DANIELA BROOKER - Turn It Up

MusicLoad heard this young 17 year old British singer/songwriter for the first time today and was impressed with this stripped down version of her song entitled Turn It Up, which sounds like a potential Pop/R&B hit.


*Since the time that this post was originally created on August 2, 2011, Daniela Brooker has rebranded herself simply as "Brooker"

Connect direct with Brooker at Facebook.com/danielabrooker, Twitter.com/brooker, Instagram.com/brooker and at Soundcloud.com/danielabrooker

Jules Larson - Raise A Little Hell

MusicLoad.Com presents Jules Larson

It is refreshing to see a young up and coming artist, Jules Larson, deliver a song with Anti-War overtones that encourage viewers to Raise A Little Hell. The sixties may be over, but the wars and quagmires certainly are not. This video was produced in mid 2010 by the excellent Resident Band crew in Los Angeles.

Jules Larson - Raise A Little Hell


See another Jules Larson video at the MUSIC TELEVISION

Connect direct to Jules Larson at JulesLarson.Com

Marvin Gaye: What's Going On: 40th Anniversary - A 2 CD/LP Super Deluxe Edition

This 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition contains 2 CDs + Vinyl LP + Gatefold Booklet with Rare Photos, Lyrics and New Essays.
Highlights include:
* A remastered version of the album plus 28 bonus tracks - 16 unreleased.
* Original mono versions of the LP's hit singles.
* A previously unreleased original `Quality Control test mix' of "What's Going On," mixed before Marvin had added strings, horns and additional vocals.
* Several pre-album outtakes, recorded while Marvin was "on strike," waiting for his single to be released, including "Head Title," now in unedited form for the first time.
* Several post-album instrumental jams with local musicians who included Ray Parker Jr. - a series of recordings made in Detroit before Marvin followed Motown to Los Angeles.
* The original single version of a sequel to the album, "You're The Man," as well as two alternate versions.
* The album's rare, original "Detroit Mix," previously issued on CD for the 30th anniversary, now on vinyl for the first time.

Buy What's Going On: 40th Anniversary [2 CD/LP Super Deluxe Edition] [Box Set]

Morgan Cameron Ross, also of Birds of Wales.

Morgan Cameron Ross has one of those familiar faces. Looks like Matt LaBlanc from Friends a little bit, and he also looks like about three people in my neighborhood. Turns out Morgan is from Canada and a self described doglover. Besides being a songwriter and solo musical artist, he is also in the pop band Birds of Wales.
What really grabbed my attention when listening to his music was a video of him in Tahir Square in Egypt on February 18th, 2011, during the uprising by the Egyptian people against their U.S. backed leader. He described how it really was, from a civilian Westerner point of view. And he shot some super footage which is included in his video below.



Morgan Cameron Ross and his song entitled "Let it Go"



Birds of Wales (featuring Morgan Cameron Ross) and their song entitled "Uninteresting"


Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Down By The River live in 1969 at Esalen Institute

MusicLoad.Com presents Crosby Stills Nash & Young

CSNY live at Big Sur (Esalen Institute), California, September 14, 1969. Neil Young (vocal, guitar), Stephen Stills (guitar, vocal), David Crosby (guitar, vocal), Graham Nash (keyboards), Greg Reeves (bass), Dallas Taylor (drums).



Connect direct with Crosby Stills Nash & Young at CSNY.Com

Broadcast - Winter Now

The band known as Broadcast performing "Winter Now" on CBC Television Network. Sadly, lead singer Trish Keenan died of pneumonia in January 2011, at the age of 42





UNKLE - HEAVEN

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'Heaven' was used in the acclaimed skate film Fully Flared directed by Spike Jonze and Ty Evans. The collaboration inspired the directors to take footage and re-edit a sequence of shots that shows the Lakai skateboarding team demonstrating their considerable skills as they navigate through and around various exploding obstacles. With 'Heaven' as the musical backdrop, the resulting marriage of sound to picture is quite extraordinary.

