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Tag: Lisa Loeb

Life, Music

I Won’t Be Home Tonight, He Said

October 27, 2022October 21, 2022by Brennan2 Comments on I Won’t Be Home Tonight, He Said
I Won’t Be Home Tonight, He Said

There were six of us in the basement at first. It was a party, so far as a half-dozen high schoolers aimlessly lounging around an adult-free house is a party. The others were drinking vodka sodas; they would haphazardly pour water into the depleted fifth and replace it in the liquor cabinet before we left [...]

Music

The Queue: Rilo Kiley, Coheed and Cambria, and Lisa Loeb

May 27, 2021May 17, 2021by BrennanLeave a Comment on The Queue: Rilo Kiley, Coheed and Cambria, and Lisa Loeb
The Queue: Rilo Kiley, Coheed and Cambria, and Lisa Loeb

Four months ago I launched a newsletter, for which you can sign up---for free!---right here. Today, I'm posting a few of my favorite entries across the newsletter's initial run: We'll discuss Rilo Kiley, Coheed and Cambria, and Lisa Loeb. Let's get to it. Rilo Kiley -- "The Good That Won't Come Out" The Execution of [...]

Music

Pure ’90s: Lisa Loeb’s “Split Second”

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019by Brennan2 Comments on Pure ’90s: Lisa Loeb’s “Split Second”
Pure ’90s: Lisa Loeb’s “Split Second”

A blasting power chord fades into the background as Lisa Loeb whispers the first verse of "Split Second" over a looping drumbeat. A snare roll crescendos into another burst of electric guitar and by the time Loeb steps back from the mic, a full band is thrumming along in mid-'90s pop-rock glory. Moments later the [...]

Holidays, Music

Unhappy Valentines: 7 Miserable “Love” Songs

February 14, 2019October 21, 2022by Brennan1 Comment on Unhappy Valentines: 7 Miserable “Love” Songs
Unhappy Valentines: 7 Miserable “Love” Songs

It's a long-running joke in our house that my wife thinks I only listen to depressing music and, well, she may have a point. So let's infuse a little of that gloom into this most romantic of days by celebrating some of the most miserable "love" songs every written. "Falling in Love" by Lisa Loeb [...]

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