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Music of the Mind: Taylor Grey “Mind of Mine II”

In Mind of Mine II, a sister album to Mind of Mine by Taylor Grey, Grey shares memories and stories in five songs worth of love, sorrow, truth, and lies. And even though Mind of Mine II sounds like a declaration to the listener, the album speaks more like an acknowledgment to the self: an emotional […]

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Shelita Burke – Innovative Brain Tickle Songwriting

If you find something musical that is original, there will be an audience out there ready to devour it up.  The key is to reach these potential fans one at a time and connect with them.  This will be no easy task but our recent discovery Shelita Burke has been up to the challenge and […]

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Sarantos – Returns With “Perfection”

The music just keeps coming from the uber talented singer and songwriter Sarantos.  We have been covering many of the songs that the innovative musician from Park Ridge, Illinois.  The ability of Sarantos to keep churning out new music month after month has been impressive.  The latest is “Perfection From Every Angle”.     Summer […]

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Andrew Keoghan’s “Queues at Dani Keys”: A Video of Brilliant Façads and Fictionalities

Similarly to many iconic movies of the ’80s, New Zealand-born Andrew Keoghan doesn’t spare any bit of that glitz while simultaneously showing us how dangerously easy it is to get sucked into a world where everyone constantly strives to one-up the other in his latest music video for “Queues at Dani Keys.” A metropolitan lifestyle of […]

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Slip into a Sunken Reverie with ‘Bubbles’ by iji

I have heard that you can dream multiple dreams in one night. With Bubbles, iji burst our dream bubble, and makes a surreal landscape come to life with 13 different dreams. With pop, rock, and experimental sounds, iji adds an earthy feeling to underwater mystery, making for an airy depth of sound in a calming deepness. iji Submerges into Bubbles With […]

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Júníus Meyvant Puts a Modern Twist on Motown in ‘Floating Harmonies’

“Be A Man” is a symphonic spunky overture of Motown instrumentals with a hint of a 70s Bond ballad. As horns blare the melody, a bright big band swelling melody, imagine The Four Tops dancing with their arms outstretched, reaching out. Or imagine credits rolling on a movie screen and the movie is Floating Harmonies […]

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Ariel Ryder – Collaborating To Learn

One of the best ways to perfect your craft as a musician and songwriter is to work with other people.  Fortunately in the music business, most artists are more than willing to work with others, even those artists much lower on the pecking order than themselves.  This cooperative nature of music helps everyone involved.  A […]

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Fergie — You Got That “M.I.L.F. $”?

An eight-time Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum solo artist and vocalist for The Black Eyed Peas, Fergie needs no introduction. (Seriously, you can’t say you don’t remember The Black Eyed Peas, or her hit solo single “Fergalicious”.) Fergie specializes in pop music with a catchy tune and hip hop inflections. Her newest single, “M.I.L.F. $,” is no exception. […]