• Jesse Winchester Dies at His Home

    Jesse Winchester, the singer-songwriter who helped shape music in both the country and pop genres, died on April 11, 2014 at his home in Charlottesville, Virginia surrounded by family.
  • Bid to Win Kellie Pickler's Red Carpet Bracelets

    Kellie Pickler looked great on the red carpet last weekend at the ACM Awards. Her jewelry was understated, letting the dress and her perfect hair and make-up take center stage. Her wrist was graced with Pandora charm bracelets and she has decided to auction those off to raise funds for ACM Lifting Lives.
  • Introducing Vaughaligan Walwyn

    Born in the U.S. Virgin Islands in St. Croix and raised in Houston in the southeast side, Vaughaligan Walwyn made his mark on the world in athletics. A career-ending knee injury led him to music and after a long road, he's ready to share God's grace.
  • Concert Review: Mt. Doom in New Brunswick, NJ, 4/11/14

    New Brunswick, New Jersey is a city basically run by college students, and because of this, their basement music scene has become semi-legendary (there’s even a Wikipedia article about it). There are dozens of “venues” that are simply the basements of houses rented out by students at Rutgers, and they all have cool names like “The Candy Barrel” and “The Cooler Ranch”. The name of the house I went to last night was “Mt. Doom”, which I thought was particularly cool, since I’m a huge Lord of the Rings fan. Though the basement at Mt. Doom was dimly lit and heavily tagged with graffiti, it was a relatively neat and organized space for a punk show.
  • 7 Gateway Artists Into Hip-Hop: Beck, Flying Lotus, and more

    If you ask someone what kind of music they listen to, fifty percent of the time their answer will be “everything, except country and rap”. While I’ve written about country songs that would appeal to country-haters, hip-hop is much trickier and more misunderstood. If you’re thinking of getting into hip-hop, here are seven artists that would be excellent entry points.