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Articles by Joshua

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.

Interview with Blackbirds – ControlFreak

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 5, 2022 9:47 am Tagged With: alternative rock, indie rock, Rock, Scotland, United Kingdom

Blackbirds

Formed in mid 2021, Blackbirds have already been tipped as ‘Ones to watch’ by ThisFeelingUK and played multiple headline shows in the clubs of Edinburgh and Glasgow. Their debut single ‘ControlFreak‘ was selected for inclusion on the successful ‘Brits and Pieces‘ compilation album which charted at #39. The track was produced by Mark Morrow (Vistas, […]

Interview with Pratik Ilag – Ansuni Baatein

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 5, 2022 9:41 am Tagged With: Acoustic, Asia, Central Asia, India, indie, Pop, singer, songwriter

Pratik Ilag

In this interview spotlight, I chat with Pratik Ilag about the latest music, adapting during a pandemic, technology and more. Full Q&A along with links and music below. Where are you from and how do You describe your style of music? I am completely based in Mumbai, born, lived here and wish to be here […]

Interview with Pulse Park – Phonac Music

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 4, 2022 11:47 am Tagged With: alternative rock, Canada, Germany, indie rock, pop rock, power pop, Rock, singer, songwriter

Pulse Park

The three members of Pulse Park first met some time ago on an Arctic expedition in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut/Canada, and started learning their instruments during the long polar nights. These were ukuleles that they traded dry fruits for with the Inuit. After the successful introduction of a breeding program for bowhead whales, the band decided to […]

Steve Markoff and Patricia Lazzara Drop Another Great Cover – Layla Now Available, New Album Coming Soon!

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 4, 2022 10:28 am Tagged With: classical, composer, flute, Instrumental, Piano, United States

Steve Markoff-Patricia Lazzara-Layla

Steve Markoff, Patricia Lazzara and Allison Brewster Franzetti have returned, yet again, with another single in anticipation of their forthcoming album release. This single is their flute and piano-infused rendition of an Eric Clapton classic, Layla! Now I must admit, my father is a huge Eric Clapton fan. One of the things he successfully did […]

Interview with Dekker – Let’s Pretend

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 28, 2022 1:03 pm Tagged With: Folk, indie folk, singer, songwriter, United States

DEKKER_photo-by_Emily-and-Katy

American indie-folk artist Dekker prepares to release his eclectically alluring sophomore album I Won’t Be Your Foe on May 20th (2022) via Useful Fictions / Wagram Music. The album is oozing with rich textures from the offset as rippling guitar twangs are met with hypnotic drum beats and whispered harmonies. Dekker’s beautifully honeyed vocal is […]

Interview with Linen Ray – On The Mend

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 27, 2022 9:08 pm Tagged With: Alt-Country, Americana, Folk, folk rock, Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Linen Ray-On The Mend

Married folk-rock duo Linen Ray is a critically-acclaimed Americana band gleaning inspiration from 1970s Laurel Canyon folk-rock, alt-country and traditional country, and gospel. The pair’s second studio album, On The Mend, out May 13, 2022, brims with earthy but elegant folk-rock. In this interview spotlight, I chat with Linen Ray about the forthcoming release, technology, surviving the pandemic and more. […]

Interview with Van Tassel – White Coat Consequences

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 26, 2022 8:54 pm Tagged With: avant garde, Experimental, singer, songwriter, United States

Van Tassel-White Coat Consequences

White Coat Consequences is a breakthrough project combining aspects of blues, folk, rock, jazz, gospel, and punk into music which is new and at the same time familiar. White Coat Consequences finds it roots in American blues and jazz, African and Latin percussion, and European Political Protest songs. Through collaboration with multi-talented artists/musicians Julie Licata […]

Interview with Sweet Giant – Til You’re Blue

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 26, 2022 8:39 pm Tagged With: Folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock, Rock, United Kingdom

Sweet Giant-Til Youre Blue

Til You’re Blue, the first single from Sweet Giant’s forthcoming four-track EP, is a laid-back sunny day song. A feel-good energy perfect for a road trip. The guitars are rooted in the 70s with a country twang following a casual dolewave groove, uplifting yet easygoing. Lyrically honest and cheeky,  In this interview spotlight, I chat […]

Interview with Dog of Man – Hello MI5!

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 26, 2022 8:33 pm Tagged With: indie rock, Psychedelic, Punk, punk rock, Rock, United Kingdom

Hello MI5! montage - Dog Of Man

Dog of Man, a psychedelic punk band from Brighton who have toured Europe and brought their energetic live show to festivals in the UK, Croatia and the Netherlands, have been described as “dream headliners for an end-of-the-world party.” Their new single, Hello MI5!, was recorded live to tape at Brixton Hill Studios and is taken […]

Interview with Dawson Fuss – Nothing Really Changes

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman April 26, 2022 8:25 pm Tagged With: alt-pop, California, indie pop, Pop, singer, songwriter, United States

Dawson Fuss-Nothing Really Changes

“Nothing Really Changes” is the first single to follow Dawson Fuss’s debut EP Edge of Adolescence, marking an evolution and maturation of his sound and thematic material, as he enters the final months of his senior year of high school. Listeners will relate to this track as its message focuses on the transition from childhood […]

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