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MerleFest Shares Stage Schedules For 2024 Event Photo MerleFest Shares Stage Schedules For 2024 Event
by Michael Major - March 12, 2024

Get the latest updates on MerleFest 2024's stage schedules, Acoustic Kids registration, and mobile app enhancements. Festival organizers announced MerleFest pioneering artist John Cowan will join the already stellar lineup, including appearances by Old Crow Medicine Show, Turnpike Troubadours, The T...

Sam Macpherson Releases New Single 'I Don't Wanna See You Try' Photo Sam Macpherson Releases New Single 'I Don't Wanna See You Try'
by Michael Major - February 23, 2024

Simultaneously, he emerged as a sought-after collaborator behind-the-scenes for Stephen Sanchez, Jonah Kagen, Garrett Nash, and more. He notably co-wrote “Heartbreak Hall of Fame '' for Quinn Lewis and “You” for VINCINT. Moreover, he has shared stages with Jeremy Zucker, Chelsea Cutler, The Brook & ...

Cool Is Forever LLC Launches 'Fast Start' Marketing Initiative Photo Cool Is Forever LLC Launches 'Fast Start' Marketing Initiative
by Michael Major - February 13, 2024

Former Sony Distribution and Label President Bob Morelli launches a one-month crash course for developing artists, offering strategic sales and marketing services. The program includes sales/marketing planning, social media best practices, advertising plans, distribution options, industry connection...

Video: Indio Downey Shares Music Video For EP Title Track 'Cigarettes In Bed'​  Photo Video: Indio Downey Shares Music Video For EP Title Track 'Cigarettes In Bed'​ 
by Michael Major - January 24, 2024

Produced by The Heavy (lovelytheband, The Score, Saint Motel), 'Cigarettes In Bed' finds Indio at his most open and earnest. The '90s stylized music video was directed by Natalie Hewitt (The Marías, Wallows, Innerwave), and lives inside the track's lyrics. The music video and EP release comes ahead ...

Neil Leyton Releases New Single 'Singerman' Photo Neil Leyton Releases New Single 'Singerman'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 08, 2023

Neil Leyton (Lisbon/Toronto) releases his raw and rocking new single 'Singerman' on December 8th, 2023. This sing-along pop anthem with garage-rock-grit pays tribute to Leyton's friend Robert Singerman. With influences from Hanoi Rocks and Dogs d'Amour, this fast-paced rock n roll stomp is a must-li...

Bombay Bicycle Club Releases New Single 'Turn the World On' Photo Bombay Bicycle Club Releases New Single 'Turn the World On'
by Michael Major - September 13, 2023

Production comes from Paul Epworth on the track Heaven and Ben Allen who co-produces Turn The World On—the band previously worked with Allen on their hit single “Shuffle” back in 2011. The record was mixed by Dave Fridmann (renowned for his work with The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, MGMT, HAIM)....

Video: Fat Nick & Kxllswxtch Reveal 'Wishful Thinking' Visuals Photo Video: Fat Nick & Kxllswxtch Reveal 'Wishful Thinking' Visuals
by Michael Major - June 15, 2023

The single now comes equipped with a DIY music video that finds Fat Nick with a crew of friends while on tour. Loose and carefree, the visuals crystalize Fat Nick’s magnetic personality as he opines on experiencing emotions too deeply and the pains of heartbreak. It also features an appearance from ...

LYR Release 'The Song Thrush and The Mountain Ash' Photo LYR Release 'The Song Thrush and The Mountain Ash'
by Michael Major - May 25, 2023

British poet, Simon Armitage describes LYR’s documentary masterpiece of meticulously placed lyrics and exquisite sounds as “a record of an extraordinary period of social history” as he and bandmates, singer-songwriter Richard Walters and multi-instrumentalist and producer Patrick J Pearson release t...

Concert Review: NMIXX Brings Their Big Wave to Brooklyn on the Nice to MIXX You Showc Photo Concert Review: NMIXX Brings Their Big Wave to Brooklyn on the Nice to MIXX You Showcase Tour
by Stephi Wild - May 17, 2023

NMIXX brought their 'big wave' to the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn last night, May 16, for the final U.S. stop on their Nice to MIXX You Showcase Tour. The girls brought their charm and unique musical style to the U.S. for the first time since debuting in 2022, and they did not disappoint!...

The Arcadian Wild Share New Single 'Corner' From New Album 'Welcome' Photo The Arcadian Wild Share New Single 'Corner' From New Album 'Welcome'
by Michael Major - May 10, 2023

Working with engineer Logan Matheny (Colony House, Hiss Golden Messenger) and mixer Shani Gandhi (Sarah Jarosz, Sierra Hull), the band approached the recording sessions for Welcome as live as possible, embracing the organic feel of their concerts with the help of double bassist Erik Coveney (Sierra ...

Elisapie Shares 'Taimangalimaaq (Time After Time)' Cyndi Lauper Cover Photo Elisapie Shares 'Taimangalimaaq (Time After Time)' Cyndi Lauper Cover
by Michael Major - April 19, 2023

Elisapie’s recent song “Ummatti Attanarsimat (Heart of Glass),” a cover of the Blondie classic, caught the attention of Debbie Harry and charmed audiences in Quebec and abroad. Elisapie returns with “Taimangalimaaq (Time After Time),” an Inuktitut adaptation of Cyndi Lauper's famous hit....

Sam Macpherson Releases Sophomore EP 'Powerlines' Photo Sam Macpherson Releases Sophomore EP 'Powerlines'
by Michael Major - April 14, 2023

Co-produced by MacPherson, Adam Yaron, Tommy English, Jeremy Hatcher, and Gabe Simon, the record is illustrated by lush soundscapes and powerful, vivid lyricism that will have listeners hanging on to every word he sings; each lyric and melody is infused with tangible detail. Watch the new music vide...

Sam MacPherson Announces New EP 'Powerlines' & Unveils 'Stretch' Photo Sam MacPherson Announces New EP 'Powerlines' & Unveils 'Stretch'
by Michael Major - March 31, 2023

In celebration of the forthcoming effort, MacPherson has released “Stretch,” a cathartic and introspective new single about finding love, that will appear on the record. Taking flight on shimmering keys with a hypnotic hook, the song showcases a more upbeat side of the artist’s sound. Plus, check ou...

Video: Gutter King Share New Music Video for 'Bloodrush' Photo Video: Gutter King Share New Music Video for 'Bloodrush'
by Michael Major - March 27, 2023

On “Bloodrush,” guttural vocals meet a winding synth to create a sound that is uniquely Gutter King, building a bridge between traditional metalcore and pop music of the future. The track is written, recorded, and produced by the band themselves, and mixed and mastered by George Lever (Sleep Token, ...

Mikey Ferrari Releases 'Crash Course' in Advance of London, Paris Shows Photo Mikey Ferrari Releases 'Crash Course' in Advance of London, Paris Shows
by Michael Major - January 20, 2023

Earlier he shared the piano ballad “Montana”, aptly named after where he spent his adolescent years, and his harrowing, heart-wrenching track 'Oxycontin' (+ live video directed by Jax Anderson). The latest signee to esteemed Neon Gold Records (HAIM, Matt Maeson, et. al) will release these tracks on ...

Songwriter Neil Leyton Releases New Single '(I Got A Call From) Michael Maker' Photo Songwriter Neil Leyton Releases New Single '(I Got A Call From) Michael Maker'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 12, 2022

Portugal-based Toronto songwriter Neil Leyton has released his newest single (I Got A Call From) Michael Maker out on Shame Destroyer Records....












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