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heathermariedrain
Dec 30, 20245 min read
This Body is Love & Will Never Conform
Autonomy is a daily battle in this life, which is why when key artists emerge to show us that not only is it possible, but it can totally be
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heathermariedrain
Nov 7, 20246 min read
The Unknown Eyes See All: Genesis’ “Watcher of the Skies”
Back in 2023, I was moved as much by a clip of live music as I was by a story posted in the YouTube comments. In fact, I was so moved...
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heathermariedrain
Oct 31, 20246 min read
Falling into Dark Autumn: 5 Perfect Albums for the Season
So, follow my lit jack-o-lantern as we enter the quixotic soundscapes that fit the Harvest season like a black leather glove.
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heathermariedrain
Oct 8, 202411 min read
Dudes in Prison & the Hot Babes That Love Them: Incarceration in 1980s Hard Rock/Metal Music Videos
The concept of incarceration in the real world is terrifying. Anytime you lose autonomy via a highly flawed system, and then are forced...
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heathermariedrain
Dec 6, 20234 min read
Lights Like Fog: Lycia's Casa Luna
Beauty…true beauty…shifts into shapes and shadows. This is not the beauty that has been turned into a cold-hearted commodity to help...
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heathermariedrain
May 18, 20232 min read
April-May Showers Bring Podcastin' Flowers
If one was to program a podcast series in honor of the Spring season, they might be tempted to discuss the technicolor jubliance of...
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heathermariedrain
Apr 20, 20235 min read
Missive to Loozanteen: We Love You, Robert Haimer
Robert Haimer is gone. Well, at least in his physical form, since a cat like that can never truly be gone. Some artists are so...
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heathermariedrain
Apr 19, 20239 min read
No Man is an Island:Bill Ward's Ward One: Along the Way
I originally wrote this back in 2017 for my old Mondo Heather blog. It's now a few years later and this album is STILL out-of-print....
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heathermariedrain
May 1, 20228 min read
Rock & Roll Transcendence with a $30 Beer Tab: Blue Oyster Cult Live
One of the greatest shams that happened in the last few decades is the de-fanging of rock & roll: a genre that once inspired nervousness...
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heathermariedrain
Mar 10, 20222 min read
March 2022 Updated-The Rockabilly Music Video Verne Langdon Edition
Spring is almost a-sprunging, which means we are more than overdue for a little Mondo-update! On the podcasting front, I have had the...
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heathermariedrain
Jan 1, 20228 min read
The Rocket Files: TV Party Tonight!
There once was a gift to the American television landscape and that gift was called local or public access. The act of truly...
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heathermariedrain
Dec 16, 20215 min read
Your Nightmare is My Brand: The Art of Patriarchy
In an ocean of the expected, there is an angel of vengeance, a siren of light, and a ruddy-mouthed creature as an artist who goes by a...
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