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I'm Jen, a 30-something, music-loving mommy living in the coolest city in Texas. About this blog: Music, life, and more music. I love all kinds of music, but my taste seems to be more alternative/indie/folkish these days. That said, my favorite bands are as mainstream as they come. Coldplay and Snow Patrol feature heavily on this blog, so if you're not a fan of them, you may want to avoid me on Saturdays and Sundays. I also have a health/fitness/exercise blog: move-eat-behappy.tumblr.com . Check it out if you like. :) My musical preferences, according to my last.fm: I'm into indie, alternative, rock, folk and acoustic, including: Coldplay, Snow Patrol, Band of Horses, Mumford & Sons, The Strokes, Death Cab for Cutie, The Swell Season, The Beatles, Tired Pony, Arcade Fire, R.E.M., Muse, The Avett Brothers, Stars, The Civil Wars, Metric, Ra Ra Riot, Travis, Noah And The Whale, Freelance Whales, Quiet Company, Florence + The Machine, Two Door Cinema Club, Vampire Weekend, Iron & Wine, The National, U2, Blind Pilot, Keane, Andrew Bird, Editors, Damien Rice, Ray LaMontagne, Phoenix, Glen Hansard, Fleet Foxes, The Shins, Jeff Buckley, Radiohead, The xx, Feist, Broken Bells, The Temper Trap, Spoon, The Sundays, The Black Keys, English Chamber Orchestra, Imogen Heap, Regina Spektor, The Cure. Last.fm

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OMG, saw this over on Facebook.  I am SCREAMING inside.

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Coming out of tumblr retirement momentarily to reblog this because of ALL THE AWESOME.

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Song of the Day- Hurts Like Heaven - Coldplay

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Happy Friday Song of the Day- Super Duper Love (Are You Diggin' on Me) - Joss Stone

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Royals- Lorde

Liking this one.

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Song of the Day- Hysteric (acoustic) - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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At the Haymarket Bus Station in Newcastle, UK, commuters were invited to play a Beethoven sonata with pianist Andy Jackson of the Cobwebs Orchestra. Most of the commuters say that they have never even touched the keys of a piano, so watching them play along is sort of a beautiful thing.

Set up by The Arts Council of England and Nexus, this installation is an important reminder that art can follow you wherever you, even inside a bus terminal.

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This.

via Daily of the Day.

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Beautiful.

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Kids React to Controversial Cheerios Commercial (by TheFineBros)

Remember that "controversial" Cheerios commercial that came out a couple of months back? The one with the mixed race family? Well, this little video makes up for all the idiots who felt the need to be offended by it.

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Song of the Day- The Water - Johnny Flynn (feat. Laura Marling)

This is gorgeous, and on a cloudy, rainy day like today, it's exactly what I feel like listening to.

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After the Storm- Mumford & Sons

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On an epic road trip from Austin to LA. With two kids and an SUV full of crap. Having a blast so far and enjoying the amazing scenery of the Southwest.

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1. That Muppet Babies is greatest cartoon of all time (sorry, Rugrats).2. Even though they were brother and sister, you thought He-

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Does it make sense when I say I'm so fucking tired, I don't even want to get up to go to bed?

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Way Back Wednesday Song of the Day- Turn, Turn, Turn - The Byrds (1965)

Waaaay back for this gorgeous song.

To everything, 

turn, turn, turn.

there is a season

turn, turn, turn.

And a time to every purpose under heaven.

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Seriously?

There is nothing better than watching passive-aggressive family drama play out over Facebook. :/

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Song of the Day- In the Sun - Coldplay ft. Michael Stipe

Still love this one.

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To celebrate the exciting return of Arrested Development, a few of us greeting card artists put our heads (and pencils) together and whipped up a (fake) mini-line of greeting cards that anyone can download and print out for free! It’s super easy! Download the high-res files here. They even come with a dotted line for the fold and should print easily to your basic home printer. And if you like them, please share them to your heart’s content!

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Song of the Day- The Last Time- Taylor Swift ft. Gary Lightbody

So, tonight I'm taking my daughter to her very first real concert. She is beyond excited to see Taylor Swift. I am sad the chances of hearing this song performed with a very special guest are slim to none.