music

  • Jane’s Addiction Friday

    Brightening a gloomy Friday with a couple of  more pop/well know “Jane’s Addiction” songs and a Perry Farrell (“Jane’s Addiction” singer) rendition of “Here Comes the Sun”. Enjoy!  

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  • So Sharp!

    I just discovered another female musician with a great voice, Maia Sharp. Check out her brand new single, “Nothing but the radio on”. I prefer the video with the live version, but the studio recording is also nice. Enjoy!

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  • A Bit Franti(c)

    Two great uplifting songs by Michael Franti to kick-start your Monday!

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  • After a mad dash to the deadline, I recouped (read: did weekend chores) and am now heading out of town. For your viewing pleasure, here’s a great segment from John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight show. The whole segment is longish, but if you only have a few minutes, at 17:15 starts a hilarious trailer for a

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  • It’s proposal writing time, which means it’s time for rock blasting through my headphones to help me focus. (Don’t judge.) For your listening pleasure, I recommend two of The Black Keys’ old albums. The 2006 “Magic Potion”… … and the 2004 “Rubber Factory” Again, if you get a chance, see these guys live. They are phenomenal!

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  • Recently Shazammed

    To take a break from academia, here’s some lighter blogging fare: stuff that I have shazammed in recent weeks while listening to my favorite radio station. Enjoy!

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  • 2CELLOS Rocking

      These guys are awesome! (h/t to Eldest’s best friend B, who showed us one of their videos) By the way, I will do the NaBloPoMo, sort of, unofficially (I did it officially last year but didn’t/don’t see much of a point to it). Basically, I will post every day in November, because why not? People seemed to enjoy it

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  • Girls Rocking

    More NSF-proposal-writing music, now with all female vocals! Blasting through headphones and paired up with an afternoon cup of joe, guaranteed to give you the boost needed to keep writing!

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