Last night I sat on the couch, reading Elvis in Vegas by Richard Zoglin while my beautiful wife, a classically trained musician, tortured herself, as she does every week, by watching The Voice. Aside from John Legend, the show sucks. Singers strutted their stuff and sang covers, poorly, typically off key/just plain out of tune/flat. …
Month: November 2021
Temptation gnaws on your mind like a dog returning to an old bone. One moment you’re distracted and the next there’s that bone again…tickling your brain, telling you lies, perhaps drawing you into danger. Quality temptation is relentless. It’s so good you may as well get on with it so life can move ahead. A …
Grammy- and American Music Award-winning artist Kali Uchis was nominated for Best Música Urbana Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards for her critically acclaimed Spanish-language album Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞. The album features hit track “telepatía,” which recently won Uchis Favorite Latin Song at the 2021 American Music Awards and surpassed 1.8 billion global streams after hitting #1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay and Latin Pop Airplay charts and topping Latin Digital Song …
Not too long ago I wrote about North Park College’s 1985, senior-laden men’s basketball team’s journey to the school’s FOURTH national championship. Coach Bosko led that team in his first year after working as the top assistant coach for many years. Preparing for the 1985-86 season, Bosko now faced fielding his first recruiting class as …
Sheffield, UK’s bilingual (Welsh-English) psych/post-punk four-piece Sister Wives have teamed up with Carmarthenshire’s psych duo Tacsidermi for an exciting musical union. The Double A single ‘O Fy Nghof’ / ‘A Oes Heddwch’ will be released on limited edition lathe-cut vinyl on 17th December via Libertino Records, and is out now digitally. Both bands wrote the …
In March 2014, Russia illegally annexed Crimea and the city of Sevastopol – a violation of the territorial integrity of Ukraine – in order to have access to the Black Sea. The USA and Europe did nothing to stop the invasion. The former was still mired in Iraq and Afghanistan and Ukraine did not have …
With her playful June 2021 single, “I Dented Your Truck,” Stephanie Lee aka Lady Redneck established herself as one of country music’s freshest new voices. Her Betty Boop-meets-“Santa Baby” delivery drove the single to the top of the international iTunes country charts, and led the song to more than 25K Spotify streams. Now, the Dallas, …
Earlier this month, budding global pop star Lolo Zouaï shared her mesmeric new single, “Scooter” via Keep It On The Lolo/RCA Records. Today the official music video arrives, directed by Piotr Lebryk and shot in Paris during Paris Fashion Week. Racing on a fuzzy hot pink scooter, the visual fully encapsulates Lolo’s brand of sweet meets sour pop. “Scooter” further proves that this consummate …
Hannah Scott says of this lovely video: “Thanks to all our generous Kickstarter supporters, we were able to head to Suffolk in August and film this video with the very talented Mann Bros. Media. The church is St Mary’s, Bramford, the church I grew up singing in the choir in. You can even see the house …
R&B/Pop Artist Tanille Edwards is a multi-talented songstress who writes her own lyrics and produces the musical arrangements for her fresh new songs. Her soulful sound is uniquely reminiscent of those lyrically passionate, club groovin’ beats of the 80’s. A native New Yorker, Tanille’s music has global range. Her passion for entertaining began at the …
Several friends have told me they love the drinks I make on my Instagram page (@architecture_of_the_cocktail) but would like to hear my take on how to set up a home bar. As we head into the holidays, many of us entertaining for the first time in a year and a half, so I have broken down my thoughts …
This is the first in a series of posts introducing my favorite herbs, their traditional uses and the stories surrounding them that have been passed down through the ages ~ often morphed and embellished along the way. The working heading is “I’d Like to Introduce You to My Friend Herb!” Today I would like to …
