Terry Gomes is a composer/guitarist from Ottawa, Canada who’s been involved with music his entire life, both as a musician, singer-songwriter and composer of instrumental music, and as a teacher of rock and classical guitar. (He also taught elementary school for 26 years.) He studied classical guitar/composition at the University of Ottawa, where he graduated ..read more

Hailing from lovely Bournemouth on the southern English coast is NAVE, the solo music project of British singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Nathan Evans. Incorporating a broad array of genres and styles, including alternative rock, electronica, trip-hop, folk, ambient, orchestral and dark wave, the hyper-talented artist creates dramatic, incredibly compelling music that’s often atmospheric and ..read more

I still love “The Faithful Heart” by Australian-born and now L.A.-based artist Wons Phreely and his backup band The Horses with all my heart, and so it remains at the top of my chart for a fourth week. Sliding into second place is Green Day‘s “Bobby Sox, while “Arrow” by The Head and The Heart ..read more

It’s time once again for another edition of Fresh New Tracks, and today I’m pleased to feature terrific new songs released over the past week by four talented acts I’m especially fond of from both a musical and personal standpoint. They are, in alphabetical order: Portland, Maine-based alternative dream rock artist Darksoft, English singer-songwriter and ..read more

Unquiet Nights is an outstanding rock band I’ve been following for seven years and have featured several times on this blog. Originally started in 2006 as a solo project by Luke Mathers, a talented singer-songwriter and guitarist from Belfast, Northern Ireland, with  the help of Rodger Firmin on drums he began recording songs for what ..read more

It’s always fascinating to me how vastly different the various music charts can be, and also how long many songs now remain on each chart, and this particular week is a good example of just how much that is the case. “Die With A Smile” by Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars, which spent September, October ..read more

One of my favorite female vocalists – and music artists in general – is Lyia Meta, an immensely talented, gracious and lovely recording artist with a vibrant singing voice. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and of Creole Portuguese ancestry, Lyia’s a multi-faceted artist in every sense of the word. With her smoky contralto vocal style, she ..read more

As we enter the first week of the return of the despicable corrupt authoritarian that is Trump to the American Presidency, with its guaranteed upheaval, at least we have lots of great music to bring us a bit of comfort and solace. The lovely and endearing “The Faithful Heart” by L.A.-based Wons Phreely + The ..read more

Lots of new music continues to issue forth from more of the highly creative artists and bands I follow, so time for another Fresh New Tracks installment. Today I’m featuring new songs released over the past week by four acts I’ve previously written about, in alphabetical order: L.A.-based pyschedelic pop-rock duo The Nanners, Texas indie ..read more

January 10th was apparently a big day for new music releases, and I featured three singles that dropped that day on my recent installment of Fresh New Tracks. One I missed – because I was not yet familiar with the band who recorded it – is the wonderful song “Who’s a Fraud?” by English alternative ..read more