ruffle (somebody’s) feathers: to make someone annoyed (idiom) [the free dictionary]
The Ruffled Feathers climbed precarious cliffs and clambered over felled logs on the last sunny day of the season in a no-trespassing zone on a quest to find their spirit animals. A pair of seagulls and the crewmen of a tugboat were the only audience to a song about a castle floating over the Soviet Union. [the ruffled feathers]
The Belle Game is an indie folk pop band originating from Vancouver, British Columbia. Formed in July 2009, the band currently consists of permanent members Adam Nanji, Andrea Lo, Alex Andrew, Katrina Jones, Rob Chursinoff, and Ian Cook. [wikipedia]
listen to three songs from sidney york: stalker, dick & jane, and fallin
Sidney York is the folk music creation of musician Brandi Sidoryk. Sidoryk, a professional musician, is a music teacher and performer in Calgary, Alberta. After completing a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Toronto, and a Master of Music from the University of Melbourne, Sidoryk was fervent about moving back to her home province of Alberta to contribute to the growth of that music community. Since returning to Alberta, she has been teaching and performing, as well as promoting music education in Alberta as a board member of the Alberta Music Education Foundation. read the rest of this entry »
“shine” made my day by posting this video onto his page.
The Ship Song Project - Sydney Opera House reinterprets Nick Cave’s iconic song. Performed by Neil Finn, Kev Carmody and The Australian Ballet, Sarah Blasko, John Bell, Angus and Julia Stone, Paul Kelly and Bangarra Dance Theatre, Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Opera Australia, Martha Wainwright, Katie Noonan and The Sydney Symphony, The Temper Trap, Daniel Johns and the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
Directed by Paul Goldman. Arranged by Elliott Wheeler. Photography by Prudence Upton.
rasputina is a cello-driven band based in new york that is renowned for their unconventional and quirky music style as well as their fascination with historical allegories and fashion, especially those pertaining to the victorian era.
the group is fronted by cellist/vocalist melora creager, who also writes all of the lyrics and creates art for the band’s albums, singles, and website. [wikipedia]
the year without a summer (also known as the poverty year, year there was no summer, and eighteen hundred and froze to death) was 1816, in which severe summer climate abnormalities caused average global temperatures to decrease by about 0.4–0.7 °c (0.7–1.3 °f), resulting in major food shortages across the northern hemisphere. read the rest of this entry »
