Category: Pop
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Remembering Allee Willis
Do you know this song? Or this one? Both were written by Allee Willis, who passed away on December 24th of heart failure. A prolific writer, she was nominated for a Tony for A Color Purple soundtrack and won a Grammy for the same as well as several other nominations and wins at…
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Gena Perala – “Good Girl” – A Review
Received the following press release for a new single by Gena Perala. A good tune, reminiscent of a more electronic Lana Del Rey. And Canadian out of Vancouver. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Visual Single Release: Good Girl FEB 20th, by Vancouver based Singer Songwriter Gena Perala (pronounced Jenna). Gena Perala releases a haunting new single…
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The 7:40 Songbook – March 12, 2015
A great morning, beautiful sunrise, more Chinook clouds and reasonably warm. A great day in Calgary. Looking forward to a great long weekend, off tomorrow, making Friday the 13th a lucky day for me. Having said that, I doubt here will be a songbook tomorrow, closed due to sleep. Today’s tune is called “Emily” by…
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Music From The Mailbag – Boolfight
Boolfight is an electro-pop band that hails from Paris, France. This is a dusty one from the mailbag as they dropped me a line in December 2012, ouch and bad on me. The group has released 2 albums, most recently “Feral” in 2012. The song I am featuring is off this record and is…
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Music From The Mailbag – Bordeen
Today’s mailbag features a Canadian indie pop punk band, Bordeen. The group is from Newmarket, Ontario and consists of 2 bothers and a sister, Ryan, Daniel and Brianna Bordhin. Very pleasant sound, very much like a lot of music dominating Canadian airwaves. Take some Lumineers, toss in a dash of Walk Off The Earth, and…
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