The Power of Music

Music is an entity, it has no limitations, it can reach anyone at anytime, and it can influence the masses, persuade a voter and make the toughest man cry. With music a person knows what T.V. show is on, or what network they are watching. Music can make or break a presentation, a movie, or a nightclub.

Supports of a soccer team have fun in the stands singing their favorite songs. Great songs become the team’s signature song. For example Liverpool Football Club of England, the song that identifies them is “You’ll Never Walk Alone” sung by Gerry and the Peacemakers. Read more

A Night Of Music And Art In The City That Never Sleeps

New York has always been a place for artist to showcase their talents, photographers, musicians and filmmakers; all who want to introduce themselves and their work to their community. On Thursday, October 16, an Armenian as well as local New York Artist, photographer, musicians and filmmaker, Haik Kocharian, showed the world what he is all about.

The Venue of Kocharian’s showcase was Drum Lounge, which is located on Avenue A between 5th and 6th streets. Upon arrival at Drum, Kocharian took a look at the video screen, waited for his event to pop up and once the event popped up as “happening tonight Haik Kocharian” he pointed to the screen and said with an enormous smile, “look, it is me.” Read more

Is Ska Dead?

During the mid to late 90’s, after almost every teenager was through being angry at the world (thanks to the grunge movement fading away), the movie Clueless helped expose an old genre of music, but new to the mainstream and most of the American culture, otherwise known as the up-beat genre of SKA. It had the pop and alternative style that American kids enjoyed, but with the sounds of a horn, trumpet, trombone and other brass instruments that made it different from other types of music. Read more

Less Than Jake - City of Gainesville

After years of struggling to get mainstream recognition and the opportunity to sign with a record label, SKA band Less Than Jake severed their relationship with Sire Records and Warner Brothers, by asking for and being granted their release from the label on March 21, 2007. Less Than Jake in turn started their independent label Sleep It Off (which is named after their song Sleep it off from the B-side of the 2004 album B is for B-sides) and put out City of Gainesville on June 24, 2008, which is also the birthday of lead vocalist and guitarist Chris Demakes. Read more