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Under the moniker Ska Tune Network, rocker Jer Turner increases all the fun energy of The Cure’s 1992 hit “Friday, I’m In Love” with a ska rendition that’s bursting with musical flavor.
‘The Gift,’a new album by pianist Alise Ashby and cellist Kristin Miller, showcases their talents for composition and performance with 8 minimalist pieces that fill the room with exquisitely gentle tones and timbres.
Celebrating her stylish new album, ‘Hex,’ Margot Day of Metamorph shares her life affirming approach to music.
In their brand new version of the classic XTC song “Senses Work Overtime,” Smoke And Mirrors Sound System give this classic tune a wonderfully bright and lovely shine.
Recorded in 2019 but delayed until 2024 by the COVID pandemic, the eponymous album by Antler Family is a powerful 8 track set filled with brilliant performances and production.
On his soundtrack to the fascinating new film ‘Blood Of The Ancient Vine,’ branded with Icons Of Industry, Montoya and his collaborators João Martins, José Pedro Lima, and Nuno Silva explore the traditional music of The Iberian Peninsula.
When director Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie were snubbed by the Oscars nominating committee, further controversy ensued. I asked four female musical artists to share their views on Barbie, and got very different takes.