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SXSW Song of the Day: James Smith – Got The Love

Posted on March 8, 2024 by Ricky in Song of the Day, South By Southwest | Leave a comment

Considering some of his songs have over 100 million plays I’m not sure this man needs much introduction. James Smith is an artist from England and damn, he has a voice. Some people can just open their mouth and you know that they were meant to sing. This is James Smith. The man’s voice feels like it’s been through a lot even though the dude’s probably in his early 20s. I don’t have much more information because his name is … →

SXSW Song of the Day: Bad Bad Hats – Detroit Basketball

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Ricky in Song of the Day, South By Southwest | Leave a comment

This song might be the most winning thing about Detroit Basketball in the past five years. Bad Bad Hats are a duo from Minnesota who formed in 2012 and have released three albums with a new record set to be released in April. They have a fun pop-rock kind of sound that would not seem out of place if they were played on alternative radio in the ’90s. Listening to their discography I’m surprised some of their singles such as … →

SXSW Song of the Day: Nur-D – All My Friends Are So Hot

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Ricky in Song of the Day, South By Southwest | Leave a comment

Nur-D is a Hip Hop artist from the hip hop hotbed known as Minneapolis. From the few songs I have sampled, I have enjoyed the goofy, nerdy themes of his tracks. They are fun, unique and refreshing – I am actually listening to the lyrics. Reminds me of early ’90s hip hop acts. He’ll be at SXSW, check him out. Nur-D plays Flamingo Cantina on March 16 at 1:30am.

SXSW Song of the Day: Bubble Tea and Cigarettes – 5AM Empanada With You

Posted on February 27, 2024 by Ricky in Song of the Day, South By Southwest | Leave a comment

I love Bubble Tea, so naturally I will gravitate towards any band with Bubble Tea in their name. I also love Empanadas, so when I saw on the SXSW Playlist that there was a band called Bubble Tea and Cigarettes with a song called “5AM Empanada With You,” it was an easy “lets check out what this song is about.” Unsurprisingly, this song was good. To the title’s credit, it really does have that 5am, I’m too awake to sleep, … →