Pop & Rock
A Reminder of How Good Maroon 5’s Adam Levine Can Be
9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on A Reminder of How Good Maroon 5’s Adam Levine Can Be
On February 22, the 2015 Academy Awards will be handed out. A contender for best original song is ‘Lost Stars,’ from the romantic comedy, Begin Again. ‘Lost Stars’ was written by Gregg Alexander, Danielle Brisebois, Nick Lashley, and Nick Southwood, and is performed by Maroon 5‘s Adam Levine. With the overstuffed and digitally mangled material Read More
New Music Video: ‘Bulletproof Picasso’ – Train
9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on New Music Video: ‘Bulletproof Picasso’ – Train
The title track from Train‘s 2014 album, ‘Bulletproof Picasso,’ is the band’s new single. You can find the band on the road this year on their Picasso at the Wheel Tour, with guests The Fray and Matt Nathanson. Find tour dates and ticket info on savemesanfrancisco.com/tour. Read More
If Sam Smith Gives Tom Petty Songwriter Credit, Who Else Should Follow?
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As Sam Smith is preparing for several predicted Grammy Awards wins, he already gave some of the credit away in a rather unexpected fashion. He added Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne to the songwriters credits. When I first heard there was a buzz about plagiarism surrounding his monster-smash ‘Stay with Me,’ and that it involved Read More
Well Done, Katy Perry, for Setting a Great Example
9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Well Done, Katy Perry, for Setting a Great Example
In the yearly brouhaha surrounding the Super Bowl halftime show, I learned an interesting tidbit. When Katy Perry spoke to Billboard about the process of being chosen for this most high-profile of performances, the NFL thought it appropriate to ask her to pay for the honor. My first thought was “How dare you, NFL?” And Read More
Montgomery Gentry, Larry Cordle, Backstreet Boys to Join Kentucky Music Hall of Fame
9 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Montgomery Gentry, Larry Cordle, Backstreet Boys to Join Kentucky Music Hall of Fame
Country music duo Montgomery Gentry will join the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame in 2015. They will join some of the genre’s biggest legends as members when they are inducted as part of the class of 2015. More details from the press release: From the unadorned and untrained mountain music performed on front porches to Read More
Album Review: Tracks of My Years – Bryan Adams
10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Album Review: Tracks of My Years – Bryan Adams
Tracks of My Years – Bryan Adams (Verve Records, 2014) For his first studio album in six years, Bryan Adams reached back to the songs that made him want to be a musician. Drawing on classics from the late ’60s and the ’70s, along with one new song, Adams created a musical scrapbook with Tracks Read More