One of the easiest ways for a band or artist to reach out to or appeal to new fans is with covers. It’s a no brainer really; you take a song that people who may have never heard you play a note, play it, and watch the reaction. The response is pretty much the same every time; a slow glimmer of recognition, a lightbulb moment (hey! I know that song), and pretty soon you have the crowd singing right along with you. It’s the ultimate inclusive force, and it’s a powerful tool for musicians. I firmly believe up and coming bands should keep a cover or two in their set list, just to draw fans into them. I, like everyone else on this planet who gives a shit about music, love a good cover tune.
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Nadia Elkharadly: Covers
Posted in Opinion with tags Covers, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dr John, Gordon Lightfoot, Hanni El Khatib, Johnny Cash, Lee Harvey Osmond, me first and the gimme gimmes, music, Nadia Elkharadly, patrizia, radio, Records, The Bobcast, the Darkness, Tom Wilson, Trent Reznor, Xprime on May 29, 2013 by segariniNadia Elkharadly: 2012 – A year of musical discovery
Posted in Opinion with tags Allyson Baker, Bend Sinister, Catl, CBC radio 2 -94.1 in Toronto, DBAWIS, Dirty Ghosts, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Hanni El Khatib, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Johnny Cash, Kink Ador, Little Foot Long Foot, Memphis Minnie, music, Nadia Elkharadly, soundgarden on December 18, 2012 by segariniI’m going to open this column with a very cliché statement: I can’t believe the year is nearly over! While it may be cliché, it’s true – 2012 has flown by! And with the passing of another year comes a time to reminisce about musical discoveries past, and this year there were many. This isn’t a standard “Best of the year” list. I’m not sticking to just bands or live shows; there is so much more to music, and specifically to LOVING music than that. So in no particular order here are some of my most memorable musical discoveries of 2012.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 