First Listen: Ilana J – Made 4 U
Originally from the UK, up and coming singer-songwriter Ilana J is taking the music scene by storm with her relentless passion for songwriting and a natural musical talent to match. An accomplished pianist and...
First Listen: Introflirt – Frozen Lace
Pulsating beats abound, Introflirt (love the name) make a very interesting album here. Self-described as "croonwave", Introflirt indeed live up to their self-imposed genre. This is a well conceived variation on the pop and...
Jammerzine Exclusive: A Conversation with One of the Founding Fathers, Scorpio
Today's exclusive is not an interview. It's not a history lesson. It's a lesson for the future. The reason for that is because this is with Scorpio, one of the founding fathers of Rap...
First Listen: Grandmaster’s Furious 5 ft Mele Mel and Scorpio – Some Kind of...
Grandmaster's Furious 5 is made up of two pioneers of the original South Bronx Rap scene and creators of Hip Hop subculture; Mele Mel and Scorpio.
Fathers of today's multi-billion dollar Rap industry, Mele Mel...
Legendary Dreampop Group A.R. Kane Reforms
Shortly after the Primavera Sound Festival 2016 announced that legendary dreampop outfit A.R. Kane will be performing two shows at the prestigious festival in June, the band has announced that they are gearing up...
First Listen: SN Dubstation – Yesterday / Feet First
Hailing from Swindon in the UK, SN Dubstation are a lively 8 piece band comprising of Drums, Bass, Keys, Guitar and that all important Brass section.
Fusing reggae, ska and dub, their sound is a...
The Test Drive: The Marivaux – One EP
Hailing from Manchester, The Marivaux formed in 2009, bound by a common refusal to be strangled by the shirt and tie lifestyle. Naturally restless musicians, their gritty ambition has seen them embark on four...
First Listen: Omodada – All My Gods
Ukraine based Omodada have just released their new double single "All My Gods" original and remix. These are the types of First Listen features I love because you get two perspectives of the same...
A Peek Inside Lucian Grainge’s 2016 Artist Showcase
As Grammy weekend's most intimate and exclusive event, Lucian Grainge's 2016 Artist Showcase gave industry insiders highly coveted, front-row seats to performances by music's most buzzed about and emerging talent. Universal Music Group's 2016...
First Listen: Strange Fiction – Icarus’ Last Night
Strange Fiction, an alternative rock band based in London/Barcelona, formed in early 2014. Carlos (vocals), Sergi (guitar), Marc (bass) and Joel (drums) released their debut album 'Orange', in June 2015 to hugely positive reviews....
The Test Drive: Alpha Shallows – Set the Fires
Containing a reckless abandon that is too often imitated but never duplicated, the tracks that comprise the new EP from Alpha Shallows' "Set The Fires", have that reckless care to the wind feeling running...
First Listen: The Sneaky Nixons – Sex
With a unique musical swagger and penchant for seamlessly melding and molding genres and styles as easily as one might change a shirt, The Sneaky Nixons are poised to have their indie flag saluted by...
The Test Drive: Mickey 9s – Computer Inventor
Explosive, unapologetic and infectious, Mickey 9s are four friends from Glasgow who have been playing together since their school days. They describe seeing Daft Punk's Alive Tour as "a spiritual-like encounter" that inspired them...
The Test Drive: Die Nerven – Out
From the ashes of the post grunge comes Die Nerven (The Nerves). The German answer to the nü music revolution with 10 songs of sonic bliss designed to irritate your adrenal gland in such...
The Test Drive: Real Experts – The Trade Off
The new album from London based synthpop project, Real Experts, bring forth their latest effort, "The Trade Off" with all of the flare and prestige of the best of the 80's and more. This...
First Listen: The Christians – Rise
Inspired by the optimism and energy that Jeremy Corbyn, the newly elected Labour party leader has evoked in people all over the country, The Christians' new single 'Rise' is a celebration of what can...
The Test Drive: Pacific – What Are You Waiting For
The release of piano-led Alternative Indie/Rock band Pacific's EP 'What Are You Waiting For' follows the huge success of February 2015's single release ‘Time to Forget’. The song reaped Pacific’s first BBC Radio 1...
The Test Drive: Mohawk Radio – Halfway To Heaven
Today's Test Drive feature comes from the U.K. via Mohawk Radio with their album "Halfway To Heaven" and is a prime example of how diverse and fresh they are. And they are Mohawk Radio. The first thing...
First Look: Julian Grimm – Hazy
The first thing I think of after seeing this video for the first time is "Man this song does not let up!" It just gets right to the point. Well, I'm up for the...
First Listen: Counting Coins – Don’t Look Down
Get ready to skank, pogo, mosh, jig, polka and maybe even waltz – The sound of Counting Coins refuses to stay still, switching from ska-punk to gypsy to hip-hop and back again, several times,...
First Listen: Nishe – Lose Control
Nishe are an alternative/Indie rock band from London. Giovanni Zappa (lead vocals, guitar, electronics), Harold Wilson (bass, backing vocals) and Thomas Romer-Smith (drums) each bring a diverse range of influences to create guitar music...
Naylor’s Notes: N.R.E The Gifted Class
When eight artists come together to create something beautiful you find that the creation isn't in the music, it's in the lyrics & relationship's. Many musical collaborations have come together to create this so-called...
The Insanity Of: Saint Asonia at The Machine Shop
This has been a summer of great concerts and one of my most favorites has been seeing Saint Asonia! I was fortunate enough to be at Rock on the Range in Columbus, Ohio for...
Collective Soul at the Erie County Fair
Collective Soul came out of Georgia in 1993. Shortly after forming the band was signed to Atlantic Records and turned out their first studio album Hits Allegations and Things Left Unsaid. “Shine” was the...
Naylor’s Notes: Kings Harem
The guitar rings out in high energetic passion. The kind of passion that will make your soul shake as Jon Orth's kick drum begins its beat. Then Latin Heart Throb Ruben Gomez Kane takes the stage...