Feature stories and artist interviews
Natalise is an unexpected talent in the music industry. She began her musical journey at a young age and has taken a variety of adventurous paths to find herself where she is today. Piano at three, dance at seven, church choir at eight all led her to the renowned San Francisco Conservatory of Music where…
Laura LaValle’s “NOW” is an empowering break-up song. The music video features beautiful cinematography, choreography and the dance talent of Michael Silas, former dancer for Lady Gaga and Mariah Carey. The music video was shot by the production team of Lady Gaga the day after a huge fire took place on location in Valencia. This…
Kambui Chui-Moore is thrilled to share his debut full length album Confier today, January 17, 2017. Confier means “entrust” in French. Kambui delivers heartfelt lyrics covering themes of identity, vulnerability, and the fear of what’s next. Taking cues from James Blake and Kid Cudi, he creates otherworldly beats built on unconventional rhythms, sparse piano riffs,…
After MILCK’s first single, “Devil Devil,” hit over 1 million streams on YouTube, landed on multiple TV shows and films including The Royals, Marco Polo, Lucifer, and Pretty Little Liars, and garnered her a spot on Shazam’s Watchlist, the Los Angeles-based artist found that her rebellious voice was gaining momentum. Her next single, “Quiet,” to…
Moscow’s FREE.D isn’t content with just creating music. Through his hard work and vision he is also the mastermind behind Hidden Vibes, his label that gives a voice to the carefully selected voices in the music world. This ambitious visionary is a jack of all trades, writing, recording, producing, label head, and also an exceptionally…
Hailing from Bogotá, Colombia, musician ela minus (Gabriela Jimeno) grew up in two parallel underground musical worlds, hardcore and electronic music. After years of playing drums in bands in Colombia and the U.S and moving to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music, she eventually graduated with a dual major in drum set performance and…
Today, Grammy Award-winning DJ/producer Tiësto released his new single, “On My Way,” featuring the exciting up-and-coming vocalist duo, Bright Sparks. The song is available now via digital retailers and streaming platforms. “On My Way” is Tiësto’s first official single of 2017. The song, which makes use of flames imagery to suggest a cycle of rebirth…
Friday the 13th – unlucky for some, but monumental for others. LA based band The Regrettes fall into the later category as they unleash today their debut record, “Feel Your Feelings, Fool!” via Warner Bros. Records. Why today of all days? Outspoken 16 year old and band front woman, Lydia Night explains – “Friday the…
The energetic track combines an epic, spirited melody with The Beachs powerful lyricism, showcasing the distinctive sound that sets The Beach apart as a unique new voice in British music. The Beach said of the track: The song is about saying something in the heat of the moment and then instantly wishing you could take…
Florence Donovan, aka Dos Floris, is an artist whose resolve and inspiration in the face of adversity is nothing short of remarkable. Music has been a part of her life since a very young age, but it wasn’t until a struggle with and recovery from anorexia that she was able to fully immerse herself in…
“W.C.W” (Women Crush Wednesday) sees Motor City natives Page Kennedy and D12’s Kuniva throw shade at all that booty thirst on the Gram. The track appears on Page’s upcoming studio album, “Torn Pages” releasing courtesy of Empire Distribution on March 10th. While millions know Page for his film and television roles in the likes of…
The release date of Contact marks the ten-year anniversary of Margaret Chardiet’s project, Pharmakon. While working on her newest release, she began to evaluate the project as a whole. Though the content of each record has been very different and specific, the pervading question, which has underlined them all, is what is means to be…
Antenna Man announces the whiskey-drenched single, “Knockdown” off the upcoming album, Elaine Jr. Recorded at Postal Recording (Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s) in Indianapolis, the album is due out on February 17. “Knock Down” is available as an approved downloadable mp3. “Knockdown” is an anti-social song exposing a liberating catharsis. The upbeat melody…
