My first week back in LA was very busy, with two trips to the Renaissance Pleasure Faire, attending and reviewing Nineteen Years Later, helping with another show, and going through the first rehearsal for my Fringe solo show. Along the way there was a night of Fringe “Office Hours,” a Fringe Town Hall, an unexpected chance to catch a rehearsal, and plenty of great conversations, not to mention a couple of days at the ASCAP EXPO, which included a special songwriters’ round with LeeAnn Womack, Stephen Bishop, Jack Tempchin and Wyclef Jean.
NEW SINGLES
Our first single this week features the powerful and soulful vocals of Elisabeth Beckwitt, and we think this one has a lot of potential. Check out “Free Fall” – we think you’ll definitely fall for her sound.
Next up is a pair of legends who have joined forces to bring the spirit of rock and roll back to today’s music scene. Combining Fanny Walked the Earth’s Brie Darling with The Runaways’ Cherie Currie is brilliant and they do justice to this remake of the T. Rex classic, “The Motivator.” This one will get your week off to a great start.
We follow them up with another Blue Élan Records artist named Car Astor, and what we think is her best song to date. The song may be called “Hush,” but we won’t keep quiet about how much we love this song.
Let’s switch gears to a more Americana and country sound of Jesse Dayton, another Blue Élan artist. His latest, “Redneck Friend,” will have you two-stepping around the dance floor in no time flat. Enjoy the honky-tonking sound.
We close out this week’s singles with the upbeat and empowering “For You” from rising star Katile. We see a very strong future for this young lady, and can’t wait to see what comes next.
NEW MUSIC VIDEOS
We return to the beautiful country of Denmark to kick off this week’s music videos with the latest from LA Music Critic Award winning band Straw, “Perfectly Fine.” Sally’s vocals are powerful and strong and the song hits home with its message that you don’t have to be perfect to be happy. This family just keeps getting better and better.
Speaking of amazing family bands, here is the first original from the PaperDolls, featuring elder sibling Kendra. It is a powerful song that will give you strength to fight each day. Thank you Kendra for blessing us with “See What I See.”
Our third video gives us a new look at the whole “loser” mystique. We bet you’ll never feel the same way about the word after viewing this video. Here’s “Loser” by The Scared Crows.
Video number four is guaranteed to rock your week, as Meisha and the Spanks reveal their inner child for the video of their latest single, “Motorin’.’
We close out this week with a stunning video from Wake up Hate for their song, “Love me Like a Hurricane.” We think this one will rock you into next week.