After six weeks of recording in the countryside Native Sibling are preparing to release their second full-length album Hammer Is Heart. The first single off of the upcoming record, “How to Win,” is a song inspired by the Pioneer Square neighborhood in Seattle. It is a reflection on the relational dynamics of the neighborhood and …
City Girls today release their video for “Not Ya Main” off their acclaimed album PERIOD (Quality Control Music / Motown / Capitol Records). Shot in Miami and directed by Video God, City Girls let it be known that “I’m that bitch, but I am not your bitch.” PERIOD. Known as JT and Yung Miami, City …
Pamela Méndez is Switzerland’s best kept secret when it comes to singing and songwriting. Time to introduce her! Pamela is a singer blessed with a voice that can hardly be ignored. In her lyrics she manages to question societal issues without pointing any fingers. Songs are constructive, deconstructive. This is what contemporary art-pop with a …
I won’t share personal messages, but this thought I just sent to Anthony Cameron AKA Anthony Red Rose, is an exception. This was my reply tonight. I have had this song that came to me on guitar in 2009 that was this African sounding hybrid. It was like an expression of a style that did not yet exist …
A classic album, perfect for Halloween parties. Great, great song. – Steve Stav
So nice to spend a couple hours in the studio with Stingshark Sting. We were working on vocals for ‘Going South’, a track I brought to Hold in Fyah inspired by the fact that MAGA is a collection of fervently half witted anti-American Trash Pandas. But you can dance to it! Antony Su was on hand to document the …
This is Chuck Young’s newest single. It’s an R&B song with a classic sound. Chuck Young is one of the hottest up and coming R&B sensations. He is bringing that heart-beating, love-making R&B sound back. Check out his new single “Keep It In,” presented in an extremely sexy video, below… Project Links: All Platforms Social: …
What did you think was going to happen when you elected a White Supremacist president? Did you think his biggest fans weren’t going to be emboldened to shoot up synagogues, send politicians bombs, and slash throats on Portland trains. I am even more concerned how much support Trump has from law enforcement. Because White Supremacy …
Get ready to add this to your Best of 2018 lists! It’s hard to overstate how beautiful, adventuresome and smooth this EP is! The Verigolds forever! ForeVERIGOLD! The Verigolds are a Southern California Indie/Electronic band. They are known for an ever-changing style which blends indie pop with electro-rock and adds hints of folk. On their …
This new video, “Sucker Punch” by defiant, rebellious, Norwegian pop star Sigrid showcases her non-conformist and progressive attitudes to femininity. It is also quite fun. Check it out. “The video is a bit mad, and that’s the whole point, as there’s a lot going on in the song,” says Sigrid. “It’s filmed in London and …
Appearing on multiple playlists and amassing hundreds of thousands of streams, without a doubt the debut single “Whatever I Want” is a powerful debut single by producer-duo Dom Ford with vocalist Lexi Shanley. Based out of Denver, Colorado, Dom Ford is comprised of Matt Masters and Ryan Griego. Influenced by a wide array of genres, …
Wild Rivers is a starry-eyed folk-pop combo from Toronto (North America’s premier music city), whom you simply must check out. They are a foursome which runs crisp and clean with captivating singers, strong players and magic songwriters. Last summer they released an EP called Eighty-Eight and every song is a masterwork. There’s a real vibe …
It’s just one of those things. It’s a challenge to make sure people get the jist that one of the top guitar players in New Orleans is going to play with The Staxx Brothers on Nov 3rd at The SeaMonster Lounge. It’s no longer an era where you send a press release to The Seattle PI or The …
I got this video of the DJs in Tobago playing ‘Free Your Mind’ and giving me love along with Anthony Cameron, Sly Dunbar‘s, and last night’s award winning ASCAP composer Lenky Marsden, then I ran my 3rd 5k in 34:25 through Forest Park without losing too much breath. I stay ready. You know you ain’t in the White …
I got to work with Lenky Marsden on my song ‘Free Your Mind’. He won another ASCAP award. He’s already a dancehall legend for crossover success with Sean Paul. But this song with DJ Snake and Beebs was the most performed song of the year. There is a reason I call Anthony Cameron ‘Fadda’ and big up Sly Dunbar any chance …
