Feature stories and artist interviews
Looking back on this fiftieth anniversary of the Beatles arrival in America, music fans and cultural observers of all ages often ask, “Can anything like the Beatles happen again?” The question itself is somewhat rhetorical and, a half-century on, acknowledges the singularity of the Beatles phenomenon. Those who lived through it ask the question to…
Returning with the final release from their ‘Losing All My Friends’ EP, British alternative/indie- rock trio ‘Monster Jaw’ announce the arrival of their atmospheric art house mini-film ‘Lidocaine’ video single. Featuring UK alternative model ‘Zombie Cat Girl’ and method actor Mark Morris, ‘Lidocaine’ tells the tale of addictions, relationships and an independent young woman refusing…
Andy Shauf has announced the first dates of an upcoming US tour beginning February 6th in Seattle, WA. Bookended by Canadian dates and festivals, the tour will take him down the west coast through February 14th in San Francisco, CA. The Regina, Saskatchewan singer/songwriter is also confirmed for the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX…
Reigning ACM Vocal Group of the Year, THE BAND PERRY, has unveiled the new video for their Grammy-nominated rendition of “Gentle On My Mind,” their current single and the lead track from the soundtrack to the James Keach-directed documentary Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me. The video stars Kimberly, Reid and Neil Perry, Alexander Ludwig (Vikings,…
New Kingston, a fast-rising, New York City-based reggae band, is set to release its third full-length album, KINGSTON CITY, on indie reggae powerhouse label Easy Star Records. The record, which drops January 27, 2015, includes 12 songs and guest appearances by members of Tribal Seeds, Hawaiian singer-songwriter Kimie Miner, Sister Carol, The Wailing Souls, and…
Online education has become more and more popular in the last decade to the point where you can study just about anything online. Even medical sciences! Choosing to study a health related profession online opens up the field for working professionals and for those who learn better in an online environment. Here are the five…
Congratulations, you’ve made it through two decades of feedings, dirty diaper changing, teenage angst, and other trials and tribulations of those about to turn 21 years of age. However, for some, the 21st birthday introduces another trial associated to alcohol consumption, getting people sick, or worse, hurt in the process. You don’t have to invite…
Blend is excited to announce the activation of monetization options for its thriving creator community through the launch of Blend Market (blend.io/market), a unique digital marketplace for musicians and producers to sell interactive audio by tapping in to a growing and heavily engaged community of other music producers as well as music fans. Having been…
Internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter Misty Edwards will release her newest and 4th studio album, Little Bird, from Forerunner Music available Dec. 29 through digital and retail outlets everywhere. With the brand new solo release of Little Bird, which comes on the heels of last year’s critically lauded long player Only a Shadow, indie-alternative antidote to today’s…
Check out Asheville-based rock band amandla and their new single, “Talking Sweet,” from their forthcoming album, Laughing Hearts, due out spring 2015. You can listen to it here. This is the new project from “energetic, dexterous” (Prefix Magazine) Ween drummer, Claude Coleman Jr., who you might also know from his work with Eagles of Death…
Robert J. Hunter delivers a high energy, gruff, performance of dirty blues. RJH’s debut single, ‘Demons’ is out now and has reached number one in the UK Itunes Blues Chart. His debut album, ’Songs for the Weary’ is out 10th February 2015. Heavily influenced by Peter Green, Tom Waits and The Doors to name a…
St. Petersburg five-piece FORGET MY SILENCE is already tearing up metal scenes across the world – boasting hundreds of thousands of YouTube views, a massive and growing number of Facebook fans, and a buzzing indie following. But, with their reinvented sound that combines deathcore elements, heavy progressive/djent influence and searing guitar solos, the band is…
Ever hear of the Mozart Effect? It refers to a set of research results which pointed to the finding that hearing Mozart’s sonatas induced improvements in short term memory, especially on spatial-temporal reasoning tasks. According to Dzhingarov.com, this finding has led to several hypotheses such as children who are exposed to Mozart’s music at an…
I love Christmas! It is the most special holiday of the year to me and I am absolutely thrilled to release a Christmas CD. Hopefully, families will enjoy it every year for a long long time. Sarantos has had quite a busy year releasing 34 songs and a whole lot of music videos. Sarantos finishes…
Best known for their energetic live shows, The Crazy Carls combine pop, rock, and funk into their tracks drawing favorable comparisons to Maroon 5, Bruno Mars and One Republic. The band has headlined several venues, lighting up Florida and the Southeast while sharing the stage with greats like Train, Big Sean, Dirty Heads, and most…
French Montana drops his new single Bad B**** featuring Jeremih. The song is now available at all digital retailers. French Montana is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on his sophomore project, Mac & Cheese. The Moroccan born, Bronx bred rapper blesses his fans with a taste of what’s to come on his…
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…
Hello there good people. Before we begin I just want to send prayers to Peshawar, Pakistan where uniformed militants attacked a school, killing at least 126 people and taking hostages on Tuesday. There is so much good in the world, but we must recognize & be ready for evil as well. Onto to some music…
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…
