TALKING TOP ACTS: FIVE FOR TWENTY TWO

As 2021 came to a close (phew!), the music press advised us who might be in the vanguard of leading new artists now in 2022. American Songwriter kept its eyes and ears open for new standout acts pm the way up and named 12 artists they believe are ´destined for stardom´ . Today we bring you five acts they chose that we think most fit our play lists here at Sidetracks & Detours.

ELVIS, THE COSTELLO KID

I didn’t think I was a performer. I was almost certain that I was a songwriter!

MINDFULNESS AND PHOTOGRAPHY

this aesthetic exploration is initially without the intention of showing the results to anyone. And so I try to remain open and not censor myself at all. So it's all the easier for me to keep discovering the world with a camera.

JEFF BALLARD, JAZZ MAN, talks of before and after

Jeff Ballard , jazz man, is a drummer, bandleader, educator, and intrepid spirit and here talks of the before and after of the music he loves.
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JORDI SAVALL CELEBRATES SARAMAGO.

Haydn´s work serves as a meditation on the gravity of tragedy, as well as on the possibilities of hope and redemption. It is music of great weight as well as great transparency, coupling profound directness of affect with ennobling humility´.

THE LAST CHANCE; are we going to take it?

He wrote what was, before its time, classic Americana, but he wrote country and r &b too, and just in case you don´t know it yet he not only wrote Wild Thing for Jim Hendrix, and for The Troggs, but also wrote Angel of the Morning, a round the world radio hit for the likes of Juice Newton. Son Of A Rotten Gambler which artists of the calibre of Anne Murray recorded.

YOUNG (and old) v SPOTIFY: elimination fight.

Rogan’s podcast has repeatedly faced backlash for sharing misinformation concerning the Covid-19 vaccine; other recent statements of concern include an open letter from 270 medical professionals calling on Spotify to de-platform Rogan after having Dr. Robert Malone, who has been criticized for making baseless anti-vaccination claims, as a guest.

KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH OLD SONGS

Record stores are caught up in a time warp. In an earlier day, they aggressively marketed new music, but now they make more money from vinyl reissues and used LPs.´

Two Out Of Three Ain´t Bad, BUT MEAT LOAF WAS 100%

Meat Loaf turned rock records that were really opera into soap operas with the kind of comedy Coronation Street can create out of drama.

WHEN THE TIMPLE ROCKS

German Lopez, timplista, is certainly up there with the best and is already creating work for posterity.