Feature stories and artist interviews
Gypsy Temple’s debut music video begins with a powerful statement on place, purpose, and experience. Swimming with youthful optimism, the eye-opening “Pick a Number” inspires us to find the majesty in our own lives through charming and impassioned alternative rock. Majesty is in your hometown. That’s the spirit behind the brand new video from Seattle-based…
Maybe it’s his love of theater. Or maybe it’s his musical prowess behind the keys. Whatever it is, John Paciga has a flare for the dramatic. Time and again, he’s proven that he is as comfortable on the biggest of stages and under the brightest of lights as he is in the smallest of intimate…
Tamba Hali Releases Official Video For “Girl Like You” Today Liberian-born recording artist and former Kansas City Linebacker, Tamba Hali, released the official music video for his single “Girl Like You” today via Relumae Records. The Sesan-directed video finds Tamba crooning over the infectious and tropical production, while mesmerized by a beautiful woman walking along…
Rhett Repko loves rock & roll, but he sings with a slightly effeminate voice, which leaves his attempts to rock out sound much closer to pop. Fronting this power trio, the songs on Songs of the Night are both melodic and memorable. Rock & roll is oftentimes about wishing and hoping. “Lotta Love,” is just…
Music brings everyone together, but not all music is created equally. When you are looking for a place to take a date, there are a few festivals that are better than others in that pursuit. That’s why we are going to count down the top five festivals to take a date to in 2019 so…
Kelly Padrick started her songwriting career at the age of five and eventually moved to New York to pursue her passion in the independent music scene. She has created songs that can now be found in movie soundtracks and T.V. shows, and will never abandon her creative streak. With almost a dozen albums and EPs,…
Girl Crush – Hybrid of flinty Scandi-pop and sultry 90s RnB Girl Crush are Ottilia Kjulsten and David Sugar, a Swedish/British duo with a special interest in lost youth, heartbreak and a future that never arrived. New single ‘Baby Steps’, released on Valentine’s Day, is a meditative cut about taking a relationship to the next…
Italian gothic doomsters A Day In Venice have published a lyric video for the track “The Golden Stone”, which is taken off from the band’s upcoming album “III”, set to be released on April 6th, 2019. A Day in Venice is Andrej Kralj, a one-man alternative rock project from Trieste, (Italy) that has been creating…
URL: https://www.avsupersunshine.com/ Guttural grooves penetrate our speakers and bleed into a riff-rocking distorted guitar that wants to suffocate everything around it with its feverish resonance as we enter the rock mix of “Orange,” one of three mixes of the brand new single by the incomparable AV Super Sunshine. AV starts to sing with a smoky…
There are a lot of different music venues around the United States, and some are remarkably better than others. After all, some of them are areas that were specifically built for sound and others take place on ground that is considered hallowed in the music world. Taking a date to any of these places is…
Back and better than ever, Michael Capshaw – perhaps better known as California hip-hop king Cap – is tearing down the wall between artist and audience in his all-new singles “Alcohol,” a hard rocking rollercoaster of a rap anthem; “Worth It,” a balladic hip-hop harmonizer that sees Cap getting in touch with his quieter side…
2 CHAINZ’ 5TH STUDIO ALBUM ‘RAP OR GO TO THE LEAGUE’ – A&R’d BY LEBRON JAMES 2 Chainz, the multi-platinum, Grammy Award®-winning MC and “One of the Very Best Rappers Alive” (Noisey), confirms his highly anticipated fifth studio album, RAP OR GO TO THE LEAGUE, A&R’d by LeBron James, is set for a March 1st…
Warm Human, the solo “sludge pop” project of Meredith Johnston, is a combination of feelings, alone time and sine waves. Bridging the gap between diary rock and synth pop, Warm Human, uses fuzzy drones, ambient textures and pressurized 808’s to accentuate the desperation of being a living breathing person. Her mixtape, Worm Human, is streamable…
