Glitter Up The Dark: How Pop Music Broke The Binary by Sasha Geffen

I am always searching for a new lens into music history and music storytelling and I found it with Geffen’s Glitter Up The Dark. The University of Texas Press American Music Series, edited… Continue reading

Disco Is Love: I Love Disco, A Personal History

OK here’s the scene: I can’t stop listening to “Searching For Love” by Crown Heights Affair. I started writing this post three weeks ago but instead of words, my head started to fill… Continue reading

A Radio Tale, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Tell Myself I Can Control The Algorithm

I’ve done a lot of dancing with The Devil. And by The Devil I mean big media. As a former Sirius XM employee (@ me for stories!!!) I know how the sausage gets… Continue reading

¡Hay Un Amigo En Mi!

The other day we re-watched Toy Story 3 (2010) because it’s excellent. This was after re-watching Toy Story 2 (1999), my favorite, and then we watched the original (1995). As an audio engineering… Continue reading

Cat Of The Year!!!!

Legally our cat’s name is Pasta but we call him Moosh or The Boi or Boi or Mr. Moosh or Mr. Boi. Did you know he’s the only cat in the world?? He… Continue reading

Two Speeds: Ronnie Wood or David Berman. Everything Old Is New Again 2022

I have two speeds. I like Chick Webb’s big band swing orchestra or Black Sabbath. It’s The Grateful Dead or the Saturday Night Fever (1977) OST. Bjork or Dylan. My husband is a… Continue reading

There Are Many Like It But This One Is Mine: Favorite Albums of 2022(!), etc.

Since I brought my blog back, let’s sink our teeth in to the timeless Music Blog Album Of The Year list tradition. Yum yummm. Being a Music Snob is exhausting. I was one,… Continue reading

Make Your Own Sandwich: I’m Free!

Here’s the whole deal. After I left desk job land, which was not for me, I handed out my resume to local coffee spots by literally walking around and giving someone behind a… Continue reading

New! Wave! (I like?? it!)

For the last few weeks (or longer, who knows what time is) I’ve been contemplating something Past Sarah would’ve poo-pooed: New Wave. I decided long ago, after not really exploring it because that’s… Continue reading

Friday Night Live: Plains & MJ Lenderman

So glad I got my act together to see MJ Lenderman open for Plains at Webster Hall last night. His record Boat Songs is a strong Album Of The Year contender for me.… Continue reading