"The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made. " -- Groucho Marx.
I love the smell of the beach; even here in Scotland it smells the same. The sweet, scent of the crisp air, the salty clean aroma of the water, the sandy whiff on a windy day. Nothing seems as pure or inspiring as that smell. You can feel the draw, the energy […]
80’s new wave sounds from artists like The Cure, Peter Gabriel and Depeche Mode were always upbeat — even when they were depressed — atmospheric and romantically inspired. And those great honest guitar-driven rock anthem bands from the 80’s like U2, The Police and Simple Minds were the same but different. Two sides […]
Willie Herath’s self-described “nod your head beach rock” is the epitome of summer music.
We all have them, songs that seem to touch a secret place in your soul – sometimes secret even from you. They can grow and occasionally fester like an open wound, or they can fill you up, inspire you and occasionally even heal you. Sometimes they don’t even reflect your musical tastes. […]
The Satirical/ Sci Fi novelist Kurt Vonnegut died late Wednesday. The man many critics consider to be one of the key figures in the shaping of modern American literature had suffered irreversible brain injuries after a fall in his Manhattan home several weeks ago.
Vonnegut, the author of 14 novels was ever the social critic; […]
Today, EMI – one of the world’s largest record labels and home to mega-artists like Coldplay, Pink Floyd, Lenny Kravitz and Keith Urban — announced it would make DRM-free music downloads available through iTunes.
Online music makes up only about a five to ten percent of the music market but has the potential to grow un-checked […]