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New-to-me music for the rest of my unemployment

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

A few months ago I commented on a friend’s Facebook page that he should check out the new Longwave album. He gently reminded me that the album wasn’t new; it came out last year. He went on to suggest what the college-aged Norm would have said, were someone to dare refer to an album not [...]

Filed in Feeling Sorry for Yourself, Music, Technology, Travel, Unemployment | Also tagged And The Ever Expanding Universe, Ballboy, Bonnie Prince Billy, Bowerbirds, Canada, David Bowie, Desolation Wilderness, Duran Duran, eMusic, Facebook, Fantasies, Galaxie 500, Here We Go Magic, Iron and Wine, Jets Overhead, Kyrie, Ladytron, Let's Dance, Longwave, Manners, Mercury Rev, Metric, New Universe, No Nations, Now Or Heaven, Old 97's, Passion Pit, Pet Shop Boys, Pop Goes The World, Promises Promises, Rhett Miller, The Broken West, The Church, The Clientele, The Knot, The Most Serene Republic, The Polyphonic Spree, The Sounds, The Violet Hour, These Four Walls, Upper Air, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Whitesnake, Wye Oak, XM | Comments (3)

Music for getting nothing done

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

The day just gets away from me sometimes. I woke up bright and early this morning with a nice long to-do list. I sat down at my computer after a few minutes, skipping breakfast, and got to work. Emails got sent. The site got fixed (I think). Distractions got resolved. And wouldn’t you know it, [...]

Filed in Benefits of Unemployment, Music, Unemployment | Also tagged Band of Horses, Begone Dull Care, Blind, Caught in a Trap and I Can't Back Out 'Cause I Love You Too Much Baby, Cease To Begin, Fountains of Wayne, In Our Nature, In Rainbows, Jose Gonzalex, Junior Boys, Lost Channels, Mark Eitzel, Mississauga Goddam, Peter Gabriel, Radiohead, So, The Hidden Cameras, The Sundays, Traffic and Weather, Winterpills | Comments (7)

Music for a crappy day of unemployment

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Here are the sounds of my unemployment. Listen to my soundtrack and suffer vicariously through me. Or just read about the music and be entertained. Your choice.

Filed in Benefits of Unemployment, Music | Also tagged Alive To Every Smile, Aphex Twin, Blood Bank, Bon Iver, Fluke, For Emma Forever Ago, Franz Ferdinand, iTunes, My Morning Jacket, Neko Case, Puppy, Selected Ambient Works, Sun Kil Moon, The Felice Brothers, The Queen Is Dead, The Smiths, The Tigers Have Spoken, The Unforgettable Fire, Tonight At The Arizona, Tonight Franz Ferdinand, Trembling Blue Stars, U2 | Comments (2)

Music for Friday, which feels like every other day when you’re jobless

Friday, December 12, 2008

Today’ music selections for the unemployed

Filed in Music, Unemployment | Also tagged Alphaville, Daydream Nation, Kaito, Music, Simon & Garfunkel, Spoon, Sun Kil Moon, the unemployed, Ulrich Schnauss | Comments (0)