I hate dat bitch Alexa

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01-05-2023 14:43 GMT

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Music industry update | London, UK | Indie artist, Saachi Sen

I hate that bitch Alexa. Every time I say something she’s always got something more exciting she wants me to do or something ridiculous that she thought I said; and totally throws me off, or puts me off what I was about to do. Does that bitch speak English at all? It’s like she doesn’t understand a word I’m saying. The other day I said “Good Lord Alexa, I’m so horny” and she said “calling your mommy”. The other time I said “call Antonio”, and that bitch had the nerve to tell me “no, you’re no Romeo”. Then I said “play my favourite song” and she said “searching for edible thongs”. She's crazy, I know she is – unless mine is broken, or is a repentant crackhead or prostitute or something. 

Anyway, today I asked what the weather was like and Alexa said “nope, I don't like that sweater - it's too bright”. I was so steamed I left with nothing but my laptop bag, the compact umbrella I keep in my laptop bag just in case it rains, and my laptop. It rained. It f*cking rained. It rained big time, definitely not compact umbrella rain. I got totally soaked, but don't worry my hair was still amazing - that's all that matters. Anyway I rushed into the office and took off my shirt so it could dry. I struggled to put the umbrella back in its case so I rested the bottom of the handle just above my thigh to make sliding the cover on easier. From behind it looked like I was putting on a condom. Picture it… Got it? Now the cover got stuck in the middle so I had to hold the base of the umbrella handle so I could pull the cover back up a little bit and then pull it back down really hard. I thrusted my hip forward really hard out of frustration to increase the force. Then all of a sudden my boss walked in. She was SHOCKED! It just so happened MTV had decided to play the video of Miley Cyrus twerking at the 2013 MTV Awards at that very moment. I totally didn't record it and put it on repeat every morning so I can get the day started right. She screamed out “Jesus CHRIST! It’s Monday morning for God’s sake, what the F* is wrong with you?” And then she stormed out furiously. I didn’t get a chance to explain that my shirt got wet and that I was just putting my umbrella back in the case - not whatever it looked like I was doing from behind. It’s gonna be really awkward the next time I see her. I’m sure she’ll never shake my hand again 😁. I wonder what she wanted.

I’d been listening to Kanye West again on my way to work. (Sigh!). Awkward things always happen when I listen to Kanye and I always feel horrible afterwards because I always promise myself the last time was the last. To be honest I only listen to Kanye to remind myself to be wary of really beautiful women. The wrong woman will totally take half of your money and leave you with a bad taste in your mouth forever. To cut a long story short right now I feel like I ate Kim Kardashian’s "pancake" and I can’t stop tasting Ray J. Do you feel the same way when you listen to rap nowadays sometimes or is it just me? 

I feel like I should have said “no disrespect” before I made that last comment, I totally meant no disrespect. In fact only the other day I was thinking how annoying those people are, who start a very awful and disrespectful comment with “no disrespect” – what a bunch of f*cking knuckleheads right? The other day one of my colleagues walked up to me while my other colleagues were congratulating me on the outstanding stats of one of my articles and said to me “no disrespect, but your articles are too long - I felt like I was totally getting blacked” and then he giggled and walked off. I know, WTF right? That’s like walking up to someone that annoys you with a gun and saying “I don’t mean any harm, but, here’s 9 bullets, an extendo clip and a 45”. I know – ouch right? 

To be honest with you I wasn’t planning to come to work this week at all, or even next week. I've been so busy living, the last thing I need is anyone stressing me out right now. But I had so many exciting things going on in my life I felt like I might explode if I didn’t tell someone. And I don't mean explode like the fun little explosions I made in my shorts every time my biology teacher turned around to write on the black board during sex education class back in school; or the slightly larger ones that happened in my shorts every Mondays and Wednesdays when the principal put me on her laps and spanked me thoroughly for being naughty (on purpose 😜) again. I'm talking about a real man explosion, like those ones orchestrated by that man in the cave whose name suspiciously rhymes with Obama in a way that is too much of a coincidence, but let's leave it there. So thanks for coming. I’m so happy you came here, when there’s probably like a million other places on the Wild Wild Web you could be right now.

We’ll get to the music news in a minute but let’s talk a little bit first. 

Oh and by the way, it’s me the “Ideas Guy” again. My articles have been getting so much attention online that I’m totally getting all the work in the news room these days. All this attention is a lot of pressure and very new for me but it totally beats being referred to as “the guy with the flat screen TV on his face”. I know my glasses are huge but that’s such a hurtful thing to say. I totally had a tear in my eye the first time I heard it and every single time after, but instead of getting steamed I used the fury to be the best writer I could possibly be every single time I entered the writers room and every one was laughing at me behind my back. I never hated them and now they all love me, albeit secretly, but I know they do, I can tell they're so happy to have me on their team. 

Now let’s get started. First of all, I’ve recently invested some of my new found wealth from all the attention and love online in a car wash business nearby. It’s just under the bridge at London Bridge. It’s called Dirty Diana. It’s got a big signboard with a picture of Marilyn Monroe in a red polka dot dress being sprayed with a hose while she tries to keep her dress from riding up by pinning it down to her tightly pressed together knees but her bloomers are still totally showing. She’s also making that face Nicki Minaj makes when she has one finger on her cheek and her eyes rolled backwards looking like she was trying to remember where she left her dildos and a lot of other dirty thoughts from their previous usages flooded her mind. And I mean her hand on her face cheek, not the one I suspect Jesus really meant when he said "turn the other cheek" 😁. To drum up business I’ve been going to all the local parks at launch time to feed the pigeons laxatives and KFC 😊. I KNOW – what a bright idea right? Of course it is, I’m the “Ideas Guy” remember? I later realised pedestrians too were gonna also get shitted and vomited on by the pigeons so I’m now on the market for a 1-hour dry cleaning business to purchase nearby. If you know any near London Bridge please write in the comments section or head down to Dirty Diana where we may or may not have some hidden dirty little treats for you (wink, wink, wink). With all this new pigeon money racing in, I think I'm totally gonna be a millionaire by the time the summer gets here. I'm so excited, woo-hoo! 

