Where Artists Come To Shine
In the late to mid 90’s an obscure French band named Air released a single called, “Sexy Boy,” which hit top of the charts throughout the world and earned Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel a place in modern contemporary culture. Since then both men from Versailles, France have compiled a body of … [Read more...]
You might say that AM is an artist who brings together the best of all possible musical worlds, rippling through classic roots sounds — AM pop and rock, obviously, and English Invasion stuff, or steamy soul/R&B persuasives and more and more of late the aerified melodic athletics of Brazil’s post- … [Read more...]
By Sam Frank Time moves fast. Seems like only yesterday Air’s 1998 breakthrough album, Moon Safari, first grabbed the international spotlight with downtempo classics such as “Kelly Watch The Stars,” “All I Need,” and of course, “Sexy Boy.” In the years following Moon Safari French duo Nicholas … [Read more...]
Over two decades have passed since Rock and Rap music first collided when a young Run DMC covered Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way” off their 1975 album, Toys In The Attic. At the time, Rock music was flourishing; whereas, Rap music was still trying to make a name for itself in the music industry. The two … [Read more...]