The Coathangers have one of the funniest and prototypically punk rock formation stories I’ve heard in recent memory. As the story goes, the Atlanta-based band formed when the then-quartet of guitarist and vocalist Julia Kugel […]
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New Video: Jennie Vee’s Swooningly Romantic Shoegaze on “Spying”
Certainly, after having stints in both Courtney Love‘s and Lana Del Rey’s backing bands, the Canadian-born, New York-based singer/songwriter and bassist Jennie Vee has received quite a bit of attention, making the recent release of […]
New Video: Dam-Funk Brings Uplifting 80s-Inspired G Funk to the 21st Century with “We Continue”
Over the past couple of years, Dam-Funk has seen his profile grow exponentially for a sound that simultaneously channels late Parliament/George Clinton solo work, 80s synth-based funk and R&B, and Parliament-inspired G funk and for his collaborations […]
New Video: Samurai Fighting to the Death in Thundercat’s “Them Changes”
2015 has been a rather productive and prolific year for Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner, as the renowned bassist has contributed to two of the most critically applauded albums to date this year, Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a […]
New Video: THEESatisfaction’s Trippy Video for Album Title Track, EarthEE
Seattle has a long-held reputation for being the home of an important indie rock scene but over the past few years, the Pacific Northwestern city has started to develop a reputation as the home of […]
New Video: OkayPlayer Catches Up with French-Cuban Sibling Duo Ibeyi For an Acapella Rendition of “Ibeyi (Outro)” in Central Park
Deriving their name from the Yoruba word for twins, ibeji, electro pop act Ibeyi (pronounced ee-bey-ee) are comprised of 19 year-old French-Cuban twin sibling duo, Lisa-Kainde Diaz and Naomi Diaz, who come from a rather […]
New Video: Check Out Ella On The Run’s Soulful Take on Electro Pop On Her Latest Single and Video, “Rodeo Clowns”
After studying at the renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston, London-based indie pop artist Ella On The Run began collaborating with the Los Angeles-based producer/co-writer Matthew Bang, who has primarily worked with Interscope Records […]
New Video: Gigantic Paper Monsters Stalk and Run Amok in Video for Screaming Females “Empty Head”
With the release of their sixth full-length album Rose Mountain earlier this year, the New Brunswick, NJ-based trio Screaming Females have dominated the blogosphere both nationally and internationally. And considering the fact that the band’s […]
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 […]
Deriving their name from an island just off the coast of Savannah, GA, the Atlanta-based quintet Little Tybee, comprised of Brock Scott (vocals, guitar, piano), Josh Martin (guitar), Nirvana Kelly (violin), Ryan Donald (bass) and […]
The members of the rather mysterious, electro pop duo POSTÅAL are distant cousins from costal towns on the British Southern Coast and the Bretagne region of France, who were introduced to each other in a cave. […]
The members of the Beaverton, OR-based duo The Helio Sequence met when Brandon Summers (vocals, guitar, production) and Benjamin Weikel (keyboards, drums) were both employees at a local record store. Over the last 15 years, […]
If you’ve been frequenting JOVM for some time, you may recall that I interviewed the Pittsburgh-born, Brooklyn-based producer maticulous, and as he told me in that interview the Steel City has a rather vibrant and burgeoning […]
https://scache.vevo.com/m/html/embed.html?video=USH5V1522424&playerType=embedded Los Angeles-based quartet Talk in Tongues have developed a reputation both across their hometown and Southern California for a shoegaze/psych rock sound that reportedly draws from Pink Floyd and the Creation Records roster, and […]
With the release of several singles off their forthcoming full-length album, White Reaper Does It Again, the Louisville, KY-based quartet White Reaper have forcefully taken over the blogosphere with an urgent, no bullshit, primal, old-fashioned […]