Paintings are one thing, but we have a problem with records by way of sound. What happens when we lose the connection between song and context? Recording sound is new, and oral tradition often plays a game of telephone down the centuries.
The podcast recording taking place in the hallway of a casino was a little uncomfortable for the sake of my back, but the content of the panel itself more than made up for it. This mix of panelists and the conversation they had made my heart sing.
Hosts Jesse Lawson and Holly Casio are two queer folks on a mission to get Bruce Springsteen “Queer Icon” creds. They believe that quite possibly, he could count his name among the prestigious icons that are Madonna and Celine Dion (to name just two)
Through making this audio-documentary the sisters are learning about themselves, about a heritage that sometimes was too painful, and layers of culture they only can observe through the unraveling of time and the revealing of sound.
