Feature stories and artist interviews
With the continued popularity and growth of online shopping, the USPS predicted that the agency will likely deliver more than 450 million packages to doorsteps and mailboxes this holiday season. The abundance of deliveries to front porches across the country can be jackpots for holiday grinches. You may have seen the home surveillance video footage…
Montreal native, Llyona has just released her debut single ‘‘With You’’ from her upcoming EP set to drop next summer in July 2015. This Passionate and smooth Indie RNB/Pop song will definitely take you to a cozy place. Canadian singer, 25 years old, Llyona takes Rnb with a modern approach. She was first sign to…
Los Angeles duo Little Brutes’ new song, “Make Our Own Way”, will be the theme music for the new NBC series, “One Big Happy”, starring Elisha Cuthbert. The comedy will premiere March 17, 2015. In conjunction with the announcement, Little Brutes have made the track available for streaming via Soundcloud today. “Make Our Own Way”…
Six-time San Diego Music Award nominee Gayle Skidmore is following up her latest full-length and coloring book combo Sleeping Bear with two new songs, live staples that have been requested by fans to be able to purchase: “Rag Doll” and “Barrel, Trigger, Gun.” A born songwriter, Skidmore’s natural ability and innate passion for music made…
Multi-platinum, Grammy Award winning rock band IMAGINE DRAGONS release the video for their new single, “I BET MY LIFE,” today on Vevo. Watch it HERE. Filmed at Arizona’s Roosevelt Dam and directed by Canadian filmmaker Jodeb (Zedd + Foxes’ “Clarity), the music video features American actor Dane DeHaan (The Amazing Spider-Man 2). The intense visuals…
To celebrate FROOT, Marina And The Diamonds has introduced “Froot of the Month,” a series through which she will share 1 new track every month until the release of the album. Fans who pre-order the album will receive a download of the single “FROOT” and will automatically receive one download a month of other “FROOTS”…
Country/pop/Broadway & TV star Rachel Potter unveils the new single, “Zero To Sixty,” from her forthcoming album, Not So Black and White. Potter became a household name on The X Factor and as the star of Evita and The Addams Family on Broadway, as well as the national tour of Wicked. Rachel Potter’s musical style…
Extraordinary new singer-songwriter Taylor Berrett will be releasing his debut album, Great Falls, on March 10, 2015, via Warner Bros. Records. The album embodies songwriting at its finest, with great artists like Paul Simon and Billy Joel as inspiration and Taylor’s uniquely fun, uplifting, and poignant style at the heart. He’s already garnered heavy-hitting comparisons…
Country rock band Ben Hope & The Uptown Outfit announces the release of their new single, “Colleen,” from their forthcoming album Ragged and Rowdy. Originally from Alabama, Hope moved after college to New York where he made a name for himself as an actor, winning the Kennedy Center award for “Most Promising Career” in 2006…
Newcastle’s finest Smoove & Turrell are back with the third single from the exceptional album Broken Toys. Now Or Never is the atmospheric closer from their album – the sing along number that sends audiences happy into the night after their electrifying live shows. 2014 has been all about playing live and introducing the new…
After releasing his eponymous LP and packing out clubs in the US and Europe, Clark ends 2014 with a few more dates and a music video for the track “Beacon”. On March 13 he plays the UK’s Bloc Festival then heads out on a massive US Spring co-headline tour with Nosaj Thing, his most expansive…
Atmospheric indie rockers The Attic Ends announce the release of their official music video for “The Heat Is Hell”, which Culture Collide describes as “…uplifting.” The band formed in 2010 when Samantha Rex (lead vocals), Jan Christiansen (keyboard), Pete Hur (guitar) and Bob King (drums) met in New York and began writing music together. The…
“It’s a long road. Just let it take you there.” That’s the opening lyric from the new single “Sirens” by the Louisiana-based shimmer-pop band Hydrogen Child, and–for most artists on the planet–an inevitable truth. But for the five natives of Shreveport that comprise the band–Ansley Rimmer, Clyde Hargrove, Chris Rimmer, Jason Mills and Hali Kha–this…
