Gretchen L. Kelly, Author

Playing On Repeat: The Genius That Is Jack White

“How you gonna stop yourself, When your man stops ringing your bell You’re right between heaven and hell  And you’re gonna need the good Lord to help you.” -The Raconteurs, Top Yourself gen-ius (jeen– yuh s): noun, plural  Creating music that is original. That rocks. That pushes the boundaries of what came before. Ever-evolving: Musically, […]

The Sublime Partnership of Broken Bells

“She found herself in a world full of men Watching them slowly destroy all her plans ‘Cause all the love she won’t allow Herself to even dream about Well both of us are older now, and it won’t be long The early morning siren Is growing louder now ‘Cause waking up is hard enough when […]

Playing On Repeat: Broken Bells

“Girl take a seat, rest your weary bones.  Your secret’s safe in my hands.  Tell me about the years and let me buy an hour.  Maybe help me to understand.  Ain’t nobody calling, ain’t nobody home.  What a lovely day to be lonely….” -Broken Bells, Holding On For Life Something old, something new….  that’s what […]

Playing On Repeat: Sleigh Bells

“Are you telling lies with you pretty eyes, You’re in trouble yeah, you don’t get me twice” -Sleigh Bells, You Don’t Get Me Twice I love a good kiss-off song.  And this one may be responsible for damaging my eardrums this past week….  A danceable beat, fuzzy guitar reminiscent of Lenny Kravitz’s version of “American […]

Playing On Repeat: Heavy English

“Cause there’s this tune I found that makes me think of you somehow.  And I play it on repeat. ‘Til I fall asleep.  Spilling drinks on my settee.” -Arctic Monkeys, Do I Wanna Know? There’s nothing more exciting to me than discovering new music.  Sometimes the music I “discover” isn’t even new, but it’s new […]