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Fox Barrel Cider Company

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Tasty like the yums! I love cider, and I think Fox Barrel Ciders taste better than Strongbow, my former favourite. I recommend the Pear Cider and the Blackcurrant Cider for something a little different from the usual apple, but their apple is pretty damn solid.

Bring this to a party I'm attending and I will be ever-so-grateful.

Updated May 11, 2008

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Last.fm – The Social Music Revolution

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Great resource for new music and people with similar musical tastes.

Updated Nov 9, 2007

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Songs III: Bird On the Water - Marissa Nadler

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Marissa Nadler's haunting and melancholy voice reaches at your heartstrings with this one. A magnificent talent, Nadler has crafted a stunning album based predominantly on her lovely music and guitar-playing, with the help of a little reverb and other touches here and there.

Songs III: Bird On the Water is an album you'll want to listen to when you're alone and thoughtful, perhaps on a long drive in the dark, or maybe on a Sunday morning with a cup of tea. No matter how you listen to it, Nadler's magic will grasp hold of you and it will linger long after the last track has played.

Updated May 11, 2008

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Red Yellow & Blue - Born Ruffians

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An amazing debut album from a trio of talented young men from Toronto, this album is filled with energy and fun. Lots of references have been made to Paul Simon's "Graceland" album, and I would agree with a caveat that Born Ruffians are hardly mere imitations, but new interpretations of the same earnestness Simon had on his iconic album.

Born Ruffians are amazing live, but if you don't get a chance to see them, pick up the album or borrow it from someone. As I told a friend of mine, it's as if the Lost Boys from Peter Pan's Neverland picked up some instruments and started a band. You won't be disappointed, unless you're some moody-ass bastard who doesn't know how to have any sort of fun.

Updated May 9, 2008

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Silver Apples/Contact - Silver Apples

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This album is one I have turned on to a lot of people, and it's easy to see why. Their musical style, sampling use, electronic blips and sounds make the music seem extremely contemporary, despite being produced in the latter years of the 1960s. With quirky poetic lyrics, live drums and sound tweaks from a beast of machinery, Silver Apples were ahead of their era, laying the groundwork for experimental and avant-garde bands who came after.

And what's great about it is how "listenable" the music is. It's not just for a handful of sound engineers and music snobs to appreciate, but there's something on this album for everyone to enjoy who has an interest in music that's a bit quirky and unusual.

Updated May 7, 2008

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Boxer

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An insanely amazing album, Boxer by The National shows a depth many indie bands eschew. From the wonderfully melodic social commentary of "Fake Empire" to the debonair "Squalor Victoria" to the muted, soothing "Gospel," this was my #2 album of the year for 2007, featuring my own personal song of the year, "Mistaken for Strangers."

Searingly eloquent, marvelously magnificent, I cannot conjure the words to impress upon one and all how essential this album is. If you get the chance, see them live, because they are so raw and intense when performing these versions.

Updated May 7, 2008

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Tender Buttons : Broadcast

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An incredible album, Broadcast shows their talent with Tender Buttons. Perfect for those interested in a blend of vintage 60s sounds enmeshed with modern synths and female vocals. "Black Cat" and "Michael" are wonderful tap your leather mod shoes to, and "America's Boy" is incredible in its use of sound in a bit of an unconventional way.

Please tell this band they must come to Orlando! Or I shall be forced to see them in London next year or so.

Updated May 9, 2008

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RUN AMOK

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I've bought a few items from this Etsy seller, and she's been super-awesome. She's a fan of using vintage fabrics, especially Japanese fabrics, in her elegant and whimsical creations, which is great for anyone looking for a touch of the unique.

Lately, I've been purchasing some of her hair pins, which use vintage buttons as decoration, and I've been getting compliments on them. If only I can manage to put them all in one place so I won't lose them....

Updated May 12, 2008

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Queen Bee Creations Trucker

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I own two of these bags: one in the "Chirp" style seen here, and the other in a style that's apparently discontinued. Although rather pricey at $82, these bags LAST. I wear mine every day, and have had it over a year and a half now. I can't count how many compliments I get on it.

The other one is in semi-retirement because after lugging schoolbooks, notebooks, journals and all sorts of miscellaneous items, some of the stitching is just beginning to come out of the strap area, which is an easy fix... but I'm lazy.

There are two pockets under the flap for keys, change purses, condoms and what-have-you, and two smaller ones on the side big enough to fit mobile phones, hand sanitiser, breath mints and the like. Queen Bee also makes smaller versions, the "Truckette," for $63, as well as other bags for laptops, baby stuff and more.

Updated Apr 28, 2008

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BUST Magazine

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BUST, the award winning magazine "For Women with Something to Get Off Their Chests." Fierce, funny, and proud to be female, BUST celebrates women's culture and dares to tell the truth about women's lives. (via bustboobtique.com)

Updated Jan 26, 2009

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