L.A. Witch, photo by Mona Haworth driver Sade Sanchez (vocals/guitar)front seat passenger Irita Pai (bass)back seat Ellie English (drums) The name is a partial misnomer. Though the band hails from Los Angeles,they do not partake in any sort of witchcraft.Yet their ability to conjure a specific time and place through their sound does suggest a…
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Women Music March 2025 – Day 29 — Lykke Li — With Special Guest Writer, Melissa Lemay
Lykke Li I struggle with myself every day — I am a lonesome person.I talk to my family, and I connect to some people deeply along the way,but I am a restless soul. Singing is the most immediate relief. wiki: Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson, known as Lykke Li, was born in Ystad, Skåne, a county…
Women Music March 2025 – Day 28 Joan Jett (from The Runaways and The Blackhearts)
Joan Jett with Laurie McAllister wiki: Joan Marie Larkin, aka Joan Jett (b. 9/22/58) was born at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood, PA, a suburb of Philadelphia, to James and Dorothy Larkin. She is the oldest of three children. Her father was an insurance salesman and her mother was a secretary. In 1967, Jett’s family moved to Rockville, MD, where she attended…
Women Music March 2025 – Day 27 Laurie McAllister (The Runaways, The Orchids, Baby Roulette and The Rave Ons)
Laurie McAllister(the site this came from has some excellent photos of The Runaways) Best job ever. Laurie Hoyt, stage name Laurie McAllister, was born in Eugene, OR. (b. 6/26/57 – d. 8/25/11.) She was a bassist who is perhaps best remembered for being the last one to play in the influential 1970s all-girl rock band, the…
MMB 2025 March — Tax Free, from “Dog Eat Dog” by Joni Mitchell
This time I looked for a Joni Mitchell song that included march in the title or lyrics and found Tax Free. Tax Free is on Joni’s 1985 album, “Dog Eat Dog,” her 12th studio album and her 2nd album under Geffen. The album was co-written by Joni and Larry Klein, where the wiki “liner note”…
Johnny Cash at San Quentin
I bought this album (CD) awhile back, used, through discogs and have listened to it a few times when I got it. Looking for something to listen to while cooking dinner on Monday not on the computer or spotify, I picked it from the rack. Maybe it’s because of the times we are living in…
#FF — Melatonin Cushion, or Rude Awakening
PHOTO PROMPT © Dale Rogerson Melatonin Cushion The melatonin worked. Nothing interrupted my floating sleep last night. Absent was the recurring nightmare of headlights, fire, a blanketing black umbrella-like claw descending upon Fremont, the smell of smoke, and the cacophony of sirens and screams. Refreshed after sleeping soundly for the first time in months, I…
