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For more reading on this topic, check out this book Keep On Pushing: Black Power Music from Blues to Hip-hop. I've not read it, but discovered it earlier this week and it looks interesting!

Mymymble wrote: "I've been playing this Specials song so often during lockdown. I'd forgotten the racism unrest that kicked off the week it came out. So topical and so brilliant.

..."

I've not actually heard of this band or the song, so thanks for enlightening me!

Mymymble wrote: "I've been playing this Specials song so often during lockdown. I'd forgotten the racism unrest that kicked off the week it came out. So topical and so brilliant.

..."

I know the song, but I had no idea about the background or the rest of the story. Thanks.

Mymymble wrote: "I've been playing this Specials song so often during lockdown. I'd forgotten the racism unrest that kicked off the week it came out. So topical and so brilliant.

..."

Amazing. Thanks for sharing.

From Rage Against the Machine to Beyoncé, these songs honor the legacy of global Black resistance in song

David Furlong’s narration of Dal Maclean’s Bitter Legacy. Fabulously good reading of a favorite novel. Highly recommended.
I bought this last November, but it took Steve Leonard’s FB recommendation to finally listen. Started two days ago and finished in the early hours of this morning. :)

Here's a fantastic new song by The Chicks (formerly known as The Dixie Chicks--how cool is it that they changed their name?!). It is a powerful piece about protesting and very moving and I had a tear in my eye by the end. Hats off to a band who has never been afraid to stand up for what's right.

March March by The Chicks

Alison wrote: "Here's a fantastic new song by The Chicks (formerly known as The Dixie Chicks--how cool is it that they changed their name?!). It is a powerful piece about protesting..."

Thank you. I had seen it, but I didn't know that The Chicks were the former Dixie Chicks!

Alison wrote: "Here's a fantastic new song by The Chicks (formerly known as The Dixie Chicks--how cool is it that they changed their name?!). It is a powerful piece about protesting and very moving and I had a te..."

Love this! I also hadn't realized they'd changed their name.

Alison wrote: "Here's a fantastic new song by The Chicks (formerly known as The Dixie Chicks--how cool is it that they changed their name?!). It is a powerful piece about protesting and very moving and I had a te..."

Powerful video. Great song.

For a while I couldn't remember who played this song with the wonderful video, now I found it again thanks to my favourite radio:

by Of Monsters And Men

Stan Getz.

Alison wrote: "Here's a fantastic new song by The Chicks (formerly known as The Dixie Chicks--how cool is it that they changed their name?!). It is a powerful piece about protesting and very moving and I had a te..."

I thought I'd commented on this earlier: powerful and touching.

Hell Cop is now also an audiobook!

A message from Jordan Castillo Price:

The Bitter Pill Audiobook is available now! I'm so eager for PsyCop listeners to hear it. Gomez Pugh can do funny, harrowing, sexy, spooky, poignant. He brought it all in Bitter Pill!

Audiobooks are the best right now and I just started The Magpie Lord last night. I read the ebook ages ago, bought the ebook some time back, and now I'm going in for a second read by listening to it. It's just as good the second time around and the narrator is really good! And I can't seem to put it down. lol.

Jordan wrote: "Audiobooks are the best right now and I just started The Magpie Lord last night. I read the ebook ages ago, bought the ebook some time back, and now I'm going in for a second read b..."

I just did a complete reread of the Charm of Magpies series, including all the short stories. Love them so much. I haven't tried the audio, but maybe next time I an due reread.

Haldis wrote: "Jordan wrote: "Audiobooks are the best right now and I just started The Magpie Lord last night. I read the ebook ages ago, bought the ebook some time back, and now I'm going in for ..."

I'm really enjoying it!

Jordan wrote: "Audiobooks are the best right now and I just started The Magpie Lord last night. I read the ebook ages ago, bought the ebook some time back, and now I'm going in for a second read b..."

You inspired me, Jordan. I've had the audiobooks for some time, just back-burnered. I listened to The Magpie Lord, and A Case of Possession this week, and started Flight of Magpies. Yes, the narrator is really good.

Yay! I paused after the first one to tryout Martha Wells�� Murderbot series, and I’ve had to pause that to start The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle for my library book group. Lol. But I’m looking forward to getting back to Magpies and Murderbot very soon!

The ABCs of Spellcraft Collection: Volume 1 is also an audiobook!

Here what Jordan Castillo Price has to say:

If you love the books but haven’t heard the audio yet, I’m begging you to . Nick Hudson absolutely embodies Dixon Penn in all his ambitious, cheerful, sightly dense glory. And his Yuri is deliciously grumpy.

Here's Ani DiFranco's latest. A nice funky tune for your day. It has her trademark political bite combined with her trademark upbeat-ness, and also some great lines. The video is great and she does shave her head on camera! She inspired me to shave my head back twenty years ago. It looked terrible. She, however, still looks awesome.

We can do this if we try, if we do it like it's do or die.

Do or Die by Ani Di Franco

Alison wrote: "Here's Ani DiFranco's latest. A nice funky tune for your day. It has her trademark political bite combined with her trademark upbeat-ness, and also some great lines. The video is great and she does..."

Thank you!

I like Ani DiFranco but - like with other artists I like - I don't always manage to keep up with her...

I was listening to this song today and thought I'd share because it's so amazingly cheerful and it always gives me a lift. It's the Yuri!!! on Ice opening credits song and it makes me want to zoom around the house and pretend I'm ice skating. Also makes me want to watch Yuri!!! on Ice again. The video is the actual music video for the song itself, which is quite pretty.

