Supporting HeartCrash By Emily J Ramey Written for Marie Hines Marie Hines is a creator. She cooks dinner, she bakes cupcakes, she’s an avid DIY-er, and true to her Southern charm, she’s not afraid to get down in the dirt if it means cultivating something colorful and fragrant. Drawing inspiration from nature, HeartCrash boasts music that mimics [...]
Posts Tagged ‘pop’
Merry Ellen Kirk Bio
Posted in Local Nashville, Publicity Pieces, tagged aaron krause, bio, blinding light, candy, clair de lune, emily j ramey, firefly garden, folk, invisible war, merry ellen kirk, nashville, piano, pop, singer-songwriter, the shakespeares on 10 November 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Supporting Firefly Garden By Emily J Ramey Written for Merry Ellen Kirk Merry Ellen Kirk is a poet. Perhaps “songwriter” is a more commonly used term, but it’s also too commonplace for Merry Ellen’s glittering narratives, songs that spring up wildly from her subconscious and bloom into vibrant, lilting melodies. Her sparkling piano refrains sweep and spill into [...]
Robert Schwartzman Article
Posted in Favorites, Feature Articles, tagged bmi, california, calling the world, emily j ramey, eureka, frontman, musicworld, pop, retro, robert schwartzman, rock, rooney, solo, songwriter on 1 September 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“The Music Man” By Emily J Ramey Written for BMI: MusicWorld Robert Schwartzman is a man refreshingly fanatical about the art of making music. Despite, or perhaps as a result of, having seen rapid success with his California retro rock band Rooney, the 28-year-old singer/songwriter is absolutely bursting with new ideas, projects, and overall zeal for [...]
Katie Costello’s “Lamplight” Review
Posted in Album Reviews, tagged album review, ashes ashes, emily j ramey, folk, greg holden, kaleidoscope machine, katie costello, lamplight, no shelter, old owl, out of our minds, pop, singer-songwriter, stranger, tiny tiny records on 23 February 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Katie Costello “Lamplight” February 2011; Tiny Tiny Records By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel Katie Costello is an outrageously cute blonde girl, who just happens to also be a wellspring of blithe melodies and incredibly profound motifs. At the young age of fifteen Katie began to [...]
James Blunt’s “Some Kind of Trouble” Review
Posted in Album Reviews, tagged acoustic, album review, atlantic records, back to bedlam, best laid plans, british, dangerous, emily j ramey, falsetto, james blunt, no tears, pop, singer-songwriter, some kind of trouble, stay the night, superstar, you're beautiful on 20 January 2011 | Leave a Comment »
James Blunt “Some Kind of Trouble” January 2011; Atlantic Records By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel Upon first listen of British singer/songwriter/heartthrob James Blunt’s third album, Some Kind of Trouble, I must admit to a little disappointment. I remember rocking out to his debut; I couldn’t [...]
Marie Hines’ “Worth the Fight” Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Local Nashville, tagged debut, emily j ramey, eric kinny, lovestung, marie hines, nashville, over you, piano, pop, singer-songwriter, string quartet, worth the fight, wrapped up in love on 12 December 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Marie Hines “Worth the Fight” December 2010; Independent By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel It’s an extraordinary occurrence when you think about it – finding words that say what you truly feel, melodies that express the very ebb of your thoughts. These sorts of discoveries are [...]
Marie Hines Bio
Posted in Local Nashville, Publicity Pieces, tagged bio, debut album, emily j ramey, Local Nashville, lovestung, marie hines, paper heart, piano, pop, singer-songwriter, string quartet, worth the fight, wrapped up in love on 1 December 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Supporting Worth the Fight By Emily J Ramey Written for Marie Hines Marie Hines is a dazzling blend of old and new. She writes with the scope and eloquence that comes with age and the purity and hopefulness of youth. Marie’s rosy piano melodies accompanied by her telltale string quartet glow with grand turns of [...]
Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now” Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Local Nashville, tagged album review, big machine records, country, dear john, emily j ramey, fearless, haunted, mean, mine, nashville, platinum, pop, songwriter, sparks fly, speak now, taylor swift, the story of us on 30 October 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Taylor Swift “Speak Now” October 2010; Big Machine Records By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel I’ve been one of those people who have dug their heels in and resisted Taylor Swift like the plague. I avoid her for the same reason I avoid those silly e-readers… [...]
Christina Aguilera’s “Bionic” Review
Posted in Album Reviews, tagged album review, back to basics, bionic, christina aguilera, dance, electronic, emily j ramey, i am, i hate boys, pop, prima donna, queen of pop, rca records, vocals, woohoo on 19 June 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Christina Aguilera “Bionic” June 2010; RCA Records By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel Christina Aguilera is a pop legend. There’s no arguing that. She’s reinvented her image almost enough times to rival Madonna, and despite her sometimes questionably talented 90s pop icon peers, Xtina has always [...]
Kate Nash’s “My Best Friend is You” Review
Posted in Album Reviews, tagged album review, british, do wah doo, emily j ramey, indie, kate nash, kiss that grrrl, my best friend is you, paris, polydor, pop, take me to a higher plane on 27 April 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Kate Nash “My Best Friend is You” April 2010; Polydor Ltd. Records By Emily J Ramey About Kate Nash’s debut album Made of Bricks, I wrote: She’s cute and red-headed. She curses like a sailor, but her indie pop lyrics are clever and outrageously quirky, her beats irresistible. She’s 22 and British and plays piano. [...]
