With Mother’s Day weighing heavily on my mind this year (what do you buy for someone that gave you the gift of life?), I pulled together this playlist of my favorite rock–or very close to–songs about motherhood. Either from the perspective of children or mothers, sorrowful or joyous, this playlist brought me a lot of comfort as I navigated what to do for the woman who gave me everything. 1. Tunic (Song For Karen) by Sonic Youth Penned as a retrospective ode to The Carpenter’s Karen Carpenter, the song doubles as a fiery anthem for daughter’s everywhere with the lyrics ‘Hey mom! Look I’m up here, I finally made it/I’m…
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The Women in Rock Coming Close to You (Cincinnati)
There are many great shows coming to Cincinnati or close to Cincinnati this summer and I can’t let my Women in Rock fans miss any of them! So here’s a mini concert calendar for you! June 8- The Sundresses at MOTR June 12- The Black Belles at The Comet June 15- Santigold at Bogart’s July 13-15- Bunbury Festival (updates on the Women in Rock closer to the date of festival) Sawyers Point July 23- Best Coast with Those Darlins at Newport Music Hall, Columbus July 25- Lucinda Williams at Madison Theater August 15- Wazu at MOTR August 31- Wussy at Fountain Square September 9- Metric at Madison Theater Now, get…
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The Return of the Alternative Pop Women: 4 Albums to look forward to this Spring
It’s been awhile since a good alternative pop album was released but finally four of my favorite artists are nearing their sophomore releases! What defines alternative pop? Well, its upbeat, slightly electronica, danceable hip music. For whatever reasons, these ladies are off beat enough (and probably too talented) to be put in the category of radio ready pop stars. Here’s a taste of the hot music to come this spring! Marina and the Diamonds –Electra Heart will be released April 30th in the UK. Her debut album The Family Jewels came out in February of 2010 and two years later, she’s giving us another taste of her Indie pop soul. What separates Marina…