I just read this article [link]= about Sia, who's written a bunch of hits lately -- maybe something about her?
She's really quite an interesting artist. And, near as I can tell, loves playing dress-up:
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Illyria: We cling to what is gone. Is there anything in this life but grief? Wesley: There's love. There's hope...for some. There's hope that you'll find something worthy...that your life will lead you to some joy...that after everything...you can still be surprised. Illyria: Is that enough? Is that enough to live on?
'Shells'
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
billytea - Apr 24, 2014 4:49:31 pm PDT #5829 of 6436
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Calli - Apr 28, 2014 9:46:50 am PDT #5830 of 6436
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I have a music question that's probably overly broad, but I'm not sure of a better way to phrase it.
I was checking out this music map [link] , and I realized I don't really know much about the Blues (musically speaking, anyway). I like the sample the map used. Does anyone have suggestions on a) more like that or b) seminal blues albums I should check out, please? At the moment I think I'm more into instrumental than anything with lyrics, if that helps narrow it down. Thanks!
Amy - Apr 28, 2014 9:53:15 am PDT #5831 of 6436
Because books.
You could start with this just to sample a little more.
I don't know a lot of purely instrumental blues, but even the recordings with vocals are going to have long instrumental (i.e. guitar) stretches in them. Robert Johnson, Freddie King, Muddy Waters, and B.B. King are all good places to start.
Tom Scola - Apr 28, 2014 10:04:35 am PDT #5832 of 6436
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
This would be a good starting point.
Calli - Apr 28, 2014 11:27:01 am PDT #5833 of 6436
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
OK, thanks! I'll check those links out.
DavidS - Apr 28, 2014 7:22:46 pm PDT #5834 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Does anyone have suggestions on a) more like that or b) seminal blues albums I should check out, please?
The R.Crumb blues stuff that Tom links is the original, on-78s blues (mostly Delta blues) that is at the core of that music.
But Blues as a genre is very wide and deep. Rhino did a good series of blues compilations tracking regional variations, and development on specific instruments (guitar, harmonica (aka, Blues Harp)), various periods and sub genres.
The Blues tradition in Texas is different from Memphis or the West Coast. Chicago Blues has several variants.
Bessie Smith is practically a genre unto herself but there are a lot of early women's blues from the 20s and 30s that have a distinct, jazzier feel from Delta Blues.
Anyway, Rhino Blues Masters comps:
A personal favorite, Jump Blues.
Calli - Apr 29, 2014 1:34:59 am PDT #5835 of 6436
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Thanks, David!
Tom Scola - May 27, 2014 9:21:41 am PDT #5836 of 6436
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Heavy Metal Tracks the Wealth of Nations
From what I can make out, they guy's statistics seem pretty weak.
Tom Scola - May 29, 2014 10:16:42 am PDT #5837 of 6436
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Trudy Booth - May 30, 2014 6:12:19 pm PDT #5838 of 6436
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Exene has been pretty bonks for a while. A friend of mine did half a tour with her... weren't pretty.