dma Trump is not a negotiator. He is the nut case that is taking hostages. Watching his surviving supporters lower themselves out to the whorish depths of Stockholm Syndrome, as they try to explain Trump’s brilliant tactics is just a type of mental sickness cognitive dissonance can reliably provide. Oh I know I am stigmatizing …
Month: December 2018
You want a true story? How about a true story about how I dealt with Westboro Baptist Church today at the game? Take note. Because I unleashed mental Jazz on those evil muthaf☆ckaz. Ever since I saw the meme of ‘Satan’ offering free hugs next to them, my wheels have been turning. Because you have …
This is a great work of art, a tasty slice of music and a left hook of political commentary. Every word is TRUE TRUE TRUE. Just like the Jazz Bible says, “Ye shall know the truth, Daddio, and still nothin’ gonna get set free until ye ready to free yo self.” Well, are ye ready …
Beneath the Hollow is a four piece metal animal from Chicago, IL. With their sophomore album Nihilist, the band offers a dark, agressive and hauntingly melodic sonic landscape. I’d go see this band. The vocals on “Nihilist” and “Omens” from the new album sound similar to Corey Taylor of Slipknot, and that is a compliment. …
(New York, NY) Walk Off The Earth has confirmed that band member Mike “Beard Guy” Taylor passed away from natural causes on Sunday, December 30th. “Mike had a love for life that was unmatched and a willingness to give that went beyond ordinary means,” the band says. “Our deepest sympathies are with his two children, …
‘No be Joke’ is the first video to be released off Sean Dampte’s debut EP The Awoodah Begins. The video was shot in locations around London, UK and directed by renowned Video Director Doyin Ajakaye aka Simplicity for DMA Studios. Song was produced by Joey Benks and mastered by DXL da Beat for Savage Music Inc. Listen …
“I wanted to shoot out in the sparseness of the desert and then in a ‘pay by the hour’ motel,” says Shaylen. “I feel like the energy and loneliness of both locations add to feeling the song conveys. In the end, even though heartbreak sucks and is lonely and isolating and a little desperate, like …
Luna Keller is a “once in a generation voice.” She has Lara Nyro’s range and aptitude for whimsy combined with the smooth, soothing reassurance of Norah Jones. Luna describes herself as “a young singer-songwriter making honest music with passion” and while her saintly humility is disarming, it’s hard to overstate her talent and potential. Her …
The Portland Literary Festival was a hopping place a few weeks ago. Its biggest event was a visit by Tom Hanks, who last year had published Uncommon Type, a book of short stories with a recurring theme of antique typewriters. His talk, which required special tickets, was sold out weeks in advance, and the line …
This is why musicians need help. It’s why I am going to need help to continue to produce music. I really really really want to. But the systen is broken. Spotify and the major labels made billions as planned when Spotify went public. Phone manufacturers and carriers make billions every week selling devices and services …
My earth angel, my sonic Queen, my guiding light in the booth, my Everythang, Mrs. Mell Dettmer is heading back to Mali with her husband Mamadou Diakite for the first time in YEARS. She is planning on doing some recording with some of the greatest West African artists you have yet to discover. Please consider contributing to her campaign. …
This is wild, you’ve got to hear it. Very fun. Life is just better in Europe. The single ANX was released on 23 of Nov and was added to several Spotify playlists like New Music Friday, Sweden and Iceland. The song has also been played on the radio in Sweden, Finland, Estonia, and Canada. The Magnettes are …
2018 should be remembered as the “Free Your Mind” year. We tend to take Davin Michael Stedman for granted, but 2018 was his year and we should look back and celebrate it. Very few people will ever have as fancy a trip around the sun as DMS had in 2018. He traveled to Jamaica and …
I love these tunes. Some of the best and deepest tracks I’ve ever found. Listen and learn! Released on Mello Music Group, Marlowe is a triumph of ambition, a rap bricolage blending prohibition and civil rights-era samples with Asian psychedelic rock flourishes. Today we’re pleased to release the instrumentation behind the 2018 standout album from …
Singer-songwriter Audra Mae, the great grand-niece of Judy Garland, shares her rendition of the enchanting classic “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”. Mae is also known for writing songs and singing with artists such as Christina Aguilera, The Chainsmokers, and Avicii. The intimate live video, presented by Jammcard, shows the captivating one-take performance of just Mae and …