With great honor Grenco Science proudly welcomes Wiz Khalifa’s record label and management company, Taylor Gang Ent., as an official partner of the industry’s leading vaporizer company. In celebration of this revolutionary collaboration, Grenco Science unveils the first two releases in the Taylor Gang collection, the Taylor Gang | microG and Taylor Gang | G…
Alex Winston is excited to debut the new single “Careless”, from her forthcoming spring 2015 album on 300 Entertainment. “Careless”, which Stereogum praised as “superb” and noted as an example of Winston’s gift for writing “big, meticulously crafted pop songs”, is streaming on SoundCloud and available now on iTunes, Spotify, and Google Play. The single…
Workplace accidents abound in all industries. From construction to nuclear plants, there’s always the risk of being involved in an accident. Even in corporate environments where there’s no use of heavy equipments and machinery, there’s still some risk of accidents. After all, people could trip on the staircase or loose carpeting, slip on wet floors,…
The wait is finally over as both Les Fradkin & Michael Brown have created something very special here with the release of their latest song titled “As Eagles Fly In The Night”. Les has always wanted to collaborate with Brown instrumentally and Michael has dreamed of doing an all-instrumental album throughout his entire career. The…
“With our current momentum, we’re prepared to take weeSPIN to the next level” says Darius Fong, weeSPIN founder and CEO. He adds, “Our next stage of development enhances the social features of the app and improves functionality by streamlining even more music services into a single platform.” weeSPIN re-shapes the way users experience digital music…
Socially conscious Perth soul songstress, Shameem has announced the release of her new single, Under One Sun (out Friday 12 December) and new album, The Second City set for release on January 16. Shameem will be celebrating the releases with a national tour kick starting in Perth at Subiaco Arts Centre on January 17, moving…
Morgan Mecaskey refuses to pull any punches on her new EP, Lover Less Wild. The Cleveland native has been busy establishing herself as a solo artist who Cleveland Scene says is “one of the cities better singer-songwriters.” Some may recognize Morgan from the indie-folk band Tinamou, which she formed in high school. Lover Less Wild…
The hottest rapper in the streets of Miami Bustafree joins forces with the biggest boss in the game Rick Ross. With a string of regional radio & clubs hits including “On Deck” feat Ace Hood & Pitbull & Make It Funky, Bustafree is no stranger to the Florida music scene. Most recently Bustafree was featured…
Montreal’s Blood and Glass have premiered a meaningful, beautiful and ultra-feminist video for their song, “Sing Dear Queen”, this weekend – listen via Soundcloud – in remembrance of the shooting of 14 women that took place in Montreal at ther École Polytechnique on December 6, 1989. Blood and Glass front woman, Lisa Moore, appeared on…
BZRK has built a loyal following in Nashville over the past year, earning a reputation for their do-or-die attitude, rowdy live shows, along with the prolific rate in which they release mixtapes. BZRK’s line-up now includes Caveman, Third Eye G. FuBar, MacDonald, Caustic, and the deceased, but highly influential, BASEDGHOST. While most of them aren’t…
Going away to college means that you made it and graduated from high school. You are now becoming an independent young adult with more freedom and definitely less parental supervision. But what you may not realize is that going to college has its challenges and you soon understand that living away from home means that…
Prins Obi is the moniker of George Dimakis, singer/songwriter of Greek psych rock outfit Baby Guru. Together they have released three official LPs (“Baby Guru”, “Pieces” and “Marginalia”), 5 digital EPs and they have performed live in Greece, Europe and U.S. (Eurosonic, CMJ Music Marathon, Europavox and more). A year after the debut EP “Love…
Bogan Via is Bret Bender and Madeleine Miller. MADLY is the band’s second extended play album and it further develops their unique synth-pop sound. MADLY was then recorded between 2013 and 2014 over two continents at the Red Bull Studios in Copenhagen and in their hometown of Los Angeles. Mixed in New York, the band…
LA based pop/rock band Starling Glow have unveiled their official music video for their brand new single, “Ignite”. With influences ranging from Kelly Clarkson to Paramore, the track showcases vocalist Liz Anne Hill’s strong female vocals and love for “slick pop-rock” music. ” The video for the track features Hill dodging a series of traps…
