What was supposed to be an off-the-cuff post turned into a multi-week, all-consuming research project. If you make it to the end of this, you will conclude two things: 1) that I love music and 2) that I’m completely, hopelessly anal. I celebrate both qualities.
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I love Montreal and you should too. My reasons and a playlist.
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A well-crafted compilation soundtrack can energize a film. It can also provide a launchpad for new artists. Stina Nordenstam and The Cardigans both benefited enormously
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Our friend Spencer and his fiancée Andi thought of a wonderful surprise for the first dance of their upcoming wedding. Andi’s grandmother, who passed away last year, had been a jazz singer. There was only one known recording of her efforts, an album Andi kept in a plastic sleeve. The plan was to rip it to an mp3 so that the DJ could play it during the couple’s first dance, thereby blindsiding the family with the waft of a forgotten voice.
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