But enough about me, how’s your day been? What’ve you been up to? Done anything exciting yet? Sure you have, drop me a line in the comments section, I’d love to hear it.

With all this new money coming in, and all the love and appreciation I feel every time you come here, I’ve decided to do something very special for you today. I’m going to give you a gift. And no, I’m not going to send you an emoji gift, like in those silly emails you’ve probably received saying “Someone bought you a drink on Fubar”. A real gift, something tangible. I know you’re gonna love it but I don’t know what it is yet and I don’t know how I’m going to get it to you, since I don’t have your address. But I promise you that by the end of this article I’ll have a gift for you and you will receive it immediately. 

Today’s music news story is about London's most exciting indie pop artist, Saachi Sen. We’ll get to that in a minute but first there’s something really important I want to talk to you about. Here it goes.

I was feeding pigeons earlier this afternoon while listening to my favorite song “Cum on Everybody” by Eminem when I wrote this article in my head but I didn't finish it, that's why I know there is a gift but I don't know what it is yet. It’s really exciting and I promise you, by the end of it you’re gonna be more excited than Dracula on Kim Kardashian’s period (I know, so much blood right? SMH. That lovely lady must have like 20 billion eggs, with all the basketball players she’s attracting). And just for the record, I’ve stopped playing basketball. To be honest I’m now really suspicious of many of my old friends who I played with, who were always so enthusiastic about trying to get the ball from me from behind. I thought I had somehow miraculously gotten really good at protecting the ball because they never got it – but with all the basketball players coming out of the closet now, I’m starting to think they never wanted it at all. I’m really furious and I’ve been having nightmares about playing basketball with Shaq in the rain in the dark in that same compromising defence position – he never gets the ball, he just whispers sweet trash talk in my ears from behind in that deep Barry White voice of his, and I wake up feeling really violated and almost sore even. 

But where were we? Ah yes. Oh wait, since we’re on the subject, did you know Shaq invented the Selfie? This is an extension of my lady colleague’s hilarious Shaq elephant joke (read the full article here if you’re interested, it’s so funny - it opens in a new page, don't worry, so you can easily close it and come back here). Shaq was rubbing his magic lamp one day and about to blow his load on the ceiling when someone rushed in unexpectedly. He quickly turned his back, replaced his lamp hand with his phone and said “cheese”. The flash wasn’t on but there was a big white flash (splash) on the ceiling during the picture - it literally blew the roof off, he-he-he. That reminds me so much of one of the first dirty jokes I ever heard back in high school – about the man whose penis was so big that when he came he went 😊. Till this day it’s one of the funniest dirty jokes I’ve heard. Know any good ones? Write them in the comments section.

Okay, let’s continue. We’re going to talk about Aladdin. While listening to “Cum on Everybody” by Eminem, it totally hit me. That cartoon was the most sickest, twisted thing I watched as a kid WITH my parents and family and it totally corrupted me, but I didn’t know it till I was fully grown, today. A whole movie about a naughty teenage horn dog who rubbed his lamp WAY TOO often until one day he blew his load and a full sized man popped out and started doing magic. I know, disgusting right? And that’s what we’re discussing today - what makes your magic happen? Everyone’s got a special something they do that makes amazing things happen in their lives but many people don’t know what it is. Like that guy in Alibaba and the Forty Thieves who yells out “Sesame Seeds!”, or "Sesame Street" or whatever he says, he-he-he; and a door to a secret passage opens. Or like the people screaming at the Wall of Jericho in the Bible to make it fall down. What opens your magic door? What makes your Wall of Jericho fall down? To be honest with you I’m not going to tell you. I’m not one of those guys. You know those guys who see a rich or successful person and runs up to them, kisses every one of their toes metaphorically and says weird stuff like “how’d you become so successful?” and “how’d you know when you had made it?”. F*ck no. First of all I know they’re not going to tell me, that’s just giving yet another human being another amazing opportunity to lie to me and begging for it even. No one in their right mind will tell you why they are successful, so stop dreaming. When I meet rich people I just ask them for money like a normal human being, I don’t give a f*ck what made them successful, I know they’ll lie immediately or tell me a parable, like Jesus. Instead of looking for successful people, I do the opposite. I look for people who are totally f*cked and say to them, “Good Lord! How’d you get so F*cked UP?” And they’re always quick to tell you everything they did – I listen to every word and then make sure I don’t ever do it. One step away from failure is another step towards success wouldn’t you say? Baby steps I tell you, baby steps.. Remember the silly comment about Kanye and Kim and Ray J I made at the beginning? I wasn’t poking fun at anybody. In fact I’m sorry I said it. I too have loved a woman so much I wanted nothing more than to put my willy in her face till she looked like Donald Duck and couldn’t pronounce the word “hot” anymore and instead said “hawt”. She totally broke my heart too but I don’t break easily. I went down to Soho with my friend Jack and before long we met a girl called Cinabun who smelled like cocoa butter, baby powder and money. Her booty was so big and round it made my eyes water like an onion. We did so many new things I couldn’t look myself in the eye for days after. I almost married her before I realized that wasn’t her real name and she had no intentions of going to college at all with all the money I was giving her. That’s it, that’s the end of the story. See? Easy peezy. 

Now where were we? Ah yes. Let’s find your magic lamp shall we? You know how people always say “it’s always in the last place you’d look” when they’d lost something and found it? Well, let’s do that. Let's look somewhere you'd never look. Let’s look inside your head – it’s in there, I promise. In fact I’ve seen it, and don’t ask me how. As usual we’ll do a little exercise; and then we’ll get to the news story. Oh wait, I’ll give you the gift I promised you first, and then we'll go to the news.

