Frank Sinatra Has A Cold is perhaps the greatest profile ever written about Frank Sinatra. The article was written by Gay Talese and published in the April 1966 edition of Esquire, when that magazine was at the center of The New Journalism literary movement (deep fact checked articles written using the style and techniques most frequently …
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The Weekend Concert Series: Bruno Mars Summer Soul Festival
The Hunt for New Music. Bruno Mars is a living testimony to what happens when you just don’t quit. He was born into a family of musicians and his natural talent for music was obvious at a very early age. But–he struggled. A deal with Motown didn’t work out . A management deal with Will. i. …
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The Weekend Concert Series: Phil Collins-The Last Farewell Tour
The Hunt For New Music: Phil Collins is not a new musician but he has produced such a body of work, that some of his songs may be new to you, despite his worldwide fame and success. Collins has enjoyed a very successful career, first as the drummer/singer for Genesis, where he replaced the talented Peter …
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The Weekend Concert Series: St. Paul and The Broken Bones
The Hunt For New Music. St. Paul and The Broken Bones are breaking out. The seven piece band from Birmingham, Alabama plays R&B and soul with an intensity and urgency seldom seen on stage. Fronted by singer Paul Janeway, who commands the stage with messianic presence and energy, the band of Janeway (vocals), guitarist Browan Lollar, bassist …
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The Weekend Concert Series: Ed Sheeran Live in Dublin on the Irish Leg of the Multiply Tour
Ed Sheeran is not just a massive talent, he is a very kind, very human artist, of the type we simply do not see enough of these days. This concert was filmed lived in Dublin and was part of Ed’s Multiply tour (you knew the X on the album meant “multiply”, not “x”, of course) …
Rapture: Blondie Live in New York City 1999
The Hunt For New Music: Blondie live was the essence of Blondie. The Records were great but the live shows were legendary. In 1999, Blondie came out of the shadows, again, to stage a live concert in New York City to promote their “No Exit” Album. It’s a 45 minute set and Debbie Harry –as usual–renews her …
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The Hunt For New Music: Don’t Let Me Down
Listen: Gramatik blows up a Beatle’s classic. Another great piece of music from SoundCloud. If you’re not a member…highly recommended.
The Hunt For New Music: Don't Let Me Down
Listen: Gramatik blows up a Beatle’s classic. Another great piece of music from SoundCloud. If you’re not a member…highly recommended.
So You Think You Can Dance…
In the beginning was James Brown, Live at the Apollo. The concert that moved James Brown from a cult figure on the R&B circuit into the mainstream of American Music. But what moved James Brown the most–and the fastest–was a collection of dance moves no one had ever seen before and that we’ve seldom seen since. Almost …
The Hunt For New Music: Never Take It Away (featuring Mayer Hawthorne)
Mayer Hawthorne is just all over Soundcloud..and that’s good, because Mayer is very good with his own music and very good with everyone else’s. You win if you listen. You lose if you don’t.