Somehow, I missed this, and I thought I might not be the only one. Elements of Prince, Whitney Houston, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Lady Gaga, and others. The music didn’t grab me, but I do admire her vision. It’ll be interesting to see where her ambition takes her.
Category: music
My Name Is Larry — Wild Man Fischer
If you want to know more about Larry “Wild Man” Fischer, this Tedium article isn’t a bad place to start.
Link Wray (Full Album)
Like this? Check out this year’s Music of North Carolina issue of Oxford American that has an extensive article on Link Wray.
Manu Dibango – Electric Africa (1985)
Rosebud — U.S. Girls
No Distraction — Beck
The Story of Outlaw Country in 33 Songs
“While the locations and players change, what all these origin stories have in common is motivation: The outlaws wanted freedom. The singers wanted to sing the songs they liked, written by people like Guy Clark, Ray Wylie Hubbard, and Billy Joe Shaver, among others. They wanted to record at independent studios like Tompall Glaser’s “Hillbilly Central,” the Nashville hub for pretty much everybody even tangentially associated with the outlaw movement. They wanted to play the dancehalls like Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin, where long-haired hippies and buzzcut rednecks struck a precarious truce to enjoy some good tunes together. In short, they wanted to control their own musical destinies.”
—The Story of Outlaw Country in 33 Songs. Pitchfork. October 29, 2018.
Check it out for the playlist and album reviews.
