Sophie Powers recently visited the idobi Radio Studios for a chat with Fish on Gone Fishkin. During her visit, she discussed her latest EP, Glitch: Lvl 1, her growth as a performer, and what it means to be a young female musician in the scene. Glitch: Lvl 1 just recently came out on July 12. Powers cites several recent influences, stating that “Grimes, Frost Children, The Dare, and Charli XCX—the music inspires me, the art itself…it really inspires me.” Not only is Sophie inspired by the artists she listens to, she gains inspiration from her lived experiences and emotions, as… Read more »
blink-182‘s Travis Barker and wife Kourtney Kardashian Barker are officially new parents. According to exclusive sources for People, the couple welcomed their first child together––a baby boy. Additionally, according to multiple outlets, the Barkers have named their son Rocky Thirteen. According to an interview with Complex, the name honors Rocky George of Suicidal Tendencies as well as the protagonist of “the greatest boxing movie of all time.” Rocky is Barker‘s fourth child behind Alabama, Landon, and stepdaughter Atiana De La Hoya. Additionally, Kardashian Barker has three children, Mason, Penelope, and Reign, with ex Scott Disick. Earlier in the year during… Read more »
This week: Patriot Act, Stargirl, The Big Flower Fight, Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything, Motherland: Fort Salem, Blood & Water, The Red Nose Day Special, The Lovebirds, Selling Sunset, Homecoming, Snowpiercer, Killing Eve
This is what you don't see! #birdseyeview #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/0xCjOHLPSa — idobi Radio (@idobiradio) January 27, 2014 Missed our live coverage of the Grammys? Check out our Twitter feed for live tweets courtesy of Fish from Gone Fishkin and take a look at the full list of winners below! Record of the Year Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers – Get Lucky Album of the Year Daft Punk – Random Access Memory Song of the Year Lorde – Royals The 70 year woman next to me is rocking out harder than anyone on here. This is awesome. #GRAMMYs —… Read more »
List of winners at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards Album of the Year: ” Raising Sand” Robert Plant and Alison Krauss ; T Bone Burnett producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer (Rounder) Rap Album: ” Tha Carter III” Lil Wayne (Cash Money/Universal Motown) Male Pop Vocal Performance : “Say,” John Mayer ; track from “Continuum” (Columbia) Record of the Year: “Please Read The Letter,” Robert Plant and Alison Krauss; T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; track from “Raising Sand” (Rounder) New Artist: Adele Rock Album: “Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends,” Coldplay (Capitol) Pop… Read more »
Partial list of winners at Sunday’s 47th Annual Grammy Awards: Engineered Album, Classical – “Higdon – City Scape Concerto for Orchestra,” Jack Renner, engineer – Robert Spano. Producer of the Year, Classical – David Frost. Classical Album – “Adams – On the Transmigration of Souls,” Lorin Maazel, conductor John Adams and Lawrence Rock, producers. Orchestral Performance – “Adams – On the Transmigration of Souls,” Lorin Maazel, conductor John Adams and Lawrence Rock, producers. Opera Recording – “Mozart – Le Nozze di Figaro,” Rene Jacobs, conductor Patrizia Ciofi, Veronique Gens, Simon Keenlyside, Angelika Kirchschlager and Lorenzo Regazzo Martin Sauer, producer –… Read more »
Radio is awesome, isn’t it? It’s free, it’s on whenever you want it, and you can choose from among eight or 10 stations. About the only people who could possibly complain about it, in fact, are people who have to listen to it. They’ll tell you that the music you hear on the radio is mostly the same cloying pop junk, played over and over. That 20 minutes of every hour is ads, played over and over. And that as you drive, the signal comes and goes with the territory. Two years ago, two companies – XM and Sirius –… Read more »
As the Rolling Stones kickoff their “Licks” world tour in Boston this week, patience is finally paying off for fans who were driven out of their heads over the years by the woeful state of the band’s back catalog of 1960s albums. Key works have long been unavailable on CD, while the albums that are available sounded awful: not surprising since the product on the shelves was transferred to CD back in 1986 when the technology was still in its infancy. But satisfaction has arrived with the recent ABKCO Records release of 22 remastered albums, the fruits of a 10-year… Read more »
Stevie Wonder was the surprise musical guest at the all-star Wave Of Peace smooth jazz fundraising show on Sunday (October 14) at the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles. His appearance prompted an already highly charged audience to leap to its feet. Accompanying himself on piano during one of the last sets of the three-hour show, Wonder launched into some straight-ahead jazz variations on “Giant Steps” before playing compositions like “Overjoyed” and “Ribbon In The Sky.” Wonder was the only previously unannounced guest on a bill packed with smooth jazz greats. The event was organized by saxophonist Dave Koz and… Read more »
