It is an understatement to say that we are living through strange and stressful times. I know that I am not the only one who finds solace in music. I have been burrowing through old Brazilian music and appreciating the subtler beauties in melodies from Joni Mitchell to Taylor Swift. It always bothers me toContinue reading “Submission Accomplished”
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The Merch Store Is Now Open
https://mike-power-music.myshopify.com/ It’s Black Friday – and just in time for your holiday shopping, my merch store is ready to take your orders. T-shirts, mugs, facemasks, and all kinds of items are emblazoned with my logo of peace, love, and music. Coming up with a logo is a tricky thing: trying to find a solitary imageContinue reading “The Merch Store Is Now Open”
The Reviews
Artists tend to look at critics with a jaundiced eye, defending our excesses with a good review and licking our wounds over a bad one, but the fact is that musicians need reviews now more than ever since live music is locked down for the duration of the pandemic. Without that direct connection to anContinue reading “The Reviews”
Observations – Track 8
Track 8 – Keep Your Eyes Wide The last song on the album is also the last one I wrote for this collection. It was written in the early days of the pandemic, when I was seriously quarantining. I didn’t leave the building for months. All the horrors of disease and death were so closeContinue reading “Observations – Track 8”
Observations – Track 7
Track 7 – Bad One afternoon, around 3:00, I was home alone, with that weird combination of boredom and anxiety that rears its head on the lost days, and as I popped open a beer I thought, I know it’s bad, baby Baby, I know it’s bad I mean no harm but I know peopleContinue reading “Observations – Track 7”
