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Interview with Paul Mark & The Van Dorens – Gravity

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 15, 2020 11:41 am Tagged With: alternative pop, Blues, indie pop, New York, New York City, pianist, Piano, Pop, singer, songwriter, United States

“Gravity“, Paul Mark’s 11th commercially-released album, picks up on the genre-expanding sounds of his critically-praised “Stowaways” CD and sends them into a new creative orbit. Rolling from barroom singalongs to sweeping ballads then detouring into back alley blues rock, “Gravity” is a relentless shake-up of Americana music sounds that are impecably coupled with Mark’s trademark, […]

Interview with Emmanuelle Sasson – Away From Me

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 6, 2020 11:55 pm Tagged With: alternative rock, Florida, indie rock, Rock, singer, songwriter, United States

In this interview spotlight, I chat with Emmanuelle Sasson about the latest music, challenges, technology and more. Full Q&A along with music and links below. Where are you from and what style of music do you create? I was born in Manhattan, New York City. I moved to South Florida when I was 5, and […]

Interview with Leo Lauren – Lovesick

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 6, 2020 2:40 pm Tagged With: art rock, California, indie pop, indie rock, Los Angeles, pop rock, singer, songwriter, United States

Southern California songwriter and visual artist Leo Lauren has released his newest single “Lovesick” on Apple Music and Spotify. The song had its worldwide premiere earlier this morning courtesy of Zane Lowe and his Beats 1 program on Apple Music. The track is a follow-up to “Supernormal,” both of which will appear on his upcoming […]

Buckle Up for a Fuzzy, Lo-Fi, Rock and Roll Ride, The Prof.Fuzz 63 Release Owls

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 5, 2020 7:00 am Tagged With: lo-fi, Rock, rock n roll, surf rock, Texas, United States

Established in 2014 and having performed over 200 shows since, Texas based fuzzy, lo-fi, surf-esque rockers The.Prof Fuzz 63 are preparing to release their latest album, Owls, on June 15th via Sister Raygun Records. However, the title track and music video – by web cartoonist Ryan J. Gill at The Other Ass – are now […]

Afton Wolfe Prepares Album Release, The First Single – Slingshots – Out Now

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 2, 2020 9:13 am Tagged With: Blues, blues rock, Folk, folk rock, Nashville, singer, songwriter, Tennessee, United States

Afton Wolfe’s musical journey began at a very young age deep in the heartland of Delta Blues, Jimmy Rodgers, and where some historians claim the first notes of rock and roll were ever played…Mississippi. As a part of several bands since the 1990s, Afton has been breathing, eating and sleeping music through a variety of […]

2 Story Cabin Releases Captivating New Single, Always Better

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 29, 2020 4:48 am Tagged With: Electro, electro-pop, Europe, indie, Italy, New York City, singer, songwriter, United States

Brooklyn based, Italian-Vietnamese songwriting duo 2 Story Cabin have released their latest single Always Better, a downtempo, hypnotic, jam composed of melancholic guitars, bass synths and electronic drums. The result is a captivating, ethereal, electro-pop single packed full of emotion. Born in Italy, this powerful songwriting duo includes singer/songwriter Tempesta and Italian producer/guitarist mmmatic. Having […]

Steve Markoff and Patricia Lazarra Prepare for New Album, Singles ‘Liama’ and ‘If I Could Reach Your Heart’ Now Available

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 21, 2020 9:47 am Tagged With: classical, composer, flute, Instrumental, New Jersey, United States

New Jersey based composers and flute duo Steve Markoff and Patricia Lazarra are preparing to release their next album titled Romances In Blue. Their latest singles Liama and If I Could Reach Your Heart will be part of this forthcoming album and are now available for listening! With this COVID thing still in the air, […]

Find Mad Hugs Hiding In The Illuminated Shadow, New Album Now Available!

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 14, 2020 9:28 am Tagged With: Electronic, Instrumental, New York, trip hop, United States

Mad Hugs first learned to record using a tape deck at the tender age of 4. By age 16, he was fully immersed in punk music. He soon moved onto piano and began producing music electronically in 2000. Now working as producer for the group Mad Osc as well as releasing music solo, Mad Hugs […]

Prepare for a Garage-Glam-Power-Pop-Punk Extravaganza, Dead Freddie’s Self-Titled New Album is Now Available!

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 11, 2020 9:49 am Tagged With: Chicago, garage rock, Illinois, indie rock, power pop, Punk, punk rock, United States

Chicago Punk Pop Phenomenon Dead Freddie originated in the year 1966 when a group of Cub Scouts organized to raise funds for the Lithuanian Scout Movement. As a result of that experience, Donatas Ramanauskas and Vainis Aleksa became lifelong friends. The band, Dead Freddie, formed in 1980 after a 1978 epiphany brought about by the […]

Interview with Woven Green – Turn Back Around

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 11, 2020 8:46 am Tagged With: Folk, new age, Pop, Rock, singer, songwriter, United States, Washington DC, World

Singer/songwriter and creative power duo Woven Green create folk-pop-rockin’ jams with an infusion of New Age and World music for a truly transcendent listening experience. Turn Back Around is the group’s newest single and is an emotionally powerful song with an evocative vocal performance, soaring lead guitars, and a driving rhythm that grabs you and […]

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