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Tattoo Artist and Fine Artist Kirk Edward Nilsen II Expands Dual-Market Presence in New Jersey and Charleston
The fine artist, tattooer and musician continues evolving his work across medieval themed architectural tattooing, hand-drawn fine art, and new music from his project Spanish Castles AUGUST 27, 2026 (CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA) — Tattoo artist, fine artist, and musician Kirk Edward Nilsen II is expanding his creative presence between Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey at Crown & Anchor and Charleston, South Carolina at The Edge Tattoo, marking a new chapter in a nearly 20-year

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Aug 263 min read


Robots In Love "Convergence"
"Convergence" is an intense electro-rock and industrial metal single released by Robots in Love on June 8, 2026. Serving as the lead single for their upcoming second album, Override, the track blends heavy djent guitar riffs, thunderous electronic drums, and dynamic harmonizing vocals to explore individuality within relationships. Elenor Rayner established the Robots In Love identity around 2017 after relocating from Melbourne, Australia, to Dunedin. Robots In Love began pure

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Aug 131 min read


Betty Moon’s 2003 Album Doll Machine Arrives on Streaming Platforms for the First Time
Originally released through Sextant Records/EMI, Moon’s third album is now available on Spotify and Apple Music via Evolver Music, Inc. Singer, songwriter and producer Betty Moon has officially released her 2003 album Doll Machine on streaming platforms for the first time. Originally released in late 2003 through Sextant Records/EMI while Moon was still living in Canada, the album is now available on Spotify and Apple Music via her label Evolver Music, Inc. As Moon’s third fu

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Aug 102 min read


bgbgb "Mr Follow the Script (Creeper's Reasoning)"
"Mr Follow The Script (Creeper's Reasoning)" is a fast-paced Drum and Bass track released by the artist Bgbgb featuring Creeper Beats on June 19, 2026. The song serves as a high-energy alternate version or continuation of Bgbgb's Character Studies EP era. Structurally, it functions as a concept piece built around two characters with opposing views, with Bgbgb smoothly blending singing and rapid rap flows over driving electronic production. Bgbgb with Featured Artist: Creeper

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Jul 161 min read


West Coast hip-hop collides with nightlife energy as Reese Weil and Nef The Pharaoh deliver a confident, club-ready single
There is a particular freedom that comes with cruising the city after dark, windows down, music rattling the speakers, the weight of everything that does not matter falling further behind with every mile. It is a feeling less explained than lived - and on a good night, with the right record on, it becomes a philosophy. Reese Weil channels exactly that energy on his new single "I Ain't Worried," available everywhere July 4, 2026, featuring fellow West Coast standout Nef The Ph

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Jul 93 min read


The Exploding Whales
"Spacesuit, Rocket Fuel, and a Cigarette" blends classic psychedelic rock, garage rock, and space rock into a hazy but energetic listening experience. The title alone suggests a collision between futuristic imagery and self-destructive human impulses, and the music follows that theme by feeling both expansive and grounded. Rather than relying on modern production trends, the track leans into a vintage rock aesthetic with organic instrumentation and a warm analog feel. The mix

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Jun 162 min read


Mighty Joe Belson - The Process Of Individuation
Minimalist ambient composer Mighty Joe Belson creates disarmingly powerful music with ample spaciousness suitable for deep reflection and creative insight. The atypical beauty and subtlety of the performances gives the listener the strange sensation of being suspended in air. His new release "The Process of Individuation" is out on April 24, 2026 via Necessary Vice. A true musical exploration of the oceanic, murky realms of the inner self, this immersive release should appeal

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May 292 min read


T Staggs - Southern Soul Era, Vol 2
Living by the phrase "I aspire to Inspire", R&B Soul visionary T Staggs is on a mission to spread resilience, upliftment and universal human emotion to the masses with a swagger that is nothing if not contagious. On his new album 'Southern Soul Era, Vol 2', he comes out swinging. The instantly classic-sounding 'Fight For You', which has all the elements of what an addictive and relateable R&B song should be; smooth, relentless and head over heels in love. Anyone who has ever

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May 291 min read


Lonesome Cat - Acoustic Mourning
Lonesome Cat is the moniker of visionary artist and song craftsman Monty Oliver Anderson, who writes from real life experience about possibly the most common human experience - suffering, beauty and mortality. On 'Acoustic Mourning', he crafts heartbreaking, universal compositions, often speaking in 'cat language' as a tribute to his beloved cat, Batty, who passed after it seemed the rest of his life experience fell like the final move of a Jenga game. As Trent Reznor once sa

