Music
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Nourishing My Inner Diva
As some of you know, I am a performer. Okay, maybe not for a living or anything, but I was involved in theatre and singing for, well, as long as I can remember, really. Chorus, stage band, musicals, a cappella, bands, cabaret shows — a constant parade of belting it out in front of an
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The Current Soundtrack
It happens to all of us — we get a song stuck in our head, for better or for worse. I woke up yesterday with "Alone" by Heart in my head (perfect for belting in the shower, for the record). As the day progressed, I was influenced by a link that my friend Frank had
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And Now, for Today’s Soundtrack
Todd Rundgren’s Pretending to Care. Stuck in my head. For all you Amalgamates out there. Enjoy!
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In My Head Today
And for the sake of clarityThey are "Faith", "Hope", and "Charity"In the particle of me that cares for thisI betrayed those little atoms with a kiss Ah, Elvis.
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Children by the Millions Scream for Alex Chilton
All I knew about Alex Chilton was that lyric by the Replacements until about 2001, when my friend Christopher introduced me to Big Star. We were dating at the time — he living in DC and I in NYC — so I listened to Big Star a lot during the time we weren't in the
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Rock & Roll
Last week, my friend Mayer came to town to see the concerts for the 25th Anniversary of the Rock & Roll Hall of fame. He took me along for the first night where I got to see the likes of Crosby Stills & Nash, Bonnie Raitt, John Fogerty, Jackson Brown, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Simon &
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Homecoming
I'm heading up to Tufts this weekend for the Amalgamates 25th anniversary celebration. The Mates are a coed a cappella group that I was in for three of my four years at Tufts and whose alumni and members have been a part of my life ever since. People are coming in from all over the
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Glee
I watched the first episode of Glee and absolutely adored it. It was like some sort of mash-up flashback to my years of MTM (Musical Theatre Machine), college and law school a cappella groups, stage band, musicals, the Law Revue show, and ACMAP (a.k.a. band camp) all rolled into one, except with a much healthier
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Love Child
As I said yesterday on my Facebook status update, I want to be the love child of Julia Child and Chrissie Hynde when I grow up. You can read about my love for Julia below. I got to see Chrissie and the Pretenders rocking out on Monday night at Summerstage. If I can rock that