Feature stories and artist interviews
It is a clear message that talented performer Brian Hutson is sending, “I am here to make a mark in the industry in a big way.” He seems to have already done that. As an independent artist with only an EP and a new single out he has managed to capture national attention. He is…
With critical acclaim, chart success, international TV syncing and awards a-plenty, it is hard not to see Australian songstress Julie Kember as a bona fide overachiever. The beating heart of all her wild success is wonderful music that touches the soul. Built around the gorgeous timbre of her voice, Kember’s songs are majestically poetic, cinematic…
ESP EVOLUTION Amazing New Single ‘FAKE & PHONY’ Interscope Records’ Artists Occupy Three Spots In Top 5 On This Week’s Billboard Hot 100 Chart Interscope Records recording artists occupy the three spots on the Billboard Hot 100 chart this week, in addition to the Top 20. Maroon 5’s “Girls Like You,” featuring Cardi B, has…
Katie Garibaldi New Single “Safe and Warm (Lullaby for Jesus)” New Music: K. Sparks – Midnight Drive (Produced By: Kurser) Midnight Drive is the fourth single from K. Sparks collaborative album with French Producer Kurser entitled Note To Self. The album contains a combination of live instrumentation and collaborations with various musicians from several locations.…
This is unique, but accessible. Alya Michelson’s single “Puppet Strings” will be an enjoyable introduction to her talents and the Russian native has obviously toiled to realize her craft in a way not enough modern songwriters and musicians aspire to. The obvious care and deep feeling invested in this single will win over anyone willing…
Christian O “HellFyre” Video Christian O is a Zürich based song-writer and recording artist. A poet and lover of music, he’s released multiple singles and EP’s, including his latest song , “HellFyre”, which is available everywhere music is sold. Christian has worked with award winning producers, and draws from the experiences from his travels, relationships,…
We are so excited to hang out with incredible musician Steve Blane. Steve released his newest album, ‘So New York’ in August. The album is a collection of ten original love songs to the city he loves best. Steven’s style incorporates a jazzy pop influence along with a 1950’s rock vibe that gives his sound…
Calvin Johnson Shares “(I’ve Still Got) Sand In My Shoes” Track Feat. Michelle Branch Via Paste The new Calvin Johnson album A Wonderful Beast [KLP269] is an experiment in sound. Calvin entered the Audio Eagle Studio in Nashville, TN. using the premise “Rock’n’roll Will Never Die” as a starting point. Working closely with Producer Patrick…
From the hub of heavy electronic and modern sound, My Demons Galore have brought rock back to Brooklyn. With hard-hitting riffs, striking lyrics and anthemic melodies, their theatrics mirror those of Queen, Muse, and My Chemical Romance. They hold the torch for the lost and the broken as they balance these contrasting forces. Triumphantly, they…
There isn’t much to say about where mainstream pop music is right now, and that isn’t just a problem for the artists who rake in two or three Grammys every year, but more of a problem for our artistic world as a whole. When the top starts to crumble, it’s up to the artists occupying…
If you’re looking for something vastly unusual that is like nothing you’ve ever heard or experienced before, then The Interplanetary Acoustic Team’s “Light Sketch” is your golden ticket! The song is like something from another galaxy just free-floating in space & time for all lifeforms to witness. Right away, I was taken a back and…
VOUNA: Eponymous Debut Album To See Release In November Wolves In The Throne Room proudly announces that they will be releasing the sorrowful and grand self-titled debut album by synth-driven funeral doom band VOUNA through their own Artemisia Records in November. The album’s artwork, track listing, and penultimate album track “Drowning City” have been issued.…
In a strategic war with Apple and the Major Record Labels Spotify launches itself into the A&R business. It is very important that as an artist you have access to a record label contract and what it entails. For the past 12 months Spotify has been negotiating with artists and artist managers in order to…