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May 293 min read


GUIDES Capture Chaos and Clarity on New Single “DRAIN”
GUIDES has released their powerful new single “DRAIN,”, marking the beginning of a bold new chapter for the group. Known for merging the textured aggression of nu metal with the emotional urgency and nuance of post hardcore, GUIDES continues to refine a sound that balances heavy, groove driven riffs with layered atmospheres and melodic intensity. The single is the first in a series of upcoming releases that signal the band stepping fully into their most focused and intentiona

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May 142 min read


Bones of Goliath Don’t Give a Damn. Here’s Their New Live Video
There’s an argument to be made that the heart of any music scene beats loudest in its smallest rooms. Bones of Goliath seem to understand this intuitively. Their new live video, “Blade, Fang, Blood and Claw,” doesn’t try to reimagine what heavy music can be; instead, it insists, sometimes stubbornly, on what it already is: loud and unpolished in all the right ways. The band’s sound is all muscle, pushing forward with a kind of momentum that feels as much about persistence as

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May 11 min read


Nashville Gospel Artist T-RAN Becomes First African American Artist Appointed Tennessee Ambassador of Music & Entertainment
In a landmark moment for Tennessee’s cultural legacy, gospel artist, producer, and community leader Terran “T-RAN” Gilbert who lives and resides in the music capitol of Nashville, TN, has been officially recognized by the Tennessee House of Representatives as an Ambassador of the Music and Entertainment Industry —becoming the first African American artist in Tennessee state history to receive this distinction . Presented on March 23, 2026 at the Tennessee State Capitol by

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Apr 62 min read


VAN LIFE Is What Happens When Every Choice Makes Things Worse
At its core, VAN LIFE, directed by Thor Moreno, is a film about decision-making under pressure. The smaller, uglier moments where every option carries a cost. The story doesn’t revolve around a single defining choice. Instead, it traces how a series of seemingly minor decisions slowly closes off escape. The character at the center of the film isn’t faced with clear right and wrong answers. Most of the time, the choices are between bad and worse. Stay put or move on. Trust ins

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Feb 32 min read


New Music from Cr0w4y
The new release from Cr0w4y delves into an addicting house feel with plenty of side influences from EDM and dance, bringing classic approach and delivering a lush and danceable sound and single. Cr0w4y (pronounced Croway) is a DJ and producer whose music moves between tech house, afro house, bass house, techno and UK garage. He brings rhythm, groove and melody together to create tracks made for the dance floor. He started playing piano when he was young and began producing in

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Feb 11 min read


Manneq In Me - "War"
Dig into the new release from Manneq In Me. The new track, "War" provides some intense and beautifully performed vocals and guitars and you can watch the video for the new single above. “The song was an emotional outpouring for me. I was sitting in my living room late one night and I just let loose. I wrote the song in a couple of hours and just kept listening back to it. I knew it would be a great track," - Shelley Dufresne (Vocalist) "As most of our tracks we tend to fe

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Jan 243 min read


Linda Marks Drops A Gorgeous Americana Single
The latest single release from Linda Marks delivers a beautiful body of work with such luxurious and elegant approaches to singing and how she utilizes her voice in such a particular way. She layers these harmonies on in certain places throughout the song, giving this very bountiful but colorful sound, and when she does come in with those harmonies, it's absolutely gorgeous. "Queen of the Angels" gives you a lot to soak in, simply because she tells quite an in-depth story and

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Jan 173 min read


"Brotha Ew" by Schuz Featuring Jonny Narco
Schuz returns with the new single “Brotha Ew,” a experimental release that shows us exactly how far genre boundaries can be pushed when creativity leads the way. Featuring Jonny Narco, the track pulls us into a high-energy style where rap, hip hop, and electronic music meet. Jonny Narco brings a fresh, unexpected flow that elevates the song’s momentum, giving us an amazing contrast that keeps the song exciting. Driven by dub-step influences and a relentless electronic approac

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Jan 61 min read


Sarah Blake "A Vida"
Come and enjoy the wonderful music of Sarah Blake, starting with her latest single "A Vida" "A Vida was written as a birthday gift for a 1 year old girl named Elena. Born from a South African dad and Brazilian mom, they wanted a lullaby she could wake up and go to sleep to, that encapsulated all the wonderful parts of seeing the world for the first time, and what a joy it was to experience life all over again. A vida com voce e a coisa mais Linda - life with you is the most

