Read the Post Song for Sunday: Tiombe Lockhart “Can’t Get Enough”
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Music
Drag queens are one of my biggest inspirations. There is no one braver than a man who puts on female…
I have a weird fascination with bad songs, which are covered by capable musicians. It just proves that talent can take something as obvious, irritating or plain dumb as Miley Cyrus’ “We Can’t Stop” – a really bad song, not really because of its lyrical content (filled with grammatical blasphemies as it is), but because how unsuitable for Miley’s voice it is along with the general cocky attitude. Read More Song for Sunday: Bastille covers “We Can’t Stop” by Miley Cyrus
Music and I have a funny relationship when it comes to writing.
I didn’t think that the two were acquainted until I stopped listening to music completely (but that is a different story). The well of words slowly dried up, and finding them became a chore. Sitting at the desk left me restless.
Writing is such a bodiless occupation. It transports your mind elsewhere, consumes everything, and it’s easy to neglect the body in the process. I realized I use music to reconnect.
Sometimes in the summer months, I’ll walk home with my ear buds in, hardly paying attention to the music. It makes the walk go faster, a background to my thoughts, muting the unimportant ones: deadlines, what to cook for dinner. Somehow, the joyful ones, the obscene ones, the terrifying ones, the reckless ones, manage to get through. Read More Theresa Bazelli on Music and Writing
Are they working against feminism through their self-representation as sex toys or are they actually strong women who are completely in tune with their sexuality and thus in charge of their sex drive? Read More Sound of Sunday: Carnal Savagery from the Ukraine
Song for Sunday: The Reverse Narrative in Yeah Yeah Yeah’s “Sacrilege”
I adore the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s. Even though I can’t say I love everything they put out, there’s magic in what they do and Karen O can sing anyone into a trance. For this Sunday’s musical offering, I have selected a newer single “Sacrilege”, which has one of the most dramatic and cinematic video experiences ever. Read More Song for Sunday: The Reverse Narrative in Yeah Yeah Yeah’s “Sacrilege”