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Summer School: Be a Better Lover with these Lyrics by Female Rappers and Singers
Abe Plaut loves women. Abe also loves music. Join them as they explore lyrics by female rappers & singers with lessons for how we can do better at loving the women and feminine people in our lives.
Kiedis Brings The Heat in BLACK SUMMER by RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
Jacqueline Gantz gives their thoughts on the new single “Black Summer” by Red Hot Chili Peppers, one of the most successful rock bands of all time, and singer Anthony Kiedis’s sexy mullet.
Slide Guitar: A Melodic Development in Soloing
The timeline and development of emotive slide playing is beautifully traceable. Elmore James to Duane Allman to Derek Trucks is an open road of slide guitar history to drive down. Elliott Obermaier is in the driver’s seat, helping us understand and appreciate the music and the technique behind it.
TREATISE ON THE BLUES
So you want to sing the Blues? With Bloomington Delta Music Club? These are the totally serious rules you need to know.
Lil Nas X is the Master of this Moment
Lil Nas X and “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” strive to normalize same-gender attraction in hip hop, which has a complicated history with homophobia. Abe Plaut breaks down the release of his new single, music video and Lil Nas X’s destruction of the internet in the aftermath.
The Beatles’ “Rain” is the “it will be okay” song I needed today
In times of trouble Sam Boland turns to The Beatles and “Rain” for comfort. He explains what the song means to him and the lessons we can pull from it.
Not Your Parent’s Record Collection
Vinyl sales are rising across across the board. Elliott Obermaier looks into why this is and why you ought to consider joining the movement.