Take a long listen to Toronto band Tennisxclub. This song has a great Afro-based beat with fresh and memorable lyrics which burn your ears like the noonday sun, then stay with you through all the hours of the cloudless, peaceful, equatorial night. “Motherland” is first and foremost an ode to the righteous continent of Africa. …
Month: October 2018
You might want to come see me at The SeaMonster Lounge Saturday. It’s the end of an era. I can honestly say I tried as hard as I could and maybe harder than I should. Things are good. In some ways amazing. But it’s also time to move in a new direction. Trying to something over and …
If you can legalize the sale of military-grade weapons to the public after finally having the sense to ban them, it should be no surprise that a career criminal/TV celebrity/rapist as president is around the corner. I guess we’ll have “The Purge” next, or ban birth control (again) AND abortion (again). Allow the military to …
Johnny Dread aka Juan Carlos Guardiola, basketball player turned reggae ambassador, has delighted his fans for over 30 years and now he has returned to his beloved island of Cuba to realize a vision. “Mi Isla Cuba” was a song on his freshman album Scarecrow (1994), a single which he re-recorded in Cuba in August …
Nine Inch Nails (NIN) has been recording industrial and rock music for nearly 30 years. Its architect, Trent Reznor (53 y/o), has said he left a “little, shitty town, a small-aspiration environment” between Cleveland and Pittsburgh for Chicago when he started working for Chicago-based WaxTrax! Records (Front 242, KMFDM, Revolting Cocks, Mussolini Headkick, among many …
“Could It Be” was a song that I wrote a little over a year ago and then shelved,” says Kane Miller. “I had figured out the verses, but they were really dark and I was stumped on where to go with the chorus. Eventually, I picked “Could It Be” up again and pretty much redid …
Today, GRAMMY® Award-nominated, multi-Platinum artist Halsey released the music video for her new hit single “Without Me.” The track, which was released earlier this month, has 100 million streams worldwide. The video was shot in Los Angeles and was directed by Colin Tilley. Released by Capitol Records, “Without Me” is Halsey’s first new solo material …
Certain people made a deal with the Devil, and the Devil came to Pittsburgh. You see we can all pull up the articles where certain Right Wing conservative business leaders said they didn’t like what Trump was saying, but they like what he is DOING. These of course were very wealthy contributors to his campaign, …
“I’m proud to have finally made a record that I want to listen to,” says San Francisco-based indie alt-rocker Matt Jaffe. “As the songwriter and the singer, I boast the least objective ears. I think it’s a good sign that I keep returning to the music with joy, though.” If Jaffe’s personal playlist stacks anything …
After six weeks of recording in the countryside Native Sibling are preparing to release their second full-length album Hammer Is Heart. The first single off of the upcoming record, “How to Win,” is a song inspired by the Pioneer Square neighborhood in Seattle. It is a reflection on the relational dynamics of the neighborhood and …
City Girls today release their video for “Not Ya Main” off their acclaimed album PERIOD (Quality Control Music / Motown / Capitol Records). Shot in Miami and directed by Video God, City Girls let it be known that “I’m that bitch, but I am not your bitch.” PERIOD. Known as JT and Yung Miami, City …
Pamela Méndez is Switzerland’s best kept secret when it comes to singing and songwriting. Time to introduce her! Pamela is a singer blessed with a voice that can hardly be ignored. In her lyrics she manages to question societal issues without pointing any fingers. Songs are constructive, deconstructive. This is what contemporary art-pop with a …
I won’t share personal messages, but this thought I just sent to Anthony Cameron AKA Anthony Red Rose, is an exception. This was my reply tonight. I have had this song that came to me on guitar in 2009 that was this African sounding hybrid. It was like an expression of a style that did not yet exist …
A classic album, perfect for Halloween parties. Great, great song. – Steve Stav
So nice to spend a couple hours in the studio with Stingshark Sting. We were working on vocals for ‘Going South’, a track I brought to Hold in Fyah inspired by the fact that MAGA is a collection of fervently half witted anti-American Trash Pandas. But you can dance to it! Antony Su was on hand to document the …
