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Music, Unbought Stuffed Dogs, Phil Collins & Ernest Hemingway
This week came more proof of the importance of music to how my mind works….many of you may know that I have no ability to memorize anything…mean anything…I have never been able to memorize addition or subtraction facts, multiplication tables, … Continue reading
I’m Going Where There’s No Depression…
In the early 1990s I, like so many grunge refugees, rediscovered our country roots through what was then called alt.country. This was an odd, misfit genre full of what some now call “Americana” or “roots music”…but also included grunge, cowpunk, … Continue reading
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The Status Is NOT Quo…
Check out this great blog posting/media-driven article from Katie Ramos (a Rhetoric/Folklorist @ the University of Wisconsin at Madison) and the folks at the Folklore Forum: “Heroes Are Over With: Possibilities for Folk Hybridity in “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” …I … Continue reading
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Last Man On Earth
Since the holidays I’ve been been getting used to some major life changes…and, like it always has during important segments of my life, music is playing an important role…You might recall that I had been channeling my angst about living … Continue reading
I Hate It Here (When You’re Gone) 4:10
I love my job…I have a busy, challenging mix of teaching and research. I have 11 counties of cool archaeological sites wide open for my investigation. I have had (so far) good support from the main office of my organization … Continue reading
Henry Rollins for President…no…really.
That’s probably the last thing I thought I’d say…and then I heard an interview with Henry yesterday on Air America’s Ring of Fire. Now…I’m a child of the 1970s and a teenager of the 1980s…So I’ve actually been a fan … Continue reading
Mag-Town Music
Magnolia is in a dry county…and therefore has few venues for live music…I am therefore surprised to find a bunch of videos from Magnolia bands and hip-hop groups on YouTube…It has to be a real indicator that the digital age … Continue reading
Topical Album Cover #1:
Ph.D. put out several albums in the early 1980s with songs like “Little Suzi’s On The Up.”
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Motor City Rock?
After watching Super Bowl XL in Detroit, I couldn’t help reflecting on the entertainment. Why not feature more of Detroit’s rich musical heritage in the first Super Bowl in 50 years to be held in Motor City? Stevie Wonder and … Continue reading
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