January 8, 2020 – The King of Rock and Roll would’ve been 85 years old today. Elvis Presley who died on August 16, 1977, remains one of the most popular and celebrated artists nearly forty three years after his death. Forbes Magazine lists Presley as the second highest deceased celebrity in the world with an […]
January 7, 2020 – BTS – The K-Pop superstars that have taken the world by storm the last several years have announced a brand new album. Map of the Soul: 7 will be released on February 21, 2020 via Big Hit Entertainment. The announcement, which came on the bands Twitter account, also links users to […]
2020 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival – June 11-14 The 2020 Bonnaroo lineup was announced today and it’s a good one. The music and arts festival will take place in Manchester, TN – June 11-14. This years Friday through Sunday headliners are Tool, Lizzo and Tame Impala. That’s a pretty strong lineup and lucky for […]
Family history. Legendary brand. Lineage. These are all terms I think of when I hear the name Ludwig. That’s why William Ludwig’s new company WFLIII Drums has the perfect slogan: The Sound of Generations. It may be one of the truest tagline’s I’ve ever seen. William’s grandfather, William Ludwig Sr. started Ludwig & Ludwig along […]
My musical wish list for 2020. Goodbye 2019. It’s been a good year for new music. As I wrote about in the Sound Vapors Top 15 Songs of 2019 – There were many game changing moments across a wide spectrum of genres. I expect 2020 to keep reminding us of the magic and power that […]
2019 Song of the Year I found that if it’s hard deciding which songs should be included on any “best of” list – then that probably means it was a great year for music. Finding the top 15 songs of 2019 was extremely hard, as was putting a top 2019 list together. I thought about […]
Nina Schofield and I decided it was time to co-host another podcast episode but this time it was to talk about all things Christmas! Originally, we planned to list our favorite Christmas and Holiday Songs and compare the two. However, bridging together two countries to talk about each’s holiday traditions, we’d be re-missed to stay […]
Coco Reilly – Christmas With You Everyone knows that I’m a sucker for big, huge, well blended harmonies. Then, there are those notes that some artist’s hit that take my love to another level. The best thing is when they don’t over-do-it when they hit that plateau. I came here to write about a really […]
Jonathan Cain recently released his Christmas single ‘Wonder of Wonders’ to the world. This coincides with an extremely busy schedule that includes the release of the ‘Unsung Noel with Jonathan Cain’ concert that is available exclusively through Amazon Prime Video. It also includes hosting ABC’s Rock & Reelz Thanksgiving weekend radio special and playing some […]
The time has come once again for award show retribution to set its sights on another victim. Who will it be this time? Oscar, Emmy, Grammy. Perhaps I will pretend to have even a miniscule amount of knowledge about Broadway, and set my sights on the Tony Awards. Well no, I’m not doing that. Although, […]