“Yinzer” (urban slang for someone who’s a native of Pittsburgh, PA.) Mac Miller, the son of a Gentile father and a Jewish Mother” Miller, whose real name is Malcolm McCormick, uses his Mother’s maiden name. . Died of a drug overdose at age 26 at his home i ...
The Temperance Movement through thoughtful music have once again connected with the hearts and minds of the their American fan base. They find themselves at the crossroads, using a route unlike other rock bands. Not to commit blasphemy, but there is something positively me ...
"Captain Trips"… Spuds… Jerry Garcia had another anniversary of his death…August 9th (1995). last week. "Dead Heads" get a bad rap…Its associated with ingesting copious amounts of psychedelic drugs, poor hygiene and having no sense of time. A true Dead he ...
We all have our own ideas of paradise; for some it's a fantasy only accessible through dreams, for others it's a spiritual utopia lying somewhere beyond this mortal life. For the lucky ones… like us.. paradise remains an earthbound proposition and very much accessible, a real place, one we’ve mo ...
The dynamic L.A. singer/song writer, Kat Meoz…has been blessed with the ability to reach backwards for her influences and the creativity to musically stretch forward! At such an early time in her career the music can already be considered ageless...Kat’s recent single release, ...
Phoenix upstart punk rock band, The Blankz could very well be the clown princes (and Princess) of punk. Their debut track, “White Baby” is the true to life story of singer, Tommy Blank who as a young baby was adopted by a Hispanic family. He's gone thro ...
Born Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz ( more widely known as Fantastic Negrito) has always had a voracious appetite for all mediums of art. Following his biopic album, “The Last Days of Oakland” which garnered a Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album of 2017, ...
The story of Danny Kirwan is maybe more dramatic than any of the brilliant guitarists for Fleetwood Mac. He was recruited at age 17 into Fleetwood Mac by Peter Green to be the 3rd guitarist (with Jeremy Spencer) of the band during their pure blues period; but soon h ...
Musician Sadler Vaden… can make slow songs dramatic, sad songs tragic and up-tempo songs romp. He seems to be enjoying himself at every turn; which means you will too!… As a journalist who’s a sucker for a great rock and roll ditty I realize that though he may not claim to be a cultural ...
What once was industry jargon and urban legend has more or less been proven by cold, hard statistics. In 2017, by way of elaborate algorithmic calculations music geeks compared the scores of 80 prized debut albums to those of their follow-ups, discovering that 68.25% of the time the grades dropped a ...