Before I became completely absorbed by the world of Hip Hop, I used to be a serious metal head. I played bass and guitar in a nu metal band for a year or so in the early 2000s. My CD collection primarily included bands like Mudvayne, Mushroomhead, Pantera, Slayer, Korn, Alice in Chains, Sepultura, Sevendust, […]
Interview with Tony Apolczer – Perfect Storm
In this interview spotlight, I chat with Tony Apolczer about the latest music, challenges, motivations 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 originally from Cleveland, […]
Interview with Shannon Garcia and the Taken – fnExists
Cincinnati-based indie artist, Shannon Garcia releases new EP fnExists . The four-track EP offers something for all types of indie music lovers, ranging from softer melodies to more upbeat, indie-pop tracks. The EP is an especially personal passion project for the artist, as she wrote and played all instrumentation in fnExists. The artist, who goes […]
Richard Lynch Remembers The Simple Life in New Single and Video, The Old Feed Store Now Available
Richard Lynch is back (once again) to grace us with another great song and music video to satisfy our traditional country fix as well as allow us to reminiscence on the good ole days. If you know about the simple life, you know how important The Old Feed Store is to every rural, farming community. […]
Interview with 500 Miles To Memphis – Blessed Be The Damned
If you are familiar with Cincinnati band 500 Miles to Memphis, you know that they are a band that rocks but also has country roots in their sound, incorporating instruments that are traditionally associated with country music; lap steel, fiddle, banjo and mandolin. For Blessed Be The Damned, 500 MTM brought in musician and producer, […]
Local Spotlight: Interview with Weston – Unavailable
Weston is a Hip Hop artist and songwriter from Canton, Ohio. For the last four years he was in the United States Marine Corps stationed in Twentynine Palms, California. Recently, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue music and create art in a new place. Weston has just released his newest mixtape titled: “Unavailable” and […]
Richard Lynch Finds Inspiration In Unexpected Places, Pray On The Radio Now Available
Richard Lynch and his honest, pure brand of traditional country music has become a regular on these pages. Today we’re talking about his latest single, Pray On The Radio. In a culture that has become overly sensitive to…nearly every single thing that anyone anywhere could find minutely offensive… prayer in public places, specifically by those […]
Interview with American Spirits – Nowhere Near Perfect
In this interview spotlight, I chat with American Spirits about their latest project, motivations, challenges and more. Full Q&A along with links and music below. Nowhere Near Perfect by American Spirits Where are you from and what style of music do you create? (In your own words, not necessarily in marketing terms or by popular […]
James Adkins Set To Release Melodically Rich Folk Album, Brokedown Free Man Blues
Featuring a collection of songs folk singer/songwriter James Adkins wrote during a transition period, the forthcoming album Brokedown Free Man Blues consists of songs written in Pensacola, the Tidewater area of Virginia, his current home of Ohio and while traveling here, there and everywhere else the road has taken him. James says about the record, […]
Interview with Grandpa Egg – Underneath the Willow Tree
In this interview spotlight, I chat with Grandpa Egg about their album Underneath the Willow Tree, motivations, challenges and more. Full Q&A along with links and music below. Underneath The Willow Tree by Grandpa Egg Where are you from and what style of music do you create? (In your own words, not necessarily in marketing […]
