Sarah Cain

Grew up listening to Bach and Billie Holliday, was a mod in high school, and co-created the mod fanzine Wha-a-am!, with Liz Pepin. Started another fanzine, Lieben Und Arbeiten, with Dana Mozer (Freud's theory that all you needed in life was Love and Work) of political pop music, of which Billy Bragg was our guiding light (thanks, Bill, still!). Love jazz, jump jive, western swing, rockabilly, old-school R&B, Neko Case, the Scissor Sisters, The Velvets, Joni Mitchell, Floyd Tillman, Louis XIV, Sarah Vaughan, soundtracks to all of John Waters' movies, soundtracks to all of Wes Anderson's movies (a big shout-out to Mark Mothersbaugh!), The Flying Burrito Brothers, Wilco, X/The Knitters, Dave Alvin, The Monkees (Headquarters was the first album I picked out myself--when I was 5...I still love it!), Ruth Brown, Curtis Mayfield, the Libertines, though I'm a little late to the game--Robert Pollard, the WHOLE Wainright Family (and extended family!), The Jam and Paul's solo work (see you in NYC!), Charlie Hunter, Fantasia, The Specials/Special AKA, Otis Redding, Richard Thompson, Buddy and Ella Johnson, NRBQ (including the Whole Wheat Horns!), The Jazz Butcher, Ray Charles...Have seen so many great concerts in my life, and know there are quite a few more out there still to see.