Last July, the Carr Fire burned almost 400 square miles and forced nearly forty thousand residents of Redding, CA, including myself, to evacuate. The center of it was Whiskeytown Lake, about ten miles from my abode, and five months later there are wide swathes of landscape that look as if World War I passed over …
Portland’s own Randal Wyatt drops his latest solo offering “Ones”, produced by Draft Drumz and it is SMOOTH BABY SMOOTH. This summer, while on the road with his band Speaker Minds, Randal Wyatt ended up sharing a bill at a show in Tempe, AZ with beatsmith Draft Drumz. He played a variety of beats to …
Ilu finds influences in the chiming linear sounds of Faust IV, the classic album by Krautrock pioneers Faust and in the New Wave and early New Romantic movements. Also, certain flourishes found within ‘Systems Of Romance’ by Ultravox can be heard in ilu’s delicate, yet bold and unafraid second single ‘Jaanus’ (above). Ilu has chosen …
Nashville singer-songwriter Langhorne Slim has released a poignant new video for his single “Life Is Confusing” which you simply must see. Everyone loves this song and vid. The clever video puts a comical twist on the polarizing chaos that ensues from the over-the-top news reporting that we are faced with today. In the style of …
Sweet Love is a Psychedelic R&B slow burner built around dreamy atmospheric production. It employs background twinkling synthesizers and sound effects that occasionally appear throughout the track. The Chino Moreno-inspired vocals also sweep through a hazy build-up equipped with psychedelic guitar strums and an 808 bass-driven hook that has pop sensibility. Finally, the track finishes …
If you don’t know Dan Tyack, get to know Dan Tyack and his music. This is one of the greats you can afford to see around town. Impress your date, by taking them to show where you actually get to hang out with The Stars of the night. You might catch Dan at Rhythm & Rye. It’s …
For the second straight year, the Golden State Warriors have been a difficult team to assess during the regular season. They still have the best starting lineup of any team in the NBA, and when they are at their best, no team in either conference can match up with them. The problem, however, is that …
This melody came to me in the closing minutes of Christmas. A little gift from the universe? Or is this somebody else’s song? It sounds too perfect. Like an old pentonic blues riff; how could only little ol’ me have been the first to do this with these notes? Is it mine? “This fire won’t …
Merry Christmas. Whether you’re off brand, or on brand, remember that this all only means a damn if we’re good to each other. Lets pause and remember how we can do this life by next year even better. The road is uncertain and we do need each other. Enjoy the moment, and this strange vortex …
JHENE AIKO. THE QUEEN OF BREAK UP ANTHEMS, IS BACK WITH “WASTED LOVE” FREESTYLE http://www.jheneaiko.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jheneaiko/
Fightmilk is an incredibly promising band. They inspire ancient comparisons– and not entirely fair comparisons as Fightmilk has much more upside– to The Photos. “Dream Phone” is a great little pop tune. Check out their previous song, “Four Star Hotel,” as it is also a winner. http://recklessyes.com/ https://www.facebook.com/fightmilkisaband “Congratulations on your terrible tattoo…”
There is no better night of the year to return to Sweet Home Chicago than Christmas Eve, Xmas in Chi-town during the Reign of King Richard (Daley) the First (“Too ra loo ra loo ral…”) was a joyous fulcrum week at the bottom of the year filled with food, spirits, parties, singing, crying and fighting. …
Sam Smith has released “Fire On Fire,” a song he co-wrote with GRAMMY® and BRIT award winning producer/songwriter Steve Mac for the forthcoming adaptation of the classic Richard Adams’ novel, Watership Down. “Fire On Fire” will serve as the theme to the animated mini-series. Smith recorded the track with the BBC Concert Orchestra at London’s …
A big theme for me that I keep thinking about is this: I don’t want to waste people’s time. Time is a treasure beyond measure. We don’t know how much of it we have left. People are willing to give it if they don’t feel it is going to be squandered and unappreciated, and that …
Fun story about my Dad, a DNA test and my British rock band Sherlock Soul. One of the reasons my Dad is really giving me a DNA test for Christmas is because he is hoping myself and his brother come up German. He thought we had this German blood. We were supposed to be related …