Another day in 2016, another iconic music star has passed, and this one might be the most shocking. Legendary singer and icon Prince passed away yesterday, April 21st, in his Minnesota home. Reports at first were a bit shifty as the general public didn’t know if this was true or not, however his publicist confirmed this later on in the day, leaving millions in mourning over the devastating news. [Read more…] about Music Pioneer & Legend Prince Has Passed at 57
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Marti And The Cummers Perform at 54 Below on April 1st
Marti Gould Cummings makes his debut appearance at the stages of 54 Below in April to perform a celebration of nineties rock. He and his band, Marti and the Cummers, will sings songs from Led Zeppelin, Ozzy Osbourne, Green Day, and Rod Stewart. They will also throw in a number or two from Peter, Paul & Mary, Pat Benatar and Elvis. Eric Miranda, a frequent collaborator of Robert Plant’s and Led Zeppelin’s, will lead the band consisting of Brad Proctor, Yuka Tadano and Barry Nagel with Andre Jordan and Kristina Nicole Miller singing back-up. Special guest performers will include Tony Award winner Cady Huffman and stage stars Hernando Umana (from Kinky Boots) and Michelle Dowdy (from Hairspray). [Read more…] about Marti And The Cummers Perform at 54 Below on April 1st
Album Review: David Bowie – The Next Day
David Bowie: The Next Day
Similar Artists: David Bowie, David Bowie, David Bowie, David Bowie
Genre: David Bowie, David Bowie, David Bowie, David Bowie
Label: Columbia
Deciding to write music reviews was the worst decision I ever made. There is nothing more torturous to me than constantly thinking “how can I put this into words” while listening to new music. I can already see what will happen if I decide to (properly) write a review of this album, so instead, I am going to talk about something that is much more important. So if you have listened to this album, (most of you should have by now) you have surely formulated your own opinions and I hereby deem them worthy. There is no reason for you to hear my opinion.
We need to wipe our minds clear of this elitist system of pseudo intellectualism. I have read a lot of reviews in my day and they are all garbage. They all say the same exact thing, which is, “I have a really good taste in music, and that is why this music is blah, blah, blah. If we were really all that smart we would know the fact that music isn’t meant to be put into words. Many critics feel they could bypass this aspect through skilled penmanship and a keen ear, but unfortunately, we were dead wrong.
Everyone hears music differently, so how can one sequence of notes be considered “better” than another. I have tried to rid my reviews of the hierarchical rating scale, but that has only slightly alleviated the problem. Who am I to tell you what music is good or bad? I don’t have your brain, so I surely wouldn’t know what makes it tick. Sure, on my short time on this earth I have listened to quite a lot of music, but lately I feel that that just makes me a pretentious snob rather than a higher authority on the topic. As a means towards putting a stop to this vile and rudimentary system of opinion-as-fact, I have decided to post a censored version of my album review which shall not influence your view on this album in any way.
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…………… David Jones ……………………….. Comeback Album …………………. Mod …………………..…… Space Oddity ……….…… Ziggy Stardust ……………………. Iggy Pop ….….……………………. Sex …………………………. Fashion ………………………Spiders From Mars ……… Record Label …..……………………………………… Sound & Vision ………………………………………………… Thin White Duke ……………….……………………………………. Bisexual ……………………………………. Album Cover ………………………. Glam,Glam,Glam ……………………… Reinvention ……………………. Buddhism …………. Drugs, Drugs, Drugs ……… Berlin Trilogy …… Brian Eno …………………….…………………… Low ………………………. Heroes ….. Tony Visconti ………………………………….. Scary Monsters ……………………… Man Who Fell To Earth …………………… Starman …………… Heart Surgery …….……………. The Next Day ………………………. Scott Walker ………………………………………………….. End.
Track Listing:
1.) The Next Day
2.) Dirty Boys
3.) The Stars (Are Out Tonight)
4.) Love is Lost
5.) Where Are We Now?
6.) Valentine’s Day
7.) If You Can See Me
8.) I’d Rather Be High
9.) Boss of Me
10.) Dancing out in Space
11.) How Does the Grass Grow
12.) (You Will) Set the World on Fire
13.) You Feel so Lonely you could Die
14.) Heat