Soundtrack Day is an older 100b category that I had to bring back for this post, because this song is definitely a part of my personal soundtrack. Indonesia’s day of independance is celebrated on August 17th, but we will be celebrating the joyous freedom of my motherland this saturday. And by “celebrating”, I mean eat. [...]
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I’ve been a huge fan of Elvis Perkins ever since I first heard “While You Were Sleeping” back in 2006. His second album with band Dearland, Elvis Perkins In Dearland, was released a few months ago and I’m still enthralled. “I Heard Your Voice In Dresden” is perhaps my most favorite single song to come [...]
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I’m 37-years-old, have a Masters Degree in International Relations, and am an IT systems test manager. And I’ve taken up watching World Wrestling Entertainment a lot in the past few months. So much so, in fact, I simply had to purchase and record the Pay-Per-View broadcast of WWE Summer Slam! yesterday. I’m saving Summer Slam! [...]
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I started my life as a Beatles freak way back when I was just a young Bean, and I devoured everything about them I could get my hands on. Somewhere along the way, I discovered that John Lennon had written books as well and I’ve loved them ever since. Lennon’s two books, In His Own [...]
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Otis Redding’s raw voice seems to come from the tips of his toes, the depths of his soul. He may not have the polished, velvety voice of other soul greats like Sam Cooke or Marvin Gaye, but whatever feeling a song conjures up in the pit up of his stomach is felt by everyone within [...]
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