Life happens in the moment. Life is forever fresh. The point between this moment and the next is all there is. Keep in the game, and keep changing with the game. When RuPaul met Norman Lear Norman Lear turns 95 later this month (on Thursday 27 July 2017). In his time, there was no-one hotter […]
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#7songs2016: Unfunky presidents, @runjewels & @atcq
If you had to pick seven songs from this year or yesteryear that have meant the world to you in 2016, what would they be? “You just changed, a brand new funky President,” sang James Brown back in 1974. “Eric B is president,” suggested Rakim back in 1987.* Funk, soul and hip hop music have […]
#7Songs2016 (1): The shadow of the Thin White Duke
If you had to pick seven songs from this year or yesteryear that have meant the world to you in 2016, what would they be? I so enjoyed the #7songs “challenge” last year that I thought I’d try my own twist on it this year. Hence #7songs2016. Let’s kick it off with a beautiful jazz […]
Remembrance of social media past (with bonus Bowie)
Social media is endlessly new. Endlessly now. It is always about the moment. Social media is endlessly changing, ever-evolving. But relics remain of what came before. While social media is all about building, erasing and rebuilding the impression of the endlessly new, social media as we know it is now comparatively long in tooth. […]
#7songs: Time to lie down and be counted?
If you had to pick seven songs over seven days, what would they be? Music is all about where it takes you. Why not let it take you somewhere brand new? I recently shared seven songs that mean the world to me over seven days. I tweeted links to all seven, and have blogged about […]
What makes Friday night, August 14th so funkful?
Just how #funkadelic is your day proving? Just a wee bit funkadeliculent? It might be about to become a whole lot moreso… I know that I probably should not. But today, right now – Friday night, August 14th 2015 – I wish to celebrate an all-time favourite song of mine. Today marks the 45th anniversary […]
