Roxy Music
Evolving from the late-’60s art-rock movement, Roxy Music had a fascination with fashion, glamour, cinema, pop art, and the avant-garde, which separated the band from their contemporaries. Dressed in bizarre, stylish costumes, the group played a defiantly experimental variation of art rock which vacillated between avant-rock and sleek pop hooks. During the early ’70s, the […]
Racquel Jones
“The idea is to create a monumental piece of art conceptually and contextually that is ahead of its time, without neglecting the influences of everything I have ever heard. From Sinatra to Burning Spear to Mahalia Jackson to the haunting kumina drums I heard as a kid at a “nine night” after my uncle died, […]
Marvin Gaye
Throughout 2021, the world has been celebrating the life and legacy of R&B pioneer Marvin Gaye to honor the 50th anniversary of the release of his groundbreaking record What’s Going On. After half a century, the wisdom behind R&B’s first seamless concept album, What’s Going On, continues to ring true: a poignant plea that we might organize to address […]
Drowning Pool
If it seems like the guys in Drowning Pool have a chip on their shoulders, they’re entitled. Actually, we’re all a little entitled lately, which Is what makes Strike A Nerve the most rewarding album of a career spanning 20-plus years, seven studio releases, a platinum album, two gold records, and one of the most […]
William Ryan Key
William Ryan Key continues musical journey by exploring genres and instrumentals via his new EP, ‘Everything Except Desire’. Primarily known for his past work within the rock scene, Key is excited to share his cinematic experimental electronic tracks and new direction with the world with the goal of his fans “experiencing something new”. ‘Everything Except […]
The Wandering Hearts
High up in the Catskills, Woodstock in winter is so snow-padded and soft “it sounds like someone put the world on mute”, explains AJ. This was where The Wandering Hearts – AJ Dean-Revington, Chess Whiffin and Tara Wilcox – recorded their self-titled album early on in 2020. “It was on the Ashokan trail and had […]
Velvet Starlings
Hailing from Los Angeles and the beach cities of Southern California, Velvet Starlings has released a handful of EPs, singles and its debut album Technicolour Shakedown all before the band members could legally drink. Founded by Christian Gisborne (who incidentally tracked, engineered, mixed and produced their debut album), Velvet Starlings rose to national prominence when […]
Tombstones In Their Eyes
The guitars had been sitting in their cases collecting dust for several years, but there are some things that have a way of coming back around. Just ask John Treanor, guitarist and songwriter of the Los Angeles based gloomy alt-rock outfit Tombstones In Their Eyes. It would be a chance encounter with James Cooper, an […]
ToBy
The Outside EP is, at its essence, a return to form. It’s a sonic journey through my thoughts and inclinations and a peer into the process that inspires me to write. I’ve always felt like my topics and concepts stemmed from an external source, intangible, but ever present. My connection to this source has always […]
Sweet Justice
Frank Meyer – Vocals, Guitars, BassBruce Duff – Vocals, Bass, Guitars KeysMike Sessa – Drums “[Sweet Justice] dunks the spunk of ’77 in early-Seventies power blues and the spangled hell-raising of Sweet.” – Rolling Stone “Sweet Justice effortlessly fuse hard rock with soul, power pop and punk to create a sound that’s pure classic rock.” […]