Getting to Know… Dead Defined | Interview 🎤
Craig Ewan, the brainchild behind the Canadian solo project Dead Defined, provides awesome answers to our burning questions on our 183rd Q&A.
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
The Musical Hype
Sifting through all of the musical hype
the musical hype
The Musical Hype (he/him) has earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music (music education and music theory/composition, respectively). A multi-instrumentalist, he plays piano, trombone, and organ among numerous other instruments. He's a certified music educator, composer, and freelance music blogger. Music and writing are two of the most important parts of his life.
Getting to Know… Next Stop Olympus | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know... Next Stop Olympus: Interview No. 182 [📷: Next Stop Olympus, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/getting-to-know-next-stop-olympus-interview-182.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On our compelling 182nd Q&A in the Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop on Salisbury (England) metalcore band Next Step Olympus.
Eric Church, Soul | Album Review 💿
![Eric Church, Soul [📷: UMG Recordings / EMI Nashville]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/eric-church-soul-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Country standout Eric Church delivers once again on Soul, his second studio album released in 2021 following Heart.
11 Remarkably Beautiful Songs | Playlist 🎧
![11 Remarkably Beautiful Songs [📷:Alexander Krivitskiy,Bailey Zindel, Brent Faulkner, Caique Silva, Eugenia Maximova, Mehrnegar Dolatmand, The Musical Hype, Unsplash, Vladimir Yelizarov]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/11-remarkably-beautiful-songs.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
11 Remarkably Beautiful Songs 🎧 features Ed Sheeran, KAROL G, Maroon 5, Queen Naija & Snoop Dogg.
Easy | 5ive Songs
![Easy: 5ive Songs No. 35 (2021) [📷: Gerd Altmann from Pixabay, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/easy-5ive-songs-35-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 35th edition of 5ive Songs, 2021, we select five songs that are associated with the word EASY in some form or fashion.
Eric Church, Heart | Album Review 💿
![Eric Church, Heart [📷: EMI Records Nashville / UMG Recordings, Inc.]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/eric-church-heart-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Country standout Eric Church shines on the consistent, enjoyable, and well-rounded Heart, the first of two LPs released in 2021.
Getting to Know… Keep This Up | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know... Keep This Up [📷: Keep This Up, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/getting-to-know-keep-this-up-interview-181.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On our 181st interview in our ever growing Getting to Know… series, we get the scoop from Peterborough UK pop punk band, Keep This Up.
Getting to Know… SUNKIN | Interview 🎤
![Getting to Know… SUNKIN: Interview No. 180 🎤 [📷: SUNKIN, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/getting-to-know-sunkin-interview-180.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On our 180th interview, Joe Ferdinand answers our burning questions about SUNKIN, a band comprised of best friends and creative partners.
15 Riveting Songs About People | Playlist 🎧
![15 Riveting Songs About People 🎧 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Christian Buehner, Dorrell Tibbs, Jordon Conner, Kevin Hellhake, Michele Seghieri, The Musical Hype, Nikita Belov, Nojan Namdar, Studio Reasons, Terricks Noah, Unsplash]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/15-riveting-songs-about-people.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
15 Riveting Songs About People 🎧 features Demi Lovato, Eric Church, John Legend, Kings of Leon & Slipknot.
Window | 5ive Songs
![Window: 5ive Songs No. 34 (2021) [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/window-5ive-songs-34-2021.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
On the 34th edition of 5ive Songs, 2021, we select five songs that are associated with the WINDOW in some form or fashion.
Ben Platt, Imagine | Track Review 🎵
![Ben Platt, "Imagine" [📷: Atlantic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ben-platt-imagine-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Ben Platt gets off to a good start with his first single of 2021, “Imagine,” which has a more pop oriented sound.
Sasha Sloan, when was it over? | Track Review 🎵
![Sasha Sloan, "when was it over?" [📷: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sasha-sloan-when-was-it-over-1.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Pop artist Sam Sloan taps Grammy-nominated country standout Sam Hunt for the superb heartbroken duet, “when was it over?”