Music News

    The latest music news from independent artists around the world.

    Jammerzine Exclusive: Meet Ira Hill

    From Akron, Ohio to the world come metal/hardcore outfit Ira Hill. Formerly Ataxia this band could be the future of the new, indie sound. Check out their new album, "Just Keep Swimming", which is...

    The Test Drive: Alex Wellkers – What

    Alex Wellkers is a songwriter in a true sense of the word. All 5 tracks of his upcoming album, "What" contain everything needed to make a strong song. Good chord progression...check. Hook...check. Melody...check. In...

    The Test Drive: Terra – Couldn’t Save This

    When I first heard Terra's "Couldn't Save This" EP my initial reaction was that this is an interpretation  of something Hunter S. Thompson was was trying to get on paper as he and his cohort...

    First Look: The Lion And The Wolf – Ghosts On Trinity

    Picture a man on a lonely journey. Only the loneliest of journeys. This is a song about death.  The song is somber yet, in a way, uplifting. Uplifting through the music. Because death is also...

    The Test Drive: Armonite – The Sun is New Each Day

    Armonite are an infectious prog rock masterpiece in the form of a band. In the wake of the death of Chris Squire it is comforting to know that this form of audio art will...

    Dj HB Smooth Official Facebook Pages Hacked

    While logging onto my Official Facebook Fanpage June 29th, 9pm, I realized that I no longer had administrator access to the page. Not knowing the cause of the problem, Dj HB Smooth had spent the...

    Naylor’s Notes: Briteside

    Still at a very young age one might think there's a lot of partying taking place while in fact, that's not the case at all. They concentrate on their music, and strive to maintain a professional appearance which is exactly...

    Interscope Records Artist Jarryd James Announces Debut U.S. Shows

    Australian singer/ songwriter Jarryd James, who NME says is "already tipped as Australia's next big breakout star", and whose sound Ed Sheeran "loves", will headline his first shows in America this August. James will...

    First Look: Kitty Finer – Girls In The Garage

    Written following a house party in Bristol (where Kitty lived while at art school), ‘Girls In The Garage’ is a jaunty dub with flourishes of mariachi brass and an Ethiopian-inspired sax solo played by...

    The Test Drive: Seconds/JOYA – Split LP

    Soft Power Records are delighted to announce their next release, which is a split vinyl LP by Glasgow band SECONDS and London band JOYA. The twelve track LP will be released on 01 /...

    First Look: John Galea – I Am A Survivor

    John Galea has released a stunning new video for his single, "I Am A Survivor". The video was shot in Great Yarmouth and features John's own piano at the beach. This visually stunning work...

    The Test Drive: Skellums – Clarion Call EP

    Skellums was formed because "there was nothing else left to do". The band strive to produce music with dignity and meaning rather than aspiring to join the long list of bands who have success, but...

    Jammerzine Exclusive: World Premiere: Major Minus – Prisoner

    Major Minus is an acclaimed teen, indie-rock musical collective from Pasadena California with a loyal following. Fusing rock, indie pop, and operatic raw vocals, the four-piece soon garnered attention from renowned industry execs including...

    First Listen: Ford – Never Again/The Master

    Ford is Tom Ford, a Stratford-upon-Avon based electronic synth-pop artist. The project was born out of the desire to create energetic, experimental and uplifting electronic music to provide some contrast to the darker and moodier...

    First Listen: Daydream Cathedral – Love Refocused

    When I hear Daydream Cathedral's brand new single, 'Love Refocused', I think "Dreampop just got an upgrade...". The dreamy intro cascading into an abrupt synth hook into a vocal melody over said hook is...

    The Test Drive: Hackmonocut – The Sum of My Parts

    This is a brooding, haunting and eclectic masterpiece. Imagine the directorial talents of David Lynch and Stanley Kubrick being sucked into a translation matrix and coming out as music. That is Hackmonocut. About Hackmonocut: The dark...

    Jammerzine Exclusive/The Test Drive: Forevr – Demonstration

    It is no secret to many people with their finger on the indie rock pulse, that this is the year of the shoegaze revival. Just how serious a phenomena this has become is demonstrated...

    First Listen: The Charge – Acid In My Veins

    Melbourne-based hard rock outfit The Charge are returning (after a 12 month hiatus of playing live!) in July with a hard-out rock single, 'Acid in My Veins" - for release on July 17th. The...

    First Look: Love Nor Money – Shake Me

    An ingenious euphonic cocktail of analogue and digital beats, new-wave guitar sonics and anthemic vocal, ‘Shake Me’, like every great night out, starts off rich in delicious suggestion and steadily ups the energy levels....

    Tearless “Step Into Darkness” Out Today!

    Tearless ( Dark Metal from Croatia) album "Step Into Darkness" is out today on all major digital outlets: iTunes, Amazon, Napster, Spotify, Real Rhapsody, etc….via WormHoleDeath.! This melodic and gothy album thunders along like a...

    Lauryn Hill Announces Very Intimate Performance

    Following a phenomenal run in New York earlier this year, Ms. Lauryn Hill has today announced that she will be returning to the UK for a very special performance of her critically acclaimed and...

    First Listen: Electric Litany – Silence

    Such is the case for London based four piece Electric Litany, an indie band whose unique brand of atmospheric songwriting is picking up praise wherever it’s heard. The Guardian wrote that ‘bleak and broody...

    The Test Drive: Matthew Anderson – Lunar Tide

    I'm not going to beat around the bush. This album is brilliant. It has all of the pop sensibility mixed with Avant-garde jazz and a free-form sense of reckless creative abandon that almost makes...

    The Modern Hearts Release New Music

    Up and coming Toronto based rock band The Modern Hearts will make the summer sizzle with the official release of their brand new song "Want You So Bad" off their upcoming sophomore album, through...

    First Look: An Elegy – Ghost

    West Midlands Metalcore quintet, An Elegy, will release their debut 6 track EP, "Embrace The Rain" on July 27th 2015 Young and eager, equipped with their instruments and a goal. 5 piece metalcore outfit AN...