Ease into Monday with Phil Collins

WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT It is often said that it only takes one song to bring back a thousand memories, so when Phil Collins recently announced he is coming out of retirement, my brain took a stroll down musical memory … Continue reading

Music on The Cherie Bomb: Corinne Bailey Rae Will Ease You Into the Week

Music on The Cherie Bomb: Corinne Bailey Rae Will Ease You Into the Week

Ease into the work week with this soulful, soothing track by Corinne Bailey Rae. “Like A Star” 💫 Just like a star across my sky, Just like an angel off the page, You have appeared to my life, Feel like … Continue reading

The Cherie Bomb Photo of the Day: Shoot That Poison Arrow Through My Heart

The Cherie Bomb Photo of the Day: Shoot That Poison Arrow Through My Heart

For more photography by Rumble Skout 3:  Instagram: @rumbleskout3 Flickr: flickr.com/photos/skout3 Twitter: @rumbleskout3

Happy Birthday, Linda Ronstadt

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

Duke Dumont: ‘I Got U’ featuring Jax Jones

What’s The Cherie Bomb’s Best Song of the Year? Uh, it’s only February … but  who cares! This song is gonna be tops all year long. It’s perfect for day parties, beach parties, night parties, birthday parties or whatever kind of party … 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

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

Rooney Mara Style: Sleek Calvin Klein ‘Downtown’ Video

Taking a cue from Gucci and Yves St. Laurent, Calvin Klein puts forward actress Rooney Mara in a highly stylized, black-and-white, music-driven video-advert for their ‘Downtown’ fragrance. With these types of video-adverts, it’s always an equal combination of two things: … Continue reading

Sons of Versailles: Phoenix with ‘Trying To Be Cool’

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

Vevo MTV lists The Cherie Bomb 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

Lovebirds: That Feelin’ (makes you want to dance)

Lovebirds: That Feelin’ (makes you want to dance)

The incomparable purveyor of the best that music has to offer, Raul Campos, never fails to bring his musically-discriminate nightly radio show listeners the BEST downtempo, dance and house sounds via Los Angeles’s premiere, progressive, intelligent radio station, KCRW 89.9. … Continue reading

Cara Delevingne: A Parisian Dream for YSL

Cara Delevingne: A Parisian Dream for YSL

The Yves Saint Laurent Baby Doll Mascara video advert featuring current It-Girl-slash-Model-of-the-Moment, 20-year-old Cara Delevingne, has hit the proverbial mark with this fabulously cute-meets-chic, one-minute Parisian fantasy that takes you down to its famous subways and up to its sinuous, old … Continue reading

Electronic Music Artist Pictureplane’s Track with Stevie Nicks is Magical

Electronic Music Artist Pictureplane’s Track with Stevie Nicks is Magical

When electronic music artist Travis Egedy, who goes by the stage name of Pictureplane, sampled the 1987 Fleetwood Mac song “Seven Wonders”, specifically focusing on the ethereal voice of the legendary gypsy goddess Stevie Nicks, the result was like something out … Continue reading

Easy Star All-Stars Cover MJ’s Iconic Thriller Album with a Reggae Twist

Easy Star All-Stars Cover MJ’s Iconic Thriller Album with a Reggae Twist

Easy Star All-Stars is a reggae collective with a rotating roster of musicians and singers founded by Michael Goldwasser, Eric Smith, Lem Oppenheimer & Remy Gerstein of the New York City-based Easy Star Records. Their latest tribute album, Thrillah, debuted on the Billboard Reggae Chart at #1 … Continue reading

Street Party Celebration: Halloween 2012

The largest Halloween street party in the world happens in my teeny-tiny city: West Hollywood. In an area sandwiched west of Hollywood and east of Beverly Hills, each year, 500,000 people invade this hip and trendy 1.9 mile city to … Continue reading

Reva DeVito: A Voice to Know

Reva DeVito is a young neo-soul songstress who will make you swoon with this jazzy-soulful tune “Baby What You Do To Me”. Whether you’re using this tune to calm you through a traffic-ridden drive home from the office or if you’re … Continue reading