Grammy Night 2014
It’s the 56th Annual Grammy Awards! This year, I thought I’d make an extra special attempt to watch the event on CBS. I actually know some of the artists this […]
Young, Gifted, Laura Mvula
The first time I heard the strong alto of Laura Mvula was on BBC Radio1. The song on the air was “Green Garden” and I scrambled to find out who this artist was with the 60’s infused soulful tones. The musical arrangement and harmonies on this song does fill you […]
Lorde of the Kiwis
Lorde’s debut single, “Royals”, has been number one on the Billboard top 100 charts for the past six weeks. The latest export from New Zealand has been on the music charts for 18 straight weeks. The 17 year-old from Auckland, whose real name is Ella Maria Lani Yelich-O’Connor, is a singer-songwriter whose single has […]
Weekly Writing Challenge: Moved by Music
Music has always had a great influence in my life. I was the child who knew all the lyrics to songs. I used to keep song books where I had written down the lyrics to all the popular songs at the time. To this day my brother-in-law checks with me […]
Late~Night Ruminations 