Month: February 2015
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If I had heard Milo Greene’s 2012 debut, which is said to have been folk pop, then I probably wouldn’t like this album. At least that’s the impression I’ve arrived at after reading several reviews. The big complaint comes from people who loved the band’s first album, who are having a fit about Control not…
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Echosmith’s new video has arrived and it’s for “Bright,” one of my favorite tracks from their superb album, Talking Dreams. It’s a light and fluffy mid-tempo ballad that simply makes you feel good without being melodramatic like so many pop ballads these days. So what if it reminds us fine folks of Massachusetts of all…
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This time around living legend Diana Krall takes some classics from the last thirty years, most of which were mellow to begin with, and slows them down even more, making them dreamy and hypnotic, songs that would lull you off to sleep if they weren’t so darn captivating. The Mamas & The Papas’ “California Dreamin’”…
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By now you’ve surely heard all about Kanye West playing the part of an asshole once again at the Grammy Awards. Fortunately, this time he didn’t interrupt Best Album of the Year winner Beck while he was giving his acceptance speech, but he did run his mouth backstage, stating “Beck needs to respect artistry and he…
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Either you love K-Pop or you hate it. Nobody just kind of likes K-Pop in a casual way. Likewise, those who don’t like it tend to strongly dislike it. And 4Minute’s “Crazy” is one of those songs that’s guaranteed to make you feel one way or the other. There’s just no in between where this…
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Last night on February 6, 2015 I caught a big concert dubbed “80’s Extravaganza” in the arena at Mohegan Sun Casino. Some of my Facebook friends were curious about it, so I wrote what now appears below to satisfy their curiosity. I never intended to post it here but a fellow music critic told me…