How would you classify your music? Well, Mr. Hughes I will have to classify my music as Hip-Hop. Who are some of your top 5 musical influences? Hmmm…That’s a tough one to answer. I will go with Nas, The Wu, Common, Rakim & Michael Jackson. What do you want fans to take from your music?
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The Bronx does it again. Great hip hop that is – home to some of modern music’s most interesting emcees, Bronx resident and star on-the-rise, Shemie Rozay has unleased yet another killer track called “City Drop”. Adding from his already fierce and impressive arsenal, “City Drop” sets the stage for Rozay to catapult from his
Those of us who can’t get enough of a thunderous blues groove are guaranteed to have a good time with the 2019 record from Izzie’s Caravan, Leo’s Guitar, and I don’t think I’m the only critic saying so. Comprised of four songs built on the back of blue-hued harmonies and beats that could cause an earthquake
Turn the key and get that motor running – Project Grand Slam’s East Side Sessions is a helluva driving force in the jazz, Latin, rock and pop genres. Slick saxophones, precious piano and of course, undeniable bass lines, East Side Sessions contains 12 scorching tracks. Ready to roll from the get-go, East Side Sessions doesn’t
“Habibi” is the new single from Boston’s ILYAH, a singer and musician of Moroccan descent who has parlayed a small but intensely loyal YouTube fan base into a burgeoning musical career. The former contestant on the immensely popular television competition The Voice has recently joined Jeff Timmons’ new boyband Overnight, but let’s hope he continues
Latin music is having one heck of a good year in 2020, and you needn’t look or listen beyond the vibrant vocal harmonies of Brenda K. Starr’s “Tu Vida En La Mía” to understand why. The most recent dispatch in a long line of sexy studio releases from the acclaimed Latina singer/songwriter, “Tu Vida En
Newcomer Toox works with two great singers on his new single “Own the Night”, Rose Culture and Daimen Carter, and comes up with a track guaranteed to draw the attention he deserves. Culture scored a regional hit with her track “Awesome” and Carter did as well with the cuts “We’re OK” and “Chasin’”, but their
You can see the personality embodied in AV Super Sunshine’s latest single “Smile” when you view the song’s video. He is quirky, boundlessly creative, life affirming, and obviously harbors deep emotions that the straight forward lyrical content for the song only scratches the surface of. The video doesn’t tell any sort of story, per se,
When we personalize our efforts to engage the world, the positive impact we create is powerful. Anyone can hold up a sign, march shoulder to shoulder with others in the name of a particular cause, or reel off a bevy of slogans and adages we believe illustrate solidarity with an issue. This observation does not
It’s apparent from the first opening measures in the instrumental song “Liama” that the direction the listener to take will be a positive one. Flutists Steve Markoff and Patricia Lazzara have teamed up again to create an enjoyable listening experience. A follow up to 2019’s Timeless—Hits Of Love And Hope From Pop, Rock & Soft
In times of great strife, music can work wonders on the human soul, and while I can’t be certain (being that I wasn’t in the room when it was recorded), I’m fairly sure this is what was on Darrell Kelley’s mind when he sat down to construct his latest single, “The Coronavirus.” Powered by a
Hey Kopo! So excited to be chatting with you! Can you tell us a little something about yourself? I am a singer/Songwriter and sound Healing. Most of my life is music. It’s all I think about. What inspired you to pursue music? I started playing piano as soon as I could reach the keys and
Grinding to a menacing groove, fiery riffs collide into one another and form a blistering backbone for Atlas Cage to colorize with his vocal in the song “Not Over,” one of the three tracks found on his band Strings of Atlas’ new EP How Far We’ve Come, out everywhere quality indie metal and rock are sold
Hey Kendra! So excited to be chatting with you! How did you come up with the name “Kendra and the Bunnies”? Thanks so much for inviting me to interview with you today. The main reasoning behind the name “Kendra & the Bunnies” stems from a few things. First, one of my favorite songs is “White
“Life As We Know It” (single) by Rob Alexander Joyfully swaying to a beat that might be the most intriguing of any he’s committed to master tape since first hitting the scene several years ago, Rob Alexander’s “Life As We Know It,” the third single from his highly acclaimed LP Being Myself, is a rhythm-driven track
