I had heard her name, even heard a song or two, but it was recently—before the Grammy’s—that I tumbled headlong into the midst of her music, starting with “The Mother” from her album By the Way, I Forgive You. But “The Joke” was pointed out to me by poet and editor Seth Pennington (Sibling Rivalry…
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The Next Four Years, a Song on the Barricades
Monday Music with Frank Turner It’s getting late, so I’m going to keep this simple and save further writing on this topic for an upcoming post, probably the next one. For now, I just want to share a song that my son Micah shared with me the other night. It’s the perfect protest song but…
Come with Us, a Saturday Song with Sophie
Sophie Ellis-Bextor is back! Her new album Familia was released in September, with this as the first single. “In a hazy state of mind you’ll believe this stuff.” Appropriate timing, I think. Related articles Saturday Songs with Sophie Ellis-Bextor and the New Radicals Saturday Songs with Vampires Saturday Song, Cleopatra Part 2
Stevie Smith’s Birthday Bog
That’s not a typo. I did say “bog.” You’ll understand soon enough. Happy birthday to poet Stevie Smith, born Florence Margaret Smith. Had she lived she would be 114 years old today, though I’m sure she’d be annoyed about it. As it was she lived only 69 years, and while you may know nothing about…
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