Author: Cyrus Rhodes

Posted on: October 14, 2024 Posted by: Cyrus Rhodes Comments: 1

The Benefits of Using an Order Fulfilment Service for Your E-Commerce Business

E-commerce businesses are booming, with more than 26 million globally, but running the logistics and operations behind an online store can be complex and time-consuming. Using an order fulfilment service can help e-commerce businesses scale efficiently while providing a high-quality experience for customers. Here are some of the key benefits. Reduce Operational Costs One of the biggest advantages of using a fulfilment service is reducing operational costs associated with staff,…

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Posted on: November 26, 2019 Posted by: Cyrus Rhodes Comments: 0

Cher is a Must-See Concert Experience

Cher has become a part of pop culture lore thanks to her excellent, Oscar-winning acting and her absolutely electric fashion sense. However, Cher might be most celebrated for her music, and rightfully so. In 2011, she became the first artist to have a song chart at number one in every decade from the 1960s and onward. On December 10, Cher fans of all ages can catch her in Washington, DC,…

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Posted on: October 25, 2019 Posted by: Cyrus Rhodes Comments: 1

Jon Patrick Walker drops EP

Jon Patrick Walker has never been one to back down from an ambitious project, and with the release of his latest album, the aptly titled Welcome to the Edge Times, he enters uncharted sonic waters with a carefree attitude that is as infectious as it is endearing. Flamboyant grooves adorn the backdrop of “Like a Rose” while stoic vocals colorize an otherwise black and white “Blues for My Baby.” Rambunctious rhythm…

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Posted on: September 24, 2019 Posted by: Cyrus Rhodes Comments: 0

Cruel To Be Kind: the Life And Music Of Nick Lowe

Nick Lowe should be as well-known as Springsteen… or at the very least Elvis Costello. And by musicians, of just about all stripes, he is. But to the casual music listener, aside from his 1984 earworm, “Cruel To be Kind,” (initially release five years prior to little notice), many have no idea just how influential he is as a musician, songwriter, producer and all around dapper guy who has seamlessly…

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Posted on: June 21, 2019 Posted by: Cyrus Rhodes Comments: 0

Holy Beach drops a Salvo

Holy Beach’s opening salvo “Ships Off The Coast” signals their first full length album All That Matters Is This Matter isn’t playing around. There’s some vivid imagery in the lyrics and vocalist/songwriter John Lally gets everything he can out of the writing thanks to his lung power and dramatic phrasing alike. Though the song and album as a whole are definitely metal, but listeners will note there is little lead…

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Posted on: May 22, 2019 Posted by: Cyrus Rhodes Comments: 0

What Are the Most Popular Online Poker Games for Beginners?

I have always admired top poker players and the time and energy they invest in improving their gameplay constantly. After spending some time making up the ways to get to Vegas and feel the rush of playing poker at famous poker tables of Bellagio or Caesar’s Palace, I realized that I should probably sell a kidney to afford this ultimate gambling adventure. I feel pretty attached to both of my…

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Posted on: April 13, 2019 Posted by: Cyrus Rhodes Comments: 0

Stars in Toledo release LP

Two years. That’s how long Stars in Toledo have been building a relationship as a band. Two short years. And yet, when I listen to their eponymous debut album, I don’t hear a group of musicians who have only spent a couple of holiday seasons together as a family of artists. I hear a band that has found their groove and gotten in sync with each other in a way…

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Posted on: March 13, 2018 Posted by: Cyrus Rhodes Comments: 0

Lexie Rose – On My Own

Lexie Rose’s rise from under the radar budding songwriting talent to major global star begins with this five song EP release. On My Own finds the seventeen year old giant in the making working alongside top notch producer Max Allyn to craft a collection that aims high and consistently hits its mark. It isn’t just breathtaking to hear a young songwriter so capable of learning from her collaborators; it’s equally…

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Posted on: March 12, 2018 Posted by: Cyrus Rhodes Comments: 0

Monsieur Job – Chow Chow eyyy Pow Pow

Monsieur Jobs’ “Chow Chow eyyy Pow Pow” is an attention grabbing debut single featuring a cadre of top flight musical and songwriting talent. No Mercy’s long-standing vocalist Martin Citron gives this immediate commercial appeal it might have otherwise lacked, but the combination of Toby Holguin, Leo Jaramillo, Stan Kolev, and Charlie Illera deliver the goods from a musical point of view and their contributions are informed by a deep grounding…

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Posted on: March 5, 2018 Posted by: Cyrus Rhodes Comments: 0

Red Black Red – Resettlement

Enrico Fernando’s Red Black Red project debuts with Resettlement, an eight track first effort that makes clear this New Jersey based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist demands serious and widespread attention. The songwriting is inspired in large measure by issues close to Fernando’s heart and his labors on making the release reality reflect his intimacy with the subject matter. You hear that intimacy in even the most brash, abrasive moments on Resettlement.…

