Composer Rob Simonsen (The Age of Adaline, Burnt, FoxCatcher, NERVE and The Spectacular Now) continues to show impressive versatility in his musical works with an original motion picture soundtrack of the dramatic film, Gifted.
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Music Review: Calabria Foti – ‘In the Still of the Night’
Calabria Foti's stylized vocals amplify the introspective arc of Cole Porter's signature pieces.
Read More »Music Review: Sylvia Bennett – ‘For You’
Sylvia Bennett is a connoisseur of fine jazz and a contemporary of electro-pop fusion.
Read More »Music Review: The Chaz Lipp Groove Tripp – ‘Good Merlin’
'Good Merlin' is, indeed, good magic and a groove trip!
Read More »Music Review: Various Artists – ‘Max’s Kansas City: 1976 & Beyond’ (Feat. New York Dolls, Iggy Pop, Cherry Vanilla, Sid Vicious, & More)
Over 40 years after its initial release, 'Max's Kansas City 1976' has been greatly expanded (from 10 to 40 tracks) and is an indispensable source of music history of a club that spawned the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Velvet Underground, New York Dolls, and along with CBGB's, the NYC punk movement itself.
Read More »Retro Modern: En Vogue – ‘Whatever’
'Whatever' is but one of many moments in En Vogue's canon that show their gift of making music that stretches the limits of listeners' imaginations.
Read More »Interview: Marie Miller on Her New Album, ‘Letterbox’
Marie Miller on her return to music, her love of literature, and what it was like to perform for Pope Francis.
Read More »Retro Modern: Hanson – ‘Middle of Nowhere’
'Middle of Nowhere' has remained as precocious as it was in 1997, brimming with zest and the promise of a band that had a sound that was only just beginning to make itself known.
Read More »Music Review: Eric Bibb – ‘Migration Blues’
This album was well-conceived and well-executed. It tells stories and delivers messages we need to hear and does it with marvelous vocals and musicianship.
Read More »Retro Modern: Gorillaz – ‘Saturnz Barz (Spirit House)’
'Saturnz Barz (Spirit House)' is delightfully weird, addictive and promises that its parent record 'Humanz' will be yet another post-modern masterpiece―and head-scratcher―like the four albums that preceded it.
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