Fifteen Minutes of Fame Music Entertainment

Originally Published on December 22nd, 2025

I can’t believe we are already midway through the month! It’s funny how cliches become so “cliche.” For instance, the older we get, the faster time goes. I turned 44 last month and it is still pretty hard to wrap my head around that. The last quarter of my life, I’ve exposed myself to people and things that have really brought me happiness and, as tragic as that would be, happiness also tends to hang weights on the minute hand of the clock.

I’m so grateful for my wife and the 11 years we’ve shared. I’m grateful for our children; Monty, Gavin, and Phoenix, who are all in the midst of new chapters in their lives. Monty is midway through his sophomore year in college, studying forensics. Gavin is midway through his first year of auto mechanic school and is also working his first job in the industry. And our baby, Phoenix, who turned 18 at the end of October, got into her top choice school on a full scholarship for painting, and will be joining Monty in Chicago next year.

I’m grateful for our puppies, our home, the time my wife and I get to spend together talking about our day, podcasts, audiobooks, music, where we want to travel, and things we want to do around our home to make little improvements. I also love that we sometimes get to do those things too. Like, our trip to Montana, and the little upgrades we made to our kitchen and office this year.

I’m also grateful for the fact that I get to write and record music still as a hobby and I love getting to do Fifteen Minutes of Fame.

Today marks exactly one month to the release of Evaporate. On January 2nd, the second single, Beattyville, Ky. featuring Neccos for Breakfast, will be released. It is a re-recording of my song, Beattyville, which I released last November. As proud as I am of that original recording, the choice to re-record it was absolutely the right decision.

Fifteen Minutes of Fame, in its first full year, has been a dream for me. At the beginning of 2024, I had absolutely no social media footprint. Having just joined threads, I was still trying to figure out what I wanted to do and how I could have a voice that even had a chance of resonating throughout the internet. I am always. Always. Going to be grateful for Luis G and his album, Second Chances. Finding Luis’ music was the inspiration for starting all of this. It’s raw, unpolished, flawed, and emotionally perfect in every way.

As a former victim of the cycle that had been swept into the currents of trying to keep up with the social norms, the doom scrolling, the absolute approach to analyzing everything, Second Chances brought me back to a communal existence. Seeing the spectrum we all exist on, rather than ignoring all of the in between and focusing on the perfectionism that society tells us to obsess over.

Now, in 2025, the foundation’s set, the walls and roof are up, and now we are decorating the rooms as we continue to unpack everything FMOF is and everything it can be. I have so many wonderful artists I can thank. So many collaborators. First and foremost, Collaborative Artist Network. Working in partnership with that platform has introduced me to so many like-minded creatives.

We still have two weeks to go, but I am very grateful for this year in FMOF. With that being said, on to the spotlight!

Lost and Found by Northfield

About the Artist

I love a good nostalgia piece. Being a guy that spent his youth in the 90’s, I do enjoy when a band properly brings me back to some of the peak 90’s moments. I’m not simply talking about the kids who reference Nirvana or the Foo Fighters, who appreciate the era, but I love the artists who were there and they remember the big parts of the 90’s that have already begun to blur and fade into the history of the era; Soul Asylum, Collective Soul, Blind Melon, and Gin Blossoms, for example. These bands are still around but their peak days are far behind them.

So, when I heard the band Northfield, I was really excited to hear the pure authenticity of their nostalgic record. Northfield, out of Connecticut, are Jesse Perkins, Mike Goldberg, Ethan Sawyer, and Greg Hughes. Their debut album, Lost and Found, references a couple of things: Perkins’ return to music, his renaissance and reignited passion to perform and form the band, and the songs themselves. Each track from Lost and Found were written in the 90’s and 00’s.

Northfield are a band out of a time capsule and understanding how their debut came to fruition clarifies just why that is.

About the Music

Lost and Found is a 12-song LP released in October of 2025. It has a run time of around 50 minutes. It is highlighted by the raspy vocal performance of lead singer, Jesse Perkins, who has a real Dave Pirner vibe about his vocal work. The band are very accomplished in their performance, showcasing reference to many different styles of music. I hear the obvious grunge and alternative foundation to their music, but there is also subtle references to roots, blues rock, surf rock, and other genres that really epitomize what made the 90’s era of music so very special.

My favorite song on the album is hands down, It’s Too Easy. From the opening rhythm guitar to the synchronized and syncopated bass and drum combination, right before transitioning into a locked-in straight rhythm for the chorus. The backing vocals support Perkins’ vocal work, giving the proper amount of layered presence to make this song feel epic.

Lost and Found is a great listen from start to finish. For fans of 90’s music, like myself, it is a comforting taste of home.

For a Little While by Drew Camino

About the Artist

Drez Camino may be a contemporary artist, but his voice is something that really brings me back to one artist in particular. Vocal attack, rich vibrato, sultry delivery, is comparable to none other than the legendary Sting. Camino, a UK artist of Filipino decent, is already making waves at the very start of his career as a recording artist. His style is similar to the likes of King Krule, Puma Blue, and Bakar. He is slated to headline O2 Academy Islington and Amersham Arms.

About the Song

For a Little While is the debut single by UK artist, Drez Camino. It released December 12th and runs at 3 minutes. Featuring Camino’s sensational vocal work, For a Little While is a balanced blend of blues, jazz, and indie rock.

For a Little While begins with a clean guitar riff before bringing the band in. I love the different effects between the guitars, exhibiting various levels of reverb. It makes for a really cool presence in the performance. Bass and drums are locked in; their performance a loose, jazz swing that gives the entire composition the creative freedom it needs to create.

As mentioned, Camino’s vocals are a particularly special point of order for this song. I mentioned Sting but a more recent reference is also the UK-based singer/rapper Ren. They have a very similar executions, vocally.

Camino’s debut is an excellent showcase in what could be the start of a wonderfully dynamic career for a very promising artist, as we round the corner and head into 2026, that is one artist I will definitely be keeping my eye on.