UNKLE - I Need Something Stronger




Mathematics is The Language of Nature

When I was a kid studying music, my instructor drilled into my head that music was very much about math, which made the following video even more interesting. Enjoy! - GC




Introducing the Moog Polyphonic Theremin




Introduced in 1928, the Theremin is one of the earliest and most widely known electronic instruments. Played artists that manipulate invisible energy fields around antennas which control the pitch and volume of the sound, Theremin music has distinguished hit records from such diverse artists as The Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin, Clara Rockmore and Linkin Park.

Moog Music designers carrying on the legacy of visionary founder, Robert Moog have announced the first major technical Theremin design advance in over 40 years. The PolyTheremin™ incorporates bleeding edge IsoDirectional Inductive Oscillator Technology, to isolate space around five individual pitch antennas thus enabling each to be played simultaneously (finger-by-finger) without interference from its companion antennas. This revolutionary concept breaks the long held belief that the Theremin could only be monophonic instrument.

The PolyTheremin ships with Dorit Chrysler's instructional video "Playing the PolyTheremin is Even Easier Than Playing a Monophonic Theremin."

Purchase the Etherwave PolyTheremin at MoogMusic.com/



Jerle Bernhoft has "it"

Jerle Bernhoft, a.k.a. Bernhoft, has been emerging for years in his native country of Norway.

Below, are three of of Bernhoft's live performances from early last year at Kampen Bistro in Oslo, Norway.

Bernhoft - So Mmany Faces

Bernhoft - On Time

Bernhoft - Sunday

Connect with Bernhoft at Bernhoft.Org, Facebook.com/jarlebernhoft, Instagram.com/jarlebernhoft and Twitter.com/bernhoft

Thank you to vocalist and producer, Kelly Moneymaker, for being the first person, of a few, who provided the first hot tip on Bernhoft.

See more music videos by Bernhoft on MusicTelevision.Com here: http://www.musictelevision.com/2011/04/jarle-bernhoft.html

Classic 1970's Takes: Sly and The Family Stone and Eric Burdon & War

Sly and The Family Stone and their hit song titled Thank You.

This was filmed for Don Kirshner's Rock Concert for TV broadcast in 1973.




Eric Burdon & War and their hit song "Spill The Wine", recorded live in 1970.







Tim Holehouse on a balcony is Hamburg, Germany

The live performance below is of Tim Holehouse and his song titled "Into Mexico", shot on a balcony is Hamburg, Germany.






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Gaby Moreno in a Luxury Wafer Session

A very cool series of recorded music films known as the Luxury Wafer Sessions filmed my fave, Gaby Moreno, a couple of years ago and I never saw this until today. Enjoy!



Connect direct with Gaby Moreno at Gaby-Moreno.Com, Facebook.com/gabymorenoband, Twitter.com/gabymorenomusic, and Instagram.com/gaby_moreno

Also, see LuxuryWafers.Net

Bettye LaVette

Most concise thing that can be said about Bettye LaVette is when she sings, she is as real as real gets. Just below is a fabulous take of a song titled I Still Want to Be Your Baby which as originally recorded by Eddie Hinton and titled Take Me Like I Am. This recording is from Bettye's 2007 album titled The Scene Of The Crime. Enjoy! GC

Bettye LaVette - I Still Want to Be Your Baby (Take Me Like I Am)" (Eddie Hinton)


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Cage The Elephant - Ain't No Rest For The Wicked (Music Video)

MusicLoad music video by Cage The Elephant for their song titled Ain't No Rest For The Wicked. #CageTheElephant #FreeV #MusicLoad

MusicLoad is pleased to present Cage The Elephant and the music video for their song titled Ain't No Rest For The Wicked. The song was track #3 from their self titled and first studio album as Cage The Elephant.

Please click the play button of the video below and choose the high-resolution & full screen options.  When this music video ends, it will automatically be followed by hours of excellent songs and music videos. Press forward to skip any video or click the reverse button to replay or return to previous songs, or exit fullscreen mode to pick another video.