Okay let’s do it. This one is really quick and easy. Close your eyes and count from 1 to 8. Now, do it backwards, from 8 to 1. Now, add this up: 1234 + 5678… Got it yet? How about now? Okay take your time, I’ll wait… … …

What number have you got? Write it in the comments section so the whole world knows how smart you are. Now we’re going to do the opposite as well: 5678 – 1234 … subtract that…. Got it yet? How about now? Okay take your time, I’ll wait… …. …. Now hold the result of the subtraction in your head until it crystalizes into a really bright exciting white neon sign with a square border that's got slightly rounded edges. 

The result of the first calculation is 6912 and the second is 4444. These are really important numbers in numerology. The first, 6912, to cut a long story short, means divine guidance. A state of mind in which the tangible material things of the world no longer move one, but rather, with enough practice one eventually becomes able draw or repel them as required with very little effort, just faith. If you don’t like this number you can reject it and rebuke it by reassuring yourself that your boss pays your bills. If you like it you can think to yourself “my supply comes directly from God". You can replace the word God with "the universe", or "the angels", or "above", or "love", or any other similar word  of your choice - any word except "me", because if you don't know the true meaning of "ME", it could be prove to be the dirtiest and most dangerous word in the world to you if used improperly; as you'll come to realize as you discover more about your magic lamp in the future if you haven't discovered already. The second number, 4444, to cut a long story short means, leads to, results in, or stems from "love" most of the time in its most basic interpretation. It represents stability, order, conscientiousness and determination. If you ever wondered what Jay-z’s 4:44 album meant, it probably wasn’t time – it was this: love and wholeness. (Remember I told you successful people never tell). It means your connection with the divine guidance that the first number we explored 6912 is really strong and as a result good times and good things are coming your way really fast. So buckle up. 

Now think about it, why did you come here today? What were you doing? What were you thinking? Who told you to come here? Were you divinely guided here so that you could receive this awesome gift I’m about to give you? I think you were. So here it is, it’s a magic wand with the 4444 neon sign you created in your imagination while you were calculating earlier on right at the tip of it. I know I said it was tangible, but remember 6912 is a state of mind where the tangible things of the world no longer move a person. Who needs a fancy physical magic stick, when you’re not 50 Cent or some gay fairy waving it around arrogantly with one hand on hip so everyone can see how awesome you are and try to steal it when you’re sleeping or f*cking. F*ck that! This one is better, it’s in your head where nobody can get it. You can use it to open any door of your choice at any given moment – just think love, ONLY love. It’s magic, I promise. Try it now and see. Wave it at the most annoying person you know right now like those placards people carry during protests. And see how amazing you feel as the resentment and awful feelings you once felt float away and open the way for the blessings you had unknowingly been blocking to flood in. Did you know that most Walls of Jericho are built predominantly on resentment and hatred? Yep, now you know. Every time you hate someone or something you are reinforcing your Wall of Jericho, the notorious wall that is blocking your blessings. So stop it, and #JustLove, only love. Okay? Promise? Remember to keep your magic wand in mind everywhere you go so no one can ever make you rebuild your Wall of Jericho, it’s very important. And remember, the neon sign on your magic wand says 4444, not LOVE. It means love only in its most fundamental interpretation. To get an idea of what it looks like, draw it on a piece of paper. Write four 4s right next to each other. Connect the horizontal parts of the 4s in the middle with a horizonal line. Now join the vertical stems protruding from the bottom of each 4 with a horizontal line at the bottom. That’s the neon sign at the top. Now put a vertical line in the middle of the bottom horizontal line. That’s the stick. There you have it – your magic stick. Oops!! I mean magic wand. If you’ve drawn it right it should look like those old TV antennas that used to be placed on the roofs of houses before cable and Netflix. Why do you think it looks like that? What do antennas do? Attract, receive, detect and send signals right? Almost like a magnet wouldn’t you say? Aha!! Remember Magneto? Of course you do. If you don’t know Magneto you’d better rush to my previous post by clicking here to find out (don't worry it opens in a new window so you can easily close it and come back here once you've finished reading it). Are you starting to get an idea of what Magneto is about?

Okay that’s it for today's exercise. You totally get it, I can tell. We’ll talk more about it next time.

Now, I know I said I only had one gift but I lied, I’ve got two. This one is tangible and you may or may not like it but I feel like I must give it to you, I can't help myself - it’s a hickey. In the spirit of love, I’m sending you one right now. It’s totally innocent, I promise. It should appear in a minute or so. You don’t have to explain it to anybody. Just tell them “it’s all love” and they’ll totally understand. So here it goes: “MMMMMMMMWAH!!” Check your neck in like 5 minutes and you’ll see it. Unfortunately you won’t see it if you’re a guy, you're black or you're Indian, or you come from anywhere where skin tanning and anal bleaching are free, and there are live farm animals roaming the streets freely yet somehow people still go hungry for many many years. I totally never understood that (I’d totally steal one if it was me, and convince myself it’s a blessing from God). I’d never given money to charity before until someone explained it to me. Every time I saw one of those ads with the babies with the really big stomachs I convinced myself that their bellies were really full so I didn’t have to give away my hard earned money. Now that I know how hard it is to catch a chicken, I totally understand it would be absolutely impossible to catch a real live goat on an empty stomach (🤦‍♂️, "SMH"). Since we’ve talked about them, I hope you give some money to charity today to empower your magic wand. I just did it now while ordering my "Kim Kardashian Blow Up Doll With Newly Reconditioned Vagina And Butt Hole" on Amazon. Don’t ask m-kay, don’t get all up in my business. PS: I’m totally not obsessed with Kim Kardash, I promise. Now, let’s do the news thingy.

