Midnight in Moscow
British act Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen have been performing and recording jazz music consistently for more than five decades and have become particularly well known in the United Kingdom. On the U.S. side,...
Monthly Archive: March 2012
Skrillex Label Offers Free Downloads
The OWSLA label is releasing 19 free club tracks on Beatport called Free Treats Vol. 2. The downloads include a remix of Shrillex’s Ruffneck and Alvin Risks Cities. Clubbers rejoice in these new free...
Somewhere Out There
Back in 1986, Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram teamed up to record the song “Somewhere Out There” for the animated film An American Tail. Exactly 25 years ago today, the song rose to a...
Sheryl Crow’s Inspiration
Recently Sheryl Crow celebrated her 50th birthday and it got me thinking about my favorite concert moment from her. I always like when an artist tells the story behind the song, very much like...
Jasmine Guy
If you remember Jasmine Guy, you most likely know her from her starring role as Whitley Gilbert in the NBC sitcom A Different World. Guy also, though, tried her hand at a pop music career,...
Fight For Your Right
Since forming in 1979, the Beastie Boys have released eight studio albums, including their most recent offering, Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, which came out in May 2011. Their first studio album, Licensed To Ill, which brought...
Light Rap 105.5 FM
A new radio station has arrived to channel the delicate side of hip hop, introducing Light Rap 105.5 FM. We play Nelly, LL Cool J, Snow, Gym Class Heroes, Red Hot Chili Peppers and...
Taylor Dayne
Pop singer Taylor Dayne turns 50 today. Between 1987 and 1993, Dayne’s first nine singles all hit the top 20, with the first seven of those going top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. After...
