Photo Credit: Darin Back Dream pop legends The Ocean Blue today announced the release of their first new album in over 6 years – Kings and Queens / Knaves and Thieves is out June 21 on Korda Records. The Ocean Blue arrived as the 1980s drew to close, and their debut record on famed Sire Records (Madonna, The Cure, …
Ultracool singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rebecca Haviland and her band Rebecca Haviland and Whiskey Heart just shared a twangy new single with a touch of soul to get ready for those late summer night drives, “Hideaway.” Rebecca’s big vocals and intimate songwriting à la Brandi Carlile and Kacey Musgraves front her band made up of Todd Caldwell (Crosby, …
On Tuesday afternoon May 21 approximately a thousand people gathered in front of Seattle’s City Hall to protest the unconstitutional attacks on women’s reproductive rights that have been recently signed into law in several states. Currently eight states have passed blatantly unconstitutional laws restricting when a woman can have an abortion. Some states are imprisoning …
Jason Matu’s new tune is lovable beyond words. Listen and enjoy the melody, the groovy guitars, the hooks, the heartfelt delivery and disarming imagery, the catchy pop textures and apt production. Amazing stuff! Share with all your friends, relatives and frenemies. Bio: Jason Matu is a self-certified force of nature living the dream in Brooklyn, …
This is unmatched as a workout tune. Very Catchy. High level of melody retention material After exploding on Instagram with over 2.7 million views, a video with the track made its way to TikTok where countless fan videos and memes mimicking the style of The Boyboy West Coast were created. The track then made its …
Rising ‘technodisco’ duo Local Suicide and esoteric artist Nicki Fehr have teamed up for the release of the unearthly Leopard Gum EP on Lumière Noire. This is the second release of 2019 for the intimate French label curated by influential Parisian DJ and producer Chloé; coming quickly on the back of Bajram Bili’s cerebral Reshaped Distortion EP and Chloé’s own Endless Revisions Live, and following on from last …
Great stuff! It’s right as rain! Check it out! Fauvely is the project of Chicago-based singer-guitarist Sophie Brochu, who creates deeply personal dream-pop music.W After completing her master’s in fiction writing and feeling frustrated with the constraints of her craft, Sophie turned to music for its raw and immediate release. The title of her debut …
I have been an employee of the Federal government for over 25 years and never planted my arse in a Federally-owned building. Since that arrangement will change in a couple of weeks I have been purging my 10’x10′ cubicle of “institutional knowledge,” various reports, and documents I have not perused in over 15 years. Basically, …
It’s a real snake. The video was shot in the breathtaking Bonneville Salt Flats of Tooele County, in northwestern Utah. Choreographed by Charity and Andres, both finalists from the hit show World of Dance, the message of the song is expressed through their contemporary dance. Gia takes inspiration from her own life experiences to convey …
Just in time for prom season, Gothenburg’s finest, Beverly Kills, have released a prom-themed winner of a song and video. The City of Gothenburg has no relation to Batman or Gotham City, but if you were a goth, a batcaver, don’t you wish you lived in a place called “Gothenburg?” What could be more goth …
Between my nosebleed seat ticket, hotel and other incidentals, I spent about $500 this weekend to attend Game 3 of the 2019 NBA Western Conference Finals between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. Some would consider this kind of expense for one game extravagant and possibly a little crazy, but I did …
W.C. Beck is a great singer, songwriter and musician. Just listen to his stuff, like the videos above and below. It’s delicious! There was a time, not too long ago, when he lived in Portland, Oregon and worked hard as a musician in various roles with The Dandy Warhols, Decemberists, The Portland Country Underground, Blue …
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Babe Ruth with a nutritionist and a life coach would dominate the major leagues today. He was more athletic than players today. You try to hit a 600 foot homerun drunk, 100 pounds over weight, with sleep apnea and gonorrhea. Great athlete. Show me one athlete of any nationality hit the ball as far, run …
