Category Archives: High Fidelity

And now for something we hope you’ll really like

Posted on 28 August, 2010 by Mike

Apparently, it’s music review month here at Lost In Transliteration. In that spirit, let’s talk about another album, released this past June, also made by someone named Sarah. Yes, sportsmusic fans, Sarah Harmer has a new album out!

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Laws of Illusion

Posted on 14 August, 2010 by Mike

June was a strange month. For the first time in, like, ever I let the release of a new Sarah McLachlan album pass without my really having paid much attention to it — never mind running out and buying the … Continue reading →

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Set my soul on fire

Posted on 29 May, 2010 by Mike

How I was unaware of this version of “Viva Las Vegas” until quite recently (well, actually, yesterday to be exact) is a bit of a mystery to me. But I have since found it, have fallen in love with it … Continue reading →

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Living in technicolor

Posted on 23 June, 2009 by Mike

Having now seen these guys in concert, this video is even funnier than I thought possible. (PS: this is a killer song.)

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Open Letter #91: A bullet hole in my bucket

Posted on 15 June, 2009 by Mike

Dear Canadian Top 40 Radio Stations, I know you have to fulfill your Canadian Content programming requirements, but for the love of God, you really, really, really have to stop playing Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Bucket”. Anyone who samples children’s nursery … Continue reading →

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"Bruce Springsteen singing for a Cure cover band"

Posted on 8 June, 2009 by Mike

I’ve been trying to figure out how to write about The Gaslight Anthem for a couple of months now. It’s challenging. When I wrote my giant mash note to Edie Carey and Rose Cousins, I was writing about a couple … Continue reading →

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That's… remarkable!

Posted on 18 December, 2008 by Mike

So last month, Sirius-XM went ahead with their channel merger, blowing up basically every channel I actually listened to. Lucy, the alternative hits channel — gone. The System, a WorldSpace trance channel — gone. POTUS, kind of like talk radio … Continue reading →

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Open Letter #57: In the nick of time, she's gonna come through

Posted on 2 August, 2008 by Mike

Dear Edie Carey, Last night was simply spectacular. But I have a complaint: Where the hell have you been all my life? For (quite literally) fifteen years I have been looking for this moment. I didn’t know I was, but … Continue reading →

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