She’s been hailed as London’s most exciting indie pop star, and singer songwriter Saachi Sen, who performs solo as well as as the lead singer of the band Saachi, is held close to the hearts of so many UK music lovers. With songs like “Heal”, her debut single; “Facebook Stalker” and “Fairy Lights”, she sang her way into the hearts of many unsuspecting music fans locally and nationally, and even caught the attention of music industry insiders far and wide. She has gone on to enjoy a very successful independent music career, played every self-respecting music venue in London and the South East, and blazed the stage at some of the UK’s biggest music festivals. With so many critically acclaimed records under her belt and so many big achievements achieved single-handedly, there’s no doubt that she’ll be a thrill to watch on the big stage, and that day draws closer with every passing moment. 

This week Saachi announced that she’ll be playing at the prestigious Big Love Festival in South Wales. The annual 3 day summer music festival takes place from the 14th to 16th of July this year. With at least 5 stages, and some of the UK’s top music acts including The Skints, Nubiyan Twist, Subgiant, CVC, Mad Apple Circus, Midnight Zu, Johnny Cage & The Voodgroove, Funke And The Two Tone Baby, BRWYMS, Luke RV, Minas, Mr Phormula, Guilty By Association, Ms Faithee, Tara Bandito, Cerys Hafana, SZWE, Hemes, Badly Withdrawn Boyo, DJ Marky, DJ Yoda, A.Skillz, DJ Moneyshot, Madame Electrifie, Not So Junior Jungle, Bang’n’Mash, MR Kimber, Dull Boy Roy, Sausage Finger, Nutzo, Marcus Allen & MC NRG, Bloxon, Nick Terrific, Marc Heatley, DJ Neil Diamond, Jimanoli, Oisin, Natty Lou, Katalyst B2B Ranson, Double A Side, Tank Howls, Lindz, Monaghan, The Orb, Gene On Earth, Marc Parsons, Matt Owen, Lee Graves, Clare James, Ellis Davies, Aled Wynne Alex Taylor, Dave Llewellyn, Paul Blandford, Shaun Edwards, Luke Tainton, TYWI – Jmes Wilkinson, Knoll Beach, Rumple & Kye, Jack Darwin, Lewis James, Dan Knight, Corey & Deena, Hywel – Ellist, Bodhi, Kaptin Barratt, Neil F***ing Young, YMSP (Yo Momma So Phat), DJ Jaffa, Disco Concierge, Paul Lyons, DJ Lady Casita, DJ Comfort, Mikee Snooze, Dealo Brown, Max Galactic, T-Dowg Gazillionaire, Dave Grooveslave, Tom Auton & Bottlebreakers, Banshi, Jack Ellis & Band, Mojo Jnr, SWYN, True Foxes, Fathom, Ecklectic Mick, Tomos Lewis, Blue Evolution, Scruffy Monkey, DJ Mr Mase, Loafus, Vella, Zed Regal, Kaysha Louvan, AFBOB, Bryony Sier, AKA Mr B, Ennio Maccaroni, Dave Morris, To Bear Sir, Abbie Jebbers, Alex Davies, Daisymae Music, Dan Holland, Jess Marie and The Regiments, just to name a few; with comedy, spoken word and an award-winning circus performance, it’s definitely one to look out for. As usual you can get your tickets now on the Skunk Radio Live Events page where you can also find other exciting upcoming Saachi Sen concert tickets and dates. Just select "Events" from the main menu at the top of this page. 

Saachi Sen’s latest single “The Gap” was released on the 19th of August last year. It was her most successful record to date and it has opened a lot of new doors for her and her new band. It was also her first single under her new moniker Saachisen (i.e. without the space). The record quickly reached over 100,000 streams on Spotify and the numbers have been climbing quicker and quicker every day since. If you haven’t heard the record I don’t know what to say to you, except maybe “what the hell have you been listening to on Spotify that those nosy, stalking algorithms didn’t recommend it to you at some point?” and “I hope it hasn’t been too hot under that rock where you’ve been living”, he-he-he, just kidding. 

Saachi has announced that she’ll be releasing two new singles with a headline show at the popular live music venue Star Of Kings in Kings Cross, London on the 24th of May. I hope you won’t miss that too. Mark your calendar now m-kay? Again, tickets and venue information are available on the Skunk Radio Live Events page, so grab one now while you can. And don’t worry your rock will still be there when you get back, he-he-he, JK. Stream the music video of the new single “The Gap” in the YouTube player below or alternatively head over to SRLTV by selecting "Music Videos" from the main menu at the top of this page. You’ll also find other exciting music videos, behind the scenes clips, interviews, concert footage and more by Saachi. Once you are done, you can also head over to SRL Music by selecting "Music" from the main menu at the top of this page. In that section of the site you’ll be able to find all Saachi’s songs and albums, listen to them directly on Spotify without leaving the site AND find links to listen on other music streaming and download platforms.

Okay I really need to wee now, I didn’t want to say anything before but I’ve been holding it and I can’t anymore. 

Remember to keep the gift I gave you really close at all times. Make sure you protect it and never show it to anybody or tell anybody about it. 

Have a wonderful day. See you tomorrow, or whenever we meet again. I don’t go to work everyday anymore. I tried it once and I got so exhausted – do people actually do that? Yuk, yuk, yuk – NEVER!

Alright bye. Love you!

Music News: Just Another TikTok Craze | Music Discovery XO

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08-01-2023 01:15 GMT

JUST ANOTHER TIKTOK CRAZE

Music industry update | Wisconsin, USA | Indie band, The Last Bees

I hate when people ask me if I play the guitar, when they discover I’ve got a fancy guitar in my office. For the one thousandth time - NO! I don’t!

I’ve also got a pair of Mike Tyson gloves in a glass cabinet, but I’m not a boxer either am I? And a framed replica of Holyfield’s ear on my desk that reminds me to win by any means necessary but again I’ve never bitten anybody, in fact, I’ve never even eaten anybody either and I never will – and F* No! Stop asking! Not even if Kim Kardashian offered me a glass of wine and a plate of her pubes. I could tell, you were about to ask so I just thought I'd throw that out there, moving on... 