After 18 years in hibernation, 6 String Drag is back with Roots Rock ‘N’ Roll, out February 10 on Royal Potato Family. Cut live to tape, the effort is equal parts slap-back swagger and openhearted honesty—a triumphant return that celebrates rock’s first golden age by virtue of the grace, wit and insight found in frontman…
The Electric Ballroom is a venue that has been at the very heart of the Camden Market area of London for over 70 years, and despite an uncertain future, it is still very much part of what attracts so many to Camden. Musical legends The list of musical artists that have appeared at the Electric…
Upon receiving her Master’s of Music at Boston University, Jamie Lynn Hart released her debut full-length album Anticipate in 2011 as well as a live album in 2013 titled Live at Tupelo Music Hall, which won Best Album at the Limelight Music Awards. Jamie has also received the CBS Local’s top pick for Boston’s Best…
Award-winning songwriter/producer, Chris Keup, owner of White Star Sound, who has collaborated with artists on Warner Bros., Universal, Atlantic, Virgin, and many others, wrote a song called “Family” for the Novogratz Brothers. The brothers recorded the song at L.A.’s renowned Village Studios, where iconic albums such as Carol King’s Tapestry and Steely Dan’s Aja were…
Fresh off a bid in the Feds, aspiring street preacher Neighborhood Kandyman offers up the first visual off his upcoming January 2015 release, “The Hustle Religion” for your enjoyment. “So Fly” is exactly how Kandyman is feeling out of those prison stripes and he don’t care who knows it. Neighborhood Kandyman has launched a fearless…
For purposes of the management, storage, protection and sharing of information in a company, management information systems are crucial. The management information systems (MIS) department is the central nervous system of any company. All of the aspects of the performance of a company are gauged through data produced by its MIS department. What is the…
On December 8, 1941, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt referred to December 7th as “a date that will live in infamy.” But to millions born after World War II, December 8th is the date that lives in infamy¬—that was the day, in 1980, that John Lennon was assassinated. Baby boomers,…
Somewhere between your campfire and where the tide meets the sand is where Seagulls makes its home. Secluded in a West Virginia cabin, Seagulls recorded their debut LP, Great Pine, due to be released on February 3rd 2015. From rich vocal harmonies to lush string arrangements, Great Pine’s airtight folk songs are fully formed but…
If you’re in the process of trying to determine which career path would be most appropriate and advantageous for you, you might want to consider music or art. There are a plethora of signs that can function as strong indications that a career in this sector is right for you, and some of them include:…
To understand where Indie music is going, you have to know where it’s been. In the 1980s, following years of soft rock and irritating disco music, Indie rock exploded onto the music scene. It was different than anything else, but what defined the music was not what it was. What defined the music was what…
The growth of online grocery shopping and a preference toward craft foods, fermented foods (think aged, cured or pickled foods like sauerkraut) and smoked flavors rank among the top food trends for 2015, according to Supermarket Guru®, Phil Lempert. Lempert, working closely with ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG), predicts the most significant changes next year…
Always unpredictable yet consistent in her approach, Brisbane singer/songwriter Meredith is one of the alternative pop world’s most enthralling new muses. Effortlessly fusing lo-fi indie pop production and folk influenced lyricism, her recent single ‘Jumpin Beds’ proved to be a flawless introduction to the mysterious new artist, and its accompanying music video is now here…
Today, legendary guitarist Johnny Marr (formerly of The Smiths) released his new music video for “Dynamo.” The track is off Marr’s acclaimed sophomore solo album Playland, which Rolling Stone boasts is “filled with wicked guitar salvos and shiny, barbed hooks…” and Q Magazine adds, “‘Playland’ is better than its predecessor in pretty much every respect.…
