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Exclusive Interview with NoBS
Talk to us about the process in releasing your latest album? Our latest album is a recording from 1981. It was a live performance early in our career. We found it on some cassettes that […]
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“A to Z” by Executive Order
“A to Z” is the new single from Hawaiian power trio Executive Order is urgent rock music for modern audiences. There’s none of the posing and predictable idiosyncrasies of a glorified tribute band present in […]
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Rockers Jeff Carlson Band Drop New Single
High-quality rock n’ roll and qualified mainstream metal have been largely missing from the general pop culture spectrum for a few years now, and people are starting to get restless. The zealous beats, the explosive […]
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Singer/Songwriter Chris St. John Releases New Single
Some things never go out of style, and among them, the soft melodies of a good folk song stand out. Chris St. John knows that in this ever-changing time in the history of Americana, utilizing […]
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Elektragaaz Releases “The Synaesthetic Picture Show Now Playing, Pt. 2”
Electronic music sure has come a long way since the days of Kraftwerk. Where once it was a series of robotic blips and blorps, it’s now become a multifaceted organism filled with all kinds of […]
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“Crocodile Tears” by Chesca
San Francisco-born turned New York native Chesca has hit the ground running this year thanks to her newest single “Crocodile Tears”. For those unfamiliar with the multitalented teacher turned musician, she’s an astonishingly bright individual […]
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Grey Fields’ Release Follow-up Album
Ambitiousness doesn’t always equate to indulgence, and Grey Fields do a pretty awesome job reminding us all of this in their new album Vesna. Their second LP overall, Vesna lives up to the experimental premise of Grey Fields’ […]
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Veteran Musician Joe Piket Releases “Everything is Different” LP
Joe Piket has enjoyed a long career working in the indie music scene. His longest success is, without question, under the banner Joe Piket and the Storm, but few musical collaborations, even the most fruitful, […]
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Heartour Releases “Divert the Asteroid” EP
In the latest release from Jason Young’s Heartour project, an EP titled Divert the Asteroid, it’s made clear from the start of the tracklist that pushing artistic limits further than ever was one of the primary […]
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Jason Shand’s “I Know”
Richly melodic but far from the only sparkling gem in the song, Jason Shand’s vocal is a vivid message in itself, even without the lyrics it conveys in the new single “I Know,” declaring freedom […]
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Singer/Songwriter Rohan Solomon Releases New Single
Until recently, I was a person who had truly hoped the worst and most obscene examples of racial discrimination, were behind us. Obviously, I was proven to be soundly wrong. It’s important to remember that […]
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Trevor Drury is Back With “Alice”
Trevor Drury is back, and he has a new muse with him. The song “Alice” is a hidden treasure trove of graffiti-like sounds and Drury’s baritone confidence. Arlo Guthrie might have forever connected the name Alice with his […]
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“Louisiana Voodoo (featuring Tony Joe White)” by The Mark
Though most of the friction in its arrangement comes from the mammoth size of the guitars and percussive componentry clashing together for control of the rhythm, there’s nonetheless a ton of incendiary melodicism spilling out […]
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Exclusive Interview with Derek Skelton
How are you making out in 2021 with your music? It’s going well! I’ve gotten the opportunity to work more with a number of great writers and I’ve made some good connections. What has the […]
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“Trouble” Ashley Suppa
It doesn’t take long to fall for the hook and beats in the new track “Trouble” from Ashley Suppa. Nor does the apple fall far from the tree. Suppa, 18, is the daughter of guitarist […]