There’s more to the title of this record than four letters stuck in CAPS LOCK. It’s not a corporate acronym but a humble four letter word that is both a whispered prayer and bellowed marching order: HEAL. The new album from Strand of Oaks, Timothy Showalter’s one man Philly band, […]
Our young girls deserve better music made by better people. Here are 8 pop music artists worthy of your daughter’s ears.
I Hate Music is how I want to get old.
This is a bit like the Best New Artist Grammy going to an established act with a back catalog — damn that is annoying. Still, I would like to introduce you all to the lovely & talented Jess Penner. Penner is currently in the studio laying down tracks for her […]
Porn! No, no, not porn, or porn music, but surely the term adult music is chuckle-worthy, right? I didn’t dive into too much new adult music this year, a fact that disturbs me greatly. I’m not going to dwell on it because it makes me feel old, cranky, and old […]
Do you think your Adele-loving tween or teen is ready to be so over Taylor Swift but not yet prepared for, say, TUnE-yArDs? Meet Sisters 3, a trio of you guessed it (!) sisters from Philadelphia playing a brand of mysterious, sometimes ethereal folk-rock. The harmonies are, as you might […]
After I spoke at the NBC 10 Blogging 101 event last night, I remained in the city for a very good reason: MyNameIsJohnMichael, a 7-piece rock-n-roll outfit from the Big Easy was in town! Yeah, I grabbed myself some Lorenzo’s pizza too but that was just a bonus. Having been […]
This isn’t kid’s music, but there is nothing about Cut Copy’s “Need You Now” that would be detrimental to tiny ears or eyes. The video begins with a bevy of running before turning into a funny mash-up of sports, then ends with a bizarre non-violent battle scene. It’s all kinds […]
