"CES MOTS SIMPLES," the beautiful new single by Vanessa Paradis, translates as "these simple words." The video of Vanessa swinging with water below her, which she dips her tip-toes in, is rather simple, too. ...
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Monthly Archives: October 2018
#songoftheday / #amlistening = FFS – “BONES”
If you love "the Bristol sound" made popular by Tricky, Massive Attack and Portishead, among others, then you're going to be tickled pink in a good way by "Bones," the debut single by FFS, otherwise known as For Fucks Sake, the new project by James of Arth...
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LOOKING FOR HALLOWEEN MUSIC? CHECK OUT BOOK OF SHADOWS – THE SOUNDTRACK – SAMHAIN EDITION
I was telling people to copy the songs from my Book of Shadows – The Soundtrack playlist on Spotify onto a playlist of their own then delete the songs that weren’t about witches for Halloween listening. This morning I realized I should just do that myself. So, I present you with an abridged...
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#songoftheday / #amlistening = OBB: “IS THIS A THING”
"Is This A Thing" is a thing. A big thing. A slice of pop heaven that does several different things right. First of all, the song starts off in the electro-pop vein, which always scores lots of points with me. Secondly, the bass guitar during the...
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#songoftheday / #amlistening = STARBREAKER: “PURE EVIL”
Starbreaker's new song, "Pure Evil," is like TNT on steroids. Step inside and read our full review....
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TAKE TWO REDUX: OUR 2ND INTERVIEW WITH LARKIN POE, SISTER DUO EXTRAORDINAIRE
interview by Michael McCarthy Roughly a year ago, during November of 2017, I interviewed the soulful sisters Megan and Rebecca Lovell, otherwise known as Larkin Poe, about their exquisite sophomore album Peach, which was a potent blend of roots rock, Americana, folk rock and old-school country… with the occasional dash of hip-hop, trap-style...
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#SONGOFTHEDAY / #AMLISTENING: DONNIE VIE: “I COULD SAVE THE WORLD”
Donnie Vie is back! It's been a long time since he released a new album I'm pleased as punch to say that he has one on the way. Donnie describes the first single, "I Could Save the World" as, "A big song, full of passion and...
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THE QUEEN IS BACK: CHRISTINA AGUILERA INVADES MOHEGAN SUN ARENA IN CONNECTICUT 10/6/18
review by Michael McCarthy all photos by Khoi Ton, Mohegan Sun This past Saturday night on the 6th of October, 2018, Christina Aguilera brought her Liberation Tour to Mohegan Sun Arena, which is located inside Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut. The time listed on the tickets was 8:00 PM and they started letting...
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