You know Tori Kelly already, but you’re forgiven if you can’t quite place her.
Last year’s “Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly” grabbed lots of attention including Billboard’s iconic “Heatseekers” chart and a top 10 iTunes pop chart placement. Or maybe you remember her appearing in “America’s Most Talented Kids” at age 12 or getting to Hollywood Week on season 9 of “American Idol” at 18.
Maybe you know her from the viral YouTube channel with more than 56 […]
I just finished reading Linda Ronstadt’s book, Simple Dreams…
It’s safe to say that Linda Ronstadt is one of my musical idols. I have loved her music since the late 1970s, when my sister, Becky, brought home a copy of her Greatest Hits on vinyl. At the time, Becky was about 18 years old. I was six. I remember being enthralled by Linda’s searing soprano on songs like “You’re No Good”, “When […]
In the early months of 2013, I wrote for Pop Rock Nation detailed reviews of my 50 Favorite Albums of 2012, covering what I think was a nice range of indie pop/rock, metal, hip-hop, progressive rock, cabaret, avant-rock, and world music. My tastes haven’t suddenly changed; those are excellent albums I’m happy to have written about. But they all had the advantage of being albums I’d already heard when I made the list — an advantage […]