Jeff Penfield

February 11, 2022 by Jeff Penfield Ximena Sariñana Photo: Wasserman Music As a music fan, it can be very easy to find yourself always finding music in the same places. As a native English speaker, I don’t seek out a lot of music from artists outside of English-speaking countries or even in different languages here in the US.

February 2, 2022 by Jeff Penfield For many artists, joining a major record label is the opportunity of a lifetime, where they can reach out to a larger fanbase. For others, being a part of a major label becomes a burden, where they feel like the label doesn’t support their needs or is too controlling of their releases. Today’s The Best Song You’ve Never Heard comes from a band that quickly signed on to a major label only to find out that it wasn’t the best fit for them.

January 26, 2022 by Jeff Penfield Singer Freya Ridings Photo: Jamie Cowan / Good Soldier The last few weeks have been difficult for just about everyone. After entering the holiday season with great hopes of seeing friends and family in person, the Coronavirus pandemic continued with the Omicron variant leading to record breaking case numbers. Personally, I struggled for a couple of weeks to stay on top of everything with a return to more social distancing.