Visual Sound: Issue 30

Written By Mike Greenblatt

Bike Routes
“World Apart”

Does South Jersey singer-songwriter David Lawrence Osterhout really feel a “World Apart”? He performs as Bike Routes and his Rush Of Energy EP is due later this month on the 25th. It’s an upbeat alt-pop jam that references an ‘80s vibe as well as a post-hardcore vibe. Osterhout says it “captures the listener with pinpoint aggression towards the mundane motions of everyday life, tackling existential dread and the desire to start anew.”

 

Richard Barone
“All Fall Down”

There are no Bongos in composer-arranger-author-director-producer-singer-educator-DJ Richard Barone’s new video with Darryl McDaniels, more commonly known as DMC from the legendary rap band Run DMC. Barone helped create the Hoboken scene and his appearance in The Jersey Sound documentary proved to be one of the favorite moments in the film for a lot of folks.

 
 

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Tammy Faye Starlite
“These Days”

Jackson Browne wrote the profound sentiment of this song when he was a teenager. Hoboken chanteuse Tammy Faye Starlite wrings every last drop of pathos out of Browne’s words.

 

Jason Didner
“Underwater Basket Weaving”

We love Montclair singer-songwriter Jason Didner’s sense of humor, melodic smarts and oddball appeal. We last featured him here in April with his “People Against The Abuse of Acronyms.” Here’s his new one.

Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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