Counting Crows’ Adam Duritz Announces 2019 Edition Of Underwater Sunshine Festival Today, Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz and co-founder Barbara Rappaport announce that their Underwater Sunshine Festival will continue its inaugural season with a return to New York City this spring, continuing the momentum of the October 12-13, 2018 festival. Created by Duritz and Rappaport…
Money Dron, a fire spitter from Syracuse New York, is the next up and coming songwriter and artist about to make his mark on the industry. He has a new “Run It Up” which is available to download and stream on Spotify, ITunes, Tidal, Amazon, Apple Music, Google play and Pandora. “Run It Up” is…
Adult dating is becoming more and more popular on online dating websites. After all, there is a growing trust in online dating sites exhibited by mature people and a sense that there is a lot to gain from using such sites. However, you should understand the basic nature of adult dating before signing up, so…
“Having this identity—radical indigenous queer feminist—keeps me going. My music and my identity come from the same foundation of being a Native woman.” Katherine Paul (aka KP) is Black Belt Eagle Scout, and Mother of My Children is her debut album. Recorded in the middle of winter near her hometown in Northwest Washington, Paul’s connection…
Minor Moon – An Opening LP Sam Cantor has a lot on. First and foremost, he’s the lead singer/songwriter for Chicago-based band Minor Moon. He’s also a music teacher and, on occasion, he plays music at children’s birthday parties. It was during one of these children’s parties when he, feeling cynical about the world’s carelessness…
Just like finding the right prom dress for your big day is hectic, so is getting the appropriate dress for your flower girl. If you are a person of class and fashion, you will want your flower girl to be in one of the classic fashions that will leave some memories in the hearts of…
Are you a person whose love for music is so serious that you have to have a partner that enjoys music as much as you? While it might seem like nonsense to people without the passion for music in their lives, there are entire dating websites dedicated to people who are mixing music and love.…
“I wrote this song in a building in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland that used to be an old cottage hospital (Bonne Bay Cottage Hospital / Julia Ann Walsh Heritage Center). It was inspired by a story I heard about one of the young folks that used to work in the hospital and the boy…
URL: https://francinehoney.com/ Glassy beats cascade from a patient drum kit, dotting the landscape that guides us into To Be Continued…, Francine Honey’s latest LP, and its introductory track “Snowflakes on My Eyelashes.” Honey is joined by Beth Nielsen Chapman here, and together they stoke a raging fire that will melodically burn and carry us into the…
Scott Mulvahill wows listeners with his NPR Tiny Desk Concerts Performance For the high-profile segment, Mulvahill performed solo and with his band on the songs “Begin Againers,” “Gold Plated Lie,” and “Himalayas.” Says Mulvahill about the opportunity to perform a Tiny Desk Concert: “The cool thing about playing behind the desk is that it’s unusual…
In 2019, the world is looking at various health technologies as the all-in-one answer to many of today’s diseases. That said, one often underrated “techs” we should pay attention to in the digital age is the role music play in treating various ailments. If used properly, creatively, and coupled with AI, big data, virtual reality,…
Submissions are now open for the 2nd annual GRM Awards and will take place in the San Francisco Bay during the summer. Highlighting the best artists from California and beyond. If you are an Indie artist who has been working hard, feels they should be recognized or get some accolades then this is for you!…
Just a day after dropping their latest single, “Seek The Light,” Arkansas metalcore band is surprising fans with the surprise record release of “Letting Go.” After self reflection on where the band wanted to go with this record, the end result is a completely self produced album that takes fans on a musical roller coaster…
SWAZY STYLES “We Out” New Single! New Album Coming Soon! Triple R records releases the latest record from Swazy Styles titled “We Out.” Prd. by D roc on the track @iamdroc. The song is in rotation across the southeast and available for download and streaming on Soundcloud: Washington DC Band The Colonies Release New Single…