Oh, Harriet… I had such a terrible crush on you. The Sundays, the Cranberries, the Innocence Mission – another golden era for gals with great pipes. – Steve Stav
Greenwood has been under the strangest fog all day. As I rolled in a 3 pm, fog was rolling down the street like a British ghost. My first thought was, “why hasn’t the fog burned off? Where is Watson when I need him?” In Everett the air and sky was crisp and cool. My budtending …
On Sunday night October 21 psychobilly legends the Nekromantix were headlining at El Corazon. I’ve lost count now how many times I’ve seen Nekromantix, but I know I’ll see them again and again. I went to see these guys play (same venue) when I was in a wheel chair as I’d just had knee surgery. …
This piece is a haunting vocal loop with classical overtones. Lovely, just lovely. The first verse is about a snowfall on blooming crocuses in New York City. “The second verse,” says Mullins, “is about the light, the way it literally streams in the room in slivers that illuminate the dust particles. When I’m teaching preschoolers, …
Someone’s comment somewhere has stuck with me: “Blue Oyster Cult’s Buck Dharma is the Edgar Allan Poe of rock.” “I Love The Night” is often interpreted as a great vampire song, and I concur. It’s also one of the most perfect ballads I can think of; I’ve loved it since I was a kid. One …
I am trying to read more, run more, practice more. It’s time to slow down the process and study, even as my life speeds up to a velocity I have never known. There is little time, but it’s the time you find and how much value you can give these quiet moments. Alone. Pretending you …
Not a Halloween song, but any ballad by the Dark Prince kinda qualifies, eh? I consider this one of the finest songs of my generation. The combination of profound, supremely romantic lyrics and a Murphy-typical, mesmerizing vocal performance… one could cover it, with talent, and it might be good. But never as good as the …
I love this tune: an incredible vocalist is nailing a shiny new pop anthem. Definitely worth a few listens. Enjoy. Monique Angele, a unique Canadian (which makes her cool) singer-songwriter currently based in Australia (makes her even cooler), is sharing her recent single, “Our Paradise,” a song inspired by the natural beauty of Australia. More …
With hard driving yet melodic guitar lines, this song elegantly blends the styles of hard rock, country and blues, delivering a potent AF rockabye that is drenched in charisma and worth constant listening. Often referred to as the “local supergroup” in Los Angeles due to the super awesomeness of its’ LA-residing members, Uniform Standard is …
Though the Hall of Fame is a complete sham, I’m still strangely tickled when a slighted act (much less my favorite band that isn’t the Beatles) finally makes the nominee list. Without Roxy Music, much of the 1980s as I knew it wouldn’t have existed. Such an enormous influence; without Roxy, Duran Duran and umpteen …
“This Changes Everything” is a marvelous, deep and loveable song from Dead Space Age’s fine 2018 release Cause / Effect. Give the song a listen below. Check out his website for more info on the album. This is from the Dead Space Age Website: Chicago, Ill. – Dead Space Age is a solo venture of …
If Car Seat Headrest were a car seat headrest, they would no longer fit in a Toyota Prius. A solo project of singer/songwriter Will Toledo in the early years of this decade, Headrest is now a touring juggernaut, with seven members. Blistering sets at the Showbox over the weekend show Headrest now belongs in a …
The lessons after threats drive a black legislator to quit BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Voters in this very liberal, very white state made Kiah Morris a pioneer when in 2014 they elected her as its first black female legislator. Two years later, another Vermont surfaced: racist threats that eventually forced her to leave office in …
People are already starting to debate Paul Allen’s legacy. Some admire him, some disliked him (mostly because of his wealth) and some don’t care at all. I can honestly say his generosity had a major impact on my life as well as countless other people in this region. He used his wealth to try and …
Here’s a viral photo that purports to be Jimi Hendrix backing Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes in Schenectady, New York at the Memorial Chapel of Union College in 1965 or 1966. Is it? You decide. Photo by Jeffrey Hedquist.