I really wanted to vent about politics on my keyboard today, but it didn’t happen. However, one of our Geek Feminist friends Valerie Aurora had her ally-training work profiled in the Guardian, so that’s a happy happening!
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Today was a singing day
I decided to prioritise the singing for today and let the politics wait for tomorrow.
Escape (the Pina Colada song): the Aftermath
If you like Pina Colada and getting caught in the rain…you probably have this song playing in your head now.
Friday Hoyden: Sister Rosetta Tharpe
“Queen of the gospel and the mother of rock and roll” The person who brought the electric guitar to the popular masses wasn’t Chuck Berry, and it sure wasn’t Bill Haley. It was a woman from Arkansas who saw her… Read More ›
Terpsichorean Tuesday: Time Warp Tap Dance
Little Nell as Columbia’s tap segment from the version in the Rocky Horror Picture Show
Music Monday: Dub Side Of The Moon
I’ve gotten out of the habit of regular posting (some of you may have noticed). I’m going to work on building the habit back up by just posting bits of anything at least once every other day. So today you get a different take on some classic Pink Floyd.
Music Legend Moment: BB King And The Broken String
One of BB King’s signature tunes is How Blue Can You Get, a perfect showcase for his lyrical soloes on “Lucille”, the famous Gibson guitar. In this 6-ish minute version from his appearance at Farm Aid 1985, the opening solo goes for over 3 minutes …
Vale Doc Neeson
I see an old post of mine about the Angels and their lead singer Doc Neeson and a certain song is getting some traffic over the last few days since his death. Looking at pictures, I can still feel that amazing energy he put into his performance.
12 Bar Bliss
It’s so much bloody fun.
Sunday Singalong: Footloose Nostalgia
It’s 25thirty years since Footloose came out, and Kevin Bacon’s still got the moves (and Jimmy Fallon has a gift for cheesy setups).
