Recording artist turned producer, Joseph Maresca, looks a bit like a highly connected event organizer. He just happens to be a talented musician and composer as well. His latest offering, “Mighty Mighty South Beach,” while not necessarily high art, is nonetheless a lot of fun. Joseph pays tribute to his favorite place in the world,
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I think it’s a fair observation that we’re all obsessed with buying things. There’s no shame in that, technology, fashion, and more are more accessible than ever before, however this leads to a slight issue being that if you can get anything, what’s stopping you from getting everything? It’s a decidedly American conundrum that Austrian
Minimalism can come in numerous forms, especially when we’re talking about pop music. From the simplest of acoustic folk songs to a stripped-down club sample, if we’re pulling the fat from the muscular melodies a track is built upon, we’re indulging in some sense of minimalism, and it’s to this end that I think Andrew
Teasing us with simplicity in “Op. 27: I. Larghetto in C-Sharp Minor” or cutting through the crisp silence with a devastating form of decadence ala “Op. 55: II. Lento sostenuto in E-Flat Major,” Elizabeth Sombart’s interpretation of Frederic Chopin’s Nocturnes has had critics and classical fans around the world very happy in 2022, and for
2022 has been a busy year so far for Alt.Pop artist Little Hurt (Colin Dieden, Ex-The Mowglis) with touring ramping up again. He continues to explore the edges of Alt. Pop & Alternative Rock with new single “Cooler If U Did”, due to be released on Friday, 9/16. The song features a tight groove and a soaring atmospheric chorus
I’ve always heard artists opening an album or EP with the title cut as an unstated admission of confidence, a bit of attitude, in the material they’re putting out. If so, it is justified here. “With Love” opens Tia McGraff’s EP of the same name with gentle acoustic guitar before the arrangement soon expands. She
Jahleel Kamara is already well into accumulating an impressive list of credits in film and television guaranteed to help him build toward an even more successful career. The history of child performers in the industry isn’t always a glorious one, but any seasoned observer of these worlds are capable of readily spotting the signs of
Angela Hench hasn’t allowed her day job as a nanny in the Greater Detroit area to throw a wet blanket over her dreams. The spectacularly talented opera singer seized upon the bold idea of revisiting Montserrat Caballé’s famed collaboration with rock vocal giant Freddie Mercury for the unexpected 1987 hit “Barcelona”. The composition and recording
Those who have been keeping up with DICI need no introduction, but for those who may not know, allow me to make it brief: after dropping a self-titled debut album in early 2021, DICI has gone through quite the metamorphosis. Shifting from a high school senior stuck in lockdown to an up-and-coming rap star with
You cannot claim Byron Lee Scott lacks ambition. “I Come from Earth”, the title song of Harmony Dreamers’ album, introduces newcomers to his songwriting with a real dazzler. There’s an expanding roll call of musicians from various nations and walks of life enlisted to make these songs come alive and the drumming popping throughout the
People love to hype up new musical acts with the promise that “You’ve never heard anything like this!” The descriptor “game-changer” used to actually mean something, and games used to get changed — unfortunately, hyperbole is the enemy of progress, so true game-changers are falling by the wayside. Thankfully, The Nylon Admirals aren’t spring chickens
I’d totally forgotten about this guy. Before rock came into the picture for me and even after, the Minneapolis pop sound popularized by Prince, largely, but other acts such as Morris Day and the Time or Shelia E. rated as high with me as any rock band. It was a raw and sensuous aural experience
The Al Ur Pal Project has a pair of singles out right now that has been getting the attention of critics across the underground, and it’s easy to see why when giving either one of them a spin this September. Although driven by so much more than the main melody, “My Honey (His Drips)” is
The Fat Nasty Joy comes Joy comes in the mornin’ Now let’s begin Serotonin Girl let’s get into debaucherous sin Collide Raise up you glass Forget the pain Drink in your drugs Man let’s get insane Tonight I’m praying the lack of sobriety Softens the harshest blows My head needs a healing After the hangover
There’s been a serious lack of upbeat pop coming through the underground in the past year, and although his is subtextually angst-ridden in spots, there’s a lot more positivity to be enjoyed within Marc Bosserman’s new single “She Makes Beauty” than there is among any other tracks out at the moment. Where a lot of
