I am alone. Been alone for a long time now. I’m not referring to periods of loneliness, when your only contact with those you like or love is perhaps a fleeting hour at the bar on Fridays. My “alone” is one happy hour at the bar being a highlight of the month. Two months. Social …
Month: April 2020
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Supervillains create problems only they have the solution to fix. Ok, here is the antidote. Putin is the master of this in our generation. Only he can stop the civil war in the Ukraine he created. What a peacemaker? This is the age of Supervillians. An era when so called Evangelicals pass around memes with …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Grammy Award winning, Songwriters Hall of Fame Member John Prine passed away at age 73 due to Covid-19. Some of his most legendary hits include, “Hello in There,” “Sam Stone,” “Angel From Montgomery” and “Paradise.” Prine used these masterpieces to highlight moments that the average mind grazed over with empathetic words and light-hearted lines. …
This just came out today. Lucky us! It was the decision of the piano and beach owner that the piano remain in its location for everyone to enjoy. “A piece for solo piano, ‘F Major’ unravels yet further nuances of the instrument’s intricate nature and offers more glimpses into Hania’s sonic imagination. It was created …
April 7, 2020 (Portland, OR): As we fight COVID-19 together, the power of music to bring hope, foster community, and encourage mental health is more resonant than ever. With this in mind, Pickathon is excited to present A Concert A Day starting April 8, an initiative to help musicians and artist communities through the Recording Academy’s MUSICARES® organization. During this time of hardship, with …
Hi East Portland Blog, Tom Will Kill Me is a post rock instrumental “one man band” project I’ve been working on since 2012. “Riˈzīnd” is a song about the day I resigned from my job in an IT company 3 weeks ago. It has a happy mood but a bit melancolic for what I left. …
“Shells” is a song and music video looking back at the 1951 educational film Duck and Cover by the United States Office of Civil Defense, which teaches children how to save themselves in a nightmare nuclear attack scenario. Like the other songs from the upcoming full-length record Discontinue Normal Program, it’s inspired by true events …
Behold Lauren Jauregui’s live performance of “Lento.” Jauregui is an artist, singer, songwriter, creative and humanitarian. Having spent most of 2019 in the studio, writing and recording new music, the award-winning artist and activist is ready to enter this new phase of her career, with even more new music on the horizon and an album in …
LISTEN & SHARE: Andy Frasco and The U.N. – “None Of Those Things” Spotify LISTEN & SHARE: Andy Frasco and The U.N. – “Feel It In Our Bones” WATCH & SHARE: Brooklyn Bowl PerformanceLISTEN & SHARE: Andy Frasco and The U.N. – “Keep On Keepin’ On” Apple Music | Spotify LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: Andy Frasco and The U.N. – “Wellness” Album Trailer “Frasco has …
In The Key of Fall EP Out April 17 R&B newcomer Natie, violinist for Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s On the Run II Tour and more, recently announced her own soulful EP, In The Key of Fall coming April 17. Today she shares a new single “Gone” (ft. Rosehardt), following first intimate video for “HKHT“ (His Kiss, His Touch) premiered on AFROPUNK. Debuted on SoulBounce, Natie explains the new track: “I have …
YAEL NAIM Shares Stunning New Video For “My Sweetheart” Produced By La Blogothèque Take Away Shows New Album NightSongs Out Now European Tour Dates Rescheduled To October 2020 In a career that has developed over the course of the last 20 years, Parisian-born, Franco-Israeli multi-instrumentalist, producer and singer songwriter Yael Naïm has been on a restless quest to create a sound world …
Boris Johnson, England’s version of Donald Trump, who has made a career of playing dumb as a diversion to his blatantly racist statements and policies, has been moved to intensive care for Covid 19. Not so long ago, Johnson declared England should get on with it and infect each other to build immunity. Now he …
Growing up in Osaka, Japan, Nao was a creative force even from a young age. Before discovering a passion for music, she inherited a passion for art from her parents, both of which were designers in her native Japan. Soon enough, her older sister introduced her to Soul and R’n’B via old Mariah Carey and …
Tuesday eating from your yard tip~stinging nettles are finally emerging to the relief of many who have heard Kay Young’s stories of Germans during the war saying they would have starved to death had it not been for the stinging nettles. As we are locked down because of the Covid~19 pandemic, it is reassuring to …
