Archive for the 'Music' Category

You have to purify yourself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka…

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

…or, you can head over to Yvette’s place and check out her tribute to the High Priest of High Heels.  She’s compiled a playlist of His Royal Purpleness-related covers and collaborations.  Etta James did “Purple Rain”?  Who knew?
And whilst over there, dig if you will a 2nd playlist of Post-Purple Rain favorites.
Back when Purple Rain  […]

Black Music Friday: First Ladies of Black Music

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

The ladies featured in the playlist below need no introduction (besides, I gotta go pick up the kids from school and take the kitties to the vet). We can quibble in the comments about who-all I didn’t include. Enjoy…
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Guest Blogger: Laina Dawes on Black History Month and Black Rock

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Yvette and I are happy to welcome today’s 32 Days of Black History blogathon guest blogger Laina Dawes. Laina is a writer and music critic from Toronto, Canada. Yvette first “cyber met” Laina when she began reading her columns in the Race, Ethnicity & Culture section (which she heads) for Blogher.com. Laina’s writings appear in […]

Reggaeton Radio

Friday, February 15th, 2008

It’s Friday, music day, at the 32 Days of Black History blogathon celebration. Word has that Yvette over at Six Impossible Things…is bringing you the whole funk and nothin’ but the funk today. Go see listen.
A few weeks ago, I started taking a zumba class (I’m loving it, btw), and aside […]

32 Days: Black Music Bonus Track

Friday, February 1st, 2008

For Deb B. in Boston
You Make My Day Pretty by Sweet Honey in the Rock

“It don’t matter if you’re black or white”…or does it?

Friday, February 1st, 2008

32 Days of Black History is a blogathon celebrating Black History Month hosted by Mamalicious! and Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast.We are joined by WhatTamiSaid;Inkognegro;and Chris repping SCSU in The Dawg House.Check them out.
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I’m going to kick off our 32 Days with a complaint:
Whether it’s Black History Month or any other time of […]