Sometimes we think that the problems we have are not to be compared to anyone else, and we envy celebrities and think – what if our life had been like that? What we don’t know is that theirs is a success story, but we don’t stop to think how did they get there? We would […]
Sitting in Starbucks awhile ago, Jack Johnson‘s cute little ditty “Banana Pancakes” came over the sound system. “Pretend like it’s the weekend now,” I sang to myself, thinking, This song is significant. Why is this song significant? Then I remembered: my friend Tania picked “Banana Pancakes” as her first dance song when she married her […]
Bloggers who write about music are some of the most influential people in the modern music industry. Blogs come in many different styles. Some feature album reviews or talk about the trends in a specific genre. Others showcase up-and-coming bands or provide reviews of concerts and local shows. The rise of blogging in the music […]
I’m moving to Nashville in 10 days, so obviously I’ve been listening to a lot of country music. I’ve discussed the many merits of country before, but recently I’ve discovered how many bits of wisdom are written into these twangy songs. Read on for 10 life lessons–some serious, some funny–and the country tunes that inspired them… […]
Ever wonder what makes your favorite song so resonant? Researchers at North Carolina State University wondered the same thing, and pored over hit songs of the past 50 years to find out why they made their listeners tick. Their study discovered 12 key themes that show up most frequently in big radio hits. The research […]
It’s no secret millennials tend to lean left, or that Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign drew on unprecedented levels of support from this demographic. Thus, fully cognizant of whom much of their audience might be this year, the Democratic convention’s digital director, Kelli Klein, spoke with Mic last week about “crafting an experience that works for a generation likely to […]
Actress Judy Kuhn has been nominated for four Tony awards, but her real claim to fame in millennials’ hearts is her stint as the singing voice of Pocahontas in the 1995 Disney film. Kuhn is currently starring in the Broadway musical Fun Home, based on the graphic memoir by Alison Bechdel, but she took a break from her leading lady duties to […]
When I arrived at the basement of the Calvin Theater in Northampton, Massachusetts, I found folk musician Ani DiFranco in the midst of trying to get her six-month-old son Dante down for a nap. Minutes later I spotted the young baby — still very much awake — strapped into a carrier about to head out […]
February is the month of luuuurve, which means bed springs will be breakin’ all over the place. But before you start playing your “Getting It On Grooves,” you should probably know what your sex playlist says about you—and what it might say to your partner. Is it filled with slow jams? A little bit of […]
