Some things to marinade on…
There was an invasion. We won…but the music endured. As with any Sauce list, this is not a “traditional” or “strict” ranking of British Invasion albums. About half are from the ’60s; the rest flow naturally out of that wave. There are even a few from the ’90s! So get out your brown sauce and …
In the ’60s and ’70s, young artists started coming to “the Canyon”–Laurel Canyon in the Hollywood Hills, specifically. They recorded albums together, finding inspiration in each others’ introspection. It was a left turn from the psychedelia of the ’60s and even farther down the road from the bop of the ’50s. The artists of the …
Deez bass lines are bad. So bad, they make me want to dust off/decontaminate the axe sitting in my garage and learn how to play just so I can be a part of them, feel the fizzy buzzing drone under my fingertips. Because let’s face it, bass guitar is wizard. Is there a knob on …
Is “No Diggity” the most polite rap song ever written? Sure, they’re singing about a prostitute. But respectfully. Adoringly. Very un-Dre like. “She’s got class and style, Street knowledge by the pound. Baby never act wild, very low key on the profile.” They respect her as a business woman as well. After all, “getting paid …
The other day I was watching The Santa Clause 2 Captain EO and could not help feeling reaffirmed in my original assertion that this movie/music video/shameless display of self-aggrandizement is crazy sexist! There are many things that bother me about Captain EO. Right off the bat, it’s 20 f-ing minutes long. In its original context …
