Set Fire To The Rain by Adele
My dear friend Minna identified the song that is one of my favorite of Adele: Set Fire To The Rain. One of the most gut-wrenching songs I have heard in my entire life. For your listening pleasure....
View ArticleYou Look So Fine by Garbage
I remember I used to get depressed with this song. Well, not depressed, but you know what I mean. Really down. Not sure why. But I did get to see it first hand when I attended a Garbage concert in...
View ArticleSay by The Corrs
This is one of the songs of the summer when I fell in love for the very first time. I fell in love not only with the one I thought I would spend the rest of my life with, but also with The Corrs, an...
View ArticleSummer Sunshine by The Corrs
It has definitely NOT been the kind of weather for summer sunshine in Vancouver but I have to admit that I had a lovely time in Waterloo, Ontario, and thus in celebration of the brief 2 or 3 days of...
View ArticleStrong Enough by Cher
The worst thing about having a huge collection of CDs is that you then need to rip them into your iTunes library. So, I was burning my latest CD I bought from Cher and I ended up listening to Strong...
View ArticleI Wouldn’t Want To Be Like You (Alan Parsons Project)
I am in some ways, a child of the 80s and the 90s. I am always keen to listen to old songs that I used to love, and this song by Alan Parsons Project (one of my most favorite bands, originators of Time...
View ArticleThe Paris Match by The Style Council #MusicMonday
My love for Paris is well known all across my personal and professional circles. I love anything Paris-related. This song, by the way, is perhaps the most romantic songs I have heard that have any sort...
View ArticleSummer Playland Festival 2012 (SPF 2012) July 6-8th at the PNE
I love Playland, I love the PNE (Pacific National Exhibition) and I love the fact that with summer, all the things that make the PNE a lot of fun come and blossom. While the Fair at the PNE won’t take...
View ArticleTe Quiero Asi by Jose Jose and Lani Hall
Te Quiero Asi means, exactly translated into English from Spanish, “I love you exactly like that”. It’s a very old song in Spanish by Mexican singer Jose Jose and American singer Lani Hall. I used to...
View ArticleMake Music Vancouver 2012 (June 21st)
In just 2 days, Vancouver will be taken by assault by musicians. Well, hopefully not by assault, but you know what I mean. Make Music is a musical phenomenon and movement and it is spreading to...
View ArticleFalling In Love (Uh-Oh) by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
I always loved Gloria Estefan‘s music, from her early beginnings with Miami Sound Machine to when she went solo. I remember I used to sing her songs in English to improve my spoken language skills. I...
View ArticleSex Type Thing by Stone Temple Pilots #MusicMonday
I have the weirdest tastes in music. I swear to God. I really do. For some reason, I love some hard rock tunes, almost verging on grunge. One of them is Sex Type Thing, by Stone Temple Pilots. It’s not...
View Article6 #CanadaMusic tunes that make me nostalgic on #CanadaDay
Yesterday I started tweeting with the hashtag #CanadaMusic and remembering some Canadian singers and bands. In no particular order, here are some tunes that totally make me nostalgic and think of...
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Keloha Music & Arts Festival 2012 (Kelowna Waterfront Park, July 6-8) [win a...
Even though I have rarely had the opportunity to travel to Kelowna (and mostly I have gone only for academic conferences), I always have thought that it is an oasis within the province of British...
View ArticleWalk Into The Sun by Dirty Vegas
I have no clue how Dirty Vegas can be a house music trio with a song that pretty much sounds like the Sam Roberts band. For your listening pleasure, one of my favorite songs, ever: Walk Into The Sun....
View ArticleOlvidalo by Sasha Sokol
I used to listen to Olvidalo (Forget It) by Mexican singer Sasha Sokol when I was a youngster, and I still remember it as one of the few songs that make me forget just about everything and just enjoy...
View ArticleKeep It Together (Instrumental Remix) by Madonna
Madonna is a music goddess, whether people like her or not. That woman has been able to invent and reinvent herself and create music that is enduring, fun and ground-breaking. This song, Keep It...
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Los Amigos Invisibles at the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival 2012...
Los Amigos Invisibles was the concert that closed the TD Vancouver Jazz Festival this year. I have to begin by admitting that the reason that I was in that concert was because a Venezuelan friend told...
View ArticleEsa Niña by Luis Miguel
I remember the very first time I listened to this song (Esa Niña, sung by Mexican singer Luis Miguel, obviously in Spanish): I was going on holidays with my parents to the beach (most likely Mazatlan)...
View ArticleI Want To Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) by These Kids Wear Crowns and...
My sister-in-law just introduced me to These Kids Wear Crowns, and I am a little bit embarrassed I didn’t know them. Did you know they are not only a Canadian band, but they are from the Lower...
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