Quincy Delight Jones Jr. who died recently was an American record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. Over the course of his seven-decade career, he received many accolades including 28 Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award as well as nominations for seven Academy Awards and four Golden Globe […]
Sabrina Dance Crew
Sabrina Dance Crew from Japan, is a force to be reckoned with, and their lineup is nothing short of impressive. Director Muto Seijun leads the team with precision, while choreographers Muto Seijun and Ishizaka Yoichiro infuse their creative genius into every move. The dancers, including Yoichiro Ishizaka, Seira Shibata, Yura Sakuma, Nagi Horie, Mea Sakuma, […]
No Diggity
“No Diggity” is a song by American R&B group Blackstreet as the first single for their second studio album, Another Level (1996), featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen. Released in July 1996 by Interscope, At Future Records Recording Studios, Teddy Riley’s former studio in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Riley heard William “Skylz” Stewart experimenting with a […]
Mad About the Boy
“Mad About the Boy” is a popular song with words and music by actor and playwright Noel Coward. It was introduced in the 1932 revue ‘Words and Music’ by Joyce Barbour, Steffi Duna, Norah Howard and Doris Hare. The song deals with the theme of unrequited love for a film star. It was written to […]
Sempre Libera
“Sempre libera” (“Always free”) is a duet from Giuseppe Verdi’s opera La Traviata composed in 1853. La traviata; The Fallen Woman) is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La Dame aux camélias (1852), a play by Alexandre Dumas fils adapted from his own […]
Back in the U.S.S.R.
“Back in the U.S.S.R.” is a song by the English rock band the Beatles and the first track of the 1968 double album The Beatles (also known as the “White Album”). Written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon-McCartney partnership, the song is a parody of Chuck Berry’s “Back in the USA.” and the […]
Glass Beams
Glass Beams is an Australian musical trio from Melbourne, Australia. The band was founded by Rajan Silva in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the other two members yet to be revealed. Their debut EP Mirage was released in June 2021. The band blends synth, rock, psychedelic, electric guitar, eastern instrumentals, and subtle cooing vocals. […]
Love Potion No. 9
“Love Potion No. 9” is a song written in 1959 by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The song describes a man seeking help to find love. He enlists the help of a Romani person who determines, by means of palmistry, that he needs “love potion number nine”. The potion, an aphrodisiac, causes him to fall […]
Blue Moon
“Blue Moon” is a popular song written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in 1934 that has become a standard ballad. Hart wrote lyrics for the tune, as the title song for the 1934 film Manhattan Melodrama. The studio then asked for a nightclub number for the film. Rodgers still liked the melody, so Hart […]
The Warning
The Warning is a Mexican rock band from Monterrey, formed in 2013 by the Villarreal Vélez sisters: Daniela (guitar, vocals, piano), Paulina (drums, vocals, piano), and Alejandra (bass guitar, backing vocals, piano). The band first gained widespread notice later in 2014 when, at ages 9 through 14, their YouTube video in which they performed Metallica’s […]