It’s the first New Music Friday of July and The High Note has all the fresh tunes to keep your weekend plans jamming through Monday. It’s a short one this week, maybe because of the […]
Author: Shaun Smith
St. Vincent Focuses On The Familiar For ‘Daddy’s Home’
Acceptance is a hell of a thing. There’s something about meditation that is accepting each breath for what it is in the present moment and releasing it. It’s supposed to serve as practice for when […]
New Music Friday, June 25, 2021
New Music Friday is a lot like surfing. It comes in waves. You do your best to monitor the surf forecast and check the cams and weather and watch what you’re doing when you’re out […]
Czarface Gives MF Doom A Hero’s Ending With ‘Super What’
Crossovers in comic books are always a big deal. I actually own a copy of “Archie Meet The Punisher.” I was always more of a fan of the team-ups, like when the Harlem Globetrotters would […]
New Music Friday, June 18, 2021
Like old friends, artists can come and go, but I am just as excited to see them today as I did back when. The feeling I got when I saw Kings of Convenience was out […]
The Alchemist Steps Into The Spotlight For ‘This Thing Of Ours’
The Alchemist is a mysterious figure. He appears on tracks that I love and sprinkles his magic before disappearing back into the ether. From his work with Eminem to Action Bronson and beyond, The Alchemist […]
New Music Friday, June 11, 2021
New music is one of my favorite things in the world which is why I love sharing it with everyone, not just on The High Note, but in person, online and really everywhere I am. […]
Summer Wind Is Blowing In Festivals, Concerts and Good Vibes To South Jersey
Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer and the musical calendar is filling up faster than a hot barbecue on the Fourth of July. My agenda is already jammed with music so I compiled […]
New Music Friday, June 4, 2021
June is here and New Music Friday is getting hot! Restrictions are easing, concerts are coming around and music is officially back! It never left, but you heard it here first folks, music is back! […]
Sufjan Stevens Gathers Sounds For Collective Mourning With ‘Convocations’
No matter who you ask, dealing with the loss of a loved one is hard. As a reporter, my absolutely least favorite job was to talk to a grieving family member. I would rather sit […]