The late 80s spawned a host of music acts that fell within the rather short-lived (at least in the musical mainstream) genre popularly referred to as “sophisti-pop”. Despite the ephemeral nature ...

Our last few posts on the Radio Crème Brulee blog section have been devoted to how artists and bands are reinventing their outreach to fans in the midst of the global Covid19 pandemic. Many have hit...

When we launched Radio Crème Brulee (the global online radio broadcast station that is blog is attached to), in early 2007, it was in response to American terrestrial radio’s increasingly overt ag...

During Advertising Week 2014, I had the privilege of attending what I consider to be a priceless event – a conversation between Pandora founder Tim Westergren and legendary hit producer Nile Ro...

Pleasant surprises at a time underscored by anxiety, uncertainty, social isolation (for many), claustrophobia (due to stay-at-home orders to varying degrees across the world), and economic hardship h...

This album review is by guest blogger Michael Armond Bat For Lashes (aka Natasha Khan) has always been an outlier in the indie songscape. Tending to play in the borderlands, she has created a niche so...

This album review is co-written with John Grove and David Tudor In 2008, Hertfordshire (UK) natives Friendly Fires emerged with a self-titled debut album that brimmed with delectable hooks over carniv...

Date: August 6, 2019 Venue: Bowery Ballroom (New York City) Bands have various incentives to reunite after a prolonged hiatus. For the quintessential cynic, it is tempting to think that the members of...

Date: June 19, 2019 Venue: Terminal 5 (New York City) Tour: Still On My Mind Tour The return of British chanteusse Dido with a new album titled “Still On My Mind” (her fifth album) was undoubtedly...

Date: May 8, 2019 Venue: Town Hall (New York City) Tour: Mycelia World Tour To say that multiple Grammy Award winner Imogen Heap is one of the most fascinating brands in music to have emerged in the l...