“What if when we’re dead, we are just dead?” Ani DiFranco – Imperfectly – 1992 (iTunes – Amazon) Remember that song by Joan Osborne about God being a slob on the bus, like the rest of us? Yeah. That one. It’s nothing compared to the desperate, neurotic terror displayed by Continue Reading

Ani Difranco – Not So Soft – 1991 (iTunes – Amazon) The playing is more confident. More aggressive. The singer more assured. Older, but by just a year. The road has given DiFranco a sense of self assuredness. She knows who her audience is. And she doesn’t want to fade Continue Reading

Pre-eminent DIY, Folk/Punk Grrl Power rocker. Ani Difranco – Ani Difranco – 1990 (iTunes – Amazon) When “Hear Music” was just a record store on the 3rd St Promenade in Santa Monica, before it was bought by uber-cafe Starbucks, they were one of the best places to find out about Continue Reading