Throbbing, pulsating, cornering us around every turn in the rhythm. When you’re listening to a song as guitar-laden as “Overwhelming” by Riku is, it can be hard to focus on anything other than the fiery fretwork holding everything together at the top of the mix; that said, with a voice like Riku’s in the song,
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What changes are happening in your life these days when it comes to your career? I am writing more songs than ever before and it’s been really fun writing with Brooke Tomlinson who is an incredible songwriter. She just gets me and it’s so important to find someone who understands you to write with. What
It isn’t championing some social cause or advocating revolution. Vineet, instead, wants to inspire listener to see their personal freedom and explore it to the fullest. Life is short. He doesn’t get up on an aural soapbox and hector listeners with his ideas, thank god, but instead dramatizes those sentiments with an exhortative lyric. It
Psychedelia doesn’t have to mean flower power lyrics and a lot of heavy guitar fuzz; in fact, the absence of these features often makes a cerebral piece of music all the more entrancing for the listener. Head Fake Vs Dub Fu Masters is a new eponymous EP from collaborating forces inside a burgeoning pool of talent in
Hi Kendra! Thank you for speaking with me today! Thank you so much for inviting me to interview! You recently released an EP, ‘of Summer’! Will you tell us about that? I’d love to! I recorded “of Summer” in Nashville at Ten7Teen Studios. It was such a powerful experience to be in Nash for the first
Brooke Josephson’s new single release “Rainbow” comes from her forthcoming studio EP Showin’ Up. It’s an ironic title for no other reason than it implies the bare minimum, in some uses, while Josephson goes far beyond anything resembling a token or cookie-cutter effort. “Rainbow” has an uniformly positive message running through its lyrics that never succumbs
Hi Viviane! Great to chat with you! Thanks for having me. You teach elementary school. How long have you been doing that? I have been teaching Elementary School for over ten years. I have taught in Brazil, United States, and Portugal. What do you find to be the most rewarding part of teaching? I love
My number one platform currently is Instagram… I love using it to interact with different fans… But also enjoyed posting music related or fitness photos as well as behind the scenes videos.. I am also very involved with BIGO Live! It is a great way to interact with the fans and get my voice out
What seems the most pivotal when it comes to an artist’s career? What an interesting and great question! I guess if you stand still that can really mean the end of a career. Continuing to move and keep moving is pivotal to be relevant, interesting and show you will always strive to be better than
When I was starting up “R.U.O.K.,” I first tried to decipher what the initialism could stand for. There wasn’t a word that it ultimately spelled so the concept of it being an acronym didn’t stick. Still, my gears were spinning. “Really Unclear Ornery Kings.” Probably not that. “Radically Unusual Octopus Kisses.” Swing and a miss.
Is there any better well to draw from for artistic expression than spite? I’m not being facetious, of all the emotions I find most entertaining to see recontextualized in art, it’s spiteful expression. It’s even better when the one expressing it is right. Chesca (sometimes known as Chesca Musica) started off as a Spanish teacher
The sordid history of Black America has finally been scrutinized like never before this past year. One of the events that has been researched and discussed a ton is the horrific fate that befell the Black citizens of the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the early 1920s. Darrell Kelley, a singer/songwriter and R&B artist,
Pianos, synths, basslines and smooth vocals make for a sexy combo when they’re arranged just the right way, and of the young players I’ve heard taking a crack at these ingredients, Dici is one of the only pop singers I’ve heard with an actual decent recipe to them in. His new single “Five Rings” has been making
What does the new song “Trouble” from newcomer Ashley Suppa have to do with the band KISS? It might be a stretch, but you can say that Suppa got her start singing backup on one the legendary “Detroit Rock City” and “Beth” rocker’s solo albums. That was when she was 6. Now, at 18, Suppa
One never forgets their first love – the first time they experienced the rush and chills that go up your spine when you see your love. In the single, “All The Time” from her debut self-titled album, KECHI, singer Kechi Okwuchi bottles up that sensation and excitement. Though one of many America’s Got Talent contestants to carve
