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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Sam Smith Gets Cello Treatment From Kevin “K.O.” Olusola

Jul 1, 2018Apr 17, 2015 by D Grant Smith

In a week of festive cover renditions, Sam Smith’s Stay With Me has a new interpretation by Kevin “K.O.” Olusola. Using a loop and piano … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags Cello, loop, Stay With Me
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Mick Jagger Gives Advice To Younger Bands: Make Every Show Count

Jul 1, 2018Apr 17, 2015 by D Grant Smith

Instead of looking to health magazines and blogs on how you can eat better to live longer, why not take a page out of a … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags 71 year old, make every show count, young bands, Zip Code Tour
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Country Is The Next Road For Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler

Jul 1, 2018Apr 17, 2015 by D Grant Smith

Steven Tyler has crossed popular music’s jungle from rock stardom as frontman of Aerosmith to the coveted world of television as judge on American Idol. … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags American Idol, CMA Awards, CMT Crossroad

Mick Jagger To World: New Stones Material Coming Soon

Jul 1, 2018Apr 17, 2015 by D Grant Smith

Despite being in his 70s, nothing is slowing down Mick Jagger as he and The Rolling Stones prepare for a new tour this May. The … Read more

Categories JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags 80s rock icon, Guitar Magazine, interview, new music, new songs, Sticky Fingers, Zip Code Tour
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