Formed only 2 months before the global pandemic hit, Nick Babcock and Laila Kharouba make up your new favourite pop duo, Your Paris. Self-declared as “Fleetwood Mac meets Ariana Grande,” Your Paris offers an ethereal pop sound with undeniable influences from country/folk, rock, and R&B, featuring heartfelt lyrics that are both relatable and intoxicating. The …
Today, Philly post-punk quartet Full Bush share “Wild Heart,” the second single off their sophomore EP, Movie Night, due December 3 via Brutal Panda Records. Of the track, Kate said: “Learning to embrace what sets you apart and how you can embody those parts of yourself that perhaps you were told weren’t socially acceptable for one reason or another is what …
On the blustery, rainy Sunday night of November 14 I ventured out to see a new ska band from So. Cal called The Undisputed World Champions. The show was at a club near downtown Seattle called Lo-Fi Performance Gallery, a cozy little hole in the wall. While The Undisputed World Champions’ main focus is ska, …
I miss mixtapes! I didn’t make many and have received even fewer, but it’s illuminating to see what tunes friends and lovers dig. As anyone who compiles a mixtape (this includes CDs) knows, it’s an act of creation bringing together those complementary cuts that connect to the person who’s getting the CD. Mixtapes can be …
Greg Story, Master Trainer at Dale Carnegie Training Tokyo, recently interviewed first time author Darren McKellin. The interview is engaging and gives the listener a first hand look into life and business in Japan through the eyes of an American who first moved to Japan 30 years ago. McKellin recently published the successful business text, Mind Over …
Hello East Portland, Here’s my Christmas song: “Christmas to me.” I hope you like it. “Christmas To Me” starts with a fairytale sound but the chorus is mega EDM with a nice, solid contemporary beat. The sleigh bells are also available and of course the ukulele plays a role. Above all, it is a very …
Lyn says, “I’m so excited for my first Christmas themed release. The first song of the bundle is called ‘Messed Up On Christmas,’ and it’s a little sad girl song about feeling lonely around the holiday season. I feel like a lot of people can relate to wanting to spend Christmas with someone special, but not …
Tokyo, Japan’s ATARASHII GAKKO!, are thrilled to release their brand new EP today. Entitled SNACKTIME, the EP’s five tracks were created with legendary producer Money Mark (known for his collaboration with the Beastie Boys among many others). SNACKTIME arrives off the back of AG!’s first ever American show at last weekend’s Head In The Clouds festival, where they knocked the (knee) socks off …
If you and your family have just arrived in Portland, congratulations and welcome to your new neighborhood. It’s the fastest-growing city in Oregon, with around 30,000 new arrivals each year, so the locals are used to greeting new faces, and you’ll find them to be a friendly and welcoming bunch. At least, most are welcoming, but more on …
Several friends have told me they love the drinks I make on my Instagram page (@architecture_of_the_cocktail) but would like to hear my take on how to set up a home bar. As we head into the holidays, many of us entertaining for the first time in a year and a half, so I have broken down my thoughts …
My alma mater, North Park College (now University), completely dominated NCAA Division III Mens Basketball just prior to my arrival on campus. With a cumulative record of 86-10, in 1978, 1979, and 1980, NPC won the national championship three times in a row. Growing up in Minnesota, I never saw any of those early championship …
Several friends have told me they love the drinks I make on my Instagram page (@architecture_of_the_cocktail) but would like more basic information. As we head into the holidays, many of us will be entertaining for the first time in a year and a half, so I have broken down my thoughts on what it takes to assemble an efficient and flexible home …
Undoubtedly the best Pentatonix vocal performance yet. Their spectacular new album, Evergreen, is out now. See below for performance information. https://smarturl.it/PTXEvergreen https://www.facebook.com/Pentatonix December 6, 2021 (Los Angeles, CA) – Today, Pentatonix has announced Pentatonix: The Evergreen Experience, the three-time GRAMMY® Award-winning and multi-platinum selling artist’s full length streamed concert via Moment House. The exclusive live show will be streamed on the premium social …