At the end of every year, I feel the same way. I am sure I didn't listen to that many (non-jazz) albums, and then I’m surprised at how many albums I thoroughly enjoyed during the year. That said, I did listen to fewer pop albums this year as jazz explorations took up much of my... Continue Reading →
Christmas music? Bah humbug! Here are six songs that have been making my Holidays happy. Rag'n'Bone Man Lovers In a Past Life (Acoustic) This song breaks me. It’s a haunting and beautiful song about longing for someone so deeply that can only be explained by having been lovers in another life. And he pours all... Continue Reading →
Like all of Bachelor Nation, I was aghast and aggrieved over the unmitigated disaster that was the Bachelorette Finale. Rather than repeat and recap what we all witnessed, I’d like to muse about what got us there. And by “there,” I mean how did Jenn, with a history of relationships with toxic and emotionally unavailable... Continue Reading →
Five hours of content. That’s a lot to recap, so I will just muse (a little late) on where I think we are now as we hurtle to “the truly shocking and unprecedented way [Jenn’s] journey ends.” (voice of Madonna1) I've heard it all before, I've heard it all beforeI've heard it all before, I've... Continue Reading →
Nikka Costa Dirty Disco Prince made it a habit of pulling talented female musicians into his orbit, and one of those is Nikka Costa. After a six-year hiatus, Nikka is feeling the funk in a way that is not to be messed with. The spirits of Paisley Park are very evident on her new album... Continue Reading →
[cue Daughtry Home] [cue Bee Gees Words] [cue The Spinners Could It Be I'm Falling in Love] [cue Al Green L-O-V-E] A lot of things happen in the Hometown visits both for our entertainment (the skeptical Dad, the protective Mom, the combative sibling) and crucial information for the couples. But when the meeting and greeting... Continue Reading →
Seven. Four. One. Seven Men. Four tickets for Hometowns. One Sam the Sham (‘The Sham”). As James Brown might have put it, the Evil Genius Producers (EGPs) made sure this latest episode was on the One. Sure, they gave us some minor sub-plots to get us from The Seven to The Final Four. But the... Continue Reading →
Ray's Musings 