On any given Tuesday, you can find cinematic pop artist LIBERATI cruising the Pacific Coast Highway, top down, in a Jeep truck, blasting Tears for Fears during golden hour on the way to his favorite winery. He calls this the "heartbeat of inspiration."
Read MoreInterview: Late Met Dawn - Bunny
Late Met Dawn is Fin on classical guitar and vocals, and Podge on electric guitar. They met at a long-since-canceled open mic when they were working on their own solo projects. A random thought, a call, and then later, after the organized jam in 2021, they thought it sounded good, so they kept going.
Read MoreInterview: La Palma - Red-tailed River
For the new La Palma EP, "Red-tailed River," they looked toward the natural world for creative influence. The first track, “Hawks in the Sky,” sung by Chris Walker, takes inspiration from bird watching outside his home in San Francisco. “Rock Creek,” a track sung by Tim Gibbon, imagines absorbing patience and solace from the river behind his house in Washington DC.
Read MoreInterview: LearningToDive - Drums of War (feat. Bravo Bonez)
Producer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist Bravo Bonez, under his LearningToDive identity, is releasing the first single "Drums of War", off an upcoming EP. LearningToDive (LTD) as an identity focuses on Bravo’s more serious thoughts and perspectives on society and the planet.
Read MoreInterview: Libby Johnston - Right Person, Wrong Time
Libby Johnston made her professional stage debut in 2017 as Liesl von Trapp in the New Zealand National Tour of The Sound of Music, produced by Ben McDonald Productions, and her professional American debut in 2022 as Samantha Fulton in Bottle Shock! The Musical, directed by J. Scott Lapp and with music directed by Vadim Feichtner.
Read MoreInterview: Luna Waves - Blood Moon
Luna Waves – is the brainchild of Bedford-based singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Rob Muir. Raised on Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Soundgarden and The Smashing Pumpkins, Rob considers himself a ’90s kid at heart. However, he was exposed to a miscellany of influences – such as The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix – by his musician father, which have coloured and shaped the Luna Waves sound.
Read MoreInterview: Liv Crash - You Fool (Mad)
Milan-based musician Liv Crash is a guitarist at heart. He incorporates a melodic blend of rock, funk, and jazz influences into his music, and pens his tunes on his own. Liv Crash’s signature sound, featured in his debut single, “’Cause even in this song”, showcases his versatility by featuring funk and rock guitar parts.
Read MoreInterview: Leif Riggs - Phantom
Leif Riggs spent the first eight years of his adulthood working the same job which he had in high school. There was limited room for upward mobility, but he enjoyed the environment and working with people. Leif Riggs wrote rap music during most of that time. He went back to college in his late 20s, and after seven years, he graduated with honors in Mathematics.
Read MoreInterview: Louis Emory and The Reckless Few - Love Italy
Frontman Louis Emory is a singer/songwriter based in Troy, New York – just an hour north of Woodstock, where The Band – one of his many classic rock influences – wrote their debut album, Music from Big Pink. More than fifty years later, Emory would have never imagined he’d be working on his debut EP with one of the album’s engineers, renowned producer, audio engineer and mixer Shelly Yakus.
Read MoreInterview: Lords of Dust - Kickin Dust Up
Heavy Metal band Lords of Dust recently released their debut EP Kickin Dust Up, and their singles “Let’s Rip” and “Mr Stranger” are a must listen for anyone who appreciates massive riffs and killer guitar tones. The band leans into infectious 70’s inspired heavy metal with guitars soaked in fuzz, octave pedals, and when turned to 11 give listeners a wall of sound carried by vocalist Buco Haze and his melodic growl.
Read MoreInterview: Lump200 - I Am The Elephant In The Room
Interview: Littleuniverses - littleuniverses
The Montreal, Quebec artist, Littleuniverses aspires to be an artist with an ability to inspire through her craft and connect with an audience from all walks of life. She believes art’s connection to everyone subject to it is unique, and the way it strikes a chord is so deep to provide strength, solace, empathy, and joy, breathing life into all who experience it.
Read MoreInterview: Lato - Karisma Ape
Lato brings together different influences blending them into an original form of rock. Vocals, guitars and rhythm section carefully entwine with a touch of 'electronica', and ethnic vibes go hand in hand with a natural propensity for psychedelia. Lato is the result of a long underground experience that has allowed the band to reach a mature, extremely expressive and sophisticated sound.
Read MoreInterview: Larissa Rook - exit
Larissa Rook is a singer-songwriter residing outside of Austin, Texas. She is also a breast cancer survivor and much of her music reflects her experience as a cancer survivor. Her new song “exit” manages to touch on several themes in under it’s short less than 3 minutes. Yes, it can be considered a song about being a cancer survivor.
Read MoreInterview: Laurelight - Peaceful
Laurelight is a European Artist originally from Italy, who started out his alt pop project in London in 2020. His eclectic vibe embraces genres from synth pop to disco funk music (inspired by artists like ‘The Weeknd’, ‘Charlie Puth’ and ‘Christine and the Queens’).
Read MoreInterview: Liam Wakefield - You Made Me Something More
Rising Sussex-based singer-songwriter Liam Wakefield is a 32-year-old British army veteran and former NHS therapist who has used music to help him overcome a degenerative, life-changing chronic illness. After being medically retired, serving 11 years in a front-line role, he took to music as a form of therapy.
Read MoreInterview: Live In Color - A Better Me
Live In Color is a Swedish pop/rock band from Jönköping, Sweden, formed in 2018. The band consists of the three brothers Jesper, Anton, and Linus, as well as Tim and Melker. "A Better Me" serves as a great example of the band’s incredibly diverse sound. It combines the catchy energy of pop-rock with the warmth of modern country music, going for a diverse yet familiar vibe.
Read MoreInterview: LONG ISLAND - infatuation's a nightmare
Huddersfield based indie-pop band LONG ISLAND aims to push the boundaries of indie-pop with their powerful production and heartfelt vocals. The mastermind of vocalist Rhiannon Stephenson, guitarist/vocalist Cameron Conner, bassist Paddy Spence-Lewis and drummer Jan van Beem, the band fell upon indie-pop as their common ground - with a love for all things catchy.
Read MoreInterview: L.A Edwards - Out of the Heart of Darkness
L.A. Edwards (Luke Andrew Edwards) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Julian, CA. Formed in 2015 as a solo project after his tenure with the Smart Brothers, L.A. Edwards has recorded and released three studio albums. Backed by his band of brothers, he has toured extensively in the U.S. and Europe.
Read MoreInterview: Lord Sonny the Unifier - Don't Be an Asshole
Brooklyn-based purveyor of Post Punk 'Biker Psychedelia', Lord Sonny the Unifier, has announced the release of new full-length album, cheekily titled "America's Newest Hitmaker". Upon listening to LSTU's newest batch of well-crafted songs, each one paying homage to greats like The Clash, The Beatles and Motorhead.
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