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C-Pop,
Hard to Peg
Here’s a little Jay Chou to make your day brighter. It’s a dud of an album cover, but a great song— Milan’s Little Blacksmith [Audio clip: view full post to listen] A. I love this guy, and B. It has sheep in it. SHEEP!
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K-Pop
Here it is, the slightly unbelievable story of how I got addicted to Korean pop culture… honestly, if you make it all the way through, I should probably buy you something. Like coffee. Or whatever, only not a yacht. In the Beginning… It all began one day when I was sitting at my computer, innocently [...]
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K-Pop
The story of my k-pop addiction, complete with flowchart. Maybe. If I feel ambitious.
Alison Krauss: Jacob’s Dream When I first heard this song, I five-starred it on my iTunes because I thought it sounded so pretty. After a couple times listening to it, though, I started to catch on to the words… and haven’t been able to listen to it since. SO. SAD! Heartwrenching, actually, especially if you’re [...]
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Country,
Rock/Alternative
Although I knew about The Wreckers, the first time I was really aware of them was during an episode of One Tree Hill. The girls guest starred on the show and performed a few songs for an in-story concert. I liked Michelle Branch back in her Are You Happy Now? days, when I was spending [...]
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Indie,
Rock/Alternative
I think I like this. I think I like it quite a lot. First single from Gary Go’s self-titled debut, Wonderful. I like the lyrics.
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C-Pop,
Hard to Peg,
Hip-Hop,
Pop
I’m almost afraid to tell you about this guy, because when I do, I’ll have expose one of the more bizarre tendencies of my personality. . . . First off, what you have to understand about me is my need for thoroughness and order. This doesn’t apply to every area of my life, but for [...]
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J-Pop,
Pop
You may remember Utada Hikaru from one of my previous “currently listening” posts featuring Beautiful World. Utada is a Japanese-American singer/songwriter that has been writing songs and performing with her musician parents since she was 13. Her brief debut in the states but wasn’t particularly successful, but caught the attention of the Japanese branch of [...]