The Thing About Music
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Vinyl
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The Big Bad , by The Big Bad. 2016, age 44. I grew up on vinyl. My brothers, 15 and 13 years older than me, were already avid rock and ro...
Monday, January 11, 2016
Ashes to Ashes
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2016, Age 43. "Blackstar" by David Bowie, from Blackstar . David Bowie died yesterday. He was 69. I've written elsewhere...
Friday, May 15, 2015
Everybody's Singin' the Blues
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1980, Age 8. "Every Day I Have the Blues," by B.B. King, from the album Singin' the Blues. B.B. King died this morning. M...
Monday, March 30, 2015
I Dream of Wires
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1981, age 9. Switched on Bach , by Walter Carlos. I guess my background is similar to a lot of people who fell in love with music from a...
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Twerking through the Ages
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1984, age 14. "Head," by Prince, from the album Dirty Mind . WARNING: This blog post contains frank discussion of some matters...
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Why I'm Not a Snob (Anymore)
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1990, age 18. "Time After Time," by Miles Davis, from the album You're Under Arrest . You know the movie High Fidelity ? I...
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Cover Me
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2005, age 35. "How Come U Don't Call Me?" by Alicia Keys, from the album Unplugged . I once had this idea for a mixtape ...
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