Cage The Elephant - Ain't No Rest For The Wicked

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Annmarie Cullen - My Special Love

MusicLoad.Com presents Annmarie Cullen

Annmarie Cullen, a longtime MusicLoad favorite artist, has a new album out entitled Loss. Just below is a raw live take of one of the songs that appears on the record. The take below was nicely filmed by Treble Clef Live. Enjoy! GC

Annmarie Cullen - My Special Love (Treble Clef Live)


Connect direct with Annmarie Cullen at AnnmarieCullen.Com

Femi Kuti - Beng Beng Beng

MusicLoad presents Femi Kuti - Beng Beng Beng

Here is a song with major groove and intensity. Femi's father, Fela Kuti, is well known as having been a deeply political artist, with Femi following in Fela's footsteps.  However, with this song, Femi takes it outside of politics and does something Ricky Martin could only dream of. This is pure sexy Cuban infused Nigerian soul that is like a universal language. Enjoy! GC

Femi Kuti - Beng Beng Beng


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Avery*Sunshine - A Faulous Soul Artist with that "it" thing

I got lucky and came across Avery Sunshine last week. I first heard a studio version of her song entitled I've Got Sunshine and decided to go digging for more, spending a good hour or so listening to various YouTube clips and browsing her own MySpace.Com/AverySunshine page. I finally came across a stripped down version of I've Got Sunshine that was recorded on a single camera that must have been sitting on a tripod.

People that know me know that I gravitate towards artists who are un-manufactured and can lay it down with NO pomp, circumstance or slick production. Avery shows, in this video, that she can do that.

It gives me great pleasure to feature Avery*Sunshine. Enjoy! GC

Nneka - One of the hottest rising and truly global artists out there.

I had the privilege of meeting and chatting with one of my most favorite artists who I first heard back in early 2009 (read/hear Jan 2009 post) and immediately loved, musically. Her name is Nneka.

She and her music is political with depth. Nneka may not name names, but the political culprits she does sings of must know who they are. She does not mince words!

Nneka and her music has a activist substance that reminds me of few others, except for Bob Marley,

Her music has incredible edge, passion and truth at it's core.

The song in the video below is titled The Uncomfortable Truth. Enjoy! GC



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Connect direct with Nneka at NnekaWorld.Com

Esperanza Spalding - A True Pure Jazz Heartist

MusicLoad.Com presents Esperanza Spalding

You may have already seen her on The Late Show with David Letterman or on Jimmy Kimmel Live and she has been in hundreds of places between here and there, even playing for heads of state and President Obama. But in this big bad world, artists who travel that wide can still remain too far under the radar. MusicLoad.Com is happy to be is just one more little venue for this inspired and gifted multi-genre jazz core artist.

Everything about Esperanza Spalding is a breath of fresh air. As a bassist myself, I appreciate any upright players who can sing and play upright at the same time and she takes it to a whole other level than most. Esperanza is as sweet and beautiful, as you will see in this local CBS TV interview and performance, as she is articulate with her vocals and jazz style. GC



Here is a great Esperanza Spalding performance as she plays electric bass and sings like a true jazz great on Jimmy Kimmel Live with her song entitled I Know You Know


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A MusicLoad favorite band, SHEL, signs to Universal Republic Records.

The fine all sister group SHEL really blows my mind. The four sisters, Sarah, Hannah, Eva and Liza are real musicians and they know how to put on a performance. Their music is not manufactured. SHEL is the opposite of a pop star creations from American Idol. They are crafting their own songs, writing the arrangements and playing all of the instruments. Sure, they have guests and collaborators, but the girls are in the driver's seat. So, it was the greatest news to hear, that the group has signed to Universal Republic Records, a Universal Music Group (UMG) company. In their video below, they signed their contracts with Jethro Tull blasting in the background. Too cool. GC

SHEL - Signing the deal with Universal Republic Records

Connect direct with SHEL at SHELmusic.Com, Facebook.Com/ILoveSHELMusic, Instagram.com/iloveshelmusic and Twitter.com/iloveshelmusic

Welcome to the MusicLoad Blog for 2010 - And our first picks, Engine-EarZ Experiment and Missy Andersen


Welcome to MusicLoad's new blog address at blog.musicload.com, the place that is taking off from our previous blog which still exists at MusicLoad.BlogSpot.Com. There, you can flash back and find several artists and bands that you may not have yet heard, but are fabulous.

