As the fog lifts over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, we’re greeted by the first couple of beats that will guide us into the arms of The Side Deal’s new lyric video for “I Can See Clearly Now.” A cover of Johnny Nash’s song of the same name, this video doesn’t take its
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Heartour’s Jason Young is a songwriting talent whose name should be familiar to any serious fan of modern music and the project’s new album release R u in may help push him a little closer to making that a reality. He has chosen ten on-point songs to illustrate the project’s development since their last release and it
ILYAH’s single “Habibi” is the latest release from a Boston based performer who fills his musical work with a number of influences while still impressing his individuality upon anyone who cares to pay attention. He began his career posting vocal performances to YouTube and established a small but intensely loyal following before landing a spot
There are few places in our country that boast the kind of musical history that Texas does, and for Carlos Washington’s Steel Horse Swing, celebrating that very history is the only thing that truly matters in the new single “Little Bit of Texas.” Washington and his band take shades of every countrified melody the state
The sizzle of a good blues-rock guitar is something that you just can’t beat on a spring afternoon, and in the title track of the 2019 EP from Izzie’s Caravan, Leo’s Guitar, this acclaimed indie band delivers all the heat we can handle. It isn’t the only cut from Leo’s Guitar that qualifies as a bluesy thirst-quencher; from
While the world aches for the chance to get back into the swing of things, back to celebrating music live, one such band that brings the energy of the stage and then some to the studio is NYC’s Project Grand Slam. PGS has been making music since 2007 and the Robert Miller-led group is on
I’ve always had immense affection for AV Super Sunshine and his music. I first heard his work with the past single “Time Bomb” and followed him since then. He brings together my favorite musical elements together in a seamless package. He weaves electronica together with time-tested instruments, but likewise has an unpredictable streak. He’s unafraid
When we personalize our efforts to engage the world, the positive impact we create is powerful. Anyone can hold up a sign, march shoulder to shoulder with others in the name of a particular cause, or reel off a bevy of slogans and adages we believe illustrate solidarity with an issue. This observation does not
“Awake and livin’ the moment / The clock is tickin’ away” announces a bold Rob Alexander at the start of the first stanza in his new single “Life As We Know It,” his trademark vocal exuding nothing but a warm swagger that has become synonymous with his brand in recent years. “Life As We Know
Hello Kendra! Thanks for your time today! You have a current single out titled ‘Silent Sleeper’. Can you share more about the song with us? Did you write it? Thanks so much for inviting me to interview with you today. “Silent Sleeper” is a melodic track. It is interesting in the way of having a nice vocal melody
Our modern entertainment world has trained us to view careers as either all or nothing propositions. If you aren’t preening on the talk show circuit, starring in the latest superhero vehicle, or adorning the covers of major magazines, you are a diminished presence. You do not find the true measure of artistic value, however, in
Super excited to have the pleasure of speaking with you today! Welcome. You have been coined the Rock N Roll Violinist. Tell us more about how this came to be! Thank you so much! Yes I am “The Rock N Roll Violinist”… more specifically, “not your typical violinist”. I have played violin since I was
Welcome! Thank you for making some time for us today! You have a new single release titled “Hand to Hold”. Congrats. Tell us more about the song! Thank you so much! I’m really excited about this song being out in the world. It’s been a long time coming. I wrote this song at a period
Today, we are incredibly pleased to sit down and talk with music industry executive and publicist Ken Cavalier to find out more about how he assists independent artists & indie labels with their promotions and marketing, and about what’s going on with his management and publicity firm Allure Media Entertainment Group. Hi ken – Great
If you follow the American indie underground, odds are you already know about the music of Dr. Rob Alexander, whose soft pop/adult contemporary beats have been filling the speakers of discerning melody fans without fail in the last couple of years. Part of the reason why Alexander’s music is so compelling is because, unlike the
Like a heart about to beat out of the chest it’s occupying, the beat is alive with vitality as we sink into the first few bars of the new single from Ronnue, “Sex Shooter,” a cover of the Apollonia 6 classic of the same title best known from the iconic Prince film Purple Rain. In this
Hey Alonzo! The New Year is here, did you set any resolutions or intentions this year you can share with us? Hey! Thank you so much for this interview. I kind of don’t believe in “New Year Resolutions” just because I feel like we shouldn’t have to wait for there to be a new year
Good beats can mean the difference between making a great track and producing straight throwaway filler, and in the case of Andy Michaels new LP Incendiary Heart, every pulsing element of the rhythm counts as much as any verses do. Take the song “Only Change Stays the Same” for example; in the staggered beat of the
Often as vulnerable in tone as any of the actual lyrics in the songs they’re featured in are, the strings we find in the new record from Oliver James, The Hardest Part, are a crucial element of communication that is inarguably at the foundation of every stitch of material presented in this four-song tracklist from the
Denver, Colorado’s Kerry Pastine and the Crime Scene are mainstays of the Mile High City’s live scene and surrounding regions. Their new single “City of Love” from the album of the same name, however, promises to expand their reach to a national, even global, extent thanks to Pastine and the band’s continued willingness to challenge
Deborah Lee Fong’s participation in the Live Screenplay Reading portion of this year’s Urbanworld Film Festival is another career highpoint for this talented performer. Urbanworld featured her in a performance of Secret Santa playing the role of Agnes and she brought the same polish, dedication to her craft, and talent that has served her well throughout a
What have been your greatest achievements in 2019? My greatest achievements in 2019 were the completion of my newest album Thou Art That and the release of it. It’s been a wild ride. I had been working hard on getting the album made for some time. At one point I felt defeated and fell into
Jupiter in Velvet’s electro dance rock has musical flair quite unlike anyone else working today either in the mainstream or indie world. There are few new horizons left to explore in popular music – this late in the game promises listeners few new revelations but rather variations on a theme. The critical factor separating truly
On the back of a rollicking rhythm that swings ever so gently, “I’m Not Afraid” fills our speakers with its warm bluegrass texture and tone right from the get-go, and though it’s the eleventh song in Donna Ulisse’s thirteen-track Time for Love, it’s just as powerful a melodic tune as anything we hear in the first
Dreamy and full of strange melodic allure, the opening bars of Rob Alexander’s “Never Gonna Let You Go” are stunningly gripping, utilizing a monolithic arrangement of piano and a quiet percussive beat to push us to the very edge of our seats inside of only ten seconds’ time. Even before Alexander begins to sing, there’s
Thank you for spending some time with us today Kelvin. You have a very interesting story, can you tell us a bit about yourself and your background? I am a Savannah, GA native born in a musical family. My grandmother and my brother was my first mentors as they were the leaders of the choir
Hello Clo, we are so happy to interview you for our publication. Thank you for taking the time. How would you describe your particular genre of music? Hello! It’s my pleasure, thank you. I would describe my particular genre of music as pop, with a retro R&B influence! Any studio or songwriting rituals that help
You have a great new single out, can you tell us more about it? Thanks! Absolutely! My latest single, “Dance Warrior”, dropped a little over a month ago. I think even before I had the idea for Reverend Doctor I knew I wanted to write a song about dance as an act of protest. In
Thank you for your time today. Please share with our readers the latest news of Joey Stuckey! Thanks for taking time to chat, I always love to talk music! What have been your greatest achievements in 2019? I think perhaps the best thing about this year is that I am finally mostly recovered from a
I’m blown away by what Lily Vakili and her band manage to accomplish in a hair over two minutes. The New Jersey based singer and her band are due to open ears and turn heads with their new single “She Wants What”, the first from her impending EP release Set of Seven, and she invokes a