It’s Beginning to Sound a Lot Like Christmas I don’t know about your family, but my family has a tradition of putting on holiday tunes while we move throughout the Christmas Day festivities of opening presents and spending time together. Let’s be honest, though – listening to the same holiday songs every year can get a little old. My only…
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Silver Bells and the Silver Screen One of my favorite things to do at Christmas time is get together with friends or family and watch holiday movies. Elf, for example, has made it an average of 6 times per Christmas since it came out. Part of what makes these flicks so great is the music that accompanies them! The following…
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Some Things Are Worth Owning Since the invention of Spotify, I can’t say I buy a whole lot of music. I love having the world’s music library at my fingertips. Some music, though, is just so good that it’s worth owning. Whether to support the artist financially or just to have a hard copy of their music, sometimes I like…
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Two very different eras. Two Christmas music legends. One champion. Of all of the hundreds of musicians that have taken on the holiday music industry, two stand out above the crowd. Bing Crosby set the standard on Christmas of 1941 with the history making hit “White Christmas”. Mariah Carey has graced the holiday season for years with her soulful, seasonal…
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The Art of Being Fashionably Festive It’s that time of year. With another Thanksgiving under that slightly tighter belt, we turn our attention toward Christmas and all of its festivities. The upcoming weeks will likely be filled with one Christmas party after another, ranging from family get-togethers to the office parties and more. It’s normal to wonder what one should…
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Bargain Shopping at its Most Extreme It’s only been hours since you were sitting at that beautifully full table eating a Thanksgiving feast with your family. Everything seemed right. Extended family came to visit and you enjoyed hearing from them. If you pause to think of it now, it surprises you to think of such a peaceful setting in contrast…
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Judging an Album by its Cover A couple of Music Mondays ago, I wrote a post called “Band-ing and Branding” in which I talked about how important it is for bands and businesses alike to create an image or a culture around their music/product. One huge aspect of this for musicians is album artwork. It’s a perfect opportunity for them…
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Jake Wixom Here at Innovation Simple we spend a pretty good amount of time each day behind a computer…obviously. Anyone who has worked in a similar environment knows that good music can do wonders to help keep things interesting as well as help to keep the creative juices flowing. The idea is to find music that is subtle enough to…
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The Genius of Coldplay There’s something about Coldplay that I’ve noticed, and maybe you’ve seen it too. This brilliant 4 piece from England has been around for over 15 years now and they’re somehow still at the top of their game! Haven’t you noticed? A band’s popularity is usually what destroys them. Once everybody likes them, nobody likes them anymore….
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Jake Wixom Three Personal Favorites You probably wouldn’t think of Provo as one of those big “food” towns, loaded with quirky little restaurants and hole-in-the-wall diners that become world famous, would you? You may be surprised, however, at the fantastic variety and great quality of the food in our little Provo. As a university town, it has developed an impressive…
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