Goodbye Prince
It’s been a day of being sad, listening to Prince, and regretting that I never got to meet the dude. Here are a few pictures from after the Purple One’s SXSW show in...
Category: music
British Genius/ Songwriter Richard Hawley at Positivus!
This weekend I noticed that British singer/songwriter Richard Hawley is booked for the Positivus 2016 lineup. I’ve been to Positivus several times, but Hawley might be a reason to go back! Hawley isn’t huge...
Sunday Music Pick: Cherub at Euphoria
In a few hours the Murfreesboro, Tennessee band (who both went to school in Murfreesboro at MTSU) Cherub is taking the stage as one of the Sunday headlineers at the Euphoria Festival in Austin,...
Super Cool Video From The Church..and some SXSW Pictures!
Above you’ll note some pictures from the SXSW 2015 Music Interview with seminal 80s Australian band The Church. If you are into all things musically swirly and lyrical–with fitting visuals–you’ll want to check out...
SXSW Finds: POWR BTTM
Don’t make the mistake of searching for “Power Bottom” on the Internet when you can’t remember how this band is spelled. But these dudes in dresses did a great job at their SXSW set!...
The SPIN at Stubb’s Party, 2016 Edition
The 2016 SPIN at Stubbs party happened. Chvrches played for the party–this time as a headliner–and a lot of fun happened, even though it was SO HOT this year!
A Vinyl Bonus: The Neon Boys
As a bonus of watching the pilot of the new television series Vinyl, the recap over at Vulture brought up the Neon Boys. I now love The Neon Boys! I suspect I heard them...
Life on Mars on GIRLS
If you’ve been watching Lena Dunham‘s show GIRLS, you may have heard a haunting cover of Life on Mars that lingered over the end credits as Shoshanna walked down a lonely street in Japan. This is...
SXSW Finds: The Wet Secrets!
At the end of SXSW, I was drug into the Swan Dive to see a band from Canada, who were sporting marching band outfits. They were crazy fun!
“What happened at the New Wil’ins?”: Cultural and Historical (Re)Construction in Beyoncé’s “Formation” videos
I am proud to present an unusual take on Beyonce’s “Formation” video: an academic close-reading of the video by independent scholar and guest blogger Byron King: “What happened at the New Wil’ins?”: Cultural and...
