Month: April 2011
Here’s an interesting blog piece about the Replacements one and only appearance on Saturday Night Live in January of 1986. (Thanks to Tim Midgett.)
When you get to be my age much of the experience of listening to new music is about reference points. I remember a half-decade ago hearing for the first time the song Munich by the Birmingham, England-based Editors, a dark, muscular band that managed to evoke all the grime and grit, the monotony of industrial, …
This new video from PJ Harvey is stunning. The song, ‘Written On The Forehead’, does an amazing job of being a shimmering thing of beauty, as Polly starts off singing about “throwing dinars at the belly dancers” and it is only then that the import of the lyrical content is realised. For me, this is …
I came across this article, “Why the United States Is Destroying Its Education System, and it got me thinking. https://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/04/11 U.S. Government policies have certainly weakened our education system — but to say it is being destroyed is an overstatement. I agree that our emphasis on rote learning, our de-funding of public libraries, our pursuit …
Here’s a 47 minute preview of the entire album:
Several people have commented asking where they could buy this tune. In response we’ve received this message from Dutchreagan of Second Baptist Church who says, “The song is entitled “Rise Up” and was commissioned by Second Baptist Church for this event. It is produced by Joshua Moore. The singer is Lauren James Camey, a member …
From the Youtube description: “The most unfortunate fact about a relationship that doesn’t work out, is the inevitable path both parties are on to become strangers. Many relationships follow a general path, through a set of different stages, one that brings two strangers together, takes them through a period of deep emotions and meaningful experiences, …