For an instrumental to really speak to its audience, it more or less has to embody the emotions that would typically be conveyed unto us through lyricism – often times exclusively – and that’s precisely what makes “Aether” from collaborators Faizan and Amadeus such a compelling listen this September. Defined …
Read More »Single Review: Casely “Rude Boy Summer”
This is specifically for all my party people right now, the opening DJ’s voice commands on the new track “Rude Boy Summer”. Out now from Miami’s multi-instrumentalist and multi-talented, Casely, the song features Braveboy on vocals, too. It’s easy to immerse yourself in the island-like beats and cool breeze bumps, …
Read More »Interview: Tom Tikka Of The Impersonators
Tom Tikka is living two lives these days. Three, if you count his personal life. The husband and father of six also fronts the chart-topping band, The Impersonators. When he’s not doing that, he’s also got his own solo project, Tom Tikka & The Missing Hubcaps…another chart-topper. With a couple …
Read More »Veteran Rockers And Stand-Up Comedian Join Record Label Exec For Beat Poetry Release
Pittsburgh rockers John Vento and Dave Granati, comedian/writer Matt Wohlfarth, & former music exec, Jim Pitulski team to create the 50s Beat Poetry, “Vices.” It started as a poem. Comic veteran and award-winning writer, Matt Wohlfarth wrote “Vices” as a poem to his kids, outlining the realities of life and the importance …
Read More »Single Review: Sanya N’Kanta “I.C.E. at the Door”
Alternative hip-hop is breaking the mold in 2020, and if you want to understand precisely what I mean, you should take a peek at the new music video for Sanya N’Kanta’s new single “I.C.E. at the Door,” currently out and trending online. Comprised of provocative animations that allude to an …
Read More »Jeremy Parsons Gets Personal On Latest Single Release
San Antonio-born and based singer-songwriter Jeremy Parsons recalls his days living in East Nashville on “Lillian.” “Jeremy Parsons proves himself a master at finding inspiration within his surroundings and personal experiences, and as a result, transports the listener with him.” – Jamsphere “Yeah I guess the self-degradation Was what I …
Read More »Single Review: Blindboss “Fake Internet Points”
Sleekly arranged but entirely more acrylic than anything I’ve heard in mainstream pop music lately, there’s no getting around the experimental edge that guides forth some of the smartest moments Blindboss’ new single “Fake Internet Points” has to share this September. Stylistically bringing to mind elements of a retro funk-rock …
Read More »LA-Based Electronic Rap Artist Wingman Pairs Aviation With Music On Debut Album “Weird New Feelings”
Wingman is a Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter and producer making a name for himself blending a unique mix of rap and energetic electronic drops. He came out swinging, dropping a debut album as his very first release. Weird New Feelings, the eight-song debut, has already garnered a few million streams online since …
Read More »Exclusive Interview With David Sprague Of Psychopath Etiquette
Psychopath Etiquette is literally a band of brothers. David Sprague and Paul Sprague are based out of Southern Maine, and the founding members have been playing music together for more than a decade. They formed the band in the summer of 2019 as a culmination of everything they had been …
Read More »Single Review – The Wheelblocks “Aces High”
In their debut single, a cover of the iconic “Aces High,” the newly-formed metal supergroup The Wheelblocks dispense a classic thrasher from Iron Maiden that is both heavier than what today’s mainstream standard calls for and stands alone in terms of its fluid stylization. Rather than trying to replicate Iron …
Read More »Single Review:“Preguntame Algo” Arzalez
What questions do you ask of your loved ones, of your parents? Do you explore that relationship different then you did when you were younger? In the new song “Preguntame Algo” Arzalez treads vulnerable territory in his polished mix of Latin-influenced pop rock. Dabbling in reggaeton, but truly a multi-genre …
Read More »Single Review: Les Fradkin “System Crash”
Part rock opera, a sliver of pop and a mild case of Electric Light Orchestra, the catchy “System Crash” from Les Fradkin is an unexpected sonic journey. Fradkin, a MIDI guitar pioneer, suspends the listener into his societal statement. Swirled into the hum-along melody is Fradkin’s quiet demeanor and assured …
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