Month: August 2018

The Melodians – Rivers of Babylon

https://youtu.be/CDYAqz603TE “After its release in 1970, the song quickly became well known in Jamaica. According to Brent Dowe, the song was initially banned by the Jamaican government because “its overt Rastafarian references (‘King Alpha’ and ‘O Far-I’) were considered subversive and potentially inflammatory”. Leslie Kong, the group’s producer, attacked the government for banning a song …

DON McLEAN JOINS ED SHEERAN, ROGER DALTREY, VAN MORRISON, JOHN FOGERTY AND MORE FOR CHARITY FUNDRAISER; PERFORMS HIS CLASSIC ‘VINCENT’ WITH SHEERAN

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. – Legendary American singer, songwriter and performer Don McLean recently helped raise funds for Teen Cancer America (TCA) and UCLA Health. At the Backyard Concert 2018, McLean joined Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Van Morrison and Roger Daltrey, as well as GRAMMY Award winner Ed Sheeran and others for a once-in-a-generation …

Conn Raney – Show Up

Conn Raney lives in Los Angeles now, but he spent some formative years in East Portland while his father attended Multnomah Bible College, which is now called Multnomah University and is located around 85th NE and NE Glisan. In Portland Raney first heard Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” and life was never the same after that. Another …

A Small Group of White Supremacists Are Met With A Much Larger Counter Protest in Downtown Seattle Saturday Afternoon, by Holly Homan

On the hot humid Saturday of August 18 I headed downtown to Seattle’s City Hall to join others protesting a white supremacy group calling themselves the Patriot Prayer group. As I wandered up and down the block I heard chants like, NO KKK. No fascist USA. No Trump. Rows of police lined the street on …

ORUAM – Looking Straight

Oruam is an Italian record producer, songwriter and DJ currently based in Perth, Australia. Oruam started working on “Looking Straight” while on vacation in Broome, he was locked up inside a hotel room while a cyclone was happening outside. The track features a mix of dance elements, from the soft intro to the breakdown and …

Darling Cora – Angie

This video is a master class in fingerstyle picking. Watch and learn kids… Darling Cora herself says, “Here is my cover of Scottish folk singer-songwriter and guitarist Bert Jansch’s “Angie”, which was based on Davey Graham’s original “Anji”. Hope you enjoy!” http://darlingcoramusic.com/

Too Fast – I Want it All

Too Fast is the breakthrough collaboration of three seasoned artists- electronic music producer Cyran, singers K-Lien and Dave L- introducing a tantalizing new sound to the music world. At its core a bracing blend of EDM and Hip-Hop, their music is infused with bold topical themes to move even the most jaded, weaving a powerful …

PSA – Ghost

Oozing attitude and commanding attention, PSA’s new video for “Ghost” embodies the bombastic spirit of the rising Seattle pop star. Cheered on by her team, PSA lambasts a love gone sour with tongue-in-cheek flair. Native to the Pacific Northwest, PSA embodies the creativity and freedom of DIY culture as well as the drive and ambition …