Axel Flovent Delivers A Deep Track by Track For ‘You Stay By The Sea’ Rising Icelandic singer-songwriter Axel Flvent calls Reykjavk home, but the location is also the inspiration behind his upcoming full-length debut, You Stay By The Sea. Tapping into the D.I.Y. spirit of his earliest recordings — but with a sense of refinement and newfound wisdom — Axel

AUDIO: John Sebastian on “Do You Believe in Magic” How he knew it would be a hit for his band The Loving Spoonful The magic of which they sing is music. And the answer is yes. It was the first single and title song of The Loving Spoonful’s debut album in the summer of 1965.

Big Homie Ty.Ni Shakes It Up With Debut Single “Jelly” Atlanta rapper and performer, Big Homie Ty.Ni, says she grew up in a family that celebrated both music and the game of basketball. The two endeavors, which have a long relationship going back to hip-hop music in the 90s and before, also often share a general

Sweetlove Offers an Irish Toast to the Ghosts in Her Songs On Christmas Day of 2017, my oldest friend died of complications from mental illness, recalls singer/songwriter Sweetlove about her friend Matt Linder, the subject of her new single Before the Devil Knows Youre Dead. Matt and I met when we were less than a year old.

This Tori Amos Song Changed Halsey’s Life Tori Amos and Halsey are very different artists, however, Halsey revealed one of Amos songs changed her life. Interestingly, the song impacted Halsey at a young age even though its not truly appropriate for younger listeners. Heres a look at why it affected Halsey and how

Parker Millsap is Back With ‘BE HERE INSTEAD’; First Single, “The Real Thing,” Premieres Acclaimed singer-songwriter Parker Millsap has announced the release of his new album.BE HERE INSTEADarrives via his own Okrahoma Records and Thirty Tigers on Friday, April 9. Produced by the legendary John Agnello (Kurt Vile, Sonic Youth, Waxahatchee),BE HERE INSTEADis heralded by todays premiere of the luminous

Falling in Love Inspires Aspen Anonda’s New Single “Gold” It was supposed to be different for Aspen Anonda. Though shes been performing since the age of 9 and saw her first official release in 2017, for the most part the singer/songwriter has remained within her native Georgia. With the exception of a few one offs

Willie Nelson Named Keynote Speaker at SXSW Online As he has so many times before, singing horse-lover Willie Nelson is riding to the rescuethis time, as the keynote speaker for SXSW Online, a virtual version of South By Southwest, the hydra-headed music, film and technology conference that, until 2020, had taken place in Austin,

Menahan Street Band Revisit “The Duke” from Charles Bradley Sessions, Release First Album in Nearly 10 Years When the late Charles Bradley was piecing together 2013s Victim of Love, the sessions produced multiple fragments of songs and other fuller concepts around his hopeand lovecharged album. Some clicked while others were indefinitely shelved. Ultimately, Bradley knew what he wanted on his second release, and

Dominique Fils-Aimé Delivers a Soulful Call for Change in “While We Wait” Next month, Montreal neo-soul singer-songwriter Dominique Fils-Aim will release Three Little Words, the third and final installation of her album trilogy celebrating the history of African American music, following 2018s Nameless and 2019s Polaris Prize-nominated / JUNO Award-winning Stay Tuned!. Today, she shares While We Wait,

Woodlock Finds Hope In The Midst Of Despair On New Single, “Feel It Coming” What do you do when your life begins to collapse around you and you cant imagine a path forward?  That was the question faced by Zech Walters of the Australian trio, Woodlock, after the collapse of his marriage, a spiral into depression and, ultimately, an incident

Emotional Oranges Team Up With Chiiild To Craft ‘Bonafide’ Chill Vibes Though you may not have heard of Emotional Oranges, they are one of the most promising acts in the pop sphere right now. Since their debut in 2019, the Los Angeles-based duo has built up a catalog of vibey pop tunes, raked in millions of streams

Death Cab for Cutie Releases ‘The Georgia E.P.’ to DSP’s After Raising $100K+ for Fair Fight 8x GRAMMY Award nomineesDeath Cab for Cutiehave announced todays release ofThe Georgia E.P.to all DSPs; buy/streamHERE. Originally released in December as a 24-hour Bandcamp exclusive, the project featuring covers of iconic artists from the state of Georgia raised over $100K for Fair Fight Action, Stacey

Sarah Mary Chadwick Presents New Single, “Full Mood” New Zealand-born, Melbourne-based singer-songwriterSarah Mary Chadwickpresents a new single/video, Full Mood, off of her new album,Me And Ennui Are Friends, Baby, outFebruary 5th on Ba Da Bing. Its the follow-up to previously released tracks At Your Leisure and Every Loser Needs A Mother. In Full Mood,

