Tag Archives: music

…of the day: intense music discovery

By Julie Laurin | Published: August 13, 2011

I was going through my Youtube videos and decided to check out some kite videos.  I miss stunt kiting – haven’t done it in years.  Anyway, one video in particular featured a song I’d never heard before.  So a quick Google search on the lyrics revealed that it’s by a group called “Era”.  And that [...]

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Choosing to rise above mediocrity

By Julie Laurin | Published: May 29, 2011

I just finished watching “Public Speaking“, a documentary about Fran Lebowitz, directed by Martin Scorcese.  Admittedly, I knew nothing about Lebowitz until I saw the film and now I’m very interested in her work.  In this movie, she’s quoted as saying that there’s too much democracy in culture, not enough democracy in society.  She talks [...]

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…of the day: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

By Julie Laurin | Published: January 31, 2011

If there’s a song that reminds me a lot about my youth, it’s gotta be “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”.  I remember singing it with my Dad and my grandmother and listening to it over and over and over again.  It’s been a rough week, a tough day and tonight, I came home and listened to [...]

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