Renaissance 2.0
Love this song “DEMONS” by Imagine Dragons. I first heard it today in the trailer for Bradley Cooper’s new film that I can’t wait to see called “The Words”. Here’s the song and original music video which is just as wonderful as the song. You have to see the ending which is so powerfully moving!…
I love “Make a Noise” by Katie Herzig which I just heard in the background of a new promotional video from Google for its G+ social network. It was also used at the end of an episode of the TV series called Private Practice. Everything about this song is beautiful, the vocals, harmonies and especially…
It’s no shock to anyone that knows me that I’m a big Katy Perry fan. Everything she and her team does these days turns into instant gold. It’s not just the music, lyrics or vocals but all of the other details too like the music videos, live performances, interviews, social media interaction with fans and…
I am so thrilled that the beautiful and talented Laura Nyro was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. She wrote so many classic songs such as “Wedding Bell Blues”, “And When I Die” and “Stoney End” and she was such a powerfully soulful performer too. This was long overdue to…
In this information age replete with data overload and this TMI generation, the fine art of mystery and all its glory and power has all but been extinguished. In the past, we were intrigued and fascinated with mythic figures such as movie stars, professional athletes and such because we knew so little about them. Now…
The recent public feud between Madonna and Lady GaGa isn’t anything new to the material girl. She’s endured copycats and clones ever since day one when she started back in the early 80s. Here are a few of the ones that I remember and actually liked. Obviously, none of them had careers as successful or…
I just can’t get enough of “Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye and Kimbra. It’s currently a big smash all over the world reaching number one in several countries including the UK. The weird thing is that most people in the USA didn’t hear it from him first but instead by another artist…
Every once in a while I hear something that grabs my attention no matter what I’m doing. That happened today when I had the TV on in the background on HBO and it played a promo of movies coming up this year and the music just caught my attention. I whipped out my shazam app…
I’ve always loved Ellen Foley. Most people don’t know the name but once they hear that she sang the female part on Meatloaf’s “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” they remember her. Sadly, though, they think she’s the singer that appeared on Meatloaf’s music video for the song but that was Karla Devito who lip synced…
The old adage is so true. We don’t know what we need, want, or love until it’s gone. I love this song by Alex (not Adam!) Lambert from American Idol. He only made the top 12 because he was just too nervous in front of a live audience but he sure has come a long…