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    Benefit Concert for Music Education Raises Over $72,000

    Band Together and SpreadMusicNow – Connecticut-based nonprofits dedicated to improving children's lives through music education – held a highly successful benefit concert on May 30th, which broke Band Together's fundraising record for a single...

    The Test Drive: Strains – Redefine[d]

      Strains are a brand new modern metal / hardcore act hailing from Opglabbeek, Belgium. Although the group consists of really young members (most of them born in 1993), they’ve already toured Europe multiple times...

    First Look: Yo – Shake It

    Currently based in New Orleans – the birthplace of soul and jazz – Yo are a rock band not afraid to go against the grain. After travelling the globe and making homes in various...

    First Listen: The Winachi Tribe – Time For Love

    The psychedelic funk of George Clinton, the brooding menace of Massive Attack, the rolling hypnotic beats of Happy Mondays and the vision and flow of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five are all essential...

    The Test Drive: Lunar Twin – Champagne (Remixes)

    Dream-wave band Lunar Twin presents their new EP on German boutique label Emerald & Doreen Recordings. This release features two tracks from their debut Lunar Twin EP - a new edit of their breathtaking...

    Jammerzine Exclusive: Kubalove – Merging Musicianship with Business Sense

    This interview was a breath of fresh air for me. Here we have a professional musician with both business sense and common sense mixed perfectly with an uncanny talent for songwriting and audio engineering...

    The Test Drive: Various – REVOLUTION – The Shoegaze Revival

    "Revolution - The Shoegaze Revival" is an epic, truly international 30-track compilation, involving underground artists from all over the world, who are virtually united under one revolutionary flag – that of a shoegaze revival....

    First Listen: Lights That Change – Voices

    Lights That Change is an alternative dreampop ethereal wave outfit, hailing from North Wales and headed by Marc Joy. After many years producing and engineering other artists, he turned his attention towards his own...

    Roots Like Mountains Announces June Tour with Under Paris and More

    Forming in Colorado Springs only thirteen months ago, in May of 2014, Roots Like Mountains has quickly risen up the ranks and garnered plenty of attention from industry professionals. Some of that attention was...

    The Test Drive: Los and the Deadlines – Perfect Holiday

    "The seedy underbelly of any major city spawns some of the most depraved and morally reprehensible dregs of society who seek one another out to join in a range of dubious behaviours, making music...

    Jammerzine Exclusive: Getting Loud with All This Noise

    When I hear the single "Seven Billion Like You" I find it easy to forget that the band behind the song, All This Noise, only formed late last year. Considering that the core of...

    The Test Drive: From Another Planet – An Ever Changing Perspective

    From Another Planet is a progressive metal band based in central Ohio. Founded by Jesse Mitten (drums), Marcus White (bass) and Nick Davisson (guitar) in 2009, the trio already had a substantial amount of...

    First Look: Cherry White – Drifter

    Folding the old school songwriting smarts of Fleetwood Mac into the contemporary edge of the Raconteurs, London based four piece Cherry White are an immediately impressive proposition. Their in your face indie-blues sound is...

    Under Paris Announces the Dysfunctional Family Tour

    After two successful independent releases and their Imminence Records’ debut, metalcore outfit Under Paris are pleased to announce that they are heading out on the road later this month on the Dysfunctional Family Tour...

    The Test Drive: Tony Volker – Break and Reshape

    Tony Volker is a South London songwriter who makes artfully produced electro-folk, showcased perfectly by the tracks on his new EP 'Break & Reshape' released on 12" vinyl and as a digital download. Volker’s mellifluous...

    First Listen: Tape Runs Out – Friends/Flowers

    Tape Runs Out unashamedly display their edgy, refreshing pop-mindedness in these two tracks, with a potent elixir of guitars, hooks and the familiar soft hush of early 90s male vocals. This release includes the...

    Roots-Rock Band Lucille Release New Album ‘The Sounds Of Lucille’

    The UK roots-rock band known as Lucille have released their latest album, “The Sounds of Lucille.” The album brings seven tracks for an approximate total listening time of over 20 minutes. It has been...

    Cause of Death Determined for “All Right Now” Songwriter Andy Fraser

    Andy Fraser, who co-wrote the rock anthem "All Right Now" when he was bassist for the British rock band Free, died at his home in Temecula, CA on March 16, 2015. The cause of...

    Critically-Acclaimed Americana Singer Songerwriter Joel Rafael To Perform

    Critically-acclaimed singer songwriter Joel Rafael, known for his 5-decade folk career of original Americana music, as well as for being a natural interpreter of Woody Guthrie's lyrics and songs, will be performing at the...

    Pitbull Comes Face-to-Face With New Madame Tussauds

    International superstar Pitbull met his match in Orlando, when he unveiled his new wax figure for Madame Tussauds Orlando on Friday, May 29 at the attraction's new International Drive location. Pitbull met with Madame Tussauds...

    First Listen: My Reflection – Dead Musician

    Finnish 2007 founded My Reflection released new single "Dead Musician" through Inverse Records on May 29th 2015. The song presents kind of "end of an era" for My Reflection. During the song composition process in...

    Indie Rock Artist MIKAL Releases Brand New Single and Studio Video

    Musical artist MIKAL releases his new single and studio/lyric video for "The 4 A.M. Wake Up Call", an upbeat, feel-good modern indie rock song previously only heard at MIKAL's live shows. "4 A.M." details...

    Delta Sleep Stream New Track ‘Spy Turtles’ Plus Tour Details

    Brighton’s Delta Sleep are pleased to reveal ‘Spy Turtles’ – the second new track to be taken from their forthcoming debut album ‘Twin Galaxies’ which will be released on 15th June via Big Scary...

    First Listen: The Cheap Thrills – Rusty

    The Cheap Thrills' release their new single 'Rusty' on July 13th, encapsulating the band's energy and youth with an added Psych/Pop vibe. Aged just eighteen and nineteen, the band have already headlined 02 Academy shows,...

    Jammerzine Exclusive: It’s All Goood with The Goood Things

    Rarely can it be said that things get better with age. Not so for The Goood Things. Don't let the title of their new EP, "EP#2", fool you in any way. This is a heavier...