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Moves by Hearts of Oaks (7/10)
Given the cookie cutter nature of our contemporary country scene, Hearts of Oak represents a welcome paradigm shift. Lacquering their core focus on Americana songcraft with drippy guitars and psychotropic overtones, the stylistic makeover mostly works, ... -
Executive Profile: Jedd Katrancha, Executive Vice President of Downtown Music Publishing
Downtown Music Publishing handles some of the world’s most famous artists and songwriters. Subsequently, they’re responsible for a list of sync licenses too lengthy to mention. One of the company’s ... -
Nerve at Sonia in Cambridge, MA
Material: To say Swiss-born Jojo Mayer was born to play the drums isn’t just hyperbole––his mother proclaims he was kicking to the rhythm while still in utero. After hitting the skins at age ... -
Executive Profile: Michael Shanley, Vice President of IT and Business Development of Music Reports
Since 1995, Music Reports has helped rights holders of all stripes navigate the tricky business of licensing and royalty accounting. A musician himself, Michael Shanley’s passion for music led him ... -
Signing Story: The Textones
When Saul Davis, manager of critically acclaimed guitarist Carla Olson, spotted an ad in Billboard for a Jack Tempchin record on a new label, his curiosity was piqued. Why would someone start a ... -
TPC by Tokyo Police Club (8/10)
Exhausted by their unfulfilled quest for stardom, trash pop Canadian quartet Tokyo Police Club elected to call it quits. But before doing so, bassist/vocalist Dave Monks cajoled the others to ... -
Signing Story: SmithField
In 2011, country duo SmithField voyaged from Texas to Nashville with dreams of stardom. By 2013, they’d signed a development deal with Bigger Picture Group and in January of 2014 the official ... -
Executive Profile: James Alvich, Founding Partner / President of MAS (Music & Strategy)
BACKGROUND Working on commercials, James Alvich developed a love for the filmmaking process, especially the musical element therein. As co-founder of Music & Strategy, a final solution for brands looking ... -
The Music Connection Podcast Celebrates Its One-Year Anniversary
Since Music Connection magazine began publishing, the media landscape has changed in many ways, one being the creation of podcasts. Although MC has maintained a website and weekly newsletter for ... -
Album Review: Infinite Games by The Black Queen (6/10)
This fresh concoction assembled by Killer Be Killed and Dillinger Escape Plan singer Greg Puciato sees the heavy metal lightning rod dipped in emo tears while floating alongside ‘80s-style synth ...
