Category: Music

  • I was recently doing some research on a future post about New Order / Joy Division and I found this concert filer for my first concert at the start of my Junior Year of High School. Thompson Twins plus A Flock Of Seagulls and special guest (no idea who this…

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  • One of my favorite podcasts – Sound Explorer – has a new thing they are doing with interviewing music geeks called Key Change. The first version was with Sophie Thatcher, and the second was with Hanif Abdurraqib on The Clash. As a big fan of The Clash, I enjoyed that…

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  • I get this tremendously interesting weekly email of popular and new Wikipedia pages from the WEEKLYPEDIA from one week to the next. This week, I opened up 10 new tabs to learn about.  One of them was the recent passing of composer Inna Zhvanetskay. I listened to several of her…

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  • I saw this post on Reddit.  Here is who is playing at Coachella 2025: And here are the bands I recognize and would try to see if I was there Lady Gaga Go-Go's Green Day Sam Fender Japanese Breakfast Infected Mushroom Post Malone Zedd Kraftwerk Circle Jerks

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  • Lauren Mayberry released her 1st solo album, "Vicious Creature" (amazon). She was recently on Jimmy Kimmel: Here is some recent news coverage: https://floodmagazine.com/183302/lauren-mayberry-chvrches-vicious-creature-in-convo/ https://www.sweetyhigh.com/read/lauren-mayberry-wcw-trivia-121124 https://sentinelcolorado.com/uncategorized/music-review-chvrches-lauren-mayberry-makes-feminist-pop-on-debut-solo-album-vicious-creature/ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/dec/13/lauren-mayberry-vicious-creature-review-a-solo-statement-of-intent https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/chvrches-lauren-mayberry-makes-feminist-pop-on-debut-solo-album-vicious-creature.html https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/246156/9 https://music.mxdwn.com/2024/12/12/reviews/album-review-lauren-mayberry-vicious-creature/ https://floodmagazine.com/183302/lauren-mayberry-chvrches-vicious-creature-in-convo/ https://www.stereogum.com/2290318/watch-chvrches-lauren-mayberry-make-her-solo-tv-debut-on-jimmy-kimmel-live/news/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/lmvc-lauren-mayberry-vicious-creature-music-album-review/ https://www.mysticsons.com/article/lauren-mayberry-vicious-creature https://readdork.com/news/lauren-mayberry-kimmel-shows/ https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-lauren-mayberry-make-her-us-television-solo-debut-with-something-in-the-air-on-kimmel-3820658 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7k830zdejo https://wtop.com/entertainment/2024/12/music-review-chvrches-lauren-mayberry-makes-feminist-pop-on-debut-solo-album-vicious-creature/ https://pitchfork.com/news/9-new-albums-you-should-listen-to-now-nettspend-smino-chvrches-lauren-mayberry/ https://www.gazettextra.com/entertainment/music-review-chvrches-lauren-mayberry-makes-feminist-pop-on-debut-solo-album-vicious-creature/article_bea41f87-242b-5427-a28f-b2ebf74c8b2b.html https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/lauren-mayberry-viscious-creature-album-review/ https://diymag.com/review/album/lauren-mayberry-vicious-creature https://readdork.com/features/lauren-mayberry-interview-nov24/ https://uproxx.com/life/lauren-mayberry-interview-stinky-tour-bus-thanks-to-food/ THIS MIGHT BE MY FAVORITE ONE https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/lauren-mayberry-vicious-creature https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/lauren-mayberry-vicious-creature/ https://chorus.fm/linked/lauren-mayberry-profiled-in-new-york-times/…

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  • I recently got a link to this article: https://www.elbphilharmonie.de/en/festivals/reflektor-max-richter-yulia-mahr/692 Which led me to this article: https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9948-the-50-best-ambient-albums-of-all-time/ Then I just started collecting links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Circus https://thespaces.com/studio-richter-mahr-creative-retreat/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWrc6ihmaE0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryAi8fmAcdk https://music.youtube.com/channel/UC5LZmm-QBTreTt39CU10O7Q Which then led me to the following people/groups: Shida Shahabi Daniel Brandt Finnish Baroque Orchestra Antti Tikkanen Elisabeth Brauß Urmas Sisak Sarah Davachi Julius…

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  • SynthLab's The Mixedtape Challenge 1968 Album Cover Title Songs 1968 Mixtape 1 Chris Mathis   eng|| 1968 Mix 1 1. I Got Life Original Broadway Cast of Hair 2. Variations On A Theme (1st Movement) Blood, Sweat and Tears 3. The Gift Velvet Underground 4. Woody Allen (excerpt) from The…

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  • John Lloyd Young (Tony and Grammy Award-winner) will be returning on Saturday, May 1, 2021 with John Lloyd Young By Request: Live From Las Vegas, an up close and personal concert of songs chosen entirely by fans and ticket holders.  The 75-minute livestreamed pay-per-view concert will include favorites from  John’s…

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  • Jersey Boys' Tony Award Winner John Lloyd Young is presenting a virtual online streaming Vegas Holiday Concert with Musical Director Thomas Faragher. Expect songs from Roy Orbison, Smokey Robinson, Little Anthony, some Jersey Boys, and a good dose of holiday classics. The 75 minute live stream will be presented on…

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  • The song is worth a listen or two, and this article is definitely worth reading Billboard.com "Surf Mesa Spreads the Love for 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You,' Bringing the Modern-Day Standard Back to Top 40". This cover is really good also …

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