“Seawall” is a track that begins with a guitar strummed pattern, before being joined by a fluid bass line. It’s later accompanied by an acoustic piano pattern. Garth Adam sings its words to someone who’s lost a faith of some kind. A seawall is defined as “a wall or embankment erected to prevent the sea…
Famous Dex, Lil Baby, Rich the Kid & Jay Critch Team Up for “Nervous” Famous Dex kicks off the fall with his newest single, “Nervous” featuring hip-hop heavy weights, Lil Baby, Rich the Kid, and Jay Critch. The high energy record is produced by Take A Daytrip, one of the producers for Sheck Wes’s…
Eli Paperboy Reed’s new single, “Ninety Nine Cent Dreams,” featuring legendary rapper Big Daddy Kane premiered over the weekend on Elton John’s Apple Music Beats 1 Radio Show. Now available at all digital service providers, check out the official video shot in New York City. “Ninety Nine Cent Dreams” (feat. Big Daddy Kane) reflects Reed’s…
Irish singer/songwriter Fia Moon has delivered her stunning latest release, ‘Take’, a slick aural embodiment of the vocalist’s jaw-dropping vocal range. The brilliantly soulful single showcases the instantly recognisable signature sound of Moon, who was classically trained from the age of 5. Renowned for her honest and heartfelt lyrics and inspired by names like Dua…
Minsk – The Chalice And The Dagger // New song from the upcoming split album BIGOD with Zatokrev “The Chalice And The Dagger” is a snapshot into the world of paradox. Life is a disgusting grind, yet our experience vibrates with ecstasy and potentiality. This song hopes to present the hymn of the out-lier; with…
Of all the punk rock bands who’ve turned their derision against the current authorities, none are more ferocious – or unsparing in their contempt – than BLXPLTN. On two marvelously brutal full-lengths and a clutch of standalone singles, the Austin three-piece outfit leads with righteous rage. They’ve paired their examinations of race, class, gender, and…
I, Us, & We Share “Prism” Track Via BlackBook | ‘Prism’ EP Out Later This Fall I, Us, & We emerged from obscurity into the public’s consciousness in 2017 with a sound that was both self-assured and transcendent. The trio; consisting of brothers Jordan, Evan, and Aaron Doverspike, spent the better part of the last…
Although Hippo Campus has a lively band name, they dive into topics such as depression and isolation intertwined with self-deluded fantasy. They channel what people feel deep inside, using poetic writing infused with light production and electronic elements that act more like stylish accents. Stripped back and increasingly vulnerable, the world they create releases intense…
Noted producer, musician, and songwriter Ben Rice ushers in the changing of the seasons with his second single, “Autumn Days” — a reflective, nostalgia-tinged, acoustic based track which blends organic tones and contemporary production — due out September 21, 2018. “In early September, there’s always a feeling that I get as the air starts to…
Blending a distinctive fusion of Iranian, Latin, and UK bass influences into her own classification of pop, it’s fair to say Paria’s tones are of the world. She brings vitality to the tired Scandi-pop scene by soaking in and incorporating her DIY essence with use of traditional Iranian instrument samples and multi-tracked, thickening vocal parts.…
New video from rising Malian artist Fatoumata Diawara premieres at PRI The World; October West Coast dates set Diawara notes that “‘Bonya’ means respect. This is the most important value that we need to cultivate. I feel like a universal Mother, so I do not worry only for myself, I also worry for our children.…
Here we are bright & early on a Saturday. We got so much going on today from music to college football to just enjoying the weekend. Today we have hooked up with an amazing artist by the name – Danise. Danise is touching the hearts of many with effervescent contemporary Christian music. The singer born…
Machine Gun Kelly (EST 19XX/Bad Boy/Interscope Records) has packed his spitfire personality and rapid rhymes into his latest EP BINGE, now available on all digital platforms. The project comes during a high-profile time for the rapper who just made headlines with controversial diss track, “Rap Devil,” which debuted this week at #13 on the Billboard Hot…