Behind the Song: “Healing Bones,” by Jules Shear & Rick Danko Its the title song of Jules Shears Healing Bones, released on the first day of 1994, and produced by Rod Argent and Peter Van Hooke. Jules is a songwriter in love with songwriting, which is why his songs have remained so heartfelt, inventive and beautifully melodic

Mills Reveals the Writing Process Behind New Single, ‘Hollow,’ was Therapeutic From growing up in southern Kentucky to living in Los Angeles, California, singer/songwriter, Mills, has continued to find inspiration everywhere he goes.  Because Mills grew up surrounded by the county music scene, he understands the importance of finding a songs narrative. He used his storytelling skills

Taylor Guitars Moves To An Employee-Owned Business Model Guitarists who own a Taylor Guitar can attest to the care and dedication the company puts into each guitar, as well as their commitment to sustainable wood efforts. Now, the San Diego-based company announces a new change in their business model with a transition to 100%

Peter Bjorn and John Embody Individuality With New EP, ‘Endless Days’ With Endless Play, which just came out in December, Swedish indie rock trio Peter Bjorn and John are establishing something of a pattern. This isnt the first time theyve put out an EP on which each song is written by a different band member, and released

Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno’s “Love and Chains” Is an Ode to Gorgeous Sunsets—and Staying Present Like the sunsets that inspired it, Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagnos new single, Love and Chains, is lucid and melancholy and ephemerala reminder to just be. The sun is setting / down across the road again, Calcagno sings at the top of the folk tune, featured

D’Angelico Launches Venue Spotlight Campaign to Support Iconic NYC Venues Its still a rough road ahead for live music these days, especially for music-centric towns like New York City. DAngelico Guitars is doing their part and giving back to a city built on live music by donating to different venues and encouraging others to do the

Corvair Explores Dynamics And Catharsis In New Single, “Green (Mean Time)” At this point, weve all heard stories about how the pandemic is impacting musicians. From lost income to lost opportunity to lost joy, the music-makers among ushobbyists and multi-platinum professionals alikehave been hit hard by this crisis. Yet, on the flipside, the life-altering impact of almost

Emmy Wildwood Finds Her Resurrection on “Falls On You” Emmy Wildwood found herself writing a stream of songs in a blur of days during the fall of 2020. Just one story in a whirlwind of words, Falls On You, is Wildwood’s anthemic blast against a turbulent year and all its emotional baggagethe restlessness from stalled

The Who Conductor Keith Levenson on Supporting the Music Industry with Fustercluck Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, countless people employed in the music industry have lost their incomes. Live performers, road crews, bus drivers, and those who provide the numerous ancillary services connected to the music business have seen their lives change drastically, and the entertainment world may

Pink Callies Examines Dark Cynicism On “Wouldn’t Need a Coincidence” Grayton Green fronted a lo-fi rock act called Datenight for five years. After the release of their last record, he was feeling his creativity tug him into a wholly different direction. He hadnt planned on it, but he willingly followed and soon a new album took

Behind the Song: David Bowie, “Space Oddity” In the dark of Londons Casino Cinerama, a 22-year old David Bowie stared at the space embryo floating across the theatres huge 70mm screen. It was summer 1968, and this was the third time the singer-songwriter had been to see 2001: A Space Odyssey. It was

Adam Melchor Bathes In Goodbyes With “Last Time” Adam Melchor wrote Last Time mere weeks before the global pandemic took hold. Energized by its indie-folk markings, the LA musician fully intended to perform the moody tune on tour, which would have begun with a much-coveted SXSW showcase. But it was canceled. Everything was canceled.

Adrian Sutherland Releases Second Solo Single, “Respect the Gift” In 2011, Canadian singer/songwriter, Adrian Sutherland started his band, Midnight Shine. Together, they released four albums and achieved some success. Recently though, Sutherland had the idea to start pursuing a solo project as well. As he finds himself with some extra time on his hands, he

His His’ Aidan Belo Hopes That Time Heals in “Winter Journal” A few months ago, Toronto indie folk newcomer His Histhe moniker of singer-songwriter and guitarist Aidan Beloshared Matador, a cozy, fluttering tune that centers Belos soothing vocals and intimate guitarwork. Now Belo follows up the track with Winter Journal, a similarly wistful, understated folk number, premiering

Legends of Songwriting: Livingston and Evans From a 1987 conversation with the songwriters of “Silver Bells,” “Que Sera,” “Mona Lisa” and other classics They wrote “Silver Bells.” They also wrote many other standards, but that really would have been enough. “Silver Bells” seems to have been around as long as “Silent Night.”

Gene Simmons And Gibson Announce G², A New Multi-Platform Partnership Kiss bassist Gene Simmons and Gibson announce a new long-term partnership that will not only deliver new guitar and bass products but also includes streaming entertainment across multiple online and social platforms. Branded as G (from Gene to Gibson), the first product announced is the G