‘music’ Archives
Notes on a Scandal
I saw Notes on a Scandal last night. Judi Dench gives a mesmerizing performance. He should win an Oscar. So maybe I haven’t seen any of the other nominated performances. No, wait, I saw Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada. I thought, after having seen her [Read More]
Toastie Radio Top 100 of 2006
Now playing, a narrated countdown of the top 100 songs played (between May and December) based on the number of times they were played. After all the Top 100 and 200 countdowns I did years and years ago, I’m quite pleased to be able to bring a countdown to Toastie [Read More]
It’s not Barry Manilow 24/7
I spent one of my 3-5AM waking periods over the long weekend doing some Toastie Radio website revisions. It’s not a beautiful piece of web design, but I think it’s a slight improvement over the last version. I’ll use this post as an opportunity to ask [Read More]
Oddball
The Oddball segment on Countdown with Keith Olbermann uses as its theme “Sabre Dance” by Aram Khachaturian. Just thought I’d share that. I had been wondering for the longest time who composed that music. If you don’t know what I’m talking [Read More]
Hooked on the iTunes
As W is hooked on “the Google”, I am hooked on the iTunes, at least this afternoon. 99 cents for Tori Amos doing Total Eclipse of the Heart. All I ask is that I get to see some beauty in the world each day. So I’ve had mine for today. [Read More]
It’s all coming back to me now
Now I remember why I like the music that I like, because of recordings like this. Just downloaded from iTunes, which, for 99 cents, is far less a pain in the ass than stealing. (don’t judge it just because Celine Dion recorded it) EDIT New album comes out tomorrow. [Read More]
Adding value to the world, one Barry Manilow tune at a time
I received a pleasant surprise in my PayPal account this morning, a $50 donation to Toastie Radio. This follows a $100 donation I received a little over a month ago. I should’ve been motivated after the first big donation to devote some time to TR, but I didn’t [Read More]
Fee Times a Mady
Good news! The following CD on your Want List has been shipped to you! The Definitive Collection by Lionel Richie Shipped on 08/09/2006 [Read More]