Millions of dedicated viewers know Les Stroud as Survivorman: the nature-loving, joke-cracking, critter-eating, odds-defying star of the television program of the same name. As Survivorman, Stroud has braved the elements in some of the harshest — and most gorgeous — places on earth, filming himself and his struggles as he takes on Mother Nature in…
VAMA is an independent top Romanian rock alternative band. It was founded in 2006 by award winning actor and musician Tudor Chirila and guitarist Eugen Caminschi who split up from VAMA VECHE, a highly appreciated band founded in 1996. http://www.vamamusic.ro/ Continuing the tradition of the former band, VAMA became one of the most beloved local…
Natasha Kmeto returns with her latest video for her recently released single “Pour Down.” Reminiscent of mid-’90s R&B aesthetics, the video is a stripped down and mesmerizing display of color and Natasha Kmeto’s powerful performance. As described by IMPOSE Magazine: “flashing lights, mirrors, and the very dance atmosphere in which we find Kmeto in “Pour…
“Prodigal Daughter is a fun one for the girls and for everyone who loves the girls” says Grog. “It’s about the warrior spirit of the lone individual trying to carve out their path in life. About trying to stay brave and grounded whilst negotiating technological advancement and the realities of ultra global ‘connectedness’. I’ve never…
The Hiccup origin story is a rather unlikely one for a breakneck paced, harmony-laden indie band. Dual vocalists Hallie Bulleit (formerly of The Unlovables) and Alex Clute first met when they began playing together in the house band on a late-night television program. The Chris Gethard Show – a club house for suburban dorks, outcasts,…
Boston’s own Brandon Michael taps into a deep well of influences to create a sound that he believes will last a lifetime. It’s appropriate then that his debut album was named Timeless. Though he only wrote his first song at the age of 18, this 23 year old is a quick study and quickly immersed…
Swedish house maestro Mr. Tophat and pop phenomenon Robyn have come together for “Trust Me,” a sleek three track EP of dark disco and luscious grooves, featuring contributions from Abba’s original drummer, Per Lindvall, and his brother, bassist David Lindvall. With each track going well beyond the nine-minute mark, “Trust Me” is the artistic culmination…
Where is it written that there may only be one Big Bang? In Summer 2015, to the day 13,8 billion years after the first one, The Universe By Ear have initiated another big boom. Since then basses tear black holes into space, drums dart like unstoppable comets through zero gravity and guitars paint stripes of…
Jackson, Mississippi’s homegrown J-WONN knows a thing or two about writing a killer song. He’s grown up surrounded by the sounds of R&B, Soul, Pop, and the Blues, all of which have come together into one complete package of not just radio-ready jams, but also songwriting and performance chops that artists of all generations and…
Take a sprinkling of Jack White, a dose of the Black Keys and a touch of Arctic Monkeys cool. Sons Of Revolution present the first official video, taken from their forthcoming album, the self-titled Sons Of Revolution. The I Feel Like Crying video itself is moody and dark, filmed in noir-ish black and white that…
iLLPHONiCS is a rare find. The experimental outfit is the kind of elusive group that can make a crowd both dance and think. Using a soulful concoction of hard-hitting and real lyrics wrapped around a symphony of authentic jazzy bass lines, sharp drums, clean guitars, ever-evolving keys, and three-part vocal harmonies, this Missouri collective is…
NYC-based singer/songwriter, Monte Mader, is a girl from the middle of nowhere, who lost everything and is now on the brink of everything. After a tumultuous journey of love and loss, Monte emerges onto the music scene with the release of her debut EP, Skydive, out May 2017. The first track, “Selfish Girl,” is a…
Birmingham born, North London raised Harlea is today (6th January 2017) sharing her new single ‘You Don’t Get It’ – a snarling second offering, which marries together crushing blues-inflected guitar work, with infectious pop-tinged vocal melodies. ‘You Don’t Get It’ is out now via 0E0E. Sparkling evidence that Harlea has truly found her voice, the…
