Music History For August 28 – September 3rd, A Sonic Retrospective
History as you’ve never seen it: albums, artists’ births, rumors, and more: discover with us what happened this week in the history of music. August 28: “Formation” Wins Video of the Year On this day in 2016, at the MTV Video Music Awards, Beyoncé made history with a political, supportive, black people’s rights music video: […]
Hades Soundtrack is Perfect for a Rainy Day of Nostalgia Gaming
I’ve recently gone back to a 2020 Hit from the action game genre. This little game beat out the amazingly brutal and fun DOOM: Eternal, so you know I was curious. What I was treated to was an incredible Rogue-Like with a wonderfully executed story and great characters… Oh yeah, I also got one of […]
Rock Legends, Surreal TV, and Final Farewells: This Week in Music History for August 8-15
History as you’ve never seen it: albums, artists’ births, rumours and more: discover with us what happened this week in the history of music August 8: goodbye Olivia Newton-John On this day in 2022, singer-songwriter and actress Olivia Newton-John dies at 73 after a long battle with breast cancer. The official announcement arrived from her Facebook […]
Lorde Reborn: Profiling Her Past, Present, and ‘What Was That’
Lorde returns with “What Was That,” a bold new single from her upcoming album ‘Virgin’ (out June 27), marking a powerful, personal rebirth.
The 40th Anniversary of MTV, Legend Bob Dylan, Rihanna’s Fortune in This Week In Music History For August 1-7
As you’ve never seen it: albums, artists’ births, rumours and more – discover with us what happened this week in music history. August 1: “I want my MTV” On this day in music 40 years ago, one of the most important events in contemporary music history took place. It was August, 1st in 1987 when […]
Mary J Blidge, Taylor Swift (Twice), Dolly Parton and More in This Week In Music History: July 24- 30
July 24: Taylor Swift’s songwriting masterpiece: Folklore So much happened this week in music history over the years. On this day three years ago, Taylor Swift released her eighth album, Folklore. The album arrived very unexpectedly, since the singer decided to avoid any sort of publicity campaign and opted for a more straight forward solution: announcing the […]
Rage Against The Machine’s Protest, Soundtrack History and More for This Week in Music History for July 17th
July 17: Endless Love, Endless Soundtrack It happens sometimes that the soundtrack of a movie goes down in history along the movie itself, and both find their place in cinematic and music history. It’s the case for example of Dirty Dancing and its “(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life,” or Top Gun and “Take My Breath Away.” However, it […]
Caroline Romano Has an EP, “It Took Me Falling” That Starts Her New Era
With the boundaries to music making lower than ever and overnight sensations truly feeling overnight at times, the benefit of experience can sometimes be underrated. Caroline Romano has been active in the singer-songwriter lane since fifteen, now eight years deep into a career we’ve been lucky enough to track the whole way through. With her […]
Aerosmith,The Verve Plus Aretha Are Notable for This Week in Music History
July 10: Cardiac arrest at The Hollywood Vampires concert On this day in 2016, Aerosmith lead guitarist Joe Perry suffers a cardiac arrest during a performance with his second band, The Hollywood Vampires. The supergroup, in which both Alice Cooper and Johnny Depp play as well, was performing in Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York. The 65 […]
A ReDiscovery: Let’s Wind Back a Decade for Ten Of 2016’s The Best Albums
(Some of) The Best Albums Of 2016 Can we time travel back to 2016 for a second? The decade 2010-2020 had really great music. From the rise of many new artists to different music styles being introduced, I can honestly say that the year that topped that decade off was 2016; “Summer 16” as Drake […]
