not a review, this is an annotation
In my field of literary study, we catalog texts by first close reading, then assessing, then writing. And when the music requires it — because the music is just too…
Tag: Music
what if it’s written in the wrong key?
Some may think that the manuscript paper, the vinyl, the tape, the cds, or even the digital mp3s will be what preserve the music of yesteryear so that future generations…
#MondayMusicMix vol 3
We meet again for another Monday Music Mix. Volume 3 already? It’s been a busy seven days. I’ve been in and out of places and in and out of different…
r kelly ruins everything
With the recent and old allegations against R Kelly front and center in 2019, for me, song lyrics are taking on new meaning. So just like the TruTV show Adam Ruins Everything “turns life…
#dearjamaicans, we’re better than we know
Usually, preaching to the converted is a sign of redundancy, but in the case of Netflix’s Dear White People series, I’m not so sure. How many opportunities do black American college students…
finding the caribbean in rihanna’s jamaican work song
Published in 2007, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Dominican-American novelist and activist Junot Diaz remains my top pick for masculine, contemporary, aggressive, historical, feminist, political, Caribbean, border fiction. Yes, it lives up…
rabbit hole of bass
I decided to follow a rabbit down… deep down… taking the path of deep bass. Started with lsaac Hayes’ “Walk on by.” Hayes led me to Portisheads’ “All Mine.” Tried to come up for…
"write pon di riddim" 