I am not going to write about the Grammys this week – that will be for next week after I see the winners. This week, it is about classical music.
What? Â Classical...
LUX, album by RosalÃa. A hugely ambitious and daring album blending grand orchestral and operatic elements with modern production and genre fluidity. Its complexity and emotional intensity might turn off casual listeners...
In the Golden Age of American Folk songs, frequently pegged at 1958-1965 (although some people extend it to 1975), women made up 10-15% of the Billboard top 100. Women did enter the...
Today I am going to do something a little different. I am recommending music that is off the beaten path, experimental, a little – or a lot – away from the mainstream. ...
I’m Coming Home, single by Nancy Sanchez. A very, very enjoyable change of pace for the La Chorizeras singer and bi-lingual mariachi/blues/rock singer. Gentle, empathetic, nostalgic, heart-warming. I could listen all day....
We are a little off the topic this week of talking about music that spans borders. But we are talking about the world music award that spans borders, the Grammys and a...
Scared of My Guitar, single by Olivia Rodrigo. A soft, dreamy song delivered with Rodrigo’s most beautiful, innocent, childlike voice. It wraps you around her finger, then crescendos and pulls you back....
I guess the Grammy membership got the message: women buy more music than men. Women stream more music than men. And, if they missed that…well, there is Taylor Swift. The result is...
