Remembering Minnie

In 1975 people enjoyed a plethora of classic-in-the-making radio hits. There was Bad Company’s “Feel Like Making Love”, The Eagles with “One of These Nights” and “Sweet Emotion” by Aerosmith rockin the airwaves, alongside irresistible R&B grooves by Earth, Wind & Fire (“Shining Star” and…

CAN WE SEE YOUR SONG?

How does something you hear become something you see?

I’m referring to lyrics. The ones that paint indelible images in your mind. To me this is the most effective, enduring aspect of a great song.

Laurel Canyon

Jun 11, 2020 09:30 am | Shelly Peiken

Every so often I’ll fire up Sonos and tap on Four Way Street and I’m at Woodstock, especially if I just had a hit of a joint. It doesn’t matter that I wasn’t actually there. Joni, who penned “Woodstock,” the quintessential masterpiece ABOUT…

HOLLYWOOD MUSIC IN MEDIA AWARDS ANNOUNCES NEW DATE FOR 11th ANNUAL MAIN EVENT

(Hollywood, CA) — July 21, 2020 — The Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) announced today a new date for its annual main event: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2021 

The new date is in response to the…

New Music to Support #BlackLivesMatter

By Siedah Garrett
Mural Courtesy of Cadex Herrera

Each of our lives have been deeply affected by the onslaught of police uses of excessive and deadly force against unarmed African American men, women and children. After viewing the footage of the brutal murder…

Diane Warren Knows How To Troll

By TooFab Staff

HMMA friend, advisory board member and eleven-time Oscar nominated songwriter starts an online whirlwind this week!

Warren may be a Grammy-winning songwriter, but her Twitter trolling skills are also top-notch.

BABY I’VE BEEN THINKING

I was a kid of the 60’s, literally. I was born in 1957 and became a teenager in 1970. I was affected by music at a younger age than most of my friends. My recall registry is a sequence of songs, music. To this day, I am confounded why the ear-bone-is-connected-to-the-heart-bone. I don’t…