Even in death, Michael Jackson is still bigger than life. With his recent documentary “This Is It” breaking world records and with his recent resurgence in the music charts, MJ is still making history! We all know the story: poor family from Indiana. We all know about the hard work and the abuse by Joe …
Category: Artist of the Week
Each week, Mailo highlights an artist worthy of Enter The Shell’s Artist of the Week! Plus, once a month, Mailo crowns a Legend of the Month!
Artist of the Week- Inara George
All Rise! Rise and take notice of this week’s Artist of the Week: Inara George. I fell in love with Inara in February 2005, when I saw her perform at a little music shop in Montclair, Ca. She played an all acoustic set that included a cover of Nico’s “Fairest of the Seasons.” It was …
Artist of the Week- The Smoking Popes
Evening star struck one Wondering how come Suddenly becoming completely undone Just as I looked in your eyes for the first time I was already in love with you The Smoking Popes are the Artist of the Week? Why you ask? Well because this is my blog and I can pretty much do whatever I …
Artist of the Week- Lisa Hannigan
I rarely, if ever, listen to the radio, but when I do I listen only to 89.9 FM KCRW here in Los Angeles. Several years ago I was listening to a performance from Damien Rice. Like many other times before, I listened and thought the musician was very good. I thought that until Lisa Hannigan …
Artist of the Week (Legend Series)- Madonna
I made it through the wilderness Somehow I made it through Didn’t know how lost I was Until I found you I was beat incomplete I’d been had, I was sad and blue But you made me feel Yeah, you made me feel Shiny and new These lyrics are the opening lines to the smash …
Artist of the Week- Jo Hamilton
This month we’ve taken a look at a lot of artists from around the globe. Throughout our journey, we’ve visited New Zealand, Sweden and Canada. In keeping with the theme of global artists, let me introduce to you Jo Hamilton! Jo Hamilton is a musician who was exposed to many different cultures. She has lived …
Artist of the Week- Miike Snow
At first glance, you might not know the Swedish band Miike Snow but after taking a closer look, you might realize that you have been exposed to them! Miike Snow consists of singer/songwriter Andrew Wyatt, Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg. It is the duo of Karlsson and Winnberg that you may have heard of. Together, …
Artist of the Week- Bic Runga
When I see you smile First thing in the morning It raises curtains on your lazy eyes Could it be that you and I have the greatest love to ever be How could this have ever been before? It’s not for anybody else to know For anybody else to know Those lyrics are taken from …
Artist of the Week- Nelly Furtado
Nelly Furtado is our Artist of the Week! Why you ask? Because she is awesome, that’s why! Nelly has released three studio albums and she recently released her first Spanish album, “Mi Plan.” Nelly is also our first Canadian act to be given this very high honor (she actually beat out Bryan Adams). What makes …
Artist of the Week (Legend Series)- The Beatles
The British are coming! In Paul Revere’s famous “Midnight Ride,” he warned Americans that the English Army had arrived on the ports of Boston. When the Beatles arrived in the United States, there was no warning of a “British Invasion,” but that’s exactly what happened. I know people are probably sick of reading/hearing about the …