We pride ourselves on sharing the best new music from around the world, and the Weekend Showcase 3.44 edition is truly a global one. Fifty-three (53) song occupy the mega-playlist with artists and bands representing 16 countries. Learn more here:
http://therevue.ca/2017/11/12/weekend-showcase-3-44/

Weekend Showcase 3.44

Soft Crook

Every Acre

Dovetail

New View

Rows of Clover

Big Love

SONIC BOOMERANG is finally back! Long-awaited SECOND PRESSING for the SECOND Bee Bee Sea record! https://beebeesea.bandcamp.com/album/sonic-boomerang-2

Sonic Boomerang

Bee Bee Sea - Sonic Boomerang

Lemon to a Knife Fight

LIONHEART

A Lamb, A Dove

Quartz in the Valley

In this age of connectivity, for all its celebration and wonderment, it seems impossible to not be just as affected by the suffering of others, whether those in trouble are close to you or not. Every day our papers are filled with heart-breaking stories of loss due to natural causes, forced displacement, ill physical and/or mental health, or, indeed, victimisation at the hands of others. ‘Love Yourself’ is a song about all of these things - drawing primarily from my own experiences. My intention when I wrote the song was to try and deliver hope in the face of hopelessness, albeit during a moment of deep self-reflection.

Like many of us, I, too, have suffered from loss on a deeply personal level, with no training manual on hand to help me navigate such challenging times. When I was 18 my mom passed away under very sudden and sad circumstances, and 6 years ago my wife and I were devastated to have lost our unborn child at just over 20 weeks. More recently, back home in Tennessee, my father died quite unexpectedly, leaving a void in my life that is still painfully difficult to comprehend and come to terms with. Throughout all of these dark moments, I have travelled through a vast array of emotions – grief, blame, regret, anger, hopelessness, acceptance – never in any discernible order, and never predictably. Thankfully my wife and I have truly wonderful people in our lives who have helped us cope with these moments of deep despair, not least my wonderful band members in The Boxer Rebellion, with whom Love Yourself was brought to life.

All those I have lost during my formative years are people who have been a significant part of me. It’s something that I’ve had to come to terms with - anything from blaming myself for their demise, to simply missing their voices on the other end of a phone call. What makes this song strange is that it was written before my father’s passing and thus I have found a great deal of solace from words I had penned in the past.


I’ve always enjoyed writing songs that are cathartic, especially when they are able, often accidentally, to provide some form of relief to others. ‘Love Yourself’, in particular, means a great deal to me because loving yourself, accepting your flaws and appreciating your best, doesn’t always come easy.

It’s good to have a reminder.

Nathan Nicholson, The Boxer Rebellion.

A Lamb, A Dove

H.C. McEntire

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