Monthly Archives: July 2010

The Swell Season – Live At The Hollywood Bowl

Ok….order is officially restored. By order, I mean my soul. The Swell Season, blew my head off at The Hollywood Bowl. AH-MAH-ZING! Simple, no bells, no whistles, no gimmicky outfits, no set design, no projected images…just straight up good music … Continue reading

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Cracker Night

The 4th of July makes me miss home. Around this time (if memory serves me correctly…which could be unlikely!) when I was a little girl, we’d have a night in Australia that we’d call “Cracker Night”…short for Firecracker Night. It’s … Continue reading

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carry my voice – now available

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Billboard’s Top 10 Worst National Anthem Performances

My daily email from Billboard this morning featured “The Top 10 Worst National Anthem Performances EVER”, well, according to Billboard magazine and Monica Herrera. Of course I was intrigued. Over the years I have had several students call me in … Continue reading

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Goldfrapp – Hollywood Bowl

I am loving Goldfrapp’s new album – Head First. At first listen, I was taken aback by how “on the nose” 1980s it sounds, but hey, I was there (shhhh don’t tell anybody) so it quickly grew on me and … Continue reading

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