Happy Autumn! It’s my favorite time of year, and so it gives me great pleasure to usher in the new season with a new episode of The Listening Suite. After a long summer break, I’m back with some new tracks, and some familiar artists. Again, you can stream the podcast from Mixcloud, or download from…
Autumn Leaves Some of you know that Autumn is my absolute favorite time of year. The changing landscape paints a beautiful nature canvas of leaves turning rich shades of red, yellow and gold. The temperature shifts from hot and steamy to crisp and chilly. It’s the time of year that prompts long afternoons drinking tea…
Growing up in church, I often heard preachers begin their sermons with a joke, saying their wives told them before service to remember to KISS when delivering their sermon. “Keep It Short, Stupid.” I want to first say a special “Thank you” to a few of my fellow bloggers for telling me to KISS. They…
On September 6, 2013 (or technically September 7, if you want to get technical) I posted the first episode of The Listening Suite podcast! I remembered that it was September, but didn’t realize it was exactly this weekend. I remember finishing the file the night of the 6th, but the upload didn’t complete until the…
It was my pleasure to speak with Mr. Fresh, a.k.a. Doug Ramsay, about his debut EP, Halcyon Sky, which was released on August 9, 2014 (click HERE for my review). To follow the journey that led to the final release, check out Vibes and Scribes – A Room With a VU (Music Production). Download your copy of Halcyon…
Readers of Liner Notes Lounge and This and That With Calandra are already familiar with Mr. Fresh, the mastermind behind the downtempo, ambient, chill Sunday Soundtrack Podcast at vibesnscribes.com. After sharing with you collaborative work he has done with AfterSix Productions and Cross Country Collective (C3), I finally have the opportunity to present his debut solo EP, Halcyon…
Finally, I was able to reconnect with vocalist Jua and follow up on our 2012 Artist Conversation (click HERE to hear it). Jua released his sophomore CD, Colors of Life, on June 24, 2014 (click HERE to read my review) and I was privileged to speak with him about the project. Once again, we had…
Back in July, 2012, I was introduced to a young vocalist to schedule what was to be my first telephone interview. On August 22, 2012, I had the pleasure of engaging in a 90-minute conversation with this vocalist by the name of Jua Howard. We only recorded an hour of that conversation, and continued to have an intense offline…
I have been waiting for a long time to bring this special podcast to you. All classic House Music tracks. Thanks to Fern, Stephanie, Doug, Alex, Adrienne and Bill C. for helping me select the tracks. I hope you enjoy! You can listen on MixCloud, or download the podcast from my SoundCloud page (click…
I know, I know, I know…it’s been a long time since the last podcast. Hopefully this episode will make up for the publishing delay. Enjoy! Listen now on MixCloud: The Listening Suite – May 2014 Edition by Calandra Branch on Mixcloud Playlist: 1. Eau Rouge Pt 1 – Gelka 2. Weather Storm – Massive Attack 3. Romancia –…
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