Monthly Archives: December 2008
More Christmas Weirdness, Oddities and Electro Goodness
While in Munich for Christmas, I was gifted with a night at the Deutsches Theater (a huge permanent “tent” as part of the Arena complex), to see the Guangzhou Acrobatics Troupe’s production of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. It’s exactly like a … Continue reading
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Naughty/Noisy Christmas Songs Part 3
I’ve been challenged! A faithful reader and fellow blogger of much renown, Dirk, of SexyLoser has challenged me and dearest FiL to see who would post this awesome song first. Alas, dear FiL has handed me the baton! As I’m … Continue reading
Traditional Christmas Eve: The Really Pretty Ones
On Christmas Eve even I, the resident hardcore atheist, get a bit soft and deign to listen to the traditional carols. Have a listen to some of my faves, a few reinterpreted by modern singers, some just as I first … Continue reading
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CR Avery: Magic Hour Sailor Songs
(Here’s a post I wrote early on – way back in August when I saw him open for Billy Bragg in Chicago, it didn’t get much of an audience, so I’m gonna repost it for ya now as I’m still … Continue reading
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Electro Xmas
Some of today’s offering is way out there, I know. But Christmas is sort of for the kids, you have to admit and well these first two tracks say 8 year old to me, if nothing else! he he he … Continue reading
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The Hours: See The Light
Well dearies I’ll be somewhere in Munich by now eating schnitzel and hearing all about how jetlagged M. Chutney is (I don’t ever suffer from it, unknown reasons other than I’m already such an insomniac I think my internal clock … Continue reading
The Lampshades: Are Alright
So I’ve started getting email from bands — when did I become a real blogger? (says the Velveteen Tart lol!). You’ve seen what Twitter has done for me, that Jeff Brodnax was something, wasn’t he?! Well I’m hoping you like … Continue reading
Jingle Bells Redux
Jingle Bells is one of those songs you can just hear too many times. Well, the Tart has a cure for that! Here’s a few versions that you just might have not heard yet. I started out with Yello’s super-cool … Continue reading
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Tart’s top 15 albums for 2008
Here’s my year end list… of my faves, and it’s just that dear readers. You’ll find an eclectic mix here, what else should you expect from a musical dilettante? It reflects my love of three major genres; indie/pop, folk, punk/industrial. … Continue reading
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