Category: Watch/Listen
Track Premiere: The Majorleans – “Dancing With The Darkside”
The Majorleans are a New York-based lo-fi rock project led by singer-songwriter Nick Francis DiFonzo and guitarist Chris Buckle, with Christian Bongers on bass and Colin Brooks on drums. Today, they’re debuting their titillating new single “Dancing With The Darkside.” “I had originally written this song for the band Mother Feather, or with them in mind at least,” said DiFonzo,…
Track Premiere: Hidden Hospitals – “Smile And Wave”
Chicago pop rock trio Hidden Hospitals are dropping the newest single from their second full-length, LIARS, out later this year. “Smile And Wave” hits you where you live, with a climactic-scene-of-a-movie, hope-for-the-future, montage-of-the-past impact. Or, as the band describes it, “Christmas meets summer crush and the facade of playing house.” So there you go. Check out the premiere of “Smile…
Playlist Project: 15 Songs Frontman Joseph King is Listening To Right Now
Joseph King, former frontman of Canvas and Deadbeat Darling, is back and better than ever with his new project. Joseph King and the Mad Crush is a Brooklyn-based pop rock quartet with a penchant for catchily heartbreaking lyrics and delicious, surfy reverb. The band dropped their I Miss Everything EP earlier this year. We asked the Austin, TX native to create a…
Premiere: Half the Animal – “Babylon” (Acoustic)
If you loved Half the Animal‘s single “Babylon,” get ready to fall in love with a whole new layer of it, thanks to the acoustic version. Chase Johnson, Nick Gross, Evan Smith and Dan Graham are the voices behind this not yet one-year-old project. We spent a few minutes with frontman Chase, and he filled us in on…
50 Bands to See at SXSW 2017
We’ll admit it—scrolling through the list of the year’s SXSW artists is intimidating. But, as we all know, preparation always pays off. You have seven days (March 13-19) to soak in as much music as humanly possible, with a smorgasbord of artists featured at showcases and parties all over downtown Austin. Enter us. We’ve compiled a Spotify playlist…
Five Artists Who Could be Huge Pop Stars by the End of 2017
Every spring, we see the release of new pop music as the genre awakens from its winter lull. Upcoming and already established artists vie for a coveted spot on Top 40 radio’s regular rotation, hoping to earn themselves a hit that gets airplay well into the summer and potentially leads to a lasting career. Of…
Song Premiere: Jo Harman – “No One Left To Blame”
Jo Harman is back with her signature bluesy style in her new single “No One Left To Blame.” The track marries her smooth vocal line with a rock-driven bite and leaves us even more excited to hear the rest of the album. People We Become will be Harman’s second studio album and drops on February 3rd….
Vinyl Video: Power 96.1 Jingle Ball 2016
What better way to send off 2016 than with a star-studded mega concert? iHeartRadio’s Jingle Ball series delivered this year, with a lineup that changed in every city and featured just about every Top 40 artist currently on the charts. We got in on the action at the Atlanta show – hosted by Power 96.1…
Artist to Watch: Marcus King Band
Only a few individuals exist who have true musical talent rooted into the heart of their soul and in every cell of their body. Not only can such a person play instruments or have a nice voice, but it is apparent that music is what drives them. Marcus King of The Marcus King Band is in…
Album Premiere: Billy The Kid & The Soulful Saints – ‘Pullin’ On My Heartstrings’
New York-based vocalist/songwriter/producer Billy The Kid (Billy Aukstik) is dropping his dreamy new 7-inch, Pullin’ On My Heartstrings, available now on vinyl and digital download. “I wrote and recorded the Heartstrings 7-inch after studying the early demos of Sly Stone and countless arrangements by Allen Toussaint and other soul legends,” says Aukstik of the track. “Using the…