The Grammys are tonight and Eminem’s “Berzerk” is nominated for Best Rap Performance. I hope rocker Billy Squier has been making mad money from that song, which samples Squier’s 1981 hit, “The Stroke.” Billy deserves it! I have been meaning to write about Billy for years. I didn’t see him perform live in his heyday,…
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Skylar Grey’s Necklace and New Song, and My Cher Memories
Gorgeous singer Skylar Grey was interviewed on the music channel Fuse TV last week, and I was thrilled to see she had on the special double-ax necklace I made for her last summer! You can see it in this screen cap. (P.S. Her new chest tattoo says “Woodrat.”) Here’s the whole interview. I’ve written about…
At Least I’m Consistent: ’80s Influences and Flower Feet
Yesterday, when I wrote (again!) about my enduring fondness for ’80s-style single earrings, I mentioned that I am sometimes more subtly influenced by my love of ’80s fashion. For instance, I was unexpectedly taken down an ’80s path by the floral-printed Givenchy handbag that hyp-mo-tized me during Thanksgiving window-shopping. This weekend, my gorgeous mother, BarbaraB,…
What Wendy Wore: Music at Sidewalk Cafe
Last night, I went to see gorgeous singer/songwriter Nicole Collins perform at Sidewalk Cafe. When she’s not on stage, Nicole is the director of communications at ProPublica, MrB’s organization. That job apparently attracts musical people! In 2012, I went to see former communications director Mike Webb perform in Brooklyn. Here’s Nicole performing one of her…
Throwback Thursday: Neil Young (and Me) in 1989
After seeing Neil Young perform at Carnegie Hall on Monday, I felt like I vaguely remembered Neil having a quarrel with MTV in the ’80s. I was right! It was in 1988, when Neil released a video for the anti-commercialism song, “This Note’s for You,” which made fun of major advertisers both lyrically and visually. …
Musical Interlude: Neil Young at Carnegie Hall
Don’t you love it when things that are disappointing at first ultimately work out for the best? I was bummed out when the Neil Young and Crazy Horse concert I was supposed to go to over Labor Day weekend was canceled. But if it hadn’t been, I might not have gotten tickets to see Neil…
Year in Review: What Wendy Wore in 2013
Here’s a “What Wendy Wore” outfit for each month of 2013. Click the photos for the original posts. I got the year off to a lively start with the vintage dress I wore last New Year’s Eve. I wore fuchsia again in February to Vanity Fair’s Oscar party. My designing friend Zang Toi made this…
Year in Review: Concert Photos From 2013
Someone said to me recently, “You go to SOOOO many concerts,” but I don’t think I’ve seen all THAT many this year. I’m not going to shows every week or checking out every up-and-coming performer. I know people who do that. That said, I do attend more concerts now than I did in my early…
I Like to Regift
Why write a new Christmas Day post when I wrote the perfect one in 2008? Here is “Happy Holiday, Goyim!” again, with a new, working version of the video and a couple of other updated links: Every December 25, I get into the holiday spirit by reminiscing about an idiot I knew in my freshman…
“We Gonna Party Like It’s Your Birthday”
I’m going to be drowning my sorrows in Champagne tonight because it is, indeed, my birthday. As I’ve previously noted, I don’t think birthdays are that much fun anymore, even though they’re better than the alternative. I was much more thrilled by them when this photo was taken … on Dec. 23, 1984, when I…