Barbie must have reeeeaaaallllly needed the money to get her through college. I’m still laughing from the hilarity of this video directed by Spookie Daly. Swamp funk southern rock band, JJ Grey & Mofro hit the strip club…starring Barbie. “On Fire” is off the critically acclaimed album, Orange Blossoms. Rumor has it these JJ Grey [...]
Spoon-fed fist-pumping club music for breakfast, country music never seems to be on the menu for the Yankee population. Born and raised in New Jersey, my fingers hits the dial faster than a baby’s hand on a stove when country music is on the radio. Now that I live down south, it’s way more prevalent…yet, [...]
SOME BANDS ARE JUST DESTINED. Thanks to crumbling labels, faulty marketing, support slot falterings, and more setbacks than Lindsay Lohan’s sobriety, THE BOXER REBELLION has spent the last ten years pulverizing the music industry’s old guard to achieve monumental accomplishments as an unsigned band. Having more musical layers than a Pink Floyd concert, iTunes US [...]
I never knew Nebraska to be a hotbed for music, but apparently, I needed to be schooled. Compared to rock legends like Bob Dylan and Neil Young, the 26-year old singer songwriter, Joshua James hailing from Lincoln, NE has been catching praise from some of the music industry’s most respected critics and is gaining quite [...]
MySpace is dead. With social media giants Facebook and Twitter’s easy formats to connect with others, it has left the pioneer MySpace site a cumbersome virtual ghost town. Nobody logs in. It’s still used to check out musician’s pages, but most likely due to lack of an easier music comprehensive site. Just like John Mayer’s [...]
It’s difficult to write a review and not come off as a superfanclubpresident. But there are a few telltale signs that I might be biased. I JUST saw Ray LaMontagne and David Gray one week before in Atlanta (with the rest of the Fab4 girls: AudreyAmandaJillian) Fifth time seeing Ray live (in 3 different cities) [...]
MAN, I REMEMBER MY AWKWARD HIGH SCHOOL DANCES LIKE THEY WERE YESTERDAY. Once the DJ pressed play and you heard the first few scattered drum beats and the whisper “Tennessee” blare through the speakers, all of my hormone-infested classmates went CA-RAZY dancing like it was 1999 (for reals)! Of course, no boys wanted to dance with [...]
WHAT Grace Potter does onstage should be illegal. Feeling a little embarrassed watching Grace violently fling her head back and smile in ecstasy during her entire performance, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals rocked Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse last night (7/23/2010). Known for her grainy voice, swamp-rock blues and gospel music influence, Grace’s sexual energy could have inspired the sold-out [...]
The first time I heard the song “Darlin’ I,” I thought I had been punched out. It’s the quintessential driving song courtesy of touring singer/songwriter Tony Lucca. After putting the song on a Mix CD (yes, I still make them) for my girlfriend, Amanda Brown, here’s how the conversation went: AB: OMG. Just heard that Tony Lucca song [...]
I was Christine Daae when I was Fifteen Years Old. When I discovered my favorite play, Phantom of the Opera, I would belt the leading lady’s high notes with gusto (I’m SURE my voice was just as amazing, too) and I was cast under the Phantom’s hypnotic spell. Oh wait…no, I wasn’t on stage, but I wished I was. The [...]
Me do a review for Gareth’s new CD? Since I’ve interviewed Gareth Asher and mentioned him here and here and here – I have as much credibility as Justin Bieber recommending Usher‘s latest drop. Yup, I just compared myself to Justin Bieber. Anyway, It’s been three years since Gareth Asher’s last album I Am The Earth, so when [...]
Remember on the Season Finale of last season’s Grey’s Anatomy when Izzie AND George were dying? Whoa! What an intense cliffhanger and a perfect song to capture the drama. Remember that song that was playing? Yup, that’s Greg Laswell singing “Off I Go.” He’s the biggest TV Star you don’t know. You may not know his [...]
“No one follows someone who sits on the sidelines. Never.” -Bob Lefsetz I woke up this morning to find this phrase in my e-mail inbox, courtesy of Bob Lefsetz e-mail subscription. Popular musical ranter, Bob Lefsetz’ blog was recommended to me by social media/music business mastermind, Tony Caporale. This particular phrase hit home. Let me explain why… [...]
I can’t say I’ve often wondered what Darth Vader’s dreams sound like – but after marinating on indie-pop band Slow Runner’s tagline for their new EP Ghost Rendition announcement video, (Ghost Rendition: It Sounds Like Darth Vader’s Dreams, I’m thinking maybe Darth Vader’s musical tastes lean toward the ”lyrical pop music shot out into space“ variety. Paste Magazine honored Slow Runner as one [...]
THE MUSIC WORLD is having a full-on identity crisis. As much as people are drawn to the spectacle of the flashing lights and over-the-top over-produced music (long live Lady Gaga), there also seems to be a movement of music lovers seeking a more exposed and honest sound. That stripped, under-produced simplicity of a well-crafted song is a refreshing change [...]
