Ease Into Monday: Violin-Electronica Fusion
If you like the idea of classic violin infused into an eloquent electronic chillout track, “Lost and Found” by Coleone and Dream is for you. Continue reading
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Ready For The Weekend: “Arabian Song” From Buddha Bar III
In celebration of Spring Equinox, Nature’s New Year, New Beginnings, Buddha’s birthday on April 8, and the weekend, let’s close our eyes and go to Buddha Bar in Paris, if only in our dreams. Ready for the Weekend: Arabian Song Livin’ In … Continue reading
Ease into Monday: The Wonderlust New Downtempo EP “Playground”
A new EP from the Bay Area downtempo duo, The Wonderlust, is dropping April 13, but you can hear it here first—and it will ease you into Monday like no other. The four tracks on “Playground”—”No Parachute”, “Terminator”, Scheherezade”, and “Makes … Continue reading
Happy 70th Birthday, Dolly Parton!
Happy 70th Birthday, Dolly Parton! Girls with Dimples are Destined to Rule the World! When you’re Dolly Parton, EDM DJ’s remix your country music for clubs. When you’re Dolly Parton, the security guards at England’s Glastonbury Festival break into dance … Continue reading
Monday Music: “Can you Feel It?” (Martin Luther King Mix)
MLK DAY 2016 In honor of MLK Day, let us pause and remember the power of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s message. This deep-house classic from Larry Heard, AKA Mr. Fingers, is a mellow, downtempo mix that’s perfectly infused with MLK’s … Continue reading
David Bowie: In The Stars Tonight
David Bowie was more than a rock star, a glam-rock performance artist, a fashion icon, more than one the greatest artists of all time; He was a global-cultural movement, an otherworldly planetary force, sliding seamlessly into the soul’s of one generation … Continue reading
Ease into Monday with Plugs: “White Light” (music)
Artwork: Alden Volney for PLugs Close your eyes and ease into your Monday, feeling the flower-child-hippie-60s-Woodstock vibe with this new track by Plugs.
Happy Birthday, Linda Ronstadt
Today is this Mexican girl’s birthday. Olé! I bet she split open her Donald Trump piñata in one swooping swing! Glenn Frey, of the Eagles, inducts Linda Rondstadt into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. Fun Fact: In … Continue reading
An Open Letter to Kanye West: Dissecting Your Grammy Rage
Dear Kanye, I think the general public doesn’t understand your anger — and they’re confused — and with that fact that you apologized to Beck last week, I think you are now confused, too. C’mon, two days ago, MTV stated … Continue reading
DJ Roshay’s New Album SOLAR TEAM Shines a Light on a New Day … plus his mad-crazy love for Madeline Kahn!
Los Angeles DJ-songwriter-musician David Roshay definitely agrees with the Urban Dictionary’s definition of the name Madeline. His ethereal and sweetly sensual melody named after the late Madeline Kahn is an endearing tribute to an iconic actress. The Urban Dictionary defines … Continue reading
When Greek Philosophy Meets Music: Living In The Moment With Sojourn Society
2,500 hundred years ago, Greek philosopher Heraclitus said there is nothing in the world that is reliable and unchanging, and there is nothing that we can hold up as a certain, unchanging truth. Unlike Plato, who believed in order for … Continue reading
Britney’s Back : New Track
This is NOT a very good song. The hyper, overuse of auto-tunes crystallizes why Jay Z wrote the hit single D.O.A (Death of Auto-Tune) … but, in this case — because it’s Brit-Brit — and the lyrics are pretty banging and … Continue reading
{MUSIC VIDEO} U2’s Classic Ode to Martin Luther King, Jr.: They Took Your Life. They Could Not Take Your Pride
Today marks the 50-Year Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s. “I Have a Dream” speech & The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. “Early morning April 4/Shot rings out in the Memphis sky/Free at last/They took your life/They … Continue reading
Lost Midas: Love Undone
Lost Midas is the stage name and alter ego of Boston-born Jason Trikakis. Before embarking on a solo career, Jason was a member of the popular seven-piece funk/hip-hop fusion band Press Project, which he and his band mates formed in … Continue reading
El Perro Del Mar: A Downtempo Sound You Need To Know
Can you imagine a cool, sexy, modern cover of Dionne Warwick’s 1964 classic “Walk on By”? Yes! … and, it could not be a better homage, with this track giving life to an old favorite and making it soulfully chic … Continue reading
Sons of Versailles: Phoenix with ‘Trying To Be Cool’
I’m obsessed with the Château Versailles. I’ve spent a lot of time there. My boyfriend and I have been the last persons on the premises, begging workers for just another minute. I have traversed every inch of its sprawling splendor, … Continue reading
Dharma Protocol: Boy George is Back
He’s back in a good way. No bad press. No sad story. Just good music. Dharma Protocol’s newly released dance-house single stands out from the crowd with the still-amazing voice of Boy George in the self-empowerment track ‘Coming Home’. The … Continue reading
Vevo MTV lists TheCherieBomb as a Top Story of the Day
After a tense 24 hours of political divisiveness in the U.S., I thought it called for a bit of chill time, so I combined my passion for my political ideals to the notion that there was also a need for … Continue reading
Guru’s Jazzmatazz: It’s Time To Mellow And Lounge After A 24-Hour Ride On The American Political Roller Coaster
Yesterday was a tense and frustrating day in the United States. Actually, it was more like cra-cra-crazy! The morning awoke the country to the news that the The Supreme Court voided a central part of the Voting Rights Act, a law … Continue reading
For your listening pleasure: Two dreamy tracks by Say Lou Lou
Ease and breeze into Monday with the new queens of dream pop, Elektra and Miranda Kilbey. This year, the fashionable 21-year-old Australian/Swedish twins have been getting attention and accolades from their heavy yet sweet-voiced dreamy sad songs that say so much. Many a performer has … Continue reading
