Anyone following the lead up to the release of Rich Aucoin’s new album, United States, may have noticed a certain pervasive tone in the singles – amplifying whatever lesson that 2020 is already trying to teach us. Aucoin, known and respected as an artist capable of bringing the party, pumps the brakes with “Walls”, reuniting all of us with the best music videos of all times, Rick “The Franchise” Campanelli, and a message that we’re better together than apart. Continue reading Music Video: Rich Aucoin Unites All of Humanity With the Best Music Videos of All Time on ‘Walls’
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Music Video: Jeff Gay Explores the Darker Side of Romance on ‘XOXO’ Featuring Christina Martin
Like many of the songs on Jeff Gay’s new album, he says that “XOXO” takes a look at the darker side of romance. That might be putting it lightly. Featuring Christina Martin, the new single channels REM to explore what might better be described as gut-wrenching manipulation as Jeff Gay makes his music video debut in the middle of quarantine. Continue reading Music Video: Jeff Gay Explores the Darker Side of Romance on ‘XOXO’ Featuring Christina Martin
Music Video: Owen Meany’s Batting Stance Put the Pieces Back Together with ‘Breakfast Again’
Closing out his upcoming album with “Breakfast Again”, Owen Meany’s Batting Stance’s Daniel Walker closes out another chapter in his life with a bit of advice in the department of emotional damage control. Reeling from the effects of a bad break-up, Walker found himself having to put the pieces back together… starting with breakfast. Continue reading Music Video: Owen Meany’s Batting Stance Put the Pieces Back Together with ‘Breakfast Again’
Single: Mo Kenney Gives ‘Game of Pricks’ a New Face
Mo Kenney is slowing down her sound in her latest release, “Game of Pricks.” As the second single to be released ahead of her upcoming Covers album, it takes an extremely stripped-back approach to the Guided by Voices track, leaving the meaning and emotion behind the lyrics exposed and letting them breathe.
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Single: It’s Thomas Stajcer vs Elon Musk on ‘Who Will Listen To Country Music When Trucks Drive Themselves?’
When Isaac Asimov wrote his first Three Laws of Robotics, particular the First Law – which states that a robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm – he may very well have had automated transport in mind. The benefits of self-driving trucks, if conducted safely and in accordance with the Laws of Robotics, seem to generally outweigh the potential disadvantages. What Asimov failed to account for, however, is country musicians and the people who enjoy them, as Thomas Stajcer points out in his latest single, “Who Will Listen To Country Music When Trucks Drive Themselves?”. Continue reading Single: It’s Thomas Stajcer vs Elon Musk on ‘Who Will Listen To Country Music When Trucks Drive Themselves?’