“My publisher hilariously told me it was a Christmas emergency that I write a Christmas song so I attempted to do that with more than a little trepidation,” says musical legend JOSIE COTTON about her surprise Christmas song “Every Day Like Christmas” released today, December 13, 2019 via Kitten Robot Records. “It was important to me to give it meaning and not be horribly corny or too Pollyanna-ish about the state of the world. Yet keep the feeling of wonder about it all.” Thankfully, “Every Day Like Christmas” is neither of those things. The classic sounding holiday track reflects a pastiche of supreme Spector magic that…
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Today, Spain based filmmaker and songwriter Fany De La Chica shares the video for “Tengo Miedo”. It’s an emotional, jazz tinged slow burn that confronts the pain of trying to love again. Fany de la Chica is an Andalusian (south of Spain) award-winning filmmaker and singer based in Harlem (New York). Her films have been screened in more than one hundred international film festivals and featured in HollywoodReporter, MovieMaker, CineWoman or Glamour Magazine. She has an MFA in directing/screenwriting from Columbia University of New York. During her time studying, she suffered depression following the dissolution of her relationship abroad. She decided to…
Don’t let The Weeklings fool you, spawned in Asbury Park, NJ, the foursome have become an impressive rock ‘n’ roll ensemble, at once classic but thoroughly up to the moment. The Weeklings will release the new studio album, 3 on January 17 via Marty Scott’s legendary indie Jem Records. Today, they share the video for “I Want You Again”, evoking the 60’s era of jangling guitars, winsome harmonies, and indelible melodies – watch + share via YouTube. The Weeklings are a five-year-old band but each member has over five decades of musical and touring experience. Veteran rocker Glen Burtnik (Lefty Weekling) boasts an impressive resume ranging from a series of solo albums on…
London based singer, songwriter, and producer ROCH shares a new video for latest single + album title track ‘Via Media’. A slinky, melancholic pop song, partly inspired by a small drawing of a violin by the Polish artist Franciszka Themerson – the video examines people’s perception of space in the world we live in. Directed by Linda Dorigo, speaking on the video ROCH said: “I saw the creation of a music video as an opportunity to invite the viewer in to a space I momentarily inhabit. I’m interested in our perception of space and the people within it, which compliments the songs themes of…
WATCH “WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEAR’S EVE?” CYN returns today with a festive cover of the Frank Loesser-penned 1947 holiday classic, “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” Shot in Los Angeles at the YouTube Space, the video sees CYN serving up pure elegance and old fashioned glamour—decked out in a gorgeous floor-length emerald green dress and clutching a vintage mic while bathed in a spotlight’s warm glow, green velvet curtains serving as the backdrop. Watch CYN’s simply stunning video for “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” HERE. Originally recorded by Margaret Whiting in 1947, the song has been covered over the years by many of…