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Dec 26, 20251 min read


An Interview with Goodmonster
An insanely addictive new single from Goodmonster brings together elements of this sort of rustic folk approach, combined with classic rock attributes, and this indie sort of drive, and it all works perfectly and fits together like puzzle pieces, as the artist is able to portray a story of a mythical figure from his personal perspective, and what really hits hard about this track is the attitude and swagger that it actually delivers. "King of the Sea" holds little back in the

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Dec 20, 20255 min read


Joshua McCooey "We Don't Die"
Check out the single and video for the all new " We Don't Die" from Joshua McCooey! Joshua McCooey began his musical journey alongside his dad, a musician who began releasing his own material in 2020 as a form of staying mentally healthy. Joshua began writing that same year. Joshua worked on songs, but life got in the way, and they never got completed until one finally did. Once Joshua wrote a track he was really proud of, he got the itch, and it hasn't stopped since.

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Nov 9, 20251 min read


The Mukherjee Development Drop A Pop Coated New Track
The Mukherjee Development are pretty well known for releasing songs that incorporate folk roots and Country crossovers while still leaning toward classic rock through their guitar tones and songwriting. If you haven't caught them yet, the band's 2025 record, Square Up On A Curve, certainly gives you a great representation of what they do. However, the brand new single, "Tatters," offers a much more pop-focused feel and sound, moving along with an infectious rhythm, clear voca
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A New Release from Kyle Grimm Brings On An Experimental Approach and an Alluring Soundscape
Kyle Grimm just dropped a new record that features original compositions along with performances written by other composers, and the whole thing with this record is that it blends a cinematic element with upright or double bass, and does so by way of bringing on mass amounts of experimentation and sound sculpting along the way. The forever eve album is riddled with expansive tonalities and a knack for creating and combining sounds that you may not figure would go together, bu
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Kelariz Keshavarz Delivers A Warm Performance and Beautiful Tone with Her New Release
A beautiful album release from Kelariz Keshavarz comes through with a wonderful in depth and beautifully constructed set of pieces performed entirely by solo flute, and this is the kind of album that you can really sit and take the time to soak in as the pieces are a little transcending, beautifully performed, and have a certain tonal warmth coming from the instrument that has a way of wrapping itself around you and keeping you in a very particular kind of headspace. The albu
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Composer Asuka Kakitani Tells A Story of Nature through Double-Bass
A breathtaking and immersive new record from Asuka Kakitani takes you on quite a beautiful musical journey, and it's all done with one instrument throughout the entire record, which is something that is most impressive and speaks volumes for the composer's ability to create transformative pieces of music without layers upon layers of orchestrated instrumentation. Sometimes it takes something that feels a little bit more stripped down to stir the pot. This is a record that bre
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A Pop Coated Love Song from Carmie
Danish singer and songwriter Carmie gave us a track earlier this year that already began opening up the fact that she puts a lot of herself into her music. She's quite unafraid to speak her mind and does so with a bit of a raw, unfiltered approach, but still in a slightly delicate manner. There aren't many walls built around how she writes, and that single, "Safe Space", had elements of contemporary pop, rock, and still kept the singer-songwriter element bleeding through at a
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GRAVE CORPS GET PRETTY, BLOODY, AND COMPLETELY INSANE
Some songs come from months of serious reflection. Others come from a smartass response to a selfie. Guess which one feels more punk rock? Grave Corps releases its new single and video, “Pretty Insane,” today, dragging listeners through the doors of Hellfire Asylum and locking them inside with Traci Von Krypt, several highly questionable doctors, and whatever remains of reality after the experiment goes bad. Underneath the blood, broken asylum walls, and general chaos, “Prett
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Tattoo Artist and Fine Artist Kirk Edward Nilsen II Expands Dual-Market Presence in New Jersey and Charleston
The fine artist, tattooer and musician continues evolving his work across medieval themed architectural tattooing, hand-drawn fine art, and new music from his project Spanish Castles AUGUST 27, 2026 (CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA) — Tattoo artist, fine artist, and musician Kirk Edward Nilsen II is expanding his creative presence between Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey at Crown & Anchor and Charleston, South Carolina at The Edge Tattoo, marking a new chapter in a nearly 20-year
Aug 26


The Eclectic and Immersive Sounds of Alexander James Godman
Alexander James Godman is, hands down, one of the most eclectic songwriters I've heard in quite some time. His releases range from acoustic to electronic, pop, and loads more, depending on what he wants to create in the moment. This is one of the most appealing things about the artist and his approaches. He is always utilizing different influences to create genres that bend and sway at his will. The songs come from places that feel genuine, and you never really know what to e
Aug 25


