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Interview with Lucas Jack – Make It Beautiful

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 7, 2016 6:45 pm Tagged With: Folk, Piano, Pop, Rock, Texas, United States

Channeling and reinventing the tradition of great piano rock, Lucas Jack is a singer-songwriter-pianist telling finely-hewn stories of the modern American experience with his powerful tenor voice and inspired musicianship. He currently lives, writes, and performs in and around Texas. In this interview, we were fortunate enough to get a few minutes with Lucas to […]

Interview with Caleb Keith & the Calaveras

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 7, 2016 5:30 pm Tagged With: Americana, Georgia, United States

“Somewhere out in Middle America /Halfway between late and lonesome…” So sings singer-songwriter Caleb Keith on the song “Middle America,” propelled by the deep honky-tonk twang of his band, the Calaveras. It’s is the lyric from which the Athens, GA outfit’s debut offering, Between Late and Lonesome, extracts its title, and fittingly so. Caleb’s music […]

Novocaine – An Interview with Lost Beach

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 7, 2016 5:14 pm Tagged With: indie, Los Angeles, Rock, United States

Hailing from the beaches south of Los Angeles, LOST BEACH combines the sentimentality of sun in your face, while pining for the unknown in what we call indie rock n roll. Native Texan Jonny Perdue came to California to further his pursuit in music, finding guitarist and collaborator Steve Stout via a chance encounter while […]

Interview with Starley – Call On Me

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 7, 2016 5:05 pm Tagged With: Australia, Pop, R&B, singer, songwriter

In this interview, we chat with Starley about influences, the new project, and more. Q&A, links, and a stream of Call On Me 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’ve never restricted myself to a particular genre as an artist. […]

In The Light – Melissa Bel Interview

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 7, 2016 4:44 pm Tagged With: Pop, R&B, singer, songwriter, Soul, United Kingdom

Melissa Bel grew up listening to soul, classic rock and draws inspiration from the likes of Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Christina Aguilera amongst others. She also regularly receives creative support from producer/songwriter Justin Gray who has worked with artists such as Joss Stone, John Legend and Amy Winehouse and also produced Melissa’s album. Melissa […]

Interview with Evan Crommett – Under The Rocks

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 6, 2016 10:17 pm Tagged With: Alternative, Electronic, Hip Hop, New York City, Rock, United States

Evan Crommett is a Hell’s Kitchen based singer-songwriter, sound-tinkerer, and tomato-despiser. In this interview feature, we chat with Evan about music, influences, his new project, and more. Full Q&A, links, and streams below. Who attracted you to this genre/style: My Dad taught me guitar and my mom taught me to sing along with musicals. Together, […]

Interview with The Gentlemen Amateurs

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 6, 2016 10:09 pm Tagged With: Bay Area, California, Funk, Pop, Rock, San Francisco, United States

In this interview spotlight, we speak with Bay Area’s The Gentlemen Amateurs about music, influences, the new project, and more. Full Q&A, links, and streams can be found below. Another Way by The Gentlemen Amateurs Let’s dive a little deeper into You, the artist and your music. What attracted you to this genre(s) or style(s)? […]

Interview with Dead Blonde Girlfriend

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 6, 2016 10:02 pm Tagged With: New York City, Punk, Rock, singer, songwriter, United States

It’s like a Hitchcock film come to life, or something. Joie Blaney, once the leader of NYC’s Dead Blonde Girlfriend, now celebrated Los Angeles solo artist, has morphed, again, into Dead Blonde Girlfriend. “It’s schizophrenic marketing” Blaney laughs. “I started as Joie Dead Blonde Girlfriend, years ago, then it was Dead Blonde Girlfriend when the […]

Interview with Oloff

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 6, 2016 2:00 pm Tagged With: Hip Hop, rap, United Kingdom

Oloff is a rapper/musician from North London, currently residing in Bristol. The momentum has been picking up and Oloff is excited to share more releases with us in the near future. In this spotlight, we speak with Oloff about music, the new release, and more. Full Q&A, links, and streams can be found below. Let’s […]

Love Love – An Interview with Whesli

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 6, 2016 1:00 pm Tagged With: Los Angeles, Rock, singer, songwriter, Soul, United States

Whesli is a music duo based out of LA, California who have been playing together since the spring of 2015 while continuously writing, recording and producing their upcoming debut EP set to release in April 2016. In this interview spotlight, we speak with Whesli about music, influences, the new project, and more. Full Q&A, links, […]

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