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 […]
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As a freelance journalist and blogger, I’ve written about and covered countless bands and as you can imagine, it was a pleasant surprise to come across an email about an act that I had written […]
Ibeyi (pronounced ee-bey-ee) take their name from the Yoruba word for twins — ibeji and are comprised of 19 year French-Cuban twin sisters, Lisa-Kainde and Naomi Diaz. The Diaz sisters are the daughters of the late and renowned Cuban […]
The Pacific Northwest, in particular Washington State has developed a reputation for bruising, forceful, power chord-based rock – think of Soundgarden, The Melvins, Nirvana and others. Sandrider, an up-and-coming Washington-based band, comprised of Jon Weisnewski […]
Born in Coventry, UK and currently based in London, Obaro Ejimiwe is best known across the blogosphere under the moniker of Ghostpoet. His first two releases, Peanut Butter and Melancholy Jam (2011) and Some Say I So I Say Light (2013) were released […]
Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Jesse Harris had his first major breakthrough in 2003 when he had penned Norah Jones’ first and biggest hit, “Don’t Know Why.” And as a result, Harris has had quite the solo career, as he’s written […]
https://scache.vevo.com/m/html/embed.html?video=GBE651446208&playerType=embedded If you’ve been following JOVM for the past few months, you may have come across a couple of posts on the Irish-born and London-based sisters Hannah and Colette Thurlow, who perform as the electro pop […]
Archive is a South London-based collection of multi-displinary artists who have developed a reputation across their native UK for writing and recording albums that reveal continued artistic growth and evolution. And interestingly enough, the collective’s […]
If you’ve been following JOVM for the past year or so, you may have come across a couple of posts on the duo of Baby Alpaca. Comprised of singer/songwriter Chris Kittrell and guitarist Zach McMillan, the duo originally […]
Comprised of 19 year French-Cuban twin sisters, Lisa-Kainde and Naomi Diaz, the duo of Ibeyi (pronounced ee-bey-ee) take their name from the Yoruba word for twins – ibeji. The Diaz sisters are the daughters of the […]
Comprised of the Seattle, WA-based emcee Stasia “Stas” Irons and vocalist Catherine “Cat” Harris-White the duo of THEESatisfaction first met in 2008 while they were both students at the University of Washington. As the story goes, Irons used to […]
Lese Majesty, Shabazz Palaces’s much anticipated follow up to their critically acclaimed Black Up! continues to cement the group’s reputation for being relentlessly experimental and for their focus on crafting rather intricately nuanced psychedelic soundscapes. However, […]
Jack Name is a bit of a mysterious presence, who has played guitar alongside Tim Presley in White Fence, has released several other solo efforts through a variety of monikers including Fictional Boys and Muzz. […]
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, […]
Founded in Cincinnati, OH back in 1988, the Afghan Whigs have long been a sort of cult favorite band — music journalists and musicians in the know have loved them for a sound that employed elements of savage, blistering […]