"There's a time in life for Hoagy Carmichael. There's a time in life for Claude Debussy. There's a time in life for Jerry Lee Lewis. There's a time in life for Destiny's Child. All these things have their moment." ~Elvis Costello
01 Jul 2019 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: angelique kidjo, congoleo
Angelique Kidjo: “Congoleo” (2004)
West African singer Angelique Kidjo mixes the influences on 2004’s “Congoleo”, an infectious Afro-Caribbean earworm which features balofon, a West African xylophone-type melodic percussion instrument.
The entire Oyaya! album is an infectious exploration of the cross pollination between Latin and African musical traditions.
29 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
in Songs You May Have Missed Tags: brendan benson, cold hands (warm heart)
Brendan Benson: “Cold Hands (Warm Heart)” (2005)
Hooks and melodies, the things that distinguish power pop, are the forte of Brendan Benson. If you like music with roots reaching back to the best pop of past decades, you’ll find Benson’s tunes instantly likeable.
See also: https://edcyphers.com/2013/12/21/songs-you-may-have-missed-507/
29 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
in Video of the Week Tags: lp lost on you
This blog recently recognized a most remarkable song and performance, that of Laura Pergolizzi’s “Lost on You”. In this video a vocal coach reacts with delight on her first listen.
See also: Songs You May Have Missed #630 | Every Moment Has A Song (edcyphers.com)
15 Jun 2019 Leave a comment
in General Posts Tags: master tapes destroyed, universal music fire
(Gary Friedman/Los Angeles Times)
(via Los Angeles Daily News Business) by City News Service
SANTA MONICA — The Universal Music Group is pushing back on a New York Times Magazine report that, contrary to official statements made more than a decade ago, a 2008 fire at Universal Studios Hollywood destroyed a staggering number of original master recordings stored there.
The devastation, which company executives downplayed or dismissed outright after the fire was extinguished 11 years ago this month, is breathtaking in scope, amounting to what the new report describes as “the biggest disaster in the history of the music industry.”
(AP Photo/Ric Francis, file)
