Tag: hiphop
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Boyz II Men, Janet Jackson, and the Power of Nostalgia
JarFive Tasting Room – Christian Lee Hutson Music Nostalgia – How it benefits you! Here are some music choices from my HS youth, as discussed in the recent episode. Source links for the episode are below. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/science-of-choice/202402/the-psychological-benefits-of-nostalgic-music https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2024/05/08/a-psychologist-explains-3-mental-health-benefits-of-music-nostalgia/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/music/2021/12/28/nostalgia-why-we-love-old-music/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8019926/
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Are you polyjamorous? Let’s talk genres!
Here are the links related to the most recent podcast episode (7/25). JarFive Tasting Room – Liana Flores For this week, I’m highlighting artist Liana Flores, particularly her album release “Flower of the Soul.” Episode Feature – Music Genres Here are some links to sources used on the show. * https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/microgenres-25th-anniversary/ https://www.grrrlmusic.com/listicles/4subgenresin2023 https://lambgoat.com/lists/1/the-complete-a-z-of-heavy-metal-subgenres https://www.sonicacademy.com/blog/what-is-house-music-and-what-are-the-most-popular-subgenres https://klara-alexeeva.medium.com/spotify-features-6-000-music-genres-some-of-them-are-made-up-1e3707f6f022#:~:text=Spotify%20Features%206%2C000%20Music%20Genres.…
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Charts, Charts, Charts!
Here are the notes and links for the podcast out this week (6/27). JarFive https://talkerceleste.bandcamp.com/album/im-telling-you-the-truth The Tasting Room – talker This week’s artist for The Tasting Room is the aforementioned talker. She’s an artist I’ve followed since 2019, after seeing her live at Echo Park Rising. Here are the three songs I mentioned in the…
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Why Are Concerts So Expensive?
Here are the notes for this week’s (6/13) podcast. Thanks for listening to the episode (links below). JarFive Vintage Pour – Ray Charles passing away 20 years ago this week. Here are the references for the segment on ticket prices: References: https://fortune.com/2024/06/05/funflation-concerts-canceled-summer-economy/ https://www.axios.com/2022/09/02/live-event-ticket-sales-concerts https://www.vox.com/money/24159044/concert-tickets-ticketmaster-scalpers-expensive https://www.cbsnews.com/news/taylor-swift-fans-battle-ticket-bots-and-ticketmaster/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7g45a/why-ticket-brokers-can-get-taylor-swift-tickets-ticketmaster-live-nation-monopoly*** https://www.cpr.org/2024/06/05/more-consumer-protections-for-event-ticket-sales-signed-into-law/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0D62ux6fX5Ud6k3mMq7_r9iISrjVWEfNH8X6SisTiIEOzwq0kPKWYzC5g_aem_AVXv_bcaK4GvRUQaqkgcCkteU9YRMK948PWiduytZzr604HHDHU25Mxw5sG6UnoyirLC3YbMajR3qlFMqkwEEL83
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Good Fridaze
JarFive Arguably the most heavily promoted and written about album year to date, “Cowboy Carter” was released last night. I’m not a huge Beyoncé fan, but I always give her albums a listen. With all the talk of this being a country album, at its core it’s still a Beyoncé album, with a twang here…
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Happy Spring!
JarFive This week, Coachella added a new stage, Quasar, which will be solely devoted to a handful of electronic acts. According to the Coachella Insta, “Quasar is not a tent and therefore not a desert.” Arguably the high point for Weekend 1 is Jamie xx – Floating Points – Daphni (the dj moniker for Caribou…
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The Boss at the beach.
JarFive Even if Big Boi was just showing up to support his former Outkast partner, it immediately conjured hope of a reunion. As André 3000 indicated in an interview on Questlove Supreme (link below), he’s quite content doing his solo gig. So much so that he’s also booked for The Roots Picnic (lineup below). The…
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March on.
JarFive St. Vincent is back with the lead of single for her upcoming album. This single reminds me of Nine Inch Nails, and sounds great. This is her first self-produced album, and includes friends like Dave Grohl and Josh Freese, among others. The video for the song has sparked some controversy among fans, given the…
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IDLES, Vince Staples, and a Vintage Taste of Fran Ashcroft
JarFive It’s been a minute, but Vampire Weekend is back, with two new songs leading to their upcoming album. “Capricorn” and “Gen- X Cops” both have accompanying videos out, highlighted below. I first caught IDLES at Coachella in 2022, and their live set was explosive. At the time, I heard people describe them as post-punk,…
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The Lounge Returns
The blog is back in 2024, with new blogs coming out every Friday. I just wanted to say Happy New Year with a short blog, and welcome you to the lounge. JarFIVE With the second week of the year coming to an end, the Coachella lineup still has not been released. There’s plenty of speculation on…
The Jarvis Lounge 