Gene O’s “COOL” lives up to its relatively simple billing, but it’s harder than it looks. Bringing off a mix quasi-Latin rhythms with the classic R&B horn section could end up crashing without fanfare into the mountainside. Gene O, however, obviously began the recording process for this single with a clear idea of what he
Nonstop to Cairo’s second single “Awkward Situations” from the band’s forthcoming album KAI has every bit of the fire and spark of its predecessor. There’s ample physicality as well and listeners will be hard pressed to not admire how well Nonstop to Cairo balances their inclinations toward jam band funk and post-punk ferociousness. FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Nonstoptocairo
Despite two years off from the pandemic, there’s still a sense of recovery for those looking for companionship. We were all forced to remain at a distance (literally) from those familiar and not to us, and it made the yearning for connections incredibly palpable and frustrating for many. Wondrous, the latest song by The Mark,
Miko Reed’s “Back to That Day” and its accompanying video are delectable slices of musical and visual goodness that you’ll keep coming back to. The talented singer, songwriter, and musician first explored music in the setting of her father’s church before expanding her range of influences over the coming years. Diversifying into styles such as
Frivolity and hilarity are the sources of motivation for Rebecca DGD’s audacious new single, “Love’s Boss.” Rebecca asks the question that no one knew they needed to answer, when she presses us with, “who made you Love’s Boss?” Until recently, Rebecca DGD had gone by DawgGoneDavis. She’s no rookie when it comes to her recording
Dark Below is a hard-hitting heavy rock band that brings intense energy in their music and live performances while providing rhythmic songs that people can sing along to. Formed in Columbia, MO, the band signed with Nashville based JPS Productions in 2014. The current lineup has been together since 2016 and includes Josh Campbell (Guitar/Vocals), Josh Grove (Bass/Backing Vocals), and Quin
Cover Song Contest from Masterpiece Sound Studios Detroit gives musicians a shot at a $25K grand prize, and a Detroit concert spot In Partnership with Sony Music Publishing Calling all musically talented artists! We’re looking for singers, musicians, producers, and re-mixers who are game to makeover a classic Motown Hit! Legendary Motown songwriter and record
We’re going to look back on Sidney Breedlove’s “Take It Low” in the coming years and say, yes, right there it is. The moment. It is the moment when an already meteoric rise went full-on nuclear and opened the door for everything that followed. This is a single with a spectacular chorus that will be
If you want to make a song that appeals to the most foundational sounds in the American musical lexicon, you’ve got to start with the basics – and not experimentation – when it comes to the composing process. Rather than following an increasingly disturbing trend within country music of writing a track from the surface
With a bit of angst sewn into the vibrant strut of its rhythm, the string play in “No Matter What They Say” mimics much of the same intense vibrancy you’re going to hear across the whole of the new album Outside Spectrum from The Empty Pockets this August. Whether acoustic or electric in nature, the
Industrial tonality is everywhere we look and listen in the single and music video for “Robot M 2052,” but as much as I think this narrative of this track can be centered on the inhuman, there’s something very natural about some of its best moments – melodies included. When Bobby and the Crew got together
Nick Phoenix has released a cinematic video for the song ‘Andromeda’ from his ‘Wide World’ album. The video was shot in Pasadena, CA on the historic campus of the California Institute of Technology and various locations in the Mohave Desert. Explaining about ‘Andromeda’, Phoenix says “The song is about an astronomer who dreams of visiting the Andromeda Galaxy and he designs
Austin, TX based Cody Jasper is a chameleon of Rock N’ Roll – releasing music that is themed around the way he lives and shared life experiences with his fans. His bold choices show a daring to mix in different genres along with straight ahead Rock N’ Roll, including Blues and Outlaw Country. With the release of new
While it’s easy to frame the new single “Funk Show” from NEKKED BONZ DANCE KLUB as one a track that was created out of an appreciation for the old school in hip-hop and R&B, there’s a lot more to this release than its familiar cosmetic scheme – starting with the vibrant delivery of its signature
Redray Frazier has a winner on his hands with the Portland, Oregon based performer’s second single “The Real Thing”. Longtime fans of soul and funk will hear a lot of echoes in this song from iconic greats of the genre, never too much in any one direction, but there’s no question that it works. Despite