Kanye West Receives Video Vanguard Award Before Incoherent Rant
We could call this poetic irony, but that might come across as though it’s an implication tied to Kanye West and Taylor Swift. It’s not. … Read more
JAZZ, ROCK, POP
Andrada & Florin Take Cielito Lindo To 13th Floor
There are many hotels and buildings around the world that look normal at first, and then once you get in the elevator there aren’t the … Read more
Expedia Creates Map Of The Music World With New Game
Is it possible for music and geography to intersect in a way that is different than traveling to hear a band play in a town … Read more
How To Chart 50 Years Of Summer Hits
This infographic takes us back to 1965 and cycles the songs that have trended #1 for the hits of summer. It’s interesting to note the … Read more
Duran Duran Returns With Collaborative New Album
Pop rock icons Duran Duran return with a new album full of twists and turns in styles. Their new single is an electro-pop ballad titled … Read more
Steven Tyler Processes Midlife Crisis With Country Music
They say that later in life, you always return to your roots. No matter how far you may stray away from where you were brought … Read more
The 10 Best Albums Of 2015 So Far
I’ll admit that this is a little bit like cheating for me, considering this past week’s episode of The Appetizer Radio Show covered 16 of … Read more
5 Artists Who Should Be On Your Radar
Every day there are new music artists who are emerging from the woodwork, all with new music. With so much content being created and shared, … Read more
Built In Sun Marks Strong Album For Joe Plummer
Indie rock is full of artists who can cross different lines of creativity and sound to do a variety of sound inventions. Joe Plummer is … Read more
LEJ Marks Summer 2015 With Freedom
Freedom is a subject that has been addressed through the arts for centuries, but never before with this beauty and creativity. L.E.J. is a force … Read more
T-Bone Burnett Adds New Licks To True Detective
T-Bone Burnett is no stranger to composition for TV and film. His 2013 project with The Civil Wars, the now defunct indie folk sensation, was … Read more
New Lead Belly Album From Smithsonian Institute Is Beyond History
I admit that my first introduction to one of the most legendary names in all of blues music came by way of a grunge rocker … Read more
Playlists And The Future Of Music Curation
Music curation is all around us, but it hasn’t been put into the context or terminology it rightfully deserves in the lexicon of music history. … Read more
Live at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, NYC: The Ted Nash Quintet (Sunday 8/9 Early Set)
The view from the ever-sophisticated Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in New York is quite remarkable. Last Sunday through the room’s tall glass windows, one could see … Read more
Iron & Wine teams with Ben Bridwell For Cover Album Sing Into My Mouth
Iron & Wine has reinterpreted his own sound a few times in the past few years, transitioning from the whispered vocals and guitar style into … Read more