40 Years Ago Today -Guitar Great Mike Bloomfield Dies at 37 (Listen to “It’s My Own Fault” Live ’68)
So Much Music, So Little Time: Catching up with Rob Pursey of Swansea Sound & The Catenary Wires (INTERVIEW)
For fans of British Pop, the names Amelia Fletcher and Rob Pursey are household names even if the names of bands keep changing. Fletcher’s unmistakable voice is at the center of Talulah Gosh, Heavenly, Marine Research, and Tender Trap. Even if you aren’t a fan, a quick listen to any of those bands will give […]
Veronica Lewis Dominates With Confident Throwback Sound On Debut ‘You Ain’t Unlucky’
In the tradition of female trailblazers such as Katie Webster and Marcia Ball, 17-year-old 2020 Boston Music Award Winner, pianist and vocalist Veronica Lewis comes across as anything but precocious on her debut, You Ain’t Unlucky. Lewis absorbed all those sounds not only from her female idols but it’s clear she owes to Otis Spann, […]
Pioneering Music TV Series Night Flight Launches 24/7 Independent Music Video Channel
Pioneering music TV series Night Flight has launched a 24/7 TV channel dedicated to independent artists and labels on its popular streaming platform Night Flight Plus. The new channel coincides with the arrival of revered reissue label Dark Entries on the apps, who will join the current Night Flight label partners that include Sub Pop, […]
LISTEN: Late Tribe Called Quest MC Phife Dawg Releases “Nutshell Part 2” Ft. Busta Rhymes & Redman
Adding to the legacy of one of the most influential rappers in music history, the Estate of Phife Dawg has announced the release of “Nutshell PART 2” (Ft. Busta Rhymes & Redman), the first single from the legendary artist’s upcoming anxiously awaited second solo album. This single will be featured on the first posthumous album release from the […]
25 Years Ago Today – The Fugees Release Breakthrough LP ‘The Score’ (Watch “Ready Or Not” Video)
LISTEN: Old Sea Brigade Boasts Timeless Big Sound On “Day By Day”
Nashville based Old Sea Brigade is back with a riveting and bewitching new single “Day By Day.” Built on annular guitar musing and a rich vocal presence, “Day By Day” blends folk noir feels with tasteful synth color and steady rhythmic movement. Ben Cramer has an uncomplicated way with hooky, intelligent lyrical design. Old Sea Brigade is […]
LISTEN: Airpark (Feat. Valley Queen) Strum Up Acoustic Wonders On “Quiet Type”
Airpark is a Nashville-based duo – made up of brothers Ben Ford and Michael Ford, Jr. People often think that they are twins, but they’re not; however, the archetypal mystic sibling connection is very much there. Check out the raw and commanding new single “Quiet Type”(below) from brother duo Airpark. Joined on the song by Natalie Carol AKA Valley Queen, […]
LISTEN: Nari’s Delivers Haunting Anti-Love Anthem “Lower My Expectations”
Narisa Khamvanthong (Nari) was born and raised in the Bay Area of California, and always enjoyed the music scene there but never thought she’d be getting into music herself. As she started getting more familiar with the bands and artists in her community, she finally decided to pick up the guitar and write her own songs. More […]
SONG PREMIERE: Jade Brodie Delivers Twangy Working Class Alt-Country On “Making History”
Jade Brodie is a Railroading songstress from Winnemucca, Nevada. Brodie’s songs are inspired by the away from home lifestyle of railroad work and the working-class hero. She writes songs with simple poetry and a heavy train beat. Originally from the near coastal towns of Sonoma County, she bounced around until she found a good life […]