saturday 9

Something New

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) We're beginning the year with a song about new beginnings. What is something new you'd like to try in 2025? I am teaching myself to crochet

2) The lyrics recall what was said "in the mist of the midnight hour." Where were you when the new year dawned? I was awake!  I was chatting with some friends online--I was asleep by 12:05

 

3) The Axwell of Axwell and Ingrosso is Axel Hedfors. He began as a drummer and moved on to experimenting musically on the computer, eventually mastering music sequencer software. Do you consider yourself more a technophile like Axwell, who loves technology and digital devices, or more a technophobe, anxious about learning new programs? I'm a blend of both, really--I'll try it but I'm anxious about trying it

4) His musical partner is Sebastian Ingrosso. Sebastian became interested in dance music when he accompanied his father, a choreographer, to the studio. When you were young, did you ever go to work with either of your parents? often

5) Axwell & Ingrosso gave their premiere performance at the 2014 Governors Ball Music Festival in New York City and their last concert at the 2017 Ultra Music Fest in Miami. Looking back on 2024, did you attend any outdoor music or theater performances? I went to four or five theater performances

6) In 2017, when "Something New" was released, we lost the TV star who could "turn the world on with her smile." Without looking it up, do you know who that is? Mary Tyler Moore

7) Also in 2017, Today Show anchor Hoda Kotb announced she had adopted her first child. Do you know anyone who is adding to their family in 2025? a colleague had a baby last week

8) Have you made any New Year's resolutions for 2025? I wouldn't call it resolutions--more like intentions or goals; yes, I have two that I'll talk about another time

 
9) What was the first thing to make you laugh in 2025? my father