It took me eight months of having this here website before I mentioned Mary Lucia, which may not seem significant. But you gotta remember that was back in 2001 and, well, I don’t know Mary…
Posts tagged 89.3 The Current
Anti-Bummers: Because, Of Course Edition
I haven’t really cried since Saturday. A few tears have slipped out my eyes, but nothing serious. The Current decided to play nothing but The Rolling Stones for four hours and it made me so…
Barb Abney, Sleater-Kinney & Being a 40something Woman Who Creates Things
I should have been a Riot Grrrl. The timing was right. I was a politically aware, music-loving twentysomething woman in the early-to-mid nineties, and somehow the Riot Grrrl phenomenon mostly passed me by. A few…
It’s Sunday & I’m Boring: The 27-minute Song Recovery Edition
I spent most of today recovering from all of yesterday. It involved a light nap, some book reading (The Original 1982), some record listening (“Personal Record“), and some Buffy-watching (the one where John Ritter plays…
On this Galentine’s Day I’m celebrating The Current & Women Who Love the Rock & Roll
According to Councilwoman Leslie Knope of Pawnee, Indiana today is Galentine’s Day. It’s the day before Valentine’s Day when you celebrate all the smart, fabulous women in your life. On this Galentine’s Day, I would…
The autumn of our Jackson Browneyness
Here’s the thing. I love The Current, that’s no secret. Jill & Steve in the morning, Barb Abney, St. Mary Lucia of Airwaves. I love it all. So I’m not blaming the radio station for…