Laura Lee
@lauraleeauthor.bsky.social
Author of more than 20
books including Oscar's Ghost, novels Angel and Identity Theft, A Child's Introduction to Ballet & more. I mostly write about language, the stories we tell and the subjects of the books I've written. https://lauraleeauthor.wordpres
books including Oscar's Ghost, novels Angel and Identity Theft, A Child's Introduction to Ballet & more. I mostly write about language, the stories we tell and the subjects of the books I've written. https://lauraleeauthor.wordpres
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Laura Lee
@lauraleeauthor.bsky.social
· Apr 13
A New Novel about 1990s Radio Available Now
Saturn’s Favorite Music takes you into the world of small market radio at the beginning of the 1990s. It follows Clara Jane who is fresh out of broadcast school when she lands her first job i…
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If it sounds refreshing to take a break from all of the news and put yourself in another time and place for a while, might I suggest 1992 in a small market radio station? lauraleeauthor.wordpress.com/2025/04/12/a...
'80s Deep Cuts: open.substack.com/pub/lauralee...
80s Deep Cuts: More Songs You May Have Missed
October 24, 1983 the CMJ New Music Report Was Full of Songs You Rarely Hear Today
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November 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
'80s Deep Cuts: open.substack.com/pub/lauralee...
Some of my favorite early Sesame Street songs in honor of the show's debut on this date in 1969. open.substack.com/pub/lauralee...
Come and Play
Some of the Great Songs from Sesame Street's Early Years
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November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Some of my favorite early Sesame Street songs in honor of the show's debut on this date in 1969. open.substack.com/pub/lauralee...
“If you’re catching his act tonight, don’t come in drag, unless, of course, that is the way you would come anyhow.”-Tampa Tribune in a Tim Curry concert preview, 1979. lauraleeauthor.substack.com/p/i-do-the-r...
I Do the Rock, Myself
Tim Curry's Pop Music Career
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November 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“If you’re catching his act tonight, don’t come in drag, unless, of course, that is the way you would come anyhow.”-Tampa Tribune in a Tim Curry concert preview, 1979. lauraleeauthor.substack.com/p/i-do-the-r...
I did a deep dive into Tim Curry's "I Do the Rock," myself. open.substack.com/pub/lauralee...
I Do the Rock, Myself
Tim Curry's Pop Music Career
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November 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I did a deep dive into Tim Curry's "I Do the Rock," myself. open.substack.com/pub/lauralee...
I hate clickbait headlines.
November 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I hate clickbait headlines.
Musician Magazine, in 1979, officially declares that it is ok to like Abba.
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Musician Magazine, in 1979, officially declares that it is ok to like Abba.
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“Beastly Clues: T. S. Eliot, Torquemada, and the Modernist Crossword” in which @roddyhj reveals the literary pleasures and imaginative creatures lurking in the lively grids of cryptic #crossword pioneer Torquemada: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/beastly-clues
November 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“Beastly Clues: T. S. Eliot, Torquemada, and the Modernist Crossword” in which @roddyhj reveals the literary pleasures and imaginative creatures lurking in the lively grids of cryptic #crossword pioneer Torquemada: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/beastly-clues
As I look back through old newspaper and magazine archives to find traces of the radio stations where I worked, I realize just how ephemeral radio was. You can find notices of stations being sold, some old newspaper ads, but almost no record of the programming. It vanished into thin air.
November 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
As I look back through old newspaper and magazine archives to find traces of the radio stations where I worked, I realize just how ephemeral radio was. You can find notices of stations being sold, some old newspaper ads, but almost no record of the programming. It vanished into thin air.
I did another of my obscure song posts. Music from the 70s and 80s you may have missed. lauraleeauthor.substack.com/p/more-70s80...
More 70s/80s Songs You May Have Missed
I love digging around for songs of the past that are off the beaten path.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I did another of my obscure song posts. Music from the 70s and 80s you may have missed. lauraleeauthor.substack.com/p/more-70s80...
Reposted by Laura Lee
156 years ago #onthisday, Top the wombat died. He was the pet of the poet and artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti who, upon Top's passing, created this self-portrait in mourning. More on Rossetti and co’s curious but longstanding fixation with the #wombat here: publicdomainreview.org/essay/o...
November 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
156 years ago #onthisday, Top the wombat died. He was the pet of the poet and artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti who, upon Top's passing, created this self-portrait in mourning. More on Rossetti and co’s curious but longstanding fixation with the #wombat here: publicdomainreview.org/essay/o...
Chatgpt, music expert. lauraleeauthor.substack.com/p/does-the-b...
Does the Beatles Song "Norwegian Wood" Contain the Words "Norwegian Wood"? It Depends on Who (or What) You Ask.
In preparing to write this article, I asked Chatgpt: “Can you give me examples of any more songs like ‘Big Log,’ ‘What’s Up?,’ ‘Baba O’Riley’ or ‘For What It’s Worth,’ where the title of the song does...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Chatgpt, music expert. lauraleeauthor.substack.com/p/does-the-b...
