Pretty much everyone can relate to the classic ‘dad rock’ that you grew up on – the choices your dad played in the car that bring back unmatched memories every time you hear the beginning notes. In my case, it was (and still is), Bruce Springsteen. My dad grew up in a town right beside… Continue reading Bruce Springsteen
Author: Mary Brown
LA LA LAND
La La Land quickly became an extremely famous movie after its release – considering that the production for the movie spanned nine years, it is not surprising! Loved in particular for its natural ‘musical’ feel, I wanted to take a look at some of the songs within the soundtrack and how they were produced for… Continue reading LA LA LAND
Exile
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5SQIECedTY (wouldn’t embed) The year is 2020. You are a world famous singer, experiencing the majority of your current tour cut off due to a pandemic. All of your planning, your hard work, for nothing. Holed up in a vacation home, Taylor Swift took this opportunity to release two back-to-back albums with a music vibe… Continue reading Exile
Story Corps – Mary Brown
Ocean and Russell Subiono To achieve something that you’ve chased for years and years and years…I had given up on it. And then it kind of came back and found me again. ” The first StoryCorps I listened to was about a man’s journey with enlisting into the military after being denied the first time.… Continue reading Story Corps – Mary Brown