I’ve also even got a loaded pistol and a big ass bag of cocaine, a bag of weed and some pills in the bottom left drawer of my desk but I’m not a drug dealer either. I know you need an explanation for those last ones, he-he-he. Nope, I don’t do drugs, and I hope you don’t too – okay scratch that last part, I don’t care if you do. It’s there in case I’m interviewing some big shot rock star or rapper, or Madonna, or Snoop Dogg, or Bill Clinton or somebody I’ve been trying to meet for a long time and they run out of drugs right in the middle of the interview. I know what you’re thinking – “aww, how thoughtful”, right? I know, I’m just awesome like that, mama raised me right. And besides, I’d hate to have the career-changing interview I’ve been waiting on my whole life to suddenly get cut short because of something as silly as someone running out of weed or cocaine and totally losing interest or sobering up and realizing how boring I really am to them (sad face). The pistol is in case they try to leave without paying for it (Mike Tyson face). 

Wait, I think I’ve said too much. Don’t tell anyone okay? I’m trusting you. Let's move on, quick!

There was once this amazing independent rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA called Ian and the Dream. They were awesome! So awesome in fact that without a record deal they reigned supreme as the most in demand rock act in the region right from the day of their debut and were the talk of the town until one day, for reasons no one has ever really been able to put a finger on, they vanished into thin air. Before long, they re-emerged bigger, better and more influential than anyone could have ever dreamed an independent rock band could be, with a brand new sound and a brand new style reminiscent of the greatest band of all time, The Beatles. The new band is called The Last Bees. They are doing amazing things and according to many critics and fans, are poised to rise higher up the ranks than they did previously. They already have two critically acclaimed EPs and several successful singles under their belt, each of which received more acclaim than the last. Fans and people like me are following their every move very closely.

Their latest release, a Spider-Man inspired song titled “No Way Home”, which was released just before summer last year; is now quickly gaining a lot of traction on TikTok. It features Nashville, Tennessee, US independent power pop musician Johnathan Pushkar and Canadian artist Laurier Lachance.

Check out the music video below and make sure you make a TikTok video or two when you get home (not at work okay?). 

“No Way Home” is available to stream and download on Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, YouTube Music and all popular digital music streaming,  discovery, download and promotion platforms.

Music News: Saachi Sen's "Jacob" Launch Party In London | Music Discovery XO

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13-05-2022 04:47 GMT

SAACHI SEN'S "JACOB" LAUNCH PARTY IN LONDON

Music industry update | London, UK | Indie artist, Saachi Sen

I hate when people say weird stuff to me; like “Happy 4:20”… Isn’t that such a ridiculous and annoying thing to say? 

“Why”, you may ask? And the answer is simple, but I’ll explain it to you first anyway. 

I believe in doing everything to the max every single time, and then subsequently doing it one last time for safety - you know, to be sure I hit and surpassed the last boundary or target I hit and surpassed the last time. And yes, I'm a very thorough lover, don't ask. To cut a long story short, if I was 4:20 friendly I would never remember when it was 4:20. Get it? In fact, I’d be so high all the time people won’t even be able to see me through all the smoke clouds, but when they do they would only be allowed to address me as His Royal Highness and never look me directly in the eyes, or else. With that being said, I should also mention that I'm a really good secondhand smoker, so if you've ever smoked in my office after I persistently asked you to stop with all the windows closed and wondered where all the smoke went, now you know - I don't have a magic vent or some kind of super multimillion dollar air conditioner that runs on Russian oil and makes things disappear in an instance like they had in the White House when Clinton was president 😁. Hell yeah I inhaled it, and I'd do it again. Now that we understand each other a little bit more, let’s get down to what we are both here for, this amazing news I’m about to tell you. And by the way it’s 4:20 AM right now and someone just whizzed past on one of those annoying scooter thingys wearing a silly helmet and wished me happy 4:20, that's what got me talking about that. What an ass hole, the vending machine is less than 10 feet away... I'm still very steamed and trying to cool down, bear with me...

I mean... how dare you tell me you’re high or about to get high, while I’m working? I don’t wanna hear that sh*t at 4 AM in the morning while I'm busier than a mosquito on a nudist beach and you just came in. SMH. I hope she reads this 😊. And isn’t it time people started walking about again instead of causing commotion with their motorized everything? Sigh! 

("Deep breaths")

Okay I think I'm good now. I've calmed down. Let’s get right down to it shall we…

London’s most exciting indie pop star, Saachi Sen announced that she’d be releasing a new record recently.  The official release date has been set for the 25th of May, 2022. It comes just over 4 months after she announced that she was heading back to the legendary Abbey Road Studios to record a new track and posted an exciting pic on social media that had us all tingling inside over here and would probably have you tingling inside too if you work in the music industry. Here's the pic below:

In case you don’t already know, Abbey Road Studios is the most famous music recording studio in the world. It’s where the Beatles took that famous picture in which they were walking across a zebra crossing for their “Abbey Road” album cover, which paid homage to the iconic recording facility where they spent most of their careers recording and writing songs. Over 53 years on, it’s exciting to know that exceptionally talented acts like Saachi are still being hosted there. Every month on a particular day I won’t name, I get really wasted late at night and head over there to cross the iconic zebra crossing once in a particular direction at a very specific time with a magic wand in my pocket as a ritual for inspiration. It’s how I became such an awesome writer. Sh!!! Don’t tell anybody. Wait, why did I just tell you that? I better not catch anybody doing it. 

Now where were we? 

