Initially started as the solo recording project of its creative mastermind, vocalist and keyboardist, Helen Fang, a former MTV VJ in 2011, the Beijing-based Nova Heart expanded to a trio when Fang recruited Bo Xuan […]
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New Video: Bad Bad Hats Seductive and Subtly Psychedelic “Midway”
Produced by Brett Bullion, best known for his work with Poliça, and Bon Iver, Psychic Reader, the debut full-length effort from the Minneapolis,MN-based trio Bad Bad Hats has built up a bit of buzz through the […]
New Video: Go Out on a Tinder Date with Sharkmuffin in Williamsburg — Or Don’t Be This Tinder-fella
Currently comprised of founding members Tarra Thiessen (guitar, vocals) and Natalie Kirch (bass, vocals), along with Sharif Mekway (drums), the Brooklyn-based trio Sharkmuffin can trace their origins to when founding duo Thiessen and Kirch met […]
New Audio: The Incredible Madlib’s Latest Single “Trouble Will Find Me”
Simply put, Madlib may arguably be one hip-hop’s most inventive, wildly original and prolific artists and producers. Rappcats will be releasing his latest effort, Trouble Will Find Me, a limited release 12″ vinyl which will […]
New Audio: Madlib, Freddie Gibbs, Action Broson, Joey Bada$$, and Ransom Team Up on Some Dopeness on “Knicks (Remix)”
Soundcloud is an amazing place for a blogger. i’ve mentioned this on several occasions but while scanning tracks for consideration for JOVM, i’m good for multi-multi-tasking: listening to tracks while watching Yankees, Rangers, Giants, Nets […]
Live Concert Review: The Best and Worst of New Music Seminar New Music Nights Festival 2015
Live Concert Review: The Best and Worst of New Music Seminar New Music Nights Festival 2015, by Natalie Hamingson The first time I attended New Music Seminar in 2012, it was a grand affair. The long […]
Comprised of singer/songwriter Leanne Macomber, known for her work in Fight Bite and Neon Indian, and producer Joel Ford, known for his work in Autre Ne Veut, Oneohtrix Point Never and Ford and Lopatin, the […]
Live Concert Footage: Marley Marl and Large Professor at Summerstage, Queensbridge Park
Summerstage celebrates its 30th season with one of the biggest and largest seasons yet with a variety of programming across the city. Just a few hours ago, I was at Queensbridge Park to catch two […]
Interview: A Q&A with Montreal-based electro pop act, Seoul
Over the past few years, Montreal has developed a reputation for having a rather vital and very diverse music scene, as artists such as Grimes, BRAIDS, Majical Cloudz, Jef Barbara and others have received both […]
BECOME is a mysterious electronic music recording project of the equally mysterious EXGF collective. BECOME’s second single, is a breezy re-working of XYLO’s ethereal and moody “Between The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea,” which meshes […]
Comprised of arguably three of Philadelphia’s most talented and accomplished musicians, Ecstatic Vision have quickly won both national and international attention for a sound that draws from a variety of influences including Krautrock, Fela Kuti, […]
Comprised of Warren Kroll, best known for his work in Forrest and Dorosoto and Steven Lutes, best known for his work in Mall Security and Kontyx, the duo of High Tides was begun as a […]
With the release of their debut full-length The Last Dreams on Earth (2013) and The Lucid Dream EP (2014), the Italian duo, A Copy for Collapse, comprised of Daniele Raguso and Aria Myrskya, have gained international attention […]
Comprised of Lauren Pardini (vocals, keys) and Danny Sternbaum, the Los Angeles-based duo Pr0files can trace their origins to when Pardini and Sternbaum collaborated together in The Boy Traveller, a band which also featured Sonny […]
Comprised of Justin Sandercoe (guitar), Tim Harries (bass), Ellem (vocals), and Owen Thomas (production). the members of We Came As Strangers began collaborating together as an experimental pop, side project from the members various professional endeavors. […]