Blues Harp Women Label: Ruf Records Think you know all of the women out there keeping blues harp music relevant? Think again. ‘Blues Harp Women’ is a double-album that is a contemporary music history archive celebrating an oft-overlooked category—female harmonica players. It’s also a wonderful introduction for anyone not aware of the number of highly talented … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2016
New Bluegrass: Jeff White — ‘Right Beside You’
Jeff White — ‘Right Beside You’ For years, producer, musician, songwriter, and singer Jeff White has performed alongside artists including Vince Gill, Loretta Lynn, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless and Lyle Lovett—to name just a few—but on ‘Right Beside You,’ he is in the center of the spotlight. This time, it is the other artists who … Continue reading
Prince.
Prince became a global superstar in the 1980s, with albums such as 1999, Purple Rain and Sign O’ the Times. He sold more than 100 million records during his career. A singer, songwriter, arranger and multi-instrumentalist, Prince recorded more than 30 albums. His best known hits include Let’s Go Crazy and When Doves Cry. A … Continue reading
Will Maria Sharapova Get A Fair Hearing?
A hearing has been scheduled in Maria Sharapova‘s doping case, with a possible ruling before Wimbledon begins. This year’s Roland Garros, of course, is out. It’s a disciplinary hearing. International Tennis Federation (ITF) president David Haggerty said Wednesday that the Tennis Integrity Unit typically takes ”two to three months” to process a case. That could … Continue reading
Tempted To Instagram Your Ballot? Not So Fast…
Here’s a list of what your state laws say about photos taken in the voting booth. (Resource: Citizen Media Law Project). Alabama: Voters may not take photos or videos inside the polling place. Alaska: A voter may not exhibit the voter’s ballot to an election official or any other person so as to enable any … Continue reading
New Country: Dave Insley — ‘Just The Way That I Am’
Dave Insley — ‘Just The Way That I Am’ Label: DIR Records Take Buck Owens, Sons of the Pioneers, very early Willie Nelson and maybe a little Buddy Holly and mix them together and give it an authentic “Country and Western” instrumentation and arrangement, and you’ll have just the beginning of an idea of the … Continue reading
Legendary Pop Punk Group The Muffs’ 2nd Album Gets Expanded Reissue On Omnivore
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The self-titled debut disc from L.A.-based, high-energy pop quartet the Muffs hit the scene in 1993, and was an instant smash. Any fear that they couldn’t follow it up successfully was answered when Blonder and Blonder arrived two years later. Now a three-piece, the Muffs again teamed up with producer Rob … Continue reading
