Archive for May 18th, 2012

by / on May 18, 2012 at 8:53 am / in Rock Music, Uncategorized, Unsigned Bands

The Meldavians – Farewell Arigemon (2012)

The Meldavians represent the coming together of three major talents all out of North Carolina: vocalist and acoustic guitarist Melissa Reaves, guitarist Scott Sawyer and keyboardist Dave Fox.

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by / on May 18, 2012 at 8:24 am / in Forgotten Series, Movies, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Forgotten series: Message To Love: The Isle Of Wight Festival – The Movie (1995)

It hasn’t received anywhere near the same notoriety as the much better known rock festival documentaries Woodstock and Gimmie Shelter

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by / on May 18, 2012 at 7:16 am / in Pop Music, Rhythm and Blues, Soul Music, Uncategorized

Simply Red – Live at Montreux (2012)

Simply Red, from its late-1960s sense of pop-soul style to its keening, R&B-soaked countertenor, sounded old from the start. It was little surprise, then, that they eventually had a No. 1 hit with a remake of “If You Don’t Know Me By Now” — and even did an album with legendary Motown songwriter Lamont Dozier.

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by / on May 18, 2012 at 6:39 am / in Friday Morning Listen, Uncategorized

The Friday Morning Listen: Donna Summer – Love To Love You Baby (1975)

I’ve said many times that I was something of a liar back in the days of disco. While I wasn’t a huge fan of most of the music, there were a few artists (and sometimes particular songs) who I really liked

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