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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.

Gringo Star Interview – The Sides And In Between

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 19, 2016 5:59 pm Tagged With: Alternative, indie rock, Psychedelic, Rock

Gringo Star are insouciant explorers, tossing the paddles overboard and drifting on the currents of their lackadaisical curiosity across a rippling sonic ocean, out to the far edges of rock & roll. Shots pulsing from a vintage Leslie speaker, their guitars, keys and vocals create the psychoactive ingredients of their echo-slathered, doo-wop-indebted indie gems; psychedelic […]

Chris and Daya’s Envy of Stars

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 15, 2016 7:14 pm Tagged With: Folk, Pop, Rock, singer, songwriter

Chris and Daya-Envy of Stars

Chris and Daya’s album Envy of Stars is smooth like butter, tasty like grandma’s finest jam, and more polished than a freshly shined pair of Sunday shoes. I’ve been trying to listen to this album front to back (without distraction) for a couple weeks now and finally…finally that uninterrupted piece of time came. The result? […]

Fools & Jokers – Emily James Interview

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 15, 2016 7:38 am Tagged With: Nashville, Pop, singer, songwriter, United States

In this interview spotlight, we chat with Nashville’s Emily James about her influences, her music, the new project, and more. Full Q&A, links, and a stream of her EP is available below. Let’s dive a little deeper into You, the artist and your music. What attracted you to this genre(s) or style(s)? I can’t say […]

Interview with Trutopia – Midnight Soul

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 15, 2016 7:24 am Tagged With: dance, house, London, United Kingdom

In this interview spotlight, we have a virtual pow wow with Trutopia to discuss music, influences, the new project, and more. Full Q&A, links, and streams are available below. https://soundcloud.com/trutopia/midnight-soul Let’s dive a little deeper into You, the artist and your music. What attracted you to this genre(s) or style(s)? There are so many avenues […]

The Blue – An Interview with Cocoa Futures

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 15, 2016 7:18 am Tagged With: London, Pop, United Kingdom

Our ethos is pretty simple – to be ambitious about making music we’re proud of. And to have a nice time.” Greg, Cocoa Futures Scotland-bred and London-based, Cocoa Futures are the brainchild of frontman Greg (vocals/bass). They specialise in pristine pop harmonics crossed with a taste for the unexpected. Greg assembled a band including Dave […]

Interview with Jasmine Rodgers

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 15, 2016 7:10 am Tagged With: Acoustic, Electro, London, Rock, singer, songwriter, United Kingdom

Jasmine Rodgers’ debut solo album Blood Red Sun channels her gift of narrative storytelling into eleven concise songs that explore the emotional hinterland behind all of our thoughts and deeds. It’s a folk album where, like Joanna Newsom, Rodgers’ assumes a variety of different masks. Whether it’s the bawdy lover amusing herself with lascivious fantasies […]

Bathrobe Robots Interview

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 15, 2016 7:02 am Tagged With: Electronic, Experimental, indie, New York, Rock, United States

  Sibling robots crash landed in the desolate countryside of upstate New York. While being introduced to the new concepts of “adulting”, they were also exposed to “music”. There weren’t many human things that appealed to the robots other than their “music”. Finding nothing that suitably combined sounds of their extraterrestrial origins with their new […]

Interview with SupaWave Osbourne – Left Shoes

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 15, 2016 6:54 am Tagged With: Hip Hop, New York City, rap, United States

Brooklyn, New York emcee SupaWave Osbourne presents the midnightpatrolfilm-directed music video for “Left Shoes”, his new single produced by Wale collaborator Best Kept Secret of Flawless Tracks. “Left Shoes” will appear on The Mandela Effect, SupaWave’s forthcoming album dropping in 2017. Representing Brooklyn’s Bushwick and Flatbush sections, SupaWave has collaborated with Vast Aire of Cannibal […]

Interview with Anna Elizabeth Laube

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 15, 2016 6:48 am Tagged With: Folk, multi-instrumentalist, producer, Seattle, singer, songwriter

Anna Elizabeth Laube is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer. Her songs have been featured on NPR, BBC Radio, C|Net/Download.com, The San Francisco Bay Guardian, Wisconsin Public Television, and XM/Sirius Satellite Radio. She has performed at numerous festivals including SXSW, The Monterey Blues Festival, Folk Alliance International, the Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour, and has […]

So Cold – An Interview with Room 1 Fourteen

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 14, 2016 1:49 pm Tagged With: Pop, Rock, singer, songwriter, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Room1Fourteen is a rock band based in England and Switzerland, formed in 2015 by singer/songwriter William Mayos. After years of writing songs, he sought the help of session musicians Rob Green and David Dasenbrook to fulfil his artistic vision. Musical influences include The Smiths, Blur, BRMC, Coldplay, Lou Reed, Pink Floyd and many more. 2015 […]

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