New Pop Rock Nation blogger, Jenny, throws her sombrero in the ring!
My name is Jenny and I’m the newest member of Pop Rock Nation’s esteemed blogging family. I’m an Army wife with very eclectic musical tastes and a passion for reading, writing, traveling, and hanging out with my husband and beagles. I was asked to contribute to Pop Rock Nation because I play a mean game of SongPop on Facebook and I have a long […]
Artist: Beth Jeans Houghton and the Hooves of Destiny
Album: Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose
Beth Jeans Houghton writes elegant melodies that flip willingly from major to minor key and back. She sings them in a pure, trained-sounding voice with somewhat flute-like properties. She and her Hooves of Destiny accompany her songs on a wide range of instruments: the rock standards, but also frequent violin from Findlay MacAskill, and ukelele, piano, harpsichord, and a wide range of tuned percussion — […]
Where is David Bowie now?
On the occasion of his 66th birthday earlier this week, David Bowie did something he hasn’t done in a really long time: he put out some new music. It came in the form of a song called “Where Are We Now?” (from a reported forthcoming album called The Next Day), with a music video directed by artist Tony Oursler. The video itself looks like the documentation of an […]