“So I see you’ve got that teenage girl breakup energy going tonight, eh?” My girl knows me. And also, my new music rule is, was, and always will be - I go where the feelings are. If that means I’m blasting “Emily, I’m Sorry” washing dishes on a Friday evening, so be it. boygenius has … Continue reading Sunday Music: (New) boygenius (!)
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Sunday Music: Karen Carpenter Killing It
An excerpt from the Your All American College Show, with a young Karen Carpenter playing drums and singing, “Dancing In The Streets.” The Dick Carpenter Trio - yeah, that name lasted past the intro on the show. Awesome. Check out both of these: https://youtu.be/vdECtVO-Epo https://youtu.be/sdHyzGXAJPg
Sunday Music: Birtha (Best Band You Never Heard)
I don’t know how I missed this all-female band that mixed Zeppelin with Joplin with Bikini Kill energy before Bikini Kill was a thing. But I did. And until my girlfriend’s buddy Kenny said, “wait, you seriously never heard of Birtha?! We have to go to YouTube, right now," my life was incomplete. Don’t feel … Continue reading Sunday Music: Birtha (Best Band You Never Heard)
Sunday Music: Don’t Mutilate My Mink
I don’t know what rabbit hole I fell down to get sucked into Cristina songs, but how great is “Don’t Mutilate My Mink” - really? I want to do my thing. I want you to appreciate it. I don’t want you to put your hands on anything or mess it up. Fiercely independent and self-confident. … Continue reading Sunday Music: Don’t Mutilate My Mink
Sunday Music: Remembering Betty Davis
Talk about a short career with a massive impact. Betty Davis recorded 4 albums in about as many years. She played with the best musicians of the time. She married Miles Davis. She wrote. She produced. She killed. And then, she retired. She packed her bags, moved to Pittsburgh, and a few weeks ago she … Continue reading Sunday Music: Remembering Betty Davis
Sunday Music: Be My Baby
The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson said the song, “Be My Baby,” was “The greatest record ever produced.” He added, “I felt like I wanted to try to do something as good as that song and I never did. I’ve stopped trying.” Now that’s high praise. We lost Ronnie Spector this week. She was still a … Continue reading Sunday Music: Be My Baby
Sunday Music: Bad Girls Do It Well
Live fast die young / bad girls do it well One of my daughters just discovered this song and sent it to me a few months ago. I don't know if we're still saying "banger," but when it came out in 2013, this was a "banger."* British rapper M.I.A. gives the driving metaphor a spin … Continue reading Sunday Music: Bad Girls Do It Well
Sunday Music: My Bad Reputation
“I don’t give a damn ’bout my bad reputation.” I used to only hear this song as nihilistic. You know, as in nothing has meaning. Now it kind of feels existential, or maybe even, dare I say, stoic. Where it only has the meaning you ascribe to it, and if "the others" don't like it … Continue reading Sunday Music: My Bad Reputation
Why Dolly Shot Down Elvis: A Lesson On Making Decisions From Core Principles
It’s hard to say no to an amazing opportunity. But sometimes, it’s necessary. Imagine it’s 1974 and Elvis Presley is begging you to use one of your songs - could you reject him? Dolly Parton did, and she did it for all of the right reasons. Elvis really, really wanted to record, “I Will Always … Continue reading Why Dolly Shot Down Elvis: A Lesson On Making Decisions From Core Principles
How Are You Going To Climb That Wall?
Navy pilot and Commander Karen Fine Brasch had a wall to climb to earn her titles. She grew up with a pilot father in an era when few women rose to the rank. As a child, dad told her she could be anything, and you better believe she believed him. Now, the rest of the … Continue reading How Are You Going To Climb That Wall?