An Intelligent and Introspective Record from Suburban Downe
A full album release from Suburban Downe delivers a flurry of honest and conscious hip-hop that comes spewing out from all directions, giving you loads of persona and character to chew on, along with plenty of inner thought that comes spilling out for all to soak in. This is a different kind of hip-hop record. It's a rap release, but it gives you layers. This is an experimental LP that blends elements of electronic, cinematic, pop, and hip-hop together to create an atmosphere
Aug 25


A New Single from Exceptional Failures Delivers A Heavy Handed Message With A Fuzz-Rock Tone
The latest drop from Exceptional Failures sends a heavy-handed message that I feel like we can all understand, as the song delves into media and a little bit of propaganda and how we all follow those headlines, not really seeing the destruction that it's caused. To me, the song speaks volumes in terms of the state of things in today's world. Too many people follow news, social media, and more, willing to take part in whatever side they feel suits them best, without hearing th
Aug 24


Afterbirth Cartoons
"DP River Water" is a punk rock track by the band Afterbirth Cartoons. The song reflects on the band members growing up in Des Plaines, Illinois, focusing on the local Des Plaines River flooding and the gross conditions of the water. BIO: Afterbirth Cartoons is a steady explosion of sardonic beat punk from Phoenix. Alvah (guitar/vocals), Galatea Clementine (bass, vocals), and Mathaniel (drums/vocals) were 90’s kids who grew up on a steady diet of Nicktoons, Ninja Turtles, H
Aug 23


An Interview With Ava Rivello
Ava Rivello is an artist who has been around for a few years now, and throughout that time has dropped a handful of singles that most certainly show how she pushes the expressive boundaries of what she writes and releases. Her songs fall into a bit of a heavier rock category, but there's a lot of feeling attached to the lyrics and how she performs them, along with insight into her persona along the way. She doesn't hold a lot back, and that's something that draws people into
Aug 19


A Warm And Inviting Record from Slack Key ʻOhana
An absolutely gorgeous new release from Slack Key ʻOhana delivers the best, breezy, freeing, colorful vibes that you could imagine, as they put out this beautifully conducted island music complete with outstanding instrumentation that really nails the aesthetic. The album is packed with warm tonality that just pulls you right in and keeps you right where it wants to. It feels good to listen to this record because it sets your mind at ease in so many different ways. It is rela
Aug 15


An Alternative Pop-Punk Record from Not Allowed
An album release from Not Allowed breeds a youthful pop-punk approach, crossed with edgy alternative undertones, and a sort of anthemic cry out from a lot of the songs, that bring up certain senses of nostalgia, mostly because the lyrics are so descriptive at times. A lot of these songs are fists-in-the-air sing-alongs, bringing out classic elements of punk and pop, crunchy guitars, heavy influences, and layers of vocals that feel sort of colorful but, again, a little alterna
Aug 13


Betty Moon’s 2003 Album Doll Machine Arrives on Streaming Platforms for the First Time
Originally released through Sextant Records/EMI, Moon’s third album is now available on Spotify and Apple Music via Evolver Music, Inc. Singer, songwriter and producer Betty Moon has officially released her 2003 album Doll Machine on streaming platforms for the first time. Originally released in late 2003 through Sextant Records/EMI while Moon was still living in Canada, the album is now available on Spotify and Apple Music via her label Evolver Music, Inc. As Moon’s third fu
Aug 10


A Wonderfully Woven Blend of Classical and Smooth Jazz from Dimitri K
An immersive new release from Dimitri K. and Karen Devroop delivers a soiree of smooth jazz melted into a cinematic backbone that all comes through with lush, flowing atmospheres that are very easy to get swallowed up by. Of course, I mean this in the best way possible. This record portrays all different kinds of moods and certainly boasts a little bit of emotion at different parts of songs, but the whole thing has a life of its own, and when you listen to it from beginning t
Aug 8


Sander Sanchez Returns With A Thriving and Warm New Dance-Pop Single
Sander Sanchez returns with a new single that showcases a lot of personality, character, and the ability to write a song with fewer walls built around it than whatever you may be used to. When I say something like that, I mean that he's really open about his life experiences and is able to portray them through his music almost seamlessly. Sander is outstanding at painting such pictures in your head as songs unfold, and this new track is absolutely no exception. "U&I" is a bit
Aug 7


