side of…

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  • Track of the Day: “Sweat” by RY X

    If you haven’t heard of RY X (or his other project THE ACID) do yourself a favor and stop what you’re doing (even reading this post) and listen below. I have fallen in awe of the emotion that can be heard in RY…

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  • MUSIC ALERT: Sleepy Dreamers Release Second EP: LOCAL FOOTBALL

    Melbourne indie-folk quartet SLEEPY DREAMERS have today released their second EP, LOCAL FOOTBALL. Recorded earlier this year at Head Gap Studios in Thornbury, the five track EP features singles ‘Bike Song’ and ‘Hunk’. LOCAL FOOTBALL is now available on Bandcamp, iTunes and Spotify and you can stream on LOCAL FOOTBALL on Soundcloud…

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  • Songs of My Life: November 2014

    November was apparently pop-tart music month! Holy cow on the pop music! To be honest, I’m not even mad about. Sometimes, you just need to shake what your mama & daddy gave ya. “Wicked Ones” by Dorothy All I have to say…

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  • Comfortable In My Skin

    This month, I turned another year awesome (never older, just awesome.) What does it mean to be 39 years old? To be honest, I have no idea. Most people my age, are married, divorced, shacked up, whatever. Some are with kids, some…

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