The History of Jazz, second edition by Ted Gioia
I decided to kick off the new year (and new decade, I guess!) by reading a new genre of music writing. I am a seasoned jazz listener, since I first started, freshman year… Continue reading
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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
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
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
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
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
Everything! is a blog!
Here’s something I’ve been thinking about this week. Everything is a blog! Yes, everything. While I watch people leave Twitter for their preferred brand dot com of newsletter or make a big fuss… Continue reading
I’m Gonna Be *Almost* Famous
Hippiesandhipsters turns 10 next year! But none of this would have started if it wasn’t for the movie Almost Famous, which turns 20 this month. I’ve been rewriting this essay a few times… Continue reading
Five Favorite Records of 2018
Hippiesandhipsters has been around since 2011 and I can’t even believe it. What’s worse is I do not update enough. But here we are again at the end of another year and I… Continue reading