Album 4 – With Sword & Shield (via Sonorous)

An album I’ve recommended, check it out! “Influenced by so many different styles, Kim Churchill goes far beyond blues and roots. I first heard Kim him when he supported Australia’s Got Talent winner Joe Robinson, and I was absolutely blown away when I heard him. The moment he started playing and opened his mouth I was [...]

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Real Chet Baker

Some insight into the real life of the genius trumpeter, Chet Baker. There have been so many negative and malicious things said about Chet Baker after he died, both in the verbal as well as in print by those who actually never knew the length, breadth, width or depth of just who this quiet, introspective [...]

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Album 2 – Keep it Going (via Sonorous)

A great album indeed! Upping the tempo slightly and adding a brass section, we now move onto some ska rock compliments of Lucy's pick, Keep It Going by the Mad Caddies. She writes, "I first heard these at a friends house, she had her iPod on shuffle and Souls for Sale came on and I was hooked. I [...]

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Don’t Tell Me What to Think! (via Lakia Gordon)

So very true. I love the imagery this girl uses to put her point across.          My canvas= my thoughts My canvas symbolize my thoughts. I think big, not small. I think happy thoughts, not negative. I believe in myself, not doubtful. However, there are other “artists” who try to paint on my [...]

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