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Monday Music: the summer wine under the pear trees edition

It’s been a good few days. Padam Padam – Edith Piaf Dangerous Type – Letters to Cleo Sleep Together – Garbage Heaven Coming Down – The Tea Party The Racing Rats – Editors Alcohol – Barenaked Ladies Strangers in the Night – Frank Sinatra Vopros – Kino With a Wonder and a Wild Desire –Continue reading “Monday Music: the summer wine under the pear trees edition”

Monday Music: the “curled up to fizzing summer rain, call back later” edition

It’s good to be home. I know I talk about wanting to re-join Western civilization as soon as possible, but it’s good to be home. Raindrops – Basement Jaxx Gig – Rawski God Bless the Child – Billie Holiday Come Pick Me Up – Ryan Adams Bad (live from Live Aid) – U2 [say whatContinue reading “Monday Music: the “curled up to fizzing summer rain, call back later” edition”

Monday Music: the If You Want Me, I’m Your Country edition

“I like the sweet life and the silence, but it’s the storm that I believe in.” I could launch into a long monologue about the Eternal Feminine right now, but I’m not going to subject you to that. It’s a beautiful, breezy Monday in Amman, I’m going to Ukraine at the end of the week,Continue reading “Monday Music: the If You Want Me, I’m Your Country edition”

Monday Music: the Boy with the Thorn in His Side edition

Here’s Michael Jackson in Mexico, past his prime and yet still able to bring the house down while wearing what appears to be a ladies’ one-piece bathing suit over a pair of short black pants, no less. It has been a crappy few days in pop culture, don’t you think? Now, because Drew tagged meContinue reading “Monday Music: the Boy with the Thorn in His Side edition”