Feature stories and artist interviews
What is Jodi Whatley Brand? It’s singer/songwriter Josephina Whatley’s performing name and her ‘brand’ of singing has a promising future. Think Beyonce or Rihana and you get the idea. Her electro pop songs are getting a little buzz on ReverbNation and with a little hard work, it…
Platinum-selling artist, Bubba Sparxxx just released his long-awaited new album, “Pain Management,” this week on BackRoad Records. To celebrate his return, Bubba Sparxxx has released a brand new video for the track “Bangin’” featuring a guest appearance by Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst online at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioUKUPSvpV0. “This album truly represents where I came from and…
Capitol Music Group recording artist Nightmare and the Cat premiere the video for “Be Your Own God” today across VEVO’s apps and web platform. The video was shot in Los Angeles at the band’s rehearsal space and was directed by visual creator Ed Shiers with costumes and other imagery designed by renowned contemporary artist Gary…
With influences ranging from Japanese horror films to Van Gogh to the artful, ambient sounds of Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear, Empty Chairs creates an ethereally impressionistic atmosphere on Caveat Emptor. Featuring colorful rhythmic samples, glistening keyboard sounds, and enveloping harmonies “interwoven in a delightfully unexpected way” (General Admission), the band strikes a unique balance…
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Beloved songs by the legendary JOHN LENNON get the Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star Lullaby treatment in this new collection, available on iTunes now. Featuring soothing versions of classic songs such as “Imagine”, “Give Peace A Chance,” and “Happy Xmas (War is Over),” this collection is perfect for any parent who wants to play the…
Los Angeles-based band Jamestown Revival are excited to release their new EP, The California EP. The EP features three new songs and one cover, all self-produced by the band. The EP provides a taste of what’s to come on the band’s upcoming debut album. One such song is “California (Cast Iron Soul),” which lends its…
Filmed partially on Haight Street in San Francisco and in Berkeley, the video director Aris Jerome takes viewers on a journey through the sun-drenched California streets showing everyday people. Backed with the chillest, grooviest, most Earl Klugh-iest beats from Trackademics, the song represents Su and HBK Gang’s aura to a T; they are understated and…
Jammit — the ultimate play along app and music platform for aspiring musicians — has recently added more than a dozen classic tracks from heavy metal pioneers Judas Priest, Megadeth and prog-metal legends Dream Theater to its vast music library. The Jammit catalog of artists ranges from Nirvana and Pantera to Boston, Deep Purple, Foo…
New digital single and video “Night Lust” from BEAST is now released before their debut album! In November 4th Stockholm-based BEAST will release their first full length album “Dead Or Alive”. During the last couple of years BEAST have left their mark on the swedish Punk and Metal scene, with gigs full of adrenaline, sweat…
Nickatina drops the single “Ho’ Lat,” which features fellow vet Krayzie Bone of Bone Thugs N Harmony. Last month, on the same day as his album release, Nickatina gave us part one of the “Ho’ Lat” video, which he created the concept for himself. The album Andre Nickatina features Mac Mall, Clyde Carson, Messy Marv,…
London-based guitarist Nigel Bennett worked with students from Temple University in Philadelphia to produce his latest video for his Hendrix-style rendition of “Scarborough Fair,” taken from his solo debut Truth or Consequences. Five students videoed Nigel on a beautiful summer day in Regents Park in Central London. The students, who were participating in London through…
Meredith Sheldon (ALAMAR) is a singer, songwriter and guitar player from Massachusetts. She has toured the US and UK extensively opening for The Lemonheads, Marina & The Diamonds and Johnny Marr, who she returns to open for this fall. Her EP is available now through Bandcamp, with a new songs just released. Listen to…
Adriana Lucia premieres today the video for “La Canción Más Bonita” (The Most Beautiful Song), the first single off of her new production, Porro Hecho en Colombia (Porro Made in Colombia) to be released at the end of the month under the labels 21 Sunshine and The Carito Music. “La Canción Más Bonita,” written by…
