They ARE the Sultans… This very fresh arrangement of an ancient traditional Lebanese song is also a musical tribute to Dick Dale who passed away in March, 2019. Dale was known as “The King of the Surf Guitar” who drew on Middle Eastern music scales in his arrangements (his father was of Lebanese descent). Sultans …
Victoria BC-based electro-pop-rock blenders 12xPretty are back with a new single/video, boasting more dramatic keystrokes and robotic croons. “Caliphornia” plays like a sedated party anthem from the future, navigating the chasm of emptiness left by a culture obsessed with surface level fulfillment. Amen. View this post on Instagram Looking for a cure. #12XPRETTY –⠀ .⠀ …
Behold ultracool alt duo Stars and Rabbit who hail from the Indonesian island of Java. The singer possesses an awesomely powerful yet innocent voice and everything they do is bursting with wacky aesthetic beauty and raw simplicity – a bit like Bjork meets The White Stripes. View this post on Instagram Our collaboration album with …
Behold ØZWALD their latest honey-dipped vibes: retro lo-fi twinge set to early 60’s TV visuals, making their quietly eccentric lyrics come to life. Their ineffable brand of warm, glowing desert folk rock eschews the mainstream grunge pop of their previous work, Jason Wade once fronted the band Lifehouse and Steve Stout is formerly of Lost …
Close semiotic analysis of this performance and the official video will clearly show that this song and it’s accompanying images best explain this unusual year, 2020. View this post on Instagram Will I be on mat? Tune in to find out. (The answer is probably not with my heel stretch form looking like that) @nbcsnl …
Heavy beats, distorted synths, wet guitar rhythms and gospel-like harmonies create a danceable indie pop song about our current struggles these days to agree with each other. https://www.chrismarsolcreates.com/
“Did we ever have a chance? Oh these circumstances, like some sick drought coming up through the floor.” “Plants Behind Glass” engages with our ability to see a lost cause only once the damage is done, only after the effort was made. The song is embellished with a glowing nostalgia, while acknowledging – even missing …
“It makes me quite blue” is an introspective musical and visual journey. It is a raw, and revealing insight deep into my emotional core. In this exploration of self, I reveal my ambivalent nature, flowing between; doubt and certainty, hope and insecurity, optimism and anxiety, enthusiasm and disappointment. This inner conflict can be dark, and …
At 17 years old I found myself stuck in a dark place. Unexpectedly, I met a girl who would turn out to be one of the most important people in my life. She was about as lost as I was and together we were like the blind leading the blind. Our shared experiences going through …
ACCA, the album in which “Differently” is featured, consists primarily of dense, harmonically intricate vocal arrangements — no samples or loops were used in the production of ACCA, and only occasional light touches of strings, accordion, clarinet, and bass were played to support the album’s low end. View this post on Instagram A post shared …
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NEW YORK, NY (January 24, 2020) – After emerging as one of 2019’s boldest and biggest breakout R&B starlets, KIANA LEDÉ returns with a new single entitled “Mad At Me” today. Get it HERE via Republic Records. The track sees her flip the melody from OutKast’s classic “So Fresh, So Clean”, with multi-platinum hit makers “Rice N Peas” (Bazzi, G Eazy) on …
As I slowly work my way through the magnificent Sinatra biography The Chairman, Ava Gardner is already gone by this second book. But there she is on practically every page. She haunts him. He spends fortunes to phone her across oceans. She drives him to great heights by laying his heart so low on The …
Rising out of Nashville’s growing pop scene, Maria Shockey is the empowered songstress guaranteed to be your favorite new artist. The young D.C. native brings an emotional honesty and depth to her lyricism, all the while weaving together melodic and rhythmic ingenuity to deliver hit after hit. Maria boasts a rapidly growing fanbase after two successful summer …