I have some really cool news to break this next week about my collaborations with Kingston, Jamaica artist, Italee. She was there in some magic moments. She was watching as I was recording ‘Bush Doctor’ with Chinna Inna Di Yard and I couldn’t help but notice. The first time we really had a chance to …
This is a very cool tune by Bowie from the 1977 album “Low”, as performed on his 1978 tour. – Jim Basnight, Northwest Rock Superhero, can always be found at JimBasnightMusic.com
A whole generation of bands copied them. If you’ve seen this before a million times in the 80’s, it’s only because you were late on Roxy Music. Here they are at their peak with “Both Ends Burning,” a single that was a hit in the UK, but went nowhere in the states, even though it …
What’s going on Portland? Too much sunshine? I’ve got electro pop prowess and the new EP from 24-yr-old Ananya Birla – an Indian born, London-bred multi-platform badass who is a wake up call and inspiration to marginalized youth and women of all continents, types, preferences, lifestyles and power levels. Her EP, Fingerprint, is out now …
You’ve got to hear this guy. He’s fantastic and he’s got shows coming up in Portland and Eugene: Wed 7/10 – Mississippi Studios, Portland OR Thu 7/11 – Cider House Music Hall, Eugene OR Fri 7/12 – Timber Fest, Carnation, WA Sat 7/13 – The Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver, BC Kelly Finnigan, the lead singer of …
Halsey, the first singer to be named after a street in Portland, Oregon, examines the expectations placed on women in our society – and then shatters them – with her powerful new single, “Nightmare.” (Debbie Harry, the lead singer of the groundbreaking 70s-80s band Blondie, makes an all-time great Easter Egg appearance aroung the 3:30 …
This culture of reporting each other on social media over supposed Community Standards will bleed over into real life. In some countries where this platform that is the status quo. And people go to jail and caned because they are reported. Ask NBA player Enes Kanter. This platform is breeding behaviors that people clung to …
I haven’t enjoyed an Eminem album in years, though there have been moments I have been thoroughly impressed such as Rap God. But Brian Dicaprio and I had a fascinating thought tonight when we were chillin’ at the gym discussing Em’s genius and the mild autism I spotted the first time I saw him do …
Thina by Seba Kaapstad Mello Music Group’s Seba Kaapstad have just released their highly anticipated debut album Thina, streaming exclusively today on OkayAfrica and available on all streaming platforms tomorrow May 17th. Seba Kaapstad offers an effortless unity, one which can only be yielded from an embrace of different ideas, cultures, and sounds. Thina conjures beatific grooves that radiate with hints of soul, jazz, …
I love Tiny Fighter. They’re back, and this time they’ve got an ultracool video. Check it out. They are fierce little, tiny, tiny fighters: Swedish-Australian indie pop outfit TINY FIGHTER presents ‘Katrina’, a heartfelt Americana-inspired ballad about personal strength and renewal in the face of challenge. The accompanying video was directed by Swedish photographer-producer Rikard …
This is the title track of an album coming out on May 31. “Stella Bella Strada” loosely translates to “beautiful star of the road” and is the namesake of Kevin Breit’s custom guitar built by master Luthier Joseph Yanzuiello. Armed with this product of elite craftsmanship and 2 busloads of Kevin’s most trusted musical companions, …
Today, The Black Keys release the music video for their new song “Go,” from their upcoming album “Let’s Rock.” The video is directed by Bryan Schlam and finds the band struggling to reconnect after five years apart. Patrick Carney says, “It was great making this video with Bryan, partially because it was filmed at the …
With Lil Berete having recently been banned from filming in his home estate of Regent Park in Toronto, the location of almost all of his previous videos to date, Berete traveled all around the world, from London to the Bay, to film the video for his latest single “Goat Cheese.” INSTA
This is an incredibly cool song and video. Give it a listen. This is the naked information fight for which the internet was created. I want to introduce you to a next level band. Jaialai is a cast of dextrous first generation immigrants from Venezuela, El Salvador, and Cuba. They rock solid and eat power …
Hook, Line & Sinker is the first single from a body of work created with PictureHouse songwriters Dave Browne and Yann O’Brien in Dublin over the last 6 months. Since it’s release the track has been playlisted on RTE Radio 1 and has received huge support from regional radio in the UK. Frankie, …