The Beautiful Ones by Prince
I came to Prince late, perhaps because of my age but more likely because of my upbringing (meaning: white people, classic rock, just Motown on the soul front, not much funk beyond Stevie… Continue reading
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Kraftwerk: Future Music from Germany by Uwe Schütte
Stumbled upon this book from a friend’s recommendation. It piqued my interest because I love learning about music and because I’ve been reading about music, music history, musicians, scenes, publications, journalists, etc. etc.,… Continue reading
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