Month: December 2020
7 Ways to Support Music in 2021
December 30th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayAs music fans in 2020, we watched our plans slip away. We watched our favourite artists shift to online concerts and intimate live streams and new ways to play for and connect with fans. We watched as venues closed their doors and bands looked for support so they could continue in their careers while their […]
Joshua’s 2020 Breakthrough Artists of the Year
December 29th, 2020 by Joshua Murray2020 has been hard. But, some artists have found their way through the year to new heights and new success and we are happy to have seen it. In this post, I’m thrilled to share my 2020 Breakthrough Artists of the Year. None of these artists was an overnight success. They’ve all been putting in […]
Miranda Lambert Top 10 – By The Numbers
December 28th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayIt has been more than 15 years now since Miranda Lambert released her breakthrough album, Kerosene. It has been 10 years since she nabbed her first #1 single with The House That Built Me. And it has been about a year and a half since we last saw Miranda Lambert live in front of a […]
Joshua’s Favourite Albums and EPs of 2020
December 22nd, 2020 by Joshua MurrayThere have been a lot of downs in 2020, but thankfully, musically, there have been some ups to help try and balance some things out! In this post I’ve got five favourite EPs, 10 favourite albums, and 12 honourable mentions listed. I’ve added a favourite song, and a little word about how I feel about […]
The 5 Quick Questions, Holiday Edition – 2020 Playlist!
December 21st, 2020 by thereviewsareinWe went all-in on the holidays this year and reached out to teams and artists and everyone we love working with to gather up some fun holiday stuff to share with all of you. And one of the things we wanted to do was bring a Holiday Edition twist to 5 Quick Questions. And did […]
Lonely Christmas Eve, 5 Quick Questions with Quote The Raven (Holiday Edition)
December 20th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayNewfoundland and Labrador’s Quote The Raven have a reason to celebrate this holiday season, and it comes from their fantastic single, Lonely Christmas Eve. We wanted to celebrate too, so we got the duo to hang out for a special Holiday Edition round of 5 Quick Questions. Find out which Christmas songs Jordan and Kirsten […]
Why Amazon has Entered a Race Against Spotify for Podcasts
December 20th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayJeff Bezos has a diverse set of interests. Amazon is one of the biggest companies in the world. It made its name as an online retailer but has expanded in technology spaces. Amazon competes with other dedicated technology companies like Microsoft, Apple, and Google very easily. In recent years, as content consumption increasingly leaned towards […]
5 Reasons to Listen to Music All the Time at Home
December 20th, 2020 by thereviewsareinWe love music, you love music, but even though we acknowledge that, some times we all take music for granted a little bit and fail to understand just how important music can and should be to our day-to-day lives. Today we’re taking a look at ordinary days at home and the reasons you should be […]
Christmas In California, 5 Quick Questions with Raff Pylon (Holiday Edition)
December 19th, 2020 by Joshua MurraySometimes Christmas dreams come true long before Santa Claus comes down the chimney – and this year that happened for Raff Pylon when he teamed up with Snoop Dogg on his new holiday single, Christmas In California! To celebrate that releases and learn a little more about what the Canadian singer/songwriter. Hit play to find […]
This Christmas, 5 Quick Questions with Jeffery Straker (Holiday Edition)
December 15th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayWith the release of his three-song EP, This Christmas – Jeffery Straker has jumped all the way into the holiday season! And to celebrate the release and the season with Jeffery, we caught up with him for a special Holiday Edition round of 5 Quick Questions! Hit play on the video to find out which […]
Me First And The Gimme Gimmes Holiday Extravaganza
December 13th, 2020 by Trish CasslingHoliday shows are a tradition for Me First And The Gimme Gimmes. Why would we think they’d let COVID-19 get in the way. Last night, Me First And The Gimme Gimmes debuted their Gimme Gimme TV Holiday Extravaganza via veeps.com. A throwback to the times of classic variety shows. Think The Sonny and Cher Show, […]
Taylor Swift, evermore Album Review
December 13th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayLess than five months after the release of folklore, Taylor Swift returned with the sister album, evermore, and continued to throw away the system and setups we got used to from the superstar singer-songwriter. evermore is the second album release of the year, the pandemic, and Swift’s pop/folk/cottagecore. All of that is different. folklore introduced […]
Characteristics of 20th Century Music
December 13th, 2020 by thereviewsareinDuring the 20th century, music developed significantly and the historical and political events provided great inspiration for the music that appeared during the 1900s. Popular composers of this time included Elgar, Stravinsky, Gershwin and John Williams. The 20th century saw the advancement of technology that allowed recordings of music that could be shared worldwide. Today […]
Honky The Christmas Goose: An Underrated Holiday Classic
December 13th, 2020 by thereviewsareinIt might not rank up there among the Christmas favourites alongside Nat King Cole’s A Christmas Song, or Bing Crosby’s White Christmas, but anyone who doesn’t include Johnny Bower’s Christmas hit Honky The Christmas Goose among the ranks of holiday classics has never heard the tale of the song or was lucky enough to encounter […]
Me & You (This Christmas), 5 Quick Questions with Suzie McNeil (Holiday Edition)
December 12th, 2020 by Joshua MurraySuzie McNeil burst onto our screens and the scene, back in 2005 on Rockstar: INXS – and she’s been hard at work ever since. This year, Suzie is celebrating the holiday season with the release of her new single, You & Me (The Christmas), and it’s sweet and fun and we like it. To celebrate […]
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