From the opening bars of Thieves’ newest record Achiever, you know you’re in for something special. The Pop-Punk world has found itself in an interesting position in the past few years. Commercially, the genre has completely moved out of fashion, and after a few years of trying to keep up with the changing times, Pop-Punkers have now found that they prefer the spotlight off of them, giving them the freedom to write the music how it should be, just like it was back in the heyday of
So check out this video from artist Tanya Morgan this rap duo is…
The 1975, a new band out of Manchester, have released the new video of their hit. “The City,” off of their forthcoming ‘FaceDown’ EP.
The 1975’s “FaceDown” EP will be released on August 6th.
A collaboration between two New York-based songwriters Mark Wudtke (The Bearing) and Joe Endozo (Radial, Rotten Jazz Quartet), The Dooryard showcases the duo’s strong songwriting and distinct vocals in a Folk/Rock setting. What sets ‘Please Remind Me…‘ apart from other Folk albums today is that the songwriters allow their other influences to enter throughout the album. Mark’s vocals still sound like his Pop-Punk songs from The Bearing and Joe brings in the blues elements from Rotten Jazz Quartet as well as his electronica of Radial, using the Folk
So Dominic Lord is a rapper coming out of Harlem, he is new to the scene. He was part of the A$ap Mob but would leave the group to pursue his own career and has now dropped his first video and his first song, so that people can start hearing what he is made of…
Last week we set out to meet the San Luis Obispo band named PK before their performance at The Roxy Theatre in Hollywood. PK is made up of Travis Hawley (Vocals), Matt DePauw (Guitar), Mikel Van Kranenburg (Bass), Nick Fotinakes (Guitar) and Rico Rodriguez (Drums).
We had a ton of fun meeting the guys from PK. Although their genres differ a bit, they remind me of the guys from 2Am Club. They’re young, play badass music, and their performances are pretty live.
They’re really down-to-earth guys. Rico was cool enough to talk to us after the interview and before the show. He also thanked us for not asking us about the “PK” moniker (just a note to other bloggers :])
Meet the band and check out some of their thoughts on playing in Hollywood, favorite bands, and musical influences.
If you have been keeping your eye on the Australian music scene recently, you may have come across a new indie songbird taking flight: Owl Eyes.
It was around this time last year when I first heard of her, reading a short article about her in a street publication up in Sydney. Since this time, I have watched Brooke Addamo, or stage name Owl Eyes, steadily and slowly rise into a promising artist.
Her dreamy voice first caught attention when she made it to the television appearances of the sixth season of Australian Idol. Much like her fellows in the alternative stream, Lisa Mitchell and Matt Corby, who have also competed in Australian Idol she did not win. This did not destroy her chance of success in the least, as she rebooted her career with her own brand of charming indie electro pop. In addition to this, she leant her sweeping voice to rapper Illy’s song, It Can Wait, giving her darling voice coverage on local airwaves.
I had the pleasure of meeting Gaby a couple of weeks ago for an event I helped out with for Fairfax High School. Granted, I hadn’t known about her prior to working with her but I’ve been a fan since.
Music-wise, she’s grown and talented. In respect to her music, she’s an even more mature and very respectable young person. I was told that she missed her own prom in Seattle to give back to other students to make their own prom a dream prom.