My job thankfully affords me the opportunity to check out new music on a regular basis. There are a lot of artists out there that I’ve discovered because of this…artists I probably would never have known existed if it weren’t for what I do for a living. One such artist is Nneka. Nneka’s a Nigerian artist, but you’d be foolish if you were to assume her music is strictly Afrobeat. She draws from a variety […]
So, apparently Wynonna Judd has decided to stop shoving Twinkies down her gullet and driving drunk to diss Taylor Swift for winning the Entertainer of the Year award at the CMAs. As I mentioned in an article earlier today, the 19-year old Swift became the youngest artist to win this esteemed honor, in addition to winning three other trophies at the ceremony last night.
Wynonna seems to think that Taylor has to pay her dues before […]
I got turned on to Mayer Hawthorne courtesy of John Mayer. When the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter announced that Hawthorne’s “A Strange Arrangement” was his album of the year, my curiosity was piqued. A quick trip to Newbury Comics, and I was well on my way to appreciating the old school soulful stylings of this Detroit native.
While I don’t know if I’ll go all the way and proclaim “Arrangement” as my album of the year, I will […]