Last night...one word....WOW!
OK, more than one word...I listened and I heard cogent, well thought out ideas. I heard strength...
See...it really only needed one word....WOW!
OK, more than one word...I listened and I heard cogent, well thought out ideas. I heard strength...
See...it really only needed one word....WOW!
Welcome to another Tuneage Tutelage - Music Review Friday here on The Couch.
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I am going to select two artists of different genres this week. I have about 15 artists in my 'to review' box, and was tempted to go with three this week, but I do think two at a time works.
Do you like this feature? Please let me know.
I am going to select two artists of different genres this week. I have about 15 artists in my 'to review' box, and was tempted to go with three this week, but I do think two at a time works.
Let's meet Rhoda from New York, NY. She has been compared to Amel Larrieux, Tamia and Heather Headley, and lists her influences as Whitney Houston, Sade, Prince, CeCe Winans, Erykah Badu and Jill Scott.
Her new album is entitled Rhoda. Rhoda was born in Uganda and raised in the Washington, DC area. She attended the University of Virginia where she was a member of an all-female a capella group.
She was also an understudy for the Sally Bowles part in Cabaret with the NY based Harmony Theater Company.
She is also a licensed attorney in both New York and Washington, DC. You can find out more about Rhoda at her website HERE, on her myspace page HERE.
One smart lady with a ton of talent. Her voice is silky smooth with a raw edge when called for. Rhoda is someone I would take the time to see in a club. I think it would be a wonderful musical journey evening. As a reality check, tell me I am crazy or sane, I hear some Annie Lennox in the second song.
Here are two songs from her new album...
Her new album is entitled Rhoda. Rhoda was born in Uganda and raised in the Washington, DC area. She attended the University of Virginia where she was a member of an all-female a capella group.
She was also an understudy for the Sally Bowles part in Cabaret with the NY based Harmony Theater Company.
She is also a licensed attorney in both New York and Washington, DC. You can find out more about Rhoda at her website HERE, on her myspace page HERE.
One smart lady with a ton of talent. Her voice is silky smooth with a raw edge when called for. Rhoda is someone I would take the time to see in a club. I think it would be a wonderful musical journey evening. As a reality check, tell me I am crazy or sane, I hear some Annie Lennox in the second song.
Here are two songs from her new album...
"Oh Yeah"
"I'm Nobody (Without You)"
And this video was available. Honestly the sound mix
is way below par, but I thought I would include it anyway:
"I'm Nobody (Without You)"
And this video was available. Honestly the sound mix
is way below par, but I thought I would include it anyway:
The Ponsonby DCs hail from Ponsonby, Auckland, Australia.
The Ponsonby DCs had started life in Auckland in the mid-eighties co-led by Bassist/ Guitarist Keith Dion – best known now for his work with Arthur Lee and Love and the late Noel Redding (from The Jimi Hendrix Experience).
Keith had returned to San Francisco in 1986 with a bunch of demos recorded with The Ponsonbys DCs. These recordings grabbed the attention of Keith’s friends the Dead Kennedys whose enthusiasm helped persuade him to return to Auckland and put together this excellent debut album.
At the time there was great interest in the group on the alternative and college music scenes in the States, reflected by rave reviews in the North American media– most notably in Spin Magazine which dubbed The Ponsonby DCs “sons of Dire Straits meets Lou Reed” and cited the great humour and the “remarkable lyrics” that underpinned their quirky and original individual sound.
The record was then sent back to New Zealand as a US import gaining much press attention and eventual airplay.
However things had been quiet for a while until, in late 2005, Keith’s co-leader in the group – chief songwriter Gavin Buxton received an email from a leading TV film producer inquiring about their classic New Zealand song, "G’Day Mate" - seeking permission for its inclusion in an upcoming TV documentary. As a result the album was reviewed by Nick Bollinger on Radio New Zealand who described it as “… a pioneering piece of Kiwi Pop, an underground milestone” and “a genuine New Zealand classic, years ahead of its time …”.
Besides Dion and Buxton, the rest of the line up includes several of New Zealand’s most acclaimed and talented musicians – award winning song writer John Quiqley, sax and trombone virtuoso Chris Watts and one of New Zealand’s most in demand and award winning drummers - percussionists Jay Foulkes.
Their website can be found HERE and their myspace is HERE
I don't know. There is something that makes me want to like these guys, but then there is a whisper in my ear saying ..."nah...pass 'em up (mate)"...but I keep listening anyway.
Lyrically, it is all a spoof. They certainly enjoy their humor. Musically they hearken back to the surf guitar of the 60's...The Ventures, The Safari's, Dick Dale and others mixed in with the rawness the Velvet Underground (one of their influences) brought to their music.
Two from them....
The Ponsonby DCs had started life in Auckland in the mid-eighties co-led by Bassist/ Guitarist Keith Dion – best known now for his work with Arthur Lee and Love and the late Noel Redding (from The Jimi Hendrix Experience).
Keith had returned to San Francisco in 1986 with a bunch of demos recorded with The Ponsonbys DCs. These recordings grabbed the attention of Keith’s friends the Dead Kennedys whose enthusiasm helped persuade him to return to Auckland and put together this excellent debut album.
At the time there was great interest in the group on the alternative and college music scenes in the States, reflected by rave reviews in the North American media– most notably in Spin Magazine which dubbed The Ponsonby DCs “sons of Dire Straits meets Lou Reed” and cited the great humour and the “remarkable lyrics” that underpinned their quirky and original individual sound.
The record was then sent back to New Zealand as a US import gaining much press attention and eventual airplay.
However things had been quiet for a while until, in late 2005, Keith’s co-leader in the group – chief songwriter Gavin Buxton received an email from a leading TV film producer inquiring about their classic New Zealand song, "G’Day Mate" - seeking permission for its inclusion in an upcoming TV documentary. As a result the album was reviewed by Nick Bollinger on Radio New Zealand who described it as “… a pioneering piece of Kiwi Pop, an underground milestone” and “a genuine New Zealand classic, years ahead of its time …”.
Besides Dion and Buxton, the rest of the line up includes several of New Zealand’s most acclaimed and talented musicians – award winning song writer John Quiqley, sax and trombone virtuoso Chris Watts and one of New Zealand’s most in demand and award winning drummers - percussionists Jay Foulkes.
Their website can be found HERE and their myspace is HERE
I don't know. There is something that makes me want to like these guys, but then there is a whisper in my ear saying ..."nah...pass 'em up (mate)"...but I keep listening anyway.
Lyrically, it is all a spoof. They certainly enjoy their humor. Musically they hearken back to the surf guitar of the 60's...The Ventures, The Safari's, Dick Dale and others mixed in with the rawness the Velvet Underground (one of their influences) brought to their music.
Two from them....
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To clarify...I am not paid for these reviews and listings. I do it because I get some great new music for my collection and also because I love sharing new music with y'all.
We will not be posting on Monday for Labor Day, so see y'all on Tuesday.
HAVE A MOST FANTASTIC HOLIDAY WEEKEND...
To clarify...I am not paid for these reviews and listings. I do it because I get some great new music for my collection and also because I love sharing new music with y'all.
We will not be posting on Monday for Labor Day, so see y'all on Tuesday.
HAVE A MOST FANTASTIC HOLIDAY WEEKEND...
