"We’d already picked up a good idea of what country means to her culturally, in her few public statements in advance of 'Cowboy Carter,' amplified in the one trillion thinkpieces published during the last two months, many of which really did help spur a vital conversation about Black exclusion and reclamation in one of America’s most important indigenous artforms. But now “Cowboy Carter” is in front of us as a real piece of music, not just a conversation piece. So what does what might already be the most talked-about album of the 21st century actually sound like?" Variety reports:
I need friends who don't pay their bills on home computers,
and they buy their coffee beans already ground.
Well you think it's disgraceful that they drink three dollar wine,
but a better class of loser suits me fine.
I'm looking forward to enjoying both the #Beyonce album itself (I have never failed to find at least a few tracks I like on each of her albums, and some of them are fantastic) and the butthurt tears of racist #country#music fans. So it's a double dipper of wins.
“'Why do you use words like ‘vermin’ and ‘poisoning of the blood"?' Howard Kurtz, the media critic and interviewer, asked on Fox News. 'The press, as you know, immediately reacts to that by saying, "Well, that’s the kind of language that Hitler and Mussolini used."' 'Because our country is being poisoned,' Mr. Trump responded."
It's Monday and I keep forgetting so this time I won't! It's time for #MoodMusicMonday!
Today's mood, in theme with the ides of March is "ominous."
Choose a song (or songs) that you think fits the mood in any way (reminds you of it, puts you in the mood, you listen to to get out of the mood, etc, whatever you want).
Remember to include the mood and hashtag in your reply so others can see it and participate!
Kicks of with rockin' Bobby McGee w/almost some #GratefulDead style jamming. Some ballads here as well. Great playing, performances and production. An excellent album.
May the image take you to a sleepy day in the country, as well as give you that sense of satisfaction of finishing a job, and know that you have earned a time of rest.
May the image take you to a hillside filled with wildflowers, on a perfect sunny day in late spring -- and may you connect with that wild child within you who runs and jumps and dreams and plays.