Rating: ❤❤❤❤ A spirit with a vision is a dream with a mission. – Rush, “Mission” Art, in the end, may be little more than this: convincing people to set aside their natural reluctance long enough to register your vision. – Richard Russo, “The Gravestone and the Commode” “Creativity Isn’t Candyland” I’ve loved Questlove’s name ever …
Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤ I pray you, husband, be not so disquiet… – Katharina to Petrucio, The Taming of the Shrew First of all, she’s a Pre-Raphaelite fantasy incarnate. She has all the iconic aesthetic traits, plus much wisdom and brains – and a lovely voice. Ever since my discovery of Gretchen Bonaduce, whose last name comes from …
Rating: ❤❤❤❤ Born by Rape, Reborn by Rap I can’t prove it, but I swear that I was the only white kid in my middle school who jammed Run-DMC and the Beastie Boys back in the King of Rock/Raising Hell/Licensed To Ill era (at least temporarily). In fact, I’m the one who introduced the groups …
Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤ Back when metal bands such as Iron Maiden ruled the 1980s I was already enamored of punk and alternative rock, wallowing with The Smiths and The Cure, tripping on Dadaist lyrics with R.E.M., and effing it all along with The Exploited, The Dead Milkmen, The Clash, the Buzzcocks, D.R.I, Bad Brains, the semi-divine Ramones, …
