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Illuminated Chronicles: SNL-Close Encounter

Posted on December 11, 2015 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Illuminated Chronicles: SNL-Close Encounter
Illuminated Chronicles:  SNL-Close Encounter

Hey Girl…do you like comedy sketches about alien abductions?

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Girth Radio Blog

Host Haiku In Session With Girth…Tennyson King

Posted on December 10, 2015February 20, 2023 By Sammy Younan
Host Haiku In Session With Girth…Tennyson King

As inspired by listening to Tennyson King’s Tennyson King EP

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Girth Radio Blog, In Session With Girth...

Hidden Gem: Jaymes Young “Moondust (Stripped)”

Posted on December 7, 2015March 9, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Hidden Gem: Jaymes Young “Moondust (Stripped)”
Hidden Gem: Jaymes Young “Moondust (Stripped)”

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Came across this hauntingly beautiful tune as the Music Supervisor for Someone Not There (a romantic web series).

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Hidden Gem: DJ Earworm “United State of Pop 2015”

Posted on November 30, 2015March 9, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Hidden Gem: DJ Earworm “United State of Pop 2015”
Hidden Gem: DJ Earworm “United State of Pop 2015”

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

United State of Pop 2015! One of pop culture’s best traditions…DJ Earworm closes 2015; every year with his popular pop mashup of the best hits. This is what we danced too, cried too, put on mixtapes and said ugh before turning the radio dial (oh yeah, it’s 2015).

Better than an advent calendar and more popular than Tickle Me Elmo here is United State of Pop 2015:

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Hidden Gem: Mieke “Sleeping Alone”

Posted on November 23, 2015March 9, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Hidden Gem: Mieke “Sleeping Alone”
Hidden Gem: Mieke “Sleeping Alone”

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

I dunno who Mieke is…she’s new. Mieke her debut EP was released on August 28. Ethereal in that Kate Bush, Bjork sorta way I hope we can get her into Girth for a 2016 In Session. I like new people.

A few listens inspired the following stream of consciousnesses…

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Illuminated Chronicles: Imitators

Posted on November 20, 2015 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Illuminated Chronicles: Imitators
Illuminated Chronicles: Imitators

The return of a fresh NBA season brings with it the fist pumping joy of…commercials.

Surprisingly it’s not all about the Superbowl; throughout the NBA season viewers will chuckle, marvel and even gasp at some of the marvelous ads. The commercials are as much a fun part of the entertainment package as the actual games and household name players.

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Girth Radio Blog

Trailer Alert: Now You See Me 2

Posted on November 19, 2015 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Trailer Alert: Now You See Me 2

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

In May 2013 a visit to your neighbourhood cinema offered:

  • Iron Man 3
  • Great Gatsby
  • Star Wrecked 2 (Into Darkness or some such crap)
  • Hangover III
  • Fast & Furious 6

Oh and…Now You See Me armed with one of the strongest marketing draws for a potential blockbuster: low expectations.

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Girth Radio Blog

Host Haiku In Session With Girth…Christina Martin

Posted on November 19, 2015February 20, 2023 By Sammy Younan
Host Haiku In Session With Girth…Christina Martin

As inspired by listening to Christina Martin’s It’ll Be Alright

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Girth Radio Blog, In Session With Girth...

Hidden Gem: Zella Day “1965”

Posted on November 16, 2015March 9, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Hidden Gem: Zella Day “1965”
Hidden Gem: Zella Day “1965”

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

It is utterly criminal how this emotionally dense song isn’t featured in a movie. (Zella’s Sacrifice was used in Insurgent…file that under “when good songs are used in bad movies”).

A few listens inspired the following stream of consciousnesses…

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Hidden Gem: Tove Styrke “Even If I’m Loud It Doesn’t Mean I’m Talking to You”

Posted on November 9, 2015March 9, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Hidden Gem: Tove Styrke “Even If I’m Loud It Doesn’t Mean I’m Talking to You”
Hidden Gem: Tove Styrke “Even If I’m Loud It Doesn’t Mean I’m Talking to You”

Sammy Younan

Girth Radio Presents…

Turn this up…irresistible Swedish pop!

Hard to believe she sings: “I know you feel that pop doesn’t really have a clue.” (You don’t think she means pop as in pops…dad, father etc. do you?). This pop tune is clued into my mood: wild chair dancing.

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