I was gonna celebrate Liz Phair’s birthday by being all ‘voice of my generation’ and declaring her the sound of Gen X’s sexuality, specifically the women of my generation. Then I thought about it for…
Posts tagged mixtape
Greatest Hits According to Me: Neko Case
Because the main character in the longish fiction piece I’m working on is a female rockstar, I’ve spent a lot of time trying to listen to women who sing. Now, I like a lot of…
Greatest Hits According to Me: The Decemberists
So this long piece of fiction I’ve been working on (I refuse to call it a book or a novel because that just makes me feel like an asshole) involves a woman who is making…
Because You Asked: The 10 Best Rolling Stones’ Songs According to Me
My friend Hotrod is looking for a fight, so I made this list. You’d think after all these years he’d tire of me always putting him in his place, but he’s not. A few notes:…
My musical memory starts in 1980 & other tales from the birthday playlist
Now that my hair is fixed (I swear to Ellen Willis that’s the last time I will mention it and if you got to the homepage of I Will Dare you can see it), I’m…
John Mellencamp’s 10 Best Songs According to Me
Over Christmas, I spent a lot of my time trying to con Sister #4 into performing the dance at the end of John Cougar Mellencamp’s “Cherry Bomb” video for a Very St. Martin Christmas. Despite…