Divine Inspiration? Ten Songs with Odd Subject Matter
Not for everyone the boys meets girl theme so many lyrics concentrate on. For some, inspiration, even in a small part, can come from the […]
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Les Reed, Composer, Conductor, Musician, Arranger and Songwriter, Dies aged 83.
I was terribly sad to learn last night that my Facebook friend, Les Reed had passed away. Even at 83, he seemed full of limitless […]
Otis McDonald – The Mozart of Funk Changing the Music Industry
Otis McDonald is not a name which will trip off the tongue to many, though is stealthily becoming one of the world’s most listened-to artists. […]
MORTEN LAVA Release Nordic Indie Pop Track ‘Colour Me’
Releasing his new single ‘Colour Me’ officially on March 8th, Morten Lava takes a departure from the acoustic folk-rock roots of his debut EP and explores the use of […]
Hal Blaine, The Most Remarkable Drummer of All-Time
John Bonham; Mitch Mitchell; Ginger Baker…the list of “greatest drummers” rarely deviates from the usual names, generally those who began their careers in the sixties […]
Weyes Blood to Unleash ‘Titanic Rising,’ Her New Album, Available on April 5th.
Weyes Blood (pronounced wizebluhd) will release Titanic Rising, her fourth album and Sub Pop Records debut, worldwide on CD/LP/DL/CS April 5th, 2019. The album features the lead single […]
PachYa Launches Last Minute Bid to Halt Brexit by the Power of Eurovision!
It’s difficult to imagine that despite the carnage that the UK’s attempts to leave the European Union have already wrought, there might actually be sympathy […]
Why Music Fans Need to be Taking Flack
“Folk” has had exactly the same kind of re-branding “country” had a few years ago. No longer seen as fuddy-duddy or requiring someone to sing […]
Hitha – Sounds Like Teen Spirit
As the half-hearted title might suggest, Hitha‘s music comes from that magical, terrible place – the teenager’s mind. However, forget your snotty upstarts, old-before-their-time starlets […]
Brooke Law the Latest to Highlight Women’s Rights through Music
“Women are under a lot of pressure to be a certain type – a good mum, a good wife, not too thin or fat, not […]