When you spend so much time and energy making work for others, be it in the form of features or singles meant to stretch your talents as an artist, it only makes sense that you should take the time to look inward and hammer out something for yourself. The “one for them, one for me”
Sam Green and the Time Machine, like many other modern performers, has made great use of the Spotify platform to expand their audiences. Green’s unique synthesis of traditional music, blues, country, and other forms has proven to be a winner among Spotify’s users with an assortment of tracks receiving the most attention. These specific performances
Rock Radio seems to love your single ‘Jab The World’. How did this happen? My agent Martin Langford inspired me to do a happy dance rock song with a message. The most optimistic thing to happen to the world in the pandemic is a ‘vaccine’. I imagined a future world where there is a vaccine
Name an album you have on repeat right now for inspiration for new music? This is This by Grouplove! What fire new songs are you excited about releasing? All of our new songs coming out in the next year, Angel, Alien, Waterfalls, What About Love, I’d Rather Die Trying…honestly the list is big and we’re
Maggie Szabo knows what she’s doing. Her new single “My Oh My” bursts with exciting pop energy, carried by her strong sultry voice that glides easily over the music. She has the kind of voice that makes you think “how has she not blown up yet?!” Her music is more than radio-worthy, and “My Oh
It was initially perplexing as to why AV Super Sunshine’s latest single ” A Wedding Song” in the press kit had a flying saucer hovering over a couple at the end of an aisle. On the Spotify release, it’s a more conventional and subtly thoughtful image of cake toppers standing aside one another. That majestic
What’s your newest project that you’re soon releasing? ALLY CAT MAN! I am working on it this coming May and hopefully will be out in June! How are you keeping up with your fans? Mostly on Tiktok, YouTube, Insta, and FB! What does a typical day look like for you? I work from home and
We are chatting with music producer Mark Vogel today, welcome! Tell us a little about yourself and how you got into music production. Are you a singer yourself? Yes! I sang on TV as a teenager, and went to a university on a Voice Scholarship. In Jesse and the Rippers on FULL HOUSE, I played in the
What is the most proud piece of work you’ve put out so far in your career? Definitely “Fly Around”. The album that took me seven years to finish, with the help of a literal all-star team. I could not have made this art without the dream team (Don Bolles, Juliette Amoroso, Ariel Pink, Mom and
What inspired your latest single? ‘Here Comes The Light’ is a song about being born – and getting reborn – inspired by the (soon to happen) birth of my daughter. And the video’s release coincides with Women’s History Month! The lyrics are well-wishes to her for a safe journey into this world while simultaneously a
(POULSBO, WA.) “MERMAID – A DREAM MADE REAL” is a 150 page picture book featuring professional Mermaid Aura Stiers “The Swashbuckling Mermaid” based out of Poulsbo, WA. THE SWASHBUCKLING MERMAID: Mermaid Aura is also nicknamed The Swashbuckling Mermaid as she is a SCA Rapier fighter who enjoys a good melee every now and then.
The brother duo out of Orange County, NY, known as Conceptz, is back with a new single, “Drippin And Drownin.” Established in 2012, Conceptz has already amassed a resume that would make most artists envious by comparison. Having played their first show at the after party of a major awards ceremony, to having their music
What are you doing today to make sure you’re staying your best self? I wake up early to do my yoga session at home. I take time to appreciate my body and the hard work it does. I used to feel silly about doing this and now I understand how important it is to show yourself
Springfield, Mass’s, Vianchi, has released a new single. The strikingly titled, “Overdose,” isn’t literal, but rather the singer’s attempt to control his addiction for a love interest. Vianchi is probably best defined as an R&B artist, with ever so slight undertones of soul and Motown. His impressive falsetto is his trademark, and along with his
Avni Vir Vineet is a trio, based out of India, that comprises of 14 year old twins, and their father. On their third single, “Can I Go Now,” they tackle issues, such as the mundane day to day existence of teens, who yearn to resume the comfort of their social lives. Their previous two releases