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YOU SHOULD KNOW… INDIE FOLK SINGER-SONGWRITER ALLISON PONTHIER
ALLISON PONTHieR IS ON THE RISE, HER LATEST VENTURE ‘SHAKING HANDS WITH ELVIS’ IS GARNERING MAJOR ATTENTION AND FANS ALIKE. READ ON TO learn a bit MORE about BROOKLYN BASED SINGER-SONGWRITER BELOW If you have not heard of Allison Ponthier, then listen up! Besides capturing the hearts of music lovers with her captivating and witty Indie Folk tunes. She has toured with the likes of Bleachers and Lord Huron. Pontheir even created and released a song with Huron. Now the artist is on her second and latest EP, ‘Shaking Hands With Elvis’. It sees the Texas-born artist making the steps into her own . Ponthier crafts a beautiful country folk-pop soundscape in only six songs, highlighting her impassioned lyrics about struggles with identity, identity in…
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BASTILLE RETURNS TO LOS ANGELES WITH THE ULTIMATE FUTURISTIC DANCE PARTY
Last Friday Brit Pop genre-blurring kings Bastille made their return to Los Angeles with the Give Me The Future tour. It’s not often you find a band quite like Bastille. First off, It was the purest form of a Bedroom Pop project started by now frontman Dan Smith. Now they’re four albums in with over 11 million records sold and over 1.5 billion streams. The band explores new territory not only with the Give Me The Future album but the tour as well. It’s a modern treatise on A.I., technology, social media, modern anxieties, connection in its many forms, and the human condition. All told through the lens of a…
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GET TO KNOW: LONDON SESSIONS VOCALIST & BASTILLE COLLABORATOR BIM AMOAKO
This week’s ‘Get to Know’ London vocalist Bim Amoako. Bim created the music choir experience company Sessions by Ascension. She also works as a sessions and backing vocalist where she works with many of Britain’s biggest music acts. You’ll probably recognize her voice instantly on Bastille’s ‘Joy’. Bim turned a dream and passion into a successful business. Read on to learn more about her in my interview below. THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER: Hi, Bim! Thanks for taking the time out and connecting! How have you been doing this past year? Specifically navigating the COVID-19 quarantine overseas? BIM AMOAKO: Thanks for having me! I am doing well. Like every other person on…
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GET TO KNOW: NASHVILLE BASED MUSIC & LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHER DEVYN VAUGHN
This week we are highlighting another photographer whose bold and dreamy work I love. We also met at a show. ‘Get To Know’ Devyn Vaughn, the once Los Angeles based music and lifestyle photographer. She is recently made the move to another famous music city… Nashville. So let’s dive a bit into her music industry story and catch up with her along the way! THE RECLUSIVE BLOGGER: Hi, Devyn! You recently moved to Nashville from Los Angeles. How has Nashville been? DEVYN VAUGHN: Nashville has honestly been a challenge for me. I was really excited moving here, but I moved right before the tornado hit and then following the tornado,…
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CELEBRATION OF BLACK CINEMA PRESENTED BY CRITICS CHOICE ASSOCIATION
Monday night at The Landmark Annex for the first year ever was the Celebration of Black Cinema presented by the Critics Choice Association. The first years’ honorees were not only celebrating Black film making and the first black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux. They celebrated Eddie Murphy with a career achievement award, Nia Long, Kasi Lemmons, and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Eddie Murphy had his career achievement award presented by Ruth E. Carter, with Nia Long‘s presented by Chaz Ebert. Chiwetel Ejiofor and Kasi Lemmons awards were presented by Don Cheadle and prolific film and TV producer Debra Martin Chase, respectively. The attire for last night’s ceremony was Holiday festive with many dressing to…
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INTERVIEW WITH … POP SINGER-SONGWRITER LENAY!
I recently introduced you to a new Pop artist named Lenay and her song “LA LA LAND“. Today at The Reclusive Blogger we feature an interview with her which you can view below! 1. Quick question … Are you an Early bird? Or Night Owl? Lenay: Definitely night, but that can count as early morning too, just whenever it’s dark!! I used to stay up until 5am and edit or work on music. Now I’m trying to reverse it and wake up at 5:30 and get the darkness before morning and I’m equally loving it, it’s just harder to do sometimes and actually get out of bed haha. But once…
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TRB OPINIONS: MY FAVE PHOTOGRAPHY + DESIGN APPS!
At some point every photographer makes a post like this. I have been trying to avoid it realizing that maybe it's best not to as my photography tips, tricks and editing style is definitely a bit different than most and might be of some interest. So here goes, these are my favorite and most used apps in my pursuit in the art of photography ...
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CHARLIE BARNES // “OCEANOGRAPHY” – AN ALBUM REVIEW
"Oceanography" by @CharlieBarnes - Album Review - Written by The Reclusive Blogger
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TRB OPINIONS: COLLECTION OF INSTAGRAM …
This a short gallery of Instagram photos I took over the years of one of my favorite subjects, Sunrises and Sunsets. They are from here and there, old and new(ish), Up in the Air and By the Sea (or River). Please enjoy! 🙂 ©Brittney Williams ©thereclusiveblogger
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