Behold the latest track from a. harlana (aka Juno Roome) which is called “My Dear, I Will Think Of You”. Juno’s music is like a sweater, it wraps around you and keeps you warm – perfect for a January morning in Portland – even when the content of the music is distant. This track lies …
This message was sent from the Andrew Yang for President campaign to all supporters today: East Portland — We take this day each year to commemorate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who fought to bring justice and equality to all people, from every walk of life. We put together a video …
King went to Memphis to help a labor dispute, two months before I was born… King went to a lot of places, knowing full well a gunman might be waiting. He went with a trust in his god, with conviction. But his god didn’t fail him… America failed Dr. King, and continues to fail him. …
Luka Dončić is Larry Bird in slow Motion. Fight me. Everybody except the truest basketball heads said I was cray cray that Bird would be dominating today. I said it for years. It’s documented. Told ya so. Imagine if Luka Dončić was 6’10” and was as quick as Bird at 20. But what’s EVIL about …
One of East Portland Blog’s many educational missions is to serve as the website with the most covers of “Both Sides Now.” To that end, here’s another, and it’s a good one. This one is by Mary Fahl, who is listed several places as the former lead singer of October Project. Well, what was October …
Extraordinary. Visceral and spiritual at once. In Yiddish, a linguistic descendant of Biblical Hebrew, Daniel Kahn is able to make Cohen’s broad brush classic both carnal and linear at the same time.
The family quilt of Americana music is long and well worn. With stitches that took hold hundreds of years ago, the legacy of forlorn lyrics sung over spare, twinkling instrumentation depicting long nights, whiskey glasses and love that too often walks out the door extends further than any can remember. And it will continue well …
Once upon a time, the NFL was three yards and a cloud of dust. Below is Bob Griese’s passing statistics in the Miami Dolphins’ victory in Super Bowl VIII in 1974: 7 passes attempted, 6 completed for 74 yards Here are Jimmy Garoppolo’s passing stats for the victorious San Francisco 49ers in today’s NFC Championship …
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Alternative rock/R&B act, Down North released a performance music video for their most streamed song last year, ‘Eventually’ ( watch here ) as well as instrumental edits for many already released songs. The video was filmed in Seattle, WA last year at 415 Westlake with the help of director Mark Bernard. ‘Eventually’ is the fourth track …
Regal and radiant, Jah9 delves into an introspective sonic journey that enlightens listeners on her third studio album Note To Self, due March 13, 2020 on VP Records. As one of the leading forces in contemporary Jamaican music, the multi-talented artist and yogi blends her signature “jazz on dub” with reggae, soul and afrobeat funk …
This is one of the all-time great toddler/pet photoshoots. Very cute and done with Japanese formality, respect, attention to detail, and need for excellence. Mame and Riku: Instagram | Blog h/t: [My Modern Met] All images via @tamanegi.qoo.riku. https://mymodernmet.com/riku-giant-poodle-friendship-with-mame/ View this post on Instagram . . 華さんの花かんむり被ってご機嫌まめちゃん💕 スポンジのように、どんどん色んなことを吸収しているまめちゃん。 おしゃべりも凄く上手になりました。 最近、まめちゃんとママと私で、女子トーク楽しんでます（笑） . トリミング前の写真なので、くぅさんもふもふ(o^^o) . . まめちゃんのお洋服 @reve_baby_kids …
Halsey is way above Gaga. Halsey is in Beyonce territory. At the :38 second mark, she ha a brief #metoo moment. There are and have always been many predators in the music biz. So far they’ve gotten off easy. Its definitely time for a #musictoo movement.
HALSEY’S NEW ALBUM, MANIC, IS OUT TODAY Tickets On Sale Today For North American Tour Halsey Returns To “Saturday Night Live” As Musical Guest On January 25 Download / Stream Manic HERE Today, Capitol Records released Halsey’s third studio album, Manic, the follow-up to 2017’s Platinum-certified hopeless fountain kingdom, which topped the Billboard 200. The GRAMMY®-nominated, multi-Platinum artist will celebrate the release of Manic with a special …