Category: Music
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Monday Music #8 Thanksgiving edition
Today’s music isn’t music but rather a comedy act from Stan Freberg. It’s hard for me to not think about Stan Freberg during this time of year as it’s Thanksgiving week in the US. Ever since I was a young boy, my father always played (and continues to play) Stan Freberg’s The United States of America…
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Monday Music #7
Today, I’m starting off with yet another soundtrack from the film Broken Flowers. It’s a gem of a movie with Bill Murray as the lead and a superb complementary cast (Jessica Lange, Tilda Swinton, Chloë Sevigny, Sharon Stone and Jeffrey Wright) that doesn’t seem to get a lot of attention. The style of the movie is very intriguing so if you’re looking…
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Monday Music #6
Last week, I had a great Octopus Deploy presentation at the Chicago ALM Users Group in Downers Grove. Promptly afterwards, I got the flu which I haven’t had in quite a while. From Wednesday to Friday I was completely out of commission. I started antibiotics on Friday for an ear infection and while everything has…
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Monday Music #4
Today’s music is yet another soundtrack. I’m a huge fan of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s work. Their work is remarkable. The Social Network, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Gone Girl are a few of the movies (that I know of) that they’ve composed scores for and each soundtrack is distinctly unique and…
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Monday Music #3
In Chicago, everyday these past few weeks people have been talk about the Cubs in the playoffs. I’ve been a Cubs fan for a while, but this season for them has been remarkable regardless of the playoff outcome. While I’m not the most savvy baseball fan, there are a few baseball movies I gravitate towards:…
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Monday Music #2
It was a pretty busy weekend at home so I like to ease into the week with something slow and energizing. One of my favorite artists for the past few years has been Boards of Canada. I heard one song (Music is Math) of theirs back some ten years and it was an interesting hook. I’ve bought…
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Monday Music #1
It’s Monday. I’m “trying” to be a morning person. No, really. I’ve got to start somewhere. Anyway, Lifehacker recently posted: “The Most Popular Songs to Shower to, According to Spotify“. Unfortunately, I have to disagree with Spotify and to that extent, the majority of Spotify users. I start the day with one of two songs depending on…