Natalie Merchant I was shy. Bookish. The kind of 13-year-old girl who,instead of having a boyfriend, would have a crushon a dead, 19th-century author! Natalie Anne Merchant (born October 26, 1963) is an American alternative rock singer-songwriter. She joined the band 10,000 Maniacs in 1981 and was lead vocalist and primary lyricist for the group….
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Women Music March 2024 — Day 1 — Lilli Lewis
Before we get into the featured artist for the first day of the FIFTH year of presenting women musical artists, let me welcome each and every person who reads about and listens to these wonderful songwriters, singers, musicians, and creative spirits. It’s always fun and educational for me to put them together for you, and…
MMB 2024 Week 9 — Iris Dement
Click on the above link to take you to an NPR interview with Iris. Iris DeMent is an American singer-songwriter and musician. DeMent’s musical style includes elements of folk, country and gospel. DeMent was inspired to write her first song, “Our Town,” at age 25 by a drive through a boarded-up Midwest town. The song…
#SLS — Song not a single but should have been — “Change Your Mind” by The Killers from Hot Fuss
The Killers The Killers are an American rock band formed in Las Vegas in 2001 by Brandon Flowers (lead vocals, keyboards, bass) and Dave Keuning (lead guitar, backing vocals). After going through a number of short-term bass players and drummers in their early days, both Mark Stoermer (bass, rhythm guitar, backing vocals) and Ronnie Vannucci…
Friday Favorite Feature 27 — “Smile for Me (Angel Eyes)” by Halversongs aka Halvor Songs
This week’s FFF is music, which has been the usual for awhile. This tune, however, is a little mysterious. I found it on SRR, but all I could find on it was the blurb on Spotify. Neither was it available via YouTube, so I was forced to create a playlist with just that song on…
MMB 2024 Week 8 Elvis Costello, “King of America” (repost from 2/23)
First posted in February of 2023. Elvis Costello, King of America album cover Stripping away much of the excess that cluttered Punch the Clock and Goodbye Cruel World, Elvis Costello returned to his folk-rock and pub rock roots with King of America, creating one of his most affecting and personal records. Costello literally took on…
dVerse — Q195 — Born in Touch
Born In Touch All that is,atoms’ motion,born in touch,nudging,reachingconnection: eyes meeting,ears listening,tongues tasting,fingers brushing,words articulating,emptiness speaking,souls intertwining in realms inside/outside time, space, places. Old stones testifythrough seasons:each of 10k thingsrecycled incarnationsin perpetuity. top image link De aka Whimsygizmo is today’s host for dVerse’ Quadrille Monday. De wants us to write a 44-word poem using the…
Tao Talk 