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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
firekid indie artist

Indie Artist firekid Releases Magic Mountain Video

May 31, 2018May 30, 2015 by D Grant Smith

Every coin has a heads and a tails, or at least it has two sides. Stories operate this way too, at least to Dillon Hodges, … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags magic mountain, Paste Magazine, singer-songwriter, stories
Dawes // Photo by Ben Kaye

First Listen To Dawes New Music Right On Time

May 31, 2018May 20, 2015 by D Grant Smith

Indie folk rock has seen a surge in emerging bands since 2008 and the popularity of the genre paired with the rise of the American … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags All Your Favorite Bands, American hipster, Blitzen Trapper, new song, North Hills, Right On Time
Johnny Cash begind the long black veil

Paste Releases The 50 Saddest Songs Of All Time

May 31, 2018May 20, 2015 by D Grant Smith

What is it about sad songs that we as a music community find appealing? Do we truly benefit from music that doesn’t leave us with … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags 50 saddest songs of all time, Drive By Truckers, Iron & Wine, Paste
brandon flowers the killers

The Killers Brandon Flowers Takes Solo Route

May 31, 2018May 4, 2015 by D Grant Smith

What does it look like when one of the world’s biggest names in independent music reaches their peak? You might ask Brandon Flowers, frontman and … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags Rolling Stone, singer-songwriter
Payson Lewis and Lindsay Pearce

Payson Lewis & Lindsay Pearce Refresh Green Day’s Basket Case

May 31, 2018Apr 30, 2015 by D Grant Smith

Indie duo Payson Lewis and Lindsay Pearce’s latest take on cover songs create a different presence for craziness. The melodic harmonizing of the two vocalists … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags Basket Case, cover song, Dookie, Los Angeles music scene
blake shelton audition x factor

Blake Shelton’s Audition On X Factor

May 31, 2018Apr 30, 2015 by D Grant Smith

Network TV music shows have hit a new high, this time thanks to a spoof video of Blake Shelton and X Factor. Simon Cowell, known … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags audition, clips, spoof video, X Factor
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Radiohead’s Creep Gets A Postmodern Jukebox Twist

May 31, 2018Apr 29, 2015 by D Grant Smith

This is the case for the 1992 hit that put UK alt-rock icon Radiohead on the map for music fans with their song Creep. Considered … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags American Idol, cover, Creep, jazz band, vintage radio style
dave mustaine metallica

Megadeth Founder Dave Mustaine Marks 32 Years Since Metallica Split

May 31, 2018Apr 29, 2015 by D Grant Smith

This April marks the 32 year split of Dave Mustaine from 80s metal band Metallica. The former lead of one of modern rock’s biggest names … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags 80s metal band, alcoholism, angry drunk, Ron McGovney
three sisters the warning metallica

Three Sisters Metallica Cover Pays For Their College Tuition

May 31, 2018Apr 23, 2015 by D Grant Smith

Three sisters are taking over Youtube and in the process capturing music fans’ hearts in the hopes of being able to take a trip to … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags 2014, berklee college of music, Enter The Sandman, fundraising, Mexico, The Warning
Randy Bachman

Neil Young Advice To Randy Bachman Results In Heavy Blues

May 31, 2018Apr 23, 2015 by D Grant Smith

Classic rock icons are known for paving the way forward for every generation of rock music that has followed the 1960s and 1970s. Randy Bachman … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags advice, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, best album since 1976, Heavy Blues, scare yourself, solo album, The Guess Who, Wayne Parry
Mike Gordon John Mayer Weir Photo

Mystery Photo Of Mike Gordon, John Mayer and Bob Weir Emerges

May 31, 2018Apr 22, 2015 by D Grant Smith

A mysterious photo has recently emerged showing Bob Weir together with pop guitarist John Mayer and Phish founder/bassist Mike Gordon. Weir, a founding member of … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags founding member, Late Show, mysterious photo, Phil Lesh, photo, rehearsal, summer tour, The Late
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All About That Bass Gets Big Band Cover From Postmodern Jukebox

May 31, 2018Apr 22, 2015 by D Grant Smith

Big band is making a comeback, particularly in indie music. With fellow groups like St. Paul and the Broken Bones starting to capture national attention, … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags All About That Bass, big band, Postmodern Jukebox, US tour
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Phish Bassist Mike Gordon Sets New June Tour Dates

Jul 1, 2018Apr 22, 2015 by D Grant Smith

Mike Gordon has returned to music and is set to kick start a summer tour with his side band starting in June 2015. A founding … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags Scott Marowski, summer 2015, Todd Isler, Tom Cleary, touring band, US dates
Frances Bean Cobain Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images

Kurt Cobain’s Daughter Talks About The Dad She Never Knew

Jul 1, 2018Apr 22, 2015 by D Grant Smith

When rock stars and movie icons pass from this life and into the next, and do so in their youth, they become forever young immortals. … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags Francis Bean, Krist Novoselic, Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck, Montage Of Heck, Pat Smear, Rolling Stone
Brian Wilson, Beach Boys

Pop Stars Pay Tribute To Beach Boy Legend Brian Wilson

Jul 1, 2018Apr 18, 2015 by D Grant Smith

Tribute shows may come and go, but few will shine as brightly as the memorable night in LA where pop stars from different musical paths … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags Brian Fest: A Night To Celebrate The Music Of Brian Wilson, California Girls, cover songs, Flaming Lips, Good vibrations, In My Room, tribute
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