Michael Joseph Jackson. MJ (or MJJ, as I often refer to him as). The Gloved One. The King of Pop, Rock, and Soul (in the
Author: Ashley
My name is Ashley, and I'm just a lady who loves her music! I am a 7th grade English teacher who also loves to write, enjoys sharing my point of view on various topics, and likes to share photos of my life. This blog was born out of the idea to have an outlet for my love and knowledge of music, among other things. Welcome to Music & Me!
Black Music Month: Sampling and Summer Madness
Crate digging. Interpreting. Sampling. Whatever you refer to it as, it is one of my absolute favorite things about music. I loved reading album liner
Black Music Month: Juneteenth Soundtrack
Juneteenth, short for June 19th; the literal combination of “June” and “nineteenth”, is the date on which the last slaves were freed in 1865. It
Black Music Month: Happy Birthday Tupac!
Born 49 years ago today as Lesane Parish Crooks, we all knew him as the first name in the following that his was later changed
Black Music Month: Happy Birthday Prince!
His Royal Badness. The Purple One. Innovator and Purveyor of the Minneapolis Sound. Prince Rogers Nelson…or as we all knew him, Prince. The legend would
When You Just Wanna Holler and Scream
You may be looking at the title and trying to figure out where in the world this entry is going. Well, in case the image
Black Music Month: Happy 41st Anniversary to My Parents
The last week has been heavy, to say the least. My previous entry reflects the current raw feelings and emotions of a lot of people.
Sad Tomorrows: How The Music of Yesterday Relates to Today
So…I wasn’t even planning to write this week. With six entries already posted, and this week being an extremely busy work week for me(with several
A Decade Without Jamie
How can I even introduce and describe Jamie? She was and will always be my “big sister”, though she was just five years older than
Happy Birthday Janet Jackson!
The title speaks for itself! This entry is a celebration of Janet Jackson’s 54th birthday today. As I type this, I’m actually watching her Design