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Salvation Army Gets Bell Rung by Brave Survivor
In late September of 2024, singer/composer Robert Jeffers, aka Bobby Wizdum, was preparing for the release of his record Long Way Home. While the record brought truth to light about organized corruption, its real message was a journey of growth, enlightenment, and miraculous trauma recovery. Unfortunately, as he was about to bring this record and story to the world, his microphone was unplugged by a popular and powerful “Christian” organization.
By mysoundMusic2 months ago in Beat
NY Hardcore Chronicles Film 1.5.
NY Hardcore Chronicles Film 1.5. On "Tubi" once again I found a great music documentary called N.Y. Hardcore Chronicles…. The film gave great enlightenment to the hard core metal bands in the early 80's. Like the punk rock seen it was based on the lower East Side of Manhattan.
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).2 months ago in Beat
MTV and the Lost Feeling of Watching Music Together as One
Before playlists became private and screens became personal, MTV was a shared experience. You did not choose the song. The song chose you. MTV played in living rooms, bedrooms, and small shops, turning ordinary spaces into places of discovery. It shaped how people listened, dressed, spoke, and dreamed. This was not just about music videos. It was about belonging to a moment bigger than yourself. When people talk about MTV today, they are often talking about a feeling that is hard to name. A mix of excitement, waiting, and surprise. This article explores how MTV changed music culture, youth identity, and shared attention, and why its absence still feels strangely personal.
By Muqadas khan2 months ago in Beat
The Quiet That Follows the Applause
I didn’t cry at the end of Better Call Saul. I cried three days later, while washing dishes. The water was hot, the sponge worn thin, and suddenly—without warning—I saw Kim Wexler’s hands again. Not in the courtroom. Not in the finale. But in that tiny Albuquerque office, adjusting the blinds just so, trying to control one small thing in a world spinning out of her grasp.
By KAMRAN AHMAD2 months ago in Beat
Magical Movie Scores
Sometimes, the noise of reality is to much to bear. We often times lose our way in the monotonous ways of a set life style. Changing up the ways just slightly can change our mood significantly. Walking a different way, watching or reading a new genre, or listening to an otherworldly movie score.
By Rich Burton2 months ago in Beat
A New Year's Piano Medley
Welp, time for some humble honesty: I did in fact abandon my New Year's resolution for 2025. This is rather expected, for many; jokes are found everywhere about many of us would-be-changed-folks not lasting more than three days into a new year before failing their resolutions. More embarrassing than that, though, I failed at the resolution which I made public on Vocal (and even got a runner-up prize for in their New Year's resolution-based challenge...yikes!). My resolution was to create and share, on YouTube and on Vocal, new original pieces of music every month. I did this for a while, but trailed off a little before the halfway mark through the year, just as some life things started to really pick up frenetic speed.
By Gabriel Huizenga2 months ago in Beat
Kendrick Lamar Sounds Rejuvenated On Fun New Snippet Shared By Sounwave
Snippets be damned. The world is yearning for more music from K Dot himself, Kendrick Lamar. In just released videos, the Pulitzer-prizewinning lyricist put on full display a few short soundbites.
By Skyler Saunders2 months ago in Beat
The Song That Brought Him Back
After my mother passed, grief settled into our home like winter fog—thick, gray, and impossible to ignore. He stopped whistling while fixing the sink. Stopped tapping his boot to the oldies station. Even his laugh, once so loud it startled the dogs, vanished into a silence so heavy it filled every room. For two years, he moved through life like a man walking in someone else’s shoes. So when he said, voice barely above a whisper, “Let’s go south for New Year’s,” I didn’t ask why. I just booked the tickets.
By KAMRAN AHMAD2 months ago in Beat
Holding Out for a Hero
Gaynor Sullivan was born on June 8, 1951, and became known professionally as Bonnie Tyler. She is a Welsh singer known for her distinctive raspy voice. She gained popularity with the release of her 1977 album, The World Starts Tonight. Her biggest hit is “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” In 2022 she was awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s Birthday Honors for services to music. These are some of the top songs recorded by the singer. She released her third live album, In Berlin, in 2024.
By Rasma Raisters2 months ago in Beat