Kathy Moore says this about the inspiration for this song: I wrote this song for my friend, Shawn Smith, a year ago. In the twelve months since he’s passed, though, I believe this song is more and more relevant to my life, to all our lives. So, today, I’m pleased to release the song for …
On their debut single “Two Shoes,” Sydney four-piece Locked In Lummo introduce themselves with a bang. From its ethereal synth and guitar tones, to the seismic falsetto of singer Hayden Smith, Two Shoes pitches uplifting, catchy hooks against deeply introspective lyrics – swelling into a beautiful crescendo where every element soars together in perfect synchrony. …
LA-based Surrija (Sur-rye-ya) has an electro pop odyssey for you that is beyond dope. She grew up in Hong Kong where there was a constant collision of Cantonese, British and American influences. A classically trained pianist from the age of 5, she augmented her traditional musical education with a healthy dose of eclectic pop mixtapes …
Behold the killer new album from Kansas’proud Americana sextet The Roseline, who deliver die-hard country rock reminiscent of The Jayhawks, Gram Parsons, The Band & Conor Oberst. GOOD/GRIEF is their seventh long-player in an illustrious career that has included world-wide tours, multiple song syncs, and positive nods from preachers who should know better, roadies with …
Not much different to report from my corner of the world this week. Grocery stores are tightening their social distancing policies, almost by the day, with some items returning to the shelves and others disappearing. Authorities seem increasingly to be acknowledging publicly that the situation is going to last much longer than was previously hoped, …
Power pop is the cruelest genre, mixing memory and desire. It promises so much—sparkling hooks, winsome harmonies, echoes of the songs we loved first and love best—yet so rarely delivers. Turns out hooks are a dime a dozen, harmonies can be bought off the rack, and anyone can borrow that extra chord from a Beatles …
So we sell “Stacy’s Mom” weed as a tribute to the Fountains Of Wayne tune about that attainable and somewhat available Red Hot Momma. The thing is, the songwriter and bassist Adam Schlesinger just died at the age of 52 from Covid 19. Everyone who sees this strain starts singing the song. A nurse came …
REM vocalist Michael Stipe still feels the music after all these years. Several times here his face clenches as arrows of truth and excellence pierce him. He’s old and appears a little stern on camera, but he can still live inside a song and emote when lyrics and melody connect. He’s still the voice of …
“Home Is Where You Are” radiates nostalgia and evokes a dreamy vintage sound that is reflective of some of Lauren’s favorite influences including Kacey Musgraves, Johnny Cash, and John Denver, while hints of Country, Folk, and Americana blend together seamlessly to create a unique and upbeat western vibe. Filmed in Brooklyn, NY and directed by …
Trump plays checkers. All he does is jump back and forth over people and then he says, “King me”. He’s not sophisticated. He just makes a huge commotion, and while he steals what ever used to be headlines, his accomplices steal more sh☆t while nobody’s looking. Stop acting like it’s more complicated than that. When …
If destroying the dominance of the American dollar was your game, Donald Trump is your name. In less than four years he not only undid what Obama rightly did, he is taking it back. Way back. Way past Eisenhower. He’s going back to Hoover. The American dollar is now backed by Trump Steaks and sweat …
“In the past, I have always invested so much of myself emotionally, mentally and physically, says Jade Hilton of her new song, “I Would,” a song which she says is about “finding the courage to walk away from a relationship that no longer fulfills you. I hope everyone can relate to it, in that heartbreak …
Today soul legend Mavis Staples has released the hopeful new song “All In It Together”. Produced by Jeff Tweedy and featuring Tweedy on backing vocals and guitar, listen to it HERE. “All In It Together” is available on all streaming services and Bandcamp. All proceeds from the song will be donated to My Block, My Hood, My City – a Chicago organization …
Slovakian power metal street fighters Signum Regis bring you a video where the band members perform Bach’s baroque masterpiece, “Ave Maria.” LINKS: https://www.signum-regis.com/ https://www.facebook.com/SignumRegis https://www.instagram.com/SignumRegis/ View this post on Instagram It was a blast last saturday in Randal club in Bratislava🇸🇰! Big thanks goes to everybody who was there, you were awesome! Hope to see …