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Category: pop culture and music appreciation

pop culture and music appreciation

Why I went all the way to Singapore to see two guys play violin

Posted on November 21, 2022 by ctan / 0 Comment

Okay, I have a lot of thoughts about TwoSet Violin, and they’re not all going to fit in one blog post. But this is my personal blog where I write about whatever...

pop culture and music appreciation

The Cure at Agganis Arena June 2016: Concert Review

Posted on June 18, 2016 by ctan / 3 Comments

The last time I saw The Cure in concert was in 1989. I was freshly graduated from university and had just started my first (and only) full-time job. That job wa...

pop culture and music appreciation

Adam Lambert & The Authenticity of Queer Identity (Concert Review)

Posted on February 26, 2016 by ctan / 108 Comments

So I wanted to write a review of the Adam Lambert concert tonight at the House of Blues in Boston, but it being me, I can’t merely write about Adam Lamber...

general blather/pop culture and music appreciation

The key that unlocks the meaning behind all of David Bowie

Posted on February 8, 2016 by ctan / 6 Comments

Oh my god. I just figured out what the central overarching meaning of the entirety of David Bowie’s life’s work is. All of it. It all fits. And I ca...

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David Bowie: It’s like a guardian angel is gone

Posted on January 11, 2016 by ctan / 8 Comments

I was up all night last night when I discovered David Bowie had died. My entire Twitter feed turned into a wake until dawn. 100% of the tweets, except for the p...

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