Music

“The eulogies, tributes and public outpouring of grief on Facebook and Twitter and everywhere about the passing of David Bowie, is not really about him so much as about the people grieving. Because what’s happening is,...

The two smiling, bespectacled and silver-haired chaps in the photo accompanying this post, was taken last year, on a mild sunny, winter’s day, in Hudson, upstate New York. The occasion was the first time Wreckless Eric and Norman B...

After hearing just one song, Norman B was determined to find out more about the singer-songwriter, with a distinctive Irish brogue. “This beautiful song suggests she knows all about love and broken hearts.” He reasoned,...

Dateline 2.30am Eastern Standard Time, Monday, January 11, 2016 For some reason, I could not sleep. Got up to get a drink. By habit, checked my emails and Twitter, then FaceBook. David Bowie Dead! Screamed one...

We are getting a few more of our djs weighing in on their top releases of last year. From Flea, on It’s the Music Monday (and is our Music Director): Courtney Barnett-Sometimes I just sit...

John Lennon famously said,  “Before Elvis there was nothing.” Lennon was correct, of course, which may have prompted David Bowie to remark, “Elvis was a major hero of mine. I was probably stupid enough to believe that having...

2015 was a busy and eventful year at Life Elsewhere. We covered a vast array of topics and interviewed a stellar line-up of guests. To begin 2016, we present a retrospective of favorite moments from...

Saturday Asylum beat everyone to it, with Scott posting his top 25 releases of 2015.  Randy Wind’s Thursday Morning Show has his top picks, letting listeners weigh in.  Nancy Cee wrote about her top thirty and...

  NEW YEARS is being celebrated around the World!!!. During our musical journey we are going to EXPLORE this holiday to include: Why we celebrate NEW YEARS, how NEW YEARS is celebrated in other parts...

Time flies when you’re having fun! Which explains why 2015 feels like it just started, and, yet, it’s already over. Around WMNF, we have had a blast this past year and cannot wait to see...

Tuesday morning on The Waking Hours I featured my Top 12 (13) CD’s of the year. These are the dozen new releases that I have been playing the most and love from top to bottom. Other than #1, they...

This article has been reprinted with permission from Deep Roots magazine, which features articles about music and meaningful matters. When Nellie McKay zoomed onto the music scene in 2004 with her scintillating debut album, Get...