In Colton’s post about the time Dave Elkins performed in his living room, I wrote a little bit about Marilyn Auza, Dave’s opening act, who sings and plays acoustic guitar. In the article, I praised her guitarwork, but I wanted to take a chance to expand a little bit on her charming performance. Beyond her…
There are few things we at Earn This love more than a good musical — particularly a well-animated or -choreagraphed Disney musical. “Let It Go” has yet to thaw from the Billboard Top 10, and we’re creeping up on the 25th anniversary of The Little Mermaid, a film that launched a thousand Buzzfeed “only 90s kids” articles.…
Rising singer-songwriter Sam Behymer was gracious enough to talk with EarnThis.net, following up on our recent post about her competing on NBC’s The Voice. Since that post, Behymer was knocked out of the televised competition but has garnered many new fans from the experience. And, as you’ll see below, she appears to be revitalized in…
Tonight, at 8/7c, I will be watching The Voice. NBC probably expects to net a fair number of 25-to-35-year-old males every week with their elaborate talent show, even if their ideal viewer is younger with longer hair. But how can any self-respecting independent music blogger be caught tuning into such a commercialized, pop-centric circus of…
Alone in the car, we can sing as loud as we want. Highway//Catharsis is a series in which I share the albums that get me all worked up when I’m behind the wheel. To earn a post, the CD must bring me to tears while I’m screaming along. That means every drive is an audition.…
Imagine it’s 2002. September. Switzerland has just joined the United Nations. Um… Disturbed just released an album… but not The Sickness, the one after that. You know, with, like, “Liberate” and “Prayer” on it. Oh! The first OK Go record just came out! But most of America won’t know about them until they make that…
Pop is the most widely beloved, enduring, and profitable form of music in the age of recording studios. Probably because of this, it doesn’t get a lot of respect from hipsters, which makes it easy to find online music hubs filled with nothing but loathing and pity for the millions blasting Top 40 on the…
This is part of the Everything Music Survey series AllMusic Questions The Usual Suspects — Boring Desert Island Discs I Still Love: 65daysofstatic – The Destruction of Small Ideas The American Analog Set – Know By Heart Battles – Mirrored Death Cab for Cutie – Transatlanticism Dragonforce – Sonic Firestorm Dream Theater – Six Degrees of…
Dan: So, Colton, let’s talk about Eve 6. Their reunion album has come and gone. In a few months, we’ll hit the fifteenth anniversary of their debut album. Though they might tour some more and, who knows, release another album, now seems as good a time as any to reflect on their career, discography, and…
Q: Why didn’t [your favorite artist] get nominated for Song, Album, or Record of the Year? A: Nominations in the Big Three categories are designed to recognize achievements beyond those of the artist. That’s why none of these awards have the word “artist” in them. Song of the Year, then, is given for the best…