There's some music we feel we need to own. That killer song we need to spin over and over. Or that moody album that you can listen to front to back. But stuff like this, the debut album from Birmingham, Alabama artist Resort Realism kind of gets the short shaft. It's nice, instru...
In fact, the song is secretly an elegy to a lost and puddle-killed cell phone (think about it: you fell down / out of my pocket and into the sea / you lit up for me), and this contrast between the hidden, mundane inspiration and the perfectly open ended lyrics is a perfect ...
When asked by host Billy Morrison where he stands with touring, Osbourne explained, "Well, I've been working my guts out to try and get back on my feet. I've come to the point where Sharon says to me, 'You know what, the truth of the marriage, you can't keep booking tours and ...
I moved to Japan after graduation for a thousand small reasons. This song is one of them. Lyrics Original Music Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=c9LpL8ELKYg “One Liter of Tears” Versions I spent the summer before my senior year studying for the LSAT and wo...
What I remember is that Janet sang and danced her ass off toAll For You&Rhythm Nationbefore JT pretended to not know he was going to expose her right breast duringRock Your Body.I’ll have you ruined by the end of this song!
(I promise!) Check out Renee’s Garden Seeds to get started. I absolutely love their annual seeds – in addition to zinnias, they have special seed mixes especially to attract bees. I tried the Beekeepers Mix and it’s beautiful! Make your garden hospitable to bees! Once you cover ...
We high-fived…the first thing [Warner head Rob Dickins] said was, ‘It doesn’t sound like you,” and I said, “I know, it’s glorious.’” She says of “DJ Play a Christmas Song” that the producers “did a lot of really interesting things if you listen hard.” She talks ...
There are up-tempo songs –“Brand New You’re Retro” takes the riff from “Bad” over which Tricky and Martina both perform great raps, but still sounds deep and fluid in its rhythms; while “Black Steel” is a thrash metal version of a Public Enemy song which left critics non-plus...
How did you treat singing back in the '80s? Were you just not self-conscious about it? Because you sound comfortable on this. It was through fits and starts that I had some realization of how to present myself as a vocalist. I never felt like I reached a point where I feel like I...
but I promise it was mostly written before then—as you’ll surmise from my Word Series pick, who suffered a key first-week injury. (Note: I didn’t change the pick out of any sense of honesty or morality. Just sheer laziness.) Anyway, as always, the best strategy with this column ...