Tell me why...I don't like Mondays...Tell me why This song came across my mind as I was contemplating on this amazing artwork at Carriageworks the other day. On 29 January 1979, 16 year old girl Brenda Ann Spencer opened fire at a school in San Diego killing two adults, injured eight children and a police …
Preserving language through music
American singer-songwriter, the "Piano Man" Billy Joel once commented on the power of music saying that "music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music." This is so true. But there's actually more to this amazing power …
Same but different (II)
I love listening to cover songs, especially the ones that are so different from the original. It's like experiencing something that is so familiar, and yet so fresh and exciting. Sometimes it's that sense of confusion that drives my curiosity to explore these cover versions. Some critics may belittle cover songs arguing that playing other …
So close and yet so far
A few weeks ago, while jogging through a park, from afar I saw a young couple standing apart staring out at the lake under the setting sun. They seemed so close and yet so far from each other as if there was something there that hindered them from connecting with one another. The scene stirred …
Everyone’s (still) waiting…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkTk6QcX3uU If you are a fan of singers and songwriters like Sara Bareilles, Sarah Blasko and Sarah McLachlan, and always admire their talent in music and are highly impressed by their phenomenal and unique vocal skills, I think you will appreciate the following Australian artist I am about to introduce to you, and I am …
Same but different
"Make you feel my love" is one of my favourite songs of all time. To me, it's not just a song with a heart-touching melody, it is a love poem that contains deep meaning. Though it is written with simple words, the images it creates are powerful and sensory. "When the evening shadows and the …
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