Born in Cleveland, singer/songwriter Natalie Prass and her family eventually relocated to Virginia Beach, VA where the young artist took intensive visual art and music classes throughout high school. Prass wound up enrolling into Berklee […]
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Born in Cameroon, Ntjam Roise spent the formative years of her life in a small village – until her family relocated to The Netherlands when she was nine. Currently based in Rotterdam, the Cameroonian-Dutch singer/songwriter has […]
Born and raised in Sandnessjøen,Norway, just south of the Arctic Circle singer/songwriter/composer/actress Rebekka Karijord relocated to Sweden a decade ago, where has she proven to be remarkably prolific, as she composed music for over 30 films, […]
A Q&A with Al Spyx, a.k.a. Cold Specks
With the release of her critically applauded full-length debut, I Predict A Graceful Expulsion!, the Canadian singer/songwriter Al Spyx, best known to the world under the moniker of Cold Specks, quickly became an international sensation. In […]
Berklee College of Music is renowned conservatory, known for producing some of the best and brightest musical minds; in fact, many of it’s alumni are among the luminaries of jazz, pop, rock, and countless other […]
Toronto, ON-based avant garde pop artist Valery Gore began her musical career with formal training at the piano when she was 8. Gore’s classical training was further developed into conceptual songwriting when she studied jazz at Humber College. But much […]
I caught the Brooklyn-based Texan Carrie Ashley Hill open the proceedings for January’s monthly Communion showcase at Rockwood Music Hall. And although all of the acts played surprisingly short sets, I was thoroughly impressed by Hill as […]
Released by her new label, Sacred Bones Records earlier this year, July, Marissa Nadler‘s sixth full-length album was recorded in Avast Studios in Seattle. The album marks Nadler’s first time working with producer Randall Dunn (who has worked with the likes of Earth, Sunn O))), Wolves in the […]
Shana Halligan, who is best known for her work as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of Bitter:Sweet and for collaborating with Thievery Corporation, and Chuck Wild, the producer and DJ behind Captain Planet and the […]
Two years ago, Meshell Ndegeocello released a tribute album to the renowned singer/songwriter, jazz pianist and civil rights activist Nina Simone. Unsurprisingly, Simone has been a major influence on Ndgegocello’s life and work. Although Simone came of age […]