Ah yes, Saachi’s forthcoming track, “Jacob”, as mentioned previously, will be released on the 25th of May, 2022 and will be marked by a release party at the popular London late night live music venue and piano bar, Piano Smithfield. Tickets, time, venue information and other exciting Saachi Sen concert dates and appearances can be found on the SRL Events page. Head over there straight away and grab a ticket. Okay?!! ("Scarface voice") 

Oh wait, before you go, check out the image Saachi released as a sneak preview of what the cover artwork design of the track will look like. It’s so cool. I’m so excited already. 

Did I also mention that Saachi was invited back for a second year in a row to last year’s Pride’s Got Talent back in November? Even though many of the other band members couldn’t make it, the two out of five that were there put on a really spectacular and memorable performance. And then it suddenly hit me – is Saachi gay? After all, it is Pride’s Got Talent, a show dedicated to showcasing London’s rising LGBT stars, hosted by Pride in London, London’s gayest establishment 😊, literally. The thought still has me excited till this moment, in fact, just a second ago I caught myself subconsciously stroking one of my nipples really gently. Don’t worry, they’re really small so no one noticed. And yes, I can type with one hand too. So many talents, I know – I told you I was awesome already didn’t I. 

Anyway, that would be all for now. I hope you have a wonderful day. 

Music News: Friday Night! | Music Discovery XO

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19-04-2022 17:37 GMT

FRIDAY NIGHT!

Music industry update | Michigan, USA | Indie artist, Trevor Ohlsen

A Friday night is a terrible terrible thing to waste, but that’s not why news about this new record by Michigan’s rising pop star, Trevor Ohlsen is so exciting. Released on the 18th of February, 2022, it’s just one of several new and exciting records that have rained down on the world of indie pop since cities around the world started emerging ever so tentatively from their respective lockdowns. 

Trevor took the world by storm only a few years ago with the release of critically acclaimed independently released records like “This World Could Be Beautiful”, back when it was still cool to wear clothes that fit and women still wore bras if they decided not to button up their shirts for whatever reason. That’s not too long ago wasn’t it? Just over 5 years, maybe even a little less. Yep, but in today’s music industry years, that’s decades. And even though it seems as though times are changing exponentially more so than ever before, and new things are getting really old really really quickly; like every new iPhone, every new silly TikTok dance and every new annoying meme; the music industry is evolving at an even more alarming rate and is churning out music so fast that before long it may become impossible to keep up with the record labels’ new demand for new music and they may finally start unveiling those secret robot supergroups that have been in development in top secret US research facilities for a while now. They can freestyle a hit record in one take like Heavy D with a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken, and belt out high notes fiercer than an unsuspecting newly over 40 year old straight male that just had his cherry popped during a routine check-up that led to a prostate exam for absolutely no reason. What? You haven’t heard? You don’t say. You didn’t hear it here okay? Moving on… Trevor is evolving just as fast and has especially shown tremendous growth over the past couple of years. “Friday Night” followed just over a month after his critically acclaimed 2022 album “These Are My Memories”, but we’ll talk about the new album later. Critics and fans alike are predicting that the record could be a really big summer 2022 hit; and with so many exciting projects making waves all at the same time, it’s safe to say that 2022 will be a pretty significant year in the talented, prolific young Iron Mountain native’s music career. 

What you see is what you get

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06-04-2022 01:18 GMT

WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET

Music industry update | Michigan, USA | Indie artist, Trevor Ohlsen

Exactly two years ago today, the UK was preparing to go into full lockdown on the 24th of March, 2019. It was one of the most dreadsome days I can remember, I was scared as a puppy – everyone was. Okay it wasn't exactly two years ago today, but it was, when I wrote this article. Forget about why it's being delivered so late and all whatnot okay, just deal with it. Okay ("sigh!"), since you insist, I'll tell you why. I discovered I've been totally stressing for a really long time now and had my panties in a bunch for so long it started looking like that big ass thong looking thingy Jesus wears on the cross, metaphorically speaking. So I decided to do something about it and I did. You want to know what I did don't you? Well, here it goes - I stopped stressing. That's why it's late okay, so sue me. Now where where we, before I was rudely interrupted. 

Ah yes..

The beginning of lockdown. I remember it like yesterday. I was doing exactly what I’m doing right now in the same exact way I was doing it then. I had just had enough wine to keep me from despairing and watched just enough television to keep me from reaching for Anderson Cooper’s neck and forcing him to spill what he’d heard about the new enemy that was killing everybody, that he wasn’t telling us. I had bought so much toilet paper on multiple trips to various stores supplemented by online shopping deliveries that I started to get really nervous when word started to emerge about shortages and people panic buying and hording. What was I to do if the police started going from house to house and checking people’s cupboards to find out who was doing it? I would have been in big trouble, phew! I know it seems unreasonable that I even thought that, but those were unprecedented times – no one knew what was coming. Looking back now I’ve got to admit I think I might have kind of sort of lost it a little bit. Who didn’t right?

It’s 4 AM and I’m on my first cup of coffee and my second liter of water for the new day that has just started, but the day can’t begin until the last one ends right? Wrong! It will NEVER end! Well at least that’s what I tell myself every night but I rarely ever make it to the 24th hour and instead wake up with my head on the keyboard and a whole bunch of stuff on the screen that I didn’t mean to write but I had been secretly thinking. Hardly any of it gets published because I’m a deep thinker and I feel the world is not ready for it. But never say never right? If you are lucky you just might get a taste of my filthy filthy disgusting mind. I’ve changed a lot since the pandemic forced me to be alone with myself for so long I felt like I had overstayed my own welcome – can you believe that sh*t? He-he-he. Knowing everyone else was going through the same thing was what kept me from totally losing it – that, and white wine.

Don’t worry; this is going somewhere, I promise. I sensed you getting a little impatient and confused there, wondering if these words have a destination. Yes they do, and we’ll get there in due course. I loosened the metaphorical collar in my mind during those difficult times – I no longer metaphorically button my shirt all the way up to the top in my head and I’m now pretty chilled. I used to be Anderson Cooper, now I’m that really hot chick that was hanging out with Charlamagne the… what’s his face? I’ll never say his full name, I don’t think he’s awesome enough to call himself that – am I missing something? Maybe he’s got God’s penis? Or what? He-he-he. Just kidding Mr. Charlamagne, I’m sure you’re awesome somehow.