History Maker by Dean Fujioka


In case anyone is wondering, like I was, there is a second season of Yuri!!! and also a movie in progress, currently delayed. :)

Alison wrote: "I was listening to this song today and thought I'd share because it's so amazingly cheerful and it always gives me a lift. It's the Yuri!!! on Ice opening credits song and it makes me want to zoom ..."

Thank you, really cheerful!

A spectacular from Teatro alla Scala di Milano (15th October 2020).
The music starts at minute 16, before there is some explaining in Italian.

Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala
dir. Riccardo Chailly
with Saioa Hernández, Anita Rachvelishvili, Francesco Meli

Amanda Palmer sings from New Zealand for the Biden/Harris campaign («Team Joe Songs»):

Slightly weird maybe, but hey, this is Cher!


(Live at the 2020 I Will Vote Concert)

Amanda Palmer and a motley collection of New Zealanders (including a spontaneous guitar volunteer named Matt) gleefully singing "HIT THE ROAD" to Donald Trump upon hearing the US election results

Listening to Doris Day singing Christmas songs. So. Soothing.

A friend posted this lovely song:



I had never heard of .

As she was a teen , now out and proud, liked a lot the song by The Shins (2006) but she realised only as an adult woman that is about a lesbian story.

She now made a cover of it, in fact her new CD is called «Covers».


The Hampshire-born singer-songwriter talks to Alexandra Pollard about her new covers album, gay yearning, heartbreak and not wanting her sexuality to become a 'weird, gross selling point'

BTS

My nieces are ARMY. And slowly but surely I've been coerced into listening. I love that song "Dynamite." I can't help smiling every time I hear it.

Johanna wrote: "Listening to Doris Day singing Christmas songs. So. Soothing."

YES. I will be digging out the Christmas decorations and music early this year. Not that I'm feeling particularly holiday-ish, but I want to. I want to generate that feeling of comfort and joy.

One of my favorite songs is Fight Song by Rachel Platten. I use it at night as my alarm clock to help me try to get to bed at a decent hour, so it's one of those, I'm still fighting to keep good habits. When I'm not in the middle of something I can't put down, it doesn't help. But generally, it's okay.

Josh wrote: "BTS

My nieces are ARMY. And slowly but surely I've been coerced into listening. I love that song "Dynamite." I can't help smiling every time I hear it."

They do have some catchy songs. I am not at all surprised they are the biggest band in the world. Here's "Dynamite:"

Dynamite by BTS

Josh wrote: "BTS

My nieces are ARMY. And slowly but surely I've been coerced into listening. I love that song "Dynamite." I can't help smiling every time I hear it."

That song is perky and fun. :-)

Jordan wrote: "One of my favorite songs is Fight Song by Rachel Platten. I use it at night as my alarm clock to help me try to get to bed at a decent hour, so it's one of those, I'm still fighting to keep good ha..."

I love that song.

Alison wrote: "Josh wrote: "BTS

My nieces are ARMY. And slowly but surely I've been coerced into listening. I love that song "Dynamite." I can't help smiling every time I hear it."

They do have some catchy song..."

636.221.037 visualisations!!! I like it. Thank you, Alison!

Also thanks to Josh and Josh' nieces ;-).

a variety of things as I put together the playlist for Bell, Book and Scandal.

New Mexico Gay Men's Chorus "Home for the Holidays" virtual concert on YouTube. Happy to support them. A mix of beauty and sentimentality as to be expected from holiday concerts, and some very moving moments. The duet of Sarah McLachlan's "Wintersong" made me cry (at 21:04).

Priya Ragu was born in my town from Sri Lankan parents. Her song



features in a new FIFA videogame.

Nice tune! Good for her. :)

BTS and Harry Styles. :-D The Office Elf is broadening my listening horizons. :-D

This is a good, hopeful, catchy song by an intelligent Italian singer, Diodato:

(''What A Wonderful Life'')

I'm glad that he also won the Sanremo Festival, a hugely popular thing in Italy, where not always the best wins ;-), with

(''Make noise'', here with English subtitles).

performed in the magical setting of San Marco's square in Venice and directed by Ennio Morricone himself (10.11.07).

Here the classical .

As a bonus also the theme from .

I like also this version by John Zorn:

Antonella wrote: "L'estasi dell'oro performed in the magical setting of San Marco's square in Venice and directed by Ennio Morricone himself (10.11.07).

Here the classical version from "The Good, the Bad, the Ugly"..."

Magnificent! The size of that orchestra and chorus! And the setting �� wow!

I'm not sure if I mentioned this here before, but I've hired one of the kidlings to act as my PA. :-) Yesterday, we put together (or tweaked) new playlists for the Secrets and Scrabble series. :-D

Murder at Pirate's Cove


Secret at Skull House


Mystery at the Masquerade


A very interesting process. Of course, if she had her way, most of the playlists would be all BTS. :-D

Josh wrote: "I'm not sure if I mentioned this here before, but I've hired one of the kidlings to act as my PA. :-) Yesterday, we put together (or tweaked) new playlists for the Secrets and Scrabble series. :-D ..."

That's exciting that you hired a kidling for your PA! And exciting what you're getting up to together! :-D

Jordan wrote: "Josh wrote: "I'm not sure if I mentioned this here before, but I've hired one of the kidlings to act as my PA. :-) Yesterday, we put together (or tweaked) new playlists for the Secrets and Scrabble..."

It's turning out to be so great for both of us. She gets out of the house and is earning a salary, and I love having her energetic, optimistic little personality. Plus she's SO smart. She catches on so fast and she's so tech savvy. I keep trying to explain stuff to her, and she ends up correcting me and showing me how it's actually done. :-D