Approximately seven months after Lady Gaga kicked off this Mayhem Ball tour, quickly playing four dates at the Kia Forum in July and August, the pop megastar is back at ...

Contact: beatrice@empktmedia.comWeb: dawnderow.comSeeking: Booking, Film/TVStyle: R&B, Adult Contemporary Eagle-eyed readers may have noticed that Derow was reviewed in our Live section recently, and so impressed was our writer with her ...

Contact: alex@torrezmusicgroup.comWeb: sophiegault.comSeeking: Booking, Film/TVStyle: Americana, Rock Nashville-based Americana artist Sophie Gault is a bit of a throwback, in the best possible way. While the production is pristine, and there ...

The Beatles Abbey Road (Apple Records) Solo rocker John Corabi (formerly of The Scream, Mötley Crüe, and Union) told us about his love for a Beatles classic... John Corabi: I ...

Canadian singer and songwriter Marc Jordan is one of those “if you know him, you really know him” sort of artists. As well as an impressive solo career, he’s also ...

Attorney and author Ruttman has written a “deep dive into the minds of celebrated composers, conductors and performers, written not by a trained musician but by award-winning author and lifelong ...

Norfolk, VA rapper Charlie Angel recently scored an impressive 8.0 in a New Music Critique, prompting MC to feel excited about digging deeper. After all, her music displays a rare ...

Borg has a number of excellent music industry reference guides under his belt; only last month, we reviewed the second edition of his book Introduction to Music Publishing for Musicians, ...

Any fans of Washington D.C. punk rock and hardcore need, genuinely need, to own this incredible anthology of work originally published in the two separate fanzines Descenes and Discords during ...

Oh, this is fun. Jon Fried of power-pop project the Cucumbers has written this novella, and then his band’s new album As You Heard Me is the soundtrack to said ...

According to this book’s blurb, “James P. Johnson (1894–1955) is one of the most important figures in twentieth-century American music. However, few people other than scholars and serious fans know ...

The new year was still fresh when we landed on a Zoom call with Young the Giant’s enigmatic frontman Sameer Gadhia and charming multi-instrumentalist Eric Cannata. The air was crisp ...

Music Connection has been in publication since 1977, and in that time, we’ve made a concerted effort to cover all musical genres and make everyone feel welcome. MC is for ...

South Wales pop artist Macy told us about her Dua Lipa experience... Macy: There are so many concerts I could talk about, but one stands out above the rest, seeing ...

Far Caspian, aka Irish musician Joel Johnston, told us about his Neve love... Joel Johnston: A piece of gear I can’t do without is my Neve 1073spx.  It gets used ...

Norm Leggio, drummer with San Diego thrash metal titans Nukem, told us about his Rainbow love... Norm Leggio: I discovered Rainbow because I just bought Sabbath's Heaven & Hell. Back then ...

Rising art-pop artist hemlocke springs has released new single and video "be the girl," taken from the debut album the apple tree under the sea, also out now via AWAL. ...

London-based DJ ELIIZA says that music has always been a part of her life. "It’s in the family," she says. "Over the past few years, that connection turned into a ...

The Streets Original Pirate Material (Locked On/679) Callum Moloney of Big Special told us about his love for a Streets gem. Callum Moloney: This is always my answer when asked ...

Date Signed: November 2025Label: Sumerian RecordsType of Music: MetalBooking: Jason Parent, Sound TalentPublicity: Charley Johns, Cosa Nostra PR A&R: Sal Torres, Sumerian RecordsWeb: vanamusicofficial.com Aukland-based industrial-metal artist Vana has been writing since ...