Bappi Lahiri will forever be remembered as the King of Disco whose songs traversed continents to be featured in Hollywood films. His introduction to music was at the tender age of three. By the time Lahiri was eleven, he was composing songs. He went on to have hit after hit, writing songs for various films,…
Agnes Sligh Turnbull said that the fault of dogs is that their lives are too short. It would be heaven on earth if dogs outlived us, but then, we would also feel bad severing the bond with our death. Losing a dog is like having your heart torn apart. Luckily, you can immortalize your dog’s…
Usually, when people reminisce, particularly about 2008, the first thing that comes to mind is the Great Recession caused by the housing bubble. Still, many other historical events went down in 2008, such as the United States of America getting its first Black-American president. In the music industry, Britney Spears’ hospitalization after a meltdown and…
Love usually starts in the simplest of ways but ends in complicated scenarios. Sometimes, the breakup is nasty, other times it is mutual, but the bottom line is it is seldom a welcome goodbye. The heartache can wreck you for weeks and months before you finally dare to give love one more chance. It is…
Music holds no boundaries, and it connects people from different backgrounds as it is a universal language. Ketch Secor and his friends began Old Crow Medicine Show in September 1998 when they were only teenagers. They did not know where the music would lead, but they decided to play their way out of Ithaca to…
Fans of the soft rock genre are quite familiar with the name of Stephen Bishop. This multi-talented singer/songwriter helped to fuel the romantic fancies of many in the 70’s and 80’s. His unique ability to score some of the best loved ballads both for film and radio is quite impressive. In fact, Stephen has…
Arthur C. Clark said that magic is a science we do not understand. It is perhaps for this reason that we term whatever we cannot explain as magic. It could be falling in love in the most unexpected way or things falling into place in unexplainable ways. Songwriters have used the word “magic” to refer…
The very idea of being addicted to something is frightening, yet many people find it impossible to get out from under the clutches of addiction without extensive help. There is no doubt about it, music is a powerful tool. It’s so powerful that some rehabilitation centers have taken to recommending certain music for those individuals…
Willie Nelson was on top of the Country music world in the mid-1970s. After he put Nashville in his rear view, Wille went back home to Texas. There he discovered his trademark sound. It was soon dubbed “Outlaw Country”. Willie’s career was going better than ever, and he had never been more popular. That’s when…