You know that family member who disappears for weeks and then just reappears one day and acts like nothing has happened? A couple of weeks ago was Thanksgiving, and I gave my thanks in Charleston, South Carolina, where I ate and walked and walked and ate. What can I say, I’m diverse. We had a…
Do you ever just stop and think about your life? Not in terms of “What will my life bring?” but of “What won’t my life bring?” I’m not talking like a morose, whiny-ass examination of future lack of fulfillment. I’m talking those legitimate things that you’re kind of curious about, but that you simply don’t…
The Corrs are my favorite band, though, technically, The Corrs are no more. Sure, they still have their website, and they’re still, you know, siblings, but the website just points to their solo projects and their siblingness doesn’t make me more music. Don’t get me wrong, their little hiatus from each other served me well…
So, there may have been a phase in my life where I would peruse the shelves of a CD store and pick up CDs that were on sale and had hot womens on the cover. Hey, I’m not proud. Yet, I kind of am. Because there were some phenomenal discoveries made using this method of…
Since I just did my spiel about Linda Eder, I won’t effuse. Suffice it to say, I love the woman’s voice. Especially live. Seven favorite songs. But first, five toss-aways – Big Time – A song about making it in the business, with this gem of a lyric: “Imagination plus augmentation, Voila, a brand new…
My favoritest favoritest of singers during those tender junior high and high school years, Kathy is still one of them. She’s one of finest gimmick-free – meaning no dancers, smoke, flashing lights or other hullabaloo – live performers one will ever see. The arrangements are just top-notch, the music is played with enthusiasm, and her voice…