My son sent me the above freestyle rap. It raises all sorts of interesting issues and questions. The rapper is Black Thought, who was born Tariq Luqumaan...
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This week’s new music, courtesty of NPR, has a Spanish feel. Above is Héctor Guerra’s – “Vida,” featuring Mariel Mariel and below...
One of the great things about music is how a good song – or, more accurately, a good melody – can move freely between genres. It’s second nature, of...
Two things become apparent when taking a look at the life of Allen Toussaint (besides his talent and class): The amount of great music that New Orleans has...
In December, The Daily Music Break posted the first video from the band Wartoad. Subsequently, Quite Great Communications, its PR representatives, sent...
Next week will mark the 80th anniversary of the day that jazz came in from the cold. On January 16, 1938, Benny Goodman brought jazz to Carnegie Hall in New...
One of the grandfathers of country music is William Orville (Lefty) Frizzell. Wikipedia defines him as a “country music singer-songwriter and honky...
People even marginally familiar with rock know that 1970 was an important year — and one that ended tragically. It seems almost operatic: On one hand is a year...
An interesting question is how rock musicians grow old. These folks made their claims to fame when they are young men and women. Unlike athletes – who are told...
New music this week is “Cheer Up” from the Will Smith movie “Bright,” which is getting very bad reviews. The song is good, however...