This is where we segue into the main point of the article to avoid stepping on anyone’s toes. Let's not talk about Charlamagne's penis and move on.

Psst! Psst! ("Whispering") I heard it's so small it's like giving Adele Givens a tic tac. Sh!! You didn't hear it from me okay?

Just kidding obviously, moving on...

Many artists suffered severe career blows financially during the pandemic and took to online fan supported platforms to raise money. The independent music community quickly discovered that platforms like Patreon weren’t just a way to supplement their incomes but were also an exciting new way to reward fans for their loyalty and support, and a lot of attitudes towards these sorts of resources quickly changed.

Trevor Ohlsen has been busy with his new podcast throughout the pandemic. “The Trevor Ohlsen Show” is a twice weekly comedy podcast that launched back in the summer of 2020 and reached its 111th episode on the 16th of March. Through the course of the show, the Iron Mountain, Michigan singer songwriter and producer has explored a broad variety of subject matters from relationships to fashion, holidays, life, teeth whitening, body issues and even car repairs. I know what you’re thinking – that’s pretty broad right? And you’re are right. The show has quickly gained popularity and is opening a lot of doors for the fast rising pop star. This week he announced that he had finally joined Patreon as long requested by many fans who would like to support his endeavors. He also released a video to explain what fans will get in return for their support . 

[Find Patreon link and video below] 

Tonight, it's all you

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28-03-2022 01:34 GMT

TONIGHT, IT'S ALL YOU

Music industry update | Michigan, USA | Indie artist, Trevor Ohlsen

Mondays are such rough days (oops! I almost typed ruff 😊, the internet has got my English all messed up). But yeah, after being naughty all weekend, right up until Sunday night when you still can’t find your socks; you have to head over to the office and pretend you’re the real you and that what people are looking at is not what’s left of the diamond glove, jacket with too many zips wearing Michael Jackson you spent the whole weekend being. Yes, you spend the whole week working hard, it’s okay to totally let go and just be somebody else for 3 days before you put your Lady Diana hat back on at the start of the working week and make the professional world believe you’ve never farted your entire life and God has you on speed dial for when things go wrong in Heaven (he-he-he). It’s so weird because even your boss has eyes that look so heavy you’d have to check them in at the airport and you know it’s not because he/she was working late on Sunday night; well, most of the time at least. Every adult knows the difference between those staying up late at night working eyes and those “I’m starting to get really tipsy, pass me a molly” eyes.

But let's get right down to the reason we are both here, this new song that I’m about to tell you about right now. This track was actually released back in 2021 while we were all locked up in our houses hoping our friends and family didn’t visit. Yes, that’s right I said it. As hard as it is for anyone to admit, the media had the world so messed up mentally that some of us wouldn’t even open the door for our own mothers if they needed to borrow some toilet paper, or some money, or brought a batch of freshly baked brownies even. I’m not saying me, I’m just saying – you know who you are. I know you probably wouldn’t have done it in practise but you know you were thinking it right? No one’s judging you here, I blame CNN and that Sanjay Koothrappali or whatever his name is (don’t worry, it’s good that I don’t remember his real name, so I don’t get sued if he gets mad); and all those scientists that all showed their glorious asses on national and international television. Do you realise that all this while you’ve been going to work and pretending to know everything, whether you knew or didn’t; there were people out there who could go to work and tell their bosses that they knew ABSOLUTELY NOTHING? I couldn’t believe my eyes and ears every time I turned on the news and this Koothrappali guy and all those so-called top scientists who could probably tell you everything that is happening on the moon and on mars right now; could get up in a press conference in front of the world and tell the WHOLE world that they don’t know a damn thing. WTF! And that’s not even the bad part, the bad part was that everyone seemed to have been totally fine with it. It makes you wonder who else is out there running the world that doesn’t even know a thing doesn’t it? I mean, the next time I go to the bank with my mask and gloves on for example; should I just tell the cashier my finger is a loaded pistol and that the red panic button under her counter is just a really hard nipple that won’t do anything? Why not? Maybe she wouldn’t know and I could make away with a couple of million in my socks, he-he-he. I’m just saying! Nobody else in the world could get away with going to work and saying they don’t know something and not at least raise an eyebrow or two.

Oh snap, we’ve diverted so far from the main subject of this article haven’t we? My bad, as the African Americans would say 😊. The reason I was talking about that Gupta guy was because I’d been watching him on TV for so long and he made me so uncomfortable until one day I was having a glass of white wine and it dawned on me – this dude always looks like he needs to make poopoo, that’s why. He made me too feel like I needed to do the same thing but I didn’t know – that’s why he made me feel uncomfortable. Either that or he knows something he’s hoping won’t spill out by mistake and he’s metaphorically sh*tting his pants on national television. You’re not going to believe this; autocorrect just flagged me for spelling “sh*tting” with only one “t”, I didn’t even know that was a real word (he-he-he).

But anyway, back to this track.

If you haven’t heard about Michigan’s rising pop sensation Trevor Ohlsen then you are about to discover something so amazing you’ll feel like you did when you discovered your first pube. Yep! I know what you’re thinking, that’s a whole lot of feel-good, it’s impossible. But I promise you, you will. Trevor made himself known locally a few years back with the release of exciting records that didn’t just speak to the soul but took pop music back to a place that was pure both sonically and intellectually. To cut a long story short, he made music that would make teenage girls double dutch rapidly on their tippy toes while screaming frantically and crying like back in the day when they saw Michael Jackson in the flesh for a few seconds before passing out from all the excitement – that kind of music. It only got better with time. The track I speak of, like many indie tracks released over the past couple of years, didn’t get as much publicity as it deserved but something magical happened back in February when it started to go viral and the buzz has been growing exponentially ever since. Originally released on the 30th of April, 2021, “Tonight It’s All You” is available to stream and download on Apple Music, Spotify and all popular digital music streaming and download platforms. And yes, you can listen to it here first. Just scroll down and hit play.

