Jacob Whitesides For many of you who regularly read the Weekly Music Commentary, you might remember three weeks ago I spoke about the negative thoughts my friend expressed regarding young singers today. At the time I did not try to change his thinking. One reason was I did not feel any evidence would really makeRead More
Author: Edward Reid
Listening To The Fans
Ne-Yo The world today has changed from what it was several years ago. Today, everyone seems to find it necessary to multi-task at all times. I have heard many friends say “there just are not enough hours in the day for all the things I need to accomplish”. We all are now equipped with smartphones,Read More
The Happy Horn Will Be Missed
Clark Terry Last week, as I logged into my computer I saw the headline that caught my attention: Legendary Jazz artist Clark Terry dies at 94. As I read the news item, it seemed almost surreal. Clark Terry lived so long I began to believe I would never see such a headline. Nevertheless, we areRead More
The Rise of Today’s Young Stars
Becky G Just a few weeks ago I was having lunch with a friend when we both met another mutual friend and her 9-year old daughter. The friend whom I was eating with spoke with the little girl about school and games of today. Their conversation got around to the music of today when theRead More
Second Coming
D’Angelo The past couple of months have been eventful for neo-soul singer/songwriter D’Angelo and his fans. He finally dropped his third studio album mid-December titled Black Messiah, which is his first solo album in almost fifteen years. A few weeks ago he appeared as musical guest on Saturday Night Live and gave what many callRead More
Inspiration
Usher Most of you reading this weeks’ blog post are doing so during or after the 57th Grammy Awards. This year has offered some controversial nominations and therefore, will bring about some controversial winners. Throughout the years I have had conversations with musicians and music lovers about the merits of Grammy award nominations and wins.Read More
When Grunge Grows Up
Foo Fighters Last week I did something that I had not done since mid-2011. For the first time in over three years I did not publish a post in the Weekly Music Commentary. Several bloggers have mentioned in the past that sometimes it becomes necessary to take a break to recharge your batteries. I neverRead More