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Pretty short entry… Love these guys ever since an american friend of mine introduced me to them saying, “they’re a band from my town, used to play a lot at our high school”. Fast forward 7 years and Death Cab For Cutie‘s latest album, “Narrow Stairs”, reached #1 on the Billboard 200 chart and lead . . . → Read More: The Postal Service – Clark Gable  Comments are closed  musical monday  Ben Gibbard, Death Cab For Cutie, Narrow Stairs, The Postal Service Lisbon, Berlin, London, Hanover, Amsterdam, Prague, Porto, Hereford, Lille, Nice, Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, Cannes, King’s Lynn, Newcastle upon Tyne, Copenhagen, Recife. I could riddle you what all these cities have in common, but then I’d have to wait for the answer to write the rest of this entry… These are all cities where I walked. I . . . → Read More: Walkabout I’m in Love. Well, you say, we all knew that. To which I answer, gosh… (insert embarrassed smiley here), I’m not talking about that… not today, at least. I’m in love with a musical instrument, the mandolin, or bandolim, in Portuguese. The first instrument I ever learned to play was a violin, which caught my . . . → Read More: Hamilton de Holanda – Passarim When I’m feeling uninspired I usually listen to music. This is what inspired me today. As I wrote this entry I found out that this type of music is called Teental. From Nitin Sawhney‘s “London Undersound”. In spite of a few icy reviews, I don’t have any complaints. It’s inspiring… Nitin Sawhney – Daybreak feat. . . . → Read More: Nitin Sawhney – Daybreak Almost three week hiatus, mourning the loss of friend. Family doesn’t have only two legs… Haven’t been able to write much, but I have been listening to music and playing mandolin like there was no tomorrow. I’m sure some good will come out of it. On a lighter note (and late, this should’ve been . . . → Read More: The Kooks – Shine On Teve lugar já vai fazer duas semanas, mas é assim a vida de um estudante de mestrado. Aqui seguem as fotos que a Tia Gui tirou com a minha máquina e alguns links para os vídeos que estão no youtube. Abba Medley – CEIA DO CALOIRO 08/09 Cancao do Emprego (Quero, Quero… Gimme Gimme dos . . . → Read More: Ceia do Caloiro Foi no dia 17 de Março que se reuniu pela primeira vez de uma forma primitiva o Concilium Thunnus (ortografia ainda por definir, eu gosto mais assim…), num dos meus poisos favoritos, o Chez Pinky. Desta vez sem cartaz a acompanhar, mas com mais fotografias, como podem ver mais abaixo. Do encontro resultou um primeiro . . . → Read More: Jantar de tunos I have a list of songs I would like to post about, which is usually where I go to when monday starts to draw near. This one, however, came out of nowhere. The singer, brazilian Marisa Monte, is very well known to me for well over a decade. The album, Universo ao Meu Redor, from . . . → Read More: Marisa Monte – Vai Saber Post retroactivo… se isso existir. Não era isto que eu tinha escrito ontem, mas o computador demonstrou ser mais sábio do que eu e bloqueou antes que pudesse carregar no botão para publicar… Quando voltei a casa à noite o que tinha escrito não transmitia o que eu sentia. Acho que nada transmite. Não sou . . . → Read More: 30 anos e algumas horas Bidjibah. “It’s not offensive, is it?” asked a friend in a previous comment. No it’s not, but it doesn’t mean anything either. It’s not my name, though I have used it as a nickname and pseudonym on and off for, almost twenty years! In fact, if you google it, you’ll find my profile on Last.fm . . . → Read More: What’s in a name? |
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