Episodes
Former Heavyweight contender and US Olympian Jason Estrada and his dad, boxing trainer and founder of "Bix Six Boxing Academy" talk about their journey up the ranks of boxing, from the early amateur days, to the Olympics, and ultimately the professional ranks.Both men also chime in on the upcoming Mike Tyson, Vs. Jake Paul boxing match. They talk about the strategy that both men would put forth from the Tyson perspective, and the Jake Paul perspective. Have a listen! Support the show
Published 11/13/24
With a message of brotherhood, sisterhood and faith — gospel delivered at high speed in a joyful fusion of pop, funk, R&B, Motown and dance — The Stewarts, brothers Del and Garry K., are back with “Stand.”Joy is a hallmark of all their music.“‘Stand’ is a good-message song for the world, for brothers and sisters to come together, to show love to one another,” said Garry. “No more hatred. Show love. Pick up your brothers and sisters when they fall down. Pick them up.”“In my personal opinio...
Published 10/30/24
Published 10/30/24
“We just tried to write a good, old fashioned rock and roll song,” said Jimmy, “where the listeners would wonder what happened to their socks: well, they got rocked off by The Jimmy Dixon Group! So, we wrote a little rock and roll tune for our vintage electric guitars and plugged ’em into an amp.”Mission accomplished.Support the show
Published 10/28/24
With a ditty-bopping, hand-clapping dance beat and playful lyrics, Australian artist James Atlas makes fun of and celebrates a kind of mall and shopping culture in his latest synth-pop release “Retail Therapy.”“It’s about my own shopping addiction, and it’s about me kind of laughing at that while also reveling in it,” he said.In fact, the inspiration came from one of the world’s most famous malls.“When I listened to the arrangement for that one, I was walking around Dubai. I’d just been to th...
Published 10/23/24
Indie-pop rock artist SUNSCREEN’s tag line is “SUNSCREEN is a feeling.” A good feeling. If his latest release, “MOVE WITH ME,” doesn’t make you feel good, or at least better, watch the video on his YouTube channel.If that doesn’t do the trick, wait five minutes, play it again. If you’re still unmoved, see a doctor.“At the end of the day,” he said, “my songs elicit feelings. ‘MOVE WITH ME’ is meant to be a wedding playlist, dance floor song.”The song starts off fast and kicks into high gear af...
Published 10/18/24
Season 26 of NBC's "The Voice" has delivered some of the best singers in the country, and one of them is a young lady named Shye! She wow'd the judges with her rendition of "Superman" which netted her a 4 chair turn!Shye had all of the judges making STRONG pitches trying to get her to select them to be her coach. Gwen Stefani seemed visibly touched by Shye's performance and pitched very hard to get her. Shye went with singing legend Michael Buble' In this Podcast Shye talks about her jou...
Published 10/17/24
J PAUL, FROM SEASON 26 OF "THE VOICE" JOINED THE SHOW AND TALKED ABOUT HIS AMAZING BLIND AUDITION. HE GOT A 3 CHAIR TURN AND WENT ON TO PICK SINGING LEGEND MICHAEL BUBLE' TO BE HIS COACH. HAVE A LISTEN TO WHAT HE SAID ABOUT HIS JOURNEY TO THE SHOW! Support the show
Published 10/16/24
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Published 10/08/24
For listeners who have not yet been introduced to the pulse-inspiring vibe in the Afrobeat fusion of Nigerian American artist E’MAJOR, his new release “Bolo” will dance his music into their consciousness.“Bolo,” dropping September 20, is an upbeat track with a low-key, repetitive keyboard melody behind forceful, changeable beats carried by a variety of instruments. It can make you dance in your chair.“‘Bolo’ is danceable music that just gets you to — you know — just dance,” he said. “It gets ...
Published 10/03/24
Lemoyne Alexander is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with a love for all things music. With experience in the rap, R&B and rock world, music has always been a part of his life but now he’s making what he wants how he wants. Playing and creating it brings him joy and the only thing that brings him more joy is sharing the music with others. On his new single “Insecurity” he talks about some personal things he dealt with and hopes it inspires others to deal with their own situ...
