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Prelude, Op. 28, No. 15 Raindrop (1838) – Frédéric Chopin

Prelude, Op. 28, No. 15 Raindrop is the second entry from Chopin here after Etud Op 10 No. 3. When hearing this you realize how small you are in the world and wonder in confoundment at the pure beauty of

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Writer/Actor Strikes: Why They Matter – Chris Stuckmann

“I think the biggest reason I wanted to make this video which is extremely alarming is about what Hollywood was proposing to SAG (Screen Actors Guild) and SAG said no f%&king way to. Was this idea of owning a background

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Moving to the Left (2014) – Woods

I find the first half of Moving To The Left some of the best modern Americana music I’ve heard; up there with War on Drugs. But it’s hard to maintain that quality for 5 minutes without ruining it. After 2:30

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The Flood Myth – John Hamer (Toronto Centre Place)

“The flood is seen symbolically as a baptism of the earth; where the same things symbolically happen in baptism; the old person dies and comes out of the water reborn anew, in the same way the old carnal world is

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Mountain Dew – The Stanley Brothers

Hillbilly Music isn’t my go – to genre, but I have to make an exception in this case. I can’t help but enjoy Mountain Dew; a bit like what the Coen Bros did with O Brother, Where Art Thou? Mountain

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Motherland (2001) – Natalie Merchant

I’ve seen some photos in my life, but wowee. As my father used to say to me, ‘she’s better looking than you son‘. Any-hows, I better talk about Natalie Merchant’s Motherland. I mentioned this song in the article about Lily

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Most of the Time (1989) – Bob Dylan

It is befitting Most of the Time is the first song to be presented from Bob Dylan’s Oh Mercy record, because it is my favourite song from it. If the outtake Series of Dreams made it onto the record, then

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More Than Life (2004) – Hillsong

More Than Life is from the album For All You’ve Done released in July, 2004. This is another great worship song from this magnificent album and concert which I’ve written about often. I like one viewer’s comment about this album

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More Heart Than Me (2002) – My Friend the Chocolate Cake (David Bridie)

Two songs in fairly quick succession from one of my all-time favourite Australian albums – Curious (image inset). Today’s song More Heart Than Me was the first song I ever heard from the group at a David Bridie and Archie

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Avant Gardener (2013) – Courtney Barnett

Courtney Barnett (born 1987) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and musician. Known for her deadpan singing style and witty, rambling lyrics. The music video below of today’s featured track Avant Gardener is one of the most edgy and amusing I’ve seen, plus I

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