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Monthly Archives: January 2026

  • 7.6
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    January 23, 2026
    by Brett Callwood

    New Music Critique: Emily How

    Contact: booking@emilyhow.comWeb: emilyhow.comSeeking: Management, BookingStyle: Indie, Alternative There’s not a lot of biographical info about Emily How available online—rather, she lets her music do the ...
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  • Latest, Magazine, Studio Mix
    January 23, 2026
    by Ruby Risch

    STUDIO MIX FEBRUARY 2026: CORY HENRY, KO KO MO, TWANGUERO, AND MORE

    CORY HENRY DELIVERS THE CHURCH EXPERIENCE FOR CARDBOARD SESSIONS In the latest installment of the engineering-meets-art series Cardboard Sessions, Brooklynite Cory Henry invited audiences to The Church ...
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  • 7.4
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    January 23, 2026
    by Brett Callwood

    New Music Critique: NORA.

    Contact: michelle@pitchcandypr.comWeb: itsjustnora.comSeeking: Label, Booking, Booking AgentStyle: Indie-Pop “I may be a little weird,” says NORA. on her website, “but that’s what makes the world ...
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  • 7.2
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    January 23, 2026
    by Ruby Risch

    New Music Critique: Thick Needles

    Contact: thickneedles@gmail.comWeb: thickneedles.comSeeking: BookingStyle: Rock Hailing from Milwaukee, Thick Needles brings a jagged, high-voltage energy to the Midwest rock scene. The vocal performance carries the ...
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  • 8
    Magazine, New Music Critiques, Reviews
    January 23, 2026
    by Brett Callwood

    New Music Critique: Tori Lord

    Contact: tori@itstorilord.comWeb: itstorilord.comSeeking: FeatureStyle: Alt-Pop Toronto native Tori Lord describes herself as “fiercely independent and hopelessly romantic, and her music lives in the tension between ...
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  • Album Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    January 23, 2026
    by Brett Callwood

    Album Review of "Whichever Way You Are Going, You Are Going Wrong" by Woo (7/10)

    Independent Project Records Producer: Woo Woo were early pioneers of electronic-infused music, but never received the credit afforded to the likes of Tangerine Dream, Jean-Michel Jarre, ...
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  • Album Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    January 23, 2026
    by Eric Harabadian

    Album Review of "Cryogenic Dreams" by Red 32 (8/10)

    Transglobal RecordsProducers: Steve Bonino, Red 32 Named for a lucky pocket on a roulette wheel, Red 32 scores a winner with this follow-up to their ...
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  • Album Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    January 23, 2026
    by Anna Jordan

    Album Review of "Balancing Act" by Vinyl Floor (7/10)

    Karmanian RecordsProducer: Emil Isaksson For fans of the B-52’s or the more crooning side of Weezer comes Danish alt-rock group Vinyl Floor. The muddy—and, at ...
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  • Album Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    January 23, 2026
    by Joseph Maltese

    Album Review of "Boycott Heaven" by The Format (7/10)

    The Vanity LabelProducer: Brendan O’Brien After achieving acclaim as a pop collaborator and fun. frontman, Nate Ruess had been all-but-solely writing hook-heavy lamentations for his ...
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  • Assignments, Latest, Magazine
    January 23, 2026
    by Music Connection

    ASSIGNMENTS FEBRUARY 2026: WHO GOT HIRED?

    Leho Nigul Chief Technology Officer, WMG Warner Music Group Warner Music Group announced that Leho Nigul has been promoted to Chief Technology Officer, WMG, from ...
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  • Album Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    January 23, 2026
    by Brett Callwood

    Album Review of "Dream Life" by Marta Del Grandi (7/10)

    Fire RecordsProducers: Marta Del Grandi and Bert Vliegen There’s a magical quality about Italian singer-songwriter Marta Del Grandi’s new album that hits the feels from ...
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  • Album Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    January 23, 2026
    by Brett Callwood

    Album Review of "Same Drug New High" by Gluecifer (8/10)

    SteamhammerProducers: Gluecifer We nearly choked when we read the press release—it’s been 21 years since Norwegian hellraisers Gluecifer released their last album,  Where the hell ...
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  • Latest, MC Lists, Music News
    January 23, 2026
    by Music Connection

    GRAMMY Nominations 2025: Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

    The 2025 GRAMMY nominations are here and we're going to help you to untangle it all right up until the big event, continuing with the Best Chamber ...
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  • Latest, Playlists
    January 23, 2026
    by Ruby Risch

    Ear Candy: Turn That Frown Upside Down!

    Happy Friday, my groove-getters! If your mood’s been a little sideways as of late, consider this week's Ear Candy a sonic reset button. Turn That ...
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  • Album Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    January 23, 2026
    by Brett Callwood

    Album Review of "The Accidental" by Francis Rossi (8/10)

    earMUSICProducers: Francis Rossi, Andy Brook Best known as the frontman with British veteran boogie rockers Status Quo, Francis Rossi found a sound that works for ...
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  • Album Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    January 23, 2026
    by Ruby Risch

    Album Review of "No Lube So Rude" by Peaches (8/10)

    Kill Rock StarsProducers: Peaches, The Squirt Deluxe After a decade-long hiatus, the high priestess of electroclash is back with the full-frontal No Lube So Rude. ...
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  • Industry Profile, Magazine
    January 23, 2026
    by Lily Moayeri

    Industry Profile: Native Instruments

    The quality of home studio recording has rivaled that of commercial facilities for years. That shift is evident in pop albums like Billie Eilish’s When ...
    Read More
  • Industry Profile, Magazine
    January 23, 2026
    by Andy Kaufmann

    Industry Profile: AMOS Sweets Brings Delicious Flavors, Bumping Beats, and Novelty to This Year’s GRAMMY ...

    The music industry has been through many changes. From the invention of the phonograph to MP3s and streaming, the ways in which fans access recorded ...
    Read More
  • Industry Profile, Magazine
    January 23, 2026
    by Andrea Beenham

    Industry Profile: B.B. King: The Legacy Continues

    Working a series of odd jobs (including driving a tractor and street performing) after a move from Mississippi (where he was raised by sharecroppers on ...
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  • Industry Profile, Magazine
    January 23, 2026
    by Eric Sommer

    Industry Profile: Fame, The Swampers, and the Concrete Bunker: A Walk Through Muscle Shoals, Where ...

    Three years ago, somewhere between a string of shows across Alabama, Nashville, and Mississippi, this writer did what musicians have been doing for decades: we ...
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