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Our first guitarist: Larissa Strickland
Larissa Strickland, born Larissa Stolarchuk, was the guitarist for the Laughing Hyenas, a noise rock band active from 1985 to 1995. She joined the Hyenas after playing with the Detroit band L-Seven...
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!
Guess who was pals with MLK? Joan Baez was! I found some great photos of Baez at the 1965 Selma to Montgomery, Alabama Civil Rights March. From Corbis Images From Smugmug.com
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Elizabeth Cotten Page on Smithsonian Folkways
I was messing around today on the Smithsonian Folkways website. They have a really nice page on Elizabeth Cotten, including photos, sound clips, and video. From the Folkways website: Elizabeth “Libba”...
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Bitch Magazine Blog Entry
Nice history lesson over on Bitch Magazine blog. It’s a short run-down of songs originally recorded by black artists, and later covered by caucasians. It includes a mention of the legendary Odetta...
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Twelve Amazing Guitarists Who Didn’t End Up On Rolling Stone’s Stupid List
You may have heard that Rolling Stone released the issue with “the list.” I’m not positive how often they do this – if it’s every year, or every other year. But of course, there are two women on it...
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe Documentary On Youtube
This morning I stumbled upon a BBC documentary about gospel singer and guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe. It looks like the thing is posted on Youtube, but I’m wondering if it’s somehow available as a...
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Rock Hall Is Opening A Library
The Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame is opening its archives to the public. They have an extensive list of books including biographies and literary criticism, as well as audio and video recordings. I like...
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RIP Whitney – How Will I Know Cover By Nicki Bluhm
Whitney Houston was a complex figure. She had huge success and then plummeted quickly and deeply. She was hugely popular, and extremely talented. She was dogged by the press, and often became a...
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