Sandra Entermann is an Australian singer of Christian music, contemporary and otherwise. She has become a global phenomenon in the last year as she has been organizing these weekly “Sabbath Singalongs with Sandra” where she joins a rotating cast of choristers and musicians who get together and sing every Friday night hoping their listeners join …
“Don’t go chasin’ waterfalls. You know where the water falls…” This is a great song by the very cool V. Rose. She reads the Word, and lives it. Just listen. https://www.facebook.com/vrosemusic
It’s David Byrne’s birthday, so a fitting time to celebrate the deliciously paradoxical “Listening Wind,” one of Talking Heads’ lesser known gems on Remain in Light. Of all the polyrhythms and African incantations on that record, “Wind” is the most hypnotic. “The wind in my heart, the wind in my heartThe dust in my hair, …
Pokémon’s 25th-anniversary celebration continues with today’s release of iconic recording artist Katy Perry’s new single and video, “Electric.” Katy, whose love for all things Pokémon dates back to childhood, when she played the original video games on her Game Boy, created the track especially for “Pokémon 25: The Album,” which will be released this fall by Universal Music Group’s …
The newest music video from Maggie Rose is out everywhere now. The Nashville-based rock and soul singer-songwriter Maggie Rose exclusively premiered the music video for her recently released song, “Saint” on CMT, MTV, and MTVU earlier this week. “Saint” is the third track to be released in advance of Rose’s forthcoming studio album, Have A Seat, due out on August 20 via Starstruck Records. Have …
Melbourne’s Ryan Downey‘s luminous art-rock album A TON OF COLOURS is about humanness – its beauty, its contradictions, and our desire for connection. It is a love letter to the beauty of emotional expression and communication, with love being the conduit for this joy of self-expression. There’s a soul-sharing vulnerability throughout, found in the aching longing of ‘Contact’ (“If I …
“As a child I have a memory of being visited by an alien, and I’ve been searching for that being ever since…” – Milla Fay Sunde shares her thoughts on the single. Unique electro-pop duo TGC (The Green Children) has released their latest single, ‘Sophie.’ The single is taken from their upcoming LP, Parallels, which …
Credit: Eszter+David Liz Phair is thrilled to release a new song from her highly-anticipated album, Soberish, which is due for release on June 4th, 2021 via Chrysalis Records. The track, entitled “In There,” is a percolating, simmering song about vulnerability, with the sort of incredible wordplay and melodies that only Phair can create. “In There,” which follows the release of album single and …
LIZJE is a red hot Colombian/American performer, songwriter, and producer. Set musically en fuego by the powerful sounds of her active childhood, Lizje learned to love music from supreme voices like Lauryn Hill, Jill Scott and too many crazy-great, wild-awesome Latin American artists to mention. Her music fuses spicy modern pop with classic smoove soul …
“…Y’all don’t see me on SundaysYou don’t think that’s rightI see most of you wastedwhere I play on Saturday night. Y’all stumble to the stage, shout ‘Livin on a Prayer’and all those drinks you’re poundin’got you more than halfway there…” – Givin’ a Damn (Don’t Go with My Outfit) “Some of these things I’ve wanted …
Photo Credit: Karen Murphy Today, rock band Sleater-Kinney return with a new single and video entitled “Worry With You.” It marks their first new music since 2019. The accompanying visual, which was shot in Portland, OR was directed by Alberta Poon and stars Fabi Reyna and Megan Watson. Watch/Listen HERE. The song also heralds the arrival of the group’s tenth …
This project was a collaboration between Gina Powers (songwriter), Trever Nelson (producer) and Kyle Medenwald (film maker) along with Mitchell Rittenbach (bass) and Russell Pfaff (percussion), members of The GPB, who appear in the video. A special thanks to First Congregational United Church of Christ in Moorhead, MN, Cheryl Carlton Powers (Gina’s daughter who appears …
Cooked up in the Blue Note Lab, GPP/RMX presents last year’s band-defining masterpiece, GoGo Penguin, re-imagined through the filter of some of the world’s finest producers and remixers. Cornelius’s mix (above) is both intelligent and beautiful. The way he’s sliced up and repositioned the piano melodies and combined them with synth lines makes it familiar but also gives it a new …
“Behind Closed Doors” is a dark pop song about the unfortunate dark things that can go on behind closed doors. Domestic abuse is the most common crime in every jurisdiction in America (and probably the world) and has been on the rise during quarantine. This song’s subject matter is incredibly important and must be brought …
