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Compilation Craze: Revisiting the Hottest Unsigned Bands of 2003
While I haven't bought a CD in years, I always enjoy checking out the old compilations when I browse a used record store. Many compilations have obscure tracks that you won't find anywhere else, and this Budweiser True Music "Future Icons" album has 11 of them, plus four bonus tracks from bands that already made it big—presumably to get you to buy the record. According to Discogs, this CD came free with a 2003 issue of Blender , and I bet that some music lovers still have a copy lying around somewhere.
By Kaitlin Shanksabout 8 hours ago in Beat
My Exclusive Interview With Kayristin
The party doesn't start until Kayristin walks in. As a DJ, it's her job to keep the energy flowing with electrifying sets and exclusive remixes—and now that she's branching out into original music, you don't have to see her in person to enjoy her heart-stopping beats. Her love for music, passion for adventure, and fun, bombastic personality make Kayristin a natural entertainer, and as you read this in-depth interview, you'll realize how much work goes into these sets that seem like a spur-of-the-moment celebration.
By Kaitlin Shanks2 days ago in Beat
My Exclusive Interview With Aestrea
Aestrea takes on a lot of personas in her music—a space explorer, a bedroom pop singer, an abandoned bride—but every release has a distinctly ethereal, luminous sound that complements her delicate aesthetic and soft, angelic vocals. With over 10,000 Instagram followers and nearly 60,000 monthly Spotify listeners, the Internet is waiting to see what she'll do next. Luckily, you don't have to wait for a peek behind the scenes: this interview dives into her aesthetic, her early work and her latest track, offering a look at the artist behind the white veil.
By Kaitlin Shanks4 days ago in Beat
Green Park Memories and Holiday Melodies: Randy Edelman at Carnegie Hall
Autumn has a way of making even familiar places feel slightly different. A pathway walked a hundred times becomes somewhere to linger. Trees loosen their leaves, the afternoon light turns amber, and suddenly an ordinary park bench can bring back someone you haven’t thought about in years.
By Marquee Current Entertainment News7 days ago in Beat
Straight talk part 2:the conclusion
Before I go on, I would like to say rest in peace to Dolly Parton. Now being at the uncurable optimist and dreamer and wish her that Shirley Kenyon’s character is in the movie one after my own heart by the way she goes to the Chicago Bridge while she’s still looking for work and you know it does makes her wish and the reporter that she meets played by James Woods named Jack. I think she’s trying to kill herself and then you know after that whole thing I think I covered that in the last article part one of this so she goes to a diner in search of I did cover this now now and so just in case I didn’t sure Kenyon’s character goes to a radio station was hiring a receptionist then after she screws up as a receptionist before she leaves, she asked the reception if she if she can have a cup of coffee, she goes into the studio. The engineer is looking for this doctor radio doctor that the Radio manager hired played by Griffin Dunn, the radio manager and Shirley Kenyon is on the air, giving advice and the radio boss hears here in his car and has a funny solo act in his car like saying funny stuff for instance, what is going on over there when he’s trying to call him because you know nobody wants to speak to Shirley Canyon And he’s talking to himself had a vision his own dial. All he saying I can be saying this stuff just just a really way a funny way to enter the movie and Griffin done. Does a great job. You know one man comedy dialogue to himself in his in his Cadillac on the way back to work.
By Revista Miko:XCI 7 days ago in Beat
Prince reigns at the 2007 NFL Superbowl half time show
To me Prince’s 2007 performance at the Super Bowl was the best performance of all time and I say not only because I am a lifelong Prince fan but also because his performance was the best ever and they are still talking about it. His performance was nothing short of supernatural and phenomenal. I don’t remember which football teams were playing against each other that year but this Prince was the thing to remember and the only reason why I watched at all just to see Prince kick ass as he had always done and should still be here, May Prince rest in Power and Peace.
By Revista Miko:XCI 8 days ago in Beat
Chirino:Portrait of the champion of Salsa
Wilfredo Jose Chirino better known as Chirino then Willy Chirino born in Consulacion del Sur,Pinar del Rio Cuba, a proud Guajiro Cubano or in other words a proud Cuban country boy. Willy was the only boy and his siblings three girls. Originally, Willy did not come from a musical family and yet he became legend and icon in Latin Music and music in general. Willy’s life and childhood and life in Cuba was happy and calm and perfect. He became an expert horse back rider and he was also artistic with which he won art awards. Unfortunately, that ended when the regime destroyed the island and Willy’s parents fearing what the regime was going to do their children sent Willy to America ahead of the rest of his family to America through a Catholic program called “Operation:Pedro Pan” which airlifted 14,000 children out and Willy was one of them. He spent one year before reuniting with his family.
By Revista Miko:XCI 8 days ago in Beat
12 Songs I Discovered on a Burned CD From 2008
Growing up, I never had an iPod, but I had the next best thing: an off-brand Walkman, a desktop computer with Internet access and a stack of blank CDs. With Limewire's help, I could download virtually any song I wanted and listen to it any time without waiting for radio play. Before streaming revolutionized the music industry, I had a CD holder loaded with illegally copied albums, mixtape-style CDs like this one and a few legally acquired records.
By Kaitlin Shanks26 days ago in Beat
The Macklemore Controversy. Top Story - September 2026.
Everyone has the right to say “this is the cause I support.” Everyone else has the right to say “That’s cool and good for you, but it’s not my cause, so maybe promote it on your time at your event, not mine.”
By Natasja Roseabout a month ago in Beat
MC Hammer : Rap and Hip Hop Royalty
MC Hammer was my gateway and initial exposure to the music of rap and Hip Hop and to him I say thank you and that is why Hammer will always be one of my favorite rap artists of all time and space. MC Hammer was the first and only rapper to my knowledge was dancing and rapping and basically giving the audience the show that they paid for. The song that I first heard was the immortal classic “U Can’t Touch This” which was the song that initially broke MC Hammer and gave his universal and crossover appeal.
By Revista Miko:XCI about a month ago in Beat
