My debut EP is FINALLY ready for your ears! It's an emotional, melodic journey through love, loss, and personal demons, but wrapped in a catchy, cathartic rock & roll package.
I think you're gonna love it!
It's available at #Bandcamp 10 days ahead of streaming platforms, and each $4 purchase also bundles in the original demos of each song. Turn it up, sing along, and rock out!
It is time for #Musicwomenwednesday, My artist this week is
Carson Amanda "Carsie" Blanton (born July 22, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter based in New Jersey, who performs on guitar. Blanton has released eight studio albums and three EPs, all with a "pay what you please" pricing strategy. Blanton wrote "My true calling as an artist is to share…What I actually want to do is make beautiful music and then give it to everyone, regardless of what they give me back."
Fresh Air called Blanton "one of those hard-headed open-hearted protestors who can make revolution sound desirable to your body, even if your mind wants to resist it", in reference to her 2021 album, Love and Rage.
Everyone, of course, has heard Time Out, one of the most famous and popular albums ever. They recently turned up additional tapes from those sessions, and here they are...and it's great to hear quite different (and equally great) versions of these classic tunes, plus a few extras.
Well worth your time. And money. Don't forget money.
I know what you’re going to do, you jam-chasing degenerates: you’re going to look at the tracklist, see the 20 minute Purple Rain on side F, and want to go straight to it.
DO. NOT. DO. THIS.
You will start on side A and listen to the concert in order so that when you reach Purple Rain - and believe me, it’s spectacular- it will hit as God and Prince (but I repeat myself) intended.
Prince & the Revolution - Live 3/30/1985, Syracuse, NY
My pick for today:
Elles Bailey is an English blues roots, rock singer, songwriter, and pianist. She has recorded three studio albums including her debut album Wildfire in 2017, Road I Call Home in 2019 and the chart topping Shining In The Half Light in 2022 winning several awards for her work.
Her 2022 studio album Shining in the Half Light produced by Dan Weller reached 42 in the UK Albums Chart, reached number 1 in the Official Jazz and Blues Albums Chart and number 2 in the Official Americana Albums Chart. In January 2023, The Official Charts Company announced that Shining in the Half Light had reached number 39 out of the top 40 best selling albums in the Official Americana Albums Chart in 2022.
always sounds to me like so much of 90s West Coast #HipHop tracks its sound and aesthetic to Roy Ayers. e.g., Dr Dre only sampled this track once, for a Detox track, but I can't help suspecting he took much more from it for his sound.
the "my life, my life, my life" tag was true Cali staple, used by Tupac, Ice Cube, Mc Eiht ("my life, my life, my life, with a tech nine").
The NYD 24 Global Stream Parade officially kicks off in les than an hour at 0100 UTC.
This will be our thread for announcing upcoming stops on the parade route which can be seen at: https://radiofreefedi.net/nyd24
We and the broadcasters will use #NYD24Parade if you want to keep an eye out, or mute for the day. Boost the participants and let's celebrate discovering some of your fedi streaming friends.