Benji Heinke Releases A Tripped Out Blend of Indie-pop and Electronic Music With "Blue Eden"
If you're not yet too familiar with the sounds of Benji Heinke, then let us be among the first to introduce you to the artist, who just dropped a brand new record that blurs the lines between electronic, indie-pop, and elements of rock. This is a record that takes you into different worlds and does so with sonic frequencies that feel good to listen to, carry with them a great sort of brightness, and provide a lot to chew on. Most of the songs on the Blue Eden record are a lit
Aug 7


An Experimental, Genre-Bending Release From Adel Music Club
Adel Music Club has a release that you absolutely need to hear, especially if you're into the underground '90s aesthetic that blends grungy rock with electronic and symphonic elements. The Golden Acres album bends genres freely by bringing together bright and infectious synths and keys, and fat, fuzz-tone guitars, all in combination with a semi-spacious underbelly that creates ambience and robust atmospheres for you to swim through. Saying that this record is experimental wou
Aug 7


A Fresh Album And Interview with Uh Oh
The latest album from Uh Oh brings together elements of indie and pop rock along with this wave of vastness that sort of sits in the underbelly of some of the tracks. It's a colorful record that gives off so much personality because of the honesty that's displayed throughout the entire thing. The songs are catchy, fun, vibrant, and a little bit experimental, but there's always that pop sensibility. No matter what, it's that character you end up holding on to throughout the en
Aug 1


Walton Lott Delivers Some Intense Performances On The "Impulses" Record
Walton Lott recently released a series of pieces from two different composers that speak volumes for his technique and performance approach, as these works are in depth and can get quite lively. The record is called Impulses, and one of my favorite aspects about it is the fact that he's displaying so much incredible range throughout this set of pieces. Right off the bat, you have four works from Frederic Rzewski cold "Four Pieces for Piano". The first of the four pieces is du
Jul 31


James Lyon Releases An Immersive Violin Album
In a new release from James Lyon, the performer invites you to come through some amazing pieces for violin, bringing out a range of emotion and beautiful texture throughout its entire course. James is an incredible performer who's had a career teaching at Penn State and has finally been able to release this set of works that spoke to him and let him express his passion and love, not just for the arts, but for performance itself and how being exposed to so much gorgeous classi
Jul 31


SHAWN BROWN RELEASES NEW SINGLE “WHAT A WAY TO GO"
Portland-based singer/songwriter Shawn Brown has dropped his new single, “What a Way to Go,” today via Bootney Lee Records. An anthemic, full-throttle rocker about doomed young love fighting to survive against impossible odds, the song marks one of Brown’s biggest and most electrified releases to date. Produced by acclaimed musician and producer Grecco Buratto, whose credits include Shakira, Tegan and Sara, and Lionel Richie, “What a Way to Go” leans into a sweeping, guitar-d
Jul 27


A Catchy New Pop-Rock EP from Jet Lag Motel Classic and Fresh tendency
Jet Lag Motel return with a new EP that leans into everything from elements of pop punk to modern-style indie rock, and most of it is extremely radio-friendly, while some of it even gives me the vibe of the kind of stuff you would hear on the radio in the early 2000s or late 90s. The record is filled with bright guitar tone, catchy hooks, a vibrant kind of energy, and comes through with a bit of a punch, which is something pop rock needs. One thing is for sure: no matter what
Jul 24


Emily Simonian Delivers An Honest And Catchy New Pop Single
A new single from Emily Simonian most certainly comes through as a radio-friendly pop single that manages to blend elements of contemporary, hinted just underneath the surface, but also an amazing combination of old and new-school approaches. One of my favorite things about this track is that it does feature certain kinds of key and synth sounds that are sort of sprinkled in the production of the track, and they give off this almost vintage '80s feel, which works amazingly wi
Jul 21


David Kaufman Releases An Honest pop-Rock Record
The new album from David Kaufman delves headfirst into classic rock territory but doesn't really leave that pop sensibility behind. These songs definitely have hooks; they can be colorful, robust, and still absolutely rock out when they want to. This is a brilliant combination of contemporary songwriting, blended with alternative and driving rock that feels honest and at times, cinematic. Right Here is a release that offers up songs from someone who brings a slew of influence
Jul 20


An Immersive and Experimental Electronic Album from dronehands
A brilliantly constructed album from dronehands recently dropped, and this thing embodies a particular kind of emotionally driven electronic soundscape that constructs moods and atmospheres with each song, which I found really alluring and even a little bit invigorating. The LP showcases a producer and artist who takes the right kind of time to build songs. Again, a lot of these feel moody. Not in a dark or down way, but they have emotional backbone, which is something you do
Jul 20
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