Today, songwriter Gracie Abrams shares her poignant new single “Mess It Up” and its accompanying video — a heart-melting portrait of shattered hopes and smashed layer cakes. Released via Interscope Records, “Mess It Up” is available now at all digital retailers; listen HERE and watch the video HERE. Directed by Matty Peacock (the filmmaker behind such iconic visuals as “Ice Cream” by BLACKPINK with …
Her name is Sweetjane X. She’s a sexy singer, trenchant songwriter, caring music pedagogue and woke AF entrepreneur who is transforming New Orleans. She grinds on alternative pop that pulls hard on a panoply of cool-mongering influences, directions and sounds. Her upcoming album, Life On Venus is a sublime genre-crashing felony that savages (in the best possible ways) …
Jim Steinman had “IT.” Writing a musical at 18? His German musical version of “Bat Out of Hell” starred Franziska Schuster. Bat Out of Hell (musical) | Jim Steinman Wiki | Fandom Ms. Schuster is the vocalist in a band called The Huggee Swing Band. It’s song, “Peel Me a Grape, has THREE Youtube (YT) views. …
Falernum. You may know what it is, and you may not. You may even have a bottle in your home bar. And even if you have never heard of it, if you have had a properly made Tiki drink – you have likely had it without knowing. Falernum is in some ways the Caribbean seasoning of simple syrup. People …
When Fantastic Negrito shills, he does it with integrity. The Oakland blues-soul man has released “Root City,” an anthem for Oakland Roots SC, a three-year-old professional soccer team, and there are no sly, subliminal nudges for your custom in his video. He’s wearing a Puma tracksuit and sneakers in some shots, and he actually points out …
Remember the hype and saga surrounding the Jackie Robinson West Little League team from Chicago that competed for the Little League championship game in summer 2014? https://www.eastportlandblog.com/2015/02/21/champion-cheaters-by-mark-erickson/ Earlier this week the two lawsuits have been settled/dismissed. The decision by Little League International to strip JRW of its title remains, and the suit against two coaches …
What would the Kentucky Derby be without the Mint Julep? What would horseracing be without the iconic Kentucky Derby? And what would the Derby be without the Mint Julep (or those hats)? And to keep this train of thought going – what would the julep be without mint? The first two questions are hypothetical – but the last …
French Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) is the parlor trick of herbs. When you bite into a fresh leaf, first you taste the anise flavor then wait a moment and your tongue temporarily goes a bit numb. French tarragon in the old herbals is often referred to as the little dragon because of it’s winding roots. It …
Yellow Trash Can (YTC), made up of multi-instrumentalist Jason Navarrete and Sony songwriter Jitta On The Track, came to life in late 2019, when Jason and Jitta were hired for a gig to produce music and print merchandise for the original “Yellow Trash Can.” The company bearing the duo’s band name tried to run off …
Moon Vs Sun, GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter, and artist Chantal Kreviazuk and Our Lady Peace frontman, Raine Maida, have released their album I’m Going To Break Your Heart, along with the documentary film of the same name, which was shot when they recorded the album at the French island of Saint Pierre et Miquelon. After more …
Photo by Ebru Yildiz Grammy-winning songwriter and producer Paula Cole shares her new song “Black Mountain Blues.” Recorded by Bessie Smith and covered by Janis Joplin, Cole’s version of the song is the second single from her upcoming album American Quilt. “It’s strong like black coffee and it’s warrior-esque”, says Cole. American Quilt will be released on May 21st through …
(Jim Steinman, left, with Meat Loaf, right) How magical was Jim Steinman? Well, he wrote brutally honest songs about men lusting after women, gave them orchestral bombast and delivery by the mighty-lunged Meat Loaf, and they’ve been wedding reception standards ever since. Look up “Two out of Three Ain’t Bad” on YouTube, and people are still …
Five years ago today, Prince boarded the Mothership. Yesterday, he sprinkled some Purple Dust on Minnesota. (Chauvin verdict) Live music is returning to Chicago! Less than four miles from my house, https://northshorecenter.org/event/fareed-haque/ Fareed Haque has collaborated with Billy Cobham who is the favorite drummer of my son’s long-time (age 5-16ish) drum instructor. The warmup band, The …
Kanyakla is a group of people that loves Christian Music and seeks to share the love of Christ through singing. They are from Uthiru, Central Province, Kenya. https://www.facebook.com/Kanyakla-107666274385255/
OK Humans — the time has come to unleash Weezer’s long-awaited homage to metal upon the world: Van Weezer will be released on May 7 via Crush Music/Atlantic Records. A new song from the album, “I Need Some Of That,” has been released today. “I Need Some Of That” follows the release of last year’s “Hero” and “Beginning Of The End,” as well as 2019’s “End Of The Game,” all …