Day 20: John Jacob Niles, “I Wonder as I Wander” I’ve always loved the Christmas song “I Wonder as I Wander,” but I never gave …
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Day 19: Carol Hall, “Hard Candy Christmas” My friend Marcy reminded me of the song “Hard Candy Christmas” today when she posted the video below …
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Two years ago, I got a chance to interview comedian Margaret Cho when Cho Dependent, her album of comic songs, was nominated for Best Comedy …
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We’ve arrived at the final quadrant in the first round of the the Weather Channel’s Weather Song Tournament: the Seasons Region. Let’s get to the …
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Herein, I break down the first round of contestants in the Sun Region of the Weather Channel’s Weather Song Tournament, or as I like to …
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UPDATE: Here are my picks for the Sun Region and for the Elements Region! I have a confession to make, music nerds. I don’t give …
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Thursday night I attended my first official GRAMMY Week event: “One Night Only: A Celebration Of The Live Music Experience,” benefitting the GRAMMY Foundation’s Music …
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In addition to loving classical music, I’m a big fan of comedy, and one of my favorite comedians is Margaret Cho. So I was thrilled …
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Happy Thanksgiving Eve, music nerds! I was all set to post about what I want for Christmas, but that will have to wait. I mean, …
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Was it a political rally or a rock concert? Last night’s Convention Grande Finale featured about as much live-on-stage performance as the previous 3 nights …
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