“Jammin’ on the one”: The Huxtables’ musical contributions
So, The Root is covering The Cosby Show and its cultural influence to celebrate the NBC series’ 25th anniversary, in a manner similar to how they reflected on Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing. Now, once...
View ArticleBonnie Bramlett’s really got a hold on me
After a long, cranky-pants day at the office, my partner and I threw together dinner tonight. As is custom in our house, a record was spinning during meal prep. My partner is deejaying our friends’...
View ArticleHappy birthday, Loretta Lynn
I know we’re all still mourning the recent loss of Dixie Carter, whose inimitable Julia Sugarbaker was an early feminist role model on this Southern girl. But let’s not forget that today is another...
View ArticleMusical cameos: L7, Serial Mom
Today is the first installment of a new series I’d like to start here on musical cameos in movies. It’s akin to the “Scene It” posts, except these entries would only focus on musical artists who make...
View ArticleListening to Daisy Chainsaw records in my room with Darlene Conner
I fell in love with a girl for the first time in the sixth grade. I didn’t conceptualize it as a crush at the time, because I was supposed to be having those on some white boy in Tiger Beat. My taste...
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