Kata Rokkar Kata Rokkar – A Bay Area based blog about music, life and stuff by Shawn Robbins.

Archives: 2009

Kata Rokkar’s Favorite Albums Of The Decade

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12/31/2009

Favorite Albums of the Decade, Music

Like most people, I didn’t exactly have the best taste of music right away. In fact it took a better part of this decade to figure out I needed to re-evaluate my tastes. I had to let go of my safety harnesses and start listening to music that wasn’t in my comfort zone. A decade… Read the full article

Merry Christmas From Kata Rokkar!

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12/25/2009

Music, Web Site

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] [mp3] Judgement Day – Carol of the Bells (Orchestral) from Acoustic EP (2008)

Kata Rokkar’s Pictures of 2009

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12/22/2009

Art and Photography

Kata Rokkar’s Albums of 2009: #25 – #1

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12/17/2009

Favorites of 2009, Music

25. Caspian – Tertia Opening with a whisper and ending with a snarlingly epic conclusion. Perhaps the theme of the album is an ideal reflection of Caspian themselves, a band that insists on finding its own way and settles for nothing less than instrumental perfection. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] [mp3] Caspian –… Read the full article

Kata Rokkar’s Albums of 2009: #50 – #26

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12/16/2009

Favorites of 2009, Music

There’s a distinct difference between ‘best albums of the year’ and ‘favorite albums of the year.’ Who am I to say what is the ‘best’ album? What makes an album better than the other? You’ve probably already figured out that I’m trying to say that music taste is subjective. The past 12 months have probably… Read the full article

And The Passion Pit T-Shirt Winner Is…

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12/15/2009

Contests

WINNER! Tomas: Prismatic kinetic musical seas [original post] Runner-ups: bobble-head amidst sea of statues sexual falsetto gods of music Drowning sound of treasure pleasure. I wrangle with prospective angles. passion party pit pat pot! This t-shirt = getting laid I forget the bad times always leaves me blippity blooped Thanks to all that entered! Keep… Read the full article