Oakland’s own Lafa Taylor releases the video “Mixed Emotions”, in support of the upcoming release of an extended version of his previously dropped “Mixed Emotions” EP. The LP is expected to come out next spring. Watch “Mixed Emotions” here: http://youtu.be/HLdWZigpYzE Lafa Taylor’s New Video, “Mixed Emotions” is irresistibly clever. It shares a unique perspective of…
Joey Bada$$, a member of the burgeoning New York City-based rap crew Pro Era, is set to release Summer Knights EP, a 7-song digital release on October 29 via Cinematic Music Group/Pro Era Records/RED Distribution. Summer Knights EP will include two new tracks, “My Jeep” and a new version of Joey Bada$$’ current single “My…
Roadrunner Records has announced its signing of Marmozets. The five-piece who hail from Yorkshire, England have also released their brand new single, “Move, Shake, Hide” accompanied by an official music video for the track which can be viewed on the Marmozets’ Official YouTube Channel as well as above. Marmozets are slated to release…
Jonny Rodgers new album, Everything All At Once, is out today on Epitonic’s label. Highlighting Jonny’s signature tuned wine glasses and guitar, the album was written and recorded in August 2012 during an artist residency at Butter Music & Sound in NYC. The collection of songs was originally intended for in-house use in film and…
Hello good people, welcome aboard! As I was starting my day today I got an email from Universal about how EMINEM premiered his new single “Rap God” – CLICK HERE! It got me thinking about how far Eminem came from being an underground emcee from Detroit, MI with all odds against him and how he…
Electro and industrial music pioneer Gary Numan has released a new video for the gloriously gothic track “Love Hurt Bleed”, featured on Numan’s highly anticipated forthcoming full length album ‘Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)’, out October 15th via Machine Music. Click HERE to watch to “Love Hurt Bleed”. “Having the opportunity to work…
Metalcore quintet ERRA released Frostbite, a new song from their upcoming album Augment, which is available for pre-order on the Tragic Hero MerchNow Store. The song can be streamed via the Tragic Hero Records YouTube page. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq1kQZk_XM0 “Frostbite highlights the progression of the vocals and melody composition, ” says guitarist Jesse Cash. “It features…
SPC ECO are set to release their new album Sirens and Satellites on 28th October 2013 via all the usual digital sources with tentative plans for a physical release at a later date. http://youtu.be/G7TCYM-QYww SPC ECO are Rose Berlin (vox and words) and Dean Garcia (bass, drums, guitars, studio engineer and producer, and best known…
On October 8 award-winning, seven-member indie-folk band/theater troupe PigPen Theatre Co. released The Way I’m Running, a five-song EP of all new material. Recorded in New York City with producer Ron Robinson Jr., the songs were conceived and arranged on the road as the band toured in support of their critically acclaimed debut album, Bremen,…
Solvation is the new album from veteran reggae / roots artist Likle Mystic. The Jamaican born musician has been residing in Panama, where he first embarked on his musical journey and where the single Shotta has hit the number one spot on Panamanian music charts. With the new album, Likle Mystic seeks to put his…
It only takes one listen of The Madison’s new track ‘You’ve Got Some’ to know that this is a producer who does things differently. The Ukrainian lives a distance from the club life where most DJs spend their time, but that separation has allowed Stanislav Nozdrachov to experiment with sounds and techniques that are unique…
This spring, Black Milk dropped the tracks “Sunday’s Best” and “Monday’s Worst” as a double single well-received by critics and the blogosphere. Now, the Detroit rapper and producer can add the title “director” to his list of skills for the video “Sunday’s Best / Monday’s Worst” alongside co-director, Gerard Victor. The video shows a boy…
Hip Hop Legendary Duo Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth have reunited for a series of tour dates beginning on the East Coast October 15, 2013. The two are best known for their epic 1992 album “Mecca and the Soul Brother” that spawned the international hiphop classic “Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)”. Pete and C.L. will be…
