Month: September 2021

PLANNINGTOROCK Releases “Girl You Got My Heart”

(credit: Riinu Rahuoja Rostron) Acclaimed artist, singer-songwriter, producer, composer, director, and DJ Planningtorock – aka Jam Rahouja Rostron – releases their newest song “Girl You Got My Heart” today via Human Level. A love letter to and celebration of their wife, the song comes just days after the couple’s first wedding anniversary and Planningtorock’s inclusion on Lady Gaga’s Dawn …

EDDIE VEDDER UNVEILS NEW SOLO SINGLE “LONG WAY,” FIRST SINGLE FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM EARTHLING

New York, September 8, 2021 – Today, Eddie Vedder releases a brand-new solo single entitled “Long Way” via Seattle Surf/Republic Records. The song is the first song off Vedder’s forthcoming solo album Earthling. Listen to “Long Way” HERE and watch the official lyric video HERE. In creating the song, Vedder worked with producer Andrew Watt in their first collaboration together. Vedder’s iconic vocals shine through as Watt’s production drives home the emotions of the …

Behold the World Premiere of Rich Arithmetic’s Double-A Sided Single: “YOU ARE ALWAYS RIGHT” and “UP TO YOU” by Steve Stav

In the Golden Age of 45’s, we would’ve called Rich Arithmetic’s latest single a Double-A side.  On YOU ARE ALWAYS RIGHT, Rich opens one of his most vital arteries, and with his longtime singing partner Lance Morgan, they spill sweet harmonies on to a canvas of late ‘60s folk rock (by way of mid-’80s Athens jangle). Kansas guitar …

Where East Meets West for Business Success: Darren McKellin Practices “Mind Over Sales” by Robert E. Claar I

Darren McKellin is well known around Tokyo as an avid practitioner of meditation and proponent of mindful action in all settings. He is also a gifted storyteller with an advanced sense of humor which he uses to challenge those around him to be better versions of themselves. I’m delighted that Darren has written Mind over …

Revenge of the Stepford Wives: ABBA IS BACK! Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid return with ABBA VOYAGE, A revolutionary concert, 40 years in the making, and a brand new studio album

“Decades ago we survived our dour Swedish grandparents and their troublesome lutefisk. Now an international singing sensation has returned to remind us that septuagenarian Scandinavians are still a major drag…” – One Swede-Am in East Portland Says ABBA: “It’s been a while since we made music together [mostly because we couldn’t stand each other]. Almost …

Some Heard Trouble – Hivemind, by Paul “The Legend” Johnson

I dig it.Ropa dopin a bit.Very loaded upon… the bitter edge of opportunity and being needed. Like a sword of Damocles, it is hovering… –Paul “The Legend” Johnson Melbourne’s Some Heard Trouble is releasing a blistering, hard-edged single called “Hivemind” and along with it, a fantastical video featuring VR, screaming underwater and growing ever closer to the …

“I believe I was dirt and I’ll be dirt again…”: The Psychedelic Furs share new track, ‘Evergreen’ – Tour starts 9/15

Photo by Reed Davis The Psychedelic Furs are releasing an awesome new song “Evergreen,” today ahead of North American and European tour dates.  If the late poet Robert Frost were reviewing the song he’d say, the “[Evergreen] woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep.” The …