Musical Blast From The Past: “Take On Me” by A-Ha

On November 10, 2011, in It's all about music..., Musical Favorites, Wilfried F. Voss, by Editor

Living in 1980s Germany, and loving contemporary pop music, I saw the release of a great number of songs that have not lost their popularity up to this day. One of these songs is Take On Me by A-Ha, which was also a great hit here in the United States (A-Ha is from Norway).

Musical Blast From The Past: “Eloise” by Barry Ryan

On November 10, 2011, in It's all about music..., Musical Favorites, Wilfried F. Voss, by Editor

Growing up as a teenager in Germany in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and loving contemporary pop music, I saw the release of a great number of songs that have not lost their appeal up to this day. One of these songs is Eloise by Barry Ryan.

Pandora Favorites: The Music Of “A Fine Frenzy”

On November 10, 2011, in It's all about music..., Musical Favorites, Wilfried F. Voss, by Editor

Alison Sudol (born 23 December 1984), known professionally as A Fine Frenzy (formerly Alison Monro, is a US alternative singer and songwriter and pianist. Her debut album, One Cell in the Sea, was released on July 17, 2007, and peaked at number 91 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Pandora Favorites: The Music Of Missy Higgins

On November 9, 2011, in It's all about music..., Musical Favorites, Wilfried F. Voss, by Editor

Melissa “Missy” Morrison Higgins (born 19 August 1983) is an Australian pop singer-songwriter, musician and actor.

Pandora Favorites: The Music Of Regina Spektor

On November 9, 2011, in It's all about music..., Musical Favorites, Wilfried F. Voss, by Editor

Regina Ilyinichna Spektor (born February 18, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Her music is associated with the anti-folk scene centered in New York City’s East Village.

Prince: Inside the Music and the Masks by Ronin Ro

Prince is the first book to give full treatment to this 30-year career of epic proportions. Acclaimed music journalist Ronin Ro traces Prince’s rise from anonymity in the late 70s, to his catapult to stardom in the 80s, to his reemergence in the 21st century as both an artistic icon and a starmaker.

Music CD: The Whole Love (Limited Deluxe Edition) by Wilco

On October 3, 2011, in It's all about music..., by Editor

The Whole Love is the eighth album by American alternative rock group Wilco, released on September 27, 2011. It is their first album on their own label dBpm. Attendees at Wilco’s 2011 Solid Sound Festival at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art from June 24 to 26 could purchase the first single from the album, “I Might”.

Music CD: Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton Play The Blues

On October 3, 2011, in It's all about music..., by Editor

New York City’s premier jazz venue got the blues last April when Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton performed together in Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center for two sold-out shows dedicated to vintage blues.

Music CD: Let Them Talk by Hugh Laurie

On October 3, 2011, in It's all about music..., by Editor

Hugh Laurie will release his debut album ‘Let Them Talk’ on Warner Bros. Records. A glorious celebration of New Orleans blues, ‘Let Them Talk’ unites Laurie’s musical talent with a very personal selection of standards and lost blues classics performed with his band of renowned musicians and some very special guest stars.

Music CD: Sky Full of Holes by Fountains Of Wayne

On August 10, 2011, in It's all about music..., by Editor

Unlike the iconic Ft. Wayne NJ garden store that inspired its name, Fountains of Wayne are still very much open for business. In fact, their new album Sky Full of Holes sounds like a whole new beginning for the band and its powerhouse songwriting duo Chris Collingwood and Adam Schlesinger.