Mark Davis is a music enthusiast, culture writer, father of two and husband of one (which is fine because who needs more than one wife. Double the trouble). Roadie, foodie, sun hog. Just a black man living in a white man’s paradise – Orange County.
Okay, I'm going to do it. It's been long overdue. I'm going to bring some of you and your musical tastes out of the dark ages. Let's leave the basement of our musical psyche and walk outside into the...
PS: A little birdie told me you released a new album? What’s it called? EM: I love little birdies! I feed them every day! The album is called Flowers and Candy. PS: What’s the inspiration...
Gah!!! It's BAAAACK! Life in Concert is back. Check out this new episode with the one and only Drew Matich! It's been almost 2 years since we recorded this episode. It's a good one. Drew reminds...
We are afforded moments of clarity from time to time, those rare moments of time when memory and opportunity collide. At times like this, reflection and introspection are suddenly in the forefront...
My favorite album of 2017 has to be one that I've listening to the most, right? Well, that would be a really old recording: Frank Sinatra's "Swinging Brass". To describe why it's a favorite would...
This is honestly a tough one for me, as there were some truly great records that came out over the last year from Queens Of The Stone Age, Nothing But Thieves, PVRIS, Foo Fighters, Frank Carter &...
If you watched the Ed Sullivan show on Dec 21st 1969, then you witnessed Diana Ross make her last TV performance as the lead singer of The Supremes on 'The Ed Sullivan show", singing their...
On this day in 1975 Joe Walsh joined The Eagles, replacing original member Bernie Leadon who had went on to pursue a solo career. #Musicianlife #Rock #Music #History #VintagePic
In a year with fantastic albums by Run the Jewels, Slowdive, Kendrick Lamar, and Zola Jesus, my favorite “new” album of the year was recorded back in the early 80’s. For my favorite album of...