Amel Larrieux has spent most of her recording career being an underrated artist. In the mid ’90s she debuted as part of the Hip-Hop/R&B duo Groove Theory whose sound was simple, melodious, edgy and incorporated a positive message. The project was envisioned to set its members up for stardom - with Bryce Wilson as a […]
Entries from December 2007
Amel Larrieux: Profile of an Underrated Artist
December 27th, 2007 by Kimberlee Morrison · No Comments
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Looking Forward to Music in 2008
December 27th, 2007 by Eric Atienza · No Comments
The jingling bells are fading, wrapping paper is lining wastebaskets instead of gifts, and 2007 is coming to a close. As much as we’d like to keep Christmastime from slipping into wintertime all things pass and the seasons do not stop rolling. Fortunately for us, neither does music.
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TBTMTU: Motel de Moka
December 26th, 2007 by Jacob Nicolas · No Comments
Two weeks ago in my feature of My Old Kentucky Blog I likened the world of music blogging to the world of coffee shops, and when you visit Motel de Moka you’ll realize that there really is no better comparison.
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Here is the Little Door: a carol for Epiphany
December 24th, 2007 by stolte-sawa · No Comments
This Twelfth Day carol takes its lyrics from a Victorian poem of the same title. The poem was composed by G.K. Chesterton†, an English author famous for his masterful use of paradox to present acumens of “common sense”. Though Chesterton’s writing was often tongue-in-cheek, he produced seminal works of social and political philosophy.
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The Artist in Profile: Bill Evans
December 20th, 2007 by Evan Mix · No Comments
Bill Evans was a quiet giant. This shy, innovative savant literally shaped the face of jazz: Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, and a host of other iconic jazz artists have cited Evans as a formative influence on their music. Bill Evans’ relatively short life was fraught with pain, but his legacy is embodied by the sparkling […]
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Year in Review: Best Albums of 2007, Honorable Mentions
December 20th, 2007 by Eric Atienza · No Comments
As ScooterDMan and I compiled our lists last week for the best albums of 2007, arranging the final order came down to the wire. Since this year has been fairly strong as far as full-length releases go, many records almost found places among the final selections. What follows are a few albums that neither of […]
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TBTMTU: I Guess I’m Floating
December 19th, 2007 by Jacob Nicolas · No Comments
I’ve recently come across I Guess I’m Floating and I’m going to be honest, the first time I checked it out it didn’t seem like much to me, but now that I’ve had some time to settle into it, I think i’m floating too!
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How They Bring The Music To Us: The Culture of Music Blogging
December 19th, 2007 by Jacob Nicolas · No Comments
Inspired by music blogs such as Fluxblog and 3hive, it wasn’t too long ago that I set out to create a music blog of my own. It also wasn’t long until I failed completely and then tried my hand at podcasting (an endeavor that proved to be better but short lived). Why did I fail […]
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Interview With Brian Henneman, Singer of The Bottle Rockets
December 18th, 2007 by scoop · No Comments
When you mention the genre of alt-country or americana one of the first names to come up is Uncle Tupelo. During a break between tours the leaders of Uncle Tupelo, Jeff Tweedy and Jay Farrar, who would later go on in different directions as Wilco and Son Volt, started Coffee Creek, a country cover band. […]
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What’s New in Music 12/18/2007
December 18th, 2007 by Eric Atienza · No Comments
Another week, another Tuesday, another flurry of new music. As new albums drop, this column will do its best to track the notable releases so you don’t have to. Only new material is included in this list; compilations, re-releases, live albums and remixes will generally not be covered.
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