Through the centuries, the figure of Cupid has fascinated writers. Other mythological characters have faded, but the son of Venus with the magic arrows of desire remains vivid. Cupid represents the sudden, unexpected arrival of love – and not a slow-smoldering love, either, but a violent, explosive passion. He announces his presence with authority (and…
On the heels of worldwide success and nearly 1 billion on-demand streams, Dennis Lloyd reveals his brand new single “Never Go Back” today—as the direct sequel and lyrical bookend to last year’s smash “Nevermind”. With “Never Go Back,” the Israeli global singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist delivers a swooning and soulful anthem primed for international…
RISING SINGER/SONGWRITER MAISIE PETERS RELEASES NEW SINGLE “STAY YOUNG” Written by Peters and Sam ‘RØMANS’ Romans (Ella Mai, Little Mix, Demi Lovato), who produced the track alongside Sam De Jong (Thirty Seconds to Mars, Muse), ‘Stay Young’ is an instantly memorable, feel-good pop smash. The track, which finds Maisie musing on the highs and lows…
Reason|Define release the music video for their emotional song “Mirrors” today in a refreshingly intimate way. The all-female rock/post-hardcore band give fans a closer look into just how personal the message behind “Mirrors” is. The music video helps the single, off of upcoming album In Memory due out March 1, strike a personal note for…
Mike Classic releases today his new video for “Insecurities” via RED MUSIC. The women empowering and body positive themed video, which is directed by Ronald Reid, addresses the different insecurities women endure due to society’s standards. The track appears on Mike Classic’s recently released EP If Only You Knew. Mike Classic’s debut EP If Only…
Queen Key Officially Releases “Ratchett” Single Today “ [Queen Key’s] trademark sense of uproarious humor is refreshing, and it courses through her music.” -PAPER MAGAZINE Russell Louder unveils ‘Cost Of Living’ live session ‘Cost of Living’ is a ruminating confrontation in which Russell Louder personifies circumstances of the past. The minimal, yet clean and nuanced…
C-Rod offers a hot take on the coldness of break-ups with “The Break-up Tape”. With a flawless flow the whole of the album has a carefully crafted quality. Every track offers yet another chapter in a greater story, one that explores the power of relationships. Arrangements go for a casual cool style to them, nicely…
Adrianne Lenker has been writing songs since she was 10 years old. Her “back story” has been well documented in various interviews and profiles for Big Thief over the last 3 years. Despite, or more likely because of the constant touring and studio work, the last few years have been some of the most prolific…
ONE OK ROCK RELEASE NEW ALBUM ‘EYE OF THE STORM’ Fueled By Ramen group ONE OK ROCK has released their widely anticipated new album EYE OF THE STORM, which is available today at all DSPs and www.oneokrock.com. The album is highlighted by lead singles “Stand Out Fit In” – which was released alongside an official…
Dreamcatcher.ltd, a company offering dreamcatchers for sale is a good example of how a social media campaign should be executed. Is there a better way of stalking more than the use of Instagram stories?, I doubt so. Since the introduction of Instagram stories in 2016, the number of users of the feature has been more…
Romy Conzen goes for a funky fresh sound with “AIAIO”. An absolute joy of a track the happiness and optimism positively shine through. By far the highlight are her highly energetic vocals that rest at the very heart of it all. Rushing through with an intense energy is the colossal riffing of Dar.Ra’s “Heart Shape…
Musicality and innate feel are the foundations that encompass Brian’s Grogan’s music. Combined with strong vocals, honest songwriting and a charming sense of humour, Brian will get you moving and laughing, with a backdrop of melodies and lyrics that will be hard to forget. Inspired by artists such as Damien Rice, Father John Misty and…
THE MOWGLI’S PAINT A NEW LIFE WITH THEIR SINGLE “NORMAN ROCKWELL” California alt. rockers The Mowgli’s have released “Norman Rockwell,” the third single from their forthcoming EP American Feelings out March 1. The song, along with the album art were both inspired by Norman Rockwell’s painting Painting The Little House and the idea of painting…
