Originally from Izhesvk, Russia and currently based in St. Petersburg, the electronic music act, D-Pulse have developed a reputation internationally for a sound that’s both futuristic and yet a bit melancholic as they pair synthesizers, […]
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If you’ve followed this site over the years, you know that I had written about and mentioned the Mexico City-based quartet The Oats, who I had met while at a Northside Festival Showcase on several occasions. Unfortunately, as the […]
https://scache.vevo.com/m/html/embed.html?video=USSM21401269&playerType=embedded Up-and-coming, Nottingham, UK-based singer/songwriter Liam Bailey has been compared to the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Cody ChesnuTT, thanks in part to a expressive and soulful croon, backed by bluesy, power chord-based guitars. His […]
The Copenhagen, Denmark-based electro pop act Lust For Youth initially began as the solo project of Hannes Norvide. Norvide’s solo releases were described as “dark, cold atonal lonely, tormented” and even “lower than lo fi,” which seems – well particularly […]
If you follow this site regularly, you know that I frequently receive an incredible amount of emails from bands, publicists and labels from all over the world and such things makes the site’s (unofficial) mission […]
Ringgo Ancheta has quite an unusual experience in comparison to the average hip-hop producer. Ancheta’s parents were members of the Philippine arm of the Aum Supreme Truth Cult, and raised in the forests – until […]
Rishi Dihr is a renowned sitar player who has played with the likes of the Black Angels on their drone and doom-filled opus Directions To See A Ghost. And almost unsurprisingly, Dihr’s band Elephant Stone quickly won over fans […]
In January, Eric D. Johnson, best known for his work in Fruit Bats decided to sit down and write an album’s worth of songs over the course of a few weeks. And of course, until then, it was something […]
In a recent NPR interview about their latest effort, Lese Majesty, Shabazz Palaces’s Ishmael Butler offered a challenge to contemporary emcees and hip-hop artists. At one point, the former Digable Planet said, “This endeavor that […]
The electro pop duo of Rodney Connell and Bradley Duhon formed their latest project Night Drive under some rather unusual, almost soap opera-like circumstances – they discovered that they had both been unknowingly dating the same woman […]
Sleepyhead formed 25 years ago in a basement room at the Brittany Dorms on the NYU campus, and throughout their history they have had minor lineup changes, which have resulted in changes in their overall sound; however, if there’s […]
Led by guitarist and producer Jacob Plasse and featuring members of the Daptones rhythm section, Los Hacheros and the Pedrito Martinez Group, Peliroja, is a New York-based collective that’s inspired by the sounds of Ethiopia, the Domnican Republic, […]
The Los Angeles, CA-based duo of Holiday J (bass) and Nicole Turley (drums) formed Amoureux after bonding over their pasts as dancers; and in some way, their pasts as dancers suggests that they have an […]
The Toronto, ON-based trio of Matt King (vocals, drums), Moshe Rozenberg (synths, drums) and Mike Claxton (bass, synths) formed Absolutely Free from the aftermath of cult art-punk bandDD/MM/YYYY’s break up. And with their new project, the trio of King, […]
Although they have a name that will likely have search engines to have fits, the London UK-based band, The History of Apple Pie formed three years ago and is centered around the songwriting duo of […]