Regarding Fleetwood Mac cancelling as replacements at Jazz Fest for headliners, The Rolling Stones due to illness of singers on both accounts. I said, “This is what happens when the industry doesn’t invest in a younger generation. All the giants are dead and dying. There is a big hole where great big bands from the 2000s …
Month: April 2019
Of the recent EP, Sara Diamond says: “My brain had a lot of processing to do over the past year. When fantasy meets reality type vibes. These songs are a representation of that time – somewhat scattered in direction, very visceral and sexually driven… playing with ideas of love, loss, lust, and everything in between.” …
With a video that uses NYC appropriately as a backdrop, “1993” is a nostalgic jam by Hildur about learning to trust in oneself. Reflective, Hildur explains that 1993 is an autobiographical anthem of her childhood: “When I was 5, I realized my dream was to create, tell stories and stand on stage. As per the …
Minx is a female MC from the UK who’s been working back and forth between her native London and NYC, having been described as ‘Lily Allen and Monie Love having a party with Lauren Hill’ Facebook Twitter Soundcloud Spotify
”I grew up in the city,” says Tally Spear, “and I’ve never lived anywhere else. It’s a strong part of who I am and how I think. Living in London, you’re always surrounded by people…by the hustle and bustle of everyone’s lives. But you can feel lonely just the same. ‘City Girl’ is about feeling …
Weezer is awesome! Rivers Cuomo is awesome! Therefore: Steady Holiday, the indie-pop project of LA’s Dre Babinski, is sharing a cover of Weezer’s “Holiday.” “The Blue Album was formative for me, right time and place,” says Babinski. “And looking back on the song ‘Holiday’ (no relation), I now see a through line between it and the …
How about a glimpse into the evolution of my ‘Free Your Mind’. At rehearsal our 11 year old keyboard player Daniel Oliver cracked the code of the chorus. Lenky Marsden did in fact simplify my chord changes on the chorus. I wrote some pretty cool chord changes under that simple and catchy melody, but I’m grateful for everything he …
If I was in another popular group at the time of this song’s release, I would’ve called a band meeting. “Well, fellows… it’s been fun while it lasted. Maybe we should try jazz, or turn into a Peter, Paul & Mary tribute outfit?” Because Alice In Chains wasn’t f_cking around. They were serious. “Would?” was …
Denver’s trash-pop princesses Kissing Party are announcing their return with the upcoming Mom & Dad LP – a thirty one minute collection of everything songwriter Gregg Dolan has ever wanted to say. To introduce Mom & Dad, Kissing Party is debuting the album’s first single “Jesse” along with a video, a raw, uncensored visual of the ups and downs of a small-town …
It’s a collaboration between Ruxell, who is one of Brazil’s A-List producers (IZA, Ludmilla, Pabllo Vitar) and Boachie from the critically acclaimed Da Beatfreakz. The song is a heartfelt, soulful, slow pop song called “Love After War”. Lots of ways to check it out (Spotify, Apple, Deezer, YouTube, Soundcloud) via this link https://lnk.to/loveafterwar
Spent my day off working on a hook for Reggae Powerhouse Band with the magic Mell Dettmer. Mell helped me overcome the dilemma that the hook I wrote for the outro the band leader loved, just doesn’t fit on the chorus section. This is my first experience crafting a Riddim. There will be other versions of this song …
Shawn Smith, one of the Seattle music community’s most respected and beloved figures, has died aged 53. Cause of death [has been reported as complications from diabetes.] A solo artist for some years, the singer/songwriter made his bones in the 90s with the band Brad, and later, with Satchel and Pigeonhed. Smith’s music was featured …
Art Bros Unite! This remix of a. harlana’s beautiful and contemplative “textile workers” by Shapes on Tape’s Adam Kruckenberg mixes the band’s gorgeous dream pop with deep house, samba, trap, oldschool trance, and 80s synthwave. It is so, so pretty and chill. It’s the perfect track for a sunny spring day of relaxation, which I …
Australia’s math rock geniuses SEIMS have a new EP coming out called 3.1. They will soon be touring Australia and Japan. No word on when they’re coming to Portland specifically or the U.S. generally. Soon, I hope. If you or I listen to enough math rock, we don’t need to use the calculator app on …
Chicago’s Kid Sister is in the middle of an epic comeback. This is big. This is good news. She’s definitely taking on a new, but older and wiser persona. Back in the day, she was fun, we must never forget that. But right now, she’s moving on to something big.
THIS IS THE FIRST SINGLE OFF OF THEIR UPCOMING EP TITLED “KILL THIS LOVE” ON YG ENTERTAINMENT/INTERSCOPE RECORDS.
On Friday night March 29, I trekked out to West Seattle to see Natalie Wouldn’t. It’s been about 18 months since I last saw them. For some reason I kept finding out about their gigs after the fact. The last time I remember seeing them was Halloween Eve 2017 and I left a bit early …
View this post on Instagram rp @alfredoflores ily / miss u / this / wish i kept that bra A post shared by Ariana Grande (@arianagrande) on May 17, 2020 at 12:37pm PDT
BANNED! You wanna know what shocked me more than anything about this whole Jamaican adventure? This has Tuff Gong International scratching their head, and let this be a dire warning to us all: Artificial “Intelligence” has determined this FREE YOUR MIND video is explicit sexual content and CANNOT be boosted to a wide audience. A …