For our friends in Madrid, Spain, be sure to go see Gaby Moreno tonight (March 27, 2015) along with Virginia Labuat on what is called their BluesWoman Tour.
We recall featuring Elle King here on MusicLoad three years ago in March of 2012, by way of another artist we dig known as Epick, who we featured here in July 2008.
Just below are two videos that are connected to King's most recent album titled Love Stuff. She is a versatile artist who should not be pigeonholed, but she cruises well and nicely in the rockabilly mode of this first song and creative music video below.
Elle King - Ex's & Oh's
Next are some shots and sounds of Elle in Memphis Tennessee where she records in the original Sun Studio that the legendary Sam Phillips made famous. Phillips is not only known for launching Elvis' career, he discovered Howlin' Wolf, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash. Just the tip of the iceberg inside the history of the little studio that screams Memphis is still alive with today's artists feeling the spirits of their predecessors as good use is still being squeezed out of the iconic space. In fact, there is an archive here of numerous artists recording there in recent years.
Elle King - Last Damn Night (Behind The Scenes at Sun Studio)
The House of Marley, the high quality audio system company inspired by the integrity of Bob Marley, holds an ongoing series of music shows featuring emerging and established talent. They call the event The Get Together. Recently, they held The Get Together in Miami, Florida where Bob Marley's grandson, Skip Marley, made his debut musical appearance.
The video below features a reggae artist named Torch whose song titled "Good Reggae Music" is just that. The song was produced by Silly Walks Discotheque. The video was directed by Til Maier, edited by Ole Lohmann and other postproduction by Monomatic.Org. Crank it up and enjoy!
Big congratulations to Ziggy Marley for his 4th Grammy win in the Best Reggae Album category in this 2015 round for his album Fly Rasta. His first Best New Album win occurred in 1997 with Fallen From Babylon. The next win was in 2006 with his Love Is My Religion album. Then, in 2013 his won Best Reggae Album, again, for Ziggy Marley in Concert album. Then there is another string of other Grammy wins for over the years such as when he won Best Musical Album for Children in 2009. And before that, in 1988 he won the Grammy for Best Reggae Recording for Conscious Party and in 1989 he won Best Reggae Recording for One Bright Day. In terms of Grammy wins, Ziggy Marley has proven to be a long term dominator.
More concisely put, Ziggy Marley grooves, works hard and he is humble, just like his father who was his role model. Awards aside, the groove is in Ziggy Marley & Company's music and how it makes you feel, which is great. Turn it up, dance, sing along and enjoy!
Ziggy Marley - Fly Rasta - featuring the vocals of U-Roy and the painting skills of Jim Mahfood
Connect direct with the ultimate indie that has become a major in it's own right, Tuff Gong at TuffGongWorldwide.Com. It's the legendary record label that Ziggy is on that Bob Marley founded, that is now a internationally recognized global brand immersed in numerous activities including distributing music for major label groups such as Disney, Universal and Warner.
