CC0 Licensed Image Courtesy of Pexels A hit song is one of the hardest things to achieve in music. However, there are countless examples of songs we love, from one-hit-wonders to tracks from legendary artists. From mastering songwriting to timing and cultural understanding, here are some parts to it. Understanding Industry Demand Industry legend Clive …
Credit: Paolo Brillo January 21, 2025 – Today, The Delines shared their new single “The Haunting Thoughts,” the next offering from their upcoming album Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom, out February 14 via El Cortez Records. Led by tender piano and sauntering instrumentation, the poignant song tells the story of a woman who’s reeling from an existential crisis, with Magnet Magazine praising its …
RIP Eric Garth Hudson CM (August 2, 1937 – January 21, 2025). He was the treasured multi-instrumentalist— most notably, organ, clavinet, accordion and saxophone— for Canada’s transcendent rock organization, The Band. His saxophone solo on the Last Waltz version of this song has been known to bring chills to music lovers everywhere, and when combined with bassist …
Pardons for crimes committed against the United States on a January afternoon? On a “day of love?“ C’mon. He merely deputized some folks that he forgot to pin badges on four years ago.
With each new fiery, emotionally impactful single on Woodward Avenue Records, the great Orianthi reveals something fresh in her ever-evolving artistry – and her latest infectious, blues-inflected gem “Some Kind of Feeling,” produced by the legendary Kevin Shirley (Journey, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin), is no exception. But before we get to the magical illumination she reveals …
SAVE: SQUANDERERS – If a Body Meet a BodySave LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: SQUANDERERS – “Theme for Viewers At Home”YouTube LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: SQUANDERERS – “Theme for Silent Cowboys” Stream | YouTube LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: SQUANDERERS – “Theme for Squanderers” Stream | YouTube LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: SQUANDERERS – “Theme for Contrails” YouTube SQUANDERERS are the glowingly new—2024 vintage—trio of guitarists Wendy Eisenberg and David Grubbs alongside multi-instrumentalist and legendary producer Kramer. Having begun SQUANDERERS as …
Erik Flaa is an alternative rock and indie artist from Oslo, Norway (where it rains consistently like Portland). He was once a well-loved contestant on Norway’s Idol televised singing contest. He is releasing a new single, “The Fence,” right now. “The Fence” is a melancholic, atmospheric track exploring the limitations of language in an Americocentric …
Lists, lists, lists… music critics, music fans are full of playlists these days. Themes galore. But what about a soundtrack to one’s memorial service? I don’t plan on dying anytime soon, but any of us could go tomorrow. In the next hour. Especially at my advanced, arthritic, yet “Hold the phone, I’m still 19!” Gen …
THE SWEDISH JAZZ VIRTUOSO’S THIRD LP ARRIVES MARCH 21, 2025 VIA DORADO RECORDS THE DOUBLE-SINGLE “WHEN YOU KNOW” // “NO ANSWER” DEBUTS TODAY HERE January 15, 2025 – Swedish jazz virtuoso Ebba Åsman has returned with the announcement of her third full-length record When You Know, arriving March 21st, 2025 via Dorado Records. Retreating to a cabin outside of her …
For decades now, I’ve debated the anthem of my generation X in my head: “London Calling,” or “Love Will Tear Us Apart?” A see-saw battle, but when I revisit performances like this the scale tips ever so slightly. What power this song has. The sing-along chorus in a concert hall is almost half of it. …
Rock n roll is roughly 70 years old. When I began really, really paying attention to it – it was less than 30 years old. Shiiiiit. With rock being approximately 70, there’s a lot of anniversaries to celebrate these days. 10, 20, 25, 40, 50, 60 years, etc. One of my very favorite albums, The …
1.) The Black Angels, ‘Passover’: A concept album based on lyrics inspired by Star Wars. It has to do with neither Vietnam nor the psychedelia era, admitted to at a Green Room afterparty after a show at Chop Suey where I ran around trying to get a light for Hannah Levin‘s cigarette. 2.) The meaning …
Every word of this song might as well be my day-to-day narrative. Besides her great beauty, my wife Deborah has a way about her… she’s impossible to resist. If I’m the captain of the ship, she’s the fleet admiral.
15 January 1966 Photo of Dick Clark with Paul Revere and the Raiders from the television program Where the Action Is. Clark was the host and producer of the show-the Raiders were the “house band” and were permanent cast members.
