Prince Bishop, a Durham-based alt-rock outfit, recently released their tuneful single Roman Roads, another sonic exploration that follows the band’s celebrated 2021 single Come Alive. The song begins with the sounds of a melodious guitar and a strong sense of journey — my mind has already cracked open the car window and I enjoy the ...
People listen to music for various reasons. For some, it is the best companion when they are sad or lonesome. For others, it serves as the companion to match their energy levels as they groove to loud songs and pop tracks. It is not without reason that mothers resorted to singing soothing lullabies at bedtime ...
A lot of Italian songs in the 1950s were composed by artists who were trying to mimic American music and culture. When kids learn to speak, they tend to make funny words and phrases while trying to imitate their parents and other people. They end up making words that don’t convey any real meaning while ...
The Mid-Autumn Festival (also known as the Moon Festival) is upon us. The moon in traditional Chinese culture is seen as a symbol of family reunion. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, families reunite and celebrate by sitting outside, under the full moon, with a table filled with tea, fruit, incense, mooncakes, and candles as ...
Voices, a shimmering song with crystal clear sounds and a poignant message, was released today, a day that marks the 22nd year the persecution of Falun Gong in China began. On July 20th, 1999, the Chinese Communist Party launched a crackdown against the spiritual practice of Falun Gong. It is the largest persecution in modern ...
Authoritarian regimes want maximum control over their population, especially in China. That now includes what karaoke songs in China are allowed at a karaoke venue. Singing karaoke songs in China is a massive pastime and the country’s so-called ministry of culture is preparing to limit what people can sing during a night out with ...
Freed Man’s Creed, by Virginian singer-songwriter James H. White is a new song release timed suitably for July 4th, Independence Day in the United States of America. Cinematic and patriotic sounds There is something hugely cinematic and energizing about this new release, Freed Man’s Creed, which follows his earlier song Purple Heart, another great tune ...
Michelangelo is the fourth offering from Katy Mantyk’s upcoming debut EP From Dust to Gold, a song that pays homage to the great artist Michelangelo and draws parallels to the Divine Creator in how he transforms us. Observations from the song The song starts with some piano chords and notes that are gently played with ...
I learned William Blake’s A Cradle Song through a music class I was taking my infant to and I still sing it to him as a lullaby at bedtime. It is incredible to think Blake never had children of his own when he can evoke such strong imagery and capture so well those feelings a ...
A busy roundabout in a big city, noise, cars, people rushing by and filling their days with endless tasks and duties — this image is quite common in the Western world. How many people see themselves living a similar life? How many have lost touch with their inner selves and who they really are? Matthew ...