Nigerian Afrobeat & Disco: The Women
No doubt many social factors prevented women artists from being recorded in Nigeria during the emerging 1970s pop scene. One was the disreputable view of musici...
Month: May 2018
Subsonics “Flesh Colored Paint”- A Review
“Flesh Colored Paint” is the eighth album by the band, Subsonics, who have been releasing albums since 1992. In that time, they have not strayed far from their ...
Keeping Up with the Jones – Grace Jones: Bloodlight & Bami
In Grace Jones: Bloodlight & Bami (2017), director Sophie Fiennes follows Jones, documenting her from 2008 while she was recording her last album, Hurricane...
Portland Musicians Corner With DJ Sonic Szilvi – Interview with The Wild Jumps
Well, let me start out by saying, if you want to go to a show to chill and relax, The Wild Jumps are probably not the band you want to see. However, if you have...
Let The fundraising begin!
This week is a big one. Why? Because it’s when the radio community (in Portland and around the world) and all Freeform Portland volunteers rally together ...
5 cover songs (at one point I did not know were covers)
Believe it or not, before the internet and music deciphering phone apps, you could sometimes hear a song, and not know that was a cover. This sort of circumstan...
KING BLACK ACID/ THE FUR COATS/ STREETCAR CONDUCTORS AT MISSISSIPPI STUDIOS
I had an out-of-town trip planned for the weekend of April 27th, but when I got word about the King Black Acid, The Fur Coats, and Streetcar Conductors show at ...
The Wonderful World of Electronic Voice Phenomena
EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomena) are sounds or voices that are transmitted through electronic sources. They can be recorded and heard during or after playback f...