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MusicBoxPete
- Dec 22, 2016
Top Music News Stories of 2016
Wrapping up our year end review with a look back at the top music newsmakers of the past year. All in all, 2016 was a pretty tragic and eventful year for music, with the sudden passing of numerous music luminaries such as Prince, David Bowie, Glenn Frey, the list reads like a who's who of the past 40 years, and coupled that with the sudden loss of UK indie upstarts Viola Beach in a car accident in Sweden, it was an unexpected avalanche of tragedies that we were unprepared to
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MusicBoxPete
- Dec 21, 2016
Top Songs of 2016
Continuing my year end rundown with a look back at some of the top songs of 2016. It was a diverse and entertaining year for music for sure, with Adele dominating the sonic landscape, Justin Bieber making a triumphant return, and amazing singer-songwriters such as Vance Joy and George Ezra begin to come into their own. The new-folk movement is also in dominant shape, with The Strumbellas and The Lumineers clearly in charge and in full throttle at this very moment. Newbies lik
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MusicBoxPete
- Dec 20, 2016
Top Albums of 2016
It's that time of year where Best Of lists are being cranked out, and we kick off that yearly tradition with my rundown of the top albums of the past year. 2016 was a breakout year for some acts, including Boston Manor who arrived with their debut release "Be Nothing", Pierce The Veil continued to excite longtime fans with their new once "Misadventures", and Two Door Cinema Club went into a dance frenzy on their disco inspired effort "Gameshow" that showed the evolution of th
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MusicBoxPete
- Dec 9, 2016
Nominees for 2016 MusicBoxPete Artist of The Year
Proud to announce this morning the nominees for MusicBoxPete's 2016 Artist of The Year! There have be so many acts to choose from, so I had to rack my brain to whittle down the list to 3 bands that went above and beyond this past year, and were omnipresent throughout the local scene playing shows that elevated their band to new heights of greatness never seen before. It was a tough decision to limit it to only 3, but nevertheless here are my nominees for MusicBoxPete's Artist
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