Month: November 2018
There’s no substitute for genius. David Gray is back with an incredible song and video. Dig it! David Gray personally sought out Baltimore-based zoetrope artist Eric Dyer to create the kaleidoscopic clip featured in the video. The visual nods towards the track’s rumination on the cyclical brevity of life and ecology with projected time lapse …
The Village People have a new Christmas tune for this holiday season and it’s a stone cold jam. Give it a listen. Victor Willis, the lead singer for such yesteryear hits as “YMCA” and “In the Navy” has returned for this track.
Behold the world you have created… This will become the country-hop “Jolene” for the smartphone generation. “Nothing Breaks Like A Heart” was co-written by Ronson with Miley Cyrus, along with Ilsey Juber, Thomas Brenneck, The Picard Brothers, and Conor Rayne Syzmanski. The track was produced by Ronson and co-produced by the Picard Brothers, with additional …
On November 27 I had the esteemed privilege of attending a concert by Squirrel Nut Zippers. I have been a fan of this band for over 20 years and was elated to learn they were touring again and making a stop at Seattle’s Crocodile, one of Seattle’s long-standing clubs. This eight-piece hailing from Chapel Hill, …
LAND OF A 1000 Hooks: I am working with Adam Kutchman on a new track. It’s been an exciting challenge to connect with different producers and friends on developing singles I intend to reproduce on stage. Some of these songs…they sound like hits. I am used to playing a song for years before I even have a …
What a photo of Justin Smith and I at possibly the last Staxx Brothers show in Seattle. This was not long before I stripped down to my boxers and made deep precious love to that hammond like the sexy and consensual piece of furniture she is. Yesterday a customer came in the shop and said “wait, you’re …
Seattle – Green Lake – Nov. 2018 Photos by Holly Homan, all rights reserved.
I finally wrote a song about The Mongols. I was on the way to work listening to Persian history and the Mongol King Tamerlane comes up. What a name. I wrote this wondering wanting to sing about The Golden Horde of Mongols that ruled Russia up until Ivan The Terrible. Well it turns out the …
As a youngster, Licia Chery wanted to “talk to music.” She started learning piano at age 6 and discovered Soul music a few years later. Born and raised in Switzerland by Haitian parents, Licia Chery craved for references during a long time. With Soul music, she could finally see artists who looked like her physically …
“Candy”, captured beautifully on 8mm film and playfully nodding to pushy photographers and crazed shoots, was shot by director, songwriter and actress Nöel Wells (perhaps best known for her role in season one of Master Of None / Saturday Night Live) and is a perfect meeting of minds between the two artists. Of the collaboration, …
I love this new tune from Stephen Michael Murphy. Check it out. Here’s what he has to say about it: “We were heading for the hills when I got that familiar call from mission control to create something new . The end result “Root Down Low” is another soulful voice in a booming chorus demanding …
Here’s the most recent from The Black Tones, you’re gonna love it!
Known for his comic and controversial lyrics, Kafinal brings us another song that should be a definite conversation starter. After having won Canada’s coveted music award, the Juno, in 2016, fans have been greeting each new release from Kafinal as a long awaited hit or crowd favorite. Timing is everything; this summer was busy with …
Oh this is dumb. But I want to know how dumb it is. Can you water proof regular cordless headphones? Probably not. I am betting 3 to 1 odds against me. None of the headphones for swimming are really suitable for a myriad of reasons, including the fact that bluetooth is trash when it comes …
8 years ago at The Boom Boom Room George Clinton sent down his troops in Parliament Funkadelic to sit in The Staxx Brothers after their show at Yoshis. The owner Zander Andreas who was considering managing The Staxx Brothers at the time, gave us the heads up that George had mentioned his plans, and that …
I replied to my old and dear friend Richard Mockler just moments ago, upon encountering in my FB feed this latest evidence of his audacious creativity and legendary Montana charisma. Ahem, “Richard, to describe this exemplary feat of communicative compression as a Masterpiece would be to undersell, I think, its many charms! I for one …
January 5th one of my dreams comes true. Eva Walker is interviewing me that evening on KEXP’s Audio Oasis. The label, which I have yet to announce and will soon, is reintroducing ‘Free Your Mind’ in digital stores in conjunction with Eva’s interview. To my knowledge, I have never been played on KEXP. Given that I released …
ElectroBluesSociety has succeeded again. I love this tune. They are a group of Dutch musicians who gather to record blues songs in the most faithfully traditional way possible by using vintage equipment. Here’s what they have to say about “Tell Me.” For this recording ElectroBluesSociety went back to basics and teamed up with Mississippi bluesman Boo Boo …
Let’s hear it for the SoundCloud algorithm. Less than four hours after the song above was posted. SoundCloud was making sure I heard it because the algorithm “just knew” I would love the classical choral sound and appreciate the enormous social import of this piece. (Don’t worry, I write these words facetiously. I am concerned …
Getting into the Irish poet Phil Lynott. I always knew I would. I think I need to start covering ‘Whiskey in a Jar’. He had what Van Morrison called the Hurrrrah in his voice, that real singers have. You either have it or you don’t. A singer should make you turn your head and turn …
Pretty Archie, Cape Breton’s finest and friendliest Canadiana band wants you to love them: “This Whole Town” is about falling in love in a town that could really use some warmth. The song was inspired by the people of our hometown Sydney (including ourselves) and the internal struggle of wondering if you’re in the right …
Don’t watch either of these videos if you’re afraid of the truth or overly sensitive about anything. Both of these videos– the doll-centric motion-capture lyric video and the energetic live action official vid– have their particular charms. Born in Boston with roots in Haiti, now residing in LA, TeaMarr is a force of nature. Check …
You are going to hear more about my label and production company Soul United. I am launching a new band called The Soul United Allstars to bring music to stage in some exciting ways at home and around the globe. I have a label that has been teaming up with other labels to get music …
Things that fascinate me #137 about this Brave New World today: What if I did pass out 5000 fliers? It used to be the normal thing. Now you trust an algorithm. And now thanks to algorithms Donald Trump is President, and America is a fascist state the world genuinely enjoys laughing at – with every …
Bad Religion have released a new single titled “My Sanity.” Greg Graffin’s vocals on this tune are, by the humble punk standards of Bad Religion’s origin, simply beautiful. Previously, Bad Religion released “The Profane Rights of Man,” a “short, fast, and packed with righteous harmonies” track according to Consequence of Sound. Additionally, the band released …
“Earth is the Right Place for Love came after my dad passed away. He was sick for 9 months and until the day he died my heart didn’t even consider that as a possibility. So when it actually happened I couldn’t believe it. This song was written when I was in deep depression and as …
Yeah, I am never getting past the House of Representatives, even when I’m 80. Thank you Justin Smith for pausing from your duties on keyboards to capture this Golden moment, moments after a fan said, “You said you would” And I said I said, “A f☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ck I did.” …and then I realized I was wearing the undergarments …
Recently as life’s challenges have seemed unsurmountable, like climbing a frosty ass glacier in just my adidas warm ups, I have managed to overcome that sense of helplessness and improbability, because of one secret. Sly Dunbar wants ‘Free Your Mind’ to be a hit, he loves the video, and is happy to tell people about …
My word. I rushed out of the house this morning to work out at Body By Impulse which I am excited to tell you all about, but knowing I wear the electric super hero suit there, I left in my pajamas, clinging to my work clothes in a bag. But at some point I stopped clinging to …