After appearing on The Voice at fifteen and American Idol at seventeen, Abbie Callahan is now poised to graduate Belmont University with a songwriting degree, ready to take over the genre. With her spellbinding voice and storytelling lyrics, Iowa-raised Abbie Callahan makes music that's as wildly captivating as the artist herself.
Read MoreInterview: Julian Petrin - Are We Ok?
Throughout his life, Julian Petrin has combined making music and urbanism, where he is working since more than 25 years with his own boutique consultancy „urbanista“. After founding his first band in Düsseldorf in the 1980s, he moved to Munich in the early 1990s, where he wrote electronic stage music for independent theatre groups.
Read MoreInterview: Black Stone Brewers - Too Far Gone
Black Stone Brewers are an alternative rock band from Perth, Western Australia. With Blair, Jonathan and Rob as founding members from an original version of the group, this iteration of the band kicked off in June 2020 with the addition of Simon on bass and Luke later joining on lead guitar. 'Too Far Gone' tells stories of life, a collection of our most vivid moments, the kind that stick in our heads and hearts forever.
Read MoreInterview: katie drives - Anywhere But Here
The future is female: Grown up as a shy outsider on the countryside of North Germany katie drives now raises her powerful and dark voice over distorted guitars and driving drums. She brings back the 2000s sound aesthetics and at the same time provides a fresh breeze of female power in the modern alternative scene.
Read MoreInterview: Arn-Identified Flying Objects and Alien Friends - Some Angels Never Learn to Fly
During 2021 Arn-Identified Flying Objects and Alien Friends has released a string of singles and a double album. The latter, co-produced by legendary David Myhr (from the Merrymakers) brings together elements of power pop, folk and indie rock, but although many of the songs might be rooted in musical soil of the sixties and the seventies, there’s no nostalgia here.
Read MoreInterview: Joel Rivendell - Melbourne
Joel Rivendell is a songwriter and performer from Melbourne. He's been playing and performing music for over 30 years but now mainly writes songs from time to time as a hobby. Near the beginning of 2022 Joel started releasing music using multi-digital platform distribution (e.g. Spotify, Apple, Amazon) which established a loyal and dedicated fan base within less than a year that continues to grow rapidly.
Read MoreInterview: Herald K (ft Lina Louise) - Echo's Song
This is the third time Herald K and Lina Louise collaborate. The first song involving the two was the duet 'Light Of Your Eyes' from Herald K's 2019 album 'Strange Delights'. Later, the single 'Arethusa' (2022) involved background vocals by Lina. Viennese singer-songwriter Lina Louise released an EP of her own songs, 'The Little Things' in 2020.
Read MoreInterview: Prima Apollinaare - High and Low
High and Low is a track off of Prima Apollinaare's album "Alignment". It's accompanied by a stunning video on her YouTube channel. The songs lyrics are about getting back up time and time again after being knocked down by life's trials and tribulations. "Alignment" is produced by Eren Cannata, who is known for producing and writing the sound track to the outstanding film "Purple Hearts".
Read MoreInterview: RAKOVICKY - GHOST TOWN
Marek Rakovicky is a singer-songwriter and producer hailing from Bratislava, Slovakia. He found solace and an outlet for expression in music at a young age, utilizing writing as a tool for articulating the deepest parts of his emotional world. As the lead singer of the bands RAKOVICKY and LAVAGANCE, he has been captivating audiences with his emotive lyrics and dynamic live performances.
Read MoreInterview: JShell - In My Head
JShell, who counts such artists as Genesis, The Beatles, The Who, Rush, Queen, Journey, Billy Joel, Iron Maiden, STYX, and Phish as key influences, produced, wrote, and arranged all 15 tracks on In My Head while playing all the drums, bass guitar, keyboards, and providing lead and background vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, and percussion.
Read MoreInterview: Vidorra - Green For Go
Off the back of a string of releases that showcase Vidorra’s knack for creating intelligent, fun and genre-defying electronic music, the one-of-a-kind producer and songwriter is ready to reveal his new album ‘Green For Go’. ‘Green For Go’ is all about creative freedom. It pays homage to those who have come before, whilst also looking forward, drawing on inspiration from the likes of M.I.A, Travis Scott.
Read MoreInterview: Frank Rabeyrolles - Boat Songs
We finally know little about Frank Rabeyrolles. A discreet and unclassifiable character from the "new" French music scene, he stood out in 2004 with Life behind the window, the first album of his Double u project. His dreamy and hybrid music, oscillating between pop, electronics and songwriting surprises and seduces.
Read MoreInterview: Split Persona - Do It Again
Split Persona has released their first single of 2023 and they certainly aren’t messing around. After touring all of last year grinding through their local Reno music scene and clearing ground in other major US cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco, they took the rest of 2022 after their tragic van accident in LA to record new music.
Read MoreInterview: Gary Liverakos - Gary
Get ready for a dose of blues rock with Greek-American singer, songwriter, and composer Gary Liverakos! Gary started his musical journey at sixteen when he formed his band and began playing gigs in local bars and clubs. In his twenties, he moved to the U.S. and joined multiple bands while touring extensively throughout the country.
Read MoreInterview: Horizonte Lied - Destello Inmortal [Remastered Edition]
Horizonte Lied's 7th release from their ambitious project "Final Remasters", the vibrant/stylized dark synth poppy "Destello Inmortal" is an updated, remixed, & remastered version of their original debut single. The maxi-single packs 8 SynthPop tracks including remixes(all band-made) plus b-sides pulsating with dark and thrilling modernized 80s energy.
Read MoreInterview: Angerland - 2020 Visions
Interview: Kurst - The Oracle
Kurst is a Canadian based hip hop artist who illustrates his mood and his thoughts through his music. Kurst defines himself as a storytelling rapper, not only telling his own story through his music, but also painting a vivid picture of the world around us, controversial or not. Viewing music as the ultimate form of expression, you can feel the raw emotions through the music.
Read MoreInterview: Jay Moussa-Mann - Jay Moussa-Mann
Jay Moussa-Mann is a UK based artist, who had her first radio play in 2018 when Bob Fischer played her on BBC Radio Tees. This spurred her to develop as an artist and challenge herself in her songwriting. She went on to have tracks played on national radio on BBC 6 Music.
Read MoreInterview: Josh Tepper - Built Me (Duet Version)
Raised in New York City, Josh Tepper attended New York City’s prestigious Performing Art High School, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, as a vocal major. He continued his college studies at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where he majored in Cinema Studies. He is a twin and lives in New York City.
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