Totally Boss response to fans’ request to play a song Bruce and the band had not played in a long while. I loved every second of how they worked that out…on stage…in front of the audience. Fantastic! (more…)
Like so many others, once I heard Barenaked Ladies One Week, I couldn’t get it out of my head. Then it was played again and again and again….
My Mom loved rock music of all sorts. So when I came of age (musically speaking) and found a song and band I loved, it didn’t matter that the band had a satanic cult reputation and I was going to a Catholic school. If I liked Don’t Fear the Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult, that was just fine with Mom. She gave me the LP as a gift. No criticism or hesitation. “Just don’t make a big thing of it to the nuns, and you’ll be fine.”
I loved my Mom 8^)
I notice this song, “Welcome Home, Son” by Radical Face, on the closing credits of the documentary, Forks Over Knives. I liked the acoustical guitar melody. But after reading the lyrics, I can’t say I understand much of what they mean. “Sometimes you’ve got to just let art flow over you.”
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Yet again, my music taste is expanded by music used in a commercial. As Apple did for Feist’s “1,2,3,4”, Jeep does for the X Ambassadors’ “Renegades.” I simply can’t get the melody out of my head, nor the message out of my soul.
We all need to be Renegades at some point in our lives. It’s never too late, and the rewards are adventure, conflict, growth, and change—to name just a few. (more…)
The Only Child is one of my favorite Jackson Browne songs, though I can say that about almost every song off Browne’s The Pretender album. A dear college friend introduced me to Jackson Browne’s music and lyrics. I can never thank him enough. (more…)
Dean Zimmer plays the drums extremely well
Apologies for the NSFW language used in this post. If you read it, you’ll see it’s not gratuitous; it’s appropriate for the context. Leave me a nasty comment if you don’t agree. ~BZ
Dean Zimmer found a “Drummer Wanted” ad and decided to try out for the spot. Unfortunately, Zimmer has arthrogryposis, a condition that severely restricts joint movement in his legs and arms. As a result, Zimmer doesn’t look like he could hold the drumsticks, let alone strike out a beat. Looks are deceiving. (more…)
Amanda Palmer gave a TED talk in early 2013 that kinda blew me away. As it started, I was a bit put off or threatened by this bold woman—such are my insecurities. But as I listened, I immediately began to respect this artist, this thinking, feeling, connecting human being. By the end of her talk, I may have even fallen a little in love 🙂 (more…)
Warren Zevon ~ Keep Me in Your Heart ~ I didn’t discover this poignant, moving song by the late Warren Zevon until after my Mom died. It would have been the perfect tribute…And all that she would have asked.