International Women's Day
March 08, 2017|Corny O'Connell
Today is International Women's Day, celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women. What...
Chains
March 07, 2017|Corny O'Connell
Today we're going to link together a set of songs that use the imagery of chains. Share your favorites and listen in after...
Paper
March 06, 2017|Corny O'Connell
I went to an exhibition of paper-based art called Art on Paper this past weekend. That got me to thinking of paper in song...
World Wildlife Day
March 03, 2017|Corny O'Connell
It's World Wildlife Day - a reminder of the threats to wildlife such as habitat change, over-exploitation and illicit...
Texas
March 02, 2017|Corny O'Connell
It's Texas Independence Day. On this date in 1836 Texas declared its independence from Mexico. To mark the occasion, let's...
Who?
March 01, 2017|Corny O'Connell
Roger Daltrey, lead singer of The Who, is celebrating his 73rd birthday today. We're marking the occasion with songs that...
Mardi Gras
February 28, 2017|Corny O'Connell
Happy Mardi Gras! Yes, it's Fat Tuesday. So, laissez les bon temps rouler. Celebrants are letting the good times roll from...
Well, La-Di-Da
February 27, 2017|Corny O'Connell
La La Land was mistakenly named best picture last night at the Academy Awards. As a consolation to the cast and crew, let's...
Best Use of Music in Film
February 24, 2017|Corny O'Connell
There's no Academy Award for Best Use of Music in Film, so we'll hand out that award ourselves. Submit your nominees and we...
Crying
February 23, 2017|Corny O'Connell
We could all use a good cry every once in a while. There's a lot of crying in song. There's weeping, sobbing and wailing. So...