Author Archives: Mike
Author Archives: Mike
Music on March 23rd. Today, Laura premiered the track “Strange” from the album.
Continue readingLegendary singer/songwriter/guitarist Joan Armatrading will soon bring her last major world tour to the United States. For the first time in her four decade plus career, Armatrading’s “Me Myself I” world tour features her performing her entire set solo. The British singer/songwriter/guitarist/instrumentalist, best known for such worldwide hits as “Love And Affection,” “Me Myself I,” “Drop The Pilot” and many more, performs for nearly two hours per show sharing the highlights of her extensive career, singing, playing guitar and piano. The set also includes an intimate photo montage, narrated by Armatrading herself, which beautifully captures her career in pictures. The American leg of the “Me Myself I” world tour kicks off on April 8th at the Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield, ME and runs through mid-May.
Continue readingEven before he named his first band back in Oklahoma, Austin singer-songwriter Jimmy LaFave knew he belonged to that special fraternity of shadowy creatures who move to rhythms dictated by darkness: the 24-hour diner waitress, the graveyard-shift radio DJs, the cops, the taxi drivers … the musicians. His night tribe. A few versions of Jimmy LaFave & the Night Tribe have existed over the years, but he’d never reflected life “in the neon glow of perpetual sin” via song — until now, with The Night Tribe, his new album, releasing May 12, 2015 on Music Road Records.
Continue readingFrom the gritty, chiming six-string stomp of opener “Shoot Out the Lights” to the angelic gospel choir and piano finale of “Love and Affection,” the new album Blue Healer is a flat-out, no holds barred, brawling, sprawling excursion through the deep musical soul of Jimbo Mathus.
Continue readingMulti-platinum recording artist Josh Groban announced today on ABC’s Good Morning America that he will release a new album, entitled Stages, on April 28, 2015, via Reprise Records. The album is a collection of some of the greatest musical theater songs of all time, which Groban describes as “gorgeously arranged songs that have stood the test of time,” and which he was drawn to because of their combination of “incredible melody with an incredible story.” The album is available for pre-order at all participating retailers and JoshGroban.com. An exclusive edition of the album will be available at Target containing 2 extra tracks.
Continue readingEssex, UK based rock quartet InMe are pleased to reveal they are currently in the studio working on a mammoth three-record concept album project. The band will launch a PledgeMusic campaign to help fund the first record, titled ‘The Trilogy: Dawn’ on Good Friday, April 3rd 2015.
Continue readingSufjan Stevens is sharing “Should Have Known Better” from his forthcoming album Carrie & Lowell today. Carrie & Lowell will be released March 31 on Stevens’ own Asthmatic Kitty Records.
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Rebecca, your song “Damsel in Distress” is your latest single. The song is about empowerment, but have you ever at least felt like you were in that position and how did you push through it or change your self-perspective? Rebecca Juliet: I’ve definitely been in situations where I am not empowered. Being catcalled […]
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