Right here, the tradition continues as MusicLoad features the latest listens that we like that will not necessarily be posted to the front of our MusicLoad.Com site unless we secure the right to give you a free promotional mp3 as in the case of our first featured artist for this 2010 blog post.

Came across Engine-EarZ Experiment, a U.K. based project that is sonically badass.

LIVE!!!!! 'Reach You' - Engine-Earz Experiment ft Lena Cullen (She is Danger)


Just got done listening to to a totally different artist than the one above. Missy Andersen, a woman of definite traditional soul/blues heritage in her music and voice, ala Mavis Staples with a smoothness at times of Robert Cray. Missy's voice is pure! No contrived jive soul emitting from her pipes. She has a tight, laid back horn band that blows just right. The organ player and the other cats are dynomite, because they keep it tight.



She plays many gigs in San Diego, Califoria. We will be seeing her soon to snap some photos! The photos posted here are Missy's stock publicity photos.

To hear her music and learn more, go to Missy's personal webpage at MisseyAndersen.Com or her MySpace page at MySpace.Com/MisseyAndersenLive



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Gaby Moreno lands opening slot in Tracy Chapman Tour

MusicLoad.Com presents Gaby Moreno

A MusicLoad.Com favorite artist, Gaby Moreno, has landed the open slot on the Tracy Chapman Summer Tour for the remainder of August 2009. For more information on the dates in the U.S. and Germany.

Connect direct with Gaby Moreno at Gaby-Moreno.Com, Facebook.com/gabymorenoband, Twitter.com/gabymorenomusic, and Instagram.com/gaby_moreno

Peace Love Groove,
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SHEL - The Latest and Greatest Blueberry Rubber Band

Came across the fabulous band known as SHEL by random luck when I fell in love with the solo material of Eva Hollbrook. We are talking about extremely gifted, remarkable talent in all areas of songwriting, mastery of multiple instruments, an angelic voice with impeccable harmonies and so much more. Eva's music led me to hear SHEL, a band with her three sisters who share the same genes of talent.

SHEL is Sarah, Hannah, Eva and Liza. SHEL's latest music video is of their track entitled The Latest and Greatest Blueberry Rubber Band. If you have children, they will be mesmerized by videos like this one too. Enjoy! (Gregory J. Chamberlain)

SHEL - The Latest and Greatest Blueberry Rubber Band

Since this post was originally created, each of the members of SHEL have started other music and life projects and there are no active links for the band SHEL at this time. Please check back later.

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SHEL - Music that is Pure Bliss



The Colorado based band, SHEL, is not just talented. This group of four sisters is very gifted.

Having spent their earliest childhood years with their singer/songwriter/guitarist father, they themselves are now firmly in the artist's seat.

The music of SHEL is a mixture of serious angelic pop vocals mixed with a blend of gypsy mountain classical rock and jazz.

They just don't sound like anyone else to compare them to.

Each arrangement is simply exquisite and unique.

SHEL's music is pure bliss and synchronistic harmony that perhaps only sisters from the same womb could possibly achieve. At present, MusicLoad.Com is proud to have the privilege of being able to offer up a free mp3 of a beautiful SHEL song entitled Nicolo. (Sorry - the song is not available at this time) The song is a beautiful pop classical lullaby that defies further description. Just check it out!

