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Spotlight On: Neko Case

I know what a uniquely talented artist Neko Case is. Maybe you do too. But, just in case you don’t, here are a few little tidbits to dip your ears and eyes in her musical waters. Her website isn’t the best, but check out the Neko Case wikipedia page if you want to learn more. [...]

Overheard at the Record Store-18

“Dude, that lady’s been 10 tokes over the line since the ’60s.” “That show is so cheerfully vulgar—I just love it.” “My dad started the job of collecting Alice Cooper. But I finished it, man.” “I had to give that guy my jacket last night. He was wearing cut-off jean shorts, was covered in sweat, [...]

How to be Alone

I had something else in mind for this week’s Wordage post, but this video—created by by filmmaker Andrea Dorfman and poet/singer/songwriter Tanya Davis—was floating around my social media circle this morning and I loved it. Hope you do too. Related Posts Vocabulary Yoga – 5 Handwriting and You Handmade Letters Maybe by Ingrid Michaelson See? [...]

A Brief Autobiography in Mixtapes

by Veronica Lake Sugar Water – 1994 Side A – Chartreuse Side B – Cerulean 18th Dye, Galaxie 500, Portishead, Tricky, Esquivel, Tom Waits, Camper Van Beethoven, Queen, Nirvana, Man or Astroman, Slint This is the first tape I made since I was just a kid, taping stuff from the radio. I hadn’t yet mastered [...]

“Maybe” by Ingrid Michaelson

I was recently tipped off to this video for the song “Maybe” by Ingrid Michaelson. I’m not sure how much of it is digital animation and how much of it is really paper-cut art being moved around by people wearing black clothing and white masks. If it is really paper, then I absolutely love it. [...]

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