Published 10/02/24
From NBC's "The Voice" Season 26 - Jake Tankersley stops by the show and talks about his amazing 4 chair turn blind audition. PART 2Support the show
Published 10/02/24
Jake Tankersley from NBC's "The Voice" season 26 stopped by the show and talked about his amazing 4 chair turn blind audition. Jake blew away all 4 judges and would end picking the legendary Snoop Dog to be his mentor / coach.Jake talks about his background in music before "The Voice" and leads us up to his current appearance and more. Have a listen! PART 1Support the show
Published 10/02/24
He's a potential winner. Sofronio Vasquez has the potential to win season 26 of NBC's "The Voice" competition. With a 4 chair turn for his blind audition, and comments like "That was a Grammy performance" from legend Gwen Stefani, Sofronio has already gotten the attention of the millions of fans who watched. Sofronio joined the Brad Cooney Podcast show and talked about his experience from his life in The Philippines all the way to America, and now before millions of fans on THE VOICE.Sup...
Published 09/26/24
Emerging Christian rap artist Eden Hill intentionally chose Friday, the 13th to debut his new single “Afraid,” a powerful track featuring orchestral elements, gritty trap beats, and a deep spiritual message. “It felt right to drop a song about letting go of fear and overcoming darkness in this season,” he shares on the decision on the release date. “I’m a big fan of irony. I thought it would be really ironic to drop a Christian rap song that’s about letting go of fear on a day that represents...
Published 09/24/24
Anabel Itoha, originally from Barcelona, takes a courageous leap to relocate from Spain to NYC to pursue her music career. She mentions, “everybody kept telling me I was crazy, but when people tell you that, it’s probably because you’re really up to something.” She describes the depth of sacrifice you have to make to pursue your passion, but “if you really want something, you should just go for it.”At an early age, Anabel’s primary school teacher noticed her powerful singing voice and pointed...
Published 09/23/24
In the first song of his new album, Highly Sensitive Person, Lamar Woods introduces the theme in the first line of his rap: “I had my first panic attack at 35. I thought I was gonna die.”Looks dire, right? But listen to the intro about holding the world together with love, followed by a chiming, R&Bish, slightly funky build up, then get the finish to the line about dying, which is, “like Ryan at the end of Drive,” and you don’t know what’s coming next but you know it ain’t gonna be dire.L...
Published 09/14/24
Regal Rapstar simply had enough of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the Pasadena based Latino-American rapper/producer released a song with a title that says it all: “F the Coronavirus.”This is a hard hitting track aimed at the culprit that put the whole world on hold, with plenty of cool word play and a solid, original beat. It comes from the four track, self-titled EP that was released in March, and is intended on being a “stream vaccine” that everyone should go get a dose of.“I want listeners to...
Published 09/04/24
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Published 08/26/24
Dynamic rock artist Ja’son Manwill advances to the quarter-finals of America’s Next Top Hitmaker competition, placing him among the top 1% of entrants. This impressive feat highlights his growing influence in the music industry. With a sharp focus and unwavering determination, Ja’son aims to win the grand prize: a feature in Rolling Stone Magazine, a spot on Rolling Stone’s Future of Music lineup at SXSW in 2025, and $10,000.Support the show
Published 08/19/24
“The Shower” releases on August 9.“It is playful,” she said. “Lyrically, it feels like one big run-on sentence, just the thoughts going through your head, like, ‘What happened? What did I do? What did they do? What did they do wrong?’ All this stuff that makes you feel absolutely crazy with a breakup.”From the start of this affair we were 25 years young And now I’m starting to regret what I said when I thought You’re the one who always calledThe only man of the hourAnd I still just ...
Published 08/13/24
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Published 08/10/24
Whether you know a little bit about every genre or a lot about one genre, when someone loves music their love of music is forever. Jimmy Mallia is the perfect example of this considering he put his first single on streaming services this past year at almost 60 years old. His latest, “Had Em All,” has him recounting his past relationships and how every partner was unique for a different reason. Jimmy is a storyteller with a message with a little bit of his own life in each song. These songs re...
Published 08/09/24
Jimii N°1, is a multi-talented creative, as well as a man on a mission to spread love and hope in this world. Through a long and bountiful career, he has been able to touch the hearts and minds of many. Whether it was on the production team of The Oprah Show, one of his many roles in the theatrical world, or a new song of his own creation, he always finds a way to share his message.Support the show
Published 08/08/24
Themes of spiritual transcendence and mental dysfunction aren’t usual subjects for popular music, unless you are Boston’s Sam Welch and you put them into the kind of techno music he is known for, or the pop of his new album, The Republic.The combination pop/alternative pop instrumentation and playful lyrics full of quirky rhymes makes even a song with a title like “My Darling Human Condition,” or “The Tenuous Affair,” a song about the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes, not only interesting but fun....
Published 08/07/24