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JULIANN KUCHOCKI'S Broken Compass: Turning Pain into Soulful Musical Catharsis
There are moments when the life you have spent years building suddenly becomes unrecognizable. The skills that once defined you no longer come easily, the future you imagined vanishes, and even the simplest question—where do I go from here?—seems impossible to answer. For acclaimed Canadian vocalist and songwriter Juliann Kuchocki, the title of her 2012 album Broken Compass captures the bewilderment she faced at the time. A series of serious automobile accidents derailed her
Jonathan Widran
Oct 24


RANDY GUITAR B. "Mr. B"
After decades of honing his craft leading The Collaboration Band in Houston, sharing licks with heroes like George Benson and Norman Brown, and balancing music with a long career as an electrician, Randy Guitar B. is finally discovering what happens when he stops measuring himself against the greats and simply lets Randy Burns, Sr. play. Following his soulful, brass fired debut “Joy and More Joy” and the intimate vocal ballad “It’s You,” the multi-talented artist’s latest sin
Jonathan Widran
Oct 6


MICHAEL PETERSON, "Stones"
Anyone who heard veteran country great Michael Peterson’s lush, soul-stirring re-imagining of the Hollies’ 1969 classic “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother” would have felt it – that it would hit the perfect chord at the right time, offering transcendent hope via a reminder that despite our differences, we are all human and should be loving and compassionate and discover a sense of brotherhood. When I wrote that Peterson “brings his passionate vocal flair to an epic, soaring and
Jonathan Widran
Feb 17
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