‘Our government sees it as cute but unimportant’: the musicians keeping France’s Occitan language alive | Folk music

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It’s May Day in Marseille, and beyond the celebrations – and the ongoing protests against President Macron raising the retirement age – another smaller but just as potent group are taking a stand on behalf […]

How Blues Rock Guitar Legend Joe Bonamassa Is Keeping The Blues Alive

Joe Bonamassa playing guitar in concert on a stage

via Kit Wood, courtesy of Joe Bonamassa. With Permission When Joe Bonamassa was 12-years-old, he started his career in blues-rock by opening for the legendary B.B. King. Sure, there had been countless days shredding away […]

Fridayy’s Story Came Alive When He Got Lost In Melody

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Aiden E Fridayy’s introduction to the world came in the late summer of 2022. The Philadelphia-based singer is responsible for the thunderous, sky-grazing hook on DJ Khaled’s Grammy-nominated record, “God Did.” The song is more […]

‘Songs should be alive’: Slovenian trio Širom on their ‘imaginary folk’ music | Folk music

‘The music has to be responsive.’

What is folk music? Is it music specific to a region and embodying particular cultural traditions, or could there be a more open-ended definition? Perhaps it’s a product of the imagination that can be rooted […]

See LINKIN PARK’s MIKE SHINODA And ICE NINE KILLS’ SPENCER CHARNAS In DEMI LOVATO’s Video For ‘Still Alive’

See LINKIN PARK's MIKE SHINODA And ICE NINE KILLS' SPENCER CHARNAS In DEMI LOVATO's Video For 'Still Alive'

Grammy-nominated global superstar Demi Lovato has released “Still Alive”, her new original song for the upcoming horror film “Scream VI” from Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group. The high-energy track arrives alongside the aptly aesthetic […]

Nataly Merezhuk’s Jazz on Bones honors underground efforts to keep jazz alive : NPR

Nataly Merezhuk's Jazz on Bones honors underground efforts to keep jazz alive : NPR

Russian-born violinist Nataly Merezhuk’s new album ‘Jazz on Bones’ explores the history of jazz in the former Soviet Union. ‘Courtesy of Nataly Merezhuk hide caption toggle caption ‘Courtesy of Nataly Merezhuk Russian-born violinist Nataly Merezhuk’s […]

‘Hawkeye’ Jeremy Renner Keeping Quicksilver’s Legacy Alive Will Make You Shed A Tear & It’s ‘Black Widow’ Scarlett Johansson We Need To Thank

Marvel Trivia #26: Hawkeye Kept Quicksilver’s Legacy Alive In The Most Adorable Way & It's Black Widow Who Shows Us A Peek Of It

Marvel Trivia #26: ‘Hawkeye’ Clint Barton Keeping ‘Quicksilver’ Pietro Maximoff Legacy Alive Will Make You Shed A Tear & Go ‘Awww’ – Watch ( Photo Credit – Movie Still ) The Marvel Cinematic Universe is […]