UK songwriter Tim Jackson has released “Can’t Stop The Rain,” the lead offering from his forthcoming full-length album, “Putting In The Hours.” Having recently walked away from a long-held day job to pursue music full-time backed by a fresh global distribution deal via Universal Music the classically trained multi-instrumentalist harnesses decades of classic FM-dial warmth. The song unfurls like an intriguing thought experiment: what...

What does it mean for music to be “live” anymore? In an era of backing tracks, digital corrections, and performances polished to a frictionless gleam, the term has lost some of its meaning. It often signifies little more than the physical presence of a performer on a stage. But then, an album like Udeigwe’s "Live in Williamsburg" appears, and it serves as a powerful reminder...