Ten Songs For My Mother
Sean MurphyHappy birthday, mama. Stevie Wonder, "You are the Sunshine of my Life": John Coltrane, "Naima": Booker Little, "Strength and Sanity": Janis Ian, "Tea and Sympathy": Abdullah Ibrahim, "Water…
Janis Ian + Harold and Maude = Epic Win
This is the '70s. This is why the Internet rules. This is one of the most inspired, moving mash-ups I've ever seen. This is, above all, beautiful.
August 26, 2002: Remembering My Mother in Music
Blogs are, or can be, like diaries. Except that diaries, by nature, are private. Which begs the question: do people who blog censor or soften the observations, complaints or critiques that…