Hum Along
Experiencing an Old Favorite in a New Way
by Erika Olson | August 30th, 2011 | Filed under: Hum Along, Movies, Other BitsSummer’s winding down—can you believe it? I’m going to cling to every last bit of warmth the sun sends our way, because I hate hate hate the winter. In order to not fall into a depressed funk just thinking about the cold and snow and blizzards that lurk ahead, I’m going to share with you [...]
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Dance! Dance! Dance!
by Erika Olson | August 26th, 2011 | Filed under: Hum Along, Other BitsSince this weekend could turn out to be quite stressful for those on the East Coast (stay safe, friends), I thought it might be a good time to share a little bit of silliness to help lighten the mood. If you’re desperate for a break from the doom and gloom on the news, read on! [...]
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The Battle of the Jeff Buckley Biopics
by Locke Peterseim | August 18th, 2011 | Filed under: Hum Along, NewsSnow White isn’t the only one getting double movie coverage these days. There are currently three projects about the late alt-rock singer songwriter Jeff Buckley in various stages of production. Back in June, Penn Badgley (Gossip Girl, Easy A) was cast as Buckley in the film Greetings from Tim Buckley. And this week Reeve Carney (Spider-Man: Turn Off [...]
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Three Songs Forever Tainted by the Movies
by Erika Olson | July 25th, 2011 | Filed under: Hum Along, In My Humble OpinionLike me, you probably associate certain albums or songs with memorable periods, milestones, or events in your life. For example, my roommate in college had a thing for Michael Bolton, so whenever I hear one of his “Greatest Hits,” I’m immediately transported back to my freshman year dorm room. If I hear song from Norah [...]
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The Freeze Frame Winners and Answers, Featuring the Music of Sir Elton John
by Erika Olson | May 23rd, 2011 | Filed under: Hum Along, Quizzes, Contests & PollsSome interesting things went down in this weekend’s Freeze Frame challenge. We had last week’s second-place winner, Paul N, claim victory for the first time since August 2010. I hope his aluminum foil trophy-making skills aren’t too rusty… Paul was also the first person to guess the common thread between The Lion King, Almost Famous, [...]
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Nick Cave Meets Harry Potter!
by Locke Peterseim | May 10th, 2011 | Filed under: Hum Along, Movies, Other BitsI was pleasantly surprised to hear a song from one of my all-time favorite songwriters used in a very prominent and emotionally pivotal point of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (now available on DVD and Blu-ray from redbox). Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ “O Children” plays over the slow-dance scene in the tent [...]
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American Idol Goes to the Movies — Now Who Should Go Home?
by Erika Olson | April 14th, 2011 | Filed under: Hollywood Chatter, Hum Along, Other BitsLast night, the TV and film worlds collided on American Idol. The Top 8 had to strut their stuff by belting out songs from movies — and let’s just say that while a few contenders rose to the challenge, others faltered. Big time. But since I don’t want to sway your selection for the “Who [...]
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Erika’s Favorite Songs from Les Miz
by Erika Olson | March 30th, 2011 | Filed under: DVD Reviews, Hum Along, In My Humble Opinion, Movie Lists, MoviesLast weekend I told my husband how excited I was that my favorite musical of all time, Les Misérables had a 25th Anniversary DVD out — a DVD that had made its way to redbox. His response? “I’ve never seen Les Miz.” WHAT?!?! How could this man be my husband? How could I have never [...]
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Hum Along: Nick Cave Meets Harry Potter!
by Locke Peterseim | November 20th, 2010 | Filed under: Hum Along, MoviesWe used to have a running segment here at redblog called “Hum Along,” where we talked about movie music: scores, songs used in films, trailer music, etc. Well what better way to resurrect Hum Along than with one of the odder–and yet more appropriate and successful–song-movie pairings of late? I can’t say I’m a huge [...]
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Olympic Hum Along: Requiem for an Ice Dancer
by Locke Peterseim | February 23rd, 2010 | Filed under: Hum AlongOf all the weird pop-culture benchmarks of getting older (no longer recognizing any songs in the top ten, writing with boring old-school capitalization instead of ~liKe*tHe*COol*kiDs*nOw*do~), perhaps the strangest is when you find yourself actually watching Olympic figure skating and ice dancing–un-ironically. I have a good excuse though. I can rationalize the fact that I’ve [...]
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