Month: March 2020

New Pretenders Song: Chrissie Hynde’s Youthful, Sultry, Magic, Voice Unchanged By 40 Years

  Produced by the legendary Stephen Street (The Smiths, Blur), the new Pretenders Album HATE FOR SALE features 10 new songs written by Chrissie Hynde and Pretenders guitarist James Walbourne – their first full-length songwriting collaboration to date. Furthermore, the album – which follows 2016’s acclaimed ALONE – marks the first Pretenders album to feature …

Emilie Nicolas – Who’s Gonna Love You

https://www.facebook.com/emilienicolasofficial Norwegian singer Emilie Nicolas returns today (March 13) with her new single ‘Who’s Gonna Love You’. The first new music to be heard since her acclaimed 2018 album Tranquille Emile, the new single also stands as the first cut to be lifted from her third album, due for release in May this year. A song centred around …

BlackieBlueBird – What time is it?

Copenhagen’s dream pop duo BlackieBlueBird return with their second album “Goodbye in July”. BlackieBlueBird are the vocalist Heidi Lindahl and the composer Nils Lassen; together they create delicate torch songs of reverb and echo that captivate the listener with resonating guitars, wailing harmonicas, maudlin mandolins and a choir of lonely mermaids that sporadically embraces Heidi’s …

Waxahatchee – Can’t Do Much

Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) is gearing up to release her highly anticipated new album Saint Cloud, out March 27th worldwide. Critics are already hailing Saint Cloud as a career-defining album with Crutchfield’s songwriting front and center. Previously released songs like “Fire” and “Lilacs” have set the stage for what fans can expect from this release, …

Niall Horan – No Judgement

 Boss Baby Brody – the four-year-old boy who went viral when his mom posted a clip of him dancing to “The Nutcracker” – takes on Niall Horan’s “No Judgement” in a new video, which premiered today. View HERE Brody, also known as “Tiny Dancer” and “Baby Fosse,” was named “Dancer of the Week” by The Radio City Rockettes and has earned …

Claire Atkins – Eternal Return

https://eternalreturn.com.au/ https://www.facebook.com/claire.atkins.524 View this post on Instagram So excited to say on International Women's Day that the girls from SHIT are back! Get your diaries, and plan that road trip. Tickets on sale this week. . . #SHIT #patriciacornelius #australianplays #australiantheatre #actor #internationalwomensday A post shared by Claire Atkins (@pinkyandmaurice) on Mar 7, 2020 at …

The Noolands – Too Close

With a ton of heart, talent and grooves that make us move, The Noolands are here to kick down the doors of 2020 with a brand new single and music video! The Noolands are an eclectic group of longtime Canadian friends from Barrie, Ontario. At its very core, the band is based on steadfast friendship, collaboration, storytelling and …

Margaret Glaspy – Killing What Keeps Us Alive

On Margaret Glaspy’s long-awaited second album, Devotion, this highly acclaimed young artist reaffirms her status as one of the most sharp-eyed singer-songwriters of her generation while managing to fearlessly reinvent her sound. The results are as exhilarating and defy expectations. Coming home after nearly three years on the road in support of her 2016 debut album Emotions …

Justin Fancy – Long Time Comin’

Justin Fancy resides gleefully in the small town of Conception Bay South, Newfoundland, a place which locals call “Newf Nashville.” https://www.facebook.com/justinfancymusic http://justinfancymusic.ca/ View this post on Instagram Little Q & A with childhood friends @sampico and @justinfancy talking about the inspiration for the song #thinkaboutyou 🎵we are having so much fun filming the music video!! …

Yael Naim – Shine

For the video, the renowned performance artist and acrobat Yoann Bourgeois choreographed Naim to move on a BOSU ball. The result is a striking, almost balletic performance in which Naim appears to defy gravity as she contorts her body. Director of photography Martim Vian (Moses Sumney’s “Worth It”) employs shadows and sporadic lighting to magnify the artist’s haunting movements. The …

Mark Vickness – Grey Skye

Behold the latest from modern fingerstyle guitarist Mark Vickness. He’s known for his virtuosic solo output as well as being as the instrumental half of acclaimed acoustic fusion duo Glass House. In anticipation of his new solo album, Interconnected, Vickness is releasing a paired down, black & white video for the song “Grey Skye.” The …

12xPretty is flush with dark and surreal electro-pop which borders on the phantasmagorical

Behold the eponymous new release from Alt-pop duo 12xPretty. It’s an album flush with dark and surreal electro-pop which borders on the phantasmagorical. And here’s the video for the single, “Miserable Machines.” View this post on Instagram Art: Should it comfort or confront?⠀ Image by @aaronaubrey —⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ …

Carmanah – As I See You

View this post on Instagram Temporary avalanche road block today = time to park and admire a sweet Kootenay view😍 Back on track for Cranbrook/Winter Ale Series tonight! Thanks Rossland for a really fun evening last night 😘✌🏽 A post shared by CARMANAH (@carmanahband) on Feb 19, 2020 at 2:20pm PST Tweets by carmanahband

Låpsley – Speaking of the End

Monday, March 16th – In advance of the release of her highly-anticipated second album Through Water on Friday, Låpsley today reveals a brand new song from the record. “Speaking of the End” is a ballad that gets to the heart of Through Water’s duality, reflecting on relationships of the past with a firm eye on the future. It’s another beautiful cut …

Satin Nickel Release New Single – Free

Americana/folk band, Satin Nickel, has released the new single, “Free,” and is currently putting the finishing touches on a live video to be released in late March. “Free” is the latest offering from the upcoming album, Shadow of Doubt, out April 10th. Satin Nickel’s Samanta Aneson (vocals, guitar, banjo) wrote the song after moving from California to …

La Moxie – If I fall

This song and video are fantastic! La Moxie is a band which hears the drumbeat of everyday comedy and dances to it like everyone is watching. And we should be watching, because they’re really cool, especially the singer, the horny drummer and the guy who does the side eye. The other (ultimate rock) dude is …

Given the sensible break in the current action necessitated by our viral crisis, those so-inclined may wish to revisit The Pro Basketball Past, which was somehow more scintillating AND more human-scale, at the same time! by Tom Kipp

Having recently re-read two of my favorite books–FOUL! THE CONNIE HAWKINS STORY (David Wolf, 1972) and LOOSE BALLS: THE SHORT, WILD LIFE OF THE AMERICAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (Terry Pluto, 1990)–I was especially struck today to encounter this photo of five of the ABA’s greatest stars (from the left: Connie Hawkins, Marvin Barnes, Julius “Dr. J” …