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Summertime is for festivals, but they aren’t all created equally. The World Music Festival in Chicago is a free event that stands in a category of its own. If you’ve been looking for a music festival that offers you genuinely diverse music from around the world, then this is for you. It lacks the high…
The first impression of THNDR’s “Think Twice” is that this is one odd piece of music. The music sounds to be going in two directions at once, in fact. On the one hand, there is the rapidly moving electronic music bed, which sounds a little like Disneyland’s Main Street Electrical Parade on speed. Simultaneously, though,…
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We like to think that in 2019, the sexuality of a singer is unimportant to their music. We accept Sam Smith just as easily as we accept Adele. Heterosexual performers can become icons to gay audiences, and gay performers can become icons to heterosexual audiences. Such is the stage of acceptance that music has now…
The music of Apocalyptic Records is made to appeal to a global market. The group Dbl Impaq is the key to their success. The group is a dynamic hip-hop twin brother combination with many talents. The member’s names are Abdul Johnson aka “Butchawunwreck” and Hassan Johnson aka “Still Chillin”. Both have many individual talents as…
For more than fifty years, Carmine Appice’s name has been a guarantee of hard rock quality. The legendary drummer and songwriter doesn’t involve himself in projects that aren’t thrilling. His track record is undeniable: he’s hit the skins for Vanilla Fudge, Rod Stewart, Sly Stone, Pink Floyd, and many other groundbreaking bands. If Carmine Appice…
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“When the moon is beaming, starlight streaming / Right here / You call my name” whispers a voice as startlingly beautiful as it is evocative in the “Patrik Kambo Radio Edit” of “Call My Name,” one of the more elaborate mixes of the new song from unabashedly experimental alternative crew ooberfuse which was released this…
2019 has been a landmark year for EDM artists around the planet, but the recently-released “I Don’t Want Nobody,” a collaborative single from Italy’s 3Angle and Alton, is definitely setting the standard for the scene that birthed it. 3Angle employ ice cold synths while Alton takes up the microphone with his warm, eclectic verses, which…
The Framework and Regulations for Data Protection Data governance is being adopted into many different business organizations as a way to maintain the quality of the data being produced and to ensure that it is being produced within the right guidelines and structures of corporate policy. It is an asset that proves the quality of…
nothing,nowhere. and Travis Barker have announced Bloodlust, a collaborative EP which will be released September 20th on DCD2 / Fueled By Ramen. Today the longtime collaborators shared the EP’s first single “Destruction,” which premiered via The FADER. “Destruction” is available now at all DSPs and streaming now with an official music video on nothing,nowhere.’s YouTube…
Josh Olsen started singing at age 5 after being inspired by his mother. She was a singer and songwriter, so his childhood was spent in recording studios and at her concerts. A shy child, Josh was bullied in school; the decision was made to home school him from 5th grade on. “Music was a way…
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The five-piece Redwood Honey was discovered by Eddie Money, but don’t hold that against them. All kidding aside, though, this was a big break, as Money took the group on a tour of the United States. The band is a self-described Americana act, and they create good, honest American music. “Six Strings & Me” is…
The weather has turned, the sun is roaring, and there’s no better place to be than the beach. July is all about the shore: the broad stretches of sand, the beautiful people, the wind and the surf and the energy in the air. Beach days require beach songs; luckily, the members of Scoville Unit have…
So how do you create a meaningful impact and personal brand that will be everlasting? Live what you say, appreciate your uniqueness, and make your dream a reality. Nobody lived this more than the late Nipsey Hussle. It is still tough to think we lost Nipsey Hussle just a few months ago. Yes he was…
Words by Nick Christophers Photos by Randy C Photography – https://twitter.com/randycphotog On July 30th at the famous Knitting Factory in the bustling neighborhood of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, young artist Domini Monroe brought her A-game and wowed the packed club. It is not easy being an indie pop singer/songwriter in today’s saturated market but Domini is making…
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E-40 Scores 19th Top 10 Album on Billboard’s Rap Sales Chart with Practice Makes Paper Says E-40, “I’ve been in a friendly competition with my brother Tech N9ne for years about us being neck and neck for having the most Top 10-selling rap albums on the Billboard charts. Some years I’m ahead and other years,…