For a long time, I’ve been mentally formulating a list of the coolest songs in popular music, ever. Not necessarily the best, or the greatest – but the coolest. For example, The Shirelles’ recording of “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?” – one of the greatest pop songs of all time, but not “cool.” The Zombies’ …
Photo Credit: Mikael Järnåsen Tickets + Dates Available Here Dreamweaver Out Now Via In My Room Next month, Copenhagen’s Trentemøller will embark on a North American tour.l Beginning on February 5 with a stop at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg, the dates come in support of last year’s Dreamweaver (In My Room). Receiving praise from outlets like Stereogum, KEXP, Brooklyn Vegan, FLOOD Magazine, Under The Radar, XLR8R, PopMatters and many more, the …
The compact disc section was encroaching across the broad record store floor when I bought this from Peaches on 45th upon its release. I loved the amorphous, mordant EP (but what’s all this about whores and eyes?), and missed Surfa Rose due to unwanted attention I was getting regularly from friends of a narc shit …
EMEL Shares “Lose My Mind (Acid Arab Remix)” Announces US Tour DatesWatch: “Massive Will” (Live at Le Centquatre, Paris) New 100% Woman-Made Album MRA Out Now Today, Tunisian/American, New York City-based artist, producer, and activist EMEL (Emel Mathlouthi) shared a club-ready remix from Parisian duo Acid Arab for MRA standout track “Lose My Mind (Ft. Nayomi).” Using EMEL’s original bouncing Arabic reggaeton groove …
Blister Brigade hails from Sweden. Their press release for the upcoming 2025 release touts their “straight forward, up tempo” approach to the hard rock/metal brand of music. The first (so far) single and video is called Paradise Industrialized. Since I heard nothing tantalizing from this quartet, I visited YouTube and found a couple other songs …
My brother Joe was really kind of my father. My actual dad, who I loved dearly, had become so fucked up by Air Force speed and drowning his hatred for the officers with beer. My mom was too busy working full time and managing the Washington state CREEP campaign (Committee to ReElect the President) for …
Photo by Jeremy Westby Samuel David MooreOctober 12, 1935 – January 10, 2025 CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The Legendary Soul Man Sam Moore passed away this morning in Coral Gables, Florida. He was 89. The cause of death was complications recovering from surgery. Moore — with his trademark tenor that distinctively rose through every song …
My mother’s face was horribly mauled by a German shepherd when she was a young girl. She had several painful operations but still had many scars. This didn’t keep her from being irresistible to my Tech Sarge father, who drove up to her family’s house on Roosevelt in his white T-Bird to propose to her …
Today, DJ, producer, and multidisciplinary artist, Anyma, will release his brand-new single entitled “Hypnotized” featuring global superstar, Ellie Goulding via Afterlife/Interscope Records. “Hypnotized” follows the kick off of Afterlife Presents Anyma “The End of Genesys” Residency live at Sphere in Las Vegas. So far, Anyma has played 6 sold-out shows on December 27-31, 2024 & January 1 and will be playing two more shows on …
Ukrainian DJ and Producer Korolova, is unleashing her remix to Rivo’s single “Last Night” on Capitol / Disorder Records. The rework of the track showcases Korolova’s signature melodic techno and progressive sound, as it perfectly blends into the single’s original euphoric melodies and synths. The remix is a dance heavy hit and further elevates the …
The origin of recreating myself as Big Freak. My first two girlfriends were Christy and Cindy, twin sisters but not dated with at the same time, who looked like little miniature Bowies down to androgynous haircuts and both having different colored eyes. Starting after I “stole” Christy from Thai the little tanned jock-on-a-chopper-style-bike who wondered …
Behold the new single and music video “Not Your Dream Girl” from powerhouse singer-songwriter, 4 octave vocalist Jordan Duffy. The song was written while watching the movie Sixteen Candles. Jordan thought, “what if these John Hughes movies didn’t have a happy ending, what would a song like that sound like?. The video’s storyline, showcases an alien spying on Jordan being denied …
International superstar Dean Lewis has released the new single “With You” via Capitol Records. The song will appear on the deluxe edition of his #2 ARIA-charting album, The Epilogue, slated for release in 2025. “With You” was produced by Dean Lewis alongside Tommy English (Kacey Musgraves), Colin Foote (Kygo), and Alex Borel (Ruth B.). Accompanying the single is a stunning official music video, shot at the breathtaking Bethells Beach in New …
A poetic journey through grief, loss, and the transformative power of love. This spoken word piece by Madi Dangerously reminds us that even in the deepest mourning, love has the strength to lift us, heal us, and set us free. Let this piece guide you through the waves of mourning to rediscover the light within. …
Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Will Breman has made a name for himself as a dynamic, musical performer who excites his fans at shows from coast to coast. He’s now releasing a profound and serenely beautiful EP, Searching for the Crown of Bliss, which he says, “has a lot of ties to Bluegrass and mainstream Country stylings, with a …
Photographer – Brian Diescher Evan Taylor, Musical Director for the Late Bernie Worrellof Parliament/Funkadelic FameAnd Talking Heads Fame,Produces Unfinished, Archived Music onBernie Worrell: Wave From the WOOniverse Taylor Recalls “Feeling His Energy”During Posthumous Recording SessionsThat Showcase Worrell’sCollaborative Creative Wizardry Album Now Available Digitally And on CD and Vinyl, HERE Worrell’s music and vibes were universally believed to …