Posts Tagged ‘Music’

My friend Naomi is one of those people so uniquely talented that, if I didn't know her, I would probably hate because I'm petty like that. She's an incredible photographer, a musician, and a good writer. She is also, of course, smart, funny, and pretty. In short, she is one of the three people I ...

Let's say you're the lead singer in a punk band that's been on the music scene for 23 years. We'll call you "Millie Moe Marmstrong" for convenience purposes. So, you're at home one day in your giant house, listening to the Broadway cast recording of a musical based off a self-indulgent concept album you created a ...

Something you may not know about me: in my spare time (when I'm not writing a brilliantly witty blog), I choreograph ice skating tributes to glam rock artists. This dress will be perfect for the "Lady Stardust" segment of The Ice and Fall of Ziggy Stardust. Now to put together a costume for the Spiders from ...

I am obsessed with F. Scott Fitzgerald. No, really. Obsessed. I realize this is not particularly original, and makes me kind of like those people who list "the Beatles" as their favorite band and act like it makes them a music connoisseur - nearly everyone loves the Beatles, way to find an obscure band there, Champ. But ...

There is nothing more off-putting to me than realizing I like something I always thought I hated. This happens most often with pop music: first, the Kelly Clarkson Revelation of 2007 ("Oh god, I love "Since U Been Gone"). Then there was the Taylor Swift Reckoning of 2009 ("She wears high heels, I wear sneakers, ...