Jugband Blues: A look Inside A Mental Breakdown
Yo Ho, WeRCatz here! We're taking a little retrospective on the song "Jugband Blues" performed by Pink Floyd and written by co-founder Syd Barret. This would be his only written and last work for Floyd's second album A Saucerful of Secrets released in the summer of...
DMX Dies at 50
This past week the hip-hop community has lost one of beloved rappers and songwriters, Earl Simmons, at the age of 50 and if you don't know who he is, then you may know him better for his other name, Dark Man X or DMX. DMX came into the hip hop scene back in the early...
Hidden Gems: R.E.M. Out of Time Turns 30
Today on hidden gems we are going to look at the seventh studio album from a famous band from Athens, Georgia and that band is R.E.M and the album is Out of Time. After the release of their sixth album "Green" and an 11month tour, the band went to work to create the...
Cepillin: A Clown’s Legacy
Yo Ho, WeRCatz here. On March 8, 2021, a clown died after battling spinal cancer. His name was Cepillin. Born Ricardo Gonzalez Gutierrez and hailing from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Cepillin was first a dentist. Because children were very scared of the dentist for obvious...
Bunny Wailer and His Legacy
Yo Ho, WeRCatz here. We have recently lost a legend in reggae: Bunny Wailer. Original member and fellow founder of The Wailers, he formed the band with Peter Tosh and Bob Marley in 1963. The Wailers sound was influenced and styled by gospel music and Curtis Mayfield...
The Afro-Latino Contributions To Black History Month
Yo Ho, WeRCatz here! Many artists of African descent touched the landscape of what music sounds like in the US. Little Richard, Otis Redding, Dione Warwick, Aretha Franklin, and so many others have made their mark in the US and forever changed what constitutes as US...
The Disappearing Art of Making Love…through Music
The Disappearing Art of Making Love...through Music Yo Ho, WeRCatz here. Before starting anything, the theme. Valentine's Day is around the corner and music is an added bonus to please your special someone. But be careful because one lyric or chord may ruin that sexy...
Grammy-nominated Electronic Artist Sophie Passed Away at 34
Today we have some sad news to report as over the weekend the Grammy-nominated electronic artist Sophie passed away at the age of 34. It was reported by many sources that it was an accidental death while trying to watch the full moon in Athens, Greece. Know also...
Hidden Gems: Hunky Dory Turns 50
Today on Hidden gems we are going to look at an album that not only turned 50 but was also the album that showed the world of what David Bowie can do musically and that album is Hunky Dory. Hunky Dory was the fourth album that was released by David Bowie and after the...
Armando Manzanero: Goodbye to one of the last of the great romantic composers of Latin America
Yo Ho, WeRCatz here. On December 28, 2020, the world lost one of the last romantic composers of the old guard: Armando Manzanero. He lost the fight against COVID-19. Born on December 7, 1935, Manzanero was of Mayan descent and was raised in Ticul, Yucatan, Mexico. In...
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