JBadge, Steez & Nef The Pharaoh – “Pain Music” anchored by a smooth banging beat!
Hip-hop, more than any other genre, has its history in groups. Many of hip-hop’s most important pioneering artists were groups. The format of several MCs trading verses over a beat…
Melting Tree – “Athena” rescues the listener from the anomalous mire of synthesizer music
Melting Tree is an alternative indie-rock band from Athens, Georgia that has just released the single “Athena”. The band mix and master their own music through resources at the University…
BigJohn – “Do You Even Lift Bro” – personal charisma and his songwriting grace
Recording artist John Anthony Ziegler was born in Columbus, Ohio who later changed his stage name to BigJohn. The once air conditioning service technician, is also the founder of the…
Aze Hi – “ThroW Ya CuPs Up” – tons of lighthearted swagger and groove!
“Presuming that violence is a part of human nature and hence triggers an instinctive fascination in many humans that is beyond categories like good and evil, it can be stated…
INTERVIEW: Zeus Da Don – Her individuality transcends her music
Shatille Bailey, known as Zeus Da Don, was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio. Where she started as a theater student at Chaney High School. She started writing music at…
Norwegian rapper, singer and producer, Lupae Filius blurs the genre lines
Norwegian rapper, singer and producer, Lupae Filius creates all sounds on his own, from start to finished product. Highly respected in the Norwegian rap scene, Lupae has been working his…
Spaceman Releases ‘Obedience Training’
In October Spaceman released Fascist Utopia, a project whose cover depicted an apocalyptically saccharine hell-scape of state-enforced “harmony” and “good will”. That the cover depicted a decidedly Trump-esque figure was…
Michael B. Sutton – “Feelin Down (Go Down On Me Blues)” Radio Edit – an eroticism embedded in maturity and sincerity
Urban Contemporary soul singer, Michael B. Sutton has been around the block and back in his lifetime, since coming out of Oakland, California. It would require a complete anthology to…
3Mind Blight – “Reflections” ft. Sophie Dorsten – incredibly pleasing to the ears!
For those of you unfamiliar, 3Mind Blight is a ferociously proficient spitter from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Since 2018 he has proven time and again that he is no fading presence or…
American Songwriter Shares Emma Negrete’s “Lost In Translation,” a Melancholic Soul Classic
We’re unfortunately conditioned to think of the singer/songwriter in certain terms. There’s usually an acoustic guitar involved. More strum than beat. The endeavor of packing more syllables than are available…