This is Chuck Young’s newest single. It’s an R&B song with a classic sound. Chuck Young is one of the hottest up and coming R&B sensations. He is bringing that heart-beating, love-making R&B sound back. Check out his new single “Keep It In,” presented in an extremely sexy video, below… Project Links: All Platforms Social: …
What did you think was going to happen when you elected a White Supremacist president? Did you think his biggest fans weren’t going to be emboldened to shoot up synagogues, send politicians bombs, and slash throats on Portland trains. I am even more concerned how much support Trump has from law enforcement. Because White Supremacy …
Get ready to add this to your Best of 2018 lists! It’s hard to overstate how beautiful, adventuresome and smooth this EP is! The Verigolds forever! ForeVERIGOLD! The Verigolds are a Southern California Indie/Electronic band. They are known for an ever-changing style which blends indie pop with electro-rock and adds hints of folk. On their …
This new video, “Sucker Punch” by defiant, rebellious, Norwegian pop star Sigrid showcases her non-conformist and progressive attitudes to femininity. It is also quite fun. Check it out. “The video is a bit mad, and that’s the whole point, as there’s a lot going on in the song,” says Sigrid. “It’s filmed in London and …
Appearing on multiple playlists and amassing hundreds of thousands of streams, without a doubt the debut single “Whatever I Want” is a powerful debut single by producer-duo Dom Ford with vocalist Lexi Shanley. Based out of Denver, Colorado, Dom Ford is comprised of Matt Masters and Ryan Griego. Influenced by a wide array of genres, …
Wild Rivers is a starry-eyed folk-pop combo from Toronto (North America’s premier music city), whom you simply must check out. They are a foursome which runs crisp and clean with captivating singers, strong players and magic songwriters. Last summer they released an EP called Eighty-Eight and every song is a masterwork. There’s a real vibe …
It’s just one of those things. It’s a challenge to make sure people get the jist that one of the top guitar players in New Orleans is going to play with The Staxx Brothers on Nov 3rd at The SeaMonster Lounge. It’s no longer an era where you send a press release to The Seattle PI or The …
I got this video of the DJs in Tobago playing ‘Free Your Mind’ and giving me love along with Anthony Cameron, Sly Dunbar‘s, and last night’s award winning ASCAP composer Lenky Marsden, then I ran my 3rd 5k in 34:25 through Forest Park without losing too much breath. I stay ready. You know you ain’t in the White …
I got to work with Lenky Marsden on my song ‘Free Your Mind’. He won another ASCAP award. He’s already a dancehall legend for crossover success with Sean Paul. But this song with DJ Snake and Beebs was the most performed song of the year. There is a reason I call Anthony Cameron ‘Fadda’ and big up Sly Dunbar any chance …
Oh, Harriet… I had such a terrible crush on you. The Sundays, the Cranberries, the Innocence Mission – another golden era for gals with great pipes. – Steve Stav
Greenwood has been under the strangest fog all day. As I rolled in a 3 pm, fog was rolling down the street like a British ghost. My first thought was, “why hasn’t the fog burned off? Where is Watson when I need him?” In Everett the air and sky was crisp and cool. My budtending …
On Sunday night October 21 psychobilly legends the Nekromantix were headlining at El Corazon. I’ve lost count now how many times I’ve seen Nekromantix, but I know I’ll see them again and again. I went to see these guys play (same venue) when I was in a wheel chair as I’d just had knee surgery. …
This piece is a haunting vocal loop with classical overtones. Lovely, just lovely. The first verse is about a snowfall on blooming crocuses in New York City. “The second verse,” says Mullins, “is about the light, the way it literally streams in the room in slivers that illuminate the dust particles. When I’m teaching preschoolers, …
Someone’s comment somewhere has stuck with me: “Blue Oyster Cult’s Buck Dharma is the Edgar Allan Poe of rock.” “I Love The Night” is often interpreted as a great vampire song, and I concur. It’s also one of the most perfect ballads I can think of; I’ve loved it since I was a kid. One …
I am trying to read more, run more, practice more. It’s time to slow down the process and study, even as my life speeds up to a velocity I have never known. There is little time, but it’s the time you find and how much value you can give these quiet moments. Alone. Pretending you …