Music from the Future Dave gazes into his crystal ball and predicts that Naturally 7′s new album Vocal Play will be amahzing, once it’s finally released in the United States.
acaTube Christopher wants to be in the Swingle Singers and star in viral videos featuring the group performing on the tube.
Monster Mash Mouth Off best friend Catherine Papworth SANGS a killer mashup of John Lennon’s “Imagine” and the traditional hymn “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee.” The mp3 is available as a free download for a limited time RIGHT HERE.
Listener Mailbag Alli Brooks fires back, and world-renowned sound man Tony Huerta shares music from his secret stash.
Album Review The boys are almost totally in love with A Fifth, the latest album from the University of Oregon’s all-male group On the Rocks. Stellar arranging, killer singing, thoughtful production work, original tunes, thoughtful MDs, collaborations, and more.
Around the Horn July 4th was acappellatastic, free download from Cartoon Johnny was a big hit, Papworthy free genius download, Suade wants to party All Night Long in Asia with a new single, The Sing-Off is going to be good, Deke Sharon tells you How to Get on the Sing-Off Next Year, CARA awards are now open for submissions, SING is now open for submissions, Storm Front takes top barbershop quartet honors, Duwende has yet aNOTHer killer singer from Casual Harmony, Acappella Boot Camp still has some spots available, Erik Abi-Khattar available for cheap amazing custom arrangements, acaPolitics is awesome (at chapter 20!), RARB forum merges with CASA into one super mega aca forum.
5 Minutes With… Bill Hare. Maybe you’ve heard of him. He’s building a CASA Advisory Panel and just recorded freaking Nota. And he’s famous.
Head 2 Head Christopher pits UCLA Random Voices against firedrill! to see who has the best version of Alicia Keys’s killer tune “If I Ain’t Got You.”
New segment! Behind the Music How the heck did Northwestern Purple Haze make those cool sounds on their version of “The Process”? Christopher gets on the phone with producer Ben Lieberman, who explains The Process step by step by step.
Album Review Port Washington HS Limited Edition put up a killer set to win ICHSA Finals this year, but their new record Road to New York leaves a bit to be desired.
Song Suggestion Dave is in love with the debut full-length album Let Loose the Horses from aca-lumnus Gabe Mann’s band The Rescues. “We’re OK” from that album could be an EPIC song choice for a big ol’ co-ed collegiate group.
Cool Chord of the Week Christopher points out a very cool chord in the song “Where the Streets Have No Name” by Cornell Last Call.
Did You Know? Catherine Lewis is back with another edition of this popular music history segment. This time she celebrates Independence Day by sharing the story behind “America, the Beautiful,” complete with the world premiere of Cartoon Johnny‘s unique take on this patriotic anthem.
Check it: Cartoon Johnny is offering a free download of this track over the next two days to all their Facebook fans. Jump on the bandwagon by visiting their Facebook page.
Hippity Hop Christopher is obsessed with Tye Taveres from Emory Aural Pleasure. Her soulful voice on their cover of Chris Brown’s “Kiss Kiss” can only be topped by her RAPPING on the very same track. Wowsers.
Album Review The boys celebrate America by reviewing the latest album from a Canadian quartet! Nothing but Blue by The Essentials is, in fact, pretty blue. Dave likes some of the solos, and Christopher likes the original songs, but neither is impressed by the boring arrangements or the old-fashioned (actual!) drum track.
Voices Only 2010 Announcement!
Around the Horn Cornell Last Call alum Jonathan Wong hit #1 on the Hong Kong charts with an a cappella song (produced by Tat Tong), Mosaic is auditioning a new tenor, Steve Martin singing a cappella, big ol’ high profile feature article on Freddie Feldman and VOCOMOTION Studios, Sonos collaborates with dancers and performs at ASCAP Awards, yoga studio in New York seeking a cappella singers to accompany classes, Straight No Chaser dominating the universe (including July 4 Macy’s Fireworks), Human Beatbox Convention in NYC late July, Hingham Shipyard mega aca sweepstakes launch with cash prizes, Dylan Bell makes the case for imperfection.
Arrangement Spotlight Dave loves what the June Soup2Nuts students did with Lady Gaga’s “Telephone.” It’s zombietastic.
Voices Only 2010 Announcement Part 1 The lineup for Disc One is announced!
Five Minutes With… Deke Sharon.
My New Girlfriend Dave has fallen in love with the beautiful voice and genius arranging brain of Joanna Goldsmith-Eteson from the Swingle Singers.
Voices Only 2010 Announcement Part 2 The lineup for Disc Two is announced, followed by Christopher and Dave’s analysis. Clips abound.
« Newer Posts |
Older Posts »
