Are you already missing your pals at Deeper Cuts with the end of our fourth season? Fear not! You’re invited to a holiday party with them! We’ll be holding our first ever Deeper Cuts Holiday Party on Zoom on Saturday November 21 at 3 p.m. (EST). We’ll record our 2020 Holiday Special, with our now-traditional Read more about Deeper Cuts Holiday Party – November 21 on Zoom![…]
Why are there so many songs about rainbows? In this last episode of our fourth season, the Deeper Cuts trio indulge in some comfort listening, true to our well-established Muppet Agenda. This time, it revolves around the soundtrack album to 1979’s The Muppet Movie. Saving his money from a paper route, a young Graeme bought Read more about 4.6: The Muppet Movie (Original Soundtrack) (1979)[…]
A year and a half in a new city. A raffle for concert tickets. The tail-end of a slowly declining and not very healthy relationship. It was a time when Shannon realized that things were coming to a head in that phase of her life. This was Shannon’s emotional context when she went to a Read more about 4.5: Rufus Wainwright – Out of the Game (2012)[…]
Remember record stores? Those magical places which seemingly contained all the music in the world? Rob remembers one such record store fondly — Cactus Records in Oakville — because it was there he encountered an album that he’d been interested in for years: Sade’s sophisiti-pop opus Diamond Life. How were Sade’s stylish sounds received by Read more about 4.4: Sade – Diamond Life (1984)[…]
Parents are good for one or two things. Sometimes, one of them is how they serve as vectors for great music; how to spot it, what to listen for, and how to form your own lifelong love for musical artistry. At a young age, Shannon’s dad helped her hone an appreciation for music by listening Read more about 4.3: The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced (1967)[…]