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COO of UL Sounds.com, a boutique publishing admin firm based in Sacramento, COO of Pac Ave Records (Stockton, CA), writer for Indie Music Discovery.com. Father of 3, all around jedi.

Prolific Songwriter Thomas Itty Does the Unthinkable, Releases Album (Retrospective) with 33 Songs…and a couple bonuses!

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 8, 2019 7:48 pm Tagged With: acoustic rock, Americana, classic rock, Folk, New York, Rock, singer, songwriter, United States

Thomas Itty-Retrospective

Life-long, and quite prolific, New York based songwriter Thomas Itty has been penning his own jams since he was in his teens. With a classic rock edge, some acoustic soul, a little Americana and a dash of folk, Retrospective delivers 35 tracks from this writers creative mind. Originally from Bangalore, India, Thomas has been in […]

Keepin’ It Country Spotlights Emerging and Established Indie Talent on Latest Compilation – Album Now Available

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman August 30, 2019 11:03 am Tagged With: Country, singer, songwriter

BWH Muisc Group-Keepin It Country-Vol 1

Including emerging and established talents alongside each other, Keepin’ It Country, Vol. One includes contributions by: Wyatt Hull, Angelica Cassidy, Harrison Country, Sohayla Smith, Bryan Joon, the phenomenal Richard Lynch, Todd Barrow, R.W. “Ray William” Roldan, Bill Abernathy, Steve Bonham and The Long Road, Almost An Artist, Frank Milgiorelli and The Dirt Nappers, Chakra Bleu, […]

Interview with ASM – Abhishek S. Mishra

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman August 29, 2019 10:03 am Tagged With: Asia, Blues, blues rock, Central Asia, indie rock, Nepal, Rock, singer, songwriter, World

ASM

In this interview spotlight, I chat with Nepal native and 6th generation musician ASM (Abhishek S. Mishra) about his music, technology, challenges and more. Full Q&A along with links and music below. Where are you from and what style of music do you create? (In your own words, not necessarily in marketing terms or by […]

Interview with Gordon Thomson – Eventually

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman August 29, 2019 9:45 am Tagged With: indie rock, Pop, pop rock, Rock, singer, songwriter

Gordon Thomson-Eventually

In this interview spotlight, I chat with Gordon Thomson about his latest music, challenges, technology and more. Full Q&A along with links and music below. Where are you from and what style of music do you create? (In your own words, not necessarily in marketing terms or by popular genre classifications. My style is lyric […]

Interview with Slendo – In Bloom

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman August 28, 2019 10:50 pm Tagged With: Chattanooga, Hip Hop, rap, Tennessee, trap, United States

Slendo-In Bloom

In this interview spotlight, I chat with Chattanooga’s Slendo about his newest music, challenges, technology and more. Full Q&A along with links and music below. Where are you from and what style of music do you create? (In your own words, not necessarily in marketing terms or by popular genre classifications.) I’m from Chattanooga, Tennessee, […]

Interview with Taylor Rogers – NOA

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman August 28, 2019 10:44 pm Tagged With: Chicago, Folk, Illinois, singer, songwriter, United States

Taylor Rogers photo by Steven Cox

Chicago-based singer-songwriter Taylor Rogers blends soundscapes of vocal layering, rhythmic guitar, and electronic texturing to create emotional terrain that both challenges and comforts its listeners. Her third full-length album project NOA is to be released this September, funded by Northwestern’s CIRA grant. Taylor has toured all over the US, and performed in various Midwest festivals […]

Interview with Edits – Burn

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman August 28, 2019 10:36 pm Tagged With: alternative rock, synth pop, United Kingdom

Edits-Burn

Boy/Girl duo Edits return with the thunderous Burn, drawing inspiration from early Muse, Death From Above 1979 and Nine Inch Nails, it’s their heaviest song to date. Pulsing, driving and blood pumping, Burn interweaves distortion drenched guitars with arpeggiating synth lines and soars into anthemic choruses. Burn is completely self produced, culminating from the band’s […]

Interview with Canary Gold – Hummingbird

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman August 28, 2019 10:24 pm Tagged With: alternative rock, indie, indie rock, Rock, Scotland, United Kingdom

Canary Gold

Glasgow based two-piece Canary Gold are preparing to release their dynamic new single, Hummingbird, out on now via Master Closet Records. Consisting of brothers Spencer and JP O’Grady, Canary Gold were formed in Aberdeen in 2016 after the duo began writing songs together. Formulating a strong idea of what their sound should be, the brothers […]

Interview with Bubbatrees – Alchemy

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman August 28, 2019 10:19 pm Tagged With: alternative rock, Scotland, United Kingdom

Bubbatrees

Glaswegian quartet Bubbatrees prepare to release their brooding new single Alchemy on now. Dark, tantalising synths set the tone before pulsating drum beats and reverb-heavy guitar twangs takeover, creating a sound that is both celestial and sonically powerful. Frontman Andrew Gibb’s deep, rich vocal resonates effortlessly over the eerie soundscapes, reminiscent of the likes of […]

Interview with Kinnara : Desi La – Hologram/Neon Architecture

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman August 28, 2019 10:02 pm Tagged With: avant garde, Electronic, Experimental, New York, New York City, United States

Kinnara Desi La-Hologram/Neon Architecture

Kinnara : Desi La = a musician/visual artist/graphic designer etc++ residing in Tokyo, Japan. Founder of Dark Matter, a net label releasing only black experimental music from across the diaspora (an extension of AFROVISIONARY (afrovisionary.tumblr.com), 1st website devoted to the black avant garde) + also organizer for BEAUTIFUL MACHINE multi-media event. In this interview spotlight, […]

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