Currently Listening: Jay Chou [Milan's Little Blacksmith]

Posted by Becky under 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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My K-Pop Journey

Posted by Becky under 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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Coming Soon…

Posted by Becky under K-Pop

The story of my k-pop addiction, complete with flowchart. Maybe. If I feel ambitious.

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Songs That… make me cry

Posted by Becky under Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Songs That, Worship

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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The Wreckers – Stand Still, Look Pretty [2006]

Posted by Becky under 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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Currently Listening: Gary Go [Wonderful]

Posted by Becky under 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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Jay Chou – Ye Hui Mei [2003]

Posted by Becky under 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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Utada Hikaru – Heart Station [2008]

Posted by Becky under 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 [...]

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