Blog: music

Lights - Ellie Goulding

2024-03-08 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

Lights by Ellie Goulding cover

I'm excited for this weekend. I'm catching up with some friends and simply hanging out. I'm really excited for Saturday. I'm singing with the Sacramento Pop Choir along with fellow students of mine at the Sacramento Pop Choir. I'll sing along with other baritones/tenors to the song, Lights by Ellie Goulding. I forgot how much I enjoy this song. It's been a while since I've formally studied music. The music teacher at school got me going again! Kudos to her!

Singing makes me happy. I am not that good but I can sight read and understand how sheet music works. I have done for many years. Over the last few months, I've started to practice music formally again. There is something so magical about reading music and interpreting it. I'm also supporting my students who want to learn more. They are so talented. Wish me luck or I'll say to myself, "Break a leg!"

[Verse 1]

I had a way then
Losing it all on my own
I had a heart then
But the queen has been overthrown
And I'm not sleeping now
The dark is too hard to beat
And I'm not keeping now
The strength I need to push me

Today is a Wet Day in Sacramento

2023-12-02 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

It is a rainy day outside in Sacramento. It's not pouring but wet.

In French you say, "C'est humide"

That's the post.

My Apple Music Replay'23

2023-11-30 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

In response to James G on Spotify Wrapped

Earlier this year I wrote a blog post what I'm listening on repeat. I'm that person who doesn't use Spotify. I left Spotify a while ago. I instead use Apple Music does something similar to Spotify Wrapped. I honestly didn't know that Apple Music had a feature to share. Now it's time for the results my Apple Music Replay'23 (the Apple equivalent to Spotify Wrappted) to shine. It was interesting because I had to launch my browser to get the Replay'23 instead of it being in app. It was easy to share on social media as images. My listens ranged from mid/late 2000s to more recent. I really liked listening to The Submarines. I'm a sucker for the song Brightest Hour.

This coming I would like to discover smaller indie bands and attend more concerts to get out of my cycle of repeating and getting too comfortable with the things I listen often.

I really like Jo's Post on what she listened to on Spotify. I love what you listened to this year and how you organized your post!

I read Henrique's Post on what he listened to on Spotify. He made me remember that I need to give my vinyls a little more love (or a spin) and decrease my listening minutes on my phone.

I know I have an interesting taste in Music but I like listening to alternative.

Well here you go! Enjoy!

Albums on Repeat

2023-11-02 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

These are a few albums that I always go back to, no matter how hard I try to stay away. This does change with time and my mood. I often wonder why I go back to these?

I hope I am able to give people an insight of what I like to listen to.

Albums

Honeysuckle Weeks by The Submarines
Title
Honeysuckle Weeks
Artist
The Submarines
Honeysuckle Weeks by The Submarines
Title
Honeysuckle Weeks
Artist
The Submarines

Update - 1000 Albums in 1000 Days

2023-09-28 by Pablo Morales

This post was written in en

Preview of visual site

Background from the previous post

I wrote a post, 1000 Albums in 1000 Days, that a started a challenge or an adventure to listen to 1000 albums in 1000 days. So far it's going well. I've discovered new music or music I've been slightly familiar with. It's been fun to travel back the decades and see what everyone has been listening. My music taste has been less stale than when I had started.

Posting on my blog

I haven't posted as much on what I've been listening to. I decided to create weekly post of the titles and artist of respective I've listened to. If there is an album I really enjoyed, I will make a dedicated post.

I built a microsite

I created a microsite on a subdomain on lifeofpablo.com. This microsite will display all the albums I've listened to, so far. I will update as I go or I will update when I do my weekly post.

The website is https://1k.lifeofpablo.com.

The site is relatively simple. It has the following:

  • Navigation Bar
  • Hero Image
  • Description
  • Album Grid (Responsive of course :D )
  • Footer

I will organize it by the decade to keep things manageable. This is how it is organized in the book.

It's just plain simple.

Docker and Github Actions

I will update it using github actions along with Dockr to recreate the site when I make changes.

Recomendations & Webmentions

As always, if any of you have any recommendations for music to listen to? Send them my way, I'd love to see what you all recommend!

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