Photo credit by Do Kwan Come gather 'round, club kids and pay ye attention. There's someone you should know about. A piece of history died earlier this week. Someone as controversial as any rapper or rock star, yet someone with immense influence on musicians even today. I'm talkin' Pete Seeger. Pete Seeger was a political … Continue reading Pete Seeger–a class act and a reason not to paddle faster when hearing banjos
time for clear thinking about petition sites and dot-org spams
Soundtrack in my head: The Pretenders, "Boots of Chinese Plastic" mohamed_hassan / Pixabay When unsubscribing from any petition sites, please include a link to this article. But first, of course, read the article, and you'll see why you'll want to unsubscribe. It seemed like a great idea at the time. I first saw online … Continue reading time for clear thinking about petition sites and dot-org spams
DSM-5, the “new book of crazy”
Soundtrack in my head: The Stone Poneys, "Different Drum" 905513 / Pixabay It's been more than a month since I've posted on this blog. I had a crazy eight week class--Psychopathology--that required weekly exams and bi-weekly papers. It was the equivalent of Anatomy class for med students as we got to learn about the DSM-5, … Continue reading DSM-5, the “new book of crazy”
one nice thing about top 40–a great source of awesome cover versions
Soundtrack in my head: Wolf Alice, "Roar" I absolutely love creative cover versions of familiar songs. From a DJ's standpoint they're a great way to engage the dance floor while at the same time turning them on to other types of music. Sometimes the cover versions bring a previously undanceable song to the dance floor, … Continue reading one nice thing about top 40–a great source of awesome cover versions
making friends with top 40
Soundtrack in my head: Madonna, "Ray of Light" Top 40 at Christmas 1970 (Photo credit: kevin dooley) If you read about my musical influences, you can see that there is a long history of me running away from mainstream radio ever since the vast majority of radio stations refused to play songs that appeared on … Continue reading making friends with top 40
chickens!
Soundtrack in my head: Jethro Tull, "Living In The Past" We as a co-op house have just admitted four new members. All of them are female, and are big fans of community living, though their habit of establishing pecking orders means that consensus decision-making is not one of their strong points. They are just a … Continue reading chickens!
still cooking, but wedding DJ is on the front burner
eroyka / Pixabay The Dance As You Are event is still cooking, but continues to be on the back burner. I am training with a local DJ company to do weddings and other events. While it's easy to knock wedding DJ work, it is a good source of income, and furthermore, the events are a … Continue reading still cooking, but wedding DJ is on the front burner
september 11th at Lothlorien Co-op
Soundtrack in my head: The Church, "A Different Man" A little bit after 1 a.m. on September 11th, firefighters were called to a fire that broke out at Lothlorien Co-op, one of Madison Community Co-op's oldest and most legendary co-ops. Thank goodness everyone got out safely, but over thirty people are in limbo right now. … Continue reading september 11th at Lothlorien Co-op
race and the roots of rock ‘n’ roll
David Jones [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)] So, with my last posting about twerking and cultural appropriation, you probably have an idea of where I am going when it comes to talking about the development of rock 'n' roll. Yes, this is about race and the roots of rock 'n' roll. Writer Robert Palmer wrote, "Rock … Continue reading race and the roots of rock ‘n’ roll
i wasn’t going to talk about Miley Cyrus and twerking–but it’s relevant
Soundtrack in my head: Robin Thicke, "Blurred Lines" Sometimes the mass media has this way illustrating my point for me, even if it's a bit clueless in the way that it does so. So that's why I'm going to talk about Miley Cyrus and twerking. By now, everybody has probably heard about THAT VIDEO. I … Continue reading i wasn’t going to talk about Miley Cyrus and twerking–but it’s relevant