Me to Chatgpt: "Could you answer my question again and only provide, you know, right answers?” lauraleeauthor.substack.com/p/does-the-b...
Does the Beatles Song "Norwegian Wood" Contain the Words "Norwegian Wood"? It Depends on Who (or What) You Ask.
In preparing to write this article, I asked Chatgpt: “Can you give me examples of any more songs like ‘Big Log,’ ‘What’s Up?,’ ‘Baba O’Riley’ or ‘For What It’s Worth,’ where the title of the song does...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Me to Chatgpt: "Could you answer my question again and only provide, you know, right answers?” lauraleeauthor.substack.com/p/does-the-b...
I was going to write a short thing on a radio related "this day in history" item and I ended up doing a deep dive into the newspaper archives. open.substack.com/pub/lauralee...
What Was the First Commercial Radio Station?
How the Story of the First Commercial Radio Station Evolved
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November 3, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I was going to write a short thing on a radio related "this day in history" item and I ended up doing a deep dive into the newspaper archives. open.substack.com/pub/lauralee...
Sometimes you learn stuff about your own book. A music reference I didn't know I made. open.substack.com/pub/lauralee...
Pat Benetar and Unintentional Easter Eggs
Sometimes you learn something from a book reviewer.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Sometimes you learn stuff about your own book. A music reference I didn't know I made. open.substack.com/pub/lauralee...
"An eye-opening and entertaining read… harks back to when we turned on our boomboxes and hoped the DJ would spin one of our fave raves..." (This review contains some spoilers) thebookselfblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/b...
Book Review: Saturn’s Favorite Music by Laura Lee
It’s 1992. Grunge and alternative music at their zenith. MTV still plays music videos. The media finally gets around to noticing a gaggle of young adults and teenagers they deem Generation X. The I…
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October 31, 2025 at 1:14 AM
"An eye-opening and entertaining read… harks back to when we turned on our boomboxes and hoped the DJ would spin one of our fave raves..." (This review contains some spoilers) thebookselfblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/b...
John Steinbeck in 1957 gives his thoughts on television.
October 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
John Steinbeck in 1957 gives his thoughts on television.
The Manchester Evening News did not expect big things from Suzanne Vega's Tom's Diner. July 21, 1987 review.
October 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The Manchester Evening News did not expect big things from Suzanne Vega's Tom's Diner. July 21, 1987 review.
Ad for the Green Hornet radio show, Detroit Free Press, 1937.
October 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Ad for the Green Hornet radio show, Detroit Free Press, 1937.
Which band name is better Toad the Wet Sprocket or Colonel Popcorn's Butter Band? lauraleeauthor.substack.com/p/not-that-n...
Not THAT Nirvana
Lesser-Known Bands Who Had Famous Names First
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October 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Which band name is better Toad the Wet Sprocket or Colonel Popcorn's Butter Band? lauraleeauthor.substack.com/p/not-that-n...
I can't believe that there were TWO Toad the Wet Sprockets. open.substack.com/pub/lauralee...
Not THAT Nirvana
Lesser-Known Bands Who Had Famous Names First
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October 21, 2025 at 6:02 AM
I can't believe that there were TWO Toad the Wet Sprockets. open.substack.com/pub/lauralee...
The British music magazine Disc wasn't all that impressed with The Kinks debut single. (From the Feb 15, 1964 edition)
October 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The British music magazine Disc wasn't all that impressed with The Kinks debut single. (From the Feb 15, 1964 edition)
Before we were called GenX we were called the MTV Generation. Do you have any thoughts on the demise of MTV? Here are mine: lauraleeauthor.substack.com/p/mtv-a-thin...
MTV: A Thing We Did When We Were Younger
“And we’re going to turn our TV monitor off now for a short bit while we have some other work to do.
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October 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Before we were called GenX we were called the MTV Generation. Do you have any thoughts on the demise of MTV? Here are mine: lauraleeauthor.substack.com/p/mtv-a-thin...
A reflection on the quiet fade out of MTV. open.substack.com/pub/lauralee...
October 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
A reflection on the quiet fade out of MTV. open.substack.com/pub/lauralee...
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#OtD 16 Oct 1854 Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland. Moving to London, he became an advocate of libertarian socialism and an early inspiration for what would become a movement for LGBT+ rights. Commemorated here: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
October 16, 2025 at 5:10 AM
#OtD 16 Oct 1854 Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland. Moving to London, he became an advocate of libertarian socialism and an early inspiration for what would become a movement for LGBT+ rights. Commemorated here: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
I love to explore old music magazines. I found some tracks I'd never heard before in a 1980 issue of Smash Hits. open.substack.com/pub/lauralee...
Smash Hits and the 1980 Tracks You Missed
Some Retro Music Finds in the Magazine Archives
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October 16, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I love to explore old music magazines. I found some tracks I'd never heard before in a 1980 issue of Smash Hits. open.substack.com/pub/lauralee...