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Laetitia Sadier (b. 1968) is a singer-songwriter who was born in Paris, France. Eager to find like-minded individuals who were passionate about music, she moved to London in 1989. Prior to this, she met Tim Gane at a McCarthy gig in Paris, soon joining the band. They would dissolve and Stereolab would form, becoming the main focus of Sadier’s musical career throughout the 1990s. Sadier was also part of Monade and, more recently, Modern Cosmology.

Kelly Moran (b. 1988) is a New York-based composer and pianist who has spent her career excavating the sonic possibilities of the piano. It was at the University of Michigan where she became interested in prepared piano and other extended techniques for the instrument. In the past decade she has released numerous albums, including Optimist (2016), Bloodroot (2017), and Ultraviolet (2018), the latter of which was her first LP for Warp.

Mon Laferte (b. 1983) is a Chilean singer-songwriter currently based in Mexico. Her major breakthrough album came in 2015 with Mon Laferte, Vol. 1, and she has spent no time resting on her laurels in the decade since. Throughout her career, she has fearlessly written music that has traversed a variety of styles, from bolero to ranchera, mariachi to cumbia, salsa to metal to art pop. Her ninth studio album, Autopoiética, was largely about reinvention as it coincided with her entering her 40s and becoming a mother.

The other day I was talking to a new friend and they asked me what my typical work day looks like. I stumbled over my words for a moment and muttered “well, every day looks different and there’s not one typical work day for me.” Which I then realized is not totally true. I went on to explain how I try to organize the days of the week with consistent intentions.

Original source: Bassplayer.com About a year into my tenure, G.E. Smith and Bob were doing three or four acoustic duo songs in the middle of the show; I asked if I could add upright, and it grew from there. I’d say it’s about 50/50 now, or maybe a bit more electric. In addition to my single-cutaway Warwick Star Bass—which is one of my favorite electric basses I’ve ever played with Bob—I’ve been playing some Fender VI “tictac” bass.

If you read this newsletter you probably also see a ton of ads for online guitar lessons. Whether it’s showing up on Facebook or cutting into a YouTube video, they can be pretty annoying. Personally, I never want to hear about another guitar secret or breakthrough ever again. Still, every now and then I see a guitar course with really stupendous marketing and it convinces me to take a closer look.

Erika Thompson is probably the most famous beekeeper on earth, and she is definitely the most glamorous. That was, at least, my first impression when I first came upon her Instagram. Huh! I thought. That chick looks better elbow-deep in a swarm of stinging insects than I did at my wedding, probably. And then I scrolled on, as one does, to some other meaningless ephemera … like this video of a dog doing laundry.

It’s the middle of June. Mandatory minicamp just ended, and there’s nothing for 5 weeks until training camp begins on July 21st. We’re in the doldrums, people. The dead part of the offseason. This is the part of the offseason I’ve been dreading ever since BJ Kissel brought me on board. With nothing current going on to direct my writing, I thought I’d start a series of articles about the places I go to get the numbers and data for my articles.

Here are my Top 100 NHL players for the 2023-2024 season. Due to injury, I did not include Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy and it is difficult to know what to make of players who have missed significant time due to injuries. Filip Forsberg, Max Pacioretty, and Nikolaj Ehlers are some of the players who have performed at a very high level on a per-game basis, but there have not been enough games played.