Tag Archive: music

Footloose remake: Totally rad or totally bad?

The much talked about release of the remake of ’80s classic Footloose hits theaters Oct. 14. Kenny Wormald and Julianne Hough play the lead roles.

Music Television.

It ain’t what it used to be. And specifically, I’m speaking of the newer breed of music television. You see, when MTV & VH1 left music and video for scripted & unscripted series, there left a void for music television. And thus was born “reality” music television. Wherein video really did kill the radio star….

Mr. Mojo Risin’

Did you see the news? Jim Morrison was pardoned for his 1969 conviction for indecency in Florida. Better late than never, right?

Jamey Johnson: The Guitar Song

We were flipping around the dial, watching some TV and we happened across CMT during an awards show. There was an amazing band on stage, looked like the country version of Parliament Funkadelic, there were so many people on stage. It sounded a little bit Skynyrd, a little bit Haggard, a little bit … well…

Lucy Schwartz: What A Year She’s Having!

Things are definitely looking up for relative newcomer Lucy Schwartz. The brunette beauty, still only twenty years old, has already toured with Lilith Fair and performed on “The Tonight Show”. Her “Graveyard” video just won “The Freshmen” at mtvU (putting it in regular rotation at mtvU!), she’s recorded a song for the movie “Shrek Forever…

October is for Music lovers.

I have declared it to be RAWKtober (like Festivus, but in October!) on my blog, and for the month of October I shall endeavor to post each day using a random song from my cache.

Photographing Musicians

If you know me you know that I am never very far from my camera. You also know that I love all kinds of music. Combining two of my loves makes me a very happy person. Here are my favorite shots from various musicians that I’ve had the pleasure of photographing.

Brendan James wears his heart on his sleeve

A great vibe permeates Brendan James’ self-titled second album. It’s upbeat at times, melancholy at others, and his piano-playing is always good listening. And I’m not the only person who likes it: Legendary singer-songwriter Carly Simon said he has “a voice that can change the world.”

Hear the World and the music in it

Hear the World is teaming with international musicians to spread the word about hearing loss, an issue that affects 16 percent of the world’s population, including my 8-year-old daughter, Riley.

Please allow me to introduce myself …

Hey! New Music Mama Mari here, and by way of introduction, I give you the 9 albums that made me the hot mess that I am today. This was taken in part from a post I wrote a few years back but has since been updated. In order, chronologically, by the year I was rocked…