Category: Music

entertainment, Music, Reviews, Technology

Childhood Nostalgia: 90s Tech Rewind

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What makes you feel nostalgic? Music from my childhood. Specifically, almost anything by Crowded House, Bic Runga’s Get Some Sleep, Goldenhorse’s Northern Lights, and Tim Finn’s Before & After album. Oh, and Fat Freddy’s Drop. https://youtu.be/ag8XcMG1EX4?si=00gH2zkpuLkrVDOm https://youtu.be/qzTUSR3fbfU?si=Ay7nHSie9A_lerOg https://youtu.be/2aDG82wZUHs?si=_1ur3a2-eaxs49Wo https://youtu.be/Y7QQS5V3cnI?si=TdXdcO9hMxVA9h2y Beautiful Collision If I’m speaking a different language, you’re missing out. These are just some of… Continue reading Childhood Nostalgia: 90s Tech Rewind

entertainment, Music, Reviews

Odd Time Signatures: Why Does it Sound Wonky?

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I stumbled across the wonderful Madison Cunningham not so long ago via one Remi Wolf's feature in Hospital. Through an increasingly obsessive deep dive into Cunningham's catalogue I fell upon Anywhere, whose chorus strikes a chord with me: Any day nowI'll find myself free of itYou'llturn and see me theredaringto answer to no oneAny day… Continue reading Odd Time Signatures: Why Does it Sound Wonky?

entertainment, LGBTQ+, Music, Reviews

JoJo x JoJo: The Interview We Never Knew We Needed

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I have been going through a JoJo renaissance this past year. Ever since finding out how bad my childhood fave got fucked over by the music industry, she has come back on my radar. Perusing her recent Spotify releases, I've fallen back in love with JoJo's music. Ten years on, her lyrical storytelling has a… Continue reading JoJo x JoJo: The Interview We Never Knew We Needed

Education, Health & Wellbeing, Music

Ode to Choral Joy: Choir Tours and Hauora

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I owe a huge part of my music education to the choir I was involved in at high school - in the opportunities it gave me, the self-confidence it instilled in my musical abilities, the plethora of technical and theoretical knowledge, as well as the musical diversity it exposed me to and the friendship I… Continue reading Ode to Choral Joy: Choir Tours and Hauora

Education, Music

I’m a Shostakobitch (But in a Good Way)

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I have extremely fond memories of music nerding it up on a Friday or Saturday night: hitting Michael Fowler with my high school music pals for NZSO concerts followed by gelato-laden debriefs. We started doing it around year 12, when one friend was offered discount tickets through her piano teacher. Quickly performances extended to NZ… Continue reading I’m a Shostakobitch (But in a Good Way)

Books, Education, Ex-Christianity, Health & Wellbeing, Music, philosophy, Te Reo Māori

Thinking About Weird Things, Philosophy for Kids and A Symphonic Soundscape (Part Four)

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Idk about you, but in my classroom, I'll be out here doing my best to create thinkers and celebrate their diversity, for it is the spice of life (#stolen - oops). I know a spectrum of people: diversity is enlightening, brilliant and phenomenal. I have friends who are queer Christians (amazing). I know people who… Continue reading Thinking About Weird Things, Philosophy for Kids and A Symphonic Soundscape (Part Four)

Education, Ex-Christianity, Favourites, Music, philosophy, Religion

Leading Kids to Christ, Youth Groups, and Teenhood with Jesus (Part Three)

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Turn and Face the Strange As a young teenager, I was very timid, very awkward, and very in love with words, sounds and songs. I was fascinated by the lyricism, poetry and prose of the bible. My favourite verses are probably: Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for… Continue reading Leading Kids to Christ, Youth Groups, and Teenhood with Jesus (Part Three)

Education, Ex-Christianity, Favourites, Health & Wellbeing, Music, philosophy, Politics, Religion

Hillsong Music, Twelvie Me and Decolonising God (Part Two)

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So I'm now saving my discussion of teenhood with Jesus and leading kids to Christ for part three, just because it makes more linear sense - and there is a colossal amount to unpack. Philosophising at Twelve I begin with an excerpt from my 2016 blog post, The Beauty of Religion. "The unraveling of my… Continue reading Hillsong Music, Twelvie Me and Decolonising God (Part Two)

entertainment, Music, Reviews, Web Series

The Covid19 Diaries: Five Queer Friendly Web Series to Binge On

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Given the current Covid19 sitch we all find ourselves in, why not take the time to binge watch some quality rainbow-friendly web series to while away the hours? Once again, carefully curated for your viewing pleasure: we have here a mix of Kiwi and international series, ranging from comedy, to drama, to musical, to everywhere… Continue reading The Covid19 Diaries: Five Queer Friendly Web Series to Binge On

Music, Podcasts, Politics, Reviews, Te Reo Māori, Technology

The Covid19 Diaries: Five Quality Podcasts to Quell Lockdown Boredom

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I have collated a very eclectic list of podcasts near and far: from lesbians discussing books and their film adaptations, to comediennes getting horny over filmstars, to French language learning for intermediate speakers, to whakaaro Māori, whakataukī and kīwaha, to humorous and insightful intersectional feminism discussions... let's go: 1. Boners of the Heart Comediennes Alice… Continue reading The Covid19 Diaries: Five Quality Podcasts to Quell Lockdown Boredom