Currently comprised of composer and bandleader Jonathan Scales (steel drum), Cody Wright (bass) and their newest member, Chaisaray Schenck (drums), the Asheville, NC-based jazz fusion trio Jonathan Scales Fourchestra have become JOVM mainstays since I serendipitously stumbled upon the band when […]
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New Video: The 90s-Inspired Video for My Cruel Goro’s “Clash”
Comprised of Andrea Marashi (vocals, guitar and programming), Andrea Marcellini (bass) and Tommaso Adanti (drums), My Cruel Goro are an alt rock band that splits time between their native Italy and Reykjavik, Iceland, and with […]
New Video: The Towering and Cinematic Sounds of Denver-based Shoegaze Quartet, A Shoreline Dream
Comprised of Ryan Policky, Erik Jeffries, Adam Edwards, Kevin Keim, the Denver, CO-based quartet A Shoreline Dream are pioneers of a subgenre described as melodipsych, which pairs lush sampled textures, layered vocals and a […]
New Video: The Gorgeous and Surreal Video for Bedouine’s Sultry and Jazzy, New Single “The City”
The Los Angeles, CA-based singer/songwriter Bedouine‘s work has largely been inspired by a nomadic youth. As the mysterious singer/songwriter explained in press notes “I love exploring different places and sounds. My childhood was this amalgamation […]
Throwback: RIP Lemmy Kilmister/Motorhead Forever!
A dear friend of mine had posted something about Motorhead‘s Lemmy Kilmister and at the time, it was so funny that I had to tell my mother about it because like me, she’s a big […]
New Video: The Hazy Synth Pop and Visuals of Nashville’s REMMI
Rachel Smith is an up-and-coming Nashville, TN-based singer/songwriter and producer, whose solo, electro pop project REMMI has received attention for her collaborations with Lucian, CAPPA and Black Coast — and for her appearance on the […]
New Video: Multinational Jazz Band KUHN Fu and Their Trippy and Expansive Sound
Comprised of German-born, Dutch-based guitarist and composer Christian Kuhn; Israeli-born, Dutch-based bass clarinetist Ziv Taubenfeld; Serbian-born, Dutch-based drummer Lav Kovac; and Turkish-born, Dutch-based bassist Esat Ekincioglu, KUHN FU is a Groningen, The Netherlands-based psychedelic jazz band […]
Throwback: DMX Does “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
Continuing with the holiday spirit around here, as many of you would likely recall, a couple of years ago, DMX was being interviewed by the folks at Power 105.1 when someone asked him if he […]
Throwback: Run DMC’s “Christmas in Hollis”
More than enough ink has been spilled on Run DMC and their legendary and influential careers and time together, as well as what they meant to expanding hip-hop from a mostly local and regional thing […]
New Video: The Hip-Hop and Classical Music Sounds of The Bay Area’s Ensemble Mik Nawooj
Formed and fronted by classical trained Korean composer and pianist JooWan Kim, the Bay Area-based hip-hop collective Ensemble Mik Nawooj have received attention and praise from several media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, SF Weekly and East Bay […]
New Video: The Slick and Seductive Visuals for Majid Jordan’s “Something About You”
Comprised of Majid Al Maskati and Jordan Ullman, the Toronto, ON-based electro pop production and artist duo Majid Jordan met while as students at the University of Toronto — and while in school, the duo […]
New Video: The Trippy Spaced-Out Visuals for The Landing’s “Then Comes The Wonder”
With the release of the critically applauded We Are EP, the mysterious Brooklyn-based solo electro pop recording artist The Landing exploded into the blogosphere for a genre-bending sound that the artist has dubbed “space-pop” — and […]
New Video: The Lite Brite Channeling Visuals for S.M. Wolf’s “Lies for Heathens”
Currently comprised of Adam Gross (guitar and vocals), former frontman of Indianapolis-based band Amo Joy; former Amo Joy bandmate, Ben Leslie (bass); former Raw McCartney member Rachel Enneking (keys); and Gross’ wife Melanie Rau (bass), […]
New Video: The Slinky and Seductive Visuals and Sounds of London’s Formation
With the release of a now sold-out 12,” and their Young Ones EP, the London-based duo Formation, comprised of siblings Will and Matt Rinson quickly exploded into the UK electro pop scene; in fact, the duo’s […]
New Video: The Comic and Hallucinogenic Visuals for El Dusty’s “Orale”
Corpus Christi, TX-based producer, DJ and electronic music artist Horacio Olivera, best known as El Dusty has developed a reputation as the pioneer of a revolutionary, new subgenre he’s dubbed nu-cumbia, which meshes contemporary production techniques with […]