A woman who lost her teeth breaking up a fight between her two boyfriends and was only able to release her first album by being tricked into thinking it wasn’t being recorded. thank u Karen and your 12 string guitar. I couldn’t possibly just pick one song of yours to showcase
Aug 2, 2024
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There are SO MANY MORE -- yes Joni of course, the goddess; but also so many unsung artists like Sibylle Baier, Linda Perhacs, Molly Drake (Nick's mom), Connie Converse, Elizabeth Cotten, Bridget St. John, the great Sandy Denny from Fairport Convention, the amazing Laura Marling, I could go on. Cheralee Dillon was busking and gigging around Portland, OR when I lived there in the '90s; her album "Citron" is a lost classic and this is its best, most personal song.
Jan 24, 2025
If you close your eyes for a moment, you can almost hear her taking "Close to You" out for a spin.
It's not just her vocal timbre -- it's her intonation, phrasing, even the lyrical content.
If you also hear a bit of Burt Bacharach, that’s no surprise either. Rumer was mentored by the songwriter, and is married to his former musical director Rob Shirakbari.
Mar 7, 2025
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for some reason I have gone most of my life acting like I’m the only person on earth who’s not allowed to ask for help… and also feeling evil whenever I ask someone to do/not do something…. and lately I’m realizing that actually it’s okay if I ask. Most people are cool and will say “yes no problem”
Mar 24, 2025
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I encourage you to rip into me if you disagree because shying away from disagreement is what??👂 OUT!
IN
• Reading books
• Folk-rock and folk-country
• Doing stuff on the computer and not your phone like god intended (social media, online shopping, etc.)
• Clothes-wise: colored tights, mini skirts, scarves
• Being late to work
• Talking to strangers, in the same vein: making new friends
• Writing
• Taking the bus and the train
• Saying what you need to say and doing so succinctly
• Unionizing your workplace
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• Boring convos with coworkers
• Wearing clothes you don’t really like
• Minnesota nice (see also: being nice is not always the same as being kind)
• VAPING OHHH MY GOD. WRAP IT UP!!!
• Caring about makeup, unless you’re a drag queen or a goth. Like you get 15 minutes max
• Shying away from disagreement
• Fast casual chain restaurants - go eat local and sit down for a while
• Paw Patrol (copaganda)
• Ass kissing
• Being under 25
Dec 23, 2024
I mean. Wow. I wish I could formulate coherent literary analysis but I think I just need to sit with this for a month. Humanity, gender, politics, fear, love. The heart of culturally long-lasting, impactful sci fi is when the sci is merely a background to the fi, ya know?
Tried to pick a quote but can’t right now. If you hear shrill screaming in the distance just know it’s me wailing over this book
Illustration by David Lupton
Jan 30, 2025