“He’d absorb everything they did.” France said. Witherspoon was given a box violin, but he wanted to play the big one-the cello. He loved its size and tone. That’s when he was matched with his teacher Holmes. Witherspoon’s drive is inspired by the connection music provides. He ...
This mainstream crossover (or, to use the language of the time, "sell out") lead to Alternative Music's crisis of identity: if what was once alternative was now the status quo, what did 'alternative' even mean? If Nirvana once could've defined alt music, where did that leave come-lat...
Earlier this week, theWhen We Were Youngfestival unveiled more than 50 artists for the2024 lineup, with almost all of them playing a classic album in full. While that sent a shockwave through the scene, so did the apparent lack of diversity on the bill and, as artists and fans have poi...
Earlier this week, theWhen We Were Youngfestival unveiled more than 50 artists for the2024 lineup, with almost all of them playing a classic album in full. While that sent a shockwave through the scene, so did the apparent lack of diversity on the bill and, as artists and fans have poi...
aOn songs like "Little Red Rooster," Birnbaum points out that this version of the blues didn’t become part of rock music until the 1960s, when the Rolling Stones embraced Delta Blues. And what about the other origin story for rock - that it came from rhythm and blues, or R&B? 在...
“Our producer, Flood, and I looked at each other and I told Trent, ‘Well, you had the pop single for the record until you said ‘fuck’ in every line of the chorus.’ Trent started laughing and he said, ‘I know.’ He did it on purpose because he didn’t want, necessarily, ...
Finally, in 1966, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act, which standardized daylight saving across the country and established its start and end times in April and October (later changed to March and November in 2007). So, when do we "fall back" and return to Standard Time here in Michigan...
including Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. But Grohl wanted a fresh start. "It would've been an emotional thing to be behind the drum set every night and not have Kurt there," Grohl told Howard Stern in 2021. "So I was like, 'Nah, fuck it. I'm gonna try this other thing." That...
One of the best activities to do during the wet season when kids start moaning the rainy day “I’m bored, mom” blues is to get OUTSIDE! There are countless learning opportunities and fun ways to play outside in the rain. For example, a few outdoor activities we enjoy in the rain ...
When the Stage Lights Dim: The Performance of Hetero-Normative Black Masculinity in Post-1970s Disco and Rhythm and BluesMiddleton, Acie