Karen Shepard | Posted 04.21.2012
In 2003, Jeffrey Cain, formerly of Remy Zero, met one of his music idols, Steve Kilbey. The two subsequently teamed up as "Isidore." Isidore's long-awaited second album, Life Somewhere Else, comes out this week.
Karen Shepard | Posted 04.15.2012
In the mind-bending words of pre-released meta-song "Reappearance," Isidore has "re-attuned, re-aligned the opening into your mind" and happily, completed second album, Life Somewhere Else.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 02.02.2012
Ask yourself two questions: 1. How many times did you listen to "Rolling In The Deep" last month? 2. How badly do you want to travel to Australia?...
Lucas Kavner | Posted 01.28.2012
Music, in general, might be missing its lyrical heroes. Who are our real poets in 2011? With Occupy Wall Street and the recession and the slipping middle class, it seems like the right time for a new icon to emerge. One that speaks more directly to us, without hiding.
Neeli Rhodes | Posted 12.25.2011
This blog is a place for writing, a world where one can appreciate the power of the written word.
Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 11.20.2011
Who doesn't love listening to live jazz at The Green Mill? When jazz greats, such as Kurt Elling, take the stage, it is easy to understand why The Green Mill is often referred to as legendary.
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 11.14.2011
I've got a proud confession to make: I'm a pop music junkie. Drizzy Drake, Britney, Adele, Nicki, Ke$ha, you name it. I love it. But I've got to admit...
Alan and Marilyn Bergman | Posted 10.03.2011
To hear Barbra Streisand sing a song we've written is to know why we chose to become writers. She always gets exactly what we mean in a lyric. And more. How do you sing a question mark? A smile?
Maggie Lamond Simone | Posted 11.17.2011
I couldn't help wondering what the heck my daughter is listening to these days and why it is even allowed on the radio. Things have changed so much since I was a kid, it seems.
Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011
Though I grew up in an agnostic household, I was rarely in doubt that a spiritual force was afoot. Music, specifically what's come to be called "The Great American Songbook," was our religion.
Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011
This isn't your grandparents' Broadway. That's probably the best way of describing Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, a wicked, wacky and rocking new musical.
Levi Novey | Posted 05.25.2011
One of Peru's most popular musicians has released an optimistic climate change anthem as the title track of his latest album Amazonas.
Kim Rosen | Posted 11.17.2011
Poetry is a direct route to the riches of the interior life. It is available to everyone at any hour of the day or night, and it doesn't cost a thing.
Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011
Classically trained musician Fared Shafinury grew up in Corpus Christi, went to college at the University of Texas, and yet somehow always felt too Iranian for South Texas. So the American singer-songwriter moved to Iran.
Michelle Renee | Posted 05.25.2011
The thing that gets me the most about the recent Chris Brown and Rhianna incident is that it actually has taken this type of public situation to get people talking about domestic violence
Stephen C. Rose | Posted 05.25.2011
By Stephen C. Rose Battle Hymn of Barack Obama Yes, I watched his lonely protest standing up against the war Then I heard his stirring c...
CBN | Posted 05.25.2011
David Brody recently sat down with Sen. Barack Obama in a one-on-one interview. Brody asked Obama what should be done about the negative tone in today...
Gideon Resnick | Posted 05.05.2012