By “queering” Genesis with their music, Dorian Electra and Lil Nas X repurposed the Adam and Eve dynamic, turning it into a gay love story.
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Exploring the world of music from a secular perspective.
Posted inEducation, Music
Kanye West’s new private Christian school is surrounded by red flags
Rapper Kanye West has opened an unaccredited, under-staffed private Christian school in California, called Donda Academy, that requires parents to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA)… and oh my god there’s no way this is going to end well. Rolling Stone has more on the school named after West’s late mother that I assume is entirely […]
Posted inMusic, Nonreligious News
Britney Spears no longer believes in God: ‘I’m an atheist, y’all’
Britney Spears said in an Instagram audio story yesterday that she now considers herself an atheist. Her explanation, however, feeds right into flawed stereotypes Christians often have about why people stop believing in God. Most atheists have a story about why they stopped believing in God. Perhaps something caused them to begin questioning their faith, […]
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Put your mouth where your money is: The real-world ethics of a socialist band
It begins with a strum. A simple strum that could be a guitarist, early to rehearsal, waiting for bandmates to arrive. A nonchalant, off-the-cuff melody of moving octaves around a sustained tone, 30 seconds with no perceivable tempo or direction. Then, a tempo is decided upon, and one by one the other six bandmates join […]
Posted inGen Z Rising, Music
The deep playlist of Generation Z
I started teaching college music courses in 1991. I was 28, just five years out of college myself. On the first day of my music appreciation class, I asked the students to name a few songs or bands that they liked to listen to, that they found interesting. There was some Nirvana, Nirvana was big […]
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Meet Molly Tuttle, the best bluegrass guitarist in the world
Twenty-nine-year-old Molly Tuttle is the best bluegrass guitarist in the world right now, and that’s never happened before, not to Molly or to any other woman east or west of the Appalachian mountains. (Don’t you dare miss the videos of her playing below.) Bluegrass music, since its inception in the 1940s, was a man’s world, […]
Posted inEducation, Music
The lived contradiction of atheist choir directors
After I put out a call for atheist public school choir directors to interview for a research article, I received an email from a colleague: “The choral music education program of any school must include music from the masters, which of course will include some sacred music. It is a part of our culture.” I […]
Posted inLaw, Music, Religious News
Report: Sex abuse allegations against Christian singer Chris Rice ‘credible’
After 18 months, an investigation into alleged sex abuse by the Christian musician Chris Rice has found that the accusations against him are “credible.” It’s a remarkable fall for the singer, songwriter, and youth pastor. Rice’s history in the world of contemporary Christian music (CCM) is a fairly successful one. In 1998, he was nominated […]
Posted inArts, Music
Flickerstick and the importance of passion
If you saw Flickerstick live, consider yourself lucky. They should have been the biggest band in the world…
Posted inMusic, Psychology
When mind and music fall apart
OnlySky · When mind and music fall apart | Dale McGowan My mom is slipping away. I don’t mean she’s dying, although she’s doing that too, gradually. But it’s her mind I’m talking about. And because it’s her mind, it’s her self, my mom, who’s slipping away. A few weeks ago she said, “I didn’t […]