Category Archives: Riffs
Found Poem: Comments to “Dogs in Halloween Costumes: No No No.”
Found Poem: Comments to “Dogs in Halloween Costumes: No No No” Kristi Gustafson Barlette’s “On the Edge” blog, Albany Times Union, October 19, 2011 My mom has a dog that she dresses up, but nothing crazy. My friend used to … Continue reading
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More notes about or against the lyric essay; in which your plucky correspondent is asked questions about his reservations on a certain made-up literary form. (via We Who Are About To Die.)
I wrote this up really quick a couple days ago, and I’d be remiss not to link to it over here. Last week, a college student named Jordan Baum sent me some questions about my thoughts on the lyric essay. … Continue reading
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Six Joan Armatrading videos that everyone should probably see.
Mandy Moore covers Joan Armatrading? Might she be cool? I had to put this up. At first when I saw the title of the video I was all like, “oh cool–Melissa Etheridge covers Joan Armatrading, I’ll check it out.” But … Continue reading
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"Fetchin’ Bones wrote the blueprint for loud, metal-fueled, and female-led alternative groups."
That’s what Michael Sutton writes about Fetchin Bones, a super band. And he’s right. Here’s their Facebook page, their MySpace page, and that All Music Guide, which is a super primer. Here’s some videos. I loved Fetchin’ Bones’ Monster, their … Continue reading
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