Lawyer Music Nerd Stuff
Bob Dylan is apparently quite the influence on lawyers: U.S. District Judge Robert S. Lasnik — Your Honor, not Bobby — has been known to invoke the voice of the vagabond poet in rulings from the federal bench in Seattle. He has recited lines from “Chimes of Freedom” in a case weighing the legality of [...]
...read moreNot Another Odd Future Think Piece: Rap, the Internet and Female Agency
This is a guest post by B Michael Payne. B Michael Payne writes about a variety of things. He has a weekly thing at Fuse.tv, a website, and he’s probably tumblogging here, right now. You can email him at b dot michael dot payne at gmail dot com. *Sexual assault and violence trigger warning.* There [...]
...read moreIn honour of the wonderful Elly Jackson
It was recently Elly Jackson’s 23rd birthday, so I thought we ought to celebrate! (But, uh, ran a little late, apparently!) Who is Elly Jackson, you ask? She’s half of British electro-pop band La Roux, who won this year’s Grammy for best electronic/dance album. She’s also one of my favourite pop stars, because she refuses [...]
...read moreTough Times, Alanis, and Giggling
I’ve had a weird/hard year in my personal life (well… all aspects of my life, really), and my therapy through most of that was music. Nothing new, really, but I did find myself going back to Alanis again and again because no matter what mood I’m in, I can always count on Alanis to see [...]
...read moreMonday (Not So) Random Ten
Ah, dear readers, we have come to this pass. I have contemplated doing a Monday, or, indeed, a Friday Random Ten many times before, but then music for which you will make fun of me always comes up in my playlist. So consider this a M/FRT in which I might hurriedly skip ahead on some [...]
...read moreSo, wait.
I don’t listen to the radio (I don’t own a radio, which is odd, since I am 96 years old). However: There is apparently a very popular musical act called Lady Antebellum? And to be fair, I have heard their hit song played in several delis across New York City and didn’t know who actually [...]
...read moreI feel so much better about hating Katy Perry
Really, hate her. HATE HER. Want to stab myself in the ears when I hear her music, and want to scratch my own eyes out when her Proactiv commercials come on TV. She is the worst! Definitely the worst. And now my hatred is justified. Because of Feminism.
...read moreDreamy video clip of the day
I wanted to share a bit of music to help you along with your weekend. Here’s Australian artist Sarah Blasko. Lyrics here. The video clip is one continuous shot of Blasko. It opens in total blackness, and a pale smudge slowly resolves into her face. The shot pulls back as the lights come up more [...]
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Radical 80s Prom benefitting WAM, this Friday in NYC
This Friday, December 3rd, join WAM!NYC for a radical 80s prom to benefit the fantastic organization Women, Action and the Media. It’s at the Bowery Poetry Club and starts at 10 pm — be there in your best 80s gear, and get ready to get down. I’m one of the costume contest judges and I [...]
...read moreNicki Minaj and hip-hop misogyny
Such a great piece – just go read it. A taste: Often praised as one of the most talented MC’s — female or otherwise — in today’s ever-evolving rap game, Nicki Minaj has an indisputably tight flow, swag for days, and the kind of business savvy that would make even Jay-Z proud. And her unique [...]
...read moreFemale Music Critics Transcend Fan Culture
This is a guest post from Georgia Kral, re-posted with permission from On The Issues magazine. Scan through the pages of a major music magazine, the arts section of The New York Times, Pitchfork.com or myriad other sources and count the number of female bylines you find on pop music criticism. Not many, right? (Or [...]
...read moreBack from Suffragette City
You’ve got your mother in a whirl/Cause she’s not sure if you’re a boy or a girl -Rebel Rebel, David Bowie And for my last trick… I’ve written about pop and dancing and falling in love and even a few political posts. So where to go from here? Bowie, of course. David Bowie made me [...]
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