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Review of Maggie’s Tidal Waves and Hurricanes by Patrick O’Heffernan

February 11, 2014

Review of Tidal Waves and Hurricanes by Maggie Patrick O’Heffernan – Host, Music FridayLive! I don’t usually review singles, but once in while something comes along that deserves a second listen and a thoughtful review. This time it’s the song, “Tidal Waves and Hurricanes” by the LA-based Canadian singer/songwriter, Maggie. Maggie and “Tidal Waves and Hurricanes” are a phenomenon, there is no other way to put it. First, the song. Maggie is releasing it tonight, Feb. 7, 2014, at the Hotel Café in Los Angeles, along with a video. The show starts at 9 pm and should be a barn-burner. The music is infectious – perfectly crafted to stimulate all those parts of your brain that respond to sound and pleasure. With a hypnotic, but not overpowering, drumbeat, and all of the hooks and guitar and keyboard details and overdubs of world-class pop, “Tidal Waves and Hurricanes” pulls you into its orbit and swings you around like a carnival ride. At the same time, it transcends pop in its lyrics. Maggie’s website tells us that her [Read More]

Get Ready to Rock with solo artist, Frank Palangi and his new EP!

January 2, 2014

Recording Artist and Singer/Songwriter, Frank Palangi of New York, will have you ready to rock with his new EP, “I AM READY”. Multi-Instrumentalist Frank, who has recorded/mixed/produced rock scoring work with local artists is back out in the forefront with his own new EP. “I AM READY” truly delivers the goods and satisfies your need for rock. . It starts right off with a deep intro and Frank’s intense vocals, that take you into the heavy hitting title track. It is a blazin rock song filled with bad ass riffs and the song really highlight’s Frank‘s impeccable tonality in his vocals. Turn It All Around has a cool build up intro that you will love, along with some raw edgy guitars, raging drums, and catchy lyrics. It is about time, we get more of the real rock and roll sound that Frank brings to life along with his emotionally driven lyrics. Frozen is a passionate ballad that has some soul touching lyrics and it can truly span across the rock/pop/alternative genres. Frank delivers a sincerity in his vocals in Frozen [Read More]

Dellacoma Rio releases his first debut single “Dead Will Rise”

December 15, 2013

Earlier this year, I told you about an awesome band that I fell in love with from Australia, Sunset Riot. You can read that post here. They really caught my eye and couldn’t wait to hear more from them. Of course, I learned about them a little too late since they did disband later in the year. I was excited to hear that singer Dellacoma Rio was still pursing his passion for music in the aftermath of Sunset Riot’s disbanding. Dellacoma has such an amazingly unique voice that draws you in to his musical world. Dellacoma has recently released his lyric video for his debut single, “Dead Will Rise” and you can check it out here: Dellacoma explains more about the song, “Dead Will Rise”, “The song is pretty much an anthem for those who feel like they’ve been written off. Coming off the back of Sunset Riots breakup I felt like a lot of people were expecting that my career was finished musically, that I was effectively dead as an artist. I guess [Read More]

Time to Hold On and take a listen to Shaun Grant

August 28, 2012

There is a new acoustic wonder that I would like to introduce you to. Shaun Grant is a talented singer/songwriter from Newcastle UK. Sometimes after playing in bands you decide when is the right time to travel that different path and do at alone and present your solo material to the world. Well that time is now for Shaun and we welcome his refreshing and soul touching sound. Shaun has a charming voice and with his easy listening and romantic lyrics will have you singing along in no time. His music is melodic and lyric driven which invites the listener and captivates them with his catchy verses. If you like Oasis or Ed Sheeran and romance of David Gray, you will be immediately drawn into Shaun’s music. You can currently hear two of Shaun’s song on soundcloud at www.soundcloud.com/shaun-grant-acoustic and I think you will really enjoy them. I especially love the violin on his song, “Make You Mine” it completes the song. I look forward to hearing more from Shaun Grant and hope you join me in [Read More]

David Rosales brings Hope and Love to feed your Soul with Smile.

January 25, 2012

SMILE by David Rosales. Music that brings Hope and Love to feed your soul and make you Smile. That is how I can describe the romantic and beautiful debut record, “Smile” by David Rosales. David brings together a well crafted arrangement of songs that highlights love, loss and life after. “Key to My Heart” is the first song I got to hear from the record and if ever there was a song where the vocals could touch your soul and bring the emotion of love to life, it is that of “Key to My Heart”. David’s vocals are like a safe haven for a warm heart and Olivia May’s vocals are the sweet touch of innocence wrapped in your arms. David expresses himself eloquently through his deep vocals and his storytelling as heard in ‘Wedding Day” or “All that you Love”. In “Wedding Day” , we are given a glimpse into the special day with his captivating lyrics such as “pedal covered soft parade”. The romance of true love dance through the lyrics and [Read More]