Growing up in Alabama with his grandfather, hip hop artist J$Money first harnessed his instrumental abilities at the age of eight, beginning on harmonica and then promptly transitioning to guitar. Following his grandfather’s untimely passing, J$Money’s musical pursuits took an abrupt backseat as he embarked on a path of soul …
Read More »Single Review: FrolicNight – “Letters to You”
FrolicNight is an alternative rock sextet from the Philippines. The band initially made their national television debut on popular music channel MYX in 2007, just one year after formation, performing “D-Day” on the show MYX Bandarito. While on hiatus in 2010, they refined their craft, extending their influence scope beyond …
Read More »Interview: Dallas Dwight of The LA Maybe Discusses Upcoming Album, Dirty Damn Tricks
The LA Maybe is a classic rock-influenced sextet based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Last summer, the band premiered their debut single “Mr. Danger” via Loudwire, featuring frontman Alvi Robinson, who was poised among four vocalists to be Brian Johnson’s potential successor in AC/DC back in 2016. Just last week, they …
Read More »EP Review: One House Worship – He Always Provides
One House Worship is an eclectic camp of writers, producers, and cutting-edge creatives, founded by best selling authors and pastors of The Potter’s House at One LA and Denver, Touré Roberts and Sarah Jakes Roberts. The group’s gospel sound combines a diverse scope of influences – from soul, to rock, to …
Read More »EP Review: Purple Tone Flower – This Feels Good
Purple Tone Flower is a solo project created by Chilean musician Mauricio Flores Sánchez. From the age of 15, Sánchez went on to play in numerous original and cover bands across a multitude of genres. By adulthood, he had gone solo, rounding out his songcraft while subsequently focusing on production. …
Read More »EP Review: sapeur.wav – Universe Provides
Sapeur.wav is a collaborative effort of singer/songwriters Katrell and Numonics. Bolstered by the latter member’s penchant for audio production, the band aims to capture a diverse fanbase, as it features a distinct foundation of alternative rock and an additional channeling of complementary styles. On their latest EP release, Universe Provides, …
Read More »Single Review: Bleary – “Weeknight (Sever, Pt. 3)”
Bleary is a rapper and singer/songwriter based in Portland, Oregon. The hip-hop artist — well into a decade of his musical pursuit — decided to go full-time after surviving what would have been a fatal blow to the head. With a new lease on life, he prioritizes a multi-genre, experimental …
Read More »Single Review: Proph3t of Rag3 – “Venom” (feat. Samantha Bower)
Brendan Lange is a Florida-based EDM producer and game developer. Under the name Proph3t of Rag3, the artist’s focus on engaging sonic textures and a complementary visual component contribute to his distinction within the scene. From his initial output of 2021, Lange has released his fourth single, “Venom,” featuring up-and-coming …
Read More »EP Review: Hi Love – Cold Wind
Kamilah Hobson is a Chicago, Illinois-based artist who records under the alias Hi Love. After her comeback release of 2012’s “Life and Love,” the veteran R&B/soul singer’s EP After All, as well as her follow up full-length, Chicago Amoré , further punctuated this name change with a return to her …
Read More »Album Review: Magnifier – Life, Love, Lost
Magnifier is a project formed in 2005 by Palmdale, California-based musician Jonathan Rhoten. Rhoten took up guitar in his mid-teens, and as an adult, was inspired by then-emerging bands of England’s early 1990s music scene, such as Radiohead, Oasis, The Happy Mondays, and The Charlatans. He would first work alongside …
Read More »Interview: Shelby Kemp of Royal Horses discusses debut album, A Modern Man’s Way To Improve
Royal Horses are a Hattiesburg, Mississippi trio whose sound draws from 70s rock, blues, and Americana. In the relatively short span they’ve been together, the band has developed a reputation for their minimal overdub-based recording style, as well as their high-energy live shows. Back in 2020, the band released their …
Read More »Single Review: Tarah Who? – “Swallow That Pill”
Alternative rock duo Tarah Who? has come a long way since their debut in the 2010s. With two full-length albums, three EPs, coverage everywhere from Kill the Music to The Ring Master, plus several singles marking the new decade, the band is now exceptionally known and only seem to get …
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