German psychologist Carl Jung argued that the most important problems in life are insoluble — that they cannot be solved, only outgrown. And this “outgrowing” manifests itself as a new level of consciousness where “some higher or wider interest arose on the person’s horizon, and through this widening of view, the insoluble problem lost its […]
Two Decembers ago, one of my Danish friends came to spend Christmas with me in Florida. It was her first time not only in Florida but in the U.S. She wanted a “true Floridian” experience, to experience everything that was uniquely Floridian. It was difficult for me to articulate what I considered to be Floridian […]
In this new ultra connected world we live in, music is everywhere. Genre boundaries do not exist and music has expanded into all medias. Distance is no longer an issue either. Our most recent discovery Kung Fu Jesus proves all of this in one musical project. Indie Band Guru is based in New York City […]
“Music saved my life”. This has been heard over and over again. It seems very fake when most people say it but in the life of songwriter Danny Baxley it is nothing but true. We recently introduced his single ‘Ithaca” to our readers HERE. Baxley is back with a full album now due for release […]
Where dance and fashion meet music…Where poetry and philosophy are united in all the shades of the black-and-white piano palette…Where the silhouette touches a hungry canvas…Where the soft velvet of the voice is intertwined with the silky strings of interlaced melodies…From this rich and delicate matrix of artistry, KAIYA is continuously born. The sensual indie-pop […]
Brian Edblad and his new record “Flypaper for Freaks” is a stylistic tour de force. Effortlessly tying together elements of funk, jazz, and synth pop, the colorful arrangements work wonders. The flourishes of sound include inspired saxophone solos, organ vamps, elastic synthesizer grooves, and even a little bit of acoustic guitar. Akin to a vast […]
With the number of bands that favor very intricate and elongated song titles (I’m looking at you, Fall Out Boy,) it’s a really nice change to see simplicity in song names. Preoccupations simplifies things for us with their new self-titled album. This Canadian group has recently released Preoccupations, their nine track album which features songs like “Sense,” […]
Many artists within a band have tons of music inside them just waiting to get out. This music may not always fit within the confines of the current band. It can remain buried deep inside the artist never getting heard by anyone else or a side project could be started to expose these songs to […]
