Mark Charan Newton

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Feist. With added xylophone solo. What’s not to like? Kick back with a G&T and you’re good to go. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Share:

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You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video They look like they’re having a lot of fun. You might want to hit Google Translate, if you want an awful translation of what they’re singing about. Or where’s Larry? He’ll know. Share:

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Epic Hollywood film scores aside, over the last couple of years I’ve discovered some remarkable modern composers and orchestral works. They’re wonderful to listen to when you’re writing, or even when you’re sitting alone in room, brooding. The more you listen to them, the more little quirks you discover in the score. I’ll maybe post [...]

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Three posts today? Must be my week off work. So here’s some music for your summer evenings, when you’re reclining by a river bank, or if you’re generally into the New Folk. These guys are pretty good: they’re playing in a Fernery. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Share:

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You know the score. This is my playlist for City of Ruin. Some tunes selected for appropriateness, others for sheer awesomeness, others for irony. All were on at some point when I wrote it. Here’s the Nights of Villjamur playlist, with a link to Spotify. Oh, and I was reminded to do this because of [...]

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It’s a Bank Holiday in the UK, so all you’re getting is some fine music instead (which doesn’t kick in until around 50 seconds). I’m really envious of streets where this kind of stuff happens – and, whenever I’ve seen it, it’s wonderful to watch people’s reactions as the texture and routine of their day [...]

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If you’re a fan of this, listen to some of her other tracks. (Oh, and you might need Adobe Flash to view this properly. Sorry, fellow iPhone owners.) holly miranda from Black Cab Sessions on Vimeo. Share:

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It’s a Bank Holiday weekend. What are you doing online? Have some music. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Share:

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This weekend, the postman brought me this: Here is a photo of my story, “Devil’s Arcade” (which I’m delighted is the final one in the collection): And here it is, safely in its case: This is Darkness on the Edge, from renowned small press PS Publishing. Creativity is something like magic. One form might feed [...]

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Fantastic song, about a real world tragedy, the Penlee lifeboat disaster, where the Solomon Browne sought to rescue the stricken coaster Union Star in terrible conditions. Both boats were lost to the elements, resulting in 16 casualties. It happened just before Christmas, 1981. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video [...]

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