Articles by Clay Burton

There’s a sense of adventure on Robert Millers’ new album Miller Rocks that feels like when you discover a record in your parent’s house that sounds like something familiar but also feels unlike anything else […]

I was blown away by the breath of fresh air received from both the song and music video for “Good Ole Love,” by Kenny Black, Shimmer Johnson, and Stephen Wrench, and it made me want […]

Gathered over the course of four years, Stephen Winston has taken his diamond in the rough and transformed them into complete diamonds. His newest album One True Story was technically recorded between 2003 and 2007. […]

Melanie Rogers’ first foray into writing her own material, the new single “Fever”, goes a long way towards establishing her as one of the most promising new talents working both in the pop and singer-songwriter […]

With their latest release “Havanna”, flutist duo Steve Markoff and Patricia Lazzara (joined by Grammy nominee Allison Brewster Franzetti) once again prove that they are at the forefront of this genre of instrumentality. Having released […]

No one will accuse Brian Shapiro of having dulcet pipes. His occasional red-line bray defines each of All We Can See’s none tracks and, sometimes to its benefit and peril alike, grabs the lion’s share of […]

What inspired your latest single? Our latest single was inspired by all of the conflicts that have been happening all around the world. “Tacy Sami” was written during the time of political and ideological divide […]

I can’t say that I’ve ever heard a song about being in a coma from the patient’s perspective. There’s a first time for everything – “You Sang to Me” from Chris St. John is just […]

Americana releases often collapse under the weight of their pastiche. Too many writers and performers treat the genre like a butterfly intended to be pinned under glass rather than allowed to breathe. They are too […]

Madelyn Victoria continues to set her sights higher and higher with the release of “Good at Goodbye”, now available on Spotify. Her first release since the 2018 single “Right Here With You” which is her […]

Nicole R. White is a Canadian author who expresses her passion for writing in various forms. Her zeal for books and the art of storytelling emerged at an early age, and she was swept away […]

The brother duo known as Conceptz out of Orange County, NY is back, with a new single “Drippin And Drownin.” We often defer to hyperbole to describe a particularly hot act, but make no mistake […]

Hi Nicki! Thanks for being here!  Thanks so much for having me. What inspires you to work in this industry?  Tough question. I would say that my inspiration comes from various things. Being able to […]