Stephanie Klein Greek Tragedy

Man I gotta get out of this town,
Man I gotta get out of this pain.
Man I gotta get out of this town,
Out of this town, and out of LA. –Beth Hart
I love restless songs. They remind…

I’m thinking of you today as I sort through myPod. It’s in hideous disarray; you would not approve. "Clean this shite up, Stephanie!" you’d say shaking your head. Then you’d put in a request for a song they play every…

I have tried. I really have. But I cannot stand Tori Amos. Actually, it’s not her, but that music of hers just isn’t my first, second, or very last pick. I am now deleting her tragic soupy songs from myPod.…

It’s actually not about the music. My favorite music has a lot more to do with context than chords. It’s why I can cry from watching movie trailers; and it’s not, as you’d think, because of the word "trailers." I…

"Love is what I need to help me know my name."
–Seal
Seal should be clubbed. The message of "Love’s Divine" is as antediluvian as a monogrammed oven mitt. It’s very Tess of the d’Urbervilles, or even Jane Eyre–the idea…

I have certain friends who had to have a razor phone because they loved the idea of being able to set real music as their ringtones.  When Alexandra’s phone would ring, she’d sing along for awhile before actually picking up…

I know I’ve said it before, but really, I don’t give a shit.  Music has a way of brushing up alongside of me and finding its way into my bones.  Growing up, I spent weekends on the sidelines, traveling in…

No one saw, which is good.  A tear slipped out when the pianist at Brandy’s Piano Bar sang the last verse of Coldplay’s “The Scientist.”
Nobody said it was easy, Oh it’s such a shame for us to partNobody said…