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Legend of a Cowgirl, Imani Coppola, 1997 It's day one of spring break 2021 and I post this song as an ode to starting over. Not only is...

Iron Horse, Pickin On Nirvana (album) *This is a story I did in my former life as a journalist. Over the past 14 years, Iron Horse has...

Shooting Star, Bad Company, 1975 I'm almost ashamed to admit that I wasn't exposed to a deep dive of classic rock until after I graduated...

Today's Song of the Day My Sharona, The Knack, 1979 My Sharona (cover), Veruca Salt, 1995 Some songs just make me smile. My Sharona is...

Recently, with a new music collector in mind, I was asked to suggest four "must-have" albums per decade in the alt/other (genre)...

Far Behind, Candlebox, 1993 This song means so much to me. Each and every time I listen to it, I'm taken on a rollercoaster ride of...

Sabotage, Beastie Boys, 1994 As many of you know, I work in the School of the Arts office at a regional university and manage a team of...

Under the Bridge, Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1991 I got married when I was 19. I was a mother at 20. In hindsight, I was a child who was...

Tush, ZZ Top, 1975 Yesterday was my Pop's 76th birthday. Growing up, my parents weren't really music people. Other than controlling the...

All of Me, Billie Holiday, 1941 All this talk of Andra Day's portrayal of Billie Holiday in the new Lee Daniels' movie, The United States...

Pleasure Principle, Janet Jackson, 1987 It's funny how our brains decide what is worth storing as forever memories. Janet Jackson's...

Today's Song of the Day Polyester Bride, Liz Phair, 1998 First, Liz Phair has aged so well -- fight me on it. She looks great and she...

Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana, 1991 We had a pretty heavy Kurt/Nirvana weekend in our house. We love Nirvana and listen to our vinyl...

It's a "snow day" here in the Deep South and I have a follow-up to my "Song of the Day" post -- Eric Clapton, Cocaine. I preface this by...

Eric Clapton, Cocaine, 1977 It's a little surreal to think back on my childhood in the 1970s. I've become an old person and this is...

All My Life, Foo fighters, 2002 Add It Up, Violent Femmes, 1983 A new Foo Fighters album dropped week before last … I make a conscious...

Walking after midnight, Patsy Cline, 1957 A decade or so ago, I rolled with a series of setbacks that proved somewhat detrimental to my...

Buttermilk Biscuits by Sir Mix-A-Lot, 1988 Lately, I've been thinking a lot about two of my very good friends from high school who are no...

Calling Dr. Love, Kiss, 1977 I have to preface this post by admitting, I’m a pretty big Kiss fan. I could easily list 10 Kiss songs I...

A little more than 24 hours ago, I posted about Kiss and as of right now, Cheri is the only one who has typed the word "gimmick" in her...