Month: October 2020

KENNEDY STEPHENS’ TRIBUTE TO BREONNA TAYLOR -“BLACK WILL SEE PRAISE (WOUNDS)” EARNS SUPPORT FROM TIFFANY HADDISH, JAMIE FOXX, DIDDY, NAOMI CAMPBELL, SNOOP DOGG, LALA ANTHONY, MANY OTHERS

“Black Will See Praise (Wounds),”Kennedy Stephens’ tribute to Breonna Taylor that has earned the support of Gayle King, Tiffany Haddish, Jamie Foxx and many more since its arrival on Instagram in September, is now available across all platforms via Def Jam Recordings. On behalf of Kennedy and her brave new song, a contribution will be made to the Social Change Fund, an organization created …

Tik Tok Superstars EARCANDY Release A Cappella Christmas Album: An EARCANDY Christmas

EARCANDY has released their debut album with Republic Records, An EARCANDY Christmas. The 11-person multi-talented a cappella group has dominated the Tik Tok scene after surpassing 60 million views and 13 million likes in the last two months. Listen to An EARCANDY Christmas: HERE. EARCANDY consists of Jonathan Tilkin, Sri Ramesh, Anthony Gargiula, Taylor Edlin, Kavya Borra, Ryan Narciso, Jilaine Marie Orton, Naomi Joy Turner, Nina Ann Nelson, Lyric Slaughter, and Republic …

Josh Groban – Celebrate Me Home, the Impossible Dream

Global superstar Josh Groban has released his version of the classic Kenny Loggins song, “Celebrate Me Home,” via Reprise Records. The song is off his forthcoming album, Harmony, out November 20th. The album is available for pre-order, and fans who pre-order the album will receive an instant grat download of “Celebrate Me Home,” along with the previously released “Impossible Dream.” Listen …

TENACIOUS D, ELIZABETH WARREN, PETE BUTTIGIEG, AND MORE COVER “TIME WARP”

It’s astounding…time is fleeting…and the 2020 election is nearly here. Earlier in this unthinkable year, everyone’s favorite rock band Tenacious D – comprised of Jack Black and Kyle Gass – announced they would be touring throughout the fall in Swing States across the country to help encourage a massive voter turnout in this year’s election. Called “The Purple Nurple Tour – Twisting Hard …

Ghostlawns Highly Anticipated Debut Album ‘Motorik’ Out

Cardiff-based musical collective Ghostlawns release their debut album ‘Motorik’ through Bandcamp and streaming services on 30th October 2020.  Recorded by renowned producer Charlie Francis (REM, Robyn Hitchcock), the album will be released through SUB Records. There are a limited number of CDs available for purchase through the Ghostlawns Bandcamp page. Their album taster “Y Gorwel” and singles “Breaking Out” and “FFOI” have received international …

Drax Project & Fetty Wap team up for enthralling new track & visual “Firefly”     

New Zealand four-piece Drax Project are back with “Firefly,” a sublime new collaboration with Fetty Wap featuring AACACIA. Last year, Drax released the fun, catchy video “Woke Up Late.” Firefly” sees the quartet lean further into their R&B sensibilities and adopt a more mature sound, all while keeping their signature jazz licks and impeccable vibes intact.  By fusing the stylings of Drax Project …

Heart’s Ann Wilson Rocks On: “The Revolution Starts Now”

Legendary rock musician Ann Wilson has returned with her first release in two years. “The Revolution Starts Now” is available now on Ann’s official YouTube Channel and for digital download on AnnWilson.com. “The Revolution Starts Now” was originally recorded by Steve Earle and first appeared as the title track of his GRAMMY nominated 2004 album The Revolution Starts Now. “This is …

Zoe & Cloyd – That Home Far Away

Arden, North Carolina (October 19, 2020) — No matter how widely eclectic roots music duo Zoe & Cloyd ventures, they always have a place on their setlist for bluegrass, and a deep familiarity with the form that guarantees their bluegrass efforts are authentic in every respect — musically, lyrically and emotionally. So it’s no surprise that their latest …

Jessie Wagner – Shoes Droppin’ at the End of Time

Popular touring vocalist Jessie Wagner (Lenny Kravitz, Chic, Duran Duran, Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul) and frontwoman for NYC rock/soul band Army of the Underdog has dropped “End of Time,” a new single and video off of her debut solo album, ‘Shoes Droppin,’ which was released October 9th via Wicked Cool Records. Stream “Shoes Droppin” on all digital platforms. Of …

Architecture of the Cocktail: National Breast Cancer Awareness Month – The Sexy History of the Coupe Glass, by Bill Stott

Ancient Greek Mastos cup, ca. 500 BCE  In October of 2008, my wife finished chemotherapy for Breast Cancer. She was diagnosed in April and started radiation therapy in June, finishing the Friday before the October Race for the Cure in Omaha. She was determined to walk the one-mile route to poke her finger in cancer’s eye, and I decided that if she could walk the mile, I could …

Amritha Shakti – Take Me Home

Behold Amritha Shakti, a singer-songwriter born in Chennai, India and raised in Sydney, Australia. She has just released a new soul/gospel track called ‘Take Me Home,’,  This glorious track combines gospel music with Indian/ Tamil instrumentation and vocals. Shakti worked with a team of killer jazz musicians in Sydney and everything was recorded live.    “This song represents …

Sofiane Pamart – Nara, Ha Long Bay

Following his debut US single, today France’s most outstanding young pianist Sofiane Pamart releases his second single “Nara.” The 28-year-old Frenchman and Gold Medalist of the National Conservatory of Lille in many ways is the enfant terrible of French classical music. Noticed for his ardour, strong and rebellious temperament – he is devoted to the composition of his work rather …

Architecture of the Cocktail: Happy National Vodka Day (yesterday) by Bill Stott

 White Russian – recipe below  When I was a senior in college, I spent my last semester studying architecture in London, and happen to have lucked into joining a group of fellow students from Fresno State in a week-long trip to the Soviet Union. Not Russia – this was an actual behind the iron curtain trip in 1985. We spent the first four days in Moscow, and one night we smuggled a group of Soviet kids our age into the International Hotel we were staying in. Citizens were not …

Road Trip-Ready: Portland’s Driving for Peaches Releases Head Straight

Following on from September’s release of their debut tune, “Salt,” Portland’s newest band, Driving for Peaches today digitally-released “Head Straight.” The second of three songs recorded earlier this year while under COVID restrictions, Head Straight offers a counterpoint to the alt-pop vibes of Salt, and sees the band exploring a more hard-hitting sound, with forceful, overdriven …

BLACKPINK – ‘Lovesick Girls’ M/V: Ten Million Views in the First 60 Minutes, Album Released

October 2ND, 2020 — Santa Monica, CA — One of the year’s most wildly anticipated releases, THE ALBUM by BLACKPINK is out today via YG Entertainment/Interscope Records. With guest spots from Selena Gomez and Cardi B, THE ALBUM is the first full-length studio effort from the powerhouse K-pop quartet.  Go HERE to listen to THE ALBUM by BLACKPINK now.  Also today, BLACKPINK have premiered the mind-blowing visual for “Lovesick Girls,” the third single …