Author Archives: Kim

Kim is a music and movie loving mama to two teen boys living in a tiny town in the south. While she loves all kinds of music (especially the hair bands, and all that OTHER cheesy 80s stuff, too!), her heart truly belongs to Metal and Outlaw Country. Her love of music began at an early age. For as long as she can remember, her parents always had music playing as a background to just about any and every family activity. And, long before MTV, she can vividly recall her Dad waking her up so she could watch The Midnight Special on Friday nights. Her fascination with the darker side of music began around age 7, when the babysitter's kid introduced her to Kiss. Much to her mother's chagrin, that was that. It's been a strange, fun ride ever since!

Whatever happened to….(4)

Happy New Year, folks!   “Whatever Happened To….” Wednesday took a bit of a breather over the holidays, but I am determined to keep up a little bit better in the coming year!

2011: It was a good year for concerts.

While most of you are busy de-Christmas-ing your homes (My tree is staying up till at least mid-January, since I love the lights!), getting organized, and thinking about what you’ll do in the coming year – or at least where you’ll go/what you’ll wear to ring in 2012 tomorrow night – I am taking a…

Whatever happened to….(3)

Hello, there! You may have noticed that “Whatever happened to….” Wednesday took a little vacation. That was not intended, but between my retail job kicking off our busiest season on Black Friday, and me personally battling a RAGING sinus infection (one that is *still* with me, and appears to still kick my ass every now…

Whatever happened to…. (2)

Hello, all! Kim here again. Thanks so much for all the wonderful comments on last week’s “Whatever happened to….” featuring The Prodigy! I’m back this week with another singer from the 90s. Let’s see if you remember her… Meredith Brooks is undoubtedly best known for her hit single “Bitch,” from 1997. That track much sums…

Whatever happened to….

Hello there, folks! Kim here, with a new and hopefully successful addition to the site, “Whatever happened to?” Wednesdays. The premise is exactly like it sounds: every Wednesday, I, or another Music Mama, will revisit a favorite band or artist from the distant or even recent past that we haven’t heard from in a while…

More fun than a barrel of Monkeys

More fun than just a barrel of monkeys would definitely be 100 Monkeys! 100 Monkeys is a five piece alterna-funk band out of Los Angeles in which musicians Jackson Rathbone, Ben Graupner, Ben Johnson, Lawrence “Uncle Larry” Abrams, and Jerad Anderson all take on vocal and instrumental duties on different songs in what they’ve dubbed…

Jessie and the Toy Boys

Anyone who knows me knows that I just don’t do pop music. Well, that’s sort of a lie. I actually do like a lot of songs that end up on the hot-hits-type stations, but the majority of them are by rock bands and musicians. But when the opportunity to view a tour diary webisode by…

Yes This Is A Cult

30 Seconds to Mars – January 28, 2011 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle Guests: Middle Class Rut (Click for larger)

If I was her, I’d say yes….

Since I absolutely suck at catchy titles, that’s the one you’re getting.  But the story that goes with it is oh-so cute! This boy that my sons go to school with needs a date for Junior Prom. And who has he asked? None other than Taylor Swift! And he’s asked her by cleverly re-working her…

25 Years Ago

I know we’re now barreling toward 2011 at warp speed – and it may even be AFTER 2011 before this gets published, but I’ve been working on it since the first part of December.  And every year when December rolls around, nostalgia for my favorite December in the history of all my Decembers gets the…