Judy Collins, 2008, photo by Bryan Ledgard Judith Marjorie Collins (5/1/39) is an American singer-songwriter and musician with a career spanning seven decades. She is a Grammy Award-winning artist known for her eclectic tastes in the material she records (which has included folk music, country, show tunes, pop music, rock and roll and standards), for…
dVerse OLN 311 and earthweal OLW 108
In the cold light of war, peace may yet be known. Ripples under the snow wait for faith, (un)seen. Peace may yet be known in wrinkled warm hands mirrored in quiet prayer. Ripples under the snow understand spring comes — they will be known, whole. Know faith, (un)seen foundations; unshaken anchors in the chaos. Today’s…
Women Music March 2022 – Day 4 – Lzzy Hale of Halestorm
Lzzy in 2019, image by Sven Mandel Elizabeth Mae “Lzzy” Hale (born 10/10/83) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter. She is best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of hard rock band Halestorm, which she co-founded with her brother Arejay Hale in 1997. The siblings have been actively writing and performing original…
collage — king of the underworld
I have boxes of images that have been cut from magazines and books. I also collect calendars that I have used and that have been sent to me over time. I have them broken down into people, animals, things, and places. When I decide to start creating a collage, I start looking through boxes in…
Women Music March 2022 – Day 3 – Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless
Taylor Momsen live on Warped Tour kickoff, 2010 music is where I can be me –Taylor Momsen Taylor Michel Momsen (born July 26, 1993) is an American singer, songwriter, model, and former actress. Momsen has been the front woman of the American rock band The Pretty Reckless since their inception in 2009. In March 2009,…
The Brit Box, Disc 2, Track 3, “Only Shallow,” by My Bloody Valentine
My Bloody Valentine My Bloody Valentine are an Irish-English rock band formed in Dublin in 1983. Since 1987, its lineup has consisted of founding members Kevin Shields [who was born in Queens, NY but moved to Dublin at age 6] (vocals, guitar, sampler) and Colm Ó Cíosóig (drums, sampler) with Bilinda Butcher (vocals, guitar) and…