Music News: Lyon Tide, The Remixes | Music Discovery XO

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12-11-2021 23:25 GMT

LYON TIDE, THE REMIXES

Music industry update | Birmingham, UK | Indie band, Lyon Tide

They are quickly building a repertoire of music that will be talked about for many many years to come, and Birmingham, UK trio Lyon Tide is blazing a trail in rock with their highly distinctive blend of new wave, acoustic and indie. Making their debut in the heat of the first Coronavirus pandemic lockdowns, in November 2020 with the release of the single “Fight”, they introduced fans to a fresh, new and very diverse sound. This week they released a set of remixes of their most popular tracks to date in a new 5 track EP titled – you guessed right, “The Remixes” (obviously). The new EP is currently only available to stream on Soundcloud. [Stream below]

This Is Not Happening

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01-11-2021 21:07 GMT

THIS IS NOT HAPPENING

Music industry update | Wisconsin, USA | Indie band, The Last Bees

The Covid 19 pandemic made everything so difficult. Over the past year, even the simplest of tasks have seemed almost impossible. Music fans saw their favorite artists and bands disappear into thin air as if never to be seen again. Gladly, the music industry is now slowly getting back up to speed once again, as is everything else. Music venues and recording studios are opening up and musicians are getting back to work in full force again. Wisconsin, US indie rock sensation The Last Bees have just announced that they are working on a new project. Drum tracking for the new music has started and frontman Ian Ash posted a pic on Instagram from the studio to let fans know it’s really happening. Details of the new project, release date, distribution, behind the scenes clips, sneak previews and more will be provided here as they become available.

Saachi Sen Concert Dates 2021

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31-08-2021 19:07 GMT

SAACHI SEN CONCERT DATES 2021

Music industry update | London, UK | Indie artist, Saachi Sen

Live music is back and indie artists are booking gigs once again. After London, UK’s lockdown restrictions were lifted just over a month ago it’s been exciting to see the Capital’s live music scene return to some sense of normality. 

Hailed as one of London’s most exciting indie pop artists, Saachi Sen is a singer songwriter who has played some of the city’s most popular venues and headlined at popular music festivals and events. This week she announced what will be her first gig since the pandemic began back in March 2020. She’ll be taking to the stage with her full band at the popular London live music venue Camden Assembly on the 16th of September at 7 PM. Concert tickets, venue information and event time are available on the Skunk Radio Live Events page. 

Music News: We Got It Going | Music Discovery XO

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16-04-2021 14:04 GMT

WE GOT IT GOING

Music industry update | Wisconsin, USA | Indie artist, The Last Bees

With that unmistakable classic rock ‘n’ roll sound that is held close to the hearts of many till this day, over 70 years since bands like the Beatles first introduced it back in the '50s, The Last Bees have breathed new life into the very much cherished music collections of fans of old school rock, and are quickly winning over more and more new school rock fans with every new release. It’s been just over 2 years since the band, which was formerly known as Ian and the Dream reinvented themselves as The Last Bees, and with 2 critically acclaimed records that have received praise from some of the most discerning ears in the music business under their belts already, it’s safe to say the newly formed Beatleseque retro rock outfit is on its way to becoming a force to reckoned with in rock, like their former band did for over a decade as Wisconsin, USA’s most successful fully independent rock band. On the 12th of February the band released a brand new record titled “We Got it Going”. The single is available to stream and download on Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal and popular digital music streaming and download platforms, as well as Soundcloud and selected indie music promotion and distribution platforms and apps. [Listen free below] 

Music News: Now You Are Gone | Music Discovery XO

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16-12-2020 01:12 GMT

NOW YOU ARE GONE

Music industry update | London, UK | Indie artist, Kileza

Maroon 5’s song, “What Lovers Do” became the subject of a copyright infringement claim by London based Berlin R&B singer songwriter, Kileza a few months ago. Kileza claims the song copies a song she released back in 2017 with exactly the same title. The record label, Interscope Records and their A&Rs have started looking into the matter and dedicated music industry lawyers are working hard to make sure the independent German R&B sensation, who moved over to the UK just over a year and a half ago and is already making a name for herself, is credited for her work. Kileza invited fans to support by using the hashtag #CreditKileza on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and other social media platforms. She also released several short videos on YouTube explaining the details of the case. The videos are available to stream below. In the meantime, she has recorded a brand new single which was released just over a month ago for pre-order ahead of its official release on the 27th of November. “Now You’re Gone”, the new track is available to stream and download on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Amazon and other popular digital music services. [Play track below]

Music News: My Hive | Music Discovery XO

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16-12-2020 16:40 GMT

MY HIVE

Music industry update | Wisconsin, USA | Indie artist, The Last Bees

Following the success of their latest album, a short 4 track EP called “Countdown” which was released back in April, The Last Bees were quick to get back into the studio and begin work on their next recordings. Frontman, Ian Ash released a solo record, a single titled “Stars In My Eyes” just over 5 months later on the 25th of September. The band followed with a new single titled “Earlier Grave” on the 3rd of November, and a new band album titled “My Hive” was expected to follow shortly after. Sadly, the band has announced that owing to the current Coronavirus pandemic and its effects on the live music scene, they have decided to delay the release of the album until they are able to book more gigs and if possible tour to promote it. “My Hive”, which was scheduled for release during the fall is now expected sometime in 2021. In the meantime, they have released the album cover artwork design and will be releasing the track list soon. Album release date and promotional events will be provided here as usual once confirmed.