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D Grant Smith

D Grant Smith is a mentor and coach for aspiring and emerging musicians, also the host of The Appetizer Radio Show, a variety music program syndicated across the globe and heard online at
Low Ones and Sixes New Album

Low Carries A Full House With Ones And Sixes

May 31, 2018Oct 1, 2015 by D Grant Smith

For a band who has been steadily producing great music for multiple decades, it would seem natural or even permissive for one release to slip … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags album review, house is on fire, Low, Ones and Sixes, trio
a-ha take on me 30 years

A-Ha Takes On 30 Years Of Rock Stardom

May 31, 2018Oct 1, 2015 by D Grant Smith

Thirty years ago, a Norwegian pop band exploded on the worldwide music stage with a hit song that would propel them to the top of … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags Billboard Hit, James Bond, James Bond theme, Norway, one-hit wonder, platinum album, platinum records, Take On Me

David Bowie Will Compose Original Music For SpongeBob Squarepants Musical

May 31, 2018Oct 1, 2015 by D Grant Smith

Converting major media entities into a Broadway creation will put on a different pair of pants next June, as Spongebob takes on the musical stage. … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags A Space Odyssey, cartoon, Cyndi Lauper, Musical, Royal Highness Of Atlantis, Spongebob, Spongebob Squarepants

Rolling Stones Keith Richards Slams Rap Music

May 31, 2018Oct 1, 2015 by D Grant Smith

Keith Richards has done so recently, and the veteran rock star isn’t holding much back in his rhetoric regarding rap music. Speaking to The New … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags NY Daily News, rhythm, snycopation
UK Grocer Tesco Now Offering Vinyl Albums In Store

UK Tesco Becomes First Supermarket to Reintroduce Vinyl in Stores

May 31, 2018Oct 1, 2015 by D Grant Smith

I’m a big fan of combining food metaphors with music. In many ways, it’s one of the best descriptive methods of illustrating how great a … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags culinary arts, food, grocery store, music industry, music pairing, supermarket, Tesco, vinyl, vinyl albums, vinyl records
Siouxsie Soux hannibal series

Siouxsie Soux Finale to Hannibal is First Single in 8 Years

May 31, 2018Oct 1, 2015 by D Grant Smith

NBC and Sky television networks won’t be doing any more episodes of the crime drama Hannibal. But that doesn’t mean that the show has lost … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags Bryan Fuller, entertainment weekly, Hannibal, music, NBC, producers, single, Sky, studio, tv series, TV show, tv show conclusion
How It Should Have Ended Super Cafe Batman vs Superman

Batman Has Bad Blood With Superman In New Parody Video

May 31, 2018Oct 1, 2015 by D Grant Smith

The makers of How It Should Have Ended have taken their Super Cafe series featuring Batman and Superman to a new level, where parody takes … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP, MUSIC FUN Tags animated, bat suit, Batman, Batman vs Superman, cartoon, HISHE, How It Should Have Ended, paroday, parody, Superman, teaser, video
damn vandals british punk

UK Punk Band Damn Vandals Bleeds Into Indie Rock

May 31, 2018Oct 1, 2015 by D Grant Smith

British punk and American punk are seemingly two very different genres. I’ve been a long time fan of punk, yet I admit that my affinities … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags anti-authority, Strung Out, Tre Cool
David Gilmour 5am orchestra teaser

Orchestra Joins In On David Gilmour New Album

Jul 1, 2018Sep 30, 2015 by D Grant Smith

David Gilmour, the famed Pink Floyd guitarist is set to release a new album that will include the accompaniment of musicians outside of his normal … Read more

Categories CLASSICAL, JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags air studios, BBC, London, new release, Paradise Lost, Rattle That Lock, September 2015, single
amazing grace documentary aretha franklin

Aretha Franklin Blocks Showing Of Documentary At Telluride

May 31, 2018Sep 28, 2015 by D Grant Smith

You would normally think that a documentary about an entertainer would be welcomed by the performer whom is the subject of the piece. Typically, documentaries … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags Alan Elliott, Amazing Grace, documentary, film festival, legal battle, music, music rights, Sydney Pollack, telluride, The Denver Post, Warner Bros
jon cleary new orleans piano

Discover A History Of New Orleans Piano By Jon Cleary

May 31, 2018Sep 28, 2015 by D Grant Smith

Jon Cleary is a multi-talented musician and historian. When Hurricane Katrina swept through New Orleans, causing tremendous damage to the city and sending residents fleeing … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags brass band, funk, groove, history, Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, New Orleans piano, Parade, Piano, rhythm, snare drum
Lowercase Noises

Lowercase Noises Delivers Capital Sounds On New Album

May 31, 2018Sep 28, 2015 by D Grant Smith

As a music critic and radio show host I make it a point to showcase only quality and talented musicians. Those who have not reached … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags 10th album, percussion, Piano, story line, talented writer, video
the essential van morrison

Break Into More Than Hits On The Essential Van Morrison

May 31, 2018Sep 28, 2015 by D Grant Smith

Van Morrison has been doing a lot with his past records in 2015, including several re-releases, one of which was reviewed here. This year also … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags album, best of album, Brown eyed girl, bside, caravan, Cleaning Windows, domino, essential album, fan favorite, legacy recordings, legend, music fan, Sweet Thing
the beverleys brutal LP

The Beverleys Deliver Throwback 90s Grunge Sound

May 31, 2018Sep 28, 2015 by D Grant Smith

It’s been a while since Courtney Love was on the minds of up and coming music stars, unless you’re watching documentaries on whatever happened to … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags Canadian, Courtney Love, Hole, new music, new release, trio
Step-Panther

Australia’s Step-Panther Rattles Garage Punk Cages

May 31, 2018Sep 28, 2015 by D Grant Smith

Garage Punk is a growing sub-genre in the indie rock realm, with new bands emerging from across the globe. For Australia’s contribution, Step-Panther is leading … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags 2012, Australia, self-titled release, subgenre
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