Photo credit: The lovely Stephanie Hua of rockin' blog Lick My Spoon. I couldn't be more excited about our upcoming trip to Sicily. I love when...
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It's not for nothing that Sam Cooke became known as the King of Soul. He's widely considered one of the chief pioneers of soul music. Indeed, before h...
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1|2|3|4 Spring is my absolute favorite time of year. The market starts to come back to life with the arrival of peas, asparagus, strawberries, ...
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Although Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" has no relationship to the Marvel comic book superhero who bears the same name, the song's protagonist shares an e...
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It feels good to get back into the old routine. After SXSW it felt like it'd be awhile since we had a normal week (not that this has been an entir...
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A few weekends ago, Matt and I decided to pack up our car and make the 8 1/2 hour drive to the desert of Palm Springs. Unlike our usual travels, t...
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1/2/3/4/5/6/7 I've been thinking how I've met so many interesting people in 2012, and it has only just begun! The lovely Michelle, whom I had t...
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It's hard to believe it now, but The Beach Boys' "God Only Knows" was originally the subject of a fair amount of hand-wringing by songwriters Brian Wi...
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You know your friend who always has the best glasses/ lipstick / jeans /shoes and, to boot, also knows about the coolest bands before you? Not to me...
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Nina Simone's catalog include two of the most powerful tracks ever recorded: "Feeling Good" and "Be My Husband." The latter of the two first appeared ...
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It's hard to believe that the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' debut album was released nearly 9 years ago (in April 2003). Although it's a remarkably solid debut fro...