Feature stories and artist interviews
Are you ready for a clip that will catapult you back to the early 1980s? One saturated with the style and the attitude that made MTV an irresistible force? A video that leads with provocation, tight clothing, and copious amounts of neon? John Roberts has a video like that for you – a synth-driven, funked-out,…
UNVEIL THE SENSE – new single “Prisoner” Unveil The Sense go back in 2012 in Athens, Greece from Emm and George. Teo joined a year after. The band performed at Schoolwave Festival in Athens in front of 3000 people in 2014. Their last show in Greece was a soldout blast back in 2015. World-Renowned Piano…
Kristina Bazan, 24 years old, is a multi-faced talent. From multilingual international fashion girl to author and singer, she is widely considered as one of the most famous digital influencers in the world. Originally from Belarus, she’s been living between the United States, Switzerland and Paris. Among her numerous achievements and awards, Kristina wrote history…
SOFI TUKKER shares a new single “Playa Grande”. A cross-continental collaboration with Colombian elegancia tropical duo Bomba Estéreo, “Playa Grande” is sung in three different languages – English, Spanish, and Portuguese, as well as a little Spanglish and Portuñol. The track’s tropical flair underscores its message of surrendering to your bliss and indulging in uninhibited…
MADEON RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE “ALL MY FRIENDS” The new single marks the introduction to Good Faith, the new era of Madeon, and is his first offering since his debut album Adventure and his massive collaborative project with Porter Robinson, “Shelter.” Speaking about the new music, Madeon (real name Hugo Leclercq) says, “‘All My Friends’…
No matter what you may think of Ranzel X Kendrick’s performance on his new single, “Crazy Love,” you must give him props for covering the great Van Morrison’s song. Van Morrison is not just an iconic performer, but “Crazy Love” is also one of his most iconic songs. In fact, it’s one of his (many)…
Valerija Kravale is just a girl with guitar from Latvia. Her music is a crossroads of post-soviet thematic lyrics and deep atmospheric guitar sounds. She went a bit crazy and hitchhiked through Europe and played on the streets in 2017 all by herself – that’s when she realized music helps her to communicate. After 30…
Microcosms explore the darkness with light on the powerful “Forget Us”. Neatly capturing the zeitgeist, they explore the fear that seems to permeate every single element of daily life around the world. With the greatest of care, they tap into a post-punk sort of darkness, brooding and contemplative. Over the course of the journey their…
Sun Salute share soulful new single ‘Hold On’ As premiered by Nkechi Anele on triple j’s Roots N’ All, East Coast based roots-reggae band Sun Salute are pleased to share their soulful new single Hold On. Evoking shades of classic Motown, the inspired feel-good track is an ode to Mother Earth with a message to…
SAM MARTIN UNVEILS VIDEO FOR “THE GREAT ESCAPE” Atlantic recording artist and GRAMMY award winning singer/songwriter/producer Sam Martin has unveiled the standalone video for “The Great Escape,” a song from his debut album, Alpha Omega. On “The Great Escape,” Martin delivers a darkly charged mediation on the lies and seduction of drugs. THE LOVE KING,…
“Girl is a song I wrote about me standing up to peer pressure against having a girlfriend right now. The song means a lot to me as I want others to know, that they don’t always have to be in a relationship, and it’s okay to pursue other interests and dreams. The song has a…
Jett’s work is colored by themes such as family, her identity as a mixed heritage woman, and the complexities of colonial history. “Our identities are colored by the context in which we are in – the way we grow up, our appearance, and our basic interests and beliefs”. It is through this belief that she…
Lev Snowe premieres new single “In a Few” via Earmilk “In A Few” is sonically equipped with all the components for dream-pop perfection. Drifting through its musings, the wistful yet spiritually uplifting tune finds symmetry on the dance floor or on a drive up the coast. -Sean Kayden, Earmilk Pollstar Live75 – 6.30.19 – Metallica…
There is almost no describing Ryne Ziemba’s new Cataclysmos LP without going in depth about the songs, as it comes recommended for its twelve very well crafted synth pop tunes which nail it in every department Ryne Ziemba’s is good for, guitar, vocals, keyboards, effects and production being a lot to handle for one artist.…
“A record that should be accepted as one of the most extraordinary declarations of love for music and life ever written. ‘Triumphant Hearts’ is a moving, vibrant, beautiful, excruciating work.” “Jason Becker is a musical phenomenon!” Jason Becker’s story is one of brilliance, talent, determination, adversity, and, ultimately, triumph. A child prodigy on guitar, Jason…
A mysterious bassline comes slicing through the silence in “Skylights,” the first of eleven tracks that will wrap their warm sonic arms around us in Lauren Crosby’s I Said Take Me to the Water, the third official album from the Maine-born singer/songwriter. There’s no pomp, nor any excess, in this introductory string-led serenade, and as…
Just by hearing the power of Kat DeLuna’s voice, her competition is intimidated; her intensely energetic shows gets the crowd excited immediately with her sensational dance moves and soulful voice. She makes music that is timeless and has been on an unbeaten streak since 2007 when her song “Whine Up” entered the Top 40 chart…
Reminders x Skope “two minutes and forty-three seconds of no-shit, pop-punk blissfulness” – Get Some Magazine Rosalía Unveils A New Song & Video Today With The Release Of “AUTE CUTURE” “AUTE CUTURE es el título: mal escrito pero con guasa y fuerza. Compuse este tema antes de empezar la gira del mal querer y me…
