How Can I Keep From Singing?
If anyone had told me, a decade ago, that I would find such satisfaction and pleasure from singing old hymns liberally laced with gloom and doom and Hellfire, I would probably have been incredulous.
Our Own Beatlemania
The author recalls the revolution brought about by the Beatles and their unique musical sound, a revolution that was felt in her own home, in her neighborhood, and all over the world.
Leonard Cohen, I’ve got to be goin’…
It was an old tape, a looping pattern of longing, whispering not so softly in my ear that I needed to experience Leonard Cohen in person before one of us died.
Breakfast With Brubeck
Fond teenaged memories of ritually playing Dave Brubeck’s Live at Carnegie Hall album at Sunday breakfast in the 1960s.
Life Is Too Short
Eileen Joyce’s new Blues album features of panoply of tunes, all with the common thread that life is indeed too short…
Gangnam Style: Psy’s Life Before and After This Viral Video
Gangnam style is a globally known dance party, but who is the guy in gangnam style? How did he become so famous, and where is he from? All I know is he’s definitely awesome.
fun. Is More Than a Hot Summer Day!
When fun. came to Portland, Guest Author Brynn Alexander had the awesome opportunity of seeing them at a small, secret show!
Meet Randi Boulton – A Rising Star In Red Deer
Red Deer Alberta has a rising star and her name is Randi Boulton. She’s a talented singer, has a great personality, a wonderful sense of humor and a smile that would light up the darkest room.
Peaches and Cream and Us
Author Martha Farley shares how going to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers gave her a whole new outlook on culture…and how kids pick up on good music.
A Clarinet Made From A Carrot?
The internet never ceases to amaze me. In my search for some information on making wind chimes, bamboo organs and aeolian harps, I happened upon what I can only call, a delightful delight! A clarinet made from a carrot by a certain Linsey Pollak.
