The Rumor Mill, an audio production company, recently released The Rumor Mill’s Christmas on Clinton St. The album features the usual holiday standards, though they are sung under the “dark and stormy” influence of a potentially globally-warmed planet. Produced by J. Ralph and Arthur Pingrey, the album features up and coming artists like Megan Wyler (she’s the voice behind the Johnny Cash cover of “Walk …
For the daughter of two Salvation Army ministers, Elizabeth Shepherd must have had first dibs on the dusty jazz records dropped in the thrift store donation box. At least that might explain her soulful musical approach, rooted in the classics yet thoroughly modern. The young pianist/chanteuse, and her Toronto trio, step boldly into the continuum with their mature debut release, Start To Move, out now …
Like the concept itself, Gorillaz: Rise of the Ogre is a part fictional, part real account of the band's rise to fame. Faux interviews and Jamie Hewlett's illustrations, as well as a few real photos, make up the hardcover book, bringing out both imagined and true-to-life details. Highlights include track-by-track "making of" stories, British humor and, overall, behind-the-scenes insight into one of the most innovative …