Detroit rapper Darnell Williams releases his latest music video for his hit collaborative record, “Turbo” ft. ATL artist Reese LAFLARE, which dropped on March 8 and made its debut on the urban radio airwaves on April 29. Using the backdrop of the Los Angeles skyline and surrounded with gorgeous women, the “Turbo” music video takes…
FREYA RIDINGS SHARES NEW SINGLE “CASTLES” FROM UPCOMING SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM “I’m incredibly grateful that people come to my shows and are enthusiastic about the songs,” says Ridings. “I feel really humbled when people say that my music helped them in some way. I’ve made an album that I’m really proud of, but I’m determined…
Nobody can provide verifiable, photographic proof of love. Science can track many (most?) particles, but love – one of the necessities of life — is invisible to the naked eye. ReLove, with its single “Shining Through,” speaks to how love can be miraculously reflected by another individual. When looking at a loved one, one can…
Tanners follows her self-titled EP with the visuals for her anthemic ode to the stars, ‘Venus’. The Tennessee-turned-New Yorker studied Music Technology at NYU and draws from the psychedelic, otherworldly sounds and big pop hooks to create her own blend of electro-pop, sitting somewhere between Tove Lo and Tame Impala. Tanners co-produced with Mike MaCallister…
Naah and C. Gold latest single ‘Wake Up’ Naah and C. Gold and yesterday they released their new music-video to their latest single ‘Wake Up’. BLUE LAB BEATS SHARE VIDEO TO NEW SINGLE ‘HI THERE’ – WATCH HERE With a modernist blend of jazz, hip-hop and electronica, Blue Lab Beats’ debut album ‘Xover’ emerged as…
Lawsuits these days seem all too common. In fact, it has been estimated that about 40 million lawsuits are filed in the United States every year. However, just because you can sue doesn’t mean you should. There are a lot of considerations you should make when deciding if you should file a lawsuit. Some of…
French soul singer/songwriter Hyleen unveils the stunning visuals for ‘My Queen’, the first single off her upcoming album. Directed by her brother Hadrien Besse, Mathilde Leclerc and shot near Etretat cliffs in France, the music video is a heartwarming tribute to her mother: “This song is dedicated to all the strong, marvelous and beautiful women…
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Robert Ranson’s new album, Still Dreaming, lives up to its title. Due for release on July 20 and some 20 years in the making, it has its origins in an aborted effort titled Chase Your Dreams. That effort was recorded two decades ago, but kept under wraps until he could remake the record in a…
Currently sitting in Spotify’s Viral 50 in Australia with his dark, unsettling and emotive new single ‘Leave You At The Bottom’, multi-talented Sydney artist Oh My My follows it today with an equally ominous music video. As intricately executed as the song itself, the video is an intriguing watch – not quite breaking the fourth…
One picks up traces of the band Interpol, and their primary influence, Joy Division, on Troy Petty’s moody, dark album, Director’s Cut. In Hollywood, the term “director’s cut” usually refers to a movie presented exactly how the director wants it. It’s oftentimes longer than the regular theatrical version, which has likely been edited down to…
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Maggie Lindemann has consistently challenged her self-identity and evolved as an artist throughout a career that’s already seen her pass the billion streams landmark. Her breakthrough smash ‘Pretty Girl’ established her as a breaking pop icon before she took a reflective, goth-tinged approach with ‘Would I’ and ‘Human’. Her latest cut ‘Friends Go’ continues her…
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Lucid Illusions is a rock trio from Houston, TX, which creates punkish hard rock. “No Directions” is a complicated new single from the group’s self-titled album. Jordan Lane sings and plays guitar for the outfit. He asks, “How am I supposed to feel, when nothing in this life feels real?” The song title suggests no…
A study on the relationship between spatial task performance and music lead to the discovery of the Mozart effect. This refers to the study’s discoveries that listening to Mozart for ten minutes can augment a person’s spatial-temporal intellect. However, many people often ask, ‘Why Mozart?’ Well, in the study to discover the link between music…
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Barrett Martin Group and the new release, ‘Songs Of The Firebird’, are soaring high with the band and album hitting all the right notes. This is a double album that contains 20 incredible instrumentals and also serves as a direct soundtrack to Barrett Martin’s new book, “The Way Of The Zen Cowboy”. The book is…
Substance abuse is a big issue for people who are part of all different walks of life. It’s particularly common among entertainers such as musicians, however. There are quite a few factors that can bring light to that phenomenon as well. Substance abuse and bewilderment are nowhere near atypical in the music community. They’ve actually…
The single “And the Walls Have Ears” is best described as something Tom Waits-esque, and Tom Waits-esque is not an adjective used all that much when it comes to describing music. Waits is a unique artist, with a gravelly voice and a novelist’s eye for saturating his lyrics with vividly cinematic word pictures. Therefore, to…
Rasta Papii Rides The “Waves” In New Music Video For Debut Single Fresh off the stage from Rolling Loud serving as DJ for Memphis Hip Hop artist Blac Youngsta, up and coming Atlanta artist RASTA PAPII shares the official video for his debut single “Waves.” Last month Rasta independently released the single on ALL MUSIC…
Tramar Lacel Dillard, famous by his stage name Flo Rida, is an American rapper, songwriter and singer. Starting from his debut single ‘Low’ over the years, he has spawned several hit and chartbusting singles and albums that made him one of the best-selling music artists. Developing a keen interest in music from an early age,…
