Top 25 things we’ve covered this year By Molly Shores & Dianna Augustine //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.jsAs the year came to a close we reflected on some of our coverage of 2016. Each year we are given the privilege of finding and interacting with some of the best and brightest in the industry. Be it our childhood idols […]
Lara Americo’s ‘She/They’ upcoming release gives our Editor-in-Chief unprecedented chills “I’m, a human that creates their gender every morning just like everyone else.” -Americo (photos courtesy of Graham Morrison) The best thing about SoundCloud is that you get to see an artist’s transformation from beginning to end. Some aspects of life aren’t so easy to […]
Why you should give a damn: The Boxtones The facts: First album: In The Pockets of Clowns (2014) Review: 3.9 Newest album: Home (late 2016) Review: Anticipating!! Hometown: Scotland? Canada? Earth. Current home: Dubai Website rating: 2 out of 5 (all of the stellar info is there, but the layout irks me!) Top reasons […]
Sikora: Bernie Sanders, dancing, and sex Their mini bio-pic describes them as “if Skrillex and The Red Hot Chili Peppers had a love child, SIKORA would be born,“ but I would have to disagree. If the Skrillex and RHCP were to come together sexually, though, perhaps they’d meet in a club grinding to the harmonic […]
Throughout time and also space, funk permeates our universe, from the groove to the jams; funk may sometimes be invisible, but undeniable. Fake Flowers Real Dirt are the real deal, no two ways about it. This group, and the inevitable changes that come with a large band, do a splendid job of carrying on the […]
Jason Jet [jay-sun jeh-tt]: musical artist who is currently striving to create a thriving environment for his own creations, but also the creations of those around him. #twitfromthepit via Molly Shores with Jason Jet Like most people in Charlotte leaning more than 1-degree left of the ‘moderate’ political standing, we’re getting tired of the […]
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js Photo by: Molly Shores Some bands are better live, either by necessity or choice. Having heard the new EP from Fire Marshal Bill, they are live-oriented by choice. These 9-5ers are rambunctious and talented, in and out of the studio; they are friends first and musicians second. I got a chance to be one […]
Could she be the next over-produced, under-groomed, and surprisingly talented artist on the precipice of greatness and internet meme? Many artists have a kind of raw talent which drives them toward a profession in their respective field. Many artists get distracted by all of the opportunities and possibilities; they begin to lose focus on the […]
This playlist compiles my top five picks for most interestingly awesomely-weird songs found via this ReverbNation cycle. Any number of things can deem a song weird or interesting, but to make them awesome, there has to be a certain je ne sais quoi. Sometimes this falls under lyrical content, when the words outline an odd […]
One of the best ways to glean some insight on an artist is to read their mini-biography (usually found on their website). Since I began writing about music, I have seen way too many unpolished, uninformative, or otherwise uninteresting ‘about me’ pages. Shaun Canon is the best example as to why it is important to […]
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