Music

Nneka – My Home

Nigerian-German pop star Nneka‘s new album, Soul Is Heavy, is an incredibly honest record and a great fusion of hip-hop beats, reggae grooves, brass riffs and African-pop. Coki (Digital Mystikz) also just remixed her single “My Home.” You can check out that remix which premiered on Fader HERE or stream her entire album HERE.

Turning Down a Drink With Flogging Molly is Grounds for Divorce – FM to Play PDX 3/11 and SEA 3/13, By Holly Homan

[Flogging Molly will rock Portland’s Roseland Theater on March 11 and Seattle’s Paramount Ballroom on March 13, be there and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day early. More tour information may be viewed here.] Flogging Molly played a free show at the University of Washington campus back in (I think) 2006. I took my kids who at …

“Small World” Songwriter Robert Sherman Dead at 86, By Steve Stav

Robert Sherman, WWII (Europe) Army combat veteran, painter, and one of the most remarkable composers of the post-War era. Besides a lot of family movie soundtrack work (Disney, Snoopy Come Home, Charlotte’s Web, etc.) Robert and his brother wrote the fabulous “You’re Sixteen,” made popular by Johnny Burnette, and later, Ringo Starr. I highly recommend …