Dance Break: Marmalade
Grouplove, “Tongue Tied“ I love how bouncy this song is. My legs refuse to remain still.
Music
Dance Break: Burn
Fun, featuring Janelle Monáe, “We Are Young” The build, the swell, the chorus. I love it all. The acoustic version is also a lot of…fun?
Dance Break: Hey!
Of Monsters and Men, “Little Talks” I adore this song. The horn section has been stuck in my head for weeks. Hey! I have no idea what the rest of the CD, My Head is an Animal, sounds like, but I want to find out.
Bookish linkage and the Toronto Literary Salon
Ok, I’ve been linking to a lot of book-related stuff on Twitter, and rather than send a dozen tweets of linkage, why not consolidate the best into a single blog post? Why not, indeed. Here we go: ‘I just adore Dostoevsky…’ Books to impress the babes, Asylum.co.uk – Seriously, people still say “babes”? And they …
Modest Mouse and modern lit
I had never heard of Modest Mouse, but was gifted “No One’s First, and You’re Next” on December 25th by an aunt1 who’d perused my CD collection and though I’d like them. She was right, I instantly loved their jangly, up- and off-beat indie rock sound. “The Whale Song” was all she promised it would …
An Evening with Toronto’s Boyfriend, Neil Gaiman
I’d originally meant to post this write-up after the event itself, but got rather busy, so here’s the truncated version. Luminato is a new arts festival in Toronto; this is its second year. Neil Gaiman headlined the literary program with an interview, reading, Q&A and, of course, a lengthy signing. Tickets were cheap (only $15) …
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