Category: Music

Owlle France

reviewer: David Spencer Looking to go head-to-head with the likes of Lykke Li and Sia, is 28 year old France Picoulet, releasing this her debut album after several years working as a producer. In fact, her recent work has included producing a remix of the aforementioned Sia’s Chandelier. France was released in January 2014 in her […]

INTRODUCING: OWLLE

By Spindle “I love to dance – my songs all have a dancey side to them and I see it as a statement of freedom, fun and joy.” A nocturnal composer, Owlle’s electro-pop is wrapped with a sense of unassuming darkness and freedom. “There is something mystical and terribly quiet at night. My feelings are more […]

Sound Check: Microsoft ad helps Alex Clare’s “Hearts” beat strong

By Gary Graff ggraff@digitalfirstmedia.com @GraffonMusic on Twitter Alex Clare can testify about the difference eight months can make. The British singer and songwriter’s career was considered dead in the water not long after his debut album, “The Lateness of the Hour,” came out in July 2011 and stiffed, with his record company dropping him from […]

#TBT Photo: RUNDMC

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Young Hollywood – ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Rebecca Pidgeon

Haven’t heard of Rebecca Pidgeon yet? Well, you’re behind. Take yourself to YouTube right now and get educated!   Born in Massachusetts and raised in Scotland, Rebecca Pidgeon is a singer-songwriter who is making her mark in the entertainment industry with her 8th solo album, BAD POETRY, which was released this week!   She got […]

Congratulations Alexander Clare

Congratulations Alexander Clare and Jim Duguid  for winning ASCAP PRS for Music Writer of the Year 2013 Award last night! #TOOCLOSE

‘Bad Poetry’ becomes her

Santa Monica’s Rebecca Pidgeon segues from actress to singer-songwriter with ease By Michael Aushenker Rebecca Pidgeon is reluctant to discuss her upcoming TV series. “At the moment, I have my head in the music space,” she said. “I’m certainly feeling much more serious about music than I have in the past.” “Bad Poetry,” Pidgeon’s ninth […]

SOJA: Surprisingly Real Reggae from the DC Suburbs

Reggae’s unlikeliest continue to find worldwide popularity with new album Words by Saxon Baird SOJA is not your typical reggae band. They don’t hail from Kingston, London or even California and there isn’t a single Jamaican among them. Instead, the founding members — two white, dreadlocked best friends — hail from just outside Washington D.C. […]

Review: DMC #1

Chris Salce Legendary hip-hop pioneer Darryl “DMC” McDaniels has an all-new project coming out, but this time, it’s a comic! DMC has started a publishing company called Darryl Makes Comics, and has also launched the first graphic novel called “DMC.” DMC has been a fan of comics since he was a young kid in New […]

SOJA and the American Reggae Movement: D.C. Band Makes ‘Noise’ With Highest Debut

  By Patricia Meschino – September 04, 2014 “Conscious music needs to have a spotlight on it and Bob Marley did that bigger than anyone who ever lived,” explained Jacob Hemphill, lead singer/songwriter of the Washington D.C. based American reggae band SOJA, in a late July interview with Billboard following their performance at Manhattan’s Pier […]