“She was a quiet woman…didn’t say much and kept to herself. Never once thought she was capable of such things. Let my kids play in her backyard.” Ah yes. We’ve all read such tidbits. Details splashed across a page or the television screen. Musings from the mouth of a wannabe media whore to a fledgling… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] You listen to what?? The flaws of stereotyping
Author: Abby
[Abby’s Road] Transcendent Culture
The quiet of the Bavarian countryside. Post-Washington DC’s 2009 Snowpocalypse, it ended up being the perfect place to spend my holiday season. As my German boyfriend Albert and I nestled in the kitchen of his childhood, his mother, a lovely, traditional mama called Marlene, tuned the television to Bayerischer Rundfunk – the Bavarian equivalent of… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Transcendent Culture
[Abby’s Road] Music and mindfulness
Don’t you hate it when you excitedly tell a coworker about the early 2009 Christmas present of a Joy Division “Transmission” 12” [FAC 13.12 (12″) 1980] you received from your boyfriend and they look at you with confusion and scorn? No? Well, it stinks. Let me tell you why. Perhaps a lesson will follow. Having… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Music and mindfulness
[Abby’s Road] Introduction: A Trip Down Memory Lane
Editor’s Note: We’re proud to announce a new feature here on Knox Road, aptly titled “Abby’s Road”. Abby will be a continual contributor to the blog, but will be writing about something very different than what you’re used to from KR. She has an extensive depth (and breadth) of musical knowledge (as well as a… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Introduction: A Trip Down Memory Lane