In my previous post, I presented a list of 10 under-the-radar Christmas movies to enjoy for when you get sick of the same old things. Since the strains of Bing Crosby and Mariah Carey can become quite as tiresome as any festive flick, I wanted to share this list as well. Here’s a collection ofContinue reading “Burned Out On Bing: A Classics-Free Christmas Playlist”
Category Archives: Sweet Sweet Music
Retro Pop & Me: A Love/Hate Relationship
“We could argue about what constitutes the creepiest line in pop music, but for me it’s early Beatles- John Lennon, actually- singing ‘I’d rather see you dead, little girl, than to be with another man.” -Stephen King You know what I love best sometimes? Flipping on an oldies station and letting the sweet, sweet soundsContinue reading “Retro Pop & Me: A Love/Hate Relationship”
He Is Risen: Hallelujah! (A Mix-Tape for Easter Sunday)
Like most ordinary human beings, I like music. Unlike most ordinary human beings, I rarely (if ever) turn on a radio. You see, it turns out there are quite a number of quality tunes that the radio doesn’t play (or at least the stations you get in rural Virginia don’t). This is why Spotify isContinue reading “He Is Risen: Hallelujah! (A Mix-Tape for Easter Sunday)”
Old-timey family sing-alongs
God sent his Singers upon earth With songs of sadness and of mirth, That they might touch the hearts of men, And bring them back to heaven again. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I come from a musical family (on both sides) and, though I cannot sing worth a spit myself, I truly love it whenContinue reading “Old-timey family sing-alongs”
