Tag: Holly

  • Song 59: First activist calling

    Song 59: First activist calling

    “Suggestion”  by Fugazi When I was 15, I fell in love for the first time. I met my boyfriend in a summer writing program, and we finally kissed right before he got sent off to a disciplinarian boarding school along with all of my best male friends. We wrote letters to each other every day,… Read more

  • Song 57: The first time music overwhelmed me with emotion

    Song 57: The first time music overwhelmed me with emotion

    “Koyaanisqatsi” – Philip Glass (Koyaanisqatsi motion picture soundtrack) I wasn’t even 10 years old yet when I saw this film in the theater with my family. I don’t think any of us knew what was coming. If you never saw it, Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out Of Balance was a scriptless film scored by Philip Glass. The… Read more

  • Song 56: First comedy/satire in music

    Song 56: First comedy/satire in music

    “Hello Mabel” – The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Written by Holly Where do I begin with the Bonzos? If you had hippie/artist/subversive parents like mine, you would know this is a great band for kids. But they also gave us picture books by Eugene Ionesco, so I don’t know if all parents would agree. It… Read more

  • Song 55: First dance party

    Song 55: First dance party

    “Why Don’t We Do it in the Road?” – The Beatles (The White Album) I was 4, my sister was 8, and my mom was 30. It was raining or snowing outside, so my sister and I couldn’t go outside to play in the woods we lived in, as we normally would do on a… Read more

  • Assignment 12: The Game Changers

    Assignment 12: The Game Changers

    [Photo by dsrphoto.com] Name: Holly Rose Location: Pittsburgh-born go-go dancer librarianing in Los Angeles Relationship to music: Listener and creator Industry: Rock and Roll Librarian/Archivist Although the last post may make it seem like Teresa, my previous contributor, is a very shy and private person, she is really the reason I have met some amazing people… Read more