Is youth really wasted on the young? Not so much where these two are concerned. It’s common for those who are surrounded by music as children to grow into musical adults: with rock, jazz, soul and blues constantly in the air at home, there’s little wonder why the music that siblings Jocelyn and Chris Arndt create is so stylistically flush […]

After two years of writing, road testing, recording and re-recording new songs, on September 16, 2016 Canadian indie pop quartet, Paper Lions, delivered an injection of bright and spirited musical gems like “Call Back,” “If You Ever” and “Don’t Wanna Dance” on their new album, Full Colour. The players are John MacPhee (vox/guitar), Rob MacPhee (bass), David Cyrus MacDonald (drums) and […]

Happy Friday, kids. The beautiful thing about this day – other than it being the jumpstart to our weekend – is the flow of new music released into the atmosphere. Into the atmosphere and into my Spotify HEAR THIS new music playlist because every Friday I add 13 new songs to the pool and it’s a deep pool of goodness. […]

Have you ever locked yourself away with an album, volume turned all the way up in order to drown out all the noises in your head? We all have that band. The one that always makes you feel better. The one whose logo is worn proudly so you can instantly connect with others who do the same as a knowing […]

Best-case scenario, your live introduction to a band is a memorable experience for all of the right reasons. Rarely does a night at Los Angeles’ premier intimate music venue, the Hotel Café, yield anything other than a “right reason” experience. But as a venue that specializes in presenting the singer/songwriter genre – in truth – it may not necessarily showcase a […]

It happened 31 years ago today. Actually, several “its” happened and all were of immeasurable import: A conscious awakening to the reality of the Ethiopian famine The massive staging of a simultaneous music event on two continents (Wembley Stadium in London & JFK Stadium in Philadelphia) A shit ton of legends and legends-to-be played for FREE I turned 16 and music became my […]

As American as driving foreign cars and doubling down on diversity, get ready for Marvel’s U.S.Avengers. As it stands in the Marvel Universe, S.H.I.E.L.D. is a broken entity that no one can trust and with the elite spy agency derailed, the United States’ first line of offensive defense is down. Fortunately, help is on way in the form of the all new […]