Brasil Calling is a series of compilations designed to introduce new Brazilian talent to international media. In this case, the majority of the artists fall…
Brasil Calling: Volume 14 – A Vibrant Fusion of Traditional and Modern Sounds
Tag: rock
Lusitanian Ghosts Revives Portugal’s Traditional Guitars
The Lusitanian Ghosts collective brings ancient Portuguese chordophones into modern music, brewing traditional sounds with contemporary pop-rock influences. Founded by Portuguese-Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Leyton and…
Steve Earle Reveals Reinvention of Tom Petty’s “Yer So Bad”
Steve Earle’s reimagined version of Tom Petty’s “Yer So Bad” is now available. The new single is from the tribute album, Petty Country: A Country…
Trickster Is Still Kicking
A big, funky, layered sound makes “Still Kicking” by the U.K.’s Juergen Pichler (a.k.a. Trickster) a song to both dance to and give some serious…
The Light Remains Bright
Rightly hailed as an influential band themselves, Talking Heads was also a band that absorbed influences. Their 1980 album Remain In Light incorporated rhythms, arrangements,…
Birth of the Stones
This year marked the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Rolling Stones, the rock band that through its initial championing of what had hitherto…
Artist Profiles: John Mayall
John Mayall was born 29 November 1933 in Macclesfield a small English village near the industrial hub of Manchester. He grew up listening to his…
Playing For Change and Peace Through Music: A Global Event for the Environment
Playing For Change and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)’s Peace Through Music: A Global Event for the Environment will take place December 15th, 2021…
Enticing Bilingual Christmas Songs from Gifted Tejana Artist Patricia Vonne
Patricia Vonne – My Favorite Holiday (Bandolera Records, 2021) Brilliant singer-songwriter, actress, filmmaker and entrepreneur Patricia Vonne continues to delight and charm with her new…
Artist Profiles: Melingo
Daniel Melingo, better known as Melingo, was born in 1957 in the Buenos Aires district of Parque Patricios, a legendary place for tango. At the…