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Summer Salt Aims to Find the Silver Lining on 'Sequoia Moon' [Q&A]

Summer Salt Aims to Find the Silver Lining on 'Sequoia Moon' [Q&A]
June 28, 2021 Life is a rollercoaster of happiness and sadness, and you're just trying to find this silver lining and beauty in all of it.
Author: Alessandra Rincon
indie
interview
indie pop
album reviews
summer salt
Cautious Clay Opens Up on Debut Album 'Deadpan Love'  [Q&A]

Cautious Clay Opens Up on Debut Album 'Deadpan Love'  [Q&A]
June 25, 2021 On his long-awaited debut album, Clay takes major stylistic risks that ultimately pay off and then some.
Author: Carter Fife
soul
singer songwriter
interview
R&B
cautious clay
album reviews
deadpan love
REI AMI Proves Unpredictable and Unstoppable on 'FOIL' [Q&A]

REI AMI Proves Unpredictable and Unstoppable on 'FOIL' [Q&A]
June 25, 2021 "Life is life, don't be ashamed and try to hide certain parts of yourself."
Author: Maxamillion Polo
pop
interview
hip hop
anti pop
album reviews
rei ami
foil
With  'Stains,' De'Wayne Aims to Become a Generation-less and Genre-less Star  [Q&A]

With  'Stains,' De'Wayne Aims to Become a Generation-less and Genre-less Star  [Q&A]
June 18, 2021 "Every song on this record is urgent because it has to be."
Author: Alessandra Rincon
alternative
interview
album reviews
de'wayne
stains
Meet Daily J, the New Zealand Indie Psych Band Made For Summer [Q&A]

Meet Daily J, the New Zealand Indie Psych Band Made For Summer [Q&A]
June 16, 2021 Get to know what's behind the luscious locks of one of New Zealand's must-see summer acts.
Author: Brook Gibson
indie
interview
daily j
psych
venus ate mars
Lillian Hepler Is Aiming to Be a Real Pop Star [Q&A]

Lillian Hepler Is Aiming to Be a Real Pop Star [Q&A]
June 16, 2021 "I don't care to put on this picture-perfect human being. I'm more than willing to show my flaws."
Author: Joey Legittino
singer songwriter
pop
interview
lillian hepler
used to that
There's A Tuesday Is Turning a Close Friendship Into an Indie Pop Dream [Q&A]

There's A Tuesday Is Turning a Close Friendship Into an Indie Pop Dream [Q&A]
June 8, 2021 We sat down with one of the hottest indie bands in New Zealand.
Author: Max Tetlow
indie
interview
indie pop
theres a tuesday
dance with me before we cry
renforshort Paints a Picture of Her World on 'off saint dominique' [Q&A]

renforshort Paints a Picture of Her World on 'off saint dominique' [Q&A]
June 4, 2021 "I've gotten so personal on this project, because I'm just not scared of it anymore."
Author: Rachel Lai
pop
alternative
interview
album reviews
renforshort
off saint dominique
Huron John Invites You to Experience the Trauma-Exorcism of 'cartoon therapy'  [Q&A]

Huron John Invites You to Experience the Trauma-Exorcism of 'cartoon therapy'  [Q&A]
June 2, 2021 "Life is your movie and you are the main character. Allow your adventure to surprise you."
Author: Carter Fife
indie
interview
indie pop
anti pop
album reviews
huron john
cartoon therapy
KIM! Is the 14-Year-Old Indonesian Rising Star You Need on Your Radar [Premiere + Q&A]

KIM! Is the 14-Year-Old Indonesian Rising Star You Need on Your Radar [Premiere + Q&A]
May 31, 2021 And we have the first look at her new music video for "Care 4 U."
Author: DJ Connor
pop
interview
bedroom pop
KIM!
care 4 u
Lexi Jayde Sings Her Truth on "hate to be you" [Q&A]

Lexi Jayde Sings Her Truth on "hate to be you" [Q&A]
March 10, 2022 "I want every person that hears this to know their worth and know how amazing they are."
Author: Weslee Kate
singer songwriter
pop
interview
lexi jayde
hate to be you
Erika Tham Embraces Her Sexuality on the Smoldering "Shhh" [Q&A]

Erika Tham Embraces Her Sexuality on the Smoldering "Shhh" [Q&A]
January 19, 2022 "I could write and sing whatever I wanted to, and it didn't matter what I looked like or where I came from. That was freeing."
Author: DJ Connor
pop
interview
R&B
erika tham
shhh
Arlo Parks Wants to Be for Others What She Did Not Have for Herself [Q&A]

Arlo Parks Wants to Be for Others What She Did Not Have for Herself [Q&A]
October 22, 2019 "If I can't find anyone that's like me, then I'm just going to have to keep being me."
Author: Tanja Toubro
soul
interview
R&B
arlo parks
For FINNEAS, Everything Has Changed [Q&A]

For FINNEAS, Everything Has Changed [Q&A]
November 5, 2019 FINNEAS on writing about heartbreak in spite of being in love, his and Billie's astronomical rise to fame, and the one constant in his life.
Author: Maxamillion Polo
singer songwriter
pop
interview
finneas
billie eilish
blood harmony
Sick New World Recap: What's Old is Nu Again [Q&A] | THE NOISE

Sick New World Recap: What's Old is Nu Again [Q&A] | THE NOISE
May 24, 2023 In a world that is filled with the pressure to blend in with the crowd, Sick New World proves that individuality should be celebrated. The inaugural hard rock festival showcased alternative fashion, art installations, themed drinks such as Korn coffee and Deftones IPA, plus so much more.
Author: Moe Horta
Interview
The Noise
Sick New World
Nu-Metal
Banshee Sings Her Sirencore Song For the World to Hear in 'BIRTH OF VENUS' [Q&A]

Banshee Sings Her Sirencore Song For the World to Hear in 'BIRTH OF VENUS' [Q&A]
August 24, 2023 "I think vulnerability becomes easier when you find an outlet that feels right."
Author: Alessandra Rincon
alternative
interview
electronic
house
banshee
birth of venus
Is Malu Trevejo Just an Influencer or an Embodiment of the American Dream? [INTERVIEW]

Is Malu Trevejo Just an Influencer or an Embodiment of the American Dream? [INTERVIEW]
February 13, 2019 Her most recent single, "Como TຠMe Quieres," is a bilingual sensation with all the hallmarks of a crossover hit.
Author: Maxamillion Polo
pop
interview
latin
malu trevejo
como tu me quieres
'Dissect' Podcast Host Cole Cuchna on Taking a Critical Lens to  Tyler, the Creator and Kanye's Sunday Service [Q&A]

'Dissect' Podcast Host Cole Cuchna on Taking a Critical Lens to  Tyler, the Creator and Kanye's Sunday Service [Q&A]
May 8, 2019 You need to be listening to 'Dissect.'
Author: Maxamillion Polo
interview
hip-hop
kanye west
dissect
dissect podcast
podcast
tyler the creator
sunday service
cole cuchna
joan Is Drawing Inspiration From the Past to Create a Uniquely Modern Sound  [Q&A]

joan Is Drawing Inspiration From the Past to Create a Uniquely Modern Sound  [Q&A]
February 18, 2020 joan should have scored <i>13 Going On 30</i>.
Author: Maggie Einstein
pop
interview
indie pop
joan
10 Questions With IDMAN on Their New Single "Hate"

10 Questions With IDMAN on Their New Single "Hate"
January 23, 2023 IDMAN is making 2023 her "never looking back year."
Author: DJ Connor
soul
interview
R&B
idman

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