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Posted on: February 23, 2018 Posted by: Cyrus Rhodes Comments: 0

Ashley Delima – Stay in America

Ashley Delima’s debut single “Stay in America” enlists some heavyweight songwriting, production, and musical talent to make the biggest possible splash. Producer Marc Swersky teams with Delima and songwriter Brielle Brown and  some of the best accompanying musicians working in popular music today strengthening her efforts here. The burning heart of the song, her words and voice, is what matters most and it gains immense luster from the surrounding virtues.…

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Posted on: February 23, 2018 Posted by: Cyrus Rhodes Comments: 0

CK and the Rising Tide – Friends

The debut single from C.K. and the Rising Tide, “Friends”, comes from an uniquely magical configuration of musicians. Brother C.K. and Wayne Flach have played together before in an earlier band named The Kindness and C.K. released his first solo recording Empty Mansions following the band’s disbandment. The well-received album promised to be the first of many for C.K. Flach and he definitely demonstrated the needed songwriting skills to sustain…

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Posted on: February 10, 2018 Posted by: Cyrus Rhodes Comments: 0

Randy Lyght – Bumped Into Love

Randy Lyght’s “Bumped into Love” is a fantastic single from his fourth solo studio release, Another Side of Me, and marks another high point in the career of this fantastic vocalist and song interpreter. Lyght plays to what we know as familiar, but he has the talent and good sense to choose outstanding collaborators in such a way that there’s a signature luster emanating from the tune that others will…

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Posted on: February 8, 2018 Posted by: Cyrus Rhodes Comments: 0

Vessbroz – “Nothing” (feat. Kyle Davis)

The first single from the new Vessbroz album featuring Kyle Davis’ singing and lyric contributions, “Nothing”, has all the catchiness you’d hope for, but there’s an additional layer of substance coming from Davis’ songwriting skills. Davis doesn’t settle for just writing a grab bag of phrases but, instead, constructs a natural sounding lyric that his vocals handle with more than a little aplomb and that have something genuine and powerful…

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Posted on: February 8, 2018 Posted by: Cyrus Rhodes Comments: 0

Reina Mora – Trouble

Reina Mora’s first single from her debut album Bird’s Eye View is the invigorating “Trouble”. She wisely doesn’t aim for remaking the musical wheel with her first single release, but Mora does prove herself quite skillful at pouring old wine into new bottles with her mix of light atmospherics, an evocative performance both vocally and from the supporting musicians, and a definite rock attitude coming through the song. Cyrus Rhodesrapidfirepr.com/

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Posted on: January 23, 2018 Posted by: Cyrus Rhodes Comments: 0

Ashley J – Satisfied

It has taken Ashley J a few forays down dead end streets for her to find her way, but her wholehearted embrace of the pop form has proven to be the ideal vehicle for her considerable skills. The latest result of her pop oriented direction, “Satisfied”, is a highly polished single that nevertheless pulses with real warmth and life rather than sounding like the sterile sort of product often pushed…

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Posted on: January 19, 2018 Posted by: Cyrus Rhodes Comments: 0

Kathleen Brooks – The Soul of Rock ‘n’ Roll

Kathleen Brooks is a bright example of an artist who follows her Muse wherever it leads her. She’s shown considerable talents as a recording artist, actress, director, playwright, and even an educator, but she’s also shown the unique confidence to make an equal go of these pursuits thanks to her willingness to take chances and the needed confidence to make them pay off. Her qualities in this area are in…

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Posted on: January 18, 2018 Posted by: Cyrus Rhodes Comments: 0

Albert Cummings – Live at the ’62 Center

Massachusetts native Albert Cummings returns to his hometown Williamstown as a conquering king with the blistering live set Live at the ’62 Center. His twelve song concert album blasts through an assortment of takes on blues rockers, slow blues, funkafied blues, all supported with colorful organ and occasional electric piano fills. Cummings’ guitar work is very forceful, but there are many melodic touches making their presence felt during this concert…

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Posted on: December 30, 2017 Posted by: Cyrus Rhodes Comments: 0

Theo Czuk – The Black Bottom

Theo Czuk’s The Black Bottom is an impressively diverse twelve song collection that does a more than adequate job of surveying the stylistic range of jazz music. Czuk and his musical partners are obviously master musicians capable of assuming a variety of sonic and melodic voices without showing even a hint of hesitation and their playing is further served by Czuk’s near impeccable instincts for writing material in this idiom.…

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Posted on: December 24, 2017 Posted by: Cyrus Rhodes Comments: 0

Kevin Fisher – Beer Me

Time working alongside some of the most popular acts in music today, among them Rascal Flatts, has honed Kevin Fisher’s songwriting skills into a finely tuned instrument for delivering mainstream delights. His debut collection Beer Me seizes upon a quintessentially American topic, the virtues of beer, and serves up a 12 pack of variations on the same joke. He has a skill for twisting everyday phrases into endorsements for the…

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