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Emily Jane White says ‘there is a bit of somber variety’ on her latest album and she ‘hopes it will speak to you.’ It will. 25 March 2022 | James Porteous | Clipper Media News Emily Jane White is a musician, songwriter, and poet from Oakland, CA. She began performing under her own name in 2003…
Singer Alynda Segarra realized early that music could be the thing that would allow her to travel the country and see the world. Photo: Photo by Akasha Rabut / Nonesuch 16 February 2022 | JACOB UITTI | American Songwriter Alynda Segarra, frontwoman for the indie rock band Hurray for the Riff Raff, knows what it’s…
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A yearly tradition, TCM Remembers celebrates the life and work of bright lights that will never fade. 22 December 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media #TCMRemembers the performers, filmmakers and creatives we lost this year. Their art will always serve as a beacon of joy for generations to come, with bright legacies that will…
Christmas would not be the same without Ms MacColl and The Pogues and their Fairytale of New York. Photo: Kirsty MacColl. Photograph: Charles Dickins/EMI Music 20 December 2020 | Adam Sweeting | The Guardian | With additional photos and videos Last March, Kirsty MacColl released Tropical Brainstorm, a witty, wise and acerbic work widely hailed as the…
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The deal, for both recorded work and songwriting, includes over 300 songs spanning 20 studio albums plus other releases. Photo: Bruce Springsteen performing in November. Photograph: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for SUFH THE IMPORTANT DETAIL OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’S $500M-PLUS CATALOG SALE TO SONY MUSIC GROUP 17 December 2021 | TIM INGHAM | Music Business Worldwide The major…
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‘Her lyrics have never been so detailed or naked, singing about a methadone clinic or watching anyone suffer at the hands of heroin. Photo: Emma Ruth Rundle in the studio. Photograph: Bobby Cochran (cropped – original below) 09 November 2021 | Rosie Solomon | The Guardian In both life and art, Emma Ruth Rundle has been…
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In a new documentary, the underrated singer’s life of depression, addiction and poverty is told while her incredible talents are celebrated Photo: Karen Dalton in 1971. ‘She used her voice like an instrument,.’ Photograph: Christian Rose/Fastimage 27 September 2021 | Jim Farber | The Guardian The outlines of the life led by singer Karen Dalton tell…
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“Immerse yourself in the world Scott created by opening not only his heart but his whole soul to the world” Photo: GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – AUGUST 26: Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit performs at Bellahouston Park on August 26, 2016 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ross Gilmore/Redferns) 23 September 2021 | Andrew Trendell | NME Frightened…
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The Austin, Texas-based Wennerstrom, who has loved songs and language—particularly those of the writer, Shel Silverstein—since her family’s backyard cookouts. “When I hear a song and I relate to it,” she says, “it reminds me that I’m not alone.” Photo: Heartless Bastards via Facebook 07 September 2021 | JACOB UITTI | American Songwriter The paradox of…
Cohen approved the development of the movie just before his 80th birthday in 2014 (the artist died in 2016). The film presents a “deep exploration” of Hallelujah from its origins and its poor initial reception, to become one of the most recognized and celebrated songs of all time. Photo: Screenshot from the documentary 02 September 2021 |…
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Originally released for Record Store Day 2020, La Cruzada, a Spanish version of his 2018 album The Crossing, has been officially released. 30 August 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media Review: Alejandro Escovedo Tells an Immigrants Tale in the Language of Native Sons 27 August 2021 | LEE ZIMMERMAN | American Songwriter Alejandro Escovedo/La…
Forget the hyperbole. The music was always (and remains) solid and this reissue has been orchestrated by the record label that rejected it to begin with. Photo: Iconic Artists Group LLC / Brother Records Inc 27 August 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media It’s only rock ‘n’ roll but it is also big business…
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