Songs for the Struggling Artist

I realized something after my dentist told me I was cool. You can read it here on the Songs for the Struggling Artist blog . Song: "Beautiful Red Dress" by Laurie Anderson To support the podcast: Join my mailing list: www.emilyrainbowdavis.com/   Like the blog/show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SongsfortheStrugglingArtist/ Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/emilyrdavis   Or b...

What's wrong with getting my hopes up? Well - there are consequences, for sure. You can read the blog here on Songs for the Struggling Artist .  Song: "Hope Hangover" - written especially for this blog by me, Emily Rainbow Davis To support the podcast: Join my mailing list: www.emilyrainbowdavis.com/   Like the blog/show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SongsfortheStrugglingArtist/...

"What is the migraine trying to protect you from?" Listen to find out the answer. Spoiler alert: it's the F-ing Patriarchy.  This week, I watched a series of videos as part of the Migraine World Summit. One of the doctors asked a question that made me sit up and take notice. It was “What is the migraine trying to protect me from?” I wrote it down. I decided I’d think about it, maybe write dow...

Is Spotify evil or amazing? Or both? You can read the blog here: https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2018/04/21/spotify-for-good-or-ill-for-good-and-ill/ To support the podcast: Join my mailing list: www.emilyrainbowdavis.com/   Like the blog/show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SongsfortheStrugglingArtist/ Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/emilyrdavis   Or buy me a coffee on...

Why I want a guitar and an amp for every woman and girl.  You can read the blog here: https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2018/04/15/keith-richards-wouldnt-worry-about-his-bra/  Song - 25 or 6 to 4 by Chicago

Are art and service related? Is art a sales job?  You can read the blog here: https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2018/03/30/art-as-service/  Song: Designs On You by Old 97s

Following what people click on - how, why, etc -  You can read the blog here: https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2018/03/18/what-people-click-on/  Song - I'm Done by Emily Rainbow Davis

If you're in charge of an arts opportunity, please listen to this.  Or read it here: https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2018/03/14/please-stop-asking-for-recommendations/  Recommended Podcast: Caught - https://www.npr.org/podcasts/589480586/caught  Song: The Letter by the Boxtops/Joe Cocker

Wondering if you're a creep? Or how to not be one?  You can listen here or read on the blog: https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2018/03/09/how-to-not-be-a-creep/  Song: No by Meghan Trainor

Why do girls get so many more talent crushes than boys do? I explore.  Read it here: https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2018/03/05/the-imbalance-of-talent-crushes/  Podcast Recommendation: Invisibilia  Song: Hover by Rhett Miller

What is the difference between art and entertainment? I investigate.  Read it here: https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2018/02/26/art-entertainment-and-spongebob-squarepants/  Song: Book of Poems by Old 97s

I went to the Grammys and all I got was this blogpost. And some perspective. And social currency.  You can read it here: https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2018/02/02/the-glamour-of-the-grammys/  Podcast recommendation: Trump, Inc.   Song: The Glamorous Life by Sheila E.

How many people does it take to make an online group become unpleasant and uncivil? Is it more than a thousand? You can read the blog version here: https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2018/01/30/is-it-more-than-a-thousand/  Podcast recommendation: Mouthy Messy Mandatory   Song: Now We're Getting Somewhere by Crowded House

What was the Women's March like in NYC in 2018?  Listen or read it here: https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2018/01/25/view-from-the-womens-march-nyc-2018/  Song: Bread and Roses

Why did I go back to singing this year?  Listen here or read it: https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2018/01/19/to-sing-is-to-survive/  Song: How Can I Keep from Singing?

Just this one other thing to say about Gen X and then that's it. I swear. Just this one post, and this paddle board game and this lamp and that's all I need.  You can read the blog version here: https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2018/01/15/generation-x-part-8-the-coda-were-not-gonna-take-it/  Podcast Recommendation: Employee of the Month Song: We're Not Gonna Take It by Twisted Sister

My new year's wish is for every artist to get deep support this year.  You can read the blog here: https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2018/01/09/how-to-congratulate-an-artist/   Recommended Podcast: The Hilarious World of Depression   Song: Find My Love by Fairground Attraction

I come from a long line of working women.  Here's the story of one of them: https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2017/12/19/my-grandmothers-genius/  Book recommendation: Made to Stick by Chip Heath and Dan Heath  Song: You Are My Sunshine

What do Roy Moore and Into the Woods, the musical have in common? Listen or read the blog here: https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2017/12/10/hello-little-girl-culture-and-meat14/  Podcast Recommendation: The Heart   Song: Genie in a Bottle by Christina Aguilera

Turns out I'm not as smart a voter as I thought. How did I find out? Listen or you can read it here: https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2017/12/03/how-i-learned-to-be-a-savvier-voter/  Podcast recommendation: Politically Reactive   Song: There is Power in a Union by Billy Bragg

Why did I want to disembowel the air with my chopsticks?  Read it here: https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2017/11/27/you-had-one-job-man/  Podcast Recommendation: The Bugle   Song - Four Eyed Girl by Rhett Miller

I went to see a recording of RadioLab's More Perfect, this is what happened.  You can read the blog here: https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2017/11/09/my-respect-was-yours-to-lose-or-why-radiolab-broke-my-heart-a-little/   Song: Shout by Tears for Fears

Witches are having a moment. This show is not insignificant in this moment.  You can read it here: https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2017/11/04/why-i-am-indebted-to-charmed-yes-the-tv-show/  Recommended Podcast: Invisibilia    Song: How Soon Is Now? by The Smiths

This guy I’d never met before was being kind of a pretentious dick about the theatre we were standing in. He clearly felt he gained some status and authority from working as an usher at the place. What he didn’t know (because this is a big old organization) was that my friend and I had also worked there for over a decade in the education department so I told him. And it gave him pause, which was t...

I’ve been watching GLOW – the Netflix series about the women’s wrestling show of the 80s and I’ve been enjoying how many women there are on the show and how different they are from one another. It is refreshing to watch a group of ladies figure out how to make something – even if that something that they’re making is kind of kitschy and weird and also racist and sexist a lot of the time. It has be...