Connect direct with SHEL at SHELmusic.Com, Facebook.Com/ILoveSHELMusic, Instagram.com/iloveshelmusic and Twitter.com/iloveshelmusic

Annmarie Cullen is a beautiful balladeer - get her FREE MP3 at MusicLoad.Com NOW :)


Annmarie Cullen is a MusicLoad favorite artist and we are pleased to have the privilege of being able to offer a free download of her ballad entitled My Special Love at MusicLoad.Com for a limited time

Connect direct with Annmarie at MySpace.Com/AnnmarieCullen

Peace Love Groove,
Your friends at MusicLoad

A Sound Decision - Hot Local Blues Band from Albany NY - A MusicLoad Fave!

MusicLoad.Com presents A Sound Decision

One of the most cookin' local blues bands I've heard lately is a group of college chums who simply got together for some jams back in 2006 and are cookin' around town to this day. At present, MusicLoad.Com is featuring one of their tracks entitled Runnin' Around as a free mp3 download. Get on over to MusicLoad.Com while the track is still available. You will not be disappointed.





This post was created on April 10, 2009 by Gregory J. Chamberlain, with subsequent edits and updates by Mariana L. Villanueva for Indies Network

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Gaby Moreno lands song as main theme track for new NBC TV show


Congratulations to Gaby Moreno. NBC just announced that an instrumental track she wrote two weeks ago will be featured as the main theme music to their new show entitled Parks & Recreation, debuting April 9th on NBC at 8:30 PM.

Something of note about Gaby that MusicLoad has noticed is that Gaby likes to play at every opportunity, and as a result, has performed in places that other artists might feel too bitchen to play. It's not doubt to us that her incremental successes that she has been achieving are due to her incredible work ethic and her wonderfully kind and genuinely humble attitude. She is a true gem of a human being.

As many artists ask MusicLoad for advice on how to get ahead and where the opportunities are, we look to artists like Gaby Moreno for inspiration. She's not trying too hard and there has never been anything desperate about her. She exudes a willingness to listen, rather than to talk. Her vibe, along with that of her team, is that they are doing what they are meant to be doing and that they are not missing any steps along the way. They are walking the walk, the long way, and enjoying every step. . And, of course, Gaby's music comes first and has that thing people know as "it". All of the other good qualities might be meaningless without that.

Two different and free MP3 Downloads of Gaby are featured at MusicLoad.Com

Connect direct with Gaby Moreno at Gaby-Moreno.Com, Facebook.com/gabymorenoband, Twitter.com/gabymorenomusic, and Instagram.com/gaby_moreno

Hear Eva Holbrook - A Most Favorite MusicLoad Find,. Ever!


Mandolin player/vocalist Eva Holbrook is a artist whose sound is so sweet, you might cry when you hear it. We have no idea who to compare it to. It's part lullaby, part gypsy mountain, part folk, part classical, part pop and many other things such as "it".

Her page is at
MySpace.Com/EvaHolbrook

Enjoy!

Peace & Real Love,
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Chris Tiritilli - Killer Pop Voice and a Grooving Sound on his track entitled So Wrong


As dozens of new friend requests came across MusicLoad's myspace page at myspace.com/musicload every day, we are not always that stoked. If we find a great track every few days, we consider ourselves lucky. Digging for a needle in a haystack is a gross understatement. But, it's a blast when we come across artists or bands that we know are vastly unknown to most of the world while having that special thing we like to call "it".

A few days ago, we were lucky enough to come across a tasty pop artist from Naperville, Illinois named Chris Tiritilli. His track entitled So Wrong is the one that made us take more than one listen. His voice is smooth and his guitar playing is tasty. We hope you enjoy this gem of a new unknown as much as we did.

A free mp3 download of Chris Tiritilli's track entitled So Wrong is available at MusicLoad.Com for a limited time. Enjoy!

And don't forget to connect direct with Chris at Connect Direct with Chris Tiritilli at myspace.com/christiritilli

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Cheese People (from the Russian Federation)

MusicLoad.Com presents Cheese People and their song Stroitel
Here is a unique Russian act known as Cheese People. Defying exact genre description, they are a blend of pop, trip hop, house, funk, dance and more. Enjoy! GC

Cheese People - Stroitel.

