Y’all, Prince told Kim Kardashian to get off the stage! Annnnnnnnnnnnd a cover. WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME. I think Jontha is new to me… hmmmmmmmmmm. Isn’t it delightful that there are so many talented musicians out there? We live in an amazing time, peeps, where there’s tons of great music readily accessible. BECAUSE THIS… IS… THRILLER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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NBC sends a cease and desist letter to a Latina single mother interested in protecting her intelluctual property. KEEP IT CLASSY, NBC. Or should I say… keep it RACIST? Because that’s what the re-writes to Dirty Girls are. And yeah, I capped and bolded that shit, because guess what? It’s fucked up that this is happening so close to the defeat of the DREAM Act, [...]
Good news!!! Lifting Voices made the 4000 dollar cut off for that contest we were in!! <3 Thank you to everyone who donated. <3 You all rock! WILMA MANKILLER IS PERSON OF THE YEAR! She died this April. Want to read the bio of an AMAZING woman? Check out Mankiller: A Chief and Her People. Robert VS Redick reflects on writing. Rev. Molly reflects on [...]

