Our obsession with The Marsh Family seems to grow with every listen! Last year, we featured the talented unit as they created a space of support and togetherness with the vibrant and charming single, The Bubble Song, so naturally, we were keen to explore their latest offering, a cover of Keeping the Dream Alive, originally by Münchener Freiheit in 1988!

For some context, the lyrics of the song reflect on memories that resurface during a rainy night. Through the prose, the rain brings back faces, places and emotions from the past. The family shares how they feel notions of both nostalgia and longing. Even though the hopes once shared were unrealistic, they still mattered, and the memories keep the connection alive. This message actually feels very zeitgeist, and we can understand why The Marsh Family decided to release this cover.

Keeping the Dream Alive is also a song about perseverance. The concept of the “game” is life, love, and a shared dream. Even when things might end or fall apart, the dream continues as long as we hold onto it. We learn that patience is a virtue, and “keeping the dream alive” gives meaning and hope to our shared existence.

As for the soundscape, we are enamoured by the layered power-pop vocal harmonies, luscious and awe inspiring. The delicate performances of the verses with intricate guitar accompaniment are sublime and the orchestral nuances add a whimsical edge to the composition.

It almost feels like this would be a perfect addition to the Wicked movie franchise. There is an escapist sentiment, and theatrical nuance that comes to life. We learn that Keeping the Dream Alive is also a charity single. The track raises money for Tiny Toes, a neonatal charity in East Kent.

Naturally, we are in awe, and have added Keeping the Dream Alive to our New Music Spotlight playlist, and our TIMELESS playlist, whilst we continue to stream the wider discography of The Marsh Family, and anticipate future releases!

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Every year, we look forward to festive releases from Mick J Clark. This season, we wanted to ensure that It’s Christmas Party Time was back on your radar as it isn’t just a holiday song, but it feels like and important reminder of what we all need in 2025.

After a tough year for so many people around the world, It’s Christmas Party Time brings us back to something simple and human. It connects us with the universal need to come together, laugh and feel at one again.

On the surface, the song is bright, fun and made for dancing, but there is something deeper at work. A sense of innate optimism and unrivalled escapism. The cheerful notions and upbeat energy feel like a reset button. Christmas has always been about tradition, and the song taps into that timeless feeling whilst still sounding fresh and modern. The mantra-like chorus serves as like a sonic invitation to escape. It reminds us that joy is still possible in a world that often feels uncertain. It’s grounding and healing.

The message points to something bigger. It hints at the idea that, for a few days in December, the world is briefly united by familiar sounds and shared sentiments. Christmas is truly a moment where past, present and future all converge.

With more than 300,000 Spotify streams on his Christmas tracks, it’s clear that the world connects to that feeling, and Mick J Clark‘s wider artistry. The energy is intentional. It is exactly what people reach for when the world feels so dark and heavy. In that sense, the song becomes its very own small act of kindness.

Mick proudly tells us, “My Christmas EP Mick’s Christmas Mix was recently released by Universal Records, and I’m excited to share that I have tour dates lined up for 2026. Universal will also be releasing a new album from me this spring.”

In the end, It’s Christmas Party Time is a celebration, but also a reminder that joy is something we co-create. Mick J Clark gives us a soundtrack for that feeling. We are happy to add the song to both our New Music Spotlight playlist and our TIMELESS playlist as we step into the holiday season!

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Barneys New York literally just announced that its Christmas 2011 campaign will be based around a pop up concept called GAGA’S WORKSHOP. The concept This combines Gaga’s Christmas vision in line with those of creative artists, Eli Sudbrack and Christophe Hamaide Pierson (of Assume Vivid Astro Focus). Unsurprisingly, Nicola Formichetti will also be involved on a creative level. Barneys is converting an entire floor (5th, menswear) of its Madison Avenue flagship for the initiative that kicks off in mid-November and will also be on display in the store’s iconic Madison Avenue windows.

25% of sales from all items will be donated to a charity of Gaga’s choice.

In other Gaga news, the video premiere for You and I (directed by Laurieann Gibson) will be on MTV this Thursday, here are the two incredible preview images that have been released thus far.

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