Ayo - Life Is Real (Music Video)

When I first came across the fabulous artist named Nneka, I was lucky enough to stumble upon the artist in the video below, simply known as Ayo. She is not new and the song below was recorded for a album which was released in 2006 in parts of Europe.

A definite top MusicLoad.Com favorite that we've found hidden, this fine international lady has one of the sweetest voices. She lays her heart and soul right out on the table. She is very well known in France and Germany, especially, where she has platinum sales status as a recording artist, yet she is virtually unknown in the United States. It's a shame for now, but something we'd like to change. (Gregory J. Chamberlain)

(Turn up the volume on this video, for the mastering level is/was not the best)

Please press the play button on the video below and choose the high resolution & full screen options. At the conclusion of this song, over one hour of handpicked music videos will continue to play automatically.

Ayo - Life is Real


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Who is Bettye LaVette? - She is someone you believe, when she sings the blues.

For those who many ask the question, who is Bettye LaVette? The best answer might be that she is someone you believe when she sings the blues.

Just below is low-fi video of Bettye's performance at the inauguration of President Obama. This youtube video does not do her justice compared to the way she looked and sounded on a digital feed with super nice studio monitors warming our ears. We are looking for a more souped up copy of this performance if anyone has one!

While Jon Bon Jovi sounded as contrived as a cruise ship singer in search of his pinkie ring, Bettye gave it more meaning and seriously laid it down, for real, on this most historic day. Enjoy! GC

"A Change Is Gonna Come" Bettye LaVette & Jon Bon Jovi



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Nneka - Favorite MusicLoad.Com Global Artist

MusicLoad.Com feature music video of Africans by Nneka
Nneka, one of the most inspired independent minded artists, is a new top MusicLoad favorite.

Research uncovered she is well known to many around the world and her sound is gradually creeping everywhere like a great flood. She has received critical acclaim from major artists in America such as Lauren Hill. Her sound has that originality that surely has staying power, for it lacks that time perishibility factor.

Nneka's sound is a blend of super funky soul hip-hop reggae influences with her own raging African roots at the core. She transitioned to Europe and Germany from her native Niger Delta region of Nigeria. She has her very own branded sound from song to song that lit up our world the second we heard it.

The songs me and my friends can't stop playing are the ones (seems to be almost all of her songs) that seem to reflect deep experience and heaviness about Africa. They are also uplifting for the rebel crowd and exceptionally grooving. Her lyrics evoke thought, activism and love.

In the video below, her song entitled "Africans" from her album "The Uncomfortable Truth" was shot on location in Lagos, Nigeria over two years ago. Words really do not suffice in describing Nneka. What a sound and a REAL voice! Enjoy! Peace Love Groove, GC

Nneka - Africans

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JaC Stone - A Favorite MusicLoad Unknown


Right now, MusicLoad is jazzed about a singer/songwriter from Australia who has this super tasty voice. Not the kind of voice with big pipes or anything like that. But a no stress story telling kind of voice, that is filled with subtle nuance. Enough in fact, that it provokes her stories to become visual in the listeners own head

As a 19 year old music student at a university in Australia, JaC Stone was required to record tracks as assignments, and these recordings show that her school is training students to make some very well made recordings. Not that there is any real major production. Her tracks are basically minimalist acoustic guitar, vocals with some recorded background vocals and some subtle shakers/rattles. The clarity and subtle nuances are right up in your face, yet seem so far away, as there is great depth to the minimalism. In our opinion, JaC Stone is a emerging new artist who many Joni Mitchell fans might like. That goes for fans of Jewel, Natalie Merchant, Lisa Loeb and Edie Brickell as well.

At the present time, a free download of JacCs track, I Could Say, is available for free download at MusicLoad. Com along with many other free mp3 downloads of amazing unknown artists and bands from around the world. Enjoy :)