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11 Sep 2024
Come Fly Wid Reggae Star Shaggy (Part 1 of 3)
Shaggy is an international superstar. The dancehall reggae sensation has earned blockbuster album and single sales in the U.K. and beyond with his strong voice and inimitable style. Born in […]
10 Sep 2024
Davina Michelle’s “All is Ours” (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… You got your start doing covers of other people’s material, and your career has sort of evolved organically from that point. Were the cover versions part […]
09 Sep 2024
Davina Michelle’s “All is Ours” (Part 1 of 2)
This Dutch pop singer-songwriter has a not-evil master plan for world domination An edited version of this feature appeared previously in SPIN. Davina Michelle got her start the new-fashioned way: […]
08 Sep 2024
Album Review: Sparkle*jets U.K. – Box of Letters
Despite their name, Sparkle*jets U.K. are from Southern California, not Leeds, Hull or Manchester. With that bit of housekeeping out of the way, let’s consider the latest release from the […]
07 Sep 2024
Album Review: The Courettes – Hold On, We’re Comin’
Older readers may recall the time when Natalie Cole recorded a duet with her father, Nat “King” Cole. The event was somewhat controversial, as Nat had at that point been […]
06 Sep 2024
Preview: Electric Lady Studios – A Jimi Hendrix Vision
A new documentary telling the story of one of music’s most important recording studios is the selection for the next installment in the Music Movie Mondays series at Grail Movie […]
05 Sep 2024
The Music of Big Star Gets What it Deserves (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… “It was Jody’s instinct,” says Sansone, “for the songs to be played by a band, in the spirit that the records were made.” Sansone describes his […]
04 Sep 2024
The Music of Big Star Gets What it Deserves (Part 1 of 2)
An edited version of this featured appeared in Spin. Rock music’s history is filled with success stories, both of the gradual and so-called “overnight success” varieties. But that history also […]
03 Sep 2024
Samantha Fish: Good Music is Good Music (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… How did you first connect with Jesse Dayton? I met Jesse twelve years ago when I grew up in Kansas City. I would go to this […]
02 Sep 2024
Samantha Fish: Good Music is Good Music (Part 1 of 2)
At a mere 35 years old, Samantha Fish is a musical icon. Though she came to fame as a blues guitars, there’s much more to the Kansas City-born musician. Her […]