Young punk band from the Isle of Wright, UK, Grade 2 will release their thrid album and Hellcat debut, Graveyard Island, on October 11. The album was recorded and produced by Rancid’s Tim Armstrong at Armstrong’s Shiprec Studios and mixed by The Interrupters’ Kevin Bivona. Today, the band unveils the video for Graveyard Island’s title…
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Tangeray Major likes to make one thing clear: he is an absolute savage. That’s probably why he named this track “SAVAGE” and decided to employ the help of Atlanta rapper YFN Lucci to lay down a killer hook and some dope bars. Originally hailing from the city of Chattanooga, Tenn., Tangeray Major was born as…
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Youth & Self-Worth has never felt so urgent as it does in Lxandra’s reflective pop masterpiece, Swimming Pools, which gets handfuls of additional magic in a brand new video below. It’s a spirited, 3 minutes feel-good pop masterpiece that is impossible to not feel uplifted from. Speaking about the video, Lxandra explains “We wanted to…
The band is off and running on their “Living The Dream” tour promoting the new album. The rest of the band is made up of rhythm guitarist Frank Sidoris, bassist Todd Kerns who wore a WMMS Buzzard T-shirt, and drummer Brent Fitz who wore a “The Heart of Rock & Roll is in Cleveland” one.…
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Glom’s intrepid debut studio album, Bond, opens with the subtle bellow of “Tell Me Who to Be,” which pendulously rises from asunder and overtakes our speakers with a monolithic swing inside of its first forty seconds. Elegant vocal harmonies adorn the colorful riffing, but their textures aren’t nearly as provocative as those in the drumbeat…
Tokyo via London grunge-pop chanteuse Cream with a K (a.k.a. Lee Tatlock) unveils her latest visual for her indie earworm single ‘It Gets Me Down’. The video comes along with the news that her highly anticipated debut album is on its way and set for release September 27th. “It was the first music video I…
Life is a series of ups and downs that covers a broad range of events. We all want to be successful in the different aspects of life that concern us. But when it comes to success, the key role is played by motivation. Motivation is as necessary to success as water is to plants. Because…
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Papi K is an upcoming Hip-hop and R&B artist from Columbus Ohio. Only being in the game for two years he’s performed at concerts around the nation, played on major city radios, and secured a feature with Waka Flocka Flame. His versatility and style makes him stand out on any song he is featured on:…
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With a fierce attitude that powered a series of viral singles, Blaatina is ready for the spotlight. Today, Blaatina announces BlaAtlanta, her upcoming debut EP. Rapping with a hushed menace that belies her petite frame, Blaatina draws listeners into her life in Clayton County, GA, a county just south of Atlanta where there’s nothing to…
From frosty Siberia (Russia) to warm, sunny, and smiling Thailand comes to the world VITASUN. Musicians Vita and Al Bo made the move a decade ago to enjoy life and get inspiration, and they instantly fell in love with the nature and the ever-smiling people of Thailand. The country vibrates with love and freedom –…
The “Insufferable” Paul Scott is by no means insufferable at all. Maybe he can seem that way to his friends and family, but as a recording artist, he’s nothing but a pleasure for the ears. Scott is from Sydney, Australia, and this 11-track album is filled with short, melodic tunes. With a title like Surrender…
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An emotionally charged cocktail of ethereal beauty and unrestrained anger, the track made a huge impression with over 600,000 streams. She subsequently played shows and festivals alongside the likes of PJ Harvey, Mac De Marco, Andrew Bird, Benjamin Clementine, Nick Murphy and Imagine Dragons. With Birthh now preparing to launch new material ahead of her…
Everything about Melissa Black’s five-song EP The Eden Project shouts, ‘Serious artist!’ Much like other singer/songwriters, like Tori Amos (from back in the day), Black sings and plays piano on songs about heavy subjects. The project concludes with its most ominous track, “Red Blood Moon.” Black sings it over a moody melody. These piano chords…
The guitar intro to Midnight Lands’ “Catch and Release” sounds a bit like one of those great old Cheap Trick riffs. Midnight Lands’ album Destroy the World, which is Ben Averch’s project, is one rewarding rock and roll experience. The track is just under four minutes long, but it incorporates plenty of rock goodness. It…
