Pop soul diva Lianne La Havas is magical on Is Your Love Big Enough? from her 2012 long-player by the same name. Lianne’s voice soars, it swoops, it vibrates in every direction. This is rhythmical party music to keep your head bobbing and weaving and your feet moving. Amazingly fun music! You can find more information on Lianne La Havas by visiting her web site, which includes all social and store links. Check out this amazing singer now! (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Read MoreIntro I’m behind. Usually have this post up and running around the first of the month, but I’ve been busy. Go figure! Sometimes it’s hard to maintain a writing hobby when you are a busy network administrator. So what’s with music this month? What kind of words of wisdom do I have? Not much, actually. Let’s just say that I’m going to rehash an old point – Marketing. Music Marketing It’s a rare artists that I come across which has all of the bells and whistles in their marketing campaign. This month I’m going to highlight what I believe are absolute necessities…
Read MoreOn August 21 2012, after a long wait for fans, Finish pop duo Eva & Manu released their self-titled long-player in digital format (Spotify and i-Tunes) to European customers. On August 23, the physical CD was made available through European online resource Record Shop X for all customers willing to pay the import fee (me for sure!). For followers of this blog, you will recall Eva & Manu from previous posts in January 2012, and again in February 2012. The song Forgive Me was…
Read MoreJosh Garrels is a master story-teller and musician. White Owl is from his 2011 long-player, Love & War & The Sea In Between, an 18 song masterpiece, reasonably priced in digital form from bandcamp.com. The video created by Daniel and Arian Armstrong (www.danielandarian.com) captures the fantasy-feel of the song perfectly. Josh Garrels’ folk music is just pop enough to make it accessible to a larger audience. Check out Josh Garrels by visiting his web site, complete with social links (on the bottom toolbar),…
Read MoreRemember glam rock? Berlin band mates from Museum seem determined to bring it back and add a bit of a harder edge to it. Combining touches of electronic noodling, full-throttle guitars and fine vocal chops, For The Very First Time has a great feel to it. I particularly like the piston-pumping guitar that comes in at intervals to add a dramatic effect and then is silenced. Whatever you call this, it sounds just enough new to feel fresh. You can find…
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