Super excited to have the pleasure of speaking with you today! Welcome. You just released a new album. Congratulations. How are you feeling now that the album is out for everyone to hear? I’m feeling so excited! I’ve been working on this album for over a year and it feels great to finally be able
Hello and Welcome Sarah! You have a current single out titled ‘Cryorhythmic’. Can you share more about the song with us? Cryorhythmic is an energetic and powerful track featuring the violin over electronic/house beats. The track borrows themes from the Vivaldi Four Seasons, “Winter” and really showcases dichotomy between old and new sound. How did
Pop singer/songwriter Destiny Malibu is having quite the year indeed. It’s only March, and the California-born temptress has issued not one but three stunning new studio cuts in “Sweet Persuasion,” Kissed by an Angel and, most recently, the Latin-flavored “Lo Siento,” which is burning up the underground like few other pop tracks are this month. “Lo Siento”
Linda Collins is anything but predictable. One might gloss over her career and assume she is a talented actress with occasional forays behind the camera as a producer, but a deeper look confounds your expectations when you soon realize she is not just an actress and producer, but a multi-instrumentalist as well. Look even deeper
Thank you for your time today Tara! You run a very successful music studio, will you share with us what a typical day in the life of Tara looks like at the studio? Will you share with us what a typical day in the life of Tara looks like at the studio? We have such
There aren’t a lot of genres in popular music that can inspire the feelings rock n’ roll does, and when I listen to Kings County’s new single “All That I Want,” I can’t help but feel like this is a band that knows exactly what I’m talking about. Kings County are a riff-driven rock group
A piano menacingly circles us. A voice, in a half-whisper, sings between the ridges of an instrumental rhythm that will create “Sticks and Stones” before our very ears, and even though Andy Michaels is coupled with a powerful player in Carolyn Thomas for this track from his new album Incendiary Heart, there’s never any doubt as
Thank you for your time today! Let’s jump right in, give us the short version of where you started and how you got to where you are now! I’ve been singing and acting ever since I was five years old… but I guess I started taking things seriously when I got to high school /
You recently had a big show at the Whiskey A GO GO to ring in the new year! Please give us the inside scoop on your performance! The gig at the Whisky went amazing! Thanks for asking. It was such an incredible experience to be able to play at such an iconic venue. You can
Hey Emily! Thank you for taking the time to chat with us today! Fill us in on what is the latest in your world! We love seeing all of your performance collaborations, do you have any Collabs planned for this year you can share with us? Thank you! There are no collabs I can officially
Existing fans of AV Super Sunshine will, without question, flock to his latest single release “Crazy Love” and appreciate what this talented musician, vocalist, and songwriter accomplishes in its two distinct mixes. The slightly off kilter “cover” accompanying the single release is a bit misleading about the song’s contents; there’s no psychedelic stylistic exercise underlying
Stacy Spikes founded The Urbanworld Film Festival in 1997. The festival curates films representing the broadest lens of diversity across stories, characters, themes and cultures. Urbanworld is a five-day festival, anchored in film, showcasing narrative and documentary features, short films, spotlight screenings and conversations and live staged screenplay readings. Among the founding sponsors are HBO
Hello Reverend Doctor! Thanks for chatting with us today! 2019 is coming to a close soon – what has been your favorite moment musically? Man. 2019 has been a year or ups and downs. I put a lot of road under me this year and met a lot of people and played a lot of
Hello Juliah! Thank you for your time. You released your first EP this year. Congrats! Can you share what that experience has been like for you? First of all, thank YOU for the opportunity! On my first EP I wanted to deliver to my public something raw, intimate, genuine and imperfect. I wanted people to
Sweet and simple in one track, wild and audacious in another, the beats that we find scattered throughout Jupiter in Velvet’s Anthems 2 Love are as essential to the creation of a mood as any of the other components here are, but in tracks like the smooth-rocking “If Not Peace… (Then it’s War),” they play a larger