AmandaMuses

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  • Wmotd, Week 27

    It’s Independence Day here in America today. Which means barbecues, fireworks and a general casual summer party feel to the whole day and coming weekend. To me, Dick Dale sounds very “American” and this is a pretty great song of his (even if the video is cheesy). Nitro by

  • Wmotd, Week 26

    Wet Salt by Psapp

  • Wmotd, Week 25

    A few months ago, I spent some time in a fishing village in southeast Asia with a few friends making art. On our last night together, we had a bit of a party involving music and lots of laughs. Some of the guys in the village had a reggae band and a few of the…

  • Wmotd, Week 24

    Already a good song, now with more Kristen Wiig. Not a terrible movie either as long as you forget ANYTHING you might know about the original short story or the Danny Kaye movie version.

  • Wmotd, Week 23

    “…in June, pretty baby, in June…”

  • Wmotd, Week 22

  • Stone Flower

    Another from my trip earlier in the spring…

  • Wmotd, Week 21

    Lately, there are two times of day when I listen to music most— early in the morning on my way to an office and late at night trying to concentrate on work or pet projects. Despite being a morning-ish person (in that I like being up early once actually up) I’m not necessarily firing on…

  • Wmotd, Week 20

    “‘Cuz all is fine… Loneliness is just a state of mind…” Whispering at the top of my lungs by Tim Christensen

  • Wmotd, Week 19

    I used to live by a freight train line in college. Later, when I lived in Oakland, trains weren’t too far off either. In fact, Amtrak trains would run down the Embarcadero during the day sometimes (Like this). Later still, I worked across town and had to cross loads of freight tracks to get to…

  • Wmotd, Week 18

    Couldn’t decide on a single track this week, instead here’s Tycho‘s latest LP if you haven’t already heard it.

  • Triad

    Rather like the implied light source of the orange in this. Also always like the triad of blue, orange and red together.

  • Sun on your shoulder

    Last month, this was part of my view. It’s been a few busy weeks since then and about time (overdue, really) to start sharing pictures, I think…especially after torrential rains for the last two days! More soon…

  • Wmotd, Week 17

    It’s a little hard for me to believe that it’s been almost twenty years since this album came out, but it’s still a good one in my book. Looking forward to revisiting this album later this weekend while driving. The Pod by Hum

  • Wmotd, Week 16

    I like to walk. A lot. I like to hike in the woods but also explore the cityscapes on long urban walkabouts. I used to always have headphones on when walking but these days I mix it up— sometimes with headphones, sometimes without simply enjoying the environmental soundtrack. What do I listen to while I…

  • Wmotd, Week 15

    Lately, I’ve turned into a morning person… enjoying the quiet gray of the day before everyone else wakes up and starts making noise. This song has been part of the soundtrack to my morning ritual before heading out the door this week. Tapaa minut aamulla by Regina

  • Wmotd, Week 14

    Broken Circle by Sam Phillips

  • Wmotd, Week 13

    This track has been on quite a bit the last few days while traveling. It’s gonna be a good day…

  • Wmotd, Week 12

    Buffalo by Alt-J

  • Wmotd, Week 11

    It’s been a busy week… Time to take a breath before diving back in.

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