She wanted to be a Nashville songwriter, decided to then sing country songs herself, but that felt phony, so she remade her whole style. We discuss “Broken Things” (and listen at the end to “Time + Love + Gravity”) from All Is Quiet (2022), “Revival” from Haunted Heart (2014...
A charismatic alternative-indie artist known for his voracious creative style, Lindley works diligently to explode his career upward and onward. We wanted to know more about Lindley — a bit of his story, his songwriting process, and […] ...
a private instagram viewer can easily undo the privacy option. Actually, even if an IG account is private, followers areable to check out the user’s profile and repeatedly view the photos and video clips uploaded as Stories and Reels. Only non-followers therefore are the likeliest users ...
I had Tom Pearce on board with being my drummer. I wanted live drums this time, and Tom has no problem recording to a click track– which means he’s a real pro. Tom is a very sociable & likable fellow, in ways that I am not. Every veteran rock musician in the Orlando area seems...
While I am definitely not a country music fan, there are a few artists who have done some songs I very much love. One of those is Willie Nelson, and tonight I wanted to do something different … I’ve been playing a lot of Motown and songs for the times we’re living through, but...
the cinematic set design and hordes of in-costume extras vaulting this 2014 good-life anthem straight into 1995 and all its plaid-clad pizzaz. MillennialMean Girlsbabies nodding to their era’s spiritual forerunner — it’s game recognizing game in a music video that should similarly endure. ...
In The Birth of Loud, Ian Port shares Bigsby’s succinct reaction to seeing a brochure for the Stratocaster for the first time: “That son of a bitch ripped me off!” In part, Bigsby was angry that Fender customers who wanted what Fender was calling “tremolo action” were being steered...
He used charm, flattery, and a deep understanding of human psychology to bind his virtuosos to the orchestra and get the sounds he wanted. Often in collaboration with arranger/composer Billy Strayhorn, the great unsung hero of Ellington's story, Ellington composed music of all lengths and for...
I felt empowered to ask questions openly and honestly, and felt like my mentor wanted to participate in our conversations just as much as I did. I felt valued and heard during our meetings. It has opened so many doors for me, and built my confidence in networking in a competitive communit...
52. Flying Lotus feat. Kendrick Lamar,“Never Catch Me”(dir. Hiro Murai, 2014) In his video for “Never Catch Me,” Hiro Murai countered the jazzy freneticism of FlyLo’s sonics with a kind of existential calm. What begins as a somber funeral for two children quickly morphs into someth...