Japanesepod101 (2014 2015)

The stage name of German actress and musician Senta-Sofia Delliponti, Oonagh (the name is derived from a legendary faerie queen of Celtic origins) specializes in evocative, new age, Celtic-infused, fantasy dance-pop…

Commercial pop artist whose debut album, 2014's Mini World, rapidly went diamond and platinum in her native France. Adila Sedraïa, who performs by the stage name Indila, is a commercial pop artist whose 2013 debut single, "Dernière Danse," reached number two and went platinum in her native France. Additionally, the song topped official charts in a handful of other territories. Prior to that accomplishment, the singer and songwriter was heard on songs headlined by TLF, Nessbeal, Soprano, Rohff, and Youssoupha. Anticipation for Indila's first album was quite high and helped propel it – titled Mini World, released in February 2014 – to the top of France's SNEP chart. In France and Belgium, the album went diamond and platinum within a year.

Jerry Williams Jr. reinvented himself in the late ‘60s as Swamp Dogg, releasing the landmark 1970 album Total Destruction to Your Mind; it introduced the world to a smart, funny artist who wrote poignant, profound songs about the world around him. The man himself considers this set to be that landmark album’s spiritual equal. Whether he’s singing about nuances of race and racism in the title track or on “Prejudice Is Alive and Well,” asking what happened to a soul music superstar on “Where Is Sly,” or working through Sam Cooke’s “You Send Me” and a few other covers, this is pure timeless Swamp Dogg–styled R&B, soul, and funk.

The music world has known the outstanding artist Menahem Pressler for more than half a century. He was the heart of the famous Beaux Arts Trio, and in 2008, when the trio decided to separate, a memorable solo career restarted. At the age of 90, the grand master of the piano gave his long overdue debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker.

Umphrey's McGee returned to Atlanta's Tabernacle to celebrate New Year's Eve 2014-15. For the first time ever, they held residency for five straight raucous nights. The run had everything an Umphrey's fan could hope for: new debuted material, a special appearance by Mad Dog's Filthy Little Secret Horns, exploratory improvisation, tight transitions and not to be outdone, the guys playing an encore in bath robes…

On January 12, 1970, 'Time' magazine placed The Band on its cover with the headline, 'The New Sound of Country Rock.' In the taxonomy of popular music, Country Rock was now a thing, a categoryby 1970. There were Country Rock browser bins in some stores, and trade magazines like 'Billboard'routinely classified records as country-rock or country/rock, expecting readers to know what they meant.

On January 12, 1970, 'Time' magazine placed The Band on its cover with the headline, 'The New Sound of Country Rock.' In the taxonomy of popular music, Country Rock was now a thing, a categoryby 1970. There were Country Rock browser bins in some stores, and trade magazines like 'Billboard'routinely classified records as country-rock or country/rock, expecting readers to know what they meant.

MQR is once again proud to present our newest title, Forever and Ever, a mashup of The Division Bell and The Endless River designed to make The Division Bell less radio-friendly and The Endless River less avant garde. It is intended as a true final Pink Floyd record, an alternate reality version of what should have been released in 1994.