Dec 31, 2010 Posted by Lady Byrd

Top 20 Songs of 2010

Looking back at all the music I added to my collection in 2010, it’s obvious that this past year was more about digging up classics than discovering new material for me. But that doesn’t mean I wasn’t listening or looking. There actually were quite a few releases this year that caught the full attention of my ears and heart, even if I was being a stubborn curmudgeon. I didn’t want... read more

Dec 14, 2010 Posted by Lady Byrd

Land of the Free, Land of Idiocracy

Apologies there was no update last week. I was too busy wasting my free time with nearly giving myself an aneurysm. How is that, you ask? Well, if you’ve ever taken a gander at the IMDB message boards, you’re probably very familiar with the bigots and idiots than run rampant over there. And I, knowing damn better, made the mistake of venturing over there after seeing some recent films that I... read more

Dec 3, 2010 Posted by Lady Byrd

A Soundtrack For Murder

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been fascinated with books and movies about serial killers, mass murderers, and true crime. Not in an admiring “I can’t wait to grow up and murder someone” kind of way, but more of a morbid obsession with what exactly makes them tick. You could put every fictional monster ever created in front of me, but none could frighten me as much as a person with a... read more

Nov 24, 2010 Posted by Lady Byrd

I Wish We All Were Nude

My fanciful friend Project Matt has a knack for cluing me in on tracks that I almost always love. And during one of our iChat track exchanges yesterday, he sent me a zip of Gay Marvine‘s Greatest Mixes Fixes, which is full of amazing disco-reworks of classics from Prince, Sister Sledge, Kate Bush, and more. And since I’ve been on this whole nostalgia kick lately, it was exactly what my heart... read more

Nov 19, 2010 Posted by Lady Byrd

Party Like It’s 1999 Tonight

Just wanted to give you totally rad ladies and gents in NYC a heads up about the phat 90s party happening from 10PM-4AM tonight, DJed by iRockiRoll and yours truly. You can find out more details about tonight’s party on the 2-legit-2-quit Facebook event page –> right here. In the meantime, here’s some songs I’ve been reminiscing with this past week to get you in the mood: Audio... read more