HOUSTON (Season 3)
A Podcast Pairing Music and Inspiring Conversation. Listen to the HOUSTON Podcast It's Pretty Cool!
A Podcast Pairing Music and Inspiring Conversation. Listen to the HOUSTON Podcast It's Pretty Cool!
ALBUM REVIEW by Susan Varnes-NewlandGuest Writer from Grieve The Astronaut "Are We Enlightened Yet?" (new album by Cyrstal Monkey Project) Well hey, music fans? How are you doing? Geeze, what a crazy, upside-down time it has been. Being separated from each other and missing the connections.Isn’t it WONDERFUL to be back? However, I think we have a lot of emotional baggage to process over.Crystal Monkey Project’s new album “Are We Enlightened Yet” is […]
Paul McCartney (right) sits down for a rare, in-depth, one on one with legendary producer Rick Rubin in the six-part series “McCartney 3,2,1,” to discuss his work with The Beatles, Wings and his 50 years and counting as a solo artist. (Photo Courtesy of Hulu) You know it’s summer [...] Click here to view original web page at www.theoaklandpress.com
Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Peloton and Getty Images Plus. One of the streaming platforms that pays out the highest amount of artist royalties for every song played isn’t Spotify, Apple Music, or the supposedly artist-friendly Tidal—it’s Peloton. That is to say, not a streaming service, but the [...] Click here to view original web page at slate.com
Australian music venues and festivals have been forced to close because of COVID-19, including Bluesfest [File: Kabir Dhanji/EPA] Melbourne, Australia – Peter Noble recalls the moment he had to shut down his music festival only hours before it was due to open. “That was a shock-horror, trauma situation for [...] Click here to view original web page at www.aljazeera.com
AP Photo/Chris Pizzello Emmy-nominated producer Jesse Collins has been named executive producer and showrunner of the 2021 American Music Awards . The 49th edition of the fan-voted awards show, created by Dick Clark, will air live from L.A.’s Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Nov. 21, on ABC. Collins’ Jesse Collins [...] Click here to view original web page at deadline.com
Arooj Aftab – Vulture Prince Arooj Aftab: Mohabbat – video Following her 2015 debut Bird Under Water, Brooklyn-based Pakistani composer Arooj Aftab intended to make a more danceable second album. Then came the unexpected death of her brother, bringing new meaning to the Vulture Prince concept she had taken [...] Click here to view original web page at www.theguardian.com
MUSIC REVIEW by Susan Varnes-Newland (Guest blogger from Grieve The Astronaut) ~ ~ "We Can Make It" (Raymond Hayden - Single release - artist collaboration) Musicians have always showed up to create support for others, during times of celebration or times of grief. Whenever there is a crisis, musicians join together to create public awareness fundraisers. In our local communities, they perform at charitable functions. They always show up FOR […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVCfp8WuAA0 What do you believe is the number one thing that musicians are doing to ruin their chances at succeeding in the music industry? Is it: not practicing their instrument enough? Not putting together enough good music industry connections? Living in a city with no music scene? The answer to all of this is NO - none of these things. There can be countless reasons why a musician would fail […]