Have you ever stopped to think about your life? Stopping to think means to actually sit down and ponder the entire years, months, and weeks that have entered your circle of hours altogether; and then actually think for that particular moment about what you might have been doing that you already aren’t doing in your…
Rock music has never been defined by those who play by the rules, and it’s going to take a generation who respects the foundational fortitude of anarchy to ensure rock n’ roll’s survival in the future. When you think about it in those terms, Broken Baby are one of the only bands up to the…
This July, Meg Myers released her new album Take Me To The Disco on 300 Entertainment to critical acclaim: The New York Times noted it was “Seeing and then exploding”, Billboard called it “Cathartic… life-affirming”, and Uproxx said it was “as powerful as it is unsettling.” She teamed up with producer Christian “Leggy” Landon to…
Heavy Camp’s BLAC YOUNGSTA made headlines last year when his video went viral of him taking over a McDonald’s; offering free meals to customers and taking over the drive-thru Nearly a year later and Youngsta got to relive his moment for the official visual for “Drive-Thru off his new mixtape Fu*k Everybody 2. The video,…
ESP EVOLUTION Amazing New Single ‘FAKE & PHONY’ SONAL JOGIA BRINGS 90s RNB BACK TO LIFE WITH ALIVE By all accounts, Sonal Jogia has gone against the grain her entire life…and her musical journey is no exception. Having written and released her first album in her early thirties, this Canadian R&B songstress, who left her…
This Columbus, Ohio-based band, Harmless Habit, has created something that is worth jumping out of your seat for! “Tight” is jam-packed with high energy and true rock & roll grooves. Rock music, on the whole and in itself, isn’t what it used to be but Harmless Habit looks to change that with their new release.…
“This is my first video stepping out as a solo artist. After losing myself in the push and pull of a million other opinions, I went to Woodstock to sit in the dirt & write. This project channeled angst & confusion into a tone of riot. The video for “In Your Eyes” goes into my…
Mountain Man’s First Album in 8 Years, Magic Ship, out Today on Nonesuch Mountain Man’s first album in eight years, Magic Ship, is out today on Nonesuch Records. In celebration, the band embarks on a fourteen-city US tour—its first in six years—beginning October 22 in Washington, DC. Other stops on the tour include Brooklyn, Chicago,…
Karyn White, the muti-platinum, two time Grammy Nominee and R&B songstress behind new jack swing era hits like “Secret Rendezvous,” is back with a new sound and a new movie. Gale and the Storm is a story of showbusiness that takes elements from Karyn’s own personal experience. I spoke with her about creating the film…
Action Bronson Announces White Bronco Album, Coming This Fall, Shares “White Bronco” Single Action Bronson wears a lot of hats, from chef, to TV host, to author, but there’s one label that he likes best: rap star. Preparing his first independent project in years, Action Bronson announces White Bronco. On White Bronco, Bronson reckons with…
Born and raised on the coast of Southern Maine, 25 year-old pop/country phenomenon Max Ater has quickly taken New England by storm with his powerful voice and lyrics. No stranger to the stage, Max spent his teenage years honing his skills at open mics, community theatre, and at fairs and festivals throughout the state. In…
Redlight announces album and releases new single ‘Get Wavey’ Dynamic DJ and producer, Redlight, has delivered his brand-new single, ‘Get Wavey’, a vibrant production taken from his eagerly anticipated new 10-track album, ‘ACTIVE’, which is set for release on Friday 26th October. Marrying deep electronica-focused tones with strong rhythmic elements on ‘Get Wavey’, the track…
Yeah it is Friday again, happy times are here! Today we have an amazing musician M. Ross Perkins. His debut self-titled album drew comparisons to the psychedelic heavyweights of the past, but on his new EP, M Ross Perkins lasers in on a more sophisticated and precise brand of pop songwriting. The stylistic pivot is…
Alina Baraz has shared her latest song “Feels Right” accompanied by a video directed by Alina herself. The track marks her first new single since her highly-anticipated project The Color Of You dropped in April, which has been streamed over 361 million times across all platforms. The new song’s title and lyrics are a straightforward…