After a long wait, Sydney’s Endless Heights are able to announce the release of their highly anticipated debut album, New Bloom. Having dedicated the past few years to refining their sound and evolving as musicians and people, Endless Heights have laid it all out on New Bloom and are ready to let audiences hear…
“Bad Weather” is the first single from electro-pop supergroup Starwalker, comprised of Frenchman Jean-Benoit Dunckel (AIR) and Icelandic composer Bardi Johannsson (Bang Gang). Watch the video here: http://youtu.be/QP3zjW4uJOI Listen on Soundcloud here: https://soundcloud.com/bjjb/bad-weather Reminiscent of both of their past projects, it is as immediate as anything AIR has put out since Talkie Walkie, with…
About “#PANTSDOWN” – The Partysquad and Mitchell Niemeyer say, “It’s just a fun track that came about last summer. Of course it’s always awkward (and funny) when someone gets caught in the act, literally with his or her pants down. But we have this DJ whapp group with a lot of well known DJs; it’s…
With just two online single releases to date, Letters To Fiesta will be regarded as relative new comers, though in truth the band have spent a couple of years acquiring their sound. Early 2013 saw them vastly impress the most astute tastemakers in the UK and further afield when they eventually revealed a couple of…
Savery’s music has unique, distinct sound. It’s almost as if you’re entering a different world or a dream even. The Diver is exploring the concept of weaving in and out between dreamlike stages, the subconscious and conscious stages, with which you can dive into and come out of. The Diver bases its songs around strong…
Denver’s favorite trio of dragons have bestowed upon us another uplifting festival anthem and better yet, it’s available today for free. ‘Over The Rainbow’ is The Triad Dragons’ latest foray into the progressive house genre and features euphoric female vocals, bubbling synths and a melody that pays homage to the classic Judy Garland tune. Perfect…
Hello world and good people of earth, pleasure we meet like this again. There was a major announcement made yesterday that NARM (National Association of Recording Merchandisers) and its digital industry hub digitalmusic.org will collectively be known as the Music Business Association (MusicBiz.org), to fully encompass everyone involved in music commerce in the United States.…
Fortified with eight instantly-sold-out U.S. club shows, a sold-out UK/European tour, and critical and fan acclaim for the live shows and five brand-new songs, Pixies announce that a 33-city, coast-to-coast North American leg has been added to its 2013-2014 world tour and will kick off in Toronto, Canada on January 15, 2014. Tickets go…
Widowspeak are back today with another cut off their forthcoming EP The Swamps (out 10/29) with the single “Calico”. Following in the footsteps of first single “True Believer”, the track is dripping in melodic optimism and romantic nostalgia. Jangling guitars are seeped in folky haze creating a sweeping, warming atmosphere that will hypnotize. Click Here…
Born in San Angelo and now residing in Austin, TX, singer Jazz Mills has lent her angelic vocals to recordings with over 30 bands and performed with even more, collaborating with artists such as The Black Angels, The Kills, Cowboy and Indian , Leopold and His Fiction, Gemini Dreams, and The Indie Annas. The…
I had the same dream as every other unsigned musician when the internet (supposedly) leveled the playing field. This is going to be great, I remember thinking. I can just do it on my own now! Who needs a label? All I have to do is put it out there, right? And so…
Brothers Jake and Jamie Evans, along with childhood friend Samoeun Cheng, formed Ju-Taun while attending high school in Williamstown, New Jersey. No newcomers to the business, Ju-Taun have been touted as one of Billboard’s “Top 10 R&B Artists 2009,” as well as two time “Best Male R&B Group” at the Undergound Music Awards. They’ve…
On “Death or Forever” Farrar gets a clutch assist from northeastern synth-pop pair Child Actor, who lend a crisp hook to the otherwise hazy groove. Meanwhile, Farrar rhymes about vicious cycles and hard-won victories. The video, directed by J Williams and Anthony Supreme, is appropriately trippy, comprising computer-generated tunnels, satellite views of the planet, and…
