Episode eight of Platinum Hit turned out to be a platinum bummer. The five remaining songwriters were split into two teams and asked to write an empowerment song. As a twist, they had to include the lyrics “kiss the flame.” Which Jewel fans (count me among them) will recognize as the name of one of…
If you haven’t yet, do yourself a favor and check out Kimberley Locke’s new EP, “Four for the Floor.” I think you’ll be impressed. Or, at the very least, surprised by the change in sound from her two full-length CDs, “One Love” (2004) and “Based on a True Story.” Last year, Kimberley scored a modest…
This Scotty McCreery kid just might have a future in music. Three weeks after its release, Scotty’s EP of American Idol highlights is still number 20 on the Billboard 200, down just one spot from a week ago. It’s also number six on the country chart, also down one spot. And his first single, “Love…
