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GroovExpress is the real thing in jazz!

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They are true proponents, carrying on the tradition that jazz is to be performed and recorded with no overdubs. Just musicians speaking to other in the same moment, and that their playing together always makes a singular statement. Each and every member of Groovexpress is a consummate monster of a player, which is fully on […]

The Way You Respond To Music May Be Linked To Success

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In today’s world, we see how tech and science has dominated and shaped our lives. There is no doubt that innovation in those disciplines has redefined our understanding of what innovation really means. As we look around us, we see that our world was transformed by computers, gadgets, as well as the various apps associated […]

DELITFACE | A SOCIAL MEDIA DEDICATED TO THE ENTERTAINMENT WORLD

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Delit Face is  a social media dedicated to the entertainment world. You can be sure that you’ll meet people you probably wouldn’t be able to reach otherwise. Sharing your work on social media is a great way of getting appreciation for your talent, however, such self-promotion may not be an ideal option for an introvert […]

Distinguished Oklahomans latest edition features Harold Whaley

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Author Victoria Lee covers the lives of actors, authors, musicians, sports stars, business professionals, television personalities, comedians, military generals and more in this 200 up-close and personal interviews. This book showcases individual like Garth Brooks, Troy Akimen, Hoyt Axon,, Harold Whaley, and over 100 more individuals. This book exist to celebrate the talents and spirit […]

This small fashion startup has big plans to save the planet

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Aday is small startup with lofty ambitions to, say founders Meg He and Nina Faulhaber, design clothes that help save the planet. “As entrepreneurs designing for the future, we have to think about what kind of world we want to live in,” Faulhaber tells me. “At our core, we believe that it needs to be […]

Edenn – Thinking

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Exploding out of the European pop scene and onto American shores is Paris’ electrifyingly cool Edenn, whose new single Thinking has got critics and fans of trending new R&B buzzing with excitement. It’s certainly been a long road for this artist from humble beginnings to now reaching an audience on the international level, but in […]

A rebirth of great French pop is happening

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  Historically, the French had their fair share of pop icons during the 60s, with the likes of Françoise Hardy, Sylvie Vartan and Brigitte Bardot. And although we can’t turn back the tides of time, there are ways of exciting acts popping up in the present to the point where one could question if there […]

MJ Cole and Kojey Radical’s “Soak It Up” is an exploration of grief

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London’s Kojey Radical finds himself in the middle of a family mourning the loss of a son in the intimate and beautiful video for his MJ Cole collaboration, “Soak It Up.” The video, premiering above, sees Kojey sitting in the living room of a small London home as the pain embeds itself in the relatives […]

So, Now There Are Upside-Down Jeans No One Asked For

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Each pair of denim is named after a character from Netflix’s “Stranger Things” — there’s a Will, a Nancy, a Mike, an El and a Lucas — and the general concept seems to be a nod to the show’s Demogorgon-filled parallel universe, the Upside Down. The shorts and pants cost $385 and $495 respectively — […]