Some artists entertain. Others captivate. Twenty-one-year-old singer-songwriter Daniel Correa electrifies. When Daniel performs, people don’t just listen to his music, they inhale it. His lyrics speak to anyone who has ever struggled for a sense of truth. His songs, an innovative blend of alternative rock and pop, are a high-octane testimonial to the exhilaration, yearning,…
26-year-old French-Israeli singer TAL releases her debut international single, the highly infectious ‘Slow Down The Flow’, out now on Warner Music. The track, which mixes urban pop with ragga stylings and is co-produced by TAL and French duo LNT, and mastered by Daddy’s Groove (David Guetta), is a global smash hit in the making. It’s…
Sung and stomped with passion is Vama’s triumphant “Memories Now”. Rhythms beat their way to the very heart as they help to deliver the song’s message with a sense of urgency. The chorus works wonders too as it nicely meshes with the overall fast-paced glorious nature of the track. Everything simply comes together as it…
The Nude Party congealed as one unit in the southern mountain town of Boone, NC in 2013 and gained their namesake very literally. Bonded by isolation, house party debauchery, a religion based on pushing the limits of bad taste, and a precocious predisposition towards the Kinks, the Animals and the Velvets, they have burgeoned into…
Following their warmly received Halloween gift to fans in the form of “Dead Alive”, The Shins are pleased to announce the release of their fifth studio album, Heartworms. The album will be released on March 10th via Aural Apothecary/Columbia Records. In contrast to 2012’s Port of Morrow, which debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top…
Israeli artist May Fall sees the world beyond just the presumptive patterns and expectations of society around him. Sure, he dutifully fulfills society’s expectations by occupying his designated position in humanity’s food-chain. Not content to just be another nameless face in the crowd, he has turned to music as his chosen method to relieve his…
So here we are, 2017 and it feels so good. I really am feeling good about this year and am excited for all the music we have coming. Today we are kicking off the new year with a good ol’ country band, Russ Still and The Moonshiners. They have much to talk about but before…
“Storms make trees take deeper roots” said Dolly Parton. Kalahysteri learned Dolly’s lesson: with their feet on the ground and their eyes looking ahead, Kalahysteri crafted 10 new songs, travelling into a parallel universe leading the listener to the core of popular music. Kalahysteri songs are naked and raw, thriving and intriguing, deep and dreamy.…
Meridian Incident is an intriguing progressive rock group from Minneapolis with an eye towards creating music that reverberates below the surface. With an impressive knack for combining compositional and technical artistry, they’re akin to artists such as A Perfect Circle, Tool, Porcupine Tree, and even a touch of Pink Floyd who straddle the line between…
Dami is true NYC hip-hop. He is a product of life in the Big Apple and has spent his years hustling on the streets. When he finally decided to put the pen to the paper he already had a deep well of influence to draw from. While some “rappers” just want to make up stories…
Introspective but bombastically spoken, Josh Sallee establishes himself as an influencer in 2017 hip hop with his new video + single, “How We Do,” ft. Jedidiah, out now on YouTube. Bridging singing and rapping, Josh and Jedi tear up a Goodboy-produced beat, set to a stark visual directed by Josh and Logan Meis. A must-see…
The Gospel Youth has signed with Rise/Velocity Records and will be going into the studio with producer Romesh Dodangoda (Motorhead, Bring Me The Horizon, Twin Atlantic) in February/March, with plans to release a new album later this year. The pop rock band from England’s South Coast, will be touring the UK with Seaway and WSTR…
As an experienced songwriter/ musician, John Vincent Curry has seen all sides of the music business, including the climb of his rock band goneblind with major label deals to being a recording/touring musician for ex-Creed frontman Scott Stapp. Currently, JVC plays up to 250 shows a year as a solo artist/songwriter with his rock band…
Since releasing ‘Forsaken’ and ‘Sick Like Me’ in 2016 its been a journey for upcoming artist GunFight. With no signs of slowing down he gears up for his first EP release of the new year titled ‘Rouse.’ Featuring 8 tracks that represent his signature sound which consist of heavy bass, electric guitar synths, massive stadium…
