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Lyrical Ballads: “Stockton Gala Days” by 10,000 Maniacs

January 16, 2014by Dr Laura Passin 1 Comment

Maybe it’s because winter and the holidays always make me mournful and nostalgic, or maybe it’s because a friend just gave me an Anne of Green Gables-related gift, but the […]

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Nottoway plantation music room

Art that’s smarter than its artist

December 30, 2013by Dr Laura Passin 1 Comment

I am a longtime fan of Ani DiFranco, the feminist singer-songwriter who has inspired countless young women to declare themselves one-woman armies and who used “Fuck you” as a chorus […]

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Lyrical Ballads: “After All” by Dar Williams

December 7, 2013by Dr Laura Passin 3 Comments

I’m inaugurating a new feature here, in which I will fangirl out about songs that I think have terrific lyrics. After all, I study and write lyric poetry, and the […]

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Joni Mitchell

Cynical and drunk and boring someone in some dark cafe

November 7, 2013by Dr Laura Passin Leave a comment

It’s Joni Mitchell’s 70th birthday! If, like me, you have Blue permanently etched